Emrys Riddle and The Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3 of the four Ribbons Series)

Chapter 12

Chapter 12

We're All Mad Here

" Your both mental." Ron said after a few moment of silence.

" Peter Pettigrew is dead. You killed him 12 years ago."

" I meant to." Black growled. " But little Peter got the better of me. Not this time." Black lunged at him, and Lupin dragged him away as he fought to get to the rodent. " Tell him what you want, Remus, but make it quick. I want to commit the murder I was imprisoned for. "

" Your nutters, both of you." Ron said. " I've had enough of this, I'm off." He tried to get up, but he was stopped by his broken limb. " Your going to make it worse, Ron, quit." I told him as Harry forced him back down. " Just listen to what they have to say, what could it hurt?" I muttered.

" I can't believe your buying this, Emrys. Your just as crazy as them." Hermione scolded and I rolled my eyes before muttering. " Oh good, the genes work then." It was then that I lost all feeling in my legs and collapsed.

Hermione tried to reason with Lupin and Black, stating that Animagi had to register with the ministry so there was no way Peter Pettigrew could be one. Lupin laughed off her explanation, and gave his own about the fact that Peter was never registered. " Get a move on, Remus, I've waited twelve years, I can't wait any longer."

" Alright, but your going to have to help me, Sirius, I only know how it began." Lupin told him, before the door seemed to creak open by it'self causing them all to stare at it before Lupin walked over to look out in the hallway. Lupin explained how he had been turned into a werewolf at a young age, and how with the help of a potion supplied by Snape, he was able to keep his mind. He explained that the womping willow, the secret tunnel underneath, the shrieking shack, were all for his use when he was at school for his transformations.

He told us that he had three friends while at Hogwarts, who made his time as a werewolf, more bearable, Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, and Harry's father, James Potter. He had been terrified of them abandoning him in the beginning if they found out, so he had made up lies to keep it from them, until they figured it out themselves jut as Hermione had. The three of them had become animagi for him, it had taken three years, but they had done it.

" Hurry up, Remus." Black growled, growing impatient.

" I'm getting there, Sirius, I'm getting there."

He continued by explaining their nicknames, and the Maurder's map which showed all of Hogwarts, and that Dumbledore had no idea about any of it which made him feel very guilty at times, especially this year because he had been the only one to know about Black being an animagi. When he mentioned Snape, Sirius turned his attention away from the Scabbers. " What has he got do with it?"

" He's here, Sirius. He's teaching here as well. " Lupin told him before turning back to us. He explained that Snape had found out after a Black had pulled a very stupid joke on him, that had nearly gotten him killed.

" So, that's why Snape doesn't like you very much. " Harry said." Snape thought you were in on the joke."

" That's right." A voice said, before Snape appeared behind Lupin with his wand drawn, and pointed at Lupin. Snape told us that he had been by to give Lupin his potion, when he had seen the map lying on his desk. He knocked Lupin to the ground to stop his pleas for him to listen, and when Black tried to go after him, Snape turned his wand on him. Hermione tried to reason with him, but he told her to be silent. I glanced toward Harry, and lightly elbowed him in the leg from where I was sitting on the floor.

He looked down and I made a motion for him to help me up, because I couldn't do it myself at the moment. He glanced toward Snape, before reaching over and pulling me up so that I could lean against the bedframe again. Snape made to drag Lupin out the door, and Harry blocked his path. He took a step toward Harry, and I'm not sure if it was instinct or the concussion, but I lashed out at him with my powers, knocking him through the wall where he then lie motionless.

" Emrys...you attacked a teacher." Hermione said awestruck, and I sat down next to Ron, my vision now blurring. " Pretty good aim for someone with a concussion." I muttered. " I'm so getting expelled for that one though." I sighed.

Harry went over to help Lupin and Black explained how he had known Scabbers was Pettigrew. Ron was trying to poke holes in theory at every chance he got, but he was running out of excuses. Harry accused Black of killing his parents again, but Lupin explained that it had all been a misunderstanding and that Pettigrew was the real traitor.

Ron agreed to hand him over, still not believing that Scabbers was an animagi, Lupin took a hold of the squirming rodent, while Black forced him to return to human form. A few seconds later, Scabbers was gone, and a large, rat like man stood in his place.