Chapter 22: Animagi Names and Teasing

During the fifth year, things got just a little crazier at Hogwarts. Megan and Colin were made Prefects and the animagi training was complete.

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"Ok guys. This is it." Megan said in the RofR.

"Let's do this." Colin said.

They all concentrated and with a POP, each child was replaced with an animal.

Megan was a lioness, Vega was a swan, Ariel was a raccoon, Colin was a wolf like his mother (and father, but they don't know Remus became an animagus), Polaris was a koala, and Adam was a mongoose.

"We did it!" the cheered after they transformed back.

"We sure are interesting animals." Ariel said.

"I know." Colin said. "So, Polaris, have any idea why you're what you are?"

"Yes. It's because of all the time I spent in Australia." He explained. "Koalas are native there."

"And I spent a good chunk of my life in America." Ariel said. "And raccoons are native there."

"I have no idea why I'm a mongoose." Adam said.

"You should be proud." Vega told him. "Part of their diet are snakes."

"Eeewwww." The rest of the gang said.

"That supposed to mean that he's stronger that those slimy Slytherins." She defended her statement.

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"So Megan, what do we do now?" Ariel asked her cousin.

"With our forms? I guess we just wait and see if something comes up." Megan answered.

"Tomorrow at breakfast, we need to come up with names." Vega said.

"And we will." Megan said.

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Tomorrow at breakfast,

"Well, Vega pulled up a good point last night in the dorm." Megan told the boys. "We need names."

"We've already thought of that." Adam said. "I'm Rick."

"Rick?" the girls asked.

"Don't you read Kipling?" Adam asked. "Rick is short for Rikki-Tikki-Tavi."

"Oh. Why didn't you just say so?" Ariel asked.

"I'm Eucalyptus." Polaris said. "As in the main diet of a Koala."

"We wanted to name him Joey." Adam whispered.

"Maybe if I was a kangaroo." Polaris said after overhearing. "Colin wanted to wait for you girls before deciding."

"C'mon Colin." Adam said. "What's wrong with Akela?"

"Nothing." Colin told him "It just sounds a little girlish."

"No it doesn't." Megan said. "If I recall correctly, because my mother owns the book, Akela is a male wolf."

"Akela it is then." Colin said without thinking it over.

This caused the other two boys, Vega, and Ariel to snicker.

"What about you Ariel?" Colin asked quickly changing the subject.

"I was thinking "Mask"." She said.

"Sounds good to me." Polaris said.

This caused Megan, Colin, Vega, and Adam to snicker.

"So now we just need Megan and Vega." Ariel said.

"Odette." Adam said pointing to Vega. "From the Swan Princess."

(A/N: I don't own that movie)

This time, Megan, Ariel, Colin, and Polaris were snickering.

"We'll just change your name to Derek." Ariel said to Adam jokingly.

Adam blushed.

"That leaves Megan." Vega said accepting the nickname.

"Nala?" Ariel asked jokingly. "Then we can change Colin's to Simba."

"Or Kiara." Polaris joined. "Then Colin's name would be Kovu."

"Or Surabi." Adam joined in, "Then Colin would be Mufasa."

"Oh. I like the sound of that. Mufasa." Vega joked as she said the name like the hyena in the movie.

(A/N: I also don't own Lion King)

Colin and Megan glared.

"Julia." Colin suggested. "The daughter of Godric Gryffindor who was a lion animagus himself."

(A/N: I'm not sure if that was true, but this is MY FANfiction. And if you check the full summary on my Profile, this is AU: Alternate Universe)

"Julia. I like it." Megan said causing the teasers to snicker severely.

"She just likes it because Colin suggested it." Ariel whispered.

"You mean Proteus." Adam joked.

"That's Akela to you, Derek." Colin teased back.

"You mean Rick." Adam told him.

"Isn't it time for class?" Ariel asked.

"That's right. It's Monday." Polaris realized.

The six animagi ran to Transfiguration.

TBC

"You wanted to see me sir." James Potter said stepping out of the fireplace.

"Ah. James. Yes I did. Please, sit down."

"Thank you." James said as he sat in the all too familiar chair.

A/N: Question. When Harry, Ginny, and the twins return, I have Harry sneaking to the Ministry to talk to the Marauders/Maraudettes who work there. I have him in a disguise. This is where I want your opinion. Should I have him under the name of Hunter Jarter or Harold Peeler? I have both versions written, so that is not a factor. Tell me what YOU think.