The Snow Fox

The Request Part 2

"Sirius Black?!" She cried, seeing the man mauled on the ground. He had deep cuts on him and claw marks deep in his torso. He looked pained and shocked to see another person, worried she was going to run in fear. Venus swallowed thickly and slowly walked to the man, hearing a howl in the distance. "Professor Lupin turned?"

"You knew?"

"Oh I've known since the start of the year, Wolfsbane has a thick smell, hard to wash out of cauldrons. My mum makes it sometimes for victims of Fenrir Greyback at St.Mungos."

She cautiously kneeled next to the supposed killer and looked at his wounds. Venus rose her hand and Sirius turned away, preparing to be struck. Her bracelet jingled clearly in the air in a clear tune, signaling her owl to bring her something.

"You're not scared of me?"

She rummaged through her bag, pulling out a green stalk.

"Not exactly, I know you went to school with my parents and some of their friends. Dad spoke well of you, he was sad when you were sent to jail."

She started to mush it together in her hands as Crystal swooped down and dropped a small pouch into her lap.

"Is that-"

"Yes, please stay still, this will burn a little bit."

She opened the pouch and silver dust poured out, into the green mush on her hands. She mixed it together and started to carefully apply it to the man's wounds. He grit his teeth in pain but slowly sighed as the cuts began to close.

"Thank you. What is your name?"

"Venus, Venus Snow."

"Your Copernicus' daughter? Good ol Nic? Is your mother-"

"Layla Snow."

"Well I'll be, they got married after all." He looked away with a far off look. "I knew your parents when they got engaged. They were going to get married but then the war broke out, I'm glad they tied the knot. You truly are their da-"

They heard a howl and a loud cry in the distance. Sirius froze and took off running, holding his side. Venus panicked and quickly went after him, having Crystal fly on ahead, hoping she'd find Hermione or Harry.

There was a scream and dementors began to swoop in through the trees, avoiding her and mingling towards a point.

She was sprinting through the woods towards the epicenter of the fear when she saw something running away. It was a large wolf-like creature, whimpering. It was her teacher. It saw her and snarled, eyes going feral as it howled.

Venus knawed the inside of her cheek in fear and anxiety as she slowly took out her wand.

"Hello Professor."

He started to circle her and she followed him with her wand.

"I know you, Mum and Dad spoke of you when I was little. I think I called you Uncle Wolf. I didn't put the pieces together until meeting you here in person. But...I'd like my Uncle Wolf back."

She exhaled hot air that froze in the climate and let the Werewolf approach her, sniffing. It's pupils enlarged and then relaxed, realized she was a friend. Her heart was racing but she sighed when he back away.

"Well Uncle, I think you've had quite a night, why don't you go to the shrieking shack and-"

A bright let set off from the trees behind her and Venus whipped around. She pointed for the werewolf to run away and it obliged as she ran in the opposite direction. She slid down a muddy trench and saw an iced over lake with Sirius, Harry, Hermione and...Professor Snape...at the bottom.

BLOODY HELL! What's he doing here?! Maybe if I go around I can-

"No use in hiding Ms.Snow, I know you had a part in this judging by the state of the Whomping Willow. Come down and make yourself useful and help Ms. Granger take Potter to the infirmary. And i'll-" he started levitating Sirius. "-take him."

Venus poked her head out from behind the tree and dutifully bowed her head, rushing over to her friends.

She and Hermione cast a levitating charm and slowly floated Harry's body back to the castle with their teacher.

He looked at the young Ravenclaw when passing the frozen Willow and pinched the bridge of his nose.

"Unfreeze it and I will leave your involvement in this scheme a secret."

Venus looked over at Hermione who slowly nodded her head for her to listen to theith teacher. The Ravenette sighed and passed a hand over the Willow's trunk.

The ice slowly began to thaw at the base, slowly crawling up her arm instead. The frost on her upper body pooled to her feet as she slowly rerouted the freeze to herself, slowly making her grow colder and colder. Her hair was only partially white, but her skin was getting paler with the exposed temperatures as her internal one dropped. She slowly exhaled and threw her hands into the air, letting the ice travel through her fingertips and out into the air, creating a small snow cloud above her head. It quickly condensed back into the sky, floating away as she rejoined the group entering the castle, only to be dismissed by Professor Snape.

As she sulked back to her dormitory, she was pulled backwards by a tug of her hand.

"WHA-"