Sam
The sun is just beginning to set when we leave the castle. Remus is paler than ever and seems to be in immense pain, but he doesn't say anything. Kaelin keeps a tight grip on his hand, and her touch seems to relax him a bit.
Sirius won't look at me, and when I look at James for an answer, he just shrugs. Something is up, and I'm hurt that James won't tell me. I know he would never betray Sirius like that though.
The moon can be seen in the distance when Peter changes into his rat form and scuttles over to the Whomping Willow. When he presses the knot, the branches freeze.
Kaelin looks weary of the branches. "I'm going to get hit," she says stubbornly backing away from the tree. Fear flashes in her eyes.
"It's frozen see?" James says touching a branch. The tree shudders angrily but doesn't move. Remus is backing away from us with a panicked expression on his face.
"It's time," he says quietly. Moving towards the tunnel, he disappears. Kaelin turns into her animagus with ease, as does James. Sirius waits for me.
I close my eyes expecting to feel the same tingling feeling as before, but it never comes. Opening my eyes, I see I'm still myself. Sirius and James are watching me curiously. James waits by the tunnel keeping the branches frozen with his antlers.
"I can't do it," I say frustrated. "It's not working." Sirius and James exchange a look, which looks weird on a stag before James nods slowly. I watch them in confusion.
Sirius takes my hand in his, and the effect is immediate. My hearing sharpens along with my ears, and my vision gets better. When Sirius lets go, I'm a cat.
Shaking my head slightly I follow Sirius after he transforms and, we dash down into the tunnel. Remus has already transformed and from the looks of things, I'm glad I wasn't here to watch.
Kaelin is flitting around the room enjoying her wings while James and Remus wrestle around on the ground. James slams to the ground with a loud crash, and when he stands up, I almost expect to see his antlers have snapped off.
Sirius joins in the fun crashing into Remus and James, knocking them to the ground. Happy barks sound mixed with low growls from Remus.
Peter is nowhere to be seen, and I suspect he's off somewhere hiding from the fight. Jumping up onto the table in the corner of the room, I curl up into a ball resting my head on my paws and wrapping my tail around my body.
Kaelin soars over the room landing gracefully next to me before she too decides to rest. I still haven't told her about Jase. I know when I do she'll reprimand me for not going with Sirius.
I question myself as to why I didn't just ask him. I know the answer, but I'm too afraid to admit it. More than anything, I hope I'm wrong.
A loud shriek comes from the boys, and I look up to see Sirius limping towards us holding his front right leg up. Blood gushes from a large gash in his leg.
Whimpering, he sits down next to the table since he's too big to fit on it. From his sad puppy eyes, I get the message he wants me to fix it. I wonder what he expects me to do as a cat.
Shaking my head, I try to tell him there's nothing I can do. He seems to understand, and being the idiot he is he jumps right back into the brawl.
I can't help but feel the emotions coming from him. It's a big mixture of happiness and sorrow. Something is bothering him, and I don't think it's just the cut.
The rest of the night is pretty much the same. The sun is just beginning to rise when we all head back up to the castle exhausted. Collapsing onto my bed, I fall asleep almost immediately. My last thoughts are of how I'm going to tell Kaelin about Jase.
Sirius
After our exciting night, the girls go straight to bed. Remus leans heavily on James and I, his face still deathly pale. Once we get upstairs to our dormitory, Remus collapses onto his bed in exhaustion.
"Did it work?" he asks closing his eyes. I know exactly what he's talking about.
"It worked," I say quietly still remembering the shocking news I found out tonight.
"I told you it would," James says grinning.
"What are you guys talking about?" Peter says yawning.
"Well, in case you haven't noticed, Padfoot here has a bit of a crush on our friend Sam," James starts.
"Well duh. Who doesn't know that?" Peter says. I feel my face burning and look at the floor. If Peter has figured it out, it must be extremely obvious.
"Anyways, what I bet you don't know, seeing as she hasn't even told Kaelin yet, is that Sam has a date to the ball," Remus says.
"And it's not Padfoot," James adds. I wonder why Sam hasn't told Kaelin yet. She tells that girl everything.
"So I came up with a plan when Padfoot came looking for some advice," James says. He was making me sound pathetic.
"Actually, it was my idea," Remus says. "James stole it from my DADA essay."
"Details Moony, Either way it still worked," James says waving his hand in the air.
"What was the plan?" Peter asks sounding interested. "I'm pretty sure it's the most he's ever said in a conversation in his entire life.
"Well, as you know, your animagus form reflects your personality and emotions. It's produced by your strongest emotion. Love. There is a spell that can prevent a person from changing into their animagus," James explains.
"When the spell is cast, it can only be reversed by whomever the person has the strongest feelings for. Good feelings of course," Remus continues.
"So, I had Moony cast this spell on Sam, so when she tried to transform, she couldn't," James says.
"When Padfoot touched her, the spell was lifted, proving she likes him as more than just a friend," Remus finishes. I still couldn't fully believe this. If it is true, why would Sam go with Jase to the ball?
"The only question is," I say quietly. "Why is she going with Jase?"
"I think I know the reason," Remus says. I snap my head up looking him right in the eyes. "Well, I saw them working together in Charms the other day. I think, she was upset that you hadn't asked her, so she asked him to go with her. Then she had him ask her to go with him in front of you. To make you jealous." Jealous? Me?
"I'm not jealous," I say stubbornly. James rolls your eyes.
"Whatever you say Padfoot. Goodnight guys," James says. I pull my blanket over me thinking about what Remus just said. Could it be possible she liked me as much as I liked her? I know what I have to do now, but I don't know if I can.