It was finally the last period of the day and Remus was dreading the end of the class. As they were excused he watch Lily and Charlotte race off to dinner.

'Got to get to the Shack now?' Sirius whispered to Remus. Remus nodded sadly, not excided in the same way they were. He hadn't felt this sad about changing since Sirius and James had figured out his secret and they had started planning what they would do each night.

James, for once, seemed to pick up on something Sirius hadn't, 'Poor Remus,' he said with a sigh, 'you're missing a night of wooing your girl.'

'She's not my girl,' Remus hissed and walked off onto his way to the Shrieking Shack.

Charlotte was feeling guilty. She was happy that Remus was there at dinner because she didn't want to answer any questions and because of that, she felt guilty. After eating a piece of bread and a peach Charlotte made an excuse to Lily and left the Great Hall. Lily didn't seem that upset but that could have been because she was in the middle of another argument with James.

She made her way to the ground without any incidences. Like she had hope, most of the teachers and staff were in the Great Hall. She looked up at the moon for a moment before she disappeared into the shadows.

That's strange, Sirius thought. He and the other Marauder, not including Remus, had just transformed and were making their way to the Shrieking Shack. He looked out once more. There was cat lying in a patch of moonlight. It was all black except for its front paw and a thin stripe from its nose to chin. Out of all their visits to the Shack, Sirius had never seen another animal out except a few creatures from the forest and he had never seen that cat.

The black dog suddenly had an urge to go chase the cat but remember they would have more fun then just cat chasing if they stayed on schedule. He couldn't resist barking though, which earned him a look from James. Sirius lowered his head guiltily even though he didn't feel it. When he looked for the cat again it was gone.

The cat had found a perfectly good moth and was chasing it. She wasn't going to let odd dogs scare her. She followed the moth into the forbidden forest, farther and farther. She suddenly realized that she was lost and whispered, 'Help?'

A black dog appears and she wonders if he was the one that barked. The cat also realized how much he looked like the Grim. 'Get lost dog,' she says to him. The dog turned his head sideways and made some weird sound. It took her a moment to figure out that he was laugh. Hasn't seen a talking cat before, the cat thinks.

She spots a mouse and decides that chasing it would be more fun then being stared down by a dog. The dog jumped in front of her as if to stop her. The mouse disappeared and the dog began walking off. The cat thinks for a moment and decides to follow him, hoping he'll led her out of the forest.

The dog must have realized what she was doing because he started running, trying to lose the cat. Another thought about the Grim crossed the cat's mind but she had no other chose but to follow. The dog led her out of the forest and stopped right in front of the Great Doors. He started barking, as if trying to scare her off. The cat sat, not moving at all, watching him with her yellow eyes.

The dog also sat down, as if to say 'If this is a battle of stubbornness, I'll win.' The cat just stared. After what seemed hour the cat finally got up and jumped into a nearby tree. She watched the dog run off, disappearing into the forest.

As the sun rose Sirius, James and Peter left their companion in the Shrieking Shack and make their way back to the Common Room. Sirius was feeling a bit paranoid by a cat that had been following him and was telling James about it.

'It was very strange,' he told his friend in a harsh whisper.

James yawned, 'Can't we leave this until morning? I've been up all night.'

'Yes, and knowing you, you still have homework.'

'Only Dark Arts, but Remus will have it done.' Sirius didn't answer him for he had heard footsteps. The rest of the trip was made in silence. As they reached their beds, Sirius thought once more of the strange cat and that was his last thought before he fell asleep.

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Author's Note: I may have switched the pretences a bit when I was writing. I hopefully fixed them all, but you never know.