The Pureblood Princess | Sirius Black

|44| Scaredy Cat

"Addy! The electrical storm! The seer was right! We have to do this now! We're going to be Animagi Ads!"

Adelaide quickly let go of the firm hold she had on Sirius's arm and bolted out of bed, running toward her closet.

"It's in here somewhere..." she said looking around frantically, shuddering every time another loud CRACK or BOOM of thunder rolled through. "Sirius! Go grab your potion and then practice casting the Patronus!"

Roughly five minutes later Adelaide finally found the box she charmed for the boys and herself, then ran back into her dark bedroom to find a silvery bright dog sitting upon her bed, staring at her with its tongue hanging out to the side.

"I've named it Snuffles." Sirius said proudly, pointing to the dog Patronus whose grin oddly matched his.

Adelaide let out a short laugh, despite the nerves that were now causing her hands to shake, and felt her self smile. "You got the potion?" she asked. Sirius held up the box and grinned even wider.

As the two made their way out to the garden where they would not be disturbed, the wind howled and the thunder clapped loudly, frightening Adelaide once again.

"Pads... I think we may have a slight problem..." she began as they finally hid beneath the cover of the gazebo. She squeaked again as the world around them was illuminated from the jagged electricity that burned through the sky, accompanied by the sounds of heavenly war.

"What? We have everything we need Ads! We've practiced this a thousand times!"

Adelaide felt the hairs on her arms prick up with the electricity in the air, and a second later a mighty BOOM coincided with a blinding flash a little ways away from where they were. Adelaide screamed loudly in fright, hiding her face in her hands. "I-I don't like thunder Sirius. I-I don't know how I'm going to manage to d-do the Patronus out here."

"Addykins, it's just thunder! It can't hurt you! Especially not in here!"

He was right. The shield charm Adelaide cast over the gazebo earlier that week would protect them from being struck by lightning while under its protection.

"You know what, I don't even fancy cats all that much anyway..." she lied. "Let's just go inside now." she said trying to drag him back to the Manor.

"Addykins. Stop." Sirius said wrenching himself out of her grip, placing his hands firmly on either side of her arms to keep her from running off. "This isn't about cats. This is for Moony. I know you hate thunder Ads, but I need you to be brave right now. You need to be brave for Moony."

"B-but the Patronus!"

"Addy, stop overthinking it! You can do this!" He exclaimed. "Just... just think of me doing something horribly embarrassing." he said with a cheeky smile.

Adelaide closed her eyes for a long moment, then smirked slightly.

"Please don't tell me what memory you picked, alright?" Sirius joked.

Adelaide nodded. The two sat down on the floor, casting the spell to unleash the crystal vials, each containing one mouthful of the blood red potion.

"Okay. First we say the incantation, then cast the Patronus, and feel the 'beating of a second heart as the animal spirit connects with your soul'." She recited from memory. "Then we drink the potion... and well... then we have to try not to freak out."

"Yes! Yes I know! Let's get started!" Sirius said with a grin, bouncing in excitement.

Together the two recited the incantation for the last time, "Amato Animo Animato Animagus," touching the tip of their wands to their hearts.