See You Again

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Her bones started cracking as she slowly transitioned back to her normal self. She bit her lip, breathing through the pain. It was faster turning back than turning into a Werewolf, but she still wasn't looking forward to the - Snap! She screamed out a little as her spine snapped and reshaped itself back to normal. Taking deep calming breaths, as she stayed there on her knees for a few moments, trying to gather herself together. It wasn't until she heard Remus call her name out, that she remembered that she wasn't exactly alone. Which also made her realize that she was currently naked... good thing she was behind a giant rock. That was fortunate!

"Ara? You shift back yet?" Remus called out.

"Give me a second." She remembered taking off her clothes and putting them in her Mokeskin pouch so they wouldn't get shredded to pieces when she changed - but where was her Mokeskin? "Accio." She thought.

"Ow! Bloody hell was that!?" Shouted Sirius. Oops. It must have hit him as it flew towards her.

"Sorry! It has my clothes!" Quickly opening the pouch and getting dressed, she made her way out from behind the rock and over towards the boys. She was giddy inside! She got to spend the full moon with James, Sirius and Remus. It was like a dream come true! Granted, she didn't ever think she'd be the Werewolf in the situation, and unfortunately Peter was here as well! But still!

"How do you feel?" Asked Remus gently.

Less irritable but still sore, tired and a little too warm... other than that! "I feel perfectly fine. Now, we should probably get back and get some sleep before breakfast." She voiced as she began to rush off.

"But wait! We have - questions... " James sighed, as she continued on as if she hadn't heard him.

"Come on," Sirius said, throwing his arm over James' shoulder, "You can interrogate her later. I'm too tired." With a yawn, he reluctantly agreed and the four of them got under his invisibility cloak, before making their way back to their dorm.

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A couple hours later led to the boys rushing to get ready. In all the chaos James might have mismatched his socks and possibly put on Sirius's pants but oh well, it is what it is. He was still tired but he can make up for that later, during his free period after lunch with a nice little nap. Right now, he just wanted to eat. Entering the Great Hall, they made their way to their usual spot. Mindlessly James scanned around for Ara, spotting her as she looked to be zoning out while sitting with Alice, Dorcas, Marlene, and Lily. It became a habit at this point, to naturally look for her... he couldn't understand it. For some reason, he just had to always make sure she was alright. As he filled his plate and silently ate his food, he couldn't help but ponder over the mystery of Adhara Potter. He couldn't get a thought out of his head. She said she hadn't told Madam Pomfrey or Dumbledore, and that they for sure didn't know, but she knew she was a Werewolf...

"What if she's lying?" He whispered to his friends.

They immediately stopped and looked at him in confusion, "Who's lying?" Remus questioned.

"Ara... What if she's lying that she has Amnesia?"

"Why do you think that?" Questioned Sirius incredulously.

"She knew she was -" He quickly looked around to make sure no one was listening, "A Werewolf, yet, how? If she has Amnesia and Madam Pomfrey and Dumbledore don't know... then - she's gotta be lying, doesn't she?" The group pondered over what James said, subtly glancing in Ara's direction.

"She could have gone to the library to look up her symptoms she was experiencing...?" Answered Remus, unsure.

"I guess... but then, how did she know she'd be fine? Why was she so confident that she could just go into the forest and that would be that? And if she didn't know but suddenly found out - why wasn't she freaking out?" Remus opened and closed his mouth multiple times before giving up and letting out a huff. It seems James has stumped him.

"But why lie?" Questioned Peter as some egg bits shot out of his mouth. Sirius grimaced, "Chew. Swallow. Then talk. But I agree. Why lie?"

"Well, you all saw how she turned up. Maybe, it was to protect herself. Maybe she's in danger!?"

Sirius furrowed his brows and pursed his lips, deep in thought, "But if she really is related to you... and in danger... Why not tell you? I mean you're a Potter. No one would mess with her as a Potter... She'd be untouchable with your name backing her."

James downed the rest of his juice, "Maybe she's trying to protect us as well...? And I can't get her reactions to us out of my head. It was like she knew us, but I don't remember ever meeting her before -"

Remus cut in, "Especially her reaction to Sirius... that was... odd..."

Sirius looked down at his plate as he zoned out, he remembered exactly what Remus was talking about. Every last detail of it. It bugged him all day and night long after it happened. And he still thinks about it here and there. The emotions in her eyes when she looked at him... He glanced towards her, she was smiling at someone and he followed her gaze to none other than Barty. Clenching his jaw as he glared at him, he didn't understand why he was reacting as such... He just knew he hated seeing it. He returned his gaze to Ara, and couldn't help but wonder what exactly was she running from?