Welcome to chapter 7. I'm really enjoying writing this story. As the chapters progress, more and more of the familiar faces will start to show up. This one has more interaction between the OC and the twins. Fun Fun. Hope you like. I don't own HP and please please please review.


Dani POV

I sat quietly just on the edge of what the wizards called the forbidden forest, watching Hogwarts. Over the last couple of months, I had managed to befriend some of the students and teachers who were doing their best to rebel against the dark lord. One young man in particular, named Neville, was truly impressive in his resolve. A born leader, that one was.

After the break in of the wizard bank and the rumors that Harry Potter was in the area, I had taken to hanging out near the school every night. I had this feeling that something big was about to happen and I wouldn't be surprised if it happened here. A final battle was brewing. I could feel it. I think everyone could.

Every night I sat in the dark, invisible to wandering eyes, and watched. Watched for any sign of activity out of the norm. I figured I'd know something was up when I saw it. It was tedious work, but it had to be done.

The darkness of night was almost complete, when movement outside one of the castle windows caught my attention. It looked to be a black cloud breaking through the window I knew to be that of the great hall. I watched as the cloud skirted around the side of the castle and out of sight. To be honest, I didn't know if it was normal for black clouds to erupt from a magical castle, but figured it was better to be safe and do a flyby.

I stayed low to the ground on my approach, trying to get as close to the window as I could without alerting the people inside to my presence. I clung to the side of the castle, just below the broken window and listened closely.

I could hear McGonagall talking to Harry Potter. I smiled to myself. I had been right, when the shit hits the fan, this was going to be the place and it was going to happen soon. I crawled around on the outside wall of the castle, deciding it was best to stay out of the air if I wanted to remain hidden. I slowly made my way down to the front entrance of the castle. I watched as McGonagall and several other adult wizards I did not know came out and began to cast spells at the sky. I swung around and hung upside down by my tail from the rod over the entrance way. My sudden appearance startled a couple of the wizards, but McGonagall didn't seem surprised at all.

"Well then, Miss Raylan, I was wondering if you would make an appearance. I guess it shouldn't surprise me that you're here."

I chuckled. "I've been spying on the castle every night for a couple of weeks now. I had a feeling this would be the place old baldy would end up. Anywhere in particular you want me, or should I just do my thing?"

"I trust your judgment on this, do what you think is best. Your help is much appreciated."

I nodded. "Not a problem. I've gone this far, I might as well see it to the end. Good Luck to you." I swung back up to the wall and started to climb back up.

"Good Luck to all of us." I heard McGonagall say, before continuing her spells.

I climbed up the wall, avoiding the windows, until I reached an upper balcony. Two identical, redheaded forms stood motionless on it, leaning on the railing. I climbed up onto the railing, perching on it much like a gargoyle.

"Well, hello again my friends."

I could tell by their identical looks that they recognized me from our last encounter.

"Daniella, right?" The one closest to me asked.

"You remember. And you two are Fred and George, correct?"

The twin farthest from me replied. "Yep, Fred..." He pointed to the closer twin. "And George." He pointed to himself. "Can't say I'm surprised to see you here."

I shrugged. "I've spent too much time participating in the opening acts of this performance to miss the grand finale." I looked out at the growing crowd of opposition across the horizon. "Besides, I think you guys could use the help. It looks like there are more than just wizards standing out there."

"What?" Fred asked, concerned.

"A few very big something besides wizards." I sighed deeply and began to crawl up onto the roof of the building, which was level with the railing on the balcony. I had wanted to avoid taking a full dragon form, considering that one of the side effects of being under 21 years of age was going unconscious for about an hour when you change back to human, meaning I would be stuck as a dragon for the duration, but I saw giants on the other side of the castle wall. As sturdy and magic resistant as I was in my Dracon form, my external armor could not take a pummeling from a full grown giant. My dragon hide, on the other hand, could take a great deal more abuse.

"Watch closely, boys. You're about to witness something very few of your kind get a chance to see."

I looked around me, making sure I had enough clearance. I then closed my eyes and relaxed my mind. I had only taken dragon form a couple of times in my life, so it was a skill I was still mastering. It wasn't painful, but having one's body expand in such a way took some getting use to. It only took a few seconds to complete the transformation, but I kept my eyes closed, concentrating on the feel of my new, larger body. With a sigh, I opened my eyes and looked at my two friends, whose eyes were opened as wide as they could go.

"That was brilliant." George commented "Can you talk?"

"Yes." I said in a deep, gravelly dragon voice. "Not as well, considering a dragon's head is not designed for human speech, with the sharp teeth and all, but I can speak well enough." I spoke slowly, doing my best to speak clearly through my teeth. Talking while in dragon form was another talent I would pick up with time and practice.

I looked up at the invisible layer of magic holding out our attacker's assault. "It's kinda beautiful. Absolutely terrifying, of course, but beautiful. How long do you think the magic can hold them back?"

"Hopefully long enough for Harry to do what he needs to do." Fred replied. Both twins were hiding their fear fairly well, considering.

After that, there was very little to be said. The three of us just stood in silence, waiting for the inevitable.


It could have been an hour or just a few minutes, but we watched as the shield around us began to crumble and seem to almost burn away. I sighed, spreading my wings out as far as I could to stretch the wait out of them. "Well, looks like this is it. Stay safe and good luck to all of us." I said quickly, then jumped into the air.

I flew over the horde of beings running towards the castle. My presence seemed to spook some of the lesser supporters, but not enough to make a dent. I swooped around, making a wide U-turn and headed to the narrow bridge where the enemy was converging on the castle. The stone soldiers had cut down one of the giants, but there were three more behind it.

I took aim at the giant furthest back, folding my wings as I plunged down at almost top speed. twisting sideways, so as not to hurt my neck on impact, I slammed into the giant with my right shoulder. It was taken entirely by surprise and tumbled down the steep cliff to the jagged rocks below.

I few of the wizards on the ground were throwing spells at me, but all they did was sting my sides. A minor irritation easily ignored. If only I could breath fire and cook all of them before they mingled with our side. Unfortunately, fire-breathing was yet another talent I wouldn't pick up until I reached maturity at 21.

I spun around and charged another of the two remaining giants. This one, however, had witnessed my assault on his counterpart and was ready. He managed to dodge my body, getting a firm grasp on the base of my tail on the way past. I knew I couldn't let him get a solid grip on me, because armored or not, he was big enough to break my bones if he could get his arms wrapped around any part of me.

I did the only thing I could think to do. I wrapped my tail around the giant's arm to firm up the connection and pulled. The giant fell from the bridge, taking me down with him. I used my wings the best I could to slow our descent, without causing damage to their delicate membranes. I looked down, scanning the ever growing ground to find what I needed. Only a few feet from where we were falling was a large, pointed rock. I began to steer us towards it. It wasn't easy, but I managed to position us right above the rock. I then folding my wings in, allowing us to gain extra speed. I was going to have to time this perfectly.

I waited until the giant was almost right on top of the rock, then spread my wings out fully. The slowing wasn't enough to save the giant, whose body was punctured fatally by the rock I had aimed for, but I was slowed enough to roll onto my side before impact. The scales on my side are thickest and they protected me from the rocks, but I still hit the ground harder than I would have liked, knocking the wind out of me and possibly breaking my wing. If I had a broken wing, I'd be stuck until it healed and the fight would be over by then.

For several minutes, I lay on my side, trying to relearn how to breathe. Once I got a few gasps in, I rolled onto my feet and began to evaluate my condition. Nothing felt broken, but my side was definitely bruised. Fortunately, my wings were undamaged.

I took a few more shaky breaths, then jumped back into the air, hoping my juvenile healing ability could handle any internal injuries I might have suffered from the fall. I was hurt, but not seriously. At least I hoped it wasn't serious.

Once back on higher ground, I found the one remaining giant amongst the fighting wizards in the courtyard of the school. Around his feet were about a dozen or so giant spiders. I flew over the giant, snagging his club with my mouth, wrenching it out of his grasp. I swung the club around, hovering low to the ground. The impact with the giant's head would have been deafening, if there weren't a war going on around us. The giant fell, crushing three of the spiders on his way down.

The impact jarred my neck too, forcing me to land. The spiders swarmed me, but their fangs couldn't penetrate my scales. Using both my tail and my feet, I crushing them.

I had killed all of the spiders, or so I thought, but one of them who was only half crushed, managed to get its fangs under one of my abdominal plates. I felt the sting of its venom, then felt it tear across my stomach. I jumped upward and managed to crush it the rest of the way, but the damage was done. The venom wouldn't be a problem, but I prayed that my plate would press hard enough against the gash in my stomach to prevent too much blood loss.

It was around this time that old baldy sent a telepathic message of retreat and an ultimatum to Harry Potter. It was only a faint whisper to me, but I heard it. The bad guys pulled out and I dropped to the ground, bruised, bleeding and exhausted.


To Be Continued...

I have almost 23 chapters written for this story. I just need to revise them before I can post. It sucks having to go to work instead of writing. Oh well, that's life.