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"Dialogue"
'Thoughts'
-Author notes-
Chapter 87: Hunting Trip
The sun came down, allowing the sky to darken and the full moon to be displayed in all its glory.
Remus's transformation commenced soon after. Thanks to James's potion, it went smoothly and without the usual unpleasant sensation as his body morphed and lost control.
The others waited patiently for his changes to end, not taking their eyes off him as his body grew in size and turned into a terrifying werewolf.
Remus, now in his bestial form, let out a soft growl before looking at James, Sirius, and Peter.
They had been through this before, so none of them were worried about being attacked.
Remus's eyes soon recovered their usual light, and they all knew he was in full control of his senses.
"You okay there, buddy?" Sirius asked.
Remus could not speak, but he nodded his head.
"Let's go outside then," James told them, walking at a brisk pace through the secret tunnel that led back to the tree covering the entrance.
He scanned the area with his eyes to make sure no students were around, not that it was likely for anyone to be out here at this hour of the night.
Remus left the safety of their hideout, quickly followed by Peter and Sirius, who had already transformed into their Animagus forms.
"Come here, Peter." James knelt down and placed his palm close to the floor so Peter could easily climb up.
He then placed the brown rat on his shoulders before he also began to transform into a majestic silver stag.
Peter managed to stay on top of him by using his little hands to hold onto his fur.
James tapped his hooves on the ground a few times as a signal to depart and then began to run towards the forest.
Sirius and Remus had no trouble keeping up at his current speed, although James was aware that he could go many times faster than this...far beyond what any normal animal could achieve.
They entered the forest, with James acting as the guide, running between the trees with extreme precision as Peter held on as best he could to his silvery fur.
The Black Forest was massive in size, at least ten times bigger than the rest of the Hogwarts grounds combined. Watching it from the highest floor of the castle, one could see it stretched into the horizon with no end in sight.
The forest was also magical in nature, and as such, it was home to countless species of magical beings. Some of them were completely harmless, while others should be avoided at all costs.
James was fairly familiar with this forest. Although he was nowhere near an expert like Hagrid, he at least knew his way around it.
He also knew he could find some targets for the demonstration he had promised his friends.
The nest of Acromantulas was two miles north of his current position, but he had no plans of going directly there. Aragog, the mother of all these Acromantulas, hadn't done anything that would justify being exterminated.
However, her children were a lot more dangerous and savage.
Usually, the centaurs were the ones who patrolled the area surrounding the nest and eliminated any Acromantula that ventured too far.
Tonight, James was going to be performing that task.
"Grrrrr…" James could hear the growling coming from Sirius, who was right behind him.
Remus reached his side and made a similar sound.
James understood what they meant. His friends were trying to warn him of the danger ahead. They must have caught the scent of some Acromantulas already.
The silver stag shook its horns and hoped Sirius and Remus would understand that he was telling them not to worry.
James increased his speed. His sense of smell was not as sharp as theirs, but his eyesight was excellent, even inside this forest in the middle of the night, he could see everything clearly.
Like the three Acromantulas climbing onto some nearby trees.
Peter started to make squeaky noises and pulled at James's fur as hard as he could. It was obvious that he had also detected the creatures ahead and was getting worried.
James wished he could tell his friend that everything was under control. But soon, there would be no need for that. He just had to show them.
The Acromantulas didn't make a sound as the silver stag approached.
They stayed hidden in the trees and waited for their prey to get close enough before launching their attack.
It was too bad for them… this stag was no prey.
The two horns on the stag's head began to glow and emit sparks of electricity.
This startled Peter, who tried to bury himself in the fur on James's back.
Sirius and Remus reacted to this and created some distance between themselves and James.
The Acromantulas must have sensed the danger then and attempted to retreat by jumping onto the ground and crawling away.
Sparks traveled across the stag's silver fur and reached his legs.
The distance between him and the Acromantulas was still about thirty yards.
James pushed his body a little more… and reached his targets in a fraction of a second.
-Crack-
The sparks on his horns transformed into bolts of lightning that immediately struck their targets.
The three Acromantulas didn't have time to make a sound of complaint as their bodies were pierced by white bolts of electricity that incinerated them from the inside, killing them instantly.
James stood there and waited for a moment, to make sure no other dangers were around, before he reverted to his human form.
"How was it?"
Peter reverted from his rat form. He had just jumped off James's back after the Acromantulas were killed.
"What was that?!" He wasn't sure what he was more afraid of, the spiders or the lightning bolts that killed them.
"Whoa!" Sirius arrived at his side. "That was incredible! The deer can shoot lightning?!"
"Yes, I can, and it's and stag…wait." James's eyes became sharp.
Remus growled.
"Stay calm, we have company," James said.
They heard the sound of approaching steps.
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