Angelique picked at her food, after all, she wasn't there to eat, she was there to be seen. And she couldn't do that sitting at an out of the way table. A scowl crossed her painted lips. James and Lily had managed to get the best table, right up front, before the middle of the dance floor. "It's just not fair, no one needs to see that red-head." the blonde girl hissed to her gaggle of friends. "It should be me in the middle of the room. I should be the center of attention." Angelique shook her mane of blonde curls.
Plates began to disappear, and the music began to play, indicating the ball was in full swing. "It's about bloody time." Angelique stood up, looking for a 'victim' to coherce into dancing with her. She grabbed a near-by Ravenclaw boy, who wasn't too hard on the eyes. "You get the privilage of dancing with me." The boy seemed taken aback, but wasn't sure how to get out of it, so found himself led to the dance floor.
The night sky was echoed on the ceiling of the Great Hall. It was slightly cloudy, the stars peeking through a break every so often. It was nearing the hour of the lunar sattilite to rise, and as it did, the clouds parted. There hung the moon, it's pale light making it's way to the dance floor, hanging heavy and full in the darkness of night. In the middle of the dance floor, Angelique twitched as a spasm wracked her body. Instantly people were stopping what they were doing, and gathered around the girl. Angelique let out a horrid scream filled with terror.
Remus and Lorelei made their ways to the front of the huddled group. The girl on the floor writhed in agony as bones started to crack and re-shape. Lorelei's mouth dropped open, she turned to Remus, her eyes wide. He too turned to look at her, a dark expression on his face. "We've got to do something, get these people out of here." Lorelei cried out quickly.
Remus nodded. "Everyone back up!" he yelled. "Get away from her, as far as you can. She's a..." the word caught in his throat a moment, it seemed almost like a betrayal to him, but it had to be done. "Werewolf!" At the word, students ran in all directions, in an attempt to flee the Great Hall, and the monstrous menice within. An ear-splitting howl echoed throughout the room, just as the professors rushed onto the floor with the evacuation of the students. The werewolf stood on it's hind legs, sniffing at the air, taking in the room around it, looking for it's victim.
Lily, Lorelei, and the Marauders hung back in the doorway, waiting to see what was going to happen. "Lily go." James urged. "I don't want you here in case she gets away. She started to protest, but James pulled her into a kiss, then pushed her way. "Please, I want you alive so I can ask you to marry me later." Lily stalled for a moment, but with James's pleading look she nodded, and went to join the rest of the student population, who had rushed back to their common rooms.
Professors Dumbledore, McGonagall, Flitwick, and Slughorn worked to circle around the werewolf. The beast moved back and forth, not sure who it wanted to attack first. "Remeber, do not hurt her, she is a student after all." Dumbledore told the assemebled group. This seemed to make up the werewolfs mind, she turned and charged at Dumbledore. "Locomotor Mortis!" he pointed his wand at the creature, it's legs went stiff and rigid, and it tumbled forward, howling in frustration.
Lorelei turned to Remus. "But I thought you buried the other amulet?"
"It was buried, trust me, we buried it.", the other three boys nodded. He looked back at Lorelei, "You really thinks that's what caused this?" It was Lorelei's turn to nod, and they turned back to look at the scene before them.
It was a lot less hetic now, McGonagall cast Incarcerous, causing ropes to bind the werewolf, which imeditenly strained to fight against those around it's arms, howling the whole time. Finaly Immobiliarus was cast on the werewolf, and it ceased it's thrashing movements. "Mobilicorpus." McGonagall muttered, causing the subdued werewolf to float in the air, and began to walk her from the Great Hall.
The professor's walked by the group that had hung back. "Take her to the hosptial wing, Madam Pomfrey can sedate her." Dumbledore told McGonagall at the doorway, then turned to face Lorelei and Remus. "I want to see the two of you, in my office, now." They exchanged glances, dropped their heads, and prepared to follow the Headmaster from the Great Hall. "You three." he said in indication of James, Sirius, and Peter, return to your common room." The three boys nodded, and hurried off. "Follow me." Dumbledore told the remaing two, and they headed off in the direction of his office.