Woes of the Moon:
Wow! I actually got reviews!! And they're the good kind (wipes tear from eye)! Well, those reviews gave me confidence, so I'm going to keep up the story, at least for the time being! Enough pointless chatter, here is the next chap of WOTM:
Disclaimer: I realize I'm probably not going to be sued but, just so you know: I don't own Harry Potter; JKR does.
The Hunter and the Prey:
"Lily that's probably not a good idea..." but Lily didn't hear the rest of her friend's warning; she was already out of the room and headed towards the portrait of the Fat Lady.
'Beth's probably right... I don't know why I care so much...It's not that I care he embarrassed me; it's just that he had the nerve to ask me to go out with him!'
She tried to calm herself down.
'Inhale, exhale... It could have been worse... I suppose it is kind of sweet that he went to such lengths to impress me ...' she thought to herself 'And he does have a really nice-'
"EWW! What am I thinking!! This is James Potter I'm talking about! As an stick-gum-in-your-friend's-hair-and-pretend-it-was-an-accident James Potter!"she said out loud, shaking herself mentally.
Before she could reflect of the matter anymore, she realized that she had arrived in the Entrance Hall.
'Oh, wow... That was quick...Maybe I should turn back, I'm really not allowed to be outside after curfew.'
She took a step back, about to head back to the common room.
'Damnit! Why am I always such a goody-goody? That's it, for once in my life, I'm going to do something against the rules!'
Ignoring the feeling inside her gut, she walked toward the door, feeling rebellious. She pushed the door open, surprised to find it un-locked. After taking one last glance over her shoulder, she stepped outside and shut the door.
'I'm not always a goody-goody,' she thought, trying to convince herself.
She started walking, head down, heading nowhere in particular.
'I skipped class today...'
A wolf howled in the distance. She didn't notice.
'Big deal, have I ever done that before?'
It howled again. Again, she didn't notice.
'This is stupid; why am I out here anyways?' thought Lily, looking up and realizing she was on the edge of the Dark forest.
'Oh, wow! It's a full moon!'
She stared at it for a bit.
'Wonder what time it is...'
She absent-mindedly felt her wrist, still looking at the moon.
'Oh, that's where my watch went!'
Something moved in the bushes on the edge of the forest. Lily quickly snapped around to see two bright yellow eyes staring at her.
'Oh my God! Why am I standing-'
The thing leaped out of the bushes. Lily screamed, paralyzed with fear. Standing in front of her on its back feet was a full grown werewolf. Its claws and fangs both looked sharp enough to cut through her flesh with ease. Its eyes had a savage glint in them. Any second now it would jump out at her; and there was nothing she could so to stop it. The wolf-man bent its legs, preparing to jump...
James, Sirius and Peter were hurrying to catch up with their werewolf friend, Remus, who had suddenly darted ahead of them. James was in the lead, being a stag he easily outran Sirius and Peter. James quickened his pace as the sound of a girl screaming came to his ears.
'Oh Gods, please don't let me be too late!'
James arrived just in time to stop Remus from tearing the girl to shreds. He charged into the werewolf just as he was about to jump. The werewolf was thrown away by his antlers. At that same moment, Sirius, transformed as a big black dog, jumped onto the wolf-man, biting him and trying to pin him down.
The girl quickly jumped to her feet and ran straight into the forest.
'What the hell is she doing!?' thought James, rushing over to help Sirius keep Remus down, as Peter, being a rat, wasn't really providing much help.
As he struggled to keep the other boy down, he turned his large head over in the retreating girl's direction.
It was then that he realized who the girl was.
'Lily!'
Lily rushed into the forest, all her thoughts clouded. She only knew one thing: she had to get as far away from the werewolf as possible.
She continued to rush forward, darkness beginning to limit her vision. She could just barely see the ground in front of her. She hit a snag as her cloak caught itself on a tree. She tugged madly on the cloak, praying for it to come free.
One second could be the difference between life and death.
As Lily struggled with her cloak, Remus managed to break free from his friends. Furious, the werewolf disappeared into the forest, chasing after its prey.
In no time at all, the werewolf had reached the girl, who was crying of frustration and trying hopelessly to untangle herself from the branches of the trees which surrounded her.
Remus was completely unaware of the fact that the girl who stood in front of him was a fellow Gryffindor, a friend, and the object of his best friend's affection. The wolf in him had taken over.
All he knew was that she was a human, and he was a werewolf.
All he knew was that he was the hunter and she was the prey.
Hehehe...I know it's really evil of me to leave you all hanging like that, after you were all so nice and wrote me reviews (Again, thanks! It means a lot to me!), but I have to keep you reading don't I? Besides, I need a good place to start off for the next chapter!
Anyways, I promise to update soon!
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