Back In Time

Trying Out An Idea

It was another full moon. My sixth one. But. My fourth one in school. So far. All of them were fine. No problems. The barrier was still up. Between Remus and I. Until now. Madame Pomfrey decided to take down our invisible barrier. We all agreed that Remus and I were ready. Or. Our wolves were. To finally meet. Without something blocking us. So. Here we were now. No barrier between us. We were still in our separate rooms. But. Yeah.

There was about five minutes till the moon was up. I had an idea. If this idea worked. It would make full moons a lot easier. I haven't told Remus though. I wanted to test my idea first. If I told him. And it didn't work. I didn't want to disappoint him. I wouldn't be disappointing myself. If I was the only one trying it.

I closed my eyes. And took a slow. Deep. Breath. Thinking positive thoughts. And telling my subconscious about myself. Then I breathed out. Then. repeating the process.

"What are you doing?" I heard Remus ask.

Without opening my eyes. And breaking my concentration. I answered. "I'm testing out a theory. I'll explain it to you tomorrow. If it works. I hope it works. I need to concentrate. So. I need silence. Talk you in the morning. Alright?"

"Ok? I guess. Talk to you in the morning." I heard Remus reply. Hesitant.

I could feel his eyes. Watching me. Wondering what I was doing. But. I ignored him. And continued my breathing. And my thoughts. It helped calm me. I think it was working. But. I didn't think on that. I just thought positive and reminding myself. Of who I was.

I continued till I felt the first bone crack. Then. I kept at it. I needed to keep at it. I couldn't break my concentration. Even as the pain was getting worse. I kept my eyes closed. And my thoughts positive. Reminding myself of who I was. As I did that. The pain wasn't as bad. It still hurt like fuck. But. It was lesser than it was before.

Soon. The pain was gone. I was laying on my side. Panting. Slightly. But. I kept my eyes closed. And thought about who I am. Who I was.

I heard a whine near to me. I opened my eyes. I saw Remus a few feet away from me. Curled in a small ball or fur. Clearly in pain. I got up. On all fours. And walked over to him. My claws clicking on the wood. I stopped. Before I got to him. And I looked down. Seeing my black legs. I tilted my head. Then. I looked out the window. The full moon in my face.

I smiled. My theory. Worked. My idea worked. It actually worked. I was a wolf. But. I knew me. My brain was human me, and a bit of wolf me. But. Not a lot. But. I was in wolf form. It worked.

I continued my way to Remus. Although. I'm going to have to call him Moony. When we speak. When I got to him. I nudged him slightly. With my nose.

"Moony? Are you alright?" I whined at him.

He slowly. Uncurled from his ball. And laid on his side. Eyes still closed.

"Come on, Moony. Get up. It'll be fine. Please." I nudged him again.

He opened his eyes and looked at me. "Aspen?" I nodded. "What are you doing here? I thought you couldn't get through?"

"The barrier is gone. I just walked in here." I explained.

It took a minute. But. He eventually got up. Sitting. He was still panting a little. So. I put my head under his neck. And nuzzled him a bit. In a sisterly kind of way. He calmed down.

At that point. I heard a commotion. From downstairs. I wagged my tail a bit. It was our friends. They don't know about the barrier coming down. Remus and I didn't even know. Not until we came here.

"I think our friends are here." I told Remus. Stepping to the side of him. He wagged his tail. I smirked. "Do you want to meet them at the top of the stairs?" I asked.