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Chapter 14

Remus stumbled about, trying to figure out where on earth he was in the Forest. His clothes were in the cave. Whoopee, he was a small, naked first year in the middle of the Forbidden Forest, with a large cut on his arm.

"Well, it could be worse," he mused "It could have been like the last time." He shivered. His last transformation had been terrible. He had had to stay in the infirmary a whole week until Madam Pomfrey would let him out. Even then, she wasn't completely happy. "Now, which side of the tree does moss grow on again? West? Or was it North?" He looked at a tree. Moss all over. Remus groaned. "For Merlin's sake!" he cried. "Why doesn't anything work out!" So he stumbled about again, this time humming a little tune that he had heard somewhere and couldn't quite place.

After about half an hour of this, he finally came to rest at a particularly large boulder. It was very large and very gray, and had moss growing all over it. Remus rested against the rock for a minute, then, because he was an eleven year old boy, and therefore very curious, decided to climb to the top. It was difficult work, due to its largeness, and it was several minutes before he reached the top. When he stood up, dusted off his hands, and looked at what there was to see, his mouth dropped open. It was beautiful. A large lake, clear blue and clear, with many leafy things growing around it, and lotus' and lilies in the water. Amazing, simply amazing. And look! there was Hogwarts in the distance! It's gray shape looming in the dusky (or is it dawny?) skies. Remus gave a whoop, one of the happiest sounds he had made in a while, and slid down the rock. He began racing toward the lake, dreaming of what the cool water would feel like to his aching body, and whooped again. A light came on. A pretty, pretty light, dancing around prettily. He stopped and looked at it. It danced again, skipped away merrily. He smiled a slightly stupid smile and started to run after it. The more he ran after it though, the more it ran away.

"Come back light!" he called. "Come here and play!" His mind was trying to tell him something, something about dancing lights and danger. He didn't listen though, the glow was far too beautiful to listen to something like your brain. He was getting deeper and deeper into the woods, the ground started getting mooshier and mooshier until SPLAT! he tripped and fell into a rather large mud puddle. He came back to his senses as something leaped on top of him, grabbing at his hair and gnawing at him.

"Sweet Merlin!" Remus thought, "It's a Hinkypunk!" They hadn't done them yet in Defense Against the Dark Arts, but he had read about them in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The thing was, he couldn't remember how to get rid of them without magic. So it looked like he would have to stun it with his wand. Which could give away his position…but, he would rather not die, or at least be grievously wounded, in this undignified way. Scrabbling in his robes, he pulled out his wand.

"Petrificus Totalus!" he shouted. The Hinkypunk fell off him, petrified for the moment. Looking around him for more, Remus got up and ran in the direction he thought his cave was. After all, all his stuff was there.

A mile away, Dumbldore stood up suddenly, his wand shooting off gold sparks.

"The picnic is over! I've discovered master Lupin's whereabouts!"

Whoo! they know where Remus is! Although poor Remmy got attacked by a Hinkypunk...yes. I was going to have the rock be a troll. Then i changed my mind and was going to let him rejoice in the lake, but i got bored with that idea almost immediately. So now he gets attacked by a Hinkypunk, gets away with a few bites and scratches, and at the same time lures his friends and Dumbledore to find him. Pretty good huh? also, the tune has no importance, its just there. I know its been way too long since i updated, but theres been a lot going on over here. ReviewsReviewsReviews!