“Where… where am I?” Nojiko looked around and rubbed her aching head. What happened? The memory came back in fragments ... The tree, the eyes, the man, she had to get out of here! She tried to straighten up, but a sharp pain kept her from doing it! Someone must have tied her to the ground with a spell. Speaking of which, where did she end up? She tried to see something in the almost completely dark room, but the only torch that burned was a good 20 meters away from her and only lit part of a rough stone wall. She could see ivy and moss growing through the brittle granite. She carefully felt the ground, her hand running through the wet earth. “Hello?” Nobody answered her, but judging by the echo of her voice she was in a high, vaulted room. Where could that be? She strained her memory, but she had never come across a place like this!

Anyway, she had to get out of here before her kidnapper came back! Her wand, she started searching her pockets in a panic but couldn't find anything. He had stolen her most important weapon and she was trapped with no defense. Inwardly she cursed herself for being so stupid! Why did she have to walk around the grounds alone in the middle of the night? Next time she would ignore her curiosity - if there was a next time! “Ah, I see you finally woke up!” There it was again the cold voice that made one shiver after the other run down her spine. She felt her whole body tense up, ready to strike in an emergency and to seize every opportunity that presented itself to her. “Who are you?” To her surprise, her own voice wasn't trembling, it even sounded relatively calm and collected. She heard steps, a hissing sound and suddenly she was blinded by a bright light. She shielded her eyes from the bright torches and tried to catch a glimpse of her prison at the same time.“What are you doing here, Evans?” Sirius sat up in his bed, confused, and ran his hand through his black hair, which had been messed up from sleep. James and Remus also gave the girl curious looks, while Peter tried to hide his embarrassing pajamas with the sun, moon and stars with the bedspread. “So this is how it looks in your dormitory, I would have imagined it to be messier!” She looked around and examined the room. On Tatzes and Krones' side, the clothes were scattered wildly on the floor with the books and all sorts of other things, but Remus and Peter were tidy and clean. "Anyway, Nojiko is gone and I found this ..." She handed the book and the letter to Sirius, who looked at both with a worried look. “That's not good at all!” He jumped up and tossed the things to his friend, then pulled on a pair of jeans and started looking for something in the chaos.

Remus, who had meanwhile also got up and sat down next to James to look at the book, raised his eyebrows and frowned. "What do you think of that?" Lily looked at the three and it was clear that she was expecting a reassuring answer, but none of the friends was capable of such a thing. “Sirius, what are you looking for?” She asked confused and watched the boy rummaging around in a large pile of clothes. "I've got it, come on! Why are you looking at me, we have to go!" He held up an old tattered cloak and grinned triumphantly. James nodded and got up too. Lily couldn't help but notice how handsome the boy looked, wearing nothing but boxer shorts and a t-shirt. Remus, who had noticed her gaze, had to grin despite the current situation. "Since when has a partner look been back in fashion?" he asked mischievously, giving Sirius a meaningful look. “Very funny, Moony!” He growled, a little pissed off at the criticism of his sleepwear."You don't think she's in danger, do you?" Lily looked desperately at the three boys who were now dressed and ready to go. “No, she's a clever girl!” James wanted to reassure not only Lily but also Sirius, who was clearly worried about his girlfriend. Remus nodded immediately and grabbed the cloak. He threw it over himself and the three others and then said: "Wormtail, if McGonagall comes, tell her we are in the kitchen to get something to eat!" Then they disappeared down the stairs and crept through the common room , past the sleeping and snoring teacher. They came through the entrance without any problems, but then they met Filch in one of the corridors. James was the first to react and pressed the others against the wall with him, they hardly dared to breathe, but the caretaker walked sullenly past them without noticing anything. "That was close." Sirius hissed and they kept walking until they were on the premises.

Meanwhile, Nojiko stared at the man in front of him in horror! She had never seen him before and yet she knew exactly who it was. That snake-like face, those red flashing eyes: Voldemort! He eyed her mockingly and a cold smile played around his thin lips. "I have to admit, it was difficult to get you here. I tried again and again, but you were never alone." She swallowed and backed away as he slowly got closer. Suddenly she felt the cold stone wall behind her, there was no way to avoid it! Would they ever be found? Probably not, she hadn't told anyone where she was! "Why me?" she asked to distract him. "Why? You're the only one who can help me ... I hate to admit it, but I need your skills." What was he talking about? And what did he need it for? At least she could straighten up, the spell was canceled the moment he entered the room.

"I still have something to do, but don't even try to escape.We're not at Hogwarts anymore, my rules apply here ... "She was out of school? But where? If only his could find a window to look out! But she was surrounded by massive walls ... He turned to go, but one She still had to ask him a question. "Wait! How did you get into the castle? Dumbledore put a spell on it, nobody can apperate in there! "She gave him an almost provocative look and her brown eyes sparkled aggressively." Well, let me put it this way, my fairest, in the Forbidden Forest there are paths that even your stupid headmaster doesn't know! And the presents that someone else delivered for me, but I won't tell you everything now, where's the tension? "He laughed icily cold and left the room. The torches continued to burn and so she could see a large door slam!

She had a glimmer of hope: he said he didn't want to reveal everything now. That meant she would live a little longer, maybe long enough to come up with a plan? She straightened up noiselessly, he had forgotten to put the spell on her again! Suddenly she saw the real reason for her newfound freedom! A huge, about four meters long snake was now in front of the door, its tail was studded with diamonds! Of course, the rustling ... This animal had killed the people and it would certainly attack them if they got too close. Nojiko sank back against the cold, damp wall and looked around desperately. She had to come up with something very quickly.

Lily ran with the three Marauders to Hagrid's hut, where everything was dark. "Unusual, Hagrid is usually still up at this time!" Remus shook his head and cast a puzzled look at the ranger's house. Sirius, James and Lily meanwhile searched the ground, but they just found nothing. "Paw think you should transform.Dogs have better instincts! "Lily looked confused at the boy with the dark blond hair. Had he just talked about dogs? She knew, of course, that Moony was a werewolf. She had found out in her third year and she had talked to him about it, tried to cheer him up and him but she had no idea about the other three Animagi, so she was somewhat surprised when Sirius transformed into a big black dog before her eyes, sniffing the floor.

After a while, Paw barked and his friends ran to where he was standing, tail wagging. James and Remus had used his search to educate Lily about the Animagi and tell her about the nightly adventures. "What do you have?" asked Krone and the dog turned back. "A lead, but it leads right into there ... Tell me, why isn't Hagrid awake yet? My barking must have woken him up!" The others turned to the hut, in which everything was still dark. “Let's see, we can use his help in the woods!” Remus shouted and sprinted to the entrance. He pounded on the door but no one opened it. "Aside! Alohomora!" Lily nodded contentedly when the wooden door swung open and allowed a look into the darkness.

Sirius and Remus went in cautiously, followed by James. “Evans?” She was still standing in the same place and was scared. James went back and took her hand. She did something that surprised him: instead of pushing him away, she squeezed his fingers and then followed him inside! Hagrid snored loudly on his bed, and on the table was a large tea kettle, mug and cookies. “Look, that means trouble!” Sirius held up a small piece of paper that lay next to the leftover pastries. "Same handwriting as on Sun's letter!" Lily looked pityingly at the gamekeeper, who was still slumbering deeply."For Hagrid, a gift from a grateful friend."Sirius read the two lines aloud and then swallowed. In his eyes the fear for Nojiko was reflected again, he sat down on one of the chairs and took a deep breath. With a heavy heart James let go of Lily's hand and patted his friend encouragingly on the shoulder. "We'll find her! But you Lily, you go back to the castle and get Dumbledore. Tell him everything you know and then send him over here. Meanwhile we are looking for Sunny! "She wanted to protest, but she had no chance. The three ran into the Forbidden Forest without thinking and left her in the hut.

Sirius had turned back into a dog and was now following the faint trail of his lover. The two boys followed him through the undergrowth, panting heavily, struggling through drooping branches and trying to keep an eye on Padfoot. He ran as fast as he could, ears open to hear a possible danger. Suddenly his track was gone, as if swallowed by the ground. Frustrated, he stopped and