The Moon necklaces

Chapter 12: Trouble lurking

~Severus~

I pushed through the excited yet worried crowds of students rushing back to their dorms and busy prefects leading the way making sure that no one got left behind. I saw two Hufflepuff prefects (can't remember their names) give a concerned look. Slytherins should be with their own house, they probably thought I was lost or worried about someone but they didn't say anything they had their own house to worry about.

Finally just after getting through the large crowed of Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws I just saw the Gryffindors making their way upstairs to their dorm room and found myself stopping in my tracks as I saw Lily Evans bringing up the rear. I felt my cheeks heating up again I don't know why, she's not pretty, she's not sweet, and her smile is not like that of an angel, no…

But back to the matter in hand, I was going to Moaning Myrtal's bathroom to face a small army of werewolves for no reason whatsoever just based on a gut feeling…Great Severus you're a dead man, I thought as I watch the only person who might miss me walk away.

I shook the thought out of my head, pulled my wand out at the ready and made a quick jog towards the bathroom, but on the way I passed a small window, I couldn't help but notice the moon, it was a Waxing Gibbous? I continued to stare at the almost full moon in confusion werewolves only transform on the full moon and that was a week away so how did Filch know they were werewolves? Well only one way to find out.

In less than five minutes I was just about to turn the corner to Moaning Myrtals bathroom when I stopped in my tracks and found that someone had already beaten me to it and I bet you can guess who it was. You guessed it!

James Potter and Sirius Black, with their ears pressed against the closed door of the bathroom.

Suddenly I found myself growing bitter and angry towards the two Gryffindor's, how did they get here first? Why are they always one step ahead of me? This includes me too! They are not special, Potter likes to mix with Mudbloods and Black is a family traitor so why did I feel left out, like I was being kept in the dark, that was what my gut feeling was telling me but then my common sense hit me.

Maybe the fact that Potter and Black where here first is a good thing, maybe I don't have to put myself in danger like I thought I would. I can let them do all the dirty work for me and then when the time is right I could spring up last minute and then I will prove to the school and those marauders that they are not the only powerful ones in the school and they will regret hanging me upside down that time…you'll see…..

~Sirius~

Growls and snarls could be heard from the other side of the door, we have only been in this position for thirty seconds and it seems that the werewolves haven't smelt us yet or felt our presence. In the books it said werewolves have a highly developed senses of smell, sight, hearing, taste and touch that could be proven as Remus always knows when one of us is about to sneak up on him. Unless he is distracted of course then it's hilarious. So that would mean either that something is going on inside that bathroom that is distracting them or maybe it's just because we hang around Remus too much and his werewolf scent has rubbed off on us but is impossible to know for sure as we can't see a damn thing. If only James would carry his invisibly cloak around with him because it could be really useful right now.

Now I bet you lovely readers are wondering why the two hottest Gryffindor's in all of Hogwarts are risking their lives listening behind a door of a haunted girl's bathroom where some werewolves are probably plotting to bite a load of innocence kids, well first off how are there fully transformed werewolves running around when it's not even full moon? Secondly James thinks in his bright mind that this has something to do the Moons necklaces that Remus was on about and also Annabeth was kidnapped by werewolves and finding her is our main mission.

"Padfoot," James mouthed, obviously not wanting the werewolves to hear us "it's gone quiet."

And so it has. The growling had stopped all of a sudden and was replaced with a deafening silence; did they know we were behind the door, have they finally found us? But then suddenly I felt a warm wave of magic flow right though me. It felt familiar I could tell by James face that he felt it too suddenly I remembered where I felt this before, I remembered that the second lamp was stolen on our first night. Oh no….

The werewolves had the lamp, but why? Didn't the vampires want it? Were the werewolves working for Voldermort now too? This was one of those moments when I wish I read the Daily Prophet…

But even if they did have the lamp who set off the other one? We left it to Miss Rowling to keep safe, unless something happened or what if the same person who turned the second lamp on that summer had done the same thing now?

Oh Goooodddd all these questions and what if's are making my head hurt it should be against the human nature to come up with so many speculations in less than twenty seconds…ur

While rubbing my temple I felt a shuffle as James took something out of this robes

The Marauders Map

"You had that the whole time?" I mouthed at James 'the idiot why couldn't he get that out sooner?'

James just did the annoying shrug then very quietly muttered the words 'I solemnly swear that I am up to no good' and suddenly the once blank parchment revealed with all the halls and rooms of Hogwarts with tiny dots of names moving around the paper. There weren't as many as usual for most of the students would be in their common rooms.

We very quickly found Moaning Myrtal's bathroom and zoomed in on the spot and we saw our names flickering by the door. Then right inside the bathroom where nine dots huddled inside zooming in on it to get a closer look we saw one of the names we recognised that was slightly apart from the other eight dots was Myrtle (I know it's weird to worry about a ghost but she isn't that bad once you get to know her).

We moved on to the huddle of dots that where without a doubt the werewolves. Seven of the names I didn't recognise but I made a quick mental list in my head to remember them, they were Benjamin Davison, Edward Waddle, Boris Count, Gregory Kals, including some women; Charlotte Vigaro, Harriet Lyonis and Mary Hobb, Frank Frankson but there was one name that I certainly recognised, I saw his face on the Knight Bus, Remus spoke of him with hatred in his voice,

Fenrir Greyback

"James we have to get out of here" I whispered urgently, if it's true that Fenrir Greyback is recruiting a werewolf army then we are in big trouble, where are the teachers?

"Wait," said James placing a hand on my shoulder, "we are not alone," he pointed to a dot that showed just around the corner and the name Severus Snape showed up. I looked towards the corner, how could have I not noticed it Snape's slimy head poking around the corner, our eyes met and like that he had ran off.

I had a right mind to chase that like snake for spying on us but he was the least of our worries. The teachers where finally coming from the opposite direction, it was time to make ourselves scarce.

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I wanted to stay and watch behind the corner to see what the teachers were going to do about the werewolves but James insisted we head back to the common room and tell Remus and Evans about our findings. We hadn't found much but at least got the names of the werewolves that might help us find out what's going on. I couldn't help but feel disappointed that Annabeth wasn't there, we would have known then where to look for her but at least it narrows it down that she's not with Greyback unless he's still hiding her but my gut was saying it's not likely.

Me, Moony, Prongs and Evans where sitting at a table at the far end of the Gryffindor common room. We had a lot to talk about and we didn't want eavesdroppers, yes it was nine o'clock but students where still up chatting excitedly about the thought of werewolves in the school. The prefects including the Head Boy had tried to send them off to bed but in the end they just gave up and we would have to wait for Mrs McGonagall to come back, if she does come back he he…

"It's very worrying" said Evans, rubbing her chin in thought, we had just finished telling them the whole story and everyone was wondering what to do next

"Yeah, what are the werewolves doing in Hogwarts?" Remus asked clearly worried and you can hear the hint of fear and anger in his voice. If anyone knew how dangerous werewolves are its Remus plus the same werewolf that cause his lycanthropy and ruined his life is now involved in this mystery, I couldn't begin to know he's feeling.

"That too" said Lily Evans, Lily didn't have a clue about Remus curse and failed to notice the axisity that Remus must be going though "But if it's true about that magic you felt back there, then it looks like Voldermort and the vampires are playing with time again and I wouldn't be surprised if the werewolves are include"

"It's a bit risky though isn't it" said James "for the werewolves to start trouble in Hogwarts while Dumbledore is still around"

"It's a bit careless" I mumbled "but remember that the lamp went missing on our first day, then the tonight we felt the magic of the lamps it's officiously those who stolen it" And my motorbike

"True" said Remus "but what about Miss Rowling, she was meant to have the other lamp"

"I'll write her a letter" said James "I already have to write Peter one, so I might as well"

"And while Potter does that" Started Lily, picking up the list of werewolf names I wrote down for her "I'll try and find out exactly who these people are so we know who we're dealing with"

"What about me and Moony" I couldn't help ask

"Well we still need that book back from my father Hermione said it was important" said Remus "dad's not going to give it back willingly so we are going to steal it somehow and I might need your help with that Padfoot"

"Cool" I said, stealing from a teacher this was going to be fun, but I had one last question "But what are we going to do about Snape?"

"I wouldn't worry about him too much" said Lily her eyes glancing to the table "but still just be careful, he doesn't like you guys and he will try to get you into trouble" she sighed looking up from the table "look guys" she said meting each one of us in the eye "I know you enjoy taughting him but for this year please just stay out of his way, there is too much at stake here and for Snape's safety as well as our own"

"Got that Evans" James grinned using his promising smile, I was bit disappointed though, I had the prefect trick to pull on that Slytherin this year but suppose she's got a point, oh well…

Snape

"Severus Snape where have you been?!" Venetia Bone, head girl boomed as I wandered into the Slytherin common room. I saw Regulus and Paton either side of her everyone else minding their own business, Regulus had a face a worry yet relfe as he saw me, but Paton smirked knowing what a whole hell heap of trouble I was in, and now I was probably going to get myself into more trouble

"None of your business Bone!" I snapped

"I'm the head girl Mr Snape and you will address me with more curticy, now I will ask again where were you?"

"None of your business Miss Bone" I smirked as I revised a few sniggers from the crowed

"ENOUGH!" Venetia Bone snapped and the whole room went silent "that's it of your back chat Mr Snape, you're lucky tonight's an important night for us Slytherin's or you will be in detention and we can't look bad in front of the Dark Lord"

"No we can't" I said, suddenly remembering how important this night is supposes to be

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Here you go, an extra long chapter for you guys to make up for the short one last time. I had a lot of fun writing this chapter and hopefully the next one should be out very soon.

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