A/N- Here is the next chapter as you can see. I am unfortunately going back
to school after a six-day break because of snow, teacher's days and make up
exams day. I really don't want to go back but I have no choice. I started a
story with Happigolucki. It is very different from what I usually write. It
is Ginny/Severus but hopefully you will like, read and review it! I would
love that. We would both love that. Thank you so much to my 300th review. I
can't believe I reached 300. I did my happy dance and I started jumping up
and down on my computer chair. You reviewers are all so nice. If you read
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Newspaper Clipping and Potions
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"Ron we have to figure out what animal we are going to be. I think we should look in the library," Hermione told Ron in the common room when Harry wasn't there.
"Hermione, I don't want to go to the library. I already know what I want to be!"
"And what is that?" Hermione asked.
"I want to be a rhinoceros."
"What?" Hermione snorted.
"A rhino. They are big and frightening. Why, what do you want to be?" Ron asked.
"I don't know. It is such a big decision. We will be stuck with only one form forever and we have to take our time to decide on which one it is. We need to look into other forms so we are going to the library now. I have a pass to the restricted section so we can look at books on Animagi. Come on now!" Hermione demanded pulling Ron out of the chair and out of the common room.
They reached the library after much protest from Ron. Hermione waved her pass at Madame Pince and they entered the restricted section.
"Okay, Ron. You go get some animal books and I will get the Animagi books. They should all be in the same section."
"Can't we do this later?" Ron whined.
"No!" Hermione snapped and began pulling out countless books from the shelf.
Within 10 minutes, books were piled up on a nearby table and Hermione was looking through one titled "Animagi, The Important Facts."
"It says it is easier to transform into an animal that is our hair color. What animals are you looking at?" Hermione asked.
"I still want to go with a rhino. It can just be a ginger rhino." Ron whined.
"No Ron. Keep looking. How about some type of bird or something? Here give me a book of animals."
Ron passed her a book which Hermione opened quickly and began reading. After a couple of hours and about 20 books looked through Hermione and Ron closed up there books and decided on two animals.
"So, decided on something other than a rhinoceros Ron?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah. I am going to be a golden eagle. It is an eagle but it has the same color hair as me," Ron explained happily.
"Sounds good. That will be much better than that other animal. I think I am going to be an owl."
"But what happens if the same thing happens to you that happened to those owls a while ago?"
"Harry did that I think," Hermione said softly. "He won't do it again. I read about it in a book and it says werewolves have weird and uncontrollable cravings. If he was going to do it again then he would have already done it," Hermione told him.
"So no more dead owls then?" Ron shivered.
Hermione shook her head. "No."
"Good because I can't imagine eating real owls. That is just strange.and kind of scary."
"I know Ron," Hermione sighed.
"Are we done here then Hermione?" Ron asked.
Hermione nodded. "Yes, I just have to put some books back. Hermione picked up a couple of the books and started walking towards one of the shelves when a piece of paper fell on the floor, which came out of the book. Hermione put the books back and then picked up the paper. It was an old newspaper clipping. It was only a week or so old. Hermione could tell because the date was in the corner. Hermione read:
~ A New Prince Is Born
Last night, the Queen of Ireland gave birth to a little 8-pound baby boy. A new prince was born named William Sutarts. The royal family couldn't be happier and the citizens of the country are overjoyed. We managed to get a short interview with Queen Leila's head maid. "William is beautiful, just like his mother," says maid Luanne Snissy. "He is named after his great Uncle, Byllin William Sutarts." Let us all welcome little Prince William Sutarts into this world. ~
It was short but there was something about the article. Why was in buried in a book in the restricted section. It was recent, meaning someone looked in the books in the last couple of days. But who was William Sutarts and why in the world did that name sound so familiar? Maybe it was just Hermione making up crazy thoughts but there was definitely something suspicious about this new prince.
Ron helped Hermione finish putting the books away and they went to find Harry.
That night after curfew Ron and Hermione snuck out of the common room and went to go see Sirius as they had agreed. The only person they bumped into on the way was..Snape.
"50 points for being out after curfew," Snape spat.
Hermione froze along with Ron. They weren't sure if Professor Snape knew that they had to be with Sirius. Hermione thought she would give it a shot.
"Um...Professor, Sirius wants us to come and learn Animagi," Hermione explained.
Snape looked his usual solemn self but nodded. "Fine. This potion is for the two of you anyway. Let's go now."
Hermione and Ron exchanged glance but followed their professor nonetheless. They reached the room with Snape and walked in. Snape walked over to Black and whispered something that Hermione and Ron couldn't hear at all.
"Here is the potion Black. It is extremely painful for those who take it so you might want to put a silencing spell on the room. If they take it they could be masters in Animagi by this time tomorrow. It will feel like the Cruciatus for almost thirty minutes though."
Sirius nodded and eyed the two teenagers nervously. It was going to hurt but.was it worth the pain?
Snape walked to the back of the room and leaned against the wall. The two potion vials that he had been holding were now sitting on a table near Sirius.
"Hermione, Ron, I am glad you came," Sirius said.
"Of course we came. What is that potion? Is that for us?" Hermione asked.
Sirius nodded.
"What is it for?" Ron asked.
"It is to speed up the learning process. If you take this you will be masters in your Animagus form by the end of tomorrow night. If you do not take it, becoming Animagus' will take you several months or even years." Snape explained carelessly from the back of the room.
"Fine, let's take it," Hermione said reaching for the potion vial. She stopped when Sirius pulled back.
"Not so fast Hermione. This potion is not usually taken. I might have taken it but none of us marauders were good at potions. I am not sure if we would have even taken it though. It causes the person who takes it a great deal of pain."
"How much pain?" Ron asked cautiously. Hermione took a step back and looked nervously from Snape to Sirius.
"I assume you have heard of the Cruciatus curse?" Snape asked dryly.
Hermione gulped and Ron nodded.
"Well, this potion will make you feel like you are being the victim of the Cruciatus curse for approximately thirty minutes. Your body will be transforming and in your mind you will see all that it takes to become your animal form. There will be no way of relieving the pain. You will just have to go through it until the potion is done working," As Snape said this he made his way over to the other side of the room.
Hermione looked at Ron and Ron looked at Hermione nervously.
"Why can't we just learn the regular way?" Ron asked and Hermione looked at the two adults clearly wanting an answer as well.
"Hermione, Ron.I really think Harry needs you two. He needs to know you are there for him and I think there is no better way than actually being there for him when he thinks no one can be. Do you understand what I am saying?" Sirius asked as nicely as he could.
They both nodded.
"I do not want you two to go through this pain. I really don't want to see you in agony so if you aren't sure about this and you don't want to, don't. As soon as the potion isn't working anymore Snape and I will take care of you as best as we can. I am not sure if we should let Poppy in on this because she might tell Dumbledore. So.are you going to take it? It will all be over before you know it."
"I'll do it but is there any way you can give us a memory charm afterwards."
"No Mr. Weasley. That is a very idiotic question. If one of us were to give you a memory charm, you would remember nothing that you have learned. Are you two going to take it or not? I don't have all day."
Sirius and the two teenagers shot him a deathly glare.
"And you are going to heal us afterward?" Ron asked suspiciously as if not trusting the potions master.
"Yes, do you have a problem with that Mr. Weasley?" Snape snarled.
"Why are you doing this?" Hermione asked. "Why aren't you telling Dumbledore?"
"Don't ask so many questions stupid girl!" Snape spat."
"I think you both need to make a decision," Sirius said ignoring Snape.
"I guess I will take the potion," Hermione said apprehensively.
Ron was silent for almost two minutes but he finally nodded and said, "Me too."
"Alright then. Let's go into my quarters. I am going to put a spell on you so you cannot squirm around. You can lie down and just wait it out and remember.it will all be over soon."
Soon? Yeah that was a laugh. Thirty minutes was quite a long time for something like this. Hermione and Ron had no idea what they were getting themselves into but they had to remember.they were doing it for Harry.
Sirius eyed Snape as they all walked into his cozy, warm, and welcoming room. There were two beds set up for Hermione and Ron. Sirius flicked his wand and whispered something and Hermione and Ron knew a silencing spell was put on the room. That mean they would most certainly screaming. Was this worth it? Couldn't they just learn the regular way without the pain? Hermione knew that there would still be pain when learning the normal slow way but this was going to be multiplied severely.
Snape came over to them and said a short incantation. "This is so you stay still. Moving will not help the pain. It will just make things crazier. Here, take this and feed it to them Black. They are comfortable but they cannot move at all."
Sirius nodded and took the vial. The first one he poured into the very nervous Ron Weasley's mouth. Then immediately after he did the same for Hermione.
The pain for them came instantaneously and all Severus and Sirius could do was watch. Ron clenched his eyes shut tight and tried not to make a sound. Hermione cried out. She held back a scream as long as she could but after a minute she had to shriek. She just couldn't keep it in any longer. The pain was greater than anything they ever expected. It was as if fire was burning them all over and they both felt like they were about to explode. Minutes felt like hours but all they could do was lie down. Hermione tried to focus her thoughts on something else. She had learned to meditate over the summer so she was trying as hard as she could to do just that. It worked okay but the pain shot through ever couple of minutes. Ron on the other hand knew nothing about meditating. He thought about Quidditch.
I want to be Quidditch captain one day. Flying through the air with the wind in my hair and the fans screaming for me. Go Ron! Go Ron! Weasley is our king! Go Weasley! The score is 10, 20, 30, 40, and it is getting higher and higher. The other team.zip. Can Weasley beat the game for them? Of course he can. Blocking every single quaffle that comes his way, the crowd is stunned. Ron is the best. I am the best. I can do it! The score is now one hundred fifty and we win! The seeker catches the snitch and the game is over.
After about twenty-five minutes both Hermione and Ron lay limp on their bed. The potion has stopped. Their subconscious mind has learned all that it could from the potion. For now they had to sleep but Snape and Sirius needed to make sure they were all right.
"Ron, Hermione. Are you okay? It's over. It is all over," Sirius soothed.
Hermione opened her eyes and flexed her fingers. The Cruciatus was a terrible curse. Hermione found this out the hard way. Her body was still prickling and her throat was dry. She didn't even realize how much she had been screaming.
Ron then opened his eyes and cracked his neck. His eyes felt like they were swollen shut. His throat was also dry from the screaming. He limbs were numb and he couldn't move.
"It's over?" Ron asked finally.
"Yes," Sirius said smiling sadly, "It's over."
A/N- Weird? Yeah I know. It's different! Okay.I am not stupid. I KNOW there is no Queen of Ireland but in my story anything can happen so there is. I have to be at school in 20 minutes so I don't really have time for review responses. I will do them on my live journal later in the afternoon so check for them. The link is in my bio. Also...to the person who said not to cuss so much? I didn't even know I was cussing but I will stop the little I am. I don't consider bloody a cuss word either. You might though.
Please review!!
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Newspaper Clipping and Potions
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"Ron we have to figure out what animal we are going to be. I think we should look in the library," Hermione told Ron in the common room when Harry wasn't there.
"Hermione, I don't want to go to the library. I already know what I want to be!"
"And what is that?" Hermione asked.
"I want to be a rhinoceros."
"What?" Hermione snorted.
"A rhino. They are big and frightening. Why, what do you want to be?" Ron asked.
"I don't know. It is such a big decision. We will be stuck with only one form forever and we have to take our time to decide on which one it is. We need to look into other forms so we are going to the library now. I have a pass to the restricted section so we can look at books on Animagi. Come on now!" Hermione demanded pulling Ron out of the chair and out of the common room.
They reached the library after much protest from Ron. Hermione waved her pass at Madame Pince and they entered the restricted section.
"Okay, Ron. You go get some animal books and I will get the Animagi books. They should all be in the same section."
"Can't we do this later?" Ron whined.
"No!" Hermione snapped and began pulling out countless books from the shelf.
Within 10 minutes, books were piled up on a nearby table and Hermione was looking through one titled "Animagi, The Important Facts."
"It says it is easier to transform into an animal that is our hair color. What animals are you looking at?" Hermione asked.
"I still want to go with a rhino. It can just be a ginger rhino." Ron whined.
"No Ron. Keep looking. How about some type of bird or something? Here give me a book of animals."
Ron passed her a book which Hermione opened quickly and began reading. After a couple of hours and about 20 books looked through Hermione and Ron closed up there books and decided on two animals.
"So, decided on something other than a rhinoceros Ron?" Hermione asked.
"Yeah. I am going to be a golden eagle. It is an eagle but it has the same color hair as me," Ron explained happily.
"Sounds good. That will be much better than that other animal. I think I am going to be an owl."
"But what happens if the same thing happens to you that happened to those owls a while ago?"
"Harry did that I think," Hermione said softly. "He won't do it again. I read about it in a book and it says werewolves have weird and uncontrollable cravings. If he was going to do it again then he would have already done it," Hermione told him.
"So no more dead owls then?" Ron shivered.
Hermione shook her head. "No."
"Good because I can't imagine eating real owls. That is just strange.and kind of scary."
"I know Ron," Hermione sighed.
"Are we done here then Hermione?" Ron asked.
Hermione nodded. "Yes, I just have to put some books back. Hermione picked up a couple of the books and started walking towards one of the shelves when a piece of paper fell on the floor, which came out of the book. Hermione put the books back and then picked up the paper. It was an old newspaper clipping. It was only a week or so old. Hermione could tell because the date was in the corner. Hermione read:
~ A New Prince Is Born
Last night, the Queen of Ireland gave birth to a little 8-pound baby boy. A new prince was born named William Sutarts. The royal family couldn't be happier and the citizens of the country are overjoyed. We managed to get a short interview with Queen Leila's head maid. "William is beautiful, just like his mother," says maid Luanne Snissy. "He is named after his great Uncle, Byllin William Sutarts." Let us all welcome little Prince William Sutarts into this world. ~
It was short but there was something about the article. Why was in buried in a book in the restricted section. It was recent, meaning someone looked in the books in the last couple of days. But who was William Sutarts and why in the world did that name sound so familiar? Maybe it was just Hermione making up crazy thoughts but there was definitely something suspicious about this new prince.
Ron helped Hermione finish putting the books away and they went to find Harry.
That night after curfew Ron and Hermione snuck out of the common room and went to go see Sirius as they had agreed. The only person they bumped into on the way was..Snape.
"50 points for being out after curfew," Snape spat.
Hermione froze along with Ron. They weren't sure if Professor Snape knew that they had to be with Sirius. Hermione thought she would give it a shot.
"Um...Professor, Sirius wants us to come and learn Animagi," Hermione explained.
Snape looked his usual solemn self but nodded. "Fine. This potion is for the two of you anyway. Let's go now."
Hermione and Ron exchanged glance but followed their professor nonetheless. They reached the room with Snape and walked in. Snape walked over to Black and whispered something that Hermione and Ron couldn't hear at all.
"Here is the potion Black. It is extremely painful for those who take it so you might want to put a silencing spell on the room. If they take it they could be masters in Animagi by this time tomorrow. It will feel like the Cruciatus for almost thirty minutes though."
Sirius nodded and eyed the two teenagers nervously. It was going to hurt but.was it worth the pain?
Snape walked to the back of the room and leaned against the wall. The two potion vials that he had been holding were now sitting on a table near Sirius.
"Hermione, Ron, I am glad you came," Sirius said.
"Of course we came. What is that potion? Is that for us?" Hermione asked.
Sirius nodded.
"What is it for?" Ron asked.
"It is to speed up the learning process. If you take this you will be masters in your Animagus form by the end of tomorrow night. If you do not take it, becoming Animagus' will take you several months or even years." Snape explained carelessly from the back of the room.
"Fine, let's take it," Hermione said reaching for the potion vial. She stopped when Sirius pulled back.
"Not so fast Hermione. This potion is not usually taken. I might have taken it but none of us marauders were good at potions. I am not sure if we would have even taken it though. It causes the person who takes it a great deal of pain."
"How much pain?" Ron asked cautiously. Hermione took a step back and looked nervously from Snape to Sirius.
"I assume you have heard of the Cruciatus curse?" Snape asked dryly.
Hermione gulped and Ron nodded.
"Well, this potion will make you feel like you are being the victim of the Cruciatus curse for approximately thirty minutes. Your body will be transforming and in your mind you will see all that it takes to become your animal form. There will be no way of relieving the pain. You will just have to go through it until the potion is done working," As Snape said this he made his way over to the other side of the room.
Hermione looked at Ron and Ron looked at Hermione nervously.
"Why can't we just learn the regular way?" Ron asked and Hermione looked at the two adults clearly wanting an answer as well.
"Hermione, Ron.I really think Harry needs you two. He needs to know you are there for him and I think there is no better way than actually being there for him when he thinks no one can be. Do you understand what I am saying?" Sirius asked as nicely as he could.
They both nodded.
"I do not want you two to go through this pain. I really don't want to see you in agony so if you aren't sure about this and you don't want to, don't. As soon as the potion isn't working anymore Snape and I will take care of you as best as we can. I am not sure if we should let Poppy in on this because she might tell Dumbledore. So.are you going to take it? It will all be over before you know it."
"I'll do it but is there any way you can give us a memory charm afterwards."
"No Mr. Weasley. That is a very idiotic question. If one of us were to give you a memory charm, you would remember nothing that you have learned. Are you two going to take it or not? I don't have all day."
Sirius and the two teenagers shot him a deathly glare.
"And you are going to heal us afterward?" Ron asked suspiciously as if not trusting the potions master.
"Yes, do you have a problem with that Mr. Weasley?" Snape snarled.
"Why are you doing this?" Hermione asked. "Why aren't you telling Dumbledore?"
"Don't ask so many questions stupid girl!" Snape spat."
"I think you both need to make a decision," Sirius said ignoring Snape.
"I guess I will take the potion," Hermione said apprehensively.
Ron was silent for almost two minutes but he finally nodded and said, "Me too."
"Alright then. Let's go into my quarters. I am going to put a spell on you so you cannot squirm around. You can lie down and just wait it out and remember.it will all be over soon."
Soon? Yeah that was a laugh. Thirty minutes was quite a long time for something like this. Hermione and Ron had no idea what they were getting themselves into but they had to remember.they were doing it for Harry.
Sirius eyed Snape as they all walked into his cozy, warm, and welcoming room. There were two beds set up for Hermione and Ron. Sirius flicked his wand and whispered something and Hermione and Ron knew a silencing spell was put on the room. That mean they would most certainly screaming. Was this worth it? Couldn't they just learn the regular way without the pain? Hermione knew that there would still be pain when learning the normal slow way but this was going to be multiplied severely.
Snape came over to them and said a short incantation. "This is so you stay still. Moving will not help the pain. It will just make things crazier. Here, take this and feed it to them Black. They are comfortable but they cannot move at all."
Sirius nodded and took the vial. The first one he poured into the very nervous Ron Weasley's mouth. Then immediately after he did the same for Hermione.
The pain for them came instantaneously and all Severus and Sirius could do was watch. Ron clenched his eyes shut tight and tried not to make a sound. Hermione cried out. She held back a scream as long as she could but after a minute she had to shriek. She just couldn't keep it in any longer. The pain was greater than anything they ever expected. It was as if fire was burning them all over and they both felt like they were about to explode. Minutes felt like hours but all they could do was lie down. Hermione tried to focus her thoughts on something else. She had learned to meditate over the summer so she was trying as hard as she could to do just that. It worked okay but the pain shot through ever couple of minutes. Ron on the other hand knew nothing about meditating. He thought about Quidditch.
I want to be Quidditch captain one day. Flying through the air with the wind in my hair and the fans screaming for me. Go Ron! Go Ron! Weasley is our king! Go Weasley! The score is 10, 20, 30, 40, and it is getting higher and higher. The other team.zip. Can Weasley beat the game for them? Of course he can. Blocking every single quaffle that comes his way, the crowd is stunned. Ron is the best. I am the best. I can do it! The score is now one hundred fifty and we win! The seeker catches the snitch and the game is over.
After about twenty-five minutes both Hermione and Ron lay limp on their bed. The potion has stopped. Their subconscious mind has learned all that it could from the potion. For now they had to sleep but Snape and Sirius needed to make sure they were all right.
"Ron, Hermione. Are you okay? It's over. It is all over," Sirius soothed.
Hermione opened her eyes and flexed her fingers. The Cruciatus was a terrible curse. Hermione found this out the hard way. Her body was still prickling and her throat was dry. She didn't even realize how much she had been screaming.
Ron then opened his eyes and cracked his neck. His eyes felt like they were swollen shut. His throat was also dry from the screaming. He limbs were numb and he couldn't move.
"It's over?" Ron asked finally.
"Yes," Sirius said smiling sadly, "It's over."
A/N- Weird? Yeah I know. It's different! Okay.I am not stupid. I KNOW there is no Queen of Ireland but in my story anything can happen so there is. I have to be at school in 20 minutes so I don't really have time for review responses. I will do them on my live journal later in the afternoon so check for them. The link is in my bio. Also...to the person who said not to cuss so much? I didn't even know I was cussing but I will stop the little I am. I don't consider bloody a cuss word either. You might though.
Please review!!