The Golden Trip

Chapter 6

Bloody hell. What? Why? HOW? How did Dumbledore send this to me? And I can BRING FRED BACK? Halloween. That's when I leave this time. Halloween. Something always happens on Halloween. I put on the necklace and magic the paper to stick on the necklace and make it so only I can see it. I took a shaky breath and faced George and Fred. They stopped talking and looked at me. I hesitated. Should I tell George? What if it doesn't work? I don't want to get his hopes up.

"I'll see you tomorrow. If you need food, call the house elf's," I waited. "Do not leave this room. If you do, someone will see you and that can't happen. Beds will appear as well. Goodnight." I slipped the cloak on, pulled out the map, and left them. I tried to block out all the thoughts in my head. Save the Weasley's...Fred Weasley...Fix an old man's mistake...What if I can't? Did he ever think of that? I send a curse towards the wall. The wall crumbles to the ground. Tears start to cloud over in my eyes. That's what the walls looked like after the war. Because of us.

I started to run. I don't know how far. I wasn't hungry. I knew Harry and Ron were probably waiting for me at the common room, but I didn't care. I passed the entrance and came outside. It was quiet. Dark. There were stars shining brightly. I walked closer to the Black Lake. So peaceful. I haven't had a peaceful day in so long. I sat on the ground, the cloak covering me. The moon was reflecting on the lake. Glowing. It was full. So bright. "AH!" I exclaim. Full moon. Remus is at the school. "It's a full moon-"

A long howl silences me. I spin towards the shrieking shack. There are loud noises coming from it. Animals emerge from it. A dog. "Padfoot." I whisper. A stag. "Prongs." A rat. "Wormtail." I practically growl. And a werewolf. He seems smaller than 3rd year. That could be because Remus grew himself. "Moony." I chuckle. They're still far away. I look back at the castle. I'm not tired at all. Plus, I did learn how to become an animagus because of Professor McGonagall. She thought that she should teach me. I slowly take off the cloak and put it under a rock, along with the map. I close my eyes, and become my animal.

I'm a brown fox. Smart. Sly. Brave. I have brown fur, but my stomach is white. My face is also white. McGonagall figured out how to teach me quickly. Plus, with advanced magic it happened quicker. Harry and Ron were offered the opportunity, but declined. A loud twig snapped sounded from the Shrieking Shack. I look closer and see Sirius bounding around, with Peter riding on James' antler's. Behind them was Remus. I wish Harry could have seen this. Sirius started to run faster, closer to the lake. They were probably heading for the Forbidden Forest.

I watch them intently. Barks are filling the air, along with howls and the sounds of grass being stomped on. Soon, Sirius is right next to me. He's bigger than me. I'm only up to his shoulder. He's still the same dog I remember, only less shaggy. He cocks his head at me, wondering who I am. He barks, and runs off with James, Peter, and Remus towards the forest. He looks back at me, still running, almost as if he's asking me to follow. I do.

Foxes have a bark that almost sounds like a loud bird chirp. It has a unique sound that calls to its babies. I always bark (or, chirp) to alert animals that I'm coming into the forest. But for tonight, I do it to warn the Marauder's. When a werewolf spots an animal that he isn't familiar with, he'll go after it.

I dash through the grass, sniffing the air. It reminds me of the Forest of Dean. Fresh pine and grass. Not all good memories. I shake my head quickly, to get rid of the images.I run into the woods, looking around for an animal. After a moment, a stag, probably James, runs up to me. I wag my tail at him, and hop on a rock. He makes this weird barking sound that's loud and deep. It's like a howl, but deeper. He suddenly turns and jumps away. I follow him and soon come face to face to Sirius.

He stares at me, his eyes narrowed. Can he tell I'm not a real fox? He looks into my eyes and I think he's thinking. He suddenly turns away and barks at James. The stag nods his head and comes over to me. They're both standing in front of me. I bark, and try to make them believe I'm a real fox. Sirius growls at me, and I whimper, cowering behind. This is bad. James suddenly charges at me with his antlers. It lifts me up on his back. Sirius nods at the rat, who scurries away, bringing Remus with him.

POP! "Wonder who this is Prongsie?" He says, back to being human. He picks me up gently. James switches back as well. I bark at both of them and try to get out of Sirius' grip, but he just tightens his hold on me.

"Cute fox though." James says, running a hand through his hair. Sirius brings me over to a tree and takes one hand off me. He lifts up a log, and takes out his wand. He takes out James' as well and hands it to him.

"She is," Sirius says, rubbing my side. I bark again, but he just puts the log down and takes out his wand. He transfigures branches into a rope. "Prongsie-"

"Don't call me that Sirius!" James interrupts.

"Just hold the fox!" Sirius exclaims. James walks over and now James is holding me. Sirius crouches down and knots the rope around the trunk. He transfigures a leaf into a bowl shaped item. The rope wraps around that, and then behind the tree. The bowl shaped item is sturdy, maybe plastic. "Put her in here." Sirius says, pointing to the compartment. James drops me down, and I try to get out. I can't! It's too high! I start to whimper, but they just laugh.

"We'll bring her back to the Shrieking Shack in the morning with Remus." James tells Sirius. He lays down beside me. Sirius lays down on the other side.

"Nightie night Foxy." He says, sighing, and closes his eyes. Soon, they're both snoring. Crud. Shoot. James and Sirius might know it's me! This is bad! And no one can come and get me! If I switch back, they'll wake up! I sigh, and lay down, tucking myself into a ball. I close my eyes and hope everything turns out okay. The rustling of the leaves on the trees put me to sleep.

Surprise!! Another chapter! It's really only because I have nothing to do today, so I'm on my computer and decided to get this part from my Google Docs.

Speaking of the Google Docs, as you know I originally started this awhile ago for myself. Well, I finished it on Google Docs at 63 pages. Now, I kinda ended it on a cliff-hanger, and I can bring in more characters. There's still questions I can answer, like how The Golden Trio got to the past in the first place. So, I think for now my plan is to finish uploading The Golden Trip (which there is still a lot more), but maybe decide if I should continue the book and make this Book 1 and the next Book 2. Maybe. Cause I already have ideas for that.

But, this chapter is dedicated to @Spider_Monkey31

They have voted on every chapter of this, and I greatly appreciate it! I'm so glad you are enjoying this book!

I have to go for now, but I might upload another chapter of  Stars so there's two chapters until the next time I upload for it. 

Have a good day! -E :)