Why? Because of Them. *Marauder's Era*

Chapter 30: Revealed.

"What if I am an Animagus?" I asked, nervously.

"What do you mean?" Sirius cautiously asked.

"I mean that I am an Animagus as well. I've been practicing since second year and perfected it in fourth. So, I am an unregistered Animagus. You're like me." I clarified.

"Really?!" Remus asked and I nodded.

"Prove it." Peter said, clearly. That surprised me.

"What animal are you?" James questioned. Right when he asked, I concentrated hard on transforming into my animal form. The more I concentrated, the more I felt myself change. I felt myself minimizing and slowly feeling the sensation of walking on all fours. I sensed my colorful fur spreading around my body. Lastly, I felt my soft tail slowly growing out.

My animagus - a fox. As soon as I transformed, the boys gaped at me in shock. I felt myself smirk, but I doubt they saw it.

"You see? This is why she is my girlfriend." Sirius stated, pointing at me. The others rolled their eyes. After a couple of minutes, I transformed back into my human form,
smiling.

"There. Now you've seen it. My animagus is a fox. A chance you'll reconsider?" I gave them a hopeful look.

"I don't know, Saph. I don't want to hurt you." Remus said.

"So I revealed my secret for nothing, then huh?" I bit my lip.

"In our defense, we revealed our secrets." Sirius stepped closer to me.

"True...but..." I trailed off, not being able to think of anything. Damn. "I'm strong. I've been hurt before! This wouldn't be a problem. For me or you." I said sternly.

"What if you do get hurt?" James asked.

"I'll find a way to fix it." I said.

"If you get hurt, you're not helping again." Remus said. I glared.

"It depends on the wound." I said.

"Fine." Remus sealed the deal.

"YAY!" I clapped my hands. "You look bloody tired. We should probably get some sleep." I informed them.

"You too." James said, messing up his jet black hair.

Once we got to the Gryffindor house, I walked up the stairs. I put on my pajamas and checked the time. Thank Merlin tomorrow is Saturday, because it's 4 in the morning. I crawled into bed and fell asleep.

Dream

I see a black, misty area. No one there until some kids walked in. It was Autumn, the boy that looks like James, the other 2 kids from my earlier dream, and another 2 kids (a girl with light blonde hair like Malfoy's and a boy with bucked teeth and black hair). The boy that looks like James was holding a crystal ball with some light blue steam in it. A prophecy. They were huddled pretty close together and next thing you know, black smoke starts pouring into the area. One by one, each kid disappeared for a mere second, while the boy that looks like James (who was referred to as Harry by Autumn) stayed down. As the smoke cleared, Harry stood up. Each of his friends was in the arms of someone in a black cloak. I saw a familiar face - Bellatrix. She held her wand to the throat of the boy with bucked teeth and black hair. Every other person did the same to the kid they were holding hostage. I saw familiar long blonde hair. Lucius Malfoy walked up to Harry and asked for the prophecy. He blackmailed Harry, who gave him the shining crystal ball. I saw a little flash and someone was behind Lucius. When Lucius turned around, he saw Sirius, who punched him in the face. That's the Sirius I know and love. In the dream, white blasts of smoke flashed all around the area. More people appeared. Me, Remus, and others from the Ministry. A minute later, spells were shot. I was beside Sirius and Harry, who were having a little family moment. Spells flew around the room, hitting a person one by one. Lucius fell and broke the crystal ball which held the prophecy. Smart, Lucy...real genius (sarcasm intended). Spell by spell was shot and next thing you know, Sirius is lost into the mist. Bellatrix killed him...

"WHAT THE HELL? YOUR OWN COUSIN? YOU ARE LOW, YOU BITCH!" I bellowed at the top of my lungs. Remus tried his best to keep Harry away from running to Bellatrix. She let out an evil cackle and ran away. Harry ran out of Remus's arms and began running, but realized there was no use. He stopped dead in his tracks. I hugged him.

"He's dead." Harry said, in tears.

"I'm so sorry." I empathized with him. Tears spilled out of my eyes...one by one.

End of Dream

I shot out of bed. More questions flooded into my head. One of them: Where is Opal in my dreams? I tried to regulate my breathing. But it just wasn't steady. I checked the time. Already missed breakfast. Again. It's noon. Lunch is in an hour. I put something on (picture), showing my Gryffindor pride and went down to the Common Room.

"Someone's proud." Angel scoffed, though I wasn't sure if she was insulting our own house.

"Someone's a slut." I quickly made a comeback. I heard some people say 'ooooh.' I smirked. She was about to say something, but turned back to her friends. I walked up to the Marauders, who were talking with Lily and Opal. "Can I talk to the boys for a second?" I inquired. They nodded.

"Yes?" James asked.

"So, since I'm helping you with full moons...don't I get to be a Marauder?" I asked, hopefully.

"We'll see." Remus explained.

"Fine, I'm hungry." I said.

"Lunch is soon, babe." Sirius said, putting his arm around me. 'Babe.' I like it.