The young Marauders and the Golden Trio

Chapter16: Dementors!

~Remus~

Black was the only thing I could see. Black clouds were covering us from the rest of the world. I could smell the strong scent of rain around the air. The wind was as strong and cold as anything that could be felt, it was like it was trying to blow us back to London. I hung on to Sirius shoulders as tight as I could with Hermione's arms strongly around my waist as if hanging on for dear life. We were ten minutes away from Scotland and two minutes to the cottage (according to Sirius) even when I had the ear phones on the sound of thunder and wind was still deafening my ears, the full moon must be close.

The ferocious wind made the motorbike move from side to side and Sirius seemed to have no control over it, he kept cursing and hissing with anger when his beloved motorbike wouldn't do as it was told. We screamed with terror as a flash of lightening struck the bikes wheel but that didn't stop us, but it must of caused some damage because I could feel the bottom of motorbike slide down as Hermione was tightening her arms around my waste which made it harder to breathe, but I couldn't complain.

Suddenly something black and cold swept past us then another one and another, then one shot up behind and two came up in front of us. Dementors!

Sirius, who had his hands on the handle bars, had no time to defend himself and the Dementor slowly sucks his soul out. I quickly, not thinking of the danger to myself let one hand slip off Sirius shoulder and took my wand and pointed it at the Dementor and shot my wolf like Patronus charm at it, freeing Sirius but it wasn't long till the other two came back. Hermione let one hand on my waist go and took out her own wand ready to take on the Dementors then I saw Sirius take out his wand.

"No Sirius!" I snapped at the stupidity of my friend "you need to concentrate on driving the motorbike, let me and Hermione take on the Dementors!"

"Fine!" he snapped back "just hold tight!"

I didn't have time to answer because then the Dementors started their attack again, their mouths open. Hermione was the first to shoot her cat Patronus but the Dementors dodged and they opened their mouths again. I was just about to point my wand at them when suddenly the same raven patronus soared past us and knocked one of the Dementors away from us into the dark clouds and the other few after it leaving us with nothing but the rain and thunder.

"There was that Raven patronus again." gasped Hermione as she looked around for anyone in sight that might have scared off the Dementors

"I know I saw it," I said "I wonder who it came from?"

"I don't know" said Sirius, he seemed I bit shaky and out of breath "but there is a guardian angel watching over us, I know it"

We landed just outside the cottage, and noticed the car boot was open and so was the front door we jumped off the motorbike taking off our helmets and my earphones and throwing them to the ground. I ran to the sidecar just remembering the things, I examined them to make sure nothing was too damaged from the storm but surprisingly everything was fine, nothing damaged or wet not even the book. The lamps must have a good protective charm then I realized I wasn't wet nor was Sirius or Hermione, then I heard her call out to me from the car. She sounded scared "Remus you might want to have a look at this!"

I kind of jogged to the car boot with the lamps and book in hands. Hermione was holding a pile of pictures in her hand, Sirius was leaning over her with wide eyes I leant over her other shoulder and what I saw made the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end, they were black and white photographs of Joanne Rowling in old fashioned clothing, it looked as if it was taken around the 18th century,

"Sirius said it's Mrs Rowling," said Hermione as she pointed at the pictures "is this true?"

"Sirius is right," I said my voice going dry, "but it can't be."

"It's creepy" gasped Sirius "Let's go inside"

We ran into the cottage calling out friends names but there was no sign of them, I started to worry; my hands were shaking my forehead was getting sweaty, something must of happened to them. We just came rushing back down the stairs after a useless attempt to find our fiends then suddenly a tall man with a hood over his head stepped out of the cellar, he had a pale face and red lips and I could see his eyes were red.

"Who are you?" he asked in a deep voice that gave me chills down my spine.

"I'm Sirius Black," said Sirius boldly as he stepped forward to the man "but my friends call me Padfoot and this" waving a hand to me "is my dear friend Remus Lupin who I like to call Moony and this young woman here" pointing at Hermione "is Hermione Granger she's a new friend and have we have only known her for a few hours"

The man was studying us with his red eyes then he turned his head to me,

"What do you have their werewolf!" he snapped, so he knew what I was but how? But I just answered stuttering as I said it,

"Only a b b book and t two l l lamps." when I said that his scarlet eyes grew wide.

"So you found it!" he gasped, "the other lamp!" we nodded then he turned his back on us to face the cellar door. "You must come with me," he said slowly and we followed him into the gloom off the cellar.

"Sirius! Remus!" cried James and he put his arms around us with that big smile on his face.

"Hermione!" cried Ron and Harry and went to hug her, she hugged them back and we all got into one big group hug and Lily came and joined us while Snape just stood there motionless.

"Took you guys long enough!" Snape snapped and we all broke apart and Snape stepped forward "where have guys been, you were gone for three or four hours!"

"It's a long story," I said nervously and I told them everything; the floo network, Glasgowmead, the library, the moons storm, what happened at Black house and the pictures of Mrs Rowling, by the time I had finished my throat felt sore.

"Wow looks like you all had some journey," said Harry shaking his head "compared to what we've had anyway"

"Yes what are you doing here?" asked Hermione "this creepy looking guy lead us here where is he anyway?" she said looking around

"He's up there" muttered Ron; he was pointing to a black bat hanging upside down in the corner of the wall in fact there were plenty of them.

"Ron that's a bat!" snapped Hermione with her hands on her hips.

"No it is not!" snapped Ron "it's a a ..." he seemed to be struggling with his words "I can't, we promised to keep it a secret." I looked desperately at Harry then at James and Lily, my werewolf senses told me the bats were watching us but I didn't dare to face them.

"They're..." Harry started but he was cut off by Snape.

"Don't tell them you idiot!" he snapped which was probably the third time today.

"Don't you dare call my son and idiot!" shouted James "they need to know!"

"Know what" Sirius and I said together.

"Let me do it" said Lily and she stepped in front of me and Sirius, Hermione came forward, "now the bats you see over there" she pointed to them "they are not what they seem to be," and she paused the others look scared now as if they were waiting for a death sentence, "they are...vampires" and as she said that the bats hissed and flew off the wall and turned to their human shape.

"You have disobeyed my mistresses trust" said the vampire we had met before "now you must pay" and all five or eight vampires showed there pointed fangs ready to bite.

"You silly little Mudblood!" cried Snape "RUN!"

We ran to the door luckily the vampires had forgotten to lock it and we ran out but as we did I bumped into someone "Mrs Rowling!" I gasped and we all stopped to face her expect Snape who kept running. She looked slightly confused then she saw the vampires with their fangs out and wide red eyes.

"Now calm down!" She snapped to the vampires "these are friends."

"But they told the werewolf and his friends about us," hissed one of the vampires "and you know what we think off werewolf's" and they all nodded in agreement.

"I understand." sighed Mrs Rowling "I hate them too but it hasn't harmed us...yet"

'it?' to tell the truth I felt offended at this moment and I think everyone else did too, I know that people can be wary of me because of what I am and the full moon is tonight but no one has ever said they hated me or werewolf's for that matter, so what's this woman's problem?

Lily put a hand on my shoulder and whispered in my ear, "she's had some trouble with werewolves in the past, one almost killed her."

"Tell him the story," said Mrs Rowling boldly "he needs to understand" so Lily told me, Sirius and Hermione about Mrs Rowling's daughter, Annabeth, and how Greyback took her away and was never seen again, the first thing I thought was that Annabeth must be a werewolf but when Lily told me that the lamp must have taken her instead I suddenly relaxed and I understood why Mrs Rowling hated werewolf's, and probably me, which I didn't like. But I knew deep down inside me as Lily told that story something was wrong with it.

"And he has the lamp too" said the vampire and Mrs Rowling noticed the items in my hand.

"Give them to me!" She roared holding her hand out. I stepped back in surprised and I suddenly felt a rush off danger run though me I somehow knew I was in trouble.

You see I'm not always at the best of judging people, if someone I trust like's them then I would know they were a good person, but then they could do something bad and then I get confused, but on the days of the full moon that's when I'm usually right, The wolf inside me could sense Mrs Rowling's determination and strength and I think maybe a hint of madness, I could also feel that the wolf within didn't want me to give the lamps to her, like it might be the end of us if we did, and trust me it was always right.

"Come on boy," sighed Rowling "I want my daughter back" but I kept the lamps to myself.

"Remus," said Lily she sound concerned "is something wrong?"

"I understand what's wrong," said James and he put a hand on my shoulder, "you sense something don't you? Something not right."

"OF COURSE IT'S NOT RIGHT!" screamed Mrs Rowling "A MOTHER THAT HASNT SEEN HER DAUGTHER IN FIVE YEARS, THATS NOT RIGHT IS IT? NOW HAND THE LAMPS OVER!"

"No!" cried James, Harry and Sirius together.

"I don't understand," said Lily in a soft voice, "and why did she call Remus 'werewolf'?" Hermione went by her side and said quietly.

"Because that's what he is, I thought you knew." I turned to see how Lily was going to react but she didn't seem surprised and she turned to me.

"It explains a lot," Lily said "and it's the full moon today so you can sense or the wolf can that you should not give up the lamps."

I nodded and so did she and then there was a look of determination on her face, "then don't give them to her, listen to your instincts that's what mother always said."

"WHAT!" cried Mrs Rowling "Listen boy" she said to me "do you think I'm lying about all this? I'm mother who only wants her child back and you listen to a monster, a creature that you can't control" I just stared blankly at her not knowing what to think.

"Yeah" sighed Ron "listen to what's inside you or are you going to listen to a woman who keeps blood thirsty vampires in her house and kidnaps your friends?"

Then without thinking I pushed past the others and sprinted out the house as fast as I could and I could hear the others footsteps running behind. The wind was blowing though my hair as I ran towards the woods.

I know this must be confusing for some people because there is a lot going on but some off the answers will be found out in the sequel. And as you see Chapter one as disappeared, I deleted it by mistake. Sorry. But chapter 2 is a good start to it.

So is Joanne Rowling bad or not?

Is she to be trusted?

Who is sending out the Patronus

Well you have to find out sooner or later

Next chapter is the 'The Riddle'

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