𝓘'𝓶 𝓨𝓸𝓾𝓻 𝓒𝓪𝓼𝓪𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓪 {𝓗𝓮𝓻𝓶𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓮 𝓖𝓻𝓪𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓻}

15

What does Harry mean by that? Ron and Hermione? What?.

"We never thought of a way how to reach Sirius" Hermione said "How can I be so stupid"

Just then it hit me the whistle that Dumbledore gave.

"There is a way" I said.

"How?" Hermione questioned.

I blew the whistle and waited for the Hippogriff to show up.

"What was that for?" Harry questioned.

"Just wait" I said.

After a few seconds have gone by I heard wings flapping. It was Buckbeak landing near us.

"Harry tie him to the tree so he can't go anywhere" I ordered.

"Why me?" Harry questioned.

"Hippogriffs aren't fond of me" I answered.

"Where did you get the whistle?" Hermione questioned.

"From Dumbledore" I answered.

The leaves overhead rustled faintly in the breeze. The moon drifted in and out of sight behind the shifting clouds. Hermione sat with her face turned toward the Willow, waiting.

"Chase I was meaning to ask you" Hermione said "Who is Hazel in your life?"

Before I could answer.

"Here we come!" Hermione whispered.

We got to our feet. Buckbeak raised his head. We saw Lupin, Ron, and Pettigrew clambering awkwardly out of the hole in the roots. Then came Hermione... then the unconscious Snape, drifting weirdly upward. Next came Harry and Black. They all began to walk toward the castle.

I glanced up at the sky. Any moment now, that cloud was going to move aside and show the moon...

"Harry" Hermione muttered as though she knew exactly what he was thinking, "We've got to stay put. We mustn't be seen. There's nothing we can do...."

"So we're just going to let Pettigrew escape all over again..." Harry said quietly.

"How do you expect to find a damn rat in the dark?" I snapped "There's nothing we can fucking do! We came back to help Sirius; we're not supposed to be doing anything else!"

"All right!" Harry answered.

The moon slid out from behind its cloud. We saw the tiny figures across the grounds stop. Then we saw movement.

"There goes Lupin" Hermione whispered "He's transforming"

"Hermione!" Harry said suddenly "We've got to move!"

"We mustn't, I keep telling you-" Hermione said.

"Not to interfere! Lupin's going to run into the forest, right at us!" Harry cut her off.

Hermione gasped.

"Quick!" Hermione said, dashing to untie Buckbeak. "Quick! Where are we going to go? Where are we going to hide? The Dementors will be coming any moment"

"Back to Hagrid's!" I said, "It's empty now come on!"

We ran as fast as we could, Buckbeak cantering along behind us. We could hear the werewolf howling behind...

The cabin was in sight; Harry skidded to the door, wrenched it open, and Hermione, Buckbeak, and I flashed past him; Harry threw himself in after us and bolted the door. Fang the boarhound barked loudly.

"Shh, Fang, it's us!" Hermione said hurrying over and scratching his ears to quieten him "That was really close!" she said to me.

"Yeah..."