Teddy breathed a sigh of relief as he saw George turn and jump down into the Chamber.
The plan worked
He had a quick look out of the bathroom doors and shut them quietly before heading over to the closest cubicle and knocking three times.
'They've gone,' Teddy said quietly, stomach churning slightly at the thought of what he was about to do.
The door opened and Sirius combed a large hand through his long hair. He took a few steps over to the cubicles and a smile split across his face.
'I love this bit,' he said with a grin.
'What bit?'
'The stealthy bit, of course,' Teddy raised an eyebrow, 'I'm stealthier than you could imagine!'
Teddy grinned, drew his wand and jumped into the chamber.
Teddy landed pretty cleanly. He stood, stepped to the side and wiped himself down, Sirius joining him soon after.
'Looks like they've gone,' Teddy said. Sirius nodded and took some steps forward into the open area surrounding them.
'It's pitch black in here!' Sirius said a little louder than intended.
'Shhhh!' Teddy ushered, 'Harry doesn't know I can get down here. Let's go.'
They proceeded down what looked like a small tunnel to the left of them, both hand their wands at the ready. The dank walls were only slightly visible, although Teddy was known to have exceptional eyesight. A clearing appeared at the end of the tunnel they were walking through. The rhythmic sound of dripping echoed through the clearing with precise monotony, and it unsettled Teddy slightly. He shuddered and stopped.
'You alright?' Sirius asked, putting his wand in his pocket, 'Your hair has gone a bright grey colour.'
'Yeah I'm fine,' Teddy said, needing to change the subject, 'Harry wasn't too impressed with what I said to him earlier you know.'
'Worked though, huh?' Sirius grinned. 'That's the only way you could have gotten Harry to go first; make him storm off. Otherwise he would have personally made sure you were cursed so much you couldn't follow.'
'Doesn't stop me feeling bad,' Teddy said, putting his wand in his pocket to do his coat up more tightly, 'Where do you think we should be going?'
'Not sure,' Sirius replied, 'You're the one with the better senses.'
Teddy smiled, nodded and squatted in the middle of the small clearing around him, he closed his eyes and tried remember what Harry told him about the tunnels.
'The main tunnel reached a clearing…'
'Ted…'
'Quiet a minute, Sirius.'
'There were loads of further tunnels branching from the clearing, each leading…'
'Ted, mate, I mean it…'
'Me too, Sirius, be quiet!'
'…to…to…to…'
'Well this is cosy.'
Teddy jumped up and was grabbed tightly on the arm by Sirius. A harsh voice rang out around the small clearing.
'Going somewhere, young half-breed?'
Teddy winced and turned slightly, seeing a glowing wand pointed to him at point blank range. A quick turn of the head saw a second assailant facing Sirius.
Now back to back, Teddy and Sirius were well and truly cornered. Teddy began to panic slightly, his mind whirling as to how to respond. Sirius however, turned his head slightly towards Teddy.
'Act casual,' he whispered, 'Hands in pockets.'
The two men cackled loudly, quite clearly hearing what Sirius said. It took Teddy a few seconds, and a moment of panic before Teddy realised what was meant by what Sirius said, and he stuffed his hands into his coat pockets.
'This is an interesting predicament, huh?' Sirius said louder at the still laughing men, 'If you were gonna kill us, you would have done so already, am I right?'
The laughing stopped, but Sirius continued before they could say anything.
'You can't kill us, because you know Harry Potter is here, don't you?'
Teddy turned his head again, trying to get Sirius's attention. Why would he say something like that? The men began discussing loudly to each other across the clearing what they were to do about Harry, when Sirius turned his head and whispered to Teddy.
'Excellent,' He said, 'ready, Moony?'
Teddy flashed a smile, 'Ready.'
Quick as a flash, both Teddy and Sirius whipped their wands out and cursed the men in front of them. Sirius sent a basic stun spell at his assailant, and the strong red flash sent him flying across the room, unconscious.
Teddy was slightly more creative. A cross action of his wand sent a purple shock spell, hitting the man square in the chest. He stumbled and a circular flick of Teddy's wand releasing a green cloud, rendering the attacker unconscious. Before he hit the ground, a lazy flick upwards from Teddy sent him foot first towards the ceiling.
Sirius laughed. 'That last one was familiar.'
Teddy was about to answer, when a cry out from his left caught his attention. His strong hearing caused the hairs on the back of his neck to stand on end.
'That is definitely James.' Teddy said, and both men went sprinting down the tunnel to their left.
It was only a few hundred yards to the chamber, and Sirius skidded to a halt just slightly before the opening, holding an arm out to stop Teddy from proceeding.
'Wait a moment,' he whispered.
Inside the room, Teddy saw James standing, paralysed, against the statue of Salazar Slytherin. He was awake, with his amber eyes fixed angrily in front of him, a small flow of blood trickling down the side of his face.
Two men and a woman 'guarded' James, standing in a triangular formation; the woman on his left, one man on his right and one man in the front. The latter had his wand pointed at Harry, who was stood a few feet away. Harry's hair had stuck to his face and his lip was bleeding. He was breathing heavily and took a quick glance at the unconscious George and Ron lay behind him.
'I swear to Merlin,' Harry breathed, 'if you don't let him go…'
'What are you gonna do. Harry Potter?' Teddy remembered the voice of Phoenix Bond, 'Are you going to tell us you have the whole Auror's office in the castle? Don't be ridiculous. You think we walked in through the front entrance?'
Harry clenched his teeth, eyes shooting around the room trying to formulate a plan. Bond was mumbling something about how they got in, but Harry wasn't listening.
'Jesus, Harry,' Sirius said.
'I know, I've never seen him so angry,' Teddy said, frustration pulsating through him. Harry would not be able to see them hidden in the shadows around 10 metres away.
'I think I actually have,' Sirius said, remembering the first time he met his godson, 'I was commenting on the moustache!'
Teddy looked at Sirius astonished, how could he be so calm about things? Before Teddy could ask, Sirius put a hand on his shoulder, suddenly serious.
'Listen, Ted. I know Harry and this is gonna get messy. So do me a favour, stay here.' Teddy opened his mouth to protest, but Sirius cut him off, 'I'll go in and deal with these three, you come in after and release James. Got it?'
Teddy raised an eyebrow.
'Got it?' Sirius said firmly, grey eyes sparkling in the dark. Teddy nodded.
'You'll give him a heart attack out there,' Teddy said. Sirius grinned.
'I like to keep him on his toes. In a minute, Moony!'
Sirius slid round the opening and held himself against the wall, still firmly in the shadows and invisible. Teddy held his breath. Both Harry and Bond were sill. All Teddy could hear was the breathing of Harry and James shifting his feet. The young boy carried a face identical to that of his father.
'Dad!' He yelled, trying to shake his feet free, 'Dad, you have to go!'
'Shut up, kid!' Maya Enfield said, turning her wand on the boy, pointing it just below his chin.
That was the last straw for Harry, and he leapt into action. He fired a few shots at Bond, before the combined stunning spells of all three Slytherists caught him off guard and sent him skidding across the floor. James cried out and Harry wiped the blood of the corner of his lip, struggling to force himself to stand up. Bond motioned to the other two Slytherists to move towards Harry.
'This is it, Harry Potter,' Bond said evilly, 'Seems the great one is going to finish his life in front of his eldest son. How anti-climatic for him'
Harry gritted his teeth once more, attempting to cast a shield charm as the two black-clad people walked towards him. Teddy made a move for his own was but was stopped in his tracks by a glance and a grin from Sirius, who stepped out into the light.
'Ha…!' he laughed. The three Slytherists turned their heads round in unison, 'I have two problems with that. One, he will not be finishing his life here and two, at least let his Godfather have a go, huh?'
'S…Sirius!' Harry breathed in shock.
'Alright, Harry,' Sirius said, whipping out his wand, 'That's a bad moustache. Ha!'
The older man sent a spell rocketing at Harry's attackers.