"Oh god! Oh god!" Breanna chanted over and over under her breath. When she saw the giant creature coming at Samantha, she freaked. Draco didn't notice until Sam screamed out, because he was looking over in the opposite direction. He had been siting next to Breanna quietly on the earthy ground since the beast got away. "You okay, man?" she asked. He just dropped his head into his hands. They had ran far into he forest, looking for Sam, and gotten lost. Finally, they had decided to wait it out till morning to look, but weren't going to sleep either. A distant howl broke the silence of the surrounding forest. They both looked in opposite directions, not knowing where it came from. Sighing, Breanna leaned against the tree trunk behind her, and closed her eyes. She fell asleep faster then she thought.
Sam's heart nearly stopped when the thing came flying at her. After it bit her leg, she didn't remember much, because she was blinded by pain. She heard cries behind her and knew her friends were at least safe, even if she wasn't. Being half dragged, half carried, the thing ran fast and expertly through the forest, back to it's camp. When it dropped her, she lay limply on the ground, not bothering to even try move. Though, she did reach over to check in her pockets if her wand was there, but without luck. It must have dropped out of her pocket. The only humorous thing about it was her school uniform was covered in mud and grass, and Professor Snape hated that. Sam lay there, quietly as possible, not wanting to give the beast any reason to come and check on her. She lay there in the dirt for a half an hour, then the beast got up and waled over to her. She half closed her eyes, it looked down at her, then bound off into the forest. Quiet. Sam turned her head around and made sure that it wasn't hiding just behind a tree. When she saw nothing, she sat up and looked at her leg.
Just below the knee, was a giant bite mark. Blood was steadily going down her leg. She couldn't feel the pain right then, but she knew sooner or later – hopefully later – she would. She then looked around the small opening she was in. The trees above branches grew out and tangled with other branches, making only a small amount of light in. She lay back down, exhaustion taking over.
Sitting on the cold, earthy floor, Draco sat staring out into the forest, barely listening to Breanna's repetitive chant. She had fallen asleep a few minutes ago, and it had become quiet. He began to pick up random debris off of the ground and break it. Snapping twigs, and ripping leaves in half. That's all he felt like doing. When there was nothing more in his reach, he started to toss them away, making a contest to see how far he could toss them. When there was nothing at all more to distract him, he sat there feeling heavyhearted. Beside him, Breanna let out a loud snore, and he jumped. Feeling forlorn, he put his head in his hands again, and peered out through his fingers. Something caught his eye, sticking out slightly from under a broken branch with leaves still on it.
Draco got up and walked over to the branch. He lifted it up, and looked down at the large paw-print smacked into the muddy earth. Well, he thought, at least we know we are on the right path. He made a mental note to tell Breanna when she woke up. Sitting down next to the print, he began tearing up the branch, feeling a tiny bit better. They were going to find Sam. But hopefully, before the beast comes and finds them.
Breanna woke up to water dropping on her face. She freaked out, thinking she was back underground in the prison cell. But, it was just water rolling off of the leaves above her head. It must have rained last night, though it was relatively dry under the canopy of trees. She looked around her, the details of last night slowly creeping back. She noticed Draco sitting beneath another tree, hugging a branch. Laughing she walked over and kicked him lightly. He jumped and woke up.
"Oh, hello." he said sleepily. Breanna laughed,"Decided to go hug a tree branch?" she asked, indicating the branch still grasped in his hand.
"No, I just anted to remember this." Draco pointed to a paw-print in the muddy earth. Breanna moved over to inspect. She looked in the direction it was facing.
"Want to go that way?" He asked. She nodded, and they moved on. They walked for about a hour ,when they saw Samantha's wand lying on the ground, sadly lying without its owner, made of oak, with a phoenix feather. When Draco picked it up, he started to call out Sam's name. Breanna joined in. A loud chorus of "Samantha! Sam!" echoed through the forest.
Sam woke up to shouts in the distance, calling out her name over and over. The beast hadn't returned yet, and she hoped it was far enough away to not hear them calling. She feebly called out to then, but barely made her voice get to her normal tone. She could hear them getting closer, but to far to the left to come near her. She picked up a rock and chucked it as hard as she could in their direction. It hit something and made a loud clunking noise. The voices quieted. Then, footsteps came cautiously towards her. Someone stepped through the trees, looking around. Sam could tell by the vividly blond hair that it was Draco, which meant Breanna was there too. The second she thought it, Breanna stepped out of the cover of the surrounding trees.
"Down here." she said feebly. They looked at her, and ran forward, dropping to their knees by her side.
"Oh god, are you alright!" Breanna asked. Sam pointed to her leg, sitting up, "No. I'm not going to turn into a werewolf, right?" Breanna examined the wound.
"No." she decided, "It didn't bite deep enough, thank god"
Draco exhaled, and hugged Sam tightly, handing her wand over to her. A rustling from behind made them all look over their shoulders. A great, dark brown werewolf was staring at them from behind a tree. It stood there, staring, then slowly stalked forwards. A low growl escaped its throat. Breanna and Draco stood up, raising their wands, while Sam stayed sitting on the ground, unable to stand. The beast growled menacingly at them.
Then, at the same moment the beast lunged, two cursed were fired at it, and it smashed into the ground, a foot away from Samantha. She yelped. The thing moved weekly, evidently stunned. Thinking fast, Draco reached down and picked up Sam, and yelled at Breanna to run. The thing raised its head, shaking it, but still unable to move more than that. Sam could see Breanna in front of her and Draco, and she kept stumbling on the uneven ground. One time she fell over, and had to untangle her foot from a tree root, while Sam and Draco waited patiently. When they heard a loud crashing noise from behind them, they knew the thing had begun to gain movement again. Running faster, Sam hoped that Draco wouldn't trip and fall forwards, making Sam's hurt leg smash into the ground.
When the werewolf finally caught up with them, they were exhausted. Except for Sam, who got a ride. She kept putting up blocks between the angry beast and them as they ran. The sudden angry howls meant that the werewolf had smashed into them. When they could see the top towers of Hogwarts castle, they ran faster. Sam forgot about putting up barriers.
The wolf came barreling into them, knocking Draco over, taking down Sam with him. It charged right at Breanna, and bit her on her thigh. Breanna let out a blood curdling scream, as the wolf sunk its teeth deeper into her upper leg. Sam yanked her wand out from underneath her and fired cursed at the beast in blind rage. The werewolf howled in rage, and ran off. Soon, the sound of its crashing through the forest because distant, then silent. Draco helped Sam up, supporting her on her bad leg, and walked over to Breanna. She was gasping for breath on the ground. Her leg tore and beaten. Sam couldn't look at her friend anymore, and buried her face in Draco's shoulder and cried.
"Is it too deep?" Breanna asked quietly from the ground.
Draco sighed heavily, "Yeah, it is." He said mournfully. Sam peered at Breanna through her hair, she was lying on the ground, staring at her leg.
"So, this means. ." Sam whispered. Breanna nodded, closing her eyes, "Yes."
Samantha cried harder. Draco held her in a tight embrace as they stared down at their friend, who's wish to become a werewolf finally came true, when she wanted it least. . .