Oh my god... Is this a chapter? Has she returned from the dead? Is this the reawakening of a wonderful story?
Well, yes it's a new chapter. I'm half alive... Sort of... Just waiting for Frankenstein to boost the signal to my electrodes and I'll be alive and kicking in no time. As for the reawakening... Well it is the reawakening. I would never call it wonderful though... Mediocre at best.
Spring seemed to pass in such a flurry that Sirius had barely any time to recognise it. He looked up from his work one day in Transfiguration and seemed to stare into space. James nudged him, as if to get him to concentrate. Sirius turned to him frowning.
"What's the date?" He asked.
"23rd of April," James said. "Moony told you last night."
"He did?"
"Did you take something?" James asked. "Or are you really that stupid?"
"Really that stupid," Sirius said, waving James' comment away with a flourish of his hand.
"Moony told you last night because he's got his furry little problem to deal with tonight." James said.
"Just because I'm working intently on my essay does not mean I can't hear you." Remus grumbled from behind them.
"Why, what's wrong?" Peter asked.
"I seemed to have missed the last 2 months," Sirius said.
"That's because you have been preoccupied." James said.
"I have?"
"Yes."
"Oh… With what?"
"Mary usually," Remus said.
"Oh…" Sirius was frowning.
"Mr Black do you have something that you would like to share with the rest of the class?" Professor McGonagall asked.
"Yeah… I seem to have fallen through a wormhole and end up 3 months in the future." Sirius said.
"Right… 10 points from Gryffindor for distracting the class." McGonagall said.
"Oh come on!" Sirius cried. "That's not fair."
"Do you want me to make it 20 points and a night cleaning out the trophy room?" McGonagall asked.
"No."
"Then button it." She said. Sirius pursed his lips. "Actually," McGonagall said with a smile. "There is an interesting little spell for that."
"What? You can button people's lips together?" James asked.
McGonagall stared at him. "Maybe I shouldn't teach you it."
"Oh! But now that you've brought it up, I'm interested!" James complained.
"Potter, nothing interests you unless it involves preying on the Slytherins, or the rather unfortunate women of the class." McGonagall said.
"It's like you read my diary," James said flippantly. "But come on, Professor! You might as well teach us spells that we are actually going to use."
"Mr Potter, how would you like to spend this evening in detention?"
"Well, I did have plans, but it's a small price to pay." James said. Remus kicked his chair and James quickly changed his tune. "On the other hand. You might be right Professor."
"Potter, I'm always right." McGonagall said. "Now that you have distracted the class for more than five minutes, you will report to detention tonight and stay behind after class to finish that essay."
James opened his mouth to protest but as the bell sounded, there was a flurry of chairs scrapping on the stone floor. Sirius patted James' shoulder and gathered up his things.
"Professor, I can't do detention tonight." James said as McGonagall swept back to her desk.
"And why ever not?" She asked, dipping her quill into the ink bottle and scratching something on a piece of parchment.
"Well..." James licked his lips. "Professor, it's Remus."
McGonagall looked up. "Remus?"
"Well, you might know him better as Lupin." James said.
"I know who Remus is," McGonagall said, rolling her eyes. "This is not helping your case, Potter."
"Well... It's just that... He's... Er... He'll be needing us tonight. I can't leave him." James said.
McGonagall leaned back and peered over her glasses.
...
"OI! PADFOOT!" James caught up with his friend who was lounging by the window with Peter.
"I thought you had detention tonight." Sirius observed.
"I did." James said. "But I told McGonagall that Remus would be needing me tonight, and since half the teachers know what he is, it was a perfect opportunity."
"You used your friend's condition to get out of detention?" Asked a voice.
James turned to see Lily standing near the statue, her arms folded.
"Evans, you have got to stop creeping up on people," James said. "It'll give someone a heart attack."
"You used your friend's condition to get out of detention?" Lily repeated, a curve appearing in her eyebrow.
"Remus won't mind." James said.
"Oh, I bet he won't," Lily said.
"Oh why don't you go and crawl to Snivelly and complain to him?" Sirius said, getting off the windowsill and standing up to full height.
Lily looked at him. She turned and stalked off.
"I don't know why you like her Prongs," Sirius said, getting back up and hunching his knees to his chin.
"She's a good person," James said. "You can't see it but it's there."
"Really? Because she's a bit of a bitch," Peter said.
"Only to us." James defended quickly.
"No, she's pretty much the bitch of the school." Sirius said. "Hold up," He straightened up. "There!" He pointed out of the window to the two shapes that were making their way across the grounds to the whomping willow.
"That him?" James asked.
"Yep." Sirius said. "Okay, we should go."
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Peter squeaked as they draped the invisibility cloak over each other. "I mean what if he kills you?"
"Then he kills me." Sirius shrugged. "But I have to try."
"Well if he does kill you, can I have all your things?" James asked.
"Sure, why not?" Sirius said. "Like they are going to be any use to me. Oh, but watch out for Kreacher, he's a pain in the arse."
"Will do." James said.
Together they made their way out from the castle, as the sun set in the west. Madame Pomfrey was walking up the steps. She stopped and stared out across the grounds before shaking her head and continuing into the castle. The three boys crept out and crossed the grounds. James raised his wand slightly as Peter crept forward and grabbed a long branch from the ground. He poked the knot on the bark and the tree froze. Sirius pulled off the cloak and handed it to James.
"Good luck," James said.
"Thanks," Sirius muttered pulling back his hair into a ribbon. He pulled off his cloak.
"Why are you stripping?" James asked. "You can transform with your clothes now!"
"Yeah... I look good though." Sirius winked before climbing down the hole. James looked over at Peter and rolled his eyes. They sat down at the foot of the tree, covered by the invisibility cloak.
"This is going to be a long night." James said, pulling out a thick book and laying it across his knees. "Lumos! Didn't you bring anything to do?"
Peter shook his head. James sighed and pulled out a book, passing it to Peter. "Enjoy!"
...
Sirius made his way up the creaky steps, the dust making the back of his throat scratch. He opened one of the doors and saw Remus sitting on his own, staring out at the cracks of the window.
"Well. As far as decoration goes, it could be better," Sirius said.
Remus jumped a mile and landed on the floor. Sirius rolled his eyes and helped him up.
"What are you doing here?" Remus asked. "It's about to come any minute now!"
"That's kinda why I'm here." Sirius said.
"Sirius, for gods sake!" Remus snapped. "Go away!"
"That's not going to happen." Sirius said.
"Sirius!" Remus almost bellowed.
"Calm down!" Sirius said grabbing his friends shoulder and forcing him to sit down. "You get yourself worked up, it'll be even more painful."
"Sirius, I'm begging you. Please leave." Remus said.
"Now I am not going to do that." Sirius sat down beside Remus.
"But you could get killed." Remus said.
"Small price." Sirius shrugged.
"Don't you even care about your own life?" Remus asked.
Sirius looked away. He licked his lips. "Let me take your watch." He said offering out his hand.
Remus looked down at his wrist and unclipped the strap. He handed it over to Sirius who tucked it into his pocket. "I forgot that I had it," He muttered.
"I thought as much." Sirius said. "It's a good watch. Best not break it."
"Yeah." Remus said. The moon hit through the cracks and Remus froze completely. Sirius got up and moved away.
Sirius forgot how terrible his friend's transformations were. He had tried to block it out since that fateful night nearly two years ago. But here it was in front of him again. Like a disease that had infected Remus, it was spreading through his veins with ferocity and pain. Remus - ever the human, trying to fight it - bent low on his knees, as his entire frame cracked and broke and remodelled itself into a new shape. The pain and shrieks filled Sirius' ears as he looked away. He couldn't stand the sight.
But Remus wouldn't stop to wait and kill him if he stayed the way he was. So Sirius focused all his energy into blocking out the screaming. Before he knew it himself, he was the giant black shaggy dog, on all fours and growling in defence. Remus was still transforming.
Moony looked up, saliva falling from his jaws. Padfoot levelled himself off, then realised how big the werewolf had gotten since he had last seen it. It now towered over 10 feet.
Padfoot barked as a way too keep Moony at bay. Moony paced, his eyes glowing darkly, curious at this new creature in the room with him. Padfoot tilted his head, now that he properly saw it, he realised how ill looking the werewolf was. It wasn't what had been drawn in text books or had been described to him over and over again. In fact it was more like Remus than Remus would have cared to admit.
Moony growled, low and rumbling. He launched himself towards Padfoot. Padfoot leapt to the side and grabbed Moony in a tight jaw-lock around the neck pulling him down. Moony tried to swipe him away. Padfoot let go and nudged him slightly playfully. Moony just stared, still the angry monster that he was. There was a glint of the old Remus still there. Padfoot barked playfully.
Oh... what happens next? I don't know myself... Just gonna keep hitting my head against a keyboard and see what nonsense I spurt out next. See ya soon hopefully!