Professor Lupin's POV

I woke up in the middle of a forest of pines. I looked around and saw that everything was in black and white.

Then, I saw a glow in the distance. I followed it to a cabin in the woods. There, sitting on the porch, was Mason and the two men who were brutally murdered in the scene created by the boggart.

"H͚͈̗̻̠̼͒͆̒̒̀́ě̶̢̡̲̱̞̳͊ḽ͔̊̔ͤͥ̏ͨ̓̚͘͟l͉͔̱̟͖͈̼̒͗͗̍̃̒̉͐̓̕͡ȏ̇͠҉͈͈͕̜̩̗̗,̷̻̠̖̌ͯ̈́ͫͦͤͧ͜͟ ̢̖̖̟̘̐̽͗P̵̪̼̖̤͉͔̞̓ͭr̡̫̥̯̮͖̬͇̬̠ͣ̋̈́͋ͩ̒ͤ̏͐o̬̘̪͈̫̓͆̇̄̔͛͡ͅf̷̴̣͙̞̟̲̜̝͇͈̅̒ͣ̚e͗ͯ̿̈͏̥̝͓̘͍̕ͅs̴̘͙ͪͩ̋̐̈̆͜͞s͌̋͏̴̵̻̱̯̥̬̩̼͖ö̢̼͓͕͎̗͇̯̞͂̈́̂͢͜ŗ̴̧̮̭̤̜̙͉̎͊̏̎ͨͫ͋̑.̶̨̲̠̳͎̘̠̻̰̟ͫͨ̏ͧ͑ͧ̋.̢̝̥̗̤ͮ̆ͬ.̛͋̉̃ͧ̾ͥͫ͏͓͖̰" Mason spoke. His voice was different. It sounded more demonic and echoey than normally. There was definitely something wrong here. Heck, it even affected the lines below it.

"Where are we?" I asked.

"W̅ͦ̋͑ͦͦͥ͏̼͉̙̦̮͍̟͎ȩ̹̓͢l̡̠͇̩͕͔͕̋̉c̖͙͈̮̹̝ͪ͌̂͑͋ͮ̒̎̕ȯ̢̯͇̔ͪm̷̲̠͖͔̈́̅̐̿ͧ͌͠e̛͙̜̝͈͕͌̐ ̄͂͑͐̊ͧ͘҉̯̠̘̬t̵̨̗̊͋̂ȍ̶̳͕̦̝̻͓̌ͪ̌̏́ͅ ̭̲̯͚̪̮͈͔ͥͦ̅͜͟t̸̟̰̠͔̐̅̈́͋h̼̪͓͓̐͊͠͝ę̳̟ͩ̐ͫ͞ ͯͯ̅͠͏͎̤̰̺͖̦ḿ̷̮̦̟̬̺į̧̘̠̘̳̑̔ͪ͒̽ͭn̘̙̩̿ͤ͌̆͐͡d͚̩̫̿̅͛͘s̳͖͎ͤ̚̕c̢̱͙͕̫̖̗̺̤̑̊ͩ̄ͦͪ̿̿a̠͗̽̽͡͡p͎͈̔̽̉̅̀͘e̛̗̯̿̄̽̿́." He answered. "M̘͚̤͊͋̄̕͢y̴͇̲̞̘͌̕ ̡͚̱̜̼̄ͨͣ͑͂͢m̧̩͇̉ͦ̓͞i͚̤̟̖̘͇̯̭̋̊̑̔ͨ͡n̼̮̩̫̔͠d̹̟̗̳̲̹̓̾̒̂̊͐́͝ș̊ͨ̌̎̆̚͜͡c̡̻͚̥ͩͯ͒͊ͭͬ͛a̴̙̞̥͇͆ͫ͒p̧̝̼̮͖̖̪̝̳̐ͥ̉̈́̓͜e̢̲̯̙̖̽̈́̆̅͐͢ ̯̮̖̫̖͎̣͌ͣ͜͜ţ̱̖̔ͮ͡ô͘͏̻̺̘͍̞ ̏̕͏̥̙̭͉̟͓b̵̻̲͓̖̙͋̏́ͮ͆e̬̣͈͔̣̪̞ͪ̀ͅ ͖̞͓͙̣͚ͪ͆ͭ̀̀͐̋͠e̵̤͇̫̼̞̙̓ͪ̿̿͋̿̒x̂͜͏͉̖̼̫͙ͅa̴̤̗͓̝̰͍͉̋̍̈́̓̌̆ͅc̼ͥͬ̓̀t͍͉̚̕."

"So, what am I doing here?"

"Ļ̲̻͕͔͕̫̽̓͛ͧi̡̳̭͉̥̞͓̼͉̐ͪ͊̊͑k͍͓͉̑ͬ̓̊̔̐̕͜e͒͐ͬͩ͋̅ͤ͋҉̺ ͚̣̰̼̪̽͑ͮ͋̾͝ͅẏ̡̮̯̦͉͕͚͙̱̍͗̽̽̒͐̚͘o̡͖͙̬̤̣̟̭͐̔ͫͬ͛͜ͅư̺̬̻ͪ̌̚͝ ̊͊͌͆̐ͫ͝҉̟̠̼̞̖s̢͕͈̟̺̠̯͎̓̓̍ͧͥ̂͟á̟̫̘̗͓͔̥̤ͪ͡i̫͉̣̊ͯͪͤ͞ͅd̮͇̈́̐̍̂̾̆͡,̮̥̤̫͖̦͊ͮ̍ͥͪ͟ ̶̠̱͙̖̪͇͉̭ͧ͠I̡̻̣͙̙͉̝͑ͣͩ ̵̼̫̮͖̱͚̩̐̏̽̓ͯ̿̆̒̕a͓̘͉͆̎̂͐̓̍̈̑̀m̸ͥ͐̋ͦͩͯ͊̑҉̼ ̖̙͇͇̞̜̂́̽̕ͅņ̵̫͇̮̖̼̪͛̅̈͗o̸̖̳̩̫̩̬͖̙ͫ͗͑̋͝t̵̨̲̝̮̗̾̒ ̧̺͓̱̲̗ͤ͛f̹̮͎̘̫̻̰̆͟͞ͅu̱̖̳̤̱͕ͩ͗̏̐ͭ͌͡l̺̮̣̙͇͉̓́͢l̢͎̠̯̼̪͗ͫ̍̈́͑̅y̶ͦͥ͌̄ͥ̑͏͔̳͉̩̺ ̡͈̺̣̥ͭ̿̔ͬͬ͐͘h͓́͑ͫ̉̕͠u̡͙̝̝̿͋̏͢ͅm̱̥̜̜̳̹̐̿͊ͥ̚͟a̢̻͕̭͉̓ͯ̍ͥ̎n̶̛̹̥̫̫̋ͧ.̸̥̭̣̯̼̗͕̋̑͊̌̚͜ͅ ͍̤ͦ̆͢͝I̷͉̔̀ͅ'̴̷̥ͯ͂m̷̯͎͈̟͗ͩ͊̐͛̽͡ ͪ̔̐͏̦̹̞͈̼͎p̨͚̱̣̟̮̪̺ͭ̃ͩͥ͜a̴̴̻̘̦̥̞͙̞ͯ͐ͧͪͪ̊ͅr̷̛͉̘̊̍ţ̪͋ͩ̏ͪ͡ ̮̜̗͌͗̂̈́͞d̖̉͝r̃ͦ̀ͭ̃̉͞҉̺̪̪̺͉e̴̢̤̫͔͎̖͛ͭ͒̆a̖̫̺̽̐̂ͬ͒̌͞m̷̙̑̃ͣ͆̇͟ ̸̨͖̤̙̬̻ͤ̈́ͭͮ̎͌̍ͧͅd̷̢͍̗̠̽͂̌ͅe̶̖̱̰̤̱̥͌̋̑͊ͧ̎ͥͧ͘m̸͔͙͚̜̺̱̞̏o͖̣̮͚̭̫̭͒̾͘͘n̴̴̼͉͍̾ͧͯ̈́ͯ̈̅̉."

Dream demon!? But weren't those one of the highest class of demons!? Normally, they wouldn't want anything to do with humans unless it involves deals...

Correct, Moony. But me and my crybaby brother here are bound to Pine Tree because of reasons. Most likely just for the sake of the plot.

I tensed. How did he know about...

W-We dream demons can see a lot of things... Especially him since he is the All Seeing Eye... A-And yes, we can read your mind.

"So, what are you gonna do to me?" I asked.

"W̶̟̣͓̥̣̘̮͒̾͝ͅẻ͖̳͖̰̭̟̩̦͗̓̐̐́ ̶̛̫̙̩̬̣̩͔͎ͪ͑j̛̜̖̮̾͗u̶̬̘ͤ̈͆ͮ̌̃̃̇s̶̺̯͍͔ͥ͒̒ͯͯͯ͌͛͝ţ͇͉͇͊ͧ̎̏ͥͦͨ ͐̌̈͏̶̼̺ẉ͍̩̣͓̤̻͂́̈́͑̓̓ͧ͂͡ă̙̖̠̂̿̒͞n̸̤͉͎̻̞ͪ̑̔͗̚t̥̜͔̲̯͙̲̅̒̋̽ͩ̚͝ ͉̓͑̀̾ͦ̓͋͡͞t̄ͫ͐͏̡̞͖̙o̡̲̮̠͎̞̿ͤͫ͒ ̧̭̖̩͖̻̊̋̋͒ͮ̄̑t̸̝̳ͨ̄͞aͮ̽ͫͯ̇҉̦̦̘̟͎̩̫l̨͓̱͍̪̞͒kͩͮ͂͂ͭ҉͉͇͇̼ͅ ͎̲͉͎͍̮͉̹ͬ͗̔͘͠t̛͕͉̘̼̤̲̪ͪ̓ͣ̒ǫ͎̺̘̹͔̙͕̌̽ ̢͔͈̜̮̩ͫ͆͋̐̎ͦ͟y̧̖̪̥̹ͬ͂ͭ̈́̈́͟o̼̟̬̞̙͓͗͋̿͌̓͘ṳ̝͇͍͗͒́̚ ̨͍̫͉̓ͥ͜i̡͚̘͑̏͝ͅn̢̞̗̆ͯ̆ͤ͆̂̕ ̶̶͚̙̣̱̤̙̃ͯ̊̈́̊̈ͭ̒p̭̺͎̏̈̇͛̇ͩ̈́͞ͅr̩ͪ͆͐̄͢į̫͖͚̓̿̈ͩv̢̦̬̳̗̦̖̗̝ͨ͜a͇͕̬̱̝͇͉ͮ́͑ͤͬͯ͡͝t̄͛̉̅͏̴͖̱͓e̺̣̫̋ͤͬ̆̑̄͘͡.ͯͥ̒̓̉ͨ҉͔͈̟̮͢ ̧͖͈̼͔̯ͥͯ͂Ä̴̴̲̳̺̳̈̇ͫ̃l̟̙͓̣͎͇̩ͭ̔ͮ̔ͬ̓̌́͢ș̵̦͈̣͓̝̗͊̇ͭ̉ͭo̪ͣ̄̉͐̀̚͞,̨͇͐̃͞ ̮̞̳̮̲͎̞̌͌̐͢h̸̵͕̹̹̤̐ͯͪͅó̖̪͍̲̬̹̮́̃̃͜ͅw̴̧̩̝̅̎ͧ̌͊̂ ̢̰ͮ̂́ͪ̄̕å̷̱̼̘̼̙̻b̷̡̘̳̋ͮ̇̌̂̑̐ͅo̦͆̊́͝u͇̓̓ͭͪͬ̎ͯ͟͞t͌ͧͩ͑͊͒̇͗͡҉͍̺ ̪̖̙͖̩̙̩͎ͪ̿͊̓̚͢w̴̧̬̯̦͙͓͇ͨͥ̂̅̒̚ḙ͖̞ͨͯ͡ ̖͎̳͔̙̑ͨ͗͋͡m͐͊ͤ̈̋̎ͣ͊͠ͅǻ͎̬̓ͬ̐ͭ̒͜k̸̗͉̖͒ͩ̈́͝ȩ̛̝̻̠̝̻̤̬̃̀ ̵ͬ͏̖̬̺͉̩̣͉à̴̤̣̊ͨ̏͘ ̹̤̎͛̉͒̚͡d̑͏̴̙̝e̸̶͇̥̤̣̊͊̏ͮ̈́͗ͥ͑a̍͜͏̲̲̻͇l̷̹̪̖̺̦̙̋͐?"

"What kind of deal?"

"Y̴̝͉̮̟̌ͯ͐ͭͥoͦ͏̮͓͍̙̞̰̀u̗͖̦ͮͤ̕ ̵̺̐̋ͦ̂͋w̴͕̻̪̭̹̔ͥ̈o̴̡̙̻̻̬̠̜͓͑̓ͭͅn̷̴͈̼̉̒̌̾̽ͮ'̥̓̔̾̏̀͗ͮ͐̕͟t̉ͨ̐͗ͣ͂ͦ̓҉҉̖̟̠͓̣ ̶̬̠̺ͥͫͧ̀̊̈ͧṯ̝̬͖͇̤̔̒͢ḛ̢̩͙̯̻ͮͣ̂̓͗͂́̉͢l̸͉̬͎̦̤͈͂̀ͅļ̝̠̖̖̲͎̇̿̽͝ ̡̹͚̭̗̹̖͛̓̚a̸̦̲̪̠̬̩̜̓ͨ͞nͫ͗̓̄҉̜̟̤͎̮̪͘ͅy̷̛̟̖̤͙̞̝ͦͬͅͅo͎̯͇̞̫͕̓̈́͛̈́ͫ̉͒̾͠ͅn̨͎̪͐ͫ̀̂̉ͦ͆e̸̘̱͓̼͈̭͉ͫ͞ ̡͉̲̺̗̦̲͚͓̎̔̀͜ȧ͚͓̮̙̤͔ͮ̅̄͊͞ͅb́̚҉̗̪o͐̅͒̉́ͪͤ҉̗̜̥͙̥̦u̵̷̩̝͔͊͊̈̇ͨ̓ṯ̴̳̲͈̮͉͂̄̈́ͧͮͫ ̵̙̭͇͖̣̯͈͎ͤ̀ͣ͌ͥ̎̓͘t̶̰̳̜̭̊̊̀̈͗͂h̦̉ͯͮ̒͐̎͘͢i̧͇͙̙̳̝̫͋̋̅͐͋̃ͬ͛͢ͅs͓̟͉̮̜̽̾͒͢ ̢̭̗̗̱̣͖̉̑ͤ̅̑ͯ̂̎â̳͍̺̯̂̐̈́̾̑͑͝ṉ̷̢̯̻͔̜̞̟͂̑̏̋ḑ͙̜ͦͩ̊ͩͬͭ̀́ ̧̣̯̆̓͛ͅw̴̍̃͊ͪ̚҉͇̤͚̙̣̟͖e̳ͬ̀̈́̓ͦ̒͠ ̀̿̂ͨͥͨ̇҉̠̬͔̫͖̦̕ͅẅ̲̹̰̯̥̮͢o̶͇͖̓̂̔n̡̪̔ͯͬͬ͑'̖̳͙̣͌ͯ̓͂̊͌̅̈͡͠t̸̨̼̳̘͓̗̗ͪ̋ͣ̓̐̍͛ͬ ̎ͥͩ͑̽͡҉̩̦͕̻ͅt̘͑̀͠ë̴̴͇̯̖͈̼̘́͋̈͗̚ḽ̷̗̟̆ͩ̾ͬͤ͑̆́̚ͅl̴̛͎̲̣͔̹̈̎ͬ͊ͮ͊̚ͅ ͙̹͎̩̩ͪ̆͢ā̫̲̹̈́̈́̆̔̇̔̔́n̢̛̖ͯ̎̊y̢̱̫ͩ̋̇o̩̯̮͚̟̎͗̈́̔̎̓ͧ́̕n̢̫ͩ̂̊̃e̷͚̩̟̖ͯ ̜̹̮̺̻̠͕̜͌ͣ̾̍ͧ̄̏̀͞a̭͇͎̞̙̲ͬͦͣͤͫ̍͢b̧̰̘̦͖͖̱̞̭ͪ͐͞o̸̼̣̪̟̹͍̝̽͊̃ͣ̔̿u̶̴̟̗̭̤̻͕̓́ͤͪt̺̭̥̱̏͝ ͕͖͉̤͇̳̫̏̾̑͢t̩͙͈̮̠̤̘͛ͪ͑̌ͧ̇ͫ̐̕h̥̩̹̤̼̹̔͗̏̍̃͐͟e̷͇͉̯̳̙̖ͬ̾ͦ͛̆ ̟͕͈͖̜̖͓̈́ͨ͘͝f̧͉͉̘̼̘̠͆ͭ̔ͪ̓ͬa͆͏̭̪̖̻̯̪́c̸̹͐̓̔̂̈́̊͗ẗ̳͝ ̡̝̹̔̄ͯ̓͞t̴̟͉̱̥̖̲͚̉͐ͦ̊͜h̶̩̜̣̦̋ͫͥa̷̱̒͠ṫ͙̹͞ͅ ̡̤̦̱̿̂̏ͣ̄̉̇ͩ̀y̧̘͑͗͘o̶̲̫͍̤̲ͯ͑̒͐̋͊ͅu̸̡̖͔͎͍̠̩̮ͨ'̯͈͈̞̝͕̅ͤ̋́r̘̫ͫ̓͒̌͌̐̒̉͢͟e͈̥̲̳̱̒͗͂̌̎ͭ́̚͞ ̡̰̰̱̳̣̳͉̿ͭ̽̕ͅá̢̧̫̩̭̄̾ ͑̾̂͟҉̤ẅ͚̦̲̭̈̇͐̚͜͞e̺̹̠̹̖̯̪ͩͫ͛́r̎̏͊̿̕͏̬͙̙̠̦̻e̛̻̤̔̈w͕̩̻͇̰̳̃ͯͥ̑ͯ́͘ǫ͈̬̥̝̠̰ͮ̀ͅͅļ̲̩̯͕̔̈́̽͗͛f̷̨̣̝͙̩̉̽̽̋."

With that said, Mason grew a pair of horns, his ears got pointier, his teeth got sharper and his eyes turned completely red with black slits. Just like when he was in class. That's why his outburst was so powerful. It was not just magic but also demon powers.

A black flame appeared in his hand and engulfed it.

"S̸̲͔̜͔̹ͬ̊ͅő̢̻̻̘͓̲͑ͤ́̌ͫ̓ͪ,̡̪̖͍͎̳̦̩̝͂ͦ̄ͨ̚͟ ̲̖̤̣͎̋̾ͬ̒͐̅ͩͥ͞d̞̜͔̬̪̖̄ͤ̄͊̉͞o͙̙̱̤̙͖͐̊͊͘͟ ̛̘͗ͩ̚͜ẅ̝̱̩̣̝͋ͥ͘̕e̷̯͖͋͂ͧͩͤ͋ ̸͈̤̥̪̣͆ͅh̑̍̂̍͊͟҉̤a̡͕̣̘̱͕̟͊̍ͯ̈̀ͩͪ̚v͙̰͔͕̊ͬ̃͋ͮ̀ȩ̶̭͕̃ͪ̌ ̶͕̝͚̙̗̩̠̝ͧ̏̌́͌͋̅͟a͛͑̓̉̑̊͏͙͈̥ ͬͨ̔ͯ̀ͫ҉͖͓̪̹̞̰̦̀d̴̘̩̻͍͈̫̥̥̃ͪͫ͒̈̀e͓̹̗̻͎ͥ̉ͥ͜a̷̧̟̿̋̔̑l̠̤̳̹̾͗̕?̢̮̦̾ͫͭ̀" He smiled as he held his hand. "D͌ͩͫ̑̈́̉̉̅҉̗̞̱̜̲͕̪̩͟o̫̠̺̭̦̱̦͗͂ͧ̈́̍̑͑̐̕͝n̶͉̣̜̠̍ͅ'̷͍͎̜̊͊̉͢ͅt̢̹̬͉̖̔̏ͅͅ ̶̂ͥ̓ͮ҉̺̯̗͚w̜̫͍̹̘̬̩̌̀͘o̯̞ͪͨ̿̂̆ͣ̐͢͝r͓̬̐̃ͪ͂̊̿͒̇́͢ŗ̝̩̬͒̔͐͂ͥ̀y̷̪̟͓̗͈̲̼͐̊̂̑ͩ͒̄.̢̻̗͓ͮ ̧͎̲̞͌̍ͭ̅͡Ị̶̭̰̟̥͈ͥͧ͛ͪ ̫̟͙͕̖͍̆̇ͨ́ͬ͜d̨͙͖͙̼̖̻͈̠̃o̴̳̖̳̬͕͈͚͐͢ṋ̼ͦ̏ͦ͛ͫͬͯͨ́'̛̛̗̞̺͎̉̓ͯ̄̄t̴̷͙͇̬̾ͩ̑ ̸͈̰̞̏͂͝ḇ̛͓̺̳͇ͭ̃̐̌ͮ̅͒̀̚ͅi̶ͣͬͣͧ̒̉҉̭̖̮t̹̤̖͍͋̽͞e̱̓̈͘. "

"Alright, deal." And I shook his hand. The black flame engulfed my hand as well but it didn't hurt at all. And then, the flames died down and we separated.

"I'm guessing those two are Bill and Will?" I asked.

"Y̶͕̠̩̫͕̊̅͒͞e̺͓̘ͯ̔͛ͣ̋͆ͬ͞s̺̹̞̟̝̺̩̱ͦ́̈́̎͛̀̈̕͟.̯̯͓̥ͯ̐̏ͪ͠ ̧̗̞̀ͨͧ̃ͨͪͧ͝T̞͈̞̤̠͙ͬ͊̒̕͠h͍̩̪̳ͨ̿͊̐͊̈̚̕͟è̼̗͈̮ͩ͋͒͡ ̷̭̹͖̰̞̹̰͂͒̾ͣI̶̺̖͔̖̥͔ͪͦ̉͛ͤͩ̽͆͘ͅl͈͙͓̆̍͡lͭͪͧ̉ͫ̔ͣ҉̥̥͜ũ̵̥̺̗̳̗̹̩ͯ̌̚ṃ̳̳̝̟͍̑ͫ͝i̵̝̳̥͋͟n̢͍̞̞̩̺͙ͬ̆̌̓̔ͤa̰̱̩̯̰͕̞͈͋ͣ̔͗̽̂ͫ̓͢c̘̉ͪ͝͡h̛͈͎͕̙̼̪̊̃͗͌͐͌ͭͭ͝ͅo̞͈̣̦̼͗̓ͩ̊̍̀ ̛̫̯̟̌̇ͥ̂ͧ͘ͅͅͅi̪̼̟̱̦̇͋̓̌͠s̶̖̬̼͉͊͌͆͠ ̻̩̹̠̙̓̌ͭ͊͊̃̑ͫ͟B̵̨̞͙̯̄ͧ̌̽ͨ̈́ȋ͑̐͐̚҉̝̫̭̗̯̩͖͔͟l̺͓͔͔̠ͯ̏̂̃ͮ͒̅̀ḽ̝͙͙̓͑ͣͥͫ͂͡ ͕ͫ̍ͥͪ͌̏̀͜ä̵̖ͪ́́͌ͤ̒͟n̰͎͚̲̲ͬ́ͅd̝̝̺͍͛ͮͯ̈́̇̽̂̀͟ ̶̹̅̐ͫt̸͙̻̦̱͑̾͐̆͊́̏̚͡h̼͙̠̠́̋ͦͩ͢ę̦̫͐͡ ̴͔̼͇͕̭͍ͤͥͮͅB̵͍͕̘̾̓̽̋ͭ́̑͘l̡̝̽̓̈́ͥ̅̔͊̕ù̧̩͙͍̣͔̈́ẹ̶̴̬̫̳͂̓ͦb̴̶̩͚̦̃͑̿͒̃ͬȅ̼̝͖̪ͮ̉̔͋̇ͦͪ͝͝ͅr͕̫̼̗ͮ͊̓̾̏͢r͍̉͊̕͞y̶̢̳͉̯͖̠͚̅ ̲̄̾̍͂͠C͌̌͏͚̥̰i̬̜̻͎͍̳ͮ̉ͤ̎́̚͢n̷̈ͣ̍̚҉̲̣̺̮̼̮͕n̡̛̜̳̪͍̹ͦ̅̾̇͋̚ͅͅa̴̴͕͇̲̙ͦ̊̉m̢̫̟̦͇͙̳̜̉̌͑o̟̮̩̩͓̣̱͉ͩ̿͋͑ͯͤ̏͒̕ņ̴͙̜̜̲͇̔̉ͩͫ̈ ̷̵͓̉̏R͙̳̩̼̖̟̺̔̽͌̍͝͠o͌̀͋ͩ́͏̦̬͉̠̹l̢̪̩̟̪̪̤̥͕̇ͥͧ̐̂̍ͫͪ͢l̨͎̯̥͊̿͌ ̶̀͏͓̩͉̭î͇̝̣̘͚̦̌̂̆͞s̷̶̩̱͗ͤͬͪ ̶̡̟͔̣̯̝̝͉̳̇Ẅ́ͧ̾ͫ͆͌̍͏̩͓̗̫̖̺̀i̫̥̝̰ͬ̀ͭ̿̍́̚̚͠ͅlͪ͌̇̆͞͏̲̝̬͎͙͔͕̠l̟ͦͣͬͤ͘."

A-Alcor, I think you should talk normally again. I-It's really hard for the readers to see what you're saying, you know.

"OK." Mason, or Alcor(?), responded. What was Will talking about?

"Is it OK if I ask this...?" I asked hesitantly.

"Fire away, Professor."

"What is your biggest fear?" I asked. He seemed to tense up. "I mean, I can pretty much get it but I'm not completely sure..."

"Not being able to see or hear anymore. Being alone..." He replied. "I'm so used to having them around that I'm scared of what might happen to them when I can't see or hear them anymore... I'm so used to having them with me all the time that I'm scared to be alone... I think you understand how scary being alone can sometimes be..."

"Y... You... You knew...?"

"I took a quick glance at your memories." He said. "I know you think Sirius is at fault for the death of Harry's parents and you want to avenge them and protect Harry."

I remained in silence...

"But trust me when I say that nothing is as it appears to be. Think, talk and reason before you act or you might regret it..."

"Are you implying that Sirius is actually not the one at fault?" I asked.

"I don't know... Maybe... Maybe not..." He replied. "Bill and Will know the answer to that but..."

Chess told us to keep quiet and say nothing about it for the sake of the story.

Story? What in the world is he talking about? And who is Chess?

"I think we should return now," Mason spoke. "Look down~"

I looked down and saw that I was standing on a trap door. It opened and I fell down, once again, engulfed by darkness...

"See you back in the physical world..." He said.

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Dipper's POV

I woke up.

I looked to my right and saw that the werewolf Professor was waking up to.

"Good afternoon." I greeted him.

Right at that moment, the nurse came in a shoved Lupin out while saying that I needed some more rest. I obeyed.

I layed down, thinking of what I should do in the meantime. I wonder... Who was the real culprit? Who really betrayed the Potters? Bill said that Chess Cat was the author, the creator of this alternative universe. So, if he doesn't want the Ciphers to reveal anything yet then that must mean that Sirius wasn't the real culprit. But then, another question arose. Why did people think Sirius was coming for Harry? Even though he escaped from Azkaban after Voldy was defeated, he still must have said something to make people assume he was after Harry... But what...?

And then, it hit me. Maybe he said something about Hogwarts. Like maybe calling someone a bastard or something along those lines and said that he was in Hogwarts...

If that theory were to be correct, it meant that not only do we have dark creatures which feed on your happiness & kill you and a fugitive but we also have a possibly dangerous killer on the loose at school... Oh boy.

This school year is gonna be really interesting...

I-Indeed... B-But also dangerous!

Absolutely.

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And that concludes this chapter. In case you were wondering what happened to the A/N section at the beginning of the chapter, I say that I took it down so Bill can't get in. Now, all I have to do is find Bill's secret entrance in this section.

You'll never find it! Muahahahaha!

Challenge accepted, b!tch.

Anyway, Chess_Cat is out! Peace!