Sunday morning, Alexis spent the entire day in her room with her Standard Book of Spells, Grade 3. learning everything she missed in class, along with writing multiple essays for her other classes, except Care of Magical Creatures, she kinda wondered what she was suppose to do with the flubberworm, Hagrid sent, besides feed it lettuce?
A knocking on her door, made her blink, "Come in,"
Piper walked in with a plate of sandwiches, "You've been in here all morning,"
"Yeah, I missed a week of school, I have to catch up, it's not like I have Hermione here to drill me," Alexis replies,
Piper sat the plate on the table then saw a piece of parchment with Alexis' schedule on it.
Monday,
9 o'clock Arithmancy
9 o'clock Transfiguration,
Lunch
1 o'clock Ancient Runes
1 o'clock Divination
"Lexi, did you write the correct times?" asks Piper,
"Yes," Alexis answered
"How are you taking these classes, going back in time?" Piper asked
"No, you know I don't have any spells for that," Alexis replies, 'I have a time turner, I share with Hermione.'
Piper nodded but she gave her sister a look that said clear as if she spoken, 'I don't believe it,'
Alexis left that night to go back to Hogwarts, a few days later,
Ron, Hermione, Harry and Alexis were walking out the castle doors, in normal clothes,
"Beautiful day," Hermione commented,
"Gorgeous," Ron replies, "Unless you've been ripped to pieces!"
"Ripped to pieces? What are you talking about?" asks Harry,
Alexis and Hermione narrowed their eyes,
"Ronald has lost his rat!" Hermione stated.
"I haven't lost anything," Ron "Your cats killed him."
"Rubbish." Alexis replies, "My familiar wouldn't do such a thing, unless it was evil."
"Harry, you've seen they way those bloodthirsty beasts of theirs is always lurking about and Scabbers is gone." Ron stated.
Alexis rounded on him, her eyes blazing with annoyance, "Well, Maybe you should taken better care of your pets!"
"You cats killed him!" Ron exclaimed.
"Did not." Hermione and Alexis replies,
"Did." Ron stated
"Didn't." Hermione and Alexis retorted.
The four of the them, walked out to the where Hagrid was skipping stones across the black lake,
"How did it go, Hagrid? The hearing?" asks Hermione,
"Well, First off, the committee members took turns talking about why we were there, I got up and did my piece. Said how Buckbeak was a good hippogriff, always cleaned his feathers. And then Lucius Malfoy got up. Well, you can imagine. He said Buckbeak was a deadly and dangerous creature, who would kill you as soon as look at you." Hagrid explained.
"And then?" Alexis asked fearing the worst,
"And then he asked for the worst, did old Lucius." Hagrid replied
"They're not sacking you!" Ron exclaimed
"No, I'm not sacked." Hagrid assured them "Buckbeak's been sentenced to death!"
Alexis walked forward into the water where Hagrid was wading in, she gently touch his arm, "I'm sorry, I really am."
Later that night, Alexis sat up in the Gryffindor Common, she had the feeling Harry was still up, and decided to go back to her dorm later, that is if Melinda was still awake, She looked up when she heard footsteps on the stairs.
"Lexi?" asks Harry,
"You think I wouldn't know when you're sleeping, you were looking at the map again." Alexis accused.
Harry came over and showed her the map,
"I'm sure that map is wrong, We knew Peter Pettigrew is dead." Alexis whispered "Let's go check it out."
Together the two were walking down the hallways, looking for Peter Pettigrew and couldn't find him.
"Put that light out!" exclaimed one of the paintings.
"Sorry," Harry apologized.
Alexis looked down at the map, it said that Peter was close to them but no one was there.
They were startled at their own reflection,
"watch it there, kid." another painting stated
"We're trying to sleep here!" called another.
Alexis looked down again, and Snape was heading their way, "Harry,"
Harry looked down, "Mischief Managed. Nox." it went down and then Snape showed up.
"Potter. Halliwell." Snape stated. "What are you doing wandering the corridors at night?"
"I was sleepwalking," Harry answered
"If you must know, I was just in the restroom, you know female stuff." Alexis replied,
"How extraordinarily like your father you are, Potter. He, too, was exceedingly arrogant, strutting about the castle" Snape stated,
"My dad didn't strut. And nor do I." Harry retorted. "Now, if you don't mind, we would appreciate it if you could lower your wand."
"Turn out your pockets," Snape ordered.
Both teens just stared at him,
"Turn out your pockets!" Snape repeated.
Harry reached into his hoodie, and pulled out the blank map.
"What's this?" asks Snape
"Spare bit of parchment." Harry shrugged.
"You don't want me too, or else you will not like what you see." Alexis stated. She had personal feminine items in her hoodie,
Snape narrowed his eyes at her for a split second before looking at Harry, "Really? open it."
Harry did so
Snape put his wand on the map, "Reveal your secrets."
words began to appear on the parchment.
"Read it, Both of you." Snape ordered.
"Mr. Moony presents his compliments to Professor Snape and begs him to keep his abnormally large nose out of other people's business." Harry read, then he went on to the second one, "Mr. Prongs agrees with Mr. Moony and would like to add that Professor Snape is an ugly git."
Alexis had a hard time trying not to laugh as she looked over the lines she was going to read. "Mr. Padfoot would like to register his astonishment that an idiot like that ever became a Professor." then she read the last one, "Mr. Wormtail bids Professor Snape good night, and advises him to wash his hair, the slime-ball."
"You insolent little-" Snape began.
"Professor!" spoke a voice.
Snape whirled around and his glowing wand tip, "Well, Well, Lupin, out for a little walk in the moonlight, are we?"
Lupin walked up to Harry and Alexis, "Harry, Alexis, are you all right?"
they both nodded.
"That remains to be seen," Snape stated then snatched the map from Harry's hand. "I have now just confiscated a rather curious artifact, Take a look, Lupin. Supposed to be your area of expertise, Clearly it's full of dark magic,"
Lupin looks at the map, "I seriously doubt it, Severus. It looks as though it's a parchment designed to insult anyone," Lupin chuckled as he read what the map said, "who tries to read it. I suspect it's a Zonko product."
Snape tried to take it back, but Lupin moved away,
"Nevertheless, I shall investigate any hidden qualities it may possess. It is, after all, as you say, my area of expertise." Lupin stated "Harry, Alexis, would you two come with me, please? Professor, good night."
the two students walked away with Lupin, they walked to the classroom.
Lupin opened the door, "Come in."
Harry and Alexis walked in
"I haven't the faintest idea how this map came to be in your possession but quite frankly, I am astounded that you didn't hand it in." Lupin stated. He turned around and looked at them. "Did it never occur to you two that this, in the hands of Sirius Black is a map to you?"
the two shook their heads,
"No." Lupin replied,
"No, Sir." both teens stated
"Your father never set much store by the rules either, but he and your mother gave their lives save yours. Gambling their sacrifice by wandering the castle unprotected, not that I don't trust your powers, Alexis. With a killer on the loose seems to me a poor way to repay them!" Lupin chastised "Now, I will not cover up for you two again. Do you hear?"
"yes, sir."
"I want you two to return to your dormitories, and stay there." Lupin orders.
They turned to leave,
"And don't take any detours. If you do, I shall know." Lupin called after them.
Harry turn around as he reached the door, "Professor, just so you know, I don't think that map always works."
Lupin turned around
"Earlier, it showed someone in the castle. Someone we know to be dead." Alexis explained.
"Oh, really? And who might that be?" Lupin asked
"Peter Pettigrew," Harry answered.
Alexis saw Lupin's face in the moonlight, he looked like he didn't believe them
"That's not possible." Lupin replied.
"Just what we saw." Harry stated.
They turned and left,
The next day, in divination class.
"Broaden your minds. You must beyond. The art of crystal gazing is in clearing of the Inner Eye," Professor Trelawney explained, "Only then can you see. Try again."
Ron was asleep when the ball moved.
"Now, what do we have here?" Trelawney asked.
Alexis and Hermione appeared yet again from seemingly out of nowhere,
"Do you mind me trying?" Hermione asked.
Trelawney looked at her,
"The Grim, possibly." Hermione stated
Trelawney scooted closer to Hermione, "My dear, from the first moment you stepped foot in my class. I sensed that you did not possess the proper spirit for the noble art of Divination. No, you, there." she took hold of Hermione's hand, "You may be young in years but your heart is as shriveled as an old maid's, you soul is as dry as the pages of the books to which you so desperately cleave."
Hermione stood and smacked the crystal ball of the table and walked out.
"Hermione!" called Alexis as she looked at the professor, "I hope you seen this coming me walking out of your class too."
Alexis looked down the staircase but Hermione wasn't there, "Damn it."
"She's gone mental, Hermione has. Not that she wasn't mental but now it's in the open for everyone to see." Ron stated
Alexis waited on the stairs, "Shut up, Ron."
"Hang on." Harry stated as he bent over and pick up the crystal ball. "We better take this back."
"I'm not going back." Ron replied.
"I will." Alexis stated. "I have nothing better to do."
"Fine. See you later," Harry replied
"see you." Ron called after them.
They climbed back up the stairs and enter the empty classroom, Harry sets the crystal ball on the table they look into it and see a face,
"Harry Potter...Morgana Black." the face spoke.
Two hands appear on both teens' backs and they turn around frighten.
"Professor Trelawney-" Harry begins.
"He will return tonight. Tonight, he who betrayed his friends, whose heart rots with murder shall break free. Innocent blood shall be spilt and servant and master shall be reunited once more." Trelawney coughed and looked at the two. "I'm so sorry, dears. Did you say something?"
"No nothing," Harry replied
He and Alexis ran out of the classroom. As they were walking down the stairs,
"that was strange even by Halliwell standards." Alexis commented.
"I agree." Harry replied