Authors note Sadly i still don't own harry potter but some of this is taken from the official harry potter website
The past two weeks had been very chaotic. I managed to win first place in both and ice skating and running competition. In the morning I forced myself awake to pack for Hogwarts which we left for tomorrow. The first thing I did was feed I woke up hermione so we could read some of our books. When I lifted Hermione's blanket I found her reading a book on charms. "Oh, hey sam have you started reading yet?" Hermione asked happily. "No not yet, i was planning to read the book on animagus that you bought, thats how its said right." I said sheepishly. "Oh, I can't believe we're leaving for Hogwarts tomorrow," Hermione exclaimed. " yeah i cant wait, i still have to pack." I said.
" Oh really I packed everything but my books yesterday." she giggled. " Yeah, I should probably do that first," I said. I walked to my closet to pick out what I wanted to wear. I first got four pairs of jeans ,three shorts ,and one skirt. Then five baggy shirts, one tank top, and two hoodies. I would have packed more but we were going to uniforms too. I then grabbed the three robes and clothes I would wear under them, folded them and placed them on a pile with the rest of my clothes.
I then pulled out my trunk from under my bed to put all my things. I first carefully stacked my clothes on top of eachother then placed the small bag holding my stationary in after I then put my hair and self care things into my bag as well. Finally I placed my shoes there was still lots of space, but I still hesitated before placing atrophy in my trunk
Finally I had (mostly) finished packing, I pulled out the animagus book I had been tempted to read earlier. I started to read and got deeper and deeper into the book. Hmm maybe becoming an animagus wouldn't be that bad I Thought. Step 1: Do your homework… …in Transfiguration and Potions at least. Becoming an Animagus requires a witch or wizard to be skilled in both these areas in order to stand a chance of achieving such a complex transformation. Step 2: Carry a single Mandrake leaf in your mouth… …for an entire month – from full moon to full moon to be precise. Yes, we're serious. If you swallow the leaf or remove it from your mouth at any point, you have to start the whole thing again (no-one likes to see that happen). You then have to find a 'small crystal phial that receives the pure rays of the moon', put your saliva-filled leaf inside, and add one of your own hairs. Step 3: Add a silver teaspoon of dew from a place that neither sunlight nor human feet have touched… …for a full seven days. And if that wasn't hard enough, you then have to add the chrysalis of a Death's-head Hawk Moth to the crystal phial as well. Then put 'this mixture in a quiet, dark place' and leave it alone until the next electrical storm. And really leave it alone – don't even look at it. Don't even think about looking at it. Step 4: While waiting for the transfiguration to begin, you must place your wand tip over your heart… …every sunrise and sundown and speak the following incantation: 'Amato Animo Animato Animagus'. If you keep repeating your incantation, 'there will come a time when, with the touch of the wand-tip to the chest, a second heartbeat may be sensed.' Don't change anything! Keep going. Keep waiting for that storm! Step 5: As soon as lightning appears in the sky, go to the place where… …you've hidden your crystal phial. At last! If you've done everything right then you will 'discover a mouthful of blood-red potion inside it.' Then move somewhere where you aren't going to alarm anyone or place yourself in physical danger during your transformation. An Animagus transformation party is definitely a bad idea. Step 6: Place your wand-tip against your heart and speak… …the incantation 'Amato Animo Animato Animagus' and drink the potion. You will then feel fiery pain – lucky you – and an intense double heartbeat. Step 7: The shape of the creature into which you will shortly transform will appear… …in your mind. The instructions then warn: 'You must show no fear/ It is too late now, to escape the change you have willed'. Yikes! Step 8: When your transformation is complete you are strongly advised to pick up your wand… …and hide it somewhere safe, so you can find it post-transformation. To return to human form, visualize your human self as clearly as you can. Don't worry if you don't change back immediately, 'with practice, you will be able to slip in and out of your animal form at will, simply by visualizing the creature'. Once you're an advanced Animagus, you should be able to transform without your wand. The (many) things to be wary of… * When the process of becoming an Animagus goes wrong, it often goes seriously wrong. We're talking horrible half-human, half-animal mutations here, with no known cure. * The first transformation is usually uncomfortable and frightening. Clothing and items such as glasses or jewelry meld to the skin and become one with fur, scales or spikes.' * When you first transform, try to avoid panicking otherwise the animal mind 'may gain the ascendancy' and you could do something stupid or dangerous. * 'Generally, wizards prefer to have their clothes Transfigure with them, to escape the embarrassment of reappearing naked'. * Don't forget to log your personal details and Animagus appearance on the Animagus Registry. Failure to do this might land you in Azkaban prison. Now that I had read the instructions i wasnt that sure I wanted to be an animagus anymore. I had gotten a bit bored so I decided to play with sage and teach her tricks instead.
I picked sage up and out of her cage. I think I want to teach sage how to bring things to me first i thought enthusiastically. "Sage this is a pen" I said as I stood up and placed the pen on the desk and sat back down on the floor in front of her. "Now sage, get the pen"I ordered. Sage flew up to the desk, picked up the pen, dropped it in my hand and flew onto my lap. "Good job sage" I cooed as I fed her a treat. "Sam, what are you doing?" Hermione asked, confused. "I'm just a training sage," I said. " You know that might seem weird to treat your owl like a puppy, in the wizarding world people don't do that,"she said. "I know but she's just so cute I can't stop," I said, leaving the room to play with her in the backyard. I bought my wand and Hermiones fourth year charms book to practice magic as well.
The first spell I wanted to try was Aguamenti. "Aguamenti!" I chanted as water gushed out of my wand and onto the floor. After that spell ended I searched through the book to find a spell that I could use to play with sage. I found a spell at the back of the book which claimed it would be nearly impossible for the caster, so finally I had found a goal for today. The book claimed you would have to think of happy thoughts to cast it so i thought of running ,family and friends "Expecto Patronum" I exclaimed. A bright light shot from my wand but apparently I true one would show a creature of some sort, so I tried again this time thinking of when I had bought sage. Suddenly for mere seconds a huge dragon appeared from the tip of my wand but then faded away. " HERMIONE, DO YOU WANT TO PRACTICE CHARMS WITH ME IN THE BACKYARD" I yelled at her through the window. "NO" she yelled back. Well sage i guess it's just me and you i thought. After a bit I played fetch with sage for nearly two hours (Sage was really fun to play with). Then I carried her back inside to get her a dish or water.
I walked to the kitchen and placed her on the counter. I grabbed a small bowl then filled it with water and placed it in front of sage. The only problem was I would have to give sage a bath and owls and baths probably weren't a good combination but I tried anyway. After the sage finished her water I picked her up and took her to the bathroom and placed her in the tub. I filled the tub up a quarter full with lukewarm water then started to wash sage. "hey"i laughed as sage splashed me then splashed her back. After she was clean I took her out and dried her with a towel and took her to my room. " Sam, I feel bad for you. You wasted your time playing with your owl that you didn't get to read" she said. "Hey, at least I managed to do a really hard spell,"I said as I placed sage on my bed. "Realy, which one?"Hermione asked. "Expecto patronum" I yawned. "I don't believe you. even I can't. Show me!" she exclaimed. "Expecto patronum"I said as the huge dragon from my wand flew through the air. She looked shocked as I casually picked up my school books and placed them in my trunk. "Good night" I said before turning off the light and placing Sage next to me.