The Protector

Not Enough Sleep

*Author's note: I did the animagus ritual slightly different.

I slowly walked out of the tower, closing the protrait. She was asleep, as well as all the other paintings. I sighed. I headed down the continuously moving stairs. Part of me tempted to jump and catch myself, but I knew that would've ended up terrible.

I checked my pockets. It was still there. I smiled and quickly ran down the stairs. I made it to my floor. I ran swiftly to the wall. I need my animagus room. I need my animagus room. I need my animagus room. I thought in my head. A small door appeared on the wall.

I walked through it, and smiled, seeing as everything was exactly how I left it. The only difference was the full moon through the skylight. It hit perfectly on my ruins.

I could hear the thunder rolling in. Now I just need to wait. I began to clear my mind. A few seconds passed by, and I heard a lightning bolt strike one of the metal poles. I chucked the viles like there was no tomorrow.

Once the vile was empty, I tapped my heart with my wand, "Amato Animo Animato Animagus."

I kept repeating this. I never stuttered. I just kept repeating this.

***

The morning sun made the dark sky blue. I smiled as I kept repeating the words. I hadn't yawned yet, or messed it up. Thank Merlin.

I saw the door to the ROR open. McGonagall came through. She quietly closed the door, and smiled at me, "You're doing great. You started at midnight, correct?"

I nodded, still saying the words. She came up to me, "Great. Now your whole schedule for today has worked out perfectly according to plan. You must stay in here for the entire day, understand?"

I furrowed my eyebrows.

"Once you get done with the enitre twenty-four hour words, you will need to go back in time. Twenty-four hours to be precise. You will take over the present you's day. You must do this correctly. After your Quidditch game, if nothing goes wrong, we will start on your transfiguration."

I nodded, completely understanding. She nodded, "Okay. I'll see you soon, Ms. Meadows."

With that she left me alone with my thoughts.

***

I nearly yawned twice, but I stopped myself. My eyes were slowly drooping. "AMATO ANIMO ANIMATO ANIMAGUS!"  I started to yell in order to wake myself up. The moon had now shown through the skylight once more.

I continued to say the words as I checked my pocket watch: 11:59.

Okay, I can't stop now. I continued to say the words. I repeated those words a few more times. After the fifth time, I checked my pocket watch.

12:01 AM.

I sighed, and put my wand down. "It's done. I just need...to...go..." I started to drift off, "SNAPE'S ESSAY!" I shot up from my seating on the floor.

I walked towards the door, and looked back. My ruins and everything was still there. "Eh, I'll clean it up sometime."

I walked out the door. Everything was quiet and still. I liked Hogwarts like that. No rushing around, no talking. Peace.

I leaned up against the wall, "I guess I need to go back." I took out my turner, and spun it...twenty-four times. People started to race backwards, and lights went places. Everything looked back the way it was within no time.