Howl

Chapter 12

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That night, I had I dream that I was flying, conquering my fear of heights, and not falling off the broom. In real life, I fall off every time I look down. I'd like to play Quidditch, but it's unrealistic for me.

As woke up, I checked my lunar calendar (every werewolf should have one), and it's going to be a crescent moon tonight. I gasped, realizing what I saw in the crystal ball might actually happen.

I grabbed my robes, my wand, and James's Invisibility Cloak and headed to the boys' dormitory.

When I knocked on the door and said, "It's Aubree!" James then replied, "Uh, Remus is naked! Don't come in!"

Remus then sighed, "I'm not naked. He's just embarrassed since he can't find the Cloak. Come on in, Aubs." I cautiously opened the door, not knowing what to expect.

James hit my shoulder when he saw me holding the Cloak, "You! You took the Cloak! Why that is such a, a, a Marauder move! Why didn't you just say you were taking it?"

I answered, "I took it to escape Jewel, it was a spur of the moment idea. She was doing some things she wasn't supposed to and-" He cut me off, "Details don't matter. Hand over the Cloak and all will be well. Also, I got the hairs from Alice. She did it really sneakily."

James took the Cloak and dusted it off, then placing it in the chest where I had found it.

Sirius commented, "She actually gave us this hairbrush. It's just loaded with Lily's hair. She said it's a new hairbrush, so it's only Lily's hair."

I chuckled, "That's a lot of trouble for some hair." James nodded, "Whatever works, my friend. Whatever works."

Remus interjected, "Now that we have the hair, let's do the prank. Breakfast is about to start."

We all nodded, walking out of the dormitory. I then saw Lily walking around the corner, realizing I should distract her. I whispered, "She's behind us, I'll lead her the other way." They nodded.

As I ran to Lily, I noticed that she was alone. "Where's Alice and Marlene?"

She looked at me and said, "They've been acting kind of weird lately. Since two days ago after you talked to Alice during lunch, actually. Wait, what did you tell Alice? Are you the reason they're avoiding me? Whatever you did, you better undo. Or I'll, I'll, I'll kill you!"

Probably hearing Lily scream, Severus Snape came around the corner, his wand pointed at me, "What did you say to Lily?! Tell me!"

Lily swiveled around to face him, "She said something to Alice to make her hate me! Tell us what you said, Lavel."

I suddenly felt anxiety rush over me, and said in a small voice, "I told her about my crush on Remus Lupin." I lied, "She's probably acting weird because she wants to keep it a secret, but since I just told you I guess-"

Snape cut in, "Oo, Scratches likes Scars? I like where this is going. Tell me more, Scratches."

Marlene ran to Lily and grabbed her sleeve, "I've been looking for you everywhere, let's go."

Lily left with Marlene reluctantly, leaving Snape and I alone. "Scratches, I said tell me more."

Hearing myself being called 'Scratches' caused every ounce of anxiety I had in my body suddenly came out.

I couldn't speak, and I collapsed onto my knees, seeing nothing but a blurry Snape towering over me. As he looked down on me, he said, "INCARCEROUS!" and kicked me so I hit the wall.

As I was tied up against the wall, I heard laughter. More than likely people laughing at the prank. I kept sitting, waiting for someone to come untie me. I thought, I hope Remus is the one who unties me.

JiJi asked me what this chapter was going to be about. I simply said, "Let's just say I love my characters in the same way Shakespeare loves his characters."