Chapter Four: The forbidden Forest: Part I
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It was one o'clock in the morning, all of the students in Hogwarts. Except for four of them. That was Isabelle, James, Remus and Sirius.
"Ow! Get off me!" Yelled a muffled voice.
"My foot!" Came a squeal.
"Isabelle, what are you doing here?" Asked someone.
"Um I heard you go downstairs, so I wanted to see what was happening." She explained.
"Ow!"
"I'm tangled!"
There came a loud snap.
"My glasses, you broke my glasses!"
"It wasn't me blame, him."
They all moved into the Gryffindor Common Room the dim light of the fire illuminated the room. Sirius was rubbing his head, while James was trying to fix his glasses.
"Where are we going?" Isabelle asked curiously.
"The Forbidden Forest, where else." James replied.
"We can't go in there!" Remus exclaimed.
"Oh yes we can, just watch us." Sirius said with a triumphant grin.
James and Sirius both made their way towards the portrait hole, Sirius pulled it open. He stepped outside and looked around it was pitch black.
"C'mon guys!" He called.
James came out followed by Remus and finally by Isabelle.
"I am scared of the dark." She whimpered.
Remus smiled at her, "It's ok." He said sympathetically.
James and Sirius laughed.
The four moved along the dark corridors, Sirius and James led. Remus walked behind them while Isabelle held Remus's sleeves.
"Which way do we go?" Sirius asked.
"Um that way." James said pointing at a narrow corridor.
They all walked down there, "This is the way to transfiguration. We are heading away from the entrance of Hogwarts!" Sirius said laughing and then he turned around and went back to where they cam from.
"Um Isabelle do you think that you could let go?" Remus asked.
"Oh yeah sorry." Isabelle said as she let go of his arm.
Sirius looked around, "This be a lot easier if we knew where we were going!" He yelled.
"Shhhh." Remus said putting a finger to his lips.
They heard a noise coming from ahead of them, "Who's there?" Asked a young boys voice.
"RUN!" Yelled James.
Everyone ran down the corridor, Isabelle was screaming as they turned the corner.
"Shut up!" Said Sirius as he moved into an empty classroom.
They all sat down next to the door. Panting, they waited for the person to walk past. They sat in silence for about three minutes before they thought it was safe.
"That was fun." Remus said with a slight grin.
James looked at him shocked, "I thought that we wouldn't enjoy creeping out at night."
Remus blushed, "Well I like to sometimes…" He said.
"C'mon guys let's get out of here." Sirius said as he pulled the door open and moved into the corridor.
Sirius thought for a moment, he tried to picture the castle in his mind, after a minute of thinking he pointed in the direction they should head in.
James quickly followed,
"This is going to be great!" He said a bit too loudly.
Sirius frowned, "James shhhh or we will get caught." He said worriedly.
Isabelle slowly walked behind them, she looked around trying to see what the pictures looked like.
"Isabelle hurry up." James whispered to her.
"Oh sorry." She said running to catch up with them.
Sirius grunted, "Why did you even have to come with us." He asked getting annoyed.
"Why do you have to be so mean?" Isabelle asked.
Sirius said nothing and kept on walking.
Finally the reached the Great Hall, "Brilliant." Sirius said, "We are almost there, about bloody time too." He added as he dodged the tables.
"You four come back here!" Called the same voice that they heard before.
"Merlin's Beard!" Yelled James as they all took off again.
James laughed as they pushed each other into the broom cupboard.
Sirius tried to stifle his laughter, he forced his fist into his mouth. Remus couldn't help but grin. He hadn't had this much fun for ages.
Isabelle started to worry, "What if we get caught?" She asked them, "We could get a detention, or get sent back home…"
"Look we won't get in trouble, or found for the matter. So please just shut up and stop worrying!" Sirius muttered frowning.
Once again they sat there in silence, hoping that footsteps wouldn't approach the broomstick cupboard.
James finally spoke, "I think we should go now."
Sirius merely nodded and pushed the door open.
It was chilly outside, Isabelle shivered, "It's so cold…" Her eyes rested on the lake, a few tentacles appeared out of the water.
Remus nodded at what Isabelle had said, "Are you sure we should do this?" He asked Sirius.
"If I wasn't sure we wouldn't be doing this. Besides what's school if you can't have any fun?" He replied.
No one spoke as they moved past the Whopping Willow. Sirius watched it and grinned, "That tree is given me ideas." He said looking at James.
James smiled, "Yeah same here."
"I really hate the boy in Slytherin." Sirius said.
"The one with greasy hair?" Asked James.
"That's Serveus Snape." Remus said, "I don't like him much either."
Isabelle pulled a face, "His hair is so eww. I wonder if he washes it." She said thoughtfully.
James sighed, "I like that gi-" He stopped suddenly and went red.
Sirius grinned, "Girl." He said finishing James's sentence.
"Are you talking about Lily Evans?" Remus asked.
"Oh she is weird." Isabelle said, "She doesn't really talk to me, and she doesn't laugh very much."
"Don't be so mean too her, you don't even know her." James said to Isabelle.
"James is in looove." Sirius sang.
"No I am not." James said as he hit Sirius's arm.
"Of course you aren't" Sirius said sarcastically.
Finally the came to the Forbidden Forest. It was dark in there, but the moonlight spilled between the branches illuminating some patches on the ground.
Sirius stood there in awe,
"This is awesome." He muttered as he took a step inside the forest. James and Remus followed but Isabelle just stood there.
"You coming?" Remus asked.
"No." She said quickly.
"Suit yourself." He said as the three boys started to walk between the trees and they slowly started to disappear into the darkness.
Isabelle whimpered and looked around,
"Wait guys!" She called and ran after them.
Sirius frowned, "Quick hide behind a tree." He whispered.
Isabelle slowly walked down the tiny path, "Hello? Is anyone here? James? Remus? Sirius?" She whispered, "Guys don't be stupid." Isabelle mumbled.
There was silence, a few crunches of leaves came behind Isabelle, she spun and. But there was nothing there…
"ROAR!!!" Sirius yelled leaping out from behind a tree.
Isabelle's shrill scream filled the forest. Sirius chuckled as he watched her.
"Sirius don't!" She hissed. Tears formed in her eyes, "I want to go back to the castle." Her voice started to crackle.
Sirius rolled his eyes, "Don't be a cry baby." He said and started to walk again.
The trees started to grow thicker, and the moonlight now couldn't get through the branches. Sirius led the way, his wand was in front of him a bright light was being produced from it.
As they were walking a slithering noise could be heard in front of them. Sirius stopped.
"What is it?" James asked from behind him.
Sirius shrugged, "I don't know." He whispered.
Remus grabbed his wand and moved closer, he stood there frozen.
"What?" James said.
"A z-z-z-zombie…" Remus whispered.
Everyone screamed and ran back down the path. Isabelle tripped over a tree root causing the boys to trip over her. They all struggled to get up as they heard a groaning noise come from behind.
"Get off me!" Isabelle shrieked.
"I can't my foot is stuck." Sirius yelled as he tried to get his foot free.
Remus grabbed Sirius and pulled him up by the shoulder.
They ran for about ten minutes, weaving in and out trees and stumbling over roots. Sirius came to a stop he fell to the ground panting.
"I think we lost him." Remus said as he leaned against a tree.
James panted, "That was great!" He said.
Isabelle frowned, "It was not…" She protested, Isabelle crossed her arms and glared at James.
Sirius looked at James, "It was only great because we didn't get caught." He said.
Sirius pulled himself out, "Know what are we going to do?" He asked everyone.
James thought for a moment, "Well we could do some more exploring…" He suggested.
Remus frowned, "Well maybe we should just go back, because we already know that there is a zombie in here." Remus said looking around.
Sirius laughed, "Let's keep exploring." He said as he started to walk again.
"What is the people in the castle heard our screaming?" Asked Isabelle.
"That is bloody unlikely, I mean look how thick the trees are. Not much sound would get out of here." Sirius said as he looked around.
"B-But something in the forest could have heard us.." Isabelle whimpered.
"What, like a werewolf?" James said in a teasing voice. Remus stiffened.
"A-are there werewolves in here?" he said, his voice slightly shaking.
"From what Ive heard," Sirius nodded. "To keep out trespassers"
Remus's honey eyes widened. "Oh, my-" He caught himself in time.
"Well, I don't want to meet a werewolf, or a zombie for that matter, so can we just turn around, and go BACK!" Isabelle protested.
"What about a unicorn," James said softly. The children spun around, and saw a beautiful pure silver unicorn, slowly trotting towards them.
In an instant, Isabelle's face changed from one of fear and anxiety to pure joy. "Oh, my gosh!" she whispered softly. "A-A real unicorn!"
It snorted, and bowed its head at them, tossing its silver mane. Isabelle was over the moon with joy. 'I-is it okay, to-to touch it?"
Remus, who was wisely hidden behind the others, nodded. "Yeah. See its flank?" He said softly, pointing to its hind leg. "It's branded. That means it's broken in, and tamed. It would be okay to touch her, Isabelle, but don't be too loud or fast. Unicorns trust girls more, too, so you boys better step back a bit."
James and Sirius nodded, instinctively taking a few quick steps back. In an instant, Isabelle rushed forward, and with a shaking hand, lightly stroked the female unicorns nose.
She snorted, and Isabelle drew her hand back, thinking she was angry, but after a few moments, The unicorn calmed down enough to let Isabelle stroke her silky mane.
A few minutes later, Isabelle was still besotted with the beautiful beast -as one would expect- but Sirius and James were getting bored, and Remus was just hiding behind him, not wanting to be spotted by the unicorn.
"Come on, Isabelle!" Sirius said impatiently. "This is REALLY boring now!"
The young girl giggled. "No!" she said indignantly. The unicorn had now permitted Isabelle to stroke the soft skin in its nose. "It's a unicorn, Sirius!"
"It's a unicorn we can't even go near, grumbled James. "Let's go find something interesting! Remus is bored too, aren't you? Remus? REMUS!?"
Remus, who had been staring up at the stars, mentally shook himself. "What??" oh- yeah. Yeah, it is."
"Remus!!" Isabelle wailed. "Help ME out here!!'
"what??" he said distantly.
Sirius sighed, and rolled his eyes. "Watching Isabelle dote over a horse is boring, isn't it??"
"It's not a horse, it's a unicorn." Remus said softly.
"A GORGEOUS unicorn," Isabelle added.
James threw his hands in the air, and growled. "well, I'm out of here. you guys can stay if you want, or come with us." At that James, and Sirius stalked off.
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