This Escalated Quickly

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"Alright. So far we have Puking Pastilles, Fever Fudge... What other-ooh! We could do a Fainting candy!" I say naming off the ideas we have already, thinking of other candies we can produce.

"Ooh yes! I love the way you think Love." Fred says kissing my temple, causing the other two to make disgusted noises. "We could call them...Fainting Fancies!" Fred's face lights up as he thinks of the name.

"Brilliant Fred, Evey. Are you going to be able to work out a potion for those candies?" George asks.

"Yeah, it'll have to be the only candy so far that won't have an antidote with it, so I'll have to find a spell that'll wear off with time. Since you know, you can't eat a candy when you're asleep."

The boys all nod and I look to the time to see that it's gotten late already, and I've got to meet Remus at the Shack seeing that it's a full moon tonight. I start to gather my things trying to think of a way to leave without Fred wanting to come with, when they all turn to me with curious glances.

"I've got to go talk to Re-Professor Lupin about some of my O.W.L work-" they all cut me off with groans.

"Fine. Go, go. Must you remind us of those bloody tests?" George says while moving his hands in a get out gesture. Well that was easier than I thought...

"See you for breakfast yeah?" Fred says walking me to the door of their dorm, and I nod before he kisses me goodbye.

"MUST YOU?! IN OUR ROOM?!" Fred and I just laugh as I make my way down the stairs, sending my things to my room and head downstairs.
Since its early enough in the night, I take my time getting to the Shack knowing my dad will be there and we can chat a bit before things get hairy.

Once I get to the Shack, I make my way upstairs and am surprised to see that Dad isn't up here. I start to panic, hoping no one had found him and he's just on a stroll as Padfoot and that he won't do anything stupid... I decide to shift into my Animagus form incase someone or something does end up wandering here or at least close, and anyways it's warmer in that form. I lay down in the corner opposite the door so that I can be aware when Moony and Dad get here, I guess I was more tired than I thought cuz I'm suddenly dosing off into a light sleep.

Crash!

I'm startled awake by something bursting through the door causing me to jump up at the ready, only to see the backside of the black dog also know as my dad, but there's something—More like someone with him, and it doesn't seem like the person is there willingly...

"Lemme go! Ahh!! Help me!!" The poor boy screams as he's pulled through the threshold by a nasty looking bite mark that I'll have to talk to dad about later...

But that's not the only thing that I notice, thanks to the light of the moon, I'm able to recognize flaming red hair and immediately my blood runs cold. Why does Dad have his teeth in the leg of my boyfriends' baby brother... What in the hell is going on?! Neither one of them has seen me yet, which I'm thankful for, I want to see what's happening.

Once Dad has Ron in the room, he seems to pass out a bit from the pain, or at least he's just gone quiet. Dad suddenly shifts back, to place poor Ron on the tattered bed, the latter fighting him the entire time.

"Get your hands off me! I won't let you kill Harry!" And he keeps rambling on as I roll my eyes, we've all agreed Ron isn't the smartest of the bunch...

"Shut up! I don't want to kill Harry!" Dad says finally losing his temper, causing me to growl slightly-might as well make my presence known. Both their heads snap in my direction, giving Fred and George a run for their money of doing things at the same time...

I raise an eyebrow and cock my head to the side while Ron rambles again, both of us ignoring him.. Dad looks almost ashamed to be caught, by his daughter,  in such a strange situation, but then a gleam like madness flares in his eyes.

"I wasn't going for the boy. You must understand that."

"You really are mad aren't you?! Who is that?! Have they been helping you into the castle?!" We both roll our eyes, but I look at him with as much question in my eyes as I can, wishing there was some sort of telekinesis between Animagi.

"Honestly, I was aiming for his pet rat. You remember his rat don't you? Well I figured it all out, he's been right under our noses for this whole time!"

He voice reaching a crazed pitch at the end which worries me, he might just do something more stupid. He's already put Ron in danger. My head snaps to Ron and I see him clutching his nasty old garden rat, I think Fred said Bill had him...wait. Bill is eight years older than us, making that rat...close to twelve... Oh my gosh. Pettigrew has literally been here this whole time! Without thinking I bare my teeth in the rats direction feeling satisfied when he try's to bury himself further in Ron's arms, but scaring Ron at the same time.

"I can finally get him! He's so close!" Dad says moving toward Ron, which forces me to step in between the two giving Dad a warning look and a shake of my head. Using my eyes again I try to convey that I should go and get Remus, that way more witnesses to seeing Pettigrew and also to help contain my dad.

"You want to go get him?" I nod my black head, watching steadily. "Alright. I guess the extra wand won't hurt."

"Go get who? Where are you going?! Don't leave me alone with this madman!"

Dad stands in my previous corner showing he won't hurt Ron, but that doesn't stop him from complaining. As I make my way to the door, I have to jump back to avoid being hit in the snout and once again freeze, this time in horror. 

Registering quickly that Harry's wand is pointed right between my eyes...

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