Post by S.S Tigress on Aug 14, 2004 17:21:35 GMT -5
By: Tigress
words: 971
Age: 14
"Old Friends"
It was evening, the Halloween Feast was about to start and a bunch of third year Ravenclaws were rushing inside from what looked like Hogsmeade, their pockets overflowing with candy and even more in their hands. One of them, a boy, noticed a black dog off to the side and stopped.
“Hey guys look at that, a stray dog!” He whistled and gestured for the dog to come closer. The dog obeyed his call and came forward, rubbing up against the boy’s leg and panting happily. The other Ravenclaws stopped to pet the dog and scratched behind his ears. One of the girls asked the boy, "You should ask Professor Flitwick if you can keep her!” The boy glared at the girl.
“It’s a boy Lisa. Obviously, because it likes me and he doesn’t like you!” Lisa kicked the boy in the shin and ran inside with another Ravenclaw girl.
“ C’mon Morag. Let’s bring him inside and we’ll talk to Flitwick after the feast! We’re going to miss it if you don’t hurry up.” The boy, Morag and the dog followed the girls as they went inside to the feast.
As soon as they entered the Great Hall, the dog took off up the stairs to the right. Morag attempted to run up the stairs but lost the dog and ended up going inside to the feast, hoping he’d find the dog later on.
The dog ran up six more flights of stairs (almost fell through one staircase that was in the middle of moving.) before reaching the entrance to the Gryffindor Common Room. There, in front of the dog was the portrait of the infamous Fat Lady. The dog sat in front of the portrait and wagged his tail and panted in a positive manor.
“Oh hello! What are you doing he- ahhhh!” The dog had transformed into Sirius Black, right in front of her.
“ Sh! You’ll scare everyone!” Sirius whispered. The Fat Lady calmed down a little and exclaimed, “ Sirius? Is that really you?! I didn’t know you were an animagus! What have you been up to since school?” Sirius stared, “Have you not heard?”
“Oh, well I know you attended James and Lily’s wedding, that they named you Harry’s godfather and that you were in Azkaban for some time. I heard you had killed Peter but I refuse to believe that nonsense! You, Peter, Remus and James were all the best of friends, nothing could tear you all apart.” Sirius, chuckled a little at the thought of Peter,
“Yes we were. Speaking of Harry however, do you know if he’s in?” The Fat Lady thought for a moment.
“No, everyone is down at the Halloween Feast. Do you remember that unbelievable tale you told at a Halloween feast for why you were late? I think it was your fourth year. No, your 5th year. If I remember correctly, Dumbledore was in the middle of announcing the beginning of the feast when you and James came bolting in, clothes ripped and all soaked. Your story was that you were attacked by a werewolf and while trying to fend for yourselves, you both fell into the lake and fought off the Giant Squid all by yourselves!” She laughed hysterically and Sirius couldn’t help himself but chuckle along.
“I remember that, do you think anyone actually believed us?” Of course, know one actually believed the story except maybe Peter. When The Fat Lady tried to ask about Peter, Sirius waved off the question.
“I’d rather not discuss it. I actually can’t stay for long. Do you think I could just leave a message on Harry’s bed quickly?” The Fat Lady became quite serious and shook her head and replied, “I’m sorry Sirius but you need to have the password.” Sirius took out a slip of paper and started listing passwords one after another. The Fat Lady sighed and interrupted him.
“ None of those are it, sorry dear.” Sirius crumpled up the paper, he was starting to get frustrated. He asked, “We just had this nice little conversation, a little catching up and you can’t let an old student in to their old dorm? I just need to inform Har-”
“Look Sirius, I can’t let you in unless you have a password. Now if you don’t have any other passwords to throw at me I’d appreciate it if you left. I think the feast is ending and students will want to come in who actually have the right password and actually live here.” With that, Sirius became extremely angry and crouched down. He transformed back into a dog and attacked the portrait that the Fat Lady lived in, scratching so hard that the canvas ripped in three places. The Fat Lady screamed and attempted to hide in the background of her portrait. Sirius transformed back into himself.
“I’m going to ask you one more time, Fat Lady, let me in!” At that moment, both the Fat Lady and Sirius could hear a cackling from above. Sirius looked up and saw Peeves. The Fat Lady took off running through the portraits. Peeves floated down to Sirius’s level and exclaimed, “Oh lookie here! Sirius out and about, here at Hoggy Hogwarts! Headmaster will be most pleased to here about this won’t he?” With that, he floated off down the corridors. Sirius swore and transformed back into a dog. He growled at the portrait and ran down the seven flights of stairs and out the Great Hall. As for the Fat Lady, she ran through 30 different portraits before settling on hiding behind a boulder in a portrait on the 4th floor. She was furious with Sirius and when Dumbledore asked her about the attack, she spoke of Sirius exactly how he made himself out to be; a murderer.
I like how you've got the dialogue between Sirius and the Fat Lady and the whole conflict between friendship and duty. Nice work, Ti! 
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