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As Harry climbed down the ladder and spiral staircase he wondered if he heard Professor Trelawney make a real prediction or her idea of an impressive end to the test. In about five minutes Harry was running past the security trolls outside the common room while people strode past him going the opposite direction for a bit of freedom. By the time he entered the common room it was all but deserted except for a corner where Ron, Hermione and Link sat.

"Professor Trelawney" Harry panted " Just told me-" he stopped mid sentence when he noticed their faces.

Both Ron and Hermione looked like they were beaten into the ground and had no will to get up, Link looked like he couldn't decide weather to be mad or repulsed.

"Buckbeak lost," Ron said weakly "Hagrid's just sent this."

Harry read the latter which was devoid of any tears this time but Hagrid's hand seemed to have shaken so much that the words were barely legible. As he read through the letter Harry's face grew more determined till he spoke.

"We've got to go, he can't just be on his own waiting for the executioner!"

"Sunset though, we'd never be able to go especially you Harry." said Ron while staring out the window with a glazed look in his eyes.

Harry put his head in his hands, thinking of a solution. A breeze distracted the group from their thoughts, and as they turned their heads, they saw Link perched in the window with a strange device on his hand. He gave them a nod before he jumped out the window. The trio quickly got up and rushed to where he jumped expecting to see him on the ground in a bloody mess but instead saw Link using the strange device to latch onto little things protruding from the side of castle, slowly making his way down to the grounds.

"Well then," Harry began still slightly in shock as to what he just saw. "It only we had the invisibility cloak we could sneak out."

"Where is it?" said Hermione

Harry told her about the one eyed witch and where it was, and how if Snape saw him there again he would be in serious trouble.

"That's true" said Hermione while getting to her feet. "If he sees you. How do you open the hump again?"

"You tap it and say dissendium but-" Harry didn't get to finish as Hermione stood up and strolled out of the room and through the portrait hole till she vanished from sight.

"She hasn't gone to go get it has she?" Ron asked with a look of bewilderment on his face.

Fifteen minutes later Hermione re-entered the common room silvery cloak tucked under her arm.

TIME SKIP_

As the trio began to leave through the back door of Hagrid's hut with Hagrid whispering for them to leave and not watch or listen. They started up the lawn back to the castle, the sun sinking fast below the horizon the sky had turned grey with a ruby glow from the west. Ron suddenly stopped dead trying to control scabbers, who was squeaking madly and twisting in his grasp trying to break free.

"Oh please Ron. Come on I don't want to listen at all." said Hermione.

"It's scabbers he won't stay still." Ron managed to get out while still struggling with the rat who was trying to but his hand.

As the rat continued to squeal in Ron's grasp loudly it was, unfortunately not loud enough to completely block out the noise coming from Hagrid's hut. The sound of the door opening and men's voices. Then silence and the fateful swish and thud of an axe.

"They did it," whispered Hermione swaying slightly. "They actually did it!"

The trio stood transfixed with horror under the cloak oblivious to the blonde clothed in green standing further up the hill watching everything going on from the position of the three under the cloak to the happenings down at the hut through a Hawkeye device, a slight smile gracing his face. He continued following their progress back up to the castle when they came to a stop again, frowning slightly he removed the device from his face.

Then Link spotted the reason they stopped, a ginger cat was approaching the trio. The frown deepened when he saw a rat scurry out and the data chased it. Almost immediately after Ron came running out from under the cloak with Harry and Hermione running after him the cloak billowing behind them as they ran. Releasing a tired Link quickly began to follow the trio till he saw something that made him mutter a curse under his breath. A big shaggy black dog heading right for them.

'He couldn't wait just a bit longer?' Link thought while running towards the group who were too close to the whomping willow for comfort. He didn't make it in time to stop the dog from dragging off Ron but knew that it wouldn't hurt him on purpose after all it was the rat he's after. He did make it in time to stop Harry and Hermione from getting hit by the branches of the living tree. After a moment's of surprise Harry remembered Ron.

"Ron!" shouted Harry, who quickly tried to follow, but was forced back by a branch whipping leathley in front of him. All that could be seen of Ron now was one of his feet which he wrapped around a root in an attempt to stop himself.

"You!? What are you doing here!?" asked a shocked Hermione who was still staring at the blonde who saved her.

Before anything else could be said though a crack cut through the air like a gunshot and Link cringed when he saw Ron's root which was previously wrapped around a root now disappearing down the opening.

"Harry we've got to go get help." pleaded Hermione, still staring at the place Ron disappeared and also where Link was currently fending off branches with his shield.

"No! That thing big enough to eat him! We haven't got the time to go get help!" exclaimed Harry.

"Harry we're never going to get in there, not even with his help!" said Hermione pointing to Link who was still trying to get to the gap in the roots, fending off and dodging the attacking branches with his shield and incredible agility.

Harry ignoring Hermione, kept trying to get into the gap in the roots without getting in range of the branches because as soon as he was in their range they lashed out forcing him back. While Harry and Link kept trying to get to the opening Hermione was dancing uncertainty on the spot asking for help quietly. As it was at Hogwarts ask for help and it will be given. Crookshanks suddenly darted forward towards the tree, slithering between the striking branches like a snake and placed his paw on a knot in the trunk and the whole tree froze. Not even a leaf twitched.

"Crookshanks?" Hermione whispered uncertainly. She had grasped Harry's arm and now had it in a death grip. "How did he know?"

"He's friends with that dog, I've seen them together." a look of realization came across Harry's face and he turned towards Link who was waiting for them by the gap. "You.. You were with them that time. How do we know you're not with the dog?"

At his accusation Link visibly flinched. Yet he didn't deny it, instead all he did was turn around and start to head towards the passage. He looked back once before disappearing down it crookshanks following. Harry and Hermione shared a look before covering the distance to the trunk. Harry went first and got on his hands and knees to crawl through the entrance of the passage Hermione following behind him.

Once Harry and Hermione emerged from the hole wands out, they saw that Link was standing there waiting for them and looking around at the room they exited into. The room was disorderly and dusty, the paint was peeling from the walls, all the furniture was smashed into pieces, there were stains on the floor and the Windows were boarded up giving the whole place an eerie feel.

"Harry," she whispered "I think we're in the shrieking shack."

Harry looked towards a wooden chair near them that had chunks torn out of it and a leg missing.

"Well, ghosts didn't do that." he said

A creak suddenly came from overhead, something had moved upstairs. Both Harry and Hermione looked up at ceiling, Hermione tightened her grip on Harry's arm so much so that he lost feeling in his fingers. Raising his eyebrows at her she got the message and gave him a nod while realising his arm. While Link moved towards the stairs the other two, quietly as they could, following him. There was dust everywhere in the place except a shiny strip where something was dragged.

As they reached the landing Harry and Hermione whispered "Nox" and the light from their wands disappeared. Of the doors upstairs only one was open, moving in front of the other two Harry approached the door. On the other side movement could be heard along with moaning and a deep purring. Staring one last look, one last nod, with the other two Harry griped his wand tightly and kicked the door wide open. Inside the room was a four poster bed with dusty hanging and crookshanks on it purring at the sight of them. On the floor lay Ron who was clutching his leg, which stuck out at an odd angle.

Not wasting any time Link was the first to Ron but the others were right behind him. As soon as they reached him Link began searching through his pouch for something while Harry and Hermione started talking.

"Ron, are you okay?"

"Where's the dog?"

"Not a dog," Ron moaned turning away from Link who uncorked a bottle of a foul smelling red liquid. "Harry it's a trap,"

"What _ "

"He's the dog. . . He's an animagus."

Ron was staring over Harry's shoulder, quickly he wheeled around. The door snapped shut as man in the shadows closed the door behind them.

The man was a mass of filthy matted hair which hung to his elbows and if his eyes weren't shining out of his deep sockets he could have been mistaken for a corpse. His skin was waxy and stretched so tightly over the bonds of his face that it looked like a skull. His teeth were yellow as he grinned, it was Sirius Black.

"Expelliarmus!" he croaked while pointing Ron's wand at them.

Harry's and Hermione's wand shot out of their hands and into the air where Black caught them. Black took a step closer to them keeping his eyes trained on Harry and began to talk in a hoarse voice, almost as if he lost the habit of talking. While he talked to the other two Link turned back to Ron and held out the bottle of red potion to him.

"What is this stuff?" Ron asked taking a wiff of the potion.

Ron recoiled at the awful odour the potion gave off and Link gave him a sympathetic look remembering the first time he had the potion. But it wasn't as bad as chu-chu jelly. Quickly while Ron was gagging he poured the potion down his throat and clamped a hand over his mouth giving him no choice but to swallow.

"What - was that about!?" exclaimed Ron still choking on the potion. Link gave him an apologetic look but it was the only for him to get Ron to swallow it.

Ron regained his composure in time to grab and stop Harry from attacking Black with Hermione. "No, Harry!" Hermione gasped in a petrified whisper. Ron however spoke to Black.

"If you want to kill Harry you'll have to kill us too!" he said fiercely though even with the potion he was given, standing upright was draining him of more color and he had a slight sway as he spoke.

Something flickered in Black's eyes. It almost looked like concern.

"Lie down," he said quietly. "You will damage that leg even more. Boy do you have anymore of that potion?"

At the mention of more of that potion Ron turned green, but remained standing. "Did you hear me?" Ron said his voice getting weaker as he clung painfully tight to Harry's arm to stay standing. "You'll have to kill all three of us!"

Link was sitting on the bed petting crookshanks simply watching what was happening. Long ago Black told him the story of pettigrew and at first he didn't believe him, till he started to study the behaviors of the rat. He did notice the panicked and pleading stares Hermione was giving him but if there was one thing he knew for sure it was that while Black acted rashly he wasn't going to intentionally hurt any of them. Link was pulled out of his thoughts by Harry shouting about how Black killed his mom and dad and then lunged at him. Quick as he could Link was up from the bed and heading to intercept Harry mid lunge.

Unfortunately Link didn't make in time before things escalated. It was a brawl between 3 teenagers, a grown man and a cat by far the oddest fight Link had ever seen. The brawl ended when Harry got his wand and pointed it at Black's heart. Link helped Ron over to the bed before heading back towards the other two.

"Going to kill me Harry?" Black whispered still lying on the floor beaten and with a bloody nose.

Harry stopped above him, his wand still pointed straight at Black's heart.

"You killed my parents," said Harry his voice shaking slightly, yet his hand remained still.

Black looked up at him out of those sunken eyes and Link put his hand on his shoulder.

Little skip_ (Boring dialogue)

"He's a werewolf!"

There was a ringing silence in the room as everyone's eyes turned to Lupin who looked rather calm except for becoming a bit pale.

"Not at all up to your usual standard Hermione," he said. "Only one out of three, I'm afraid. I have not been helping Sirius get into the castle and I certainly don't want Harry dead." An odd shiver passed over his face before he talked again "But I won't deny that I'm a werewolf."

Ron made an effort to get up again but fell back with a help of pain. Lupin made his way towards him with a look of concern on his face, but Ron gasped,

"Get away from me, werewolf!"

Lupin stopped dead when he said that and with obvious effort turned to Hermione. Once Lupin turned there was an audible *SMACK* heard throughout the room. Everyone once again turned towards Ron who clutching the back of his head with Link standing behind him giving him a look that a mother would give a misbehaving child.

"Well then," said Lupin turning back to Hermione "how long have you known?"

"Ever since I did Professor Snape's essay. . ." she whispered.

As the conversation between Lupin and the others dragged on and got more and more about little things Link lied down on the bed and wondered why they didn't just state they wanted the rat and kill it already. As he pondered on why such a simple thing turned into something so large, Link closed his eyes and fell asleep.

When Link opened his eyes he was no longer on the bed in the shrieking shack instead he was standing in some kind of graveyard facing a man with skin so pale he could be dead. His face looked almost as if he was once a snake himself. Taking a moment to look around Link saw that he wasn't soon Harry was next to him looking towards the man with a mixture of fear and hatred. Looking away from Harry Link noticed that they were surrounding by people in cloaks and masks that reminded him vagally of Zant. Farther away Link saw something that made his blood run cold the body of a person the eyes open and unblinking.

When Link turned back to the man he had pointed his wand towards Link. There was a flash of green light and Link shot upright in the bed back at the shrieking shack breathing heavily. When he shot up from the bed a few of the group turned to look at him but they were mainly focused on the door which was closed more than open when he fell asleep and was now open. Extending his senses Link could tell there was someone there invisible but not who, if he was a wolf he could have.

As Lupin went back to telling his story about becoming a werewolf and how it was painful to transform Link felt a pang of sympathy for him remembering the pain of his first transformation. As Lupin told His story of Dumbledore letting him come to school, Sirius Harry's father and Peter Pettigrew becoming animagi to keep him company when he became a wolf and their adventures when they did.

"So that's why Snape doesn't like you," said Harry slowly. "because he thought you were in on the joke?"

"That's right," sneered a cold voice from the wall behind Lupin.

Severus Snape was pulling off the invisibility cloak with his wand pointed at Lupin.