Written In the Stars ⭒ Sirius Black

Chapter Four: Animato Amino Amnimato Animagus

Remus and Peter waited for the others in the boy's dorm.

"Did you get my favourite?" Remus perked up as they walked in.

"Yes Moons, we have your chocolate cake." Sirius said, handing a plate over to him.

Opal looked around. "Where's the book?"

The book she was referring to was How to turn into animagi for dummies, which they may have snuck out of the restricted section one night, Sirius claimed it was their own fault for not locking the door at night... and not that he used a spell or anything.

"In Pete's trunk." Remus replied. "I hope this works. I feel like Pomfrey will actually question what we're doing if we have to go down to the hospital wing."

Peter took the book out of the trunk, flipping through the pages. Opal, James and Sirius started moving the beds back against the wall so they would have more floor space to transform.

Opal's eyes widened as she had a thought. "Wait, what if we transform and our animagus is a fish?"

"Why would you think that?" Sirius asked, putting down one of the side tables, giving her a confused look.

"I don't know it could happen."

"Don't overthink it, besides Remus can always conjure up a fishbowl if any of us do turn into a fish." James said, turning his head towards Remus who was stuffing his face with the chocolate cake. "...maybe."

A loud clash of thunder struck outside the window.

"Get ready you four." Remus said, getting up from his bed, pulling out four goblets full of the potion they'd been brewing for the past couple of months.

He handed one each to all of them, they raised their wands pointing at their hearts.

The first lighting struck; they stood in a circle repeating the words.

"Animato amino amnimato animagus."

They drank the potion, Opal almost choked it back up. The taste lingered in the back of her throat, worse than the skele-gro she had to drink after her unfortunate accident involving losing her femur, don't ask.

"That was dis-" She wasn't able to finish her words as she felt a burning sensation in her chest, then a sharp pain on her shoulder blades.

She looked towards the boys, James was clutching his head in pain, Sirius was barking, Peter was clutching his bottom and Remus was looking down at the book then back up at his friends.

All of a sudden, a pair of bright red wings grew out of Opal's back as she slowly shrank down to the floor. She stared up at a brown stag and a large black dog.

"What- Opal you're a phoenix. That's not in the books." Remus said, flicking through the pages.

Opal lifted up one of her wings, examining it. There were scarlet red, orange and yellow feathers. She attempted to take flight but failed.

Must take a few tries to get the hang of it.

"Where's Peter?" James asked, still in his deer form. There was a squeak as a grey rat ran across the dorm.

"He's a rat!" Opal said, transfiguring back into herself.

"We did it! We successfully turned into animagi!" James said triumphantly, turning back.

Opal and Remus stared at him with wide eyes.

"Um, Okay. James, you still have your antlers." Remus stated.