The Bonds of Spirit are stronger than the Bonds of Blood

Chapter Ten

Lily was diligently taking notes when she noticed movement out of the corner of her eye. Turning to get a better look, she saw Sirius and James nonchalantly sitting in their usual spot; which had been empty when class began. James seemed his normal self, if a bit out of breath, while Sirius seemed about to burst with joy. Lily smiled as she turned her attention back to the professor. Clearly whatever they were doing was successful so far. Lily was glad to see her friend so happy. She'd love to know what was going on, but she had promised not to ask any questions. So she would just silently wish for his success. When the lecture was finally over, she gathered up her supplies a bit slowly. She met Sirius' gaze as he left the room with his friends, giving him a smile. When he returned it, she got the feeling he understood. Lily finished packing up thinking about how strange this year had been so far. It started out just like the year before, with the trip to the train being utterly awkward with Petunia ignoring her existence. Then suddenly she found herself sharing her story with the notoriously arrogant Sirius Black. She quickly learned there was a lot more to him than anyone could possibly imagine! And now the two of them were incredibly close, despite the secret he was so desperate to keep now. They seemed to just know what the other was thinking or feeling with just one look. Lily certainly hadn't imagined anything like this could ever happen, but she was glad it had! Heading out the door to catch up with her friends, she couldn't help but wonder what else this year had in store for the newly formed duo.

Sirius and James had dragged Peter with them to one of the hidden empty rooms they had found their first year. Remus was busy, diligently working on the mountain of homework that was due the next day. This gave the trio the perfect chance to try out this human transfiguration thing. Sirius had no idea how it would work, but he was willing to try anything to help Remus! Peter looked about ready to bolt, looking around the empty room for an escape route. James just looked excited. Finally, Sirius decided he should explain before Peter hyperventilated. "So James and I finally have an idea for how we can help Remus. It's gonna be difficult, but it's the best chance we have!" He said, watching as Peter's eyes lit up. The mousy boy managed to find his voice and said "What?! How?!" Sirius and James shared a smirk before saying "We become animagi!" Peter looked stunned at the duo while Sirius told him all that Professor McGonagall had told them that morning. When he finished, he said "We can't tell Remus any of this! He's such a worrywart he'll only try to stop us! We'll show him once we've figured out how to turn into our animagus forms completely. That way he won't have to worry!" James and Peter nodded in agreement. They both knew just how much of a worrier Remus was, and neither wanted to make him worry any more than he had to. But now came the difficult part, figuring out how to become animagi. Sirius looked at his friends and, after some silence, said "So, how should we begin?"