Nojiko hadn't told any of the four about her discovery, she had also kept the book to herself and studied it carefully that evening. But it was hopeless, there were no further indications of the source or its hiding place ... Still, she was sure that she was missing something! The solution was right under her nose and that was really frustrating. “Do I have something on my face or what's wrong?” Remus looked at her worriedly. She blinked and woke up from her thoughts. Sunny had spent the last 15 minutes looking at Moony without even realizing it. "Oh, I was just thinking ..." She shrugged and wanted to go back to her essay. But since she had been holding the quill over her parchment the whole time, ink had dripped down and now a huge spot was floating in the middle of the page. Nojiko grabbed her wand and cleared the mishap, then went on to write about the transformation of a toad into a rose.

"What are you doing? McGonagall's essay?" James dropped tiredly on the chair next to the two of them and put his feet on the table. “How was the training?” Nojiko couldn't concentrate on her homework and was therefore grateful for any distraction. "It works, but one of our hunters is terribly bad. Luke fell off his broom while practicing before Christmas and is now afraid to fly properly! If this continues, I need a replacement!" James shook his head regretfully. He liked Luke, but it just couldn't go on like this. He wanted to avoid losing the next game against Hufflepuff at all costs. “How's your Maike going?” He wanted to change the subject and Moony's love life was always exciting. "I've already told you before, nothing works!"

Nojiko grinned and threw the quill away for good. "He was in the library with her today - tutoring in potions! Although, they supposedly haven't learned much ..." She smiled a lot while Moony blushed and gave her an angry look.“What is that supposed to mean?” He was really a little pissed off about this remark, it was none of his friends' business. "Come on, the whole school is talking about your - how should I put it - smooching, you are the new hot topic!" Gossip spreads incredibly quickly at Hogwarts, probably even the teachers already knew it. James started laughing and patted his friend on the shoulder in appreciation. "He always looks so innocent, but ..."

He got no further, because at that moment Sirius came into the common room and joined them. “What is it about?” He asked with an odd look at Krone. "Remus' little affair," Nojiko replied, whereupon Remus turned a little redder and had now turned the color of a tomato. "Everyone already knows that! I heard McGonagall and Sprout talking about the thing in the library earlier!" Everyone laughed and even Remus joined in. "Where's Peter actually?" James asked when everyone had calmed down. It was getting late and her boyfriend still hadn't shown up at Gryffindor Tower. It was dangerous to walk around the castle alone after dinner as the teachers patrolled and there were severe penalties for those caught. “Who knows, maybe he has a girlfriend too!” Sirius suggested half-heartedly and leaned back, relaxed.

After they had talked for a while, she had sent McGonagall into the bedrooms. The four had disappeared grumbling and went upstairs. To her disappointment, Nojiko had to find out that Lily was already sleeping or at least pretending to be. Or maybe she just doesn't want to talk about this morning, she thought to herself. James had proposed a marriage to Lily that was not meant to be very serious - over breakfast in the great hall. To do this, he climbed on the table and called out loudly: "Evans, become my wife! I beg you!" Everyone laughed and Lily ran out of the room foaming at Wurt.Krone was damn stupid too, thought Nojiko before she let herself fall onto her bed.

There was something on her pillow - a note! Not again, Sunny rolled her eyes and suppressed a shiver. She picked up the carefully folded paper from under a beautiful dark red rose and stabbed herself in the process. She cursed softly as she opened the message and smeared it a little with blood.

I know you want to solve the riddle. But you can't do it alone, let me help you!

The answer to all your questions is at the entrance to the Forbidden Forest next to Hagrid's hut. I expect you

That's it, nothing more. Should she dare? The last time she complied with her admirer's request, she almost died. But could she really miss this chance? No, she had to know. Plus, in an emergency, she could turn into a phoenix and fly away quickly. What should happen? She was a good witch, maybe even the best of her year, and she could defend herself against almost anything. Maybe it was youthful arrogance, but without wasting another thought on the immense risk, she jumped up and opened the window. McGonagall wouldn't catch her ...

There was no one to be seen, and no lights were on in Hagrid's hut. She strained her eyes, but even with her sharp gaze and from a height of 100m she could not see anything. So she landed next to the little house and transformed. She immediately shivered, it was almost summer but today was an unusually cold night. When she exhaled she could even see her breath ... That wasn't normal, no, it couldn't be! Nojiko got a bad feeling, something was wrong. But Hagrid was nearby, he would hear her scream! The goosebumps that formed on her arms had nothing to say.Who liked to be outside alone at this time? She tried to calm herself down, but there was no point. She knew she had to go back, but something in her resisted it and that was her infinite curiosity and thirst for adventure that had often got her into trouble.

Suddenly it was there again, the rustling. She literally froze, it came closer and closer and at an incredibly high speed! What could that be? As an animal and as a human being, she had better eyesight than most of the others, but she too could not see anything in the unfathomable darkness of the forest. Then it was gone again, she relaxed and took a deep breath. You're paranoid, she told herself, smiling at herself. Someone had taken a joke, probably Malia, and tomorrow she would make fun of Sunny in front of the whole school! There was nothing more to it than that, she had seen ghosts.

She turned to go when she heard something behind her. Those were steps, not a rustle! “Where do you want my most beautiful one?” That voice, ice cold and not at all human-like. It was more of a hiss than real words. She panicked, what should she do? She didn't want to turn around for fear of what she would see! "You wanted to go already? Stay a little longer!" That was not a request, it was an order ... She had no choice, she had to face what awaited her. It was her own fault, her own stupidity and her damned curiosity had brought her into this situation! Tears welled up in her eyes and clouded her vision. She wished her to go somewhere, no matter where, just away from here! She knew she had made a mistake and it could cost her life.

When she turned around, wand in hand, she saw Dumbledore in her mind's eye, standing in the Great Hall, announcing their death to the students. Sirius and James, they cried just like Remus and Lily and Peters almost happy face!She was expecting a man who, judging by the voice, was far from it. All she saw were two cold eyes that eyed her murderously. Where did the voice come from? And what did these eyes belong to? She had no chance, that much was clear. The animal, which included the flashing pupils that reflected the light of the crescent moon, was big, much bigger than she was! Suddenly I heard a step behind her, she felt someone raise her arm and then she felt a dull pain in the back of her head. Everything went black, she only noticed how it was lifted ...

McGonagall winced, something was wrong here, terribly wrong! Following a spontaneous inspiration, she jumped up and ran into the girls' dormitory. It was pleasant there despite the open window. She relaxed, she was wrong ... In every bed there was a student. Reassured, she went back downstairs and sat in her chair, her eyes closed almost instantly. A night watch like this was also quite tiring ... Upstairs, Lily Evans looked around sleepily, McGonagall had woken her. What did she want? The redhead looked around, Nojiko was lying in her bed and sleeping. Wait a minute, she wasn't there! The pillow lay there as if and the blanket was cleverly laid down so that it gave that same impression. She got up to see what the white thing was that was peeking out from under the down.

She froze, that doesn't mean anything good! There was blood on the paper and then this text ... Sunny couldn't possibly have left, right? Lily's gaze fell on something else, next to the cloak that was carelessly thrown into the corner was a small book:Legends of Hogsmeade and Hogwarts.
. A page was noted, she opened it and read. One thing was clear, something was wrong. But what should she do? McGonagall would throw Nojiko out of school or at least punish her severely if she found out that the girl was out alone at this time. She had to do something that she didn't like at all.She stepped next to the bathroom and pressed one of the flowerbeds that adorned the wall. Immediately a narrow passage became free - a secret corridor that she and Nojiko had discovered in her first year. He led into the boys' dormitory ... Lily Evans took a deep breath and stepped inside, wrapping her duvet tightly around her and walking barefoot across the stone floor until she came out next to James Potter's bed ...