This flight was better than the first. Hermione was squeezing Megan a little too hard, but it was thrilling to think Buckbeak would be free, and Sirius would be too. The view was incredible. The grounds and castle glowed a silvery blue, and the lake glistened in the distance. Megan's hair flew about her. Buckbeak did feel very different from a broom, but it was far from a bad thing. He seemed as excited as she felt.
"Oh, I don't like this... I really don't... Hermione whimpered.
"Hermione, relax, we're almost there." Megan said. "I can see the tower."
Sure enough, a couple of miles away, they could see the tower Dumbledore had indicated.
"Is that a cell...?" Hermione asked as they came closer.
"I suppose it's logical. You wouldn't leave a supposed mass murderer free of movement in a school," Cedric said.
Megan glanced at her watch.
"We've not got much time, we'd better hurry. Come on, Buckbeak!"
She led him down towards the tower. In its centre, as they had thought, was a small stone cell. They jumped off Buckbeak and ran to the cell
"Sirius! You okay?"
He jumped and stared at them wide-eyed.
"Yes, but... how..."
"No time to explain," Cedric said. "Girls, Sirius, stand back!"
Cedric then pulled out his wand and shouted:
"Bombarda!"
The door blew open and Sirius stepped into the moonlight. He looked worn, but unharmed.
"We have to move," Cedric said.
He and Megan helped Sirius onto Buckbeak.
"Go on, Buckbeak, one more time..." Megan coaxed him.
He squawked and took off.
They landed in the small courtyard Megan recognised from her vision during her Divination exam. Cedric hoped down first and helped the others. Hermione stayed with Buckbeak.
"What happened to the others?" Sirius asked. "Ron, Remus?"
"They'll be fine." Cedric said.
Sirius nodded, relieved.
Megan and Sirius exchanged a look.
"We'll let you talk... but we can't be long." Cedric said quietly.
Megan nodded. He went to join Hermione.
"I'll forever be grateful to you," Sirius said. "To all of you."
"I want to go with you..." Megan said.
"One day, perhaps." Sirius said. "But for now, I need you to stay here, where it's safe. My life will be too unpredictable, and I don't want that for you."
"But you're innocent ..." Megan said.
"And you know it. And for now, that's enough."
He put his hands on her shoulders.
"... We just found each other..." Megan said, her heart stinging, "And now I don't even know if I'll ever see you again..."
"Yes, you will. I promise. Even if I can't tell you when."
"Megan... it's time..." Hermione said.
They led Buckbeak forwards. Megan looked up at Sirius. His face had lost all hardness.
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Megan Potter - A saga of the Heart - Book 3 - Past and Present
Fanfiction- Things are seldom what they appear - Megan was ready for yet another long, boring summer at the Dursleys. Little did she know that this summer would soon turn out even worse than the last. The reason? Her cousin's aunt Marge. And as if that wasn'...
