The Lost Potter Twisted - Artemis Potter

50 - Truth

Artemis

We all shuffle down to Hagrid's hut doing our best to keep under the cloak,

"This is stupid!" I hiss quietly, "Our feet are showing we are going to get taught!" I feel Nathan step on my shoe,

"Be quiet, or we will get caught," He whispers angrily and I turn my head to glare at him, before kicking his shin turning on my heel to keep walking forward, "Merlin's beard!" Nathan yells making me smirk,

"Well if you had let me finish I was going to say," I continue turning to glare at Nathan for a moment grabbing Ron's shirt to stop him from walking and he grabs Harry and Hermione in from of him stopping them as well, "I'll get out and leave because I don't know Hagrid well and you will get caught because we can't all fit under here," I tell them and Harry immediently shakes his head,

"No, not happening Filch will catch you and it's not tha bad we just have to hurry," He says and starts walking again and I sigh rolling my eyes and we all continue making our way down to Hagrid's hut. We reach the hut and Harry knocks on the door in a papid motion for a few moments before stopping, "It us, we are wearing the cloak, Let us in" He hisses through the door,

"Yeh shouldn've come!" Hagrid whispers to us but stands aside letting us in, once the door shut behind us Harry pulled off the cloak. I watch as Harry, Ron, Hermione and Nathan seem to get comfortable in a spots around the hut quickly while I look to Hagrid noting the look of helplessness in his eyes, "Wan' some tea?" He asks his hands trembling while he reaches for the kettle,

"Where's Buckbeak, Hagrid?" Hermione asks hesitantly as he starts to pour the tea and milk into each cup before he answers her question,

"I – I took him outside," He tells us shaky before spilling the milk making me jump backwards so I don't get milk on my blue hoodie and leather jacket, "He's tethered to me post in pumpkin patch. Thought he oughta see the trees an – an smell fresh air – before –" Hagrid is shaking so much he drops the milk jug while pouring it. It shatters on the floor and I hiss bringing my leg up to my chest as a shard of the jug cuts my ankle, 

"Artemis-" I wave her off,

"I'm fine just a cut," I place my foot back on the ground giving Hermione a small smile, "See?" Hagrid looks at me guiltly as he goes to start cleaning up the shattered jug,

"Sorry Artmis" Hagrid apoligises, while Hermione kneels down to help Hagrid clean up the mess,

"I'll go outside and sit with Buckbeak might like some company," I tell them and walk outside to go sit in the punkin patch with Buckbeak. When I see him I bow and wait for him to lower his head while he's laying down. Once he does a small smile creeps onto my face and I make my way to sit at Buckbeak's wing and stroke the top of his head down to his beak when he cranes his neck towards me. I spend the whole time the quadrant is with Hagrid inside when I feel a small breeze go over my head before a small crash is heard. My head pivoets and I glance curiously at the broken window and vase catching Harry's eyes.

Another small breeze goes over my head again hitting Harry's head. I quickly turn my head to the direction it came from narrowing my eyes at the tree where it came from. Abesent mindedly petting Buckbeak's head not noticing Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Nathan sneak out of Hagrid's hut to behind the larger punkins. 

"Ah Miss Potter lovely to see you," I snap my head up and away from the trees and look up seeing Proffessor Dumbledore, a man I don't recognised dressed up as the grim reaper, and Cornelius Fudge.

"Dumbledore." I say curtly and turn away from the three men continuing to stroke Buckbeak's feathers. 

"And younge lady what do you think your doing near this dangerous creature?" Fudge asks buufled and frustrated. In an instant Buckbeak goes to rear up against Fudge, quickly I wrap my arms around Buckbeak's neck doing my best to keep him near the ground. He squeaks and screeches and Fudge and the Reaper back up. It takes a minute or two before Buckbeak settles down and I go back to stroking his feathers.

"You know it should be common knowledge that you shouldn't insult Hippergriffs, otherwise they are harmless," I state plainly, a ghost of a smile twitches on Dumbledore's lips as Fudge splutters,

"Leave now, you shouldn't witness this," He says finally able to put a string of words togther. I stand up kissing Buckbeak's head before walking off without another word towards a rock formation at the top of the hill. I hear four sets of foot steps rush up behind me in the last neck of the hill. 

"Bloody hell that was close!" Ron exclaims once we all reach the top of the hill,

"Ron why do you have a rat?" I ask as soon as my eyes flick down to spot Peter in Ron's hands trying to squirm away,

"Hagrid found Archer and has been looking after him for Ron," Harry tells me while Ron it trying and failing to keep 'Archer' still,

"That isn't Archer," I tell them but they don't focus on my words as Fudge, Hagrid, Dumbledore, and Reaper come outside. Without a warning Reaper brings his sieth up and down with a large thwack. I finch slightly at the noise knowing what it meant for Buckbeak and Hagrid, out of the corner of my eye I spot Hermione, Ron, Harry, and Nathan huddle together. With no warning Nathan reaches out pulling me under his arm rubbing my shoulder. I sigh sadly and close my eyes for a moment when Ron starts yelling at 'Archer,'

"Archer, keep still!" Opening my eyes I look over at Ron and see him trying to shove Peter deep in his pocket,

"Ron-" I start

"What's the matter with you, you stupid rat? Stay still – OUCH! He bit me!" Ron exclaims and drops Peter who runs away. Ron pulls out of the huddle and chases after him,

"Shit Ron stop!" I yell after him and the rest of us break away from the huddle to go after Ron. We watch Ron body dive on 'Archer'

"Gotcha!" Ron cries out in triumf when a large black dog jumps out of the near by bushes grabbing Ron's ankle and starts to drag him away like a sack. We stay frozen for a moment before Harry and Nathan start yelling after the dog.

"Sirius!"

"Padfoot!"

"Dad! Stop!" As soon as I realise what's happening my eyes widen. If that was Sirius and he has Ron who has Peter... We all run after them just in time to see Sirius drag Ron inside the Womping Willows whole.

"Fuck my life," I mutter under my breath and tackle Hermione to the ground just as a branch swung at us. We roll on the ground for a moment and here Harry and Nathan groan  so that when we look up they are being swung around by the Womping Willow. "Hermine what are you-Hermione!" I groan when she stood up and jumped on the same branch as Nathan and Harry. I watch the three get swung around until finally they let go and slide into the hole.

"Well this is great," I sigh and start to get past the Womping Willow's branches having to puause all the time to either jump, duck, or jump wildly to the side. It takes me a while but when I get close enough I make the dive into the hole skidding down the dirt slide. Recovering as fast as possible I rush down the tunnel.

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A/N wow I finally got a chapter out sorry to keep you all hanging but I wasn't just this book that I haven't updated for a bit. I lost a lot of motivation to do this for a bit in the process of picking next years subjects but I am back on track and happy to continue this story :)