Friends Forever Chapter 19: A Rough Night, a harry potter fanfic

Chapter 19:

It was Wednesday morning. The sun was out shining over the magnificent castle, lighting up the grounds with its ray of happiness. The Whomping Willow rest in its place trying to ignore the sounds of the birds singing and students lying comfortably asleep in their beds.

All except for eight individuals. James, Sirius, Claire and Lily all lying in their beds trying not to think what the day would be like and hoping that their friends are holding on.

Remus and Ella lay in their beds awake groaning in pain and suffering without a cure. The agony is so much for seventeen year olds. Madam Pomfery watched them from her office door. They were in so much pain and she felt like she has failed to do her job properly.

She, like all the others, felt helpless in the matter and watched them toss and turn hoping to rid themselves from the agony somebody has caused them.

Peter Pettigrew sat in his bed. Not sure how exactly he was feeling. There was a slight feeling of guilt inside of him for hurting Remus and Ella like that. They were overall the nicest people out of the bunch, but that feeling was taken away by his anger and malice towards four other people.
He thought they were his friends and now all he felt was betrayal.

Tonight is the night. They will now know what it is like to be betrayed and stabbed in the back. He thought.

It was now eight o'clock and most of the students were awake and getting ready for another long day of boring classes and homework. Some people very excited about the weekend and the upcoming Hogsmeade trip, others just hoping to get another few hours of sleep.

Soon enough the Great Hall started to fill up with tired students eating their breakfast, reading letters sent from family members, reading the Daily Prophet or just gossiping about the latest news. It just so happened that Michelle's incident by the lake yesterday was a hot topic and everyone made up his or her own theories to the matter.

"I heard that she and Claire were going out. Then Lily found out and pushed her in the water" one girl said as Michelle walked down to her normal spot at the Ravenclaw table.

"I AM NOT A LESBIAN" she cried running out of the Hall. Some students and even teachers were taken by surprise and others used it as another excuse for gossip. Michelle now very angry that people were questioning her status walked through the Hall back up to her room. She was going to get revenge for this.

The shortened group of marauders did their daily trip to the Hospital Wing before class to see if there was any progress on their friend's health. They moved straight to the bed and were disappointed to see the same thing.

"This has got to stop. Is there nothing at all that we can't do?" lily asked, looking at her friends.

"Well no. That's the worst part," James answered.

Madam Pomfery joined them beside the beds with a sorrowful look on her face.
"Much worse is still to come" she said, "They still haven't transformed yet and it is getting harder for their bodies to fight the poison"

"What do you mean? I thought it doesn't kill you just makes the effects worse" Claire said now very worried and confused.

"It doesn't kill you but if your body is weak or has a tough time fighting diseases and colds then it may be a bit harder then we think" the nurse explained.

"But Remus and Ella are strong. They will get through this just until they transform. That is really the only thing that will make them better. Once it is over then they will be healed and everything will be normal again, right?" Lily said.

"Well if we are lucky then they will come out alive but if not then... well that isn't important"

"Then what?" Sirius asked.

"Then it is possible they could get brain damage" the nurse finished. They were all shocked. The girls sunk into a chair and watched their friends face and entire body crumple under the torture someone willingly did to them.

"I'm sorry but you have to go to classes or you will be in trouble for being late" madam Pomfery said. They group said one last goodbye before running to their next class. They took a few shortcuts and it took off half the journey for them.

They reached DADA just in time. The teacher started lecturing people on werewolves and how to tell the difference between them the lesson was very boring and talking about the 'supposedly vicious creatures' made the group tenser.

They walked miserably to all their other classes, which happened to be Transfiguration, Potions, History of Magic and Divination. At the end of the day they were totally fed up and wanted o sue the teachers for all the homework. They went to the hospital wing and decided to do their homework there.

Lily and James quietly did their Head Boy and Girl work. They organized to have this weekend for finding suitable robes for the upcoming Christmas Ball on the following Friday. Cheerleading teams will be organized starting next term when the Quiddich teams start their practice.

Patrols were the same and thankfully with some organization and help the posters for the Ball will be put up this evening. Once Head duties were complete they all sat working.

Now and then they would ask Remus or Ella certain things so they didn't feel left out or like everyone was being nervous around them. They created a natural and almost happy atmosphere and for a while they actually concentrated on something else other than the aggravation they were currently in.

They walked miserably to all their other classes which happened to be Transfiguration, Potions, History of Magic and Divination. At the end of the day they were totally fed up and wanted o sue the teachers for all the homework. They went to the hospital wing and decided to do their homework there.

Patrols were the same and thankfully with some organization and help the posters for the Ball will be put up this evening. Once Head duties were complete they all sat working.

The group sat together for hours talking and laughing with each other until it was about 8:00, when Madam Pomfery arrived.

"Well I am sorry to interrupt your conversation but it is time we move outside and into the Whomping Willow. The group had sudden jolts in their stomach as she stood up.

Remus and Ella were helped from their beds. Madam Pomfery took two pairs of clean pyjamas for them, after the full moon goes down. Lily and Claire help Ella whilst James and Sirius took care of Remus. Slowly but carefully they walked down to the halls of Hogwarts until they reached the large oak doors.

They opened the door and the cold misty air hit them as they walked closely down the path towards the tree. Madam Pomfery handed over the change of clothes over to Lily and helped Remus and Ella into the Whomping Willow.

When they were all safe in the torn up room Madam Pomfery wished them good lucks and left. Ella and Remus sat close together waiting. Lily stood next to James playing with her fingers nervously. He hugged her which seemed to calm her a bit.

Sirius and Claire were talking in hushed tones. Ella and Remus groaned hoarsely and they knew the moon was close. Lily and Claire tied their hair into a high ponytail so it was out of their face. They all removed their jumpers and got ready for the long night ahead.

James, Sirius, Claire and Lily watched. Ella and Remus were lying on the floor. They began to shake, making it look like they were having a seizure. They both screamed as they were overcome by more heartache than the past two days.

They bodies started twitching and cracking noises could be heard. Lily and Claire looked away. They never really liked to watch the event unfold and held onto their boyfriend's hands. James and Sirius watched on saying their last prayers.

The transformation sped up. They bodies started changing, their mouth grew into snouts, their bones cracked out of place, their nails became longer and their eyes changed into dark slits across their face. The screamed louder and louder as they were nearing their finished point.

Ella was trying with all her might to be brave and think happy thoughts but those thoughts were soon invaded for her feeling of starvation inside of her. She cried as it became to overbearing for her to handle. She turned her head to look at Remus.

He looked back at her and she could see he definitely had one thought going through his mind.
I'm hungry. They both thought looking at the four humans standing in front of them.

"It's time" Lily said, she kissed James one last time before turning into her Animagi form. The others followed and watched the two fully grown werewolves in front of them. The both smelt the air and pounced.

The stag, dog, ocelot and cheetah dodged their attack and waited apprehensively, on the other side of the room. The werewolves were becoming impatient as the four animals kept dodging their attacks. The room was quiet. The sound of heavy breathing was all that could be heard.

The four animals watched the werewolves. The finally were able to tell the difference between the two. A sudden movement by the entrance of the Shrieking Shack caught all their attention and before anyone could react the creatures were running towards the passage.

Lily, being the fastest out of the others, jumped in front of them but it was no use. She ran onto the grounds of Hogwarts with Remus, Ella and the others following close behind. When they were outside and the moon was visible, the transformed couple howled up at the moon.

James was standing next to the werewolves watching them when something moved out the corner of his eye. He looked towards the large oak doors and saw someone watching. He was too far to recognize who it was. Oh no, he thought.

Lily saw the stag looking up at the castle and her heart almost stopped. She saw a figure moving towards them. The werewolves noticed the human and dived for it. The cheetah ran after them as fast as she could and jumped in front of the trespasser who happened to be Lucius Malfoy.

He was frozen in shock as he watched the two frightening creatures coming straight for him. They were overtaken by another wild animal he guessed to have come from the forest. The cheetah launched at them but only stopped one.

He watched as three other animals took over the second werewolf with just as much strength. Still frozen on the spot, he watched the battle happening before him. Somehow the animals took control and scared the werewolves in the other direction. They ran straight into the forbidden forest.

They stopped and sighed and noticed Malfoy still standing there. Lily approached him hoping to scare him away. He finally came back to his senses and ran towards the castle waving his arms frantically. On the way he dropped a piece of paper.

They changed back into their human form and read it out loud.

THE CHRISTMAS BALL!
Next Friday from 8:00 to 12:00
Where: in the Great Hall.
Dress code: Wear formal dresses and robes.

For more details ask the Head of House, Head Boy or Girl and/or Prefects.

"Oh My God, we told them to put it up tonight" Lily commented wiping the blood that was on her face. She was cut by Ella and was now nursing to her cuts and bruises. Everyone was covered in cuts but of course Sirius was the worst.

"Sirius, you shouldn't have dived in front of me like that" Claire said. He had an open wound on his arm. Blood was pouring out of it nonstop. "I was ready"

"So, even if you were you are still my girlfriends" he said shaking the matter off.

"Well at least let me fix it then" Claire said. She took out her and muttered a spell. He felt a strange feeling, like his skin was being stretched and soon it was gone.

"Thanks" he said smiling.

"Well we better go after them. They can't be alone in the forest" James said.

"Well if we walk as humans then our blood will attract their attention" lily suggested. Lily and James grabbed hands and walked into the forest first. Sirius and Claire did the same following close behind, listening.

Lily lit up her wand and moved it around. Ten minutes later and it felt like an hour. They still hadn't found their lost friends and were becoming impatient. Suddenly there was a cracking sound. They turned around quickly, scanning the area. Nothing there.

They walked another few steps when another noise same from the right.
"I think we have found them" Sirius said

"Really how do you know?" Lily asked looking at him for a brief moment. A low pitched growling sound was heard.

"That's how" he said.

Two werewolves who were hiding behind a tree jumped out and bolted towards the four piles on walking meat. They quickly changed into their animal forma and ran attacked back. The werewolves' seemed to be getting stringer because they were overpowering the animals that were becoming very tired and weak, by the second.

Claire was flung into the air and hit the ground with a loud thump. She got up slowly and tried to stand properly but her leg was injured and she could hardly put pressure on it. She watched as Sirius tackled Moony. The rolled a few times biting and scratching each other.

James and Lily were fighting with Ella. James ran forward and lifted her off the ground with his antlers and pushed her back down again. They both didn't like the idea of all this fighting because it is very dangerous and painful. They backed off and watched as she got up again.

They heard a cry, sounding very much like a dogs. They both exchanged looks and tried to communicate. They were both caught up in trying to send messages to each other that they didn't noticed Ella creep up from behind.

With one hit the werewolf sent Lily flying through the air. She was hit so high that her back crashed into the tree behind her. Her back cracked and a few other bones as well including her arm. She fell to the floor with a large thump. She heard trotting and looked up to see James tackling Ella again with more force. Lily stood up slowly and could almost feel a bruise forming on her back.

She stood for a moment trying to muster as much strength as she possibly could. She didn't like watching James do all the work but she just needed a minute.
Apparently, even that was too much to ask for. James was pushed up against a tree and hit hard on the head. He also hell to the floor.

He tried standing up but he was too weak. The werewolf was swinging her arm back and was about to strike James over the face when...

Sirius was bitten on the back as Moony launched for him. He let out a cry as he turned around and growled at his 'friend'. He saw Claire trying to stand up but focused on Moony. They attacked with such force the he was pinned to the ground. The werewolf looked down on hid as he prepared to have dinner.

Padfoot eyed his large teeth but the there was only one thing going through his kind.
Damn his breath stinks. Ever heard of a mint.

Claire must have been able to stand again because she jumped onto the werewolves back clawing into his skin. It yelped and jumped off Padfoot trying to attack the animal currently hanging on his back.

Claire dug her teeth into his shoulder and he yelped again falling to the floor. She removed herself from hid back and limped over to Sirius. They were both puffing and watched the werewolf lying on the floor.

He was breathing heavily as well and the misty night air created a smoke like shadow from his hot, smelling breathe. Claire and Sirius stood there looking into each other's eyes before heading in the direction they thought they saw James and lily go in.

Soon enough they heard a hissing noise and Claire knew that it was probably lily. They came to an opening to see a stag lying on the forest floor. Ella was swinging her arm to hit him when a blur of orange with black spots interrupted.

Lily tackled the werewolf. They went rolling the other way biting and scratching and the same time. The stag got up slowly and huffed. He looked around for the cheetah but only saw an ocelot and shaggy dog looking at him.

They looked in another direction so that is where he went. He moved as fast as he could before he saw the worst.

Lily in her human form lying on the forest floor. She seemed to be unconscious with a werewolf standing over her. He dived for her just in time. The werewolf was getting aggravated and she went for a swing.

Unsure who he did it; James seemed to get Ella on the floor. Claire and Sirius came limping over. They all thought it was safe enough and changed back into their normal state. James crawled to Lily's side and so did Sirius and Claire.

They were all injured in different places and it hurt like hell but it didn't stop them from gasping when they saw Lily's wound. James saw a blood stain on her stomach and lifted her shirt up a little to examine it.

She had a large open wound on her stomach with a lot of blood oozing out. James took off his shirt, wrapped it around her stomach and tightened it. They all sighed as the bleeding stopped for a while.

James collapsed next to Lily and Sirius and Claire were helping each other with some of the damage that has been done.
"I have never seen Ella like that before" Claire commented as they sat for a while. The werewolf seemed to be on the floor a bit further away from them, hopefully unconscious.

"I know they were so vicious" James said putting it lightly.

"They are always vicious" Sirius said.

"Who are we kidding? Tonight I thought they were the biggest bitches, but I know it isn't their fault" Claire said putting her head on Sirius' shoulder.

There was a groaning noise and they all looked down to see Lily looking around and turning her head. Tears started welling up in her eyes.

"Lils, it's ok. I'm here" James said.

"Help me up" she said. He leaned forward and helped her up by her shoulders, holding her head up as well.

"My back is killing me" she said. They looked and saw a big blue bruise, from when she was thrown against a tree.

"Um hello...your organs are practically hanging out of your stomach and you are complaining about your back" Claire stated. Lily looked down.

"So that's where your top went" she said to James. He just smiled at her light hum our in the situation.

"So, what's going on? I only remember helping James and then a sore stomach. Nothing after that" she said.

"Well after you fell I came, and did I that" James said pointing behind him. Lily looked over his shoulder with a confused expression.

"Did what?" she asked. They looked behind James the where Ella was lying before. Nothing was there.

"Fucking hell, can't she stay down for another five minutes? No she has to get up and run away" James swore. They all stood up and walked in the direction of where Moony was last seen. He was missing as well.

They heard noises coming from wear the school was. They figured that Remus and Ella must be there somewhere so they moved that way.

Fifteen minutes later...

"Where the hell are they?" Claire asked. Her ankle was sore and she felt bad for leaning on Sirius the whole time. After all he did save her at least twice that night.

"There" James said pointing further down. The saw two werewolves running after something. They followed them as fast as they could and found that they were back on Hogwarts grounds where the Whomping Willow could be seen.

James changed into hid stag form and chased after the Moony and Ella trying to see what they wanted so badly. He stopped and saw a rat running away and hiding in a bush out of the werewolves reach.

James smiled to himself. I thought he forgot.

He scared the werewolves away from the rat and tried to get them inside the Shrieking Shack again. They all stood in front of the Whomping Willow as it started to move its branches. Remus and Ella were too late.

A branch swung down and hit them over the back. They fell to the floor and didn't move after that.

Time passed as James and the rest took the two werewolves into the Shrieking Shack. Soon it was 4:00am and the sun came out. Remus and Ella were lying on the floor.

They started screaming as they changed back into their human form. They started shaking as their bones cracked back into place. The girls made the boys turn away as Ella would be naked and it wouldn't be fair.

It painful event was complete. They were now lying on the floor in their human form. The girls covered Ella with the robes Madam Pomfery left. Once they were both fully dressed they were moved onto the bed.

They sighed. "Well that was by far the hardest night of my life" Claire said.

"At least next time won't be as bad" Sirius said trying to look at the upside.

"For us yes, but Ella and Remus still have to go through the pain over and over again" Lily said looking at them as they lay still breathing heavily.

"Madam Pomfery should be here" James stated laying on the floor and relaxing. Lily was going lay down next to him but she was hurting too much. She moved towards the wall and tried her best not to hurt anything.

When she found a position everyone was fast asleep. She soon followed and woke up an hour later when the school nurse could be heard.