((we interrupt ur regularly scheduled pandemic content to bring u just a truly utterly shamelessly wolfstar au))<br/><br/>Despite the zig zagged way Moony took through the woods behind his house, he walked with a clear purpose. Eyes down on the undisturbed forest floor, he thoughtlessly rapped his stick against any trunks that came within his reach. It was a practiced exercise, knowing exactly where he was going, yet careful of not treading a path there.<br/>As the weather started to cool, the roundabout walk would become excessive as there would be fewer and fewer plants to tread down to begin with. Moony knew, however, it would only be a matter of weeks before leaving tracks in the snow would pose an even greater challenge. Going through the woods without a care was not an option - the secrecy of the hut was engrained in the core of their friendship.<br/>Autumn had gotten a hold of the trees, the crowns thinning in a way that increased his visibility. Moony was still several yards away when he first saw movement up ahead; not many few steps after, he was able to distinguish Sirius' figure perched on the abandoned deer hunting post where they had made their hideout.<br/>Whistling a note to announce his proximity, Moony tugged at the strap of his bookbag, finding that it kept sliding down at the bulkiness of his winter coat.<br/>"I solemnly swear," he started the code phrase, as he reached the foot of the post, waiting for Sirius' reply, the same inexplicable necessity behind the exchange as it had been to zig zag there. It was above all with the clear intent of smoking out body snatchers, or the rare possibility of an evil clone.