Reader James's Story

Reader continued to munch on the treats brought by the house elves, choosing as much as she can as the submarine takes them towards Diuinitati. Excited first years looked like they are ready to bounce of their seats as they become fascinated by their surroundings. Which totally freaked out Reader, she hated being under water. Why can't they travel on land just like they did on that other school back in England? The one her dad took her too when she was a kid. What was it's name? Something like pigwarts? Oh shoot, whatever Read thought. All these seaweeds and fishes looked weird for her taste. She'd rather breath fresh air than smelling other people's sweat and odor.

She was about to finish last of her chocolate frogs when she saw a smaller bloke bumping into her least favorite person- Izzie. He seemed familiar to Read as she saw a better view of who he was, the Quibbler reading guy! Now if she just can remember his name, was it Al? Oh well, the scene was more fun to watch than to think of what his name is.

Read watched as he tried to start a conversation with one of the least sociable students of the school who is most likely to end up having a fight with her most of the time. She was ready to see Quibbler guy getting beat up when she heard her best friend's voice from afar as she instructed the first years who have now eagerly lined up according to Andy's orders. She smiled mischievously, planning to make things more interesting for the new students. She pulled out a piece of Puking Pastilles from her bag, imported from England from a famous joke shop they called Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes. How she loved that place. She even thinks she's an honorary English woman rather than an American. Their school's is way hidden in the mountains instead of being partially underwater and on an island.

She tapped a gullible looking first year and said, "Hi, how are you? My name's Izzie and I would like to welcome you into Diuinitati in behalf of the other students. And I would like to give you these Pastilles in honoring the tradition of welcoming new students. Go on try some and pass these few around. They are terrific," She gave the boy around 4 pieces as he passed it towards the other students. She slid out and slipped on to her robes as she made her way towards the exit with her bag. Pretending to be Izzie was fun but it's more fun when the new students report her name instead of hers. Izzie deserved it in Reader's opinion. She still owed her a few points deducted from her house after the fight they had last year. And it wasn't even her fault.

"Andy!" She called unto her friend and came closer to her side. "I'll see you inside the school okay? I'll save you a seat before all these munchikins take ever spot on the table." She finished and dashed out once again. Squeezing her way out of the submarine as it came to a halt and the entry way opened, just in time to hear a few students hurled as they started puking and becoming sick. If they read the wrapper- they'll see how to cure their selves but for now Reader happily got out of the submarine and was more than relieved to be done being under water.

Reader did her best to one of the first people to get off the submarine as soon as came to a halt and had it's doors open. She was getting agitated again- which isn't a good sign. She has forgotten to check the full moon schedule once again- to which her father would totally go ballistic about. She should be more responsible- she isn't like any other girl. Aside from being a full blooded witch, a curse runs through her veins. A curse passed on by her mother who had to endure certain sufferings when the moon is at it's fullest.

Not checking her schedule meant she has also forgotten to take her wolfsbane, and speaking of wolfsbane- her stock is almost running out. She has to get a few bottles from her Potions professor who happens to be one of her parents' close friends since her mother's accident.

The problem with wolfsbane is that she can't just take a dose without computing how much she needed and when she needs to take it. And not many can help her. Okay so it must be karma for pranking the first years but then it is no joke if the side effects starts to kick in. But then the school should be more thankful that she doesn't fully turn into a werewolf like her mother and instead just needs to be separated from the other students as she can cause havoc and start running and jumping (real high) and can be a harm to others.

"Hurry up Andy," She mumbled under clenched teeth. Andy has always been more responsible than her, in fact her friend even knows her schedule more than she does. Which is totally fine with her, best friends are supposed to look after each other.

Her insides grumbled which made her grab her stomach and rest her body against a tree. She had just gotten out of the submarine and got a breath of fresh air. It made her feel a lot better but not entirely well enough. She checked her wrist watch and saw the time, if her thoughts are correct- she's in a whole lot of trouble. "Anderson," She tried to call for her friend but it was easy to be covered by the hustle and bustle of the first years and other students who were again reunited with their friends and clan members. Her hand began shaking as cold perspiration started forming on her forehead.

He had to get out of this submarine and fast. The smell from the failed or successful joke was starting to catch up with him. He wasn't put off by it but that mixed with this confining space was pushing him to his limit. So Sam quickened his pace no longer caring if it looked like he was walking with the woman in front of him. Once he caught up he actually helped start to push through the crowd with her. He movements were smooth and fluid with a sense of urgency but not a negative one. He politely excused himself when he had to push some people out of his way rather roughly but it had to be done if he wanted to be out of there.

He made it to the front and out onto the school grounds where the fresh air brought a grin to his face. Not wanting to block others he moved away from the exit and off to the side of the obvious path leading to the school where many students were congregating to attend the welcome feast. He saw that out here there were people, students and teachers alike guiding students. A few even asked him for directions on where to go. Luckily he had been going over the school layout and information before coming on this trip so he was able to tell whoever asked him where to go. I could seriously be one of the schools student representatives if I wanted. What was it called.......Oh yeah a Clan head. He thought to himself. But then he remembered why he might not make a good one. He wasn't an extremely sociable guy and while he could lead well he didn't see himself as one to lead others.

Out in the crowd he spotted his aunt keeping watch over the flow of students. He waited until she looked over towards him before he waved to get her attention. She smiled and waved back to him. He half hoped that she would come over there but then again half hoped that she would not. Luckily for his solitary half she did not. He figured he would either catch up with her after the feast or when classes started. Not that he needed to take Flying. His aunt had made sure that he could fly as well as any professional Quidditch player sever since he showed an interest in flying. He knew she hoped he might seriously take up the sport but he didn't have the fire she did in her heart for it.

He looked around the grounds again taking in the scenery. It was an astonishing sight, but then again he always did love watching nature. While many who already had been here have grown bored of it Sam knew he surely would not. As he looked over everything he noticed a girl who seemed to be getting sick. He would not have given it another thought since he knew about the puking joke but then he noticed she seemed to have a different set of symptoms. She looked like she might seriously need some help and no one else had noticed it yet. He quickly jogged over to he and tapped Reader on the shoulder. "Are you alright? " he asked her with genuine concern. He wondered if she might have eaten those pastries and had an allergic reaction. "You didn't eat those joke sweets they were passing out did you?"

"Are you alright? You didn't eat those joke sweets they were passing out did you?"

Reader could hear a voice but couldn't distinctly understand what he was saying. It was more of a blurb than actual words. Her eyes glinted, somehow becoming more of a dog like than human like. Not good.

She kept her head bowing as she held her stomach, few of her things remained lying on the ground as she winced in pain. She tried to call out Andy's name once again but it turned out to be more of a soft growl rather than actual words.

"Stay away," She managed to utter. Pushing who ever it was with her free arm, a little too hard. She hoped she didn't hurt the person. She knew he was just curious or worried that she looked sick. Her strength can be unbearable when she suffers, actually hurting a lot of people. Her father had barely enough space not filled with scratches from her mother and Reader when she was a child. She was glad Wolfsbane was discovered. She refers to her condition as a curse rather than a gift. Who can blame her? Who wants to turn into a were wolf that you can't control yourself even if you want to.

Reader let her body drop on the ground as she rolled around in pain, now both hands clasping her stomach as her legs kicked the dirt. Other people started circling her wondering what was happening to her but no one dared to touch her. Few first year girls gasped and run away while the others tried to get a teacher or staff to see what was happening to her.

This girl was getting sicker and sicker in front of him. He doubted it was from the sweets so it had to be something else. He tried to look at the symptoms and go through what it could be in his head. So far she was having abdomen pains, sweats, and couldn't seem to speak very well. His mind wanted to say PMS but he knew that was too stupid to even mention. He heard her trying to say something so he leaned in closer to try and understand what she was saying.

"Stay away."

She growled at him and pushed Sam causing him to fly a few feet backwards. He landed on his butt with a thump and was a bit winded since she pushed him in the stomach. That push pretty much gave him the final clue as to what was happening. The unusual strength, sweats, and pains were all signs of a 'Were-animal' transformation. While there were plenty of different kinds of 'Weres' he was willing to bet this was a werewolf. Especially since there was a Clan here with ties to Lycanthrope.

He stood up quickly and tried to think of a way to help. The best remedy would be a Wolfs-bane potion but he didn't have the time nor the materials to make it. So he grabbed a passing student and told them that they needed to get the potions master quickly for Wolfs-bane and that a student was turning at the submarine docks. He watched as they ran off alerting people as they went. Soon other students began to notice the girl and some even began to scream. No one else seemed interested in trying to help her though. He knew that he shouldn't get involved because of the dangers but he still couldn't just watch either. SO he made up his mind and ran back over to her.

"Okay okay okay....What to do?" he said more to himself than to her. His mind raced at the different things he might be able to do. There wasn't much information on what to do while someone is turning. Most of the facts about werewolves were about what to do before they began and after they turned. There were a few spells that were rumored to work but most were still in their experimental phases at best. The only one he could remember full and didn't require a ritualistic set up was a version of the Homorphus Charm. It was developed out east and hadn't been confirmed to completely work yet and at best this one would only stave off a transformation for a short while if it even worked.

Sam took out his wand and stood over Reader and tried to keep calm and visualize the words he needed. He focused only on this girl and nothing else around him. Slowly the words came to him and he began to say them while keeping his wand pointed at her.

*Comprimi bestia intra
Trahere umbra super luna
Animum eam proprio
Ne transformatio*

A soft yellowish light came from the tip of his wand. The light floated away from the tip of his wand towards Reader. The ball grew as it got closer to about the size of a child's fist. When it floated above her it floated down towards her head. The light began to stretch and flatten until it looked like a gold plate was floating above her head. If it had a hole the yellow charm would have looked like a halo. Sam wasn't sure if it would work or not but if it did manage to help at all he would be glad. Even if all it did was distract her for a bit it would be fine. Hopefully whoever went off to get that potion's master was on their way back with them.

*

Suddenly she was enveloped by something warm, like a mother's embrace as she feeds her child from her bosom. There was something soothing about the feeling though still a few pain jolted across her vein causing her to ease on the ground and some occasional jerks. Reader let her eyes closed as tears stream down her cheeks, mixing with the dirt that soiled her face.

She felt like dying, if she was on her way to heaven it was sure a hellavu bumpy ride. Her throat began feeling parched as the cold earth rubbed against the exposed part of her skin, through her legs and some have managed to get inside her clothes. Most probably because of the way she kicked and wrestled herself on the ground earlier. Her hair was messy while a few pieces of grass and leaves stuck to it.

The warm feeling continued to soothe her like a pacified baby leaving a few sobs to escape her lips. Whatever it was, it took away the pain.