Disclaimer: I own nothing from the Harry Potter series. All familiar names and situations are owned by J.K Rowling. Thie is purely fiction and I am making no profit from writing this. I am gaining nothing but amusement.


Chapter 1: Chaos on the streets

A stream of vicious radiant sparks pelted past Remus, narrowly skinning the tips of his slightly greyed auburn hair. His eyes followed the fluorescent silver as it rocketed into a pile of lone crates, shattering them to a thousand pieces. And as soon as the crates had fallen, chaos had erupted in the crowded main street of Hogsmead village.

Remus found himself being shoved rapidly between bodies as he struggled to turn and investigate the disruption. He flinched as an old woman elbowed him into the ribs and scuttled down a darkened side street. Another luminous spark shot past his head and this time, Remus caught a glimpse of the offender. Actually, there was more than one offender - there were at least 10! He immediately recognised the figures. Dressed in heavy black robes and concealing their faces with white skull shaped masks, a group of Death Eaters had swarmed into the busy street.

Their presence unearthed screams of terror from people who ducked behind walls and ran into the nearest shops they could find. Remus immediately grasped his wand from within his cloak and ran towards the far end of the village with the retreating crowd. He had no intention to use his wand; rather it provided some security and a feeling of well being. His brain began puzzling through questions, quizzing the why's and what's. Why were the Death Eaters here? What did they want? A third shot, this time bright red and emitting a few gold sparks whizzed straight at him. Instinctively he ran to the right, avoiding the spell. He looked to where it had come from and he saw another large Death Eater emerge from behind the Post Office. The Death Eater raised his wand, directing it in Remus's direction and he sent a blue spell straight for him. The spell skimmed his shoulder and Remus suddenly realised that these Death Eaters weren't just out to cause pointless chaos, they were looking for him.

As soon as the crowd had formed, they had disappeared and Remus found himself cornered in a back alley. His heart thumped loudly in his chest and his ears began pounding. He was trapped. Nowhere to go. A shrill crack echoed from behind him and he shot around, pointing his wand. The narrow, black tip of a second wand greeted him.

Remus's final thought was - I should have apparated.

A deep muffled voice thundered from behind the skull mask and then he was enshrouded in a beam of silver light. A nauseating swarm of sickness took over and he felt light headed. Clutching at his forehead, Remus sank to both knees and collapsed in a feeble condition to the wet, murky pavement.

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So this is the end of chapter 1. Hope you enjoyed it. I know I enjoyed writing it. I'm hoping that if you take the time to read this story, you will also take the time to review it.

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