Disclaimer: I don't own anything or anyone except Taila.
"Who's in ere'? I can hear you…" Filches voice came around the corner.
Taila swore under her breath. Grabbed the piece of parchment and started to walk slowly to the other row of shelves. She let out a muffled scream as she walked straight in to Mrs Norris. The cat meowed loudly owing to the fact she was standing on her tail. Filch came round the corner there wasn't any hope escaping unseen. She dashed away as fast as she could towards the library doors that were now open because of Filch. Skidded around the corner and - . 'Oh no.' It was Peeves. She ran as hard and fast as she could. She whipped wound a corner and bashed straight into Remus and professor McGonagall. She fell to the floor.
"My poor nose…" Taila groaned. 'Not good, not good!' cried a voice inside her.
"Miss Seleno what on earth are you doing."
"She's looking for her homework which she lost, in the corridor before the last lesson and –"
"I didn't have time to look for it before! Yeah um…"
"For heavens sake summon it Miss Seleno."
"I um…um…?"
"She doesn't know how!" concluded Remus
"Don't know how? You're doing your newts this year!" McGonagall looked as if she might faint.
"I'm being taught!" Taila quickly said.
"By who? I though you were taught that in 4th grade." (A/N: I hope the 4th grade is right)
"Um…uh…?"
"Me!" said Remus through Taila's umming and uhhing.
"Oh, well. That's okay. I was talking to Remus about a…assignment."
"Well thank you professor! I'll go back to bed now." Taila said.
Thankyou Taila mouthed to Remus. She smiled and walked back to her bed without her completed homework. At the same time thinking: 'What assignment!'
When she woke the next morning it was 6:00. She yawned and had a shower, changed her clothes and set about doing her homework. She couldn't do very much without the book she realised. All she could write was: The spell used to drive away dementors is. And then she was stuck. She sat there doing nothing. Remus came down the stairs.
"Hi."
"Hey. What are you doing up so early?"
"Homework for DADA, you know the dementor thing."
He peered over her shoulder.
"The spell used to drive away dementors is….And how long have you been up?"
She looked at her watch and groaned again, it was now 6:30.
"You're as bad as James & Sirius!" replied Remus half-laughing.
"Really?"
"Well not that bad."
"Here do you want to copy mine?"
"Um…?"
"See, you're not like James and Sirius." and he retreated to the bathroom.
Taila sat there day-dreaming until Lily came down and waved a hand in her face.
"C'mon time for breakfast."
She scoffed her food and went to the library. 'At last she found it! Halleluiah!' she had found the spell. She copied it down and ran off to her first class which was unfortunately Defence Against the Dark Arts.
"Homework." said Professor Moore waving her wand.
She sneered at the first one on the pile.
"Miss Seleno. Perhaps you can tell us the spell for getting rid of dementors?"
Taila knew almost immediately she had gotten the answer wrong. Everyone turned to look at her. She saw Remus in front of her mouth something: Expecto Patronum.
"Expecto Patronum." Her heart lifted as she said it, this was what she had written on her sheet.
"Tell me what it does." She didn't look pleased at the right answer.
"It casts a white, ghost like animal that acts like shield feeding the dementors and can only be cast whilst thinking of a very happy memory."
"Choose your describing words better for the animal." and went on with the lesson talking about the correct words.
They paired up to practise the spell. Taila paired with Remus.
"Thankyou."
Remus just smiled.
By the end of the lesson she had managed to cast her Patronus once for a short while. This would have earned Gryffindor points but Professor Moore pretended not to see. By the end of the lesson she was so happy even double potions couldn't have darkened her spirits.
After lessons she walked down to the quidditch pitch. She wanted a second tryout after what had happened at the last.
"James! James can I have another go at the tryouts?"
"Yeah sure after all the Slytherins basically attacked you."
She did quite well this time and was very pleased. She scored 7 times in a row and then 3 more times consecutively after two misses.
"Wow." said James looking down on the sheet. "I think you're the best chaser trial. It will be finalised when I pin the notice up on the board. Kay?"
"Sure. See ya."
She was walking along the steps when an arm grabbed her. She grabbed her wand.
"Put that away! It's me! Sirius Black!"
"Right, sorry. What are you doing?"
He smiled, "If you going to be on the quidditch team."
Before
Taila knew what had happened a sticky rather foul smelling liquid had
being poured down her throat.
She coughed and choked loudly,
"What the heck is that stuff? Are you trying to kill me?"
"I would never! It's bone oil. Got it from Penny."
"That's disgusting." said Taila.
"Oh yeah. And now you can't eat for about an hour."
"WHY COULDN'T YOU WAIT TILL AFTER DINNER!" shouted Taila.
"Uh o…" said Sirius running, which was very wise decision for once in his life.
They ran into the great hall Taila screaming, "YOU ARE SO DEAD!"
Everyone looked up from there dinners staring.
"Remus! James! Help meeeeeeee!" Sirius yelped Taila drawing ever nearer. Remus instead o helping Sirius grabbed him with James at the same time throwing a bowl of mashed potatoes in his face. Sirius grabbed a loaf of bread and lobbed it at Taila. It skinned her cheek. Grinning she lifted two plates and walked up to Sirius being held by Remus.
"Nooooooooo! My handsome face! Remus let g –"
Taila very happily had slammed one plate into his face.
"FOOD FIGHT!" shouted James.
Everyone got up after the first dish was thrown. Some rushing out, others pelting food at each other.
"Sit down!" yelled the teachers stopping anyone they could.
Faster than Taila knew it the teachers were almost at her and the marauders. Remus grabbed her arm and they fled following James and Sirius.
As soon as they were in the common rooms they stopped to catch there breath before running into the boys dorms. Taila was being dragged by Remus.
"Hey! Wait a minute! I can't go in there!"
To Taila's surprise the stairs didn't change to a slide.
"Hey how come I can come in here?"
James and Sirius were too busy laughing so Remus answered, "It only changes to a slide if a boy tries to get up the girls stair cases. The founders believed girls to be more trustworthy with that sort of stuff." (A/N: Hope it is right! I don't have the book here at the moment.)
"Well done Taila! I think we got away with it too." said James.
"I think you can go back to your own dorm now. I don't think the teachers can catch up that fast." Remus said looking out the door.
"Unless of course you'd rather stay." said a grinning Sirius.
"Sirius…Shut up." said Taila walking out the door.
Taila walked across to her dorm. In there she found an angry Lily.
"You started a food fight! You helped the Marauders start the food fight! Whatever were you thinking? McGonagall will be so mad! I cannot believe that you –"
"Lily I know that you cannot believe it. I did and I didn't mean too. Okay?"
"Fine but I will have to tell the teachers."
"Lily please can you not tell the teachers?"
Lily smirked, "I won't if you promise to tell all of us in the circle of friends what is going on."
Taila's face fell, "You're joking right? Have you figured it out?"
"Well I think I have but I don't like accusing people."
"Tell me what you think it is."
Seeing Taila's sickened, worried face Lily said, "I think…I think you are a…werewolf.
"…It's true. Don't tell anyone Lily. Please I'm begging you."
"Shhh. I won't tell but you have to tell our friends."
"So you're not scared of me? We can still be considered friends?"
"Sure Taila! What kind of person do you think I am?"
"Thank you so much Lily!" Taila said hugging her.
"You're one hundred percent welcome." said Lily hugging her back.
Moving back Taila took a deep breath, "So now I have to tell all our friends…"
"C'mon Taila you can do this."
Later that evening they were all sitting around on Lily's bed in the circle of friends. They all thought it was a bit childish now but it helped with many of their problems they had had since 2nd grade. After they had all said the pledge Taila began.
"I have something…very important to tell you all. You have all noticed my disappearances…The reason is because…I'm a…I'm a…werewolf." She almost whispered the last part.
"So what do you say we give her our support in the matter?" Lily said.
"Lets…vote by putting anonymous vote on a piece of paper and drawing them out." said Kate quietly.
Lily saw it immediately. They were terrified…terrified of Taila.
Taila went away and they all wrote down Yes or No on a piece of paper. Taila then came back in and drew them from a hat by herself.
No
No
Yes
No
Taila was torn. There was only one yes. She was out of the circle of friends but Lily wasn't about to let that happen. Taila walked over to the group.
"There was one yes and three no's."
"Well…goodbye Taila." Melissa said briskly walking over to her bed.
"Yes…bye." Kate said walking over also.
"Bye Taila." Jennifer said without a care.
"Taila…Taila I thought they would…wouldn't vote like this…I can't believe it!" Lily said starting softly then turning much louder.
She stormed over, "I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU GUYS! WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE SECOND GRADE! AND NOW YOU'RE JUST DESERTING HER BECAUSE SHE'S DIFFERENT? " Lily shouted.
"Lily what if she bites us?"
"YOU HONESTLY THINK SHE WOULD EVEN DO THAT TO US BY ACCIDENT? YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO NEAR HER DURING…THAT TIME! IT'S YOU THREE WHO ARE OUT OF THE CIRCLE!" Lily finished still boiling mad.
She took Taila's arm and walked out of the dorms.
"Lily what's all the shouting about?" asked James.
"Nothing concerning you James." Lily said.
They walked until they came to an empty corridor.
"I'm so sorry Taila. I didn't think they would vote that way…"
"It's okay. It's not your fault."
"So…when's the next full moon?" she asked still concerned.
"Two days from now."
"Where do you go?"
"The forbidden forest of course." Lily looked shocked, "There's no where else." Taila explained.
"When where you bitten?"
"12th of September…My birthday…" Taila said tiredly.
Lily shook off the shock and said, "Just remember…I'm always on your side."
"Even with the food thing?"
Lily smiled, "Even with the food fight."
