Chapter 49-Cockiness
At that moment, Sirius transformed into the giant black dog known to his friends as Padfoot. Halle gasped. Before she knew it, Lily had been let go of her restraining arms and was running after the black dog. The stag had been taken out of sight and Sirius was running, looking for him. Halle was left panicking as to what to do.
Dumbledore, she thought. Go get Dumbledore!
She ran on her heels and slid across the floor in the entrance hall. She saw all eyes on her. She nervously got up, panicking.
"Halle honey, what's wrong? Where is Sirius?" Katy asked.
Halle shook her head, not wanting to answer those questions.
"Professor!" she shouted. Professor Dumbledore, who had been dancing with Professor Sprout held a hand up and the music stopped.
"He's gone. James is gone," she said.
"What do you mean, Miss Douglas?" Professor McGonagall asked.
"I mean, someone has taken James Potter. He is gone," Halle said. "And Sirius and Lily have gone after him."
"How could I have let this happen again?" Dumbledore asked himself. He ran out the hall with Remus, Katy, McGonagall, and Halle following.
"Where was he, Miss Douglas?" Dumbledore asked, searching the grounds with his electric blue eyes.
"This crow came down and swooped him up and they flew away. I don't know where they were going," Halle said. She didn't want to mention Sirius or James transforming. She knew it was illegal.
"And Lily and Sirius?" Dumbledore asked.
The two had left no traces of where they were going. Halle had no idea how they had left so fast.
"Professor, they're gone," Halle said sadly.
Sirius transformed back into man. He saw Lily next to him.
"Why did you follow?" Sirius asked, concerned.
"I love him. I am not letting anything happen to him," Lily said.
The two of them saw a portal. They had seen James and the crow go through it. Surprisingly, it was still here.
"A travel portal. Hard to use unless you have ties with the Ministry. They stay for about a half an hour," Lily explained.
They had run deep off the Hogwarts grounds, both were panting for breath.
"So we're going? To save him?" Lily asked.
"Damn straight we are," Sirius said. "That's my best friend. They don't mess with my friends."
The two of them jumped into the portal and they were gone.
Soon, the last remaining particles of the portal were gone as well.
James fell onto the ground and felt himself transform back into a man without exercising any control over it. He rubbed his head and sat up. He felt a foot collide with his rib.
"Not this again," he said sourly. "You Death Eaters need some new approaches."
"Shut it, Potter," Lucius said.
"So what's your plan Malfoy? Kill the Potter kid and hope no one will stop your beloved Dark Lord? I don't really get why you are after me all this time. Dumbledore is a bigger threat you know," James said, standing up and meeting eyes with Lucius Malfoy.
Barty Crouch transformed from crow to man before James' eyes.
"Barty? Wow, never would have guessed you would associate with such scum. Your dad is said to be replacing Fudge. I would be ashamed of yourself if I were you," James said.
"We're not here to chat, Potter," Lucius said.
"Why not, my dear Lucius? If I am going to die I may as well have some pleasant conversation with the bastards who are going to kill me. At least allow me that privilege," he said joking.
"Is this the behavior your damned father taught you?" Malfoy asked.
"As a matter of fact, it is. He always told me to stand my ground," James said.
Malfoy raised his wand.
"You are so stupid, Malfoy. You do know how many people are looking for me right now?" James asked.
Malfoy seemed slightly confused. He looked at Barty and Barty shook his head.
"Daft fools," James muttered under his breath. "You mean to tell me that the two of you just planned this little shin-dig without any planning? Wow, you really are going to get caught. Lucius, aren't you supposed to be the smart Death Eater? I am James Potter, Head Boy of Hogwarts. I have friends and a girlfriend. I am close with Dumbledore. I have been kidnapped before. Do you not think that people will look for me? You're so wrong about that one," James said. Lucius tightened the grip on his wand.
"I would put those silly little masks on before Dumbledore shows up. You're bound to go to Azkaban if he finds you," James said.
"Oh, but Lucius wouldn't want to wreck that perfectly beautiful bleach blonde hair would he? A mask would hide his gorgeous face," a voice said.
James, Lucius and Barty all turned. There was Sirius and Lily standing, with their wands out and ready to go.
"Black, Evans," Lucius spat.
"Oh, but Lucius I would much prefer to be called Mudblood. I look forward to it every moment of my pathetic life," Lily said.
James grinned. He loved when his friends used cockiness. It was the best way to bring down an enemy.
"Come on Malfoy. We're the top students at our school. Don't you want to test that against your oh-so impressive Death Eater skills? Where were you in your graduating class Lucius? Let's see, maybe bottom of his class?" Sirius asked. "Why is my cousin marrying such a loser? Oh, I know. She's an evil cold-hearted bitch."
"You want to play Black? We'll play. Crouch, you take the girl. I'll deal with this disappointment," Malfoy said.
"Oh, did you get that catch phrase from my mum? How clever of you," Sirius said. "Impedimenta!"
Lucius swerved, moving out of the way of the curse, but Barty Crouch got hit with it.
"He is so daft. How did he get made a Death Eater?" James asked.
"I was wondering that myself," Sirius said.
"Lucius, you do know this is completely boring. Venus was a little more convincing as an evil lost soul. You're not really living up to it. You've only done the clichéd kick in the ribs. How pathetic," James commented.
Lucius raised his wand and shot green light at James but luckily, both Sirius and Lily rammed into him and prevented
his death. James should have just stopped while he was ahead.
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