Infinitely Six

Animagi, Part 2

It had been two weeks since the first day and it was becoming increasingly difficult keeping the leaves in our mouths. There had been a very close call when Peter had choked on his while eating. We almost had to start him over. Luckily we didn't, but the incident had caught the suspicions of Professor McGonagall.

Currently, I was in the boys' dormitory with Iris and mauraders, which was the only place we could talk without revealing ourselves.( The girls are so bold XD)

"What animal do you reckon you're going to be?" I asked them. I was sitting on the floor at the foot of Remus' bed, legs crossed. Remus was laying on his stomach on his bed, his chin propped up on his hand, reading a book. James was sitting, his legs stretched out, leaning against the wall. He was toying with his wand, twirling it about in his fingers. Sirius was leaning against the wall beside him, foot tapping on the floor, arms crossed. Peter was sitting crisscrossed on his bed, twiddling his fingers. A nervous habit.

"I think a lion," James said, confidently.

"A lion?" Iris snorted. "You're not strong enough to be a lion," James put a hand to his chest, pretending to be offended. I shifted over to Sirius's side. We crossed our arms. "This is going to be fun to watch," he whispered in my ear. I nodded. 

"Shame on you. How do you know how strong I am? You've never seen me work out. Oh, wait. You have," He smirked at Iris, his eyes twinkling mischievously. Iris rolled her eyes. She was thinking about the time when she saw him shirtless. I smirked, then looked at Sirius's face with my "She's thinking about him" expression. 

"You don't have very many traits to do with lions, though. Besides being in Gryffindor, I suppose," Remus said.

"Exactly. I'm a Gryffindor, I ought to be a lion," James said, as though that was obvious.

"But that would mean McGonagall would be a lion," I pointed out. Sirius gasped.

"James is going to be a cat! Ten Galleons, I call it," We all laughed while James moped."I'm not going to be a cat," He said, grumpily.

"Ah, cheer up, mate. Sirius will probably be a frog or something," I said, elbowing Sirius. Remus snorted and James laughed.

"I'll make being a frog all the rage," Sirius grinned. "What about Iris, though?"

"I think I'm gonna be a fox or something," she shrugged. I nodded. 

"Hey Vi, what do you think you're going to be?" Sirius asked me. I tapped my chin. "My mom was a raven, so I think I'll be some sort of bird. But to be honest, I'm probably going to be a turkey or an ostrich," I said, sighing. "Nah, you're going to be an eagle, so you can peck out Jame's eyes out", Sirius said. 

"Today is 'Make fun of me day' right?" said James, ruffling his hair. 

Timeskip and change of POV

Iris's POV

Two weeks passed after that and I was glad to say that the leaf was out of my mouth. Violet brewed the potion which we were supposed to drink every day and distributed our portions. Merlin, what would I do without her. She's such an amazing person, and she's been through so much, too. 

"Bottoms up," I muttered and dumped the vile potion down my throat. It stung and I gagged. I was never going to get used to the taste, even if I've been taking it for so long. It didn't help that I knew exactly what had gone into the potion either. Many things, most of which I did not want to think about. I swallowed as quickly as possible and grabbed my water bottle, chugging it. Water dribbled down my chin, but that didn't matter; the putrid taste was gone. I crinkled my nose. Just three more days, and it would be over.