Chapter 20: Wolf to Wolf
They agreed that a group would take on the death eaters patrolling the front gate. Then Tonks would impersonate one and head inside to claim the order was attacking. She would lead them right to where the order was waiting to attack. It would be then when the coast was cleared that Harry, and Neville, would enter the castle.
Finally the potion was able to be finished, Severus had warned them however that it would not last very long because it was substituted to be made in a quicker timeframe. He gave Neville two drinks with a strand of Harry's hair inside. Neville drank it and soon became a second Harry.
'Let's go.' Ana hissed, they agreed that Ana would come with them as well, under the cloak, to provide a getaway in case it was needed.
Harry felt the wind grow and his hair seemed drenched in sweat. He was breathing rather heavily as they crept into the school once again. He shivered slightly but continued on with the others following him.
They walked slowly through the night feeling as though they would be ambushed at any moment.
Finally they hid inside of Hagrid's hut as watchmen surveyed the outside perimeter. They watched as Mcnair walked around, wand at the ready.
'Ready?' Harry whispered to Tonks, she looked frightened but also determined. She slipped under his cloak with Harry, Neville and Ana. It was a tight squeeze but they hurried to where Mcnair was sitting.
'Hello there.' Tonks said brightly stepping out into the open, Mcnair leaped from where he was squatting and aimed a jinx at her. She dodged it and Remus charged following after her with his own wand drawn and stunned McNair.
'There's a death eater for you.' He said to her. Tonks grinned. She opened the front gates and Harry slipped into the grounds with Ana and Neville in tow.
As they left Remus suddenly felt another presence. He spun around and tried to warn Tonks but it was too late, a figure leaped from the top of the stone wall before them and tackled Remus to the ground.
'Remy!' Tonks yelled, a man with fangs like a vampire, and who smelled of blood and dirt breathed deeply while regaining himself, Remus had managed to kick Greyback off of him but the wolf was staring evilly at them. Suddenly as she raised her wand Greyback reared his leg and kicked the wand right out of her hand. She gasped and tripped backwards falling onto her butt.
'Well, well, well!' Greyback said snarling, 'dinner time!'
'I think not!' Remus cried out and grabbed Greyback suddenly. The wolf was brought backwards and both men fell to the ground, Remus's wand was no longer with him from the impact and it was then the two fell into physical combat.
'And here I thought you were too weak for this.' Greyback snarled. He circled Remus and suddenly lunged, he struck Remus, but Remus was up again and grabbed Greyback by the shoulders, as he did so he kicked Greyback in the stomach; Tonks meanwhile was crawling towards her wand, her ankles broken.
'Have they taken all the human out of you?' Fenrir hissed, the two collapsed to the ground punching and scratching. Fenrir dragged Remus and threw him across while rushing forward. He kicked Remus several times and Remus began to cough up blood from swallowing the dirt.
'Looks like the end indeed!' Fenrir said loudly. He picked Remus up and threw him against the hard solid wall. Remus hit the stone and gasped for air as he did.
Fenrir stepped towards but Tonks finally managed to grab her wand, she aimed it at Greyback who in turn suddenly flipped around.
'No!' Remus shouted, Greyback was much too quick for Tonks, he ducked her stunner and he grabbed her wrist. Tonks screamed in agony as he twisted it until he heard the deafening snap of her wrist breaking; her wand dropped to the ground and Greyback kicked it aside and further away.
'How about I take a taste of her pretty little neck.' Fenrir taunted, he picked Tonks up and held her at the neck. He gently removed her collar to reveal her neck.
'What a swan like neck.' Fenrir hissed. She squirmed but he held her closer and more tightly and she could not break free.
'Stop!' Remus cried out, he managed to stand groggily and as he took a step forward he collapsed to the ground. Greyback laughed at him and as he lifted his head, Fenrir called out, 'They have tamed you!'
'You're no good to me!' he cried out, he then smiled and leaned into her neck, Tonks screamed as he bit her neck hard, but suddenly as Remus yelled and moved to stand again Fenrir suddenly dropped her. Tonks hit the ground as Fenrir looked down at his stomach, a silver blade was protruding from his midsection. Just as Fenrir turned to see who had thrown it from behind him, he fell to the ground dead.
'Hold still!' Severus said rushing forward, he bent down to Tonks first and healed her broken bones. She took back her wand he had collected and he moved on to heal Remus.
'You were lucky.' Severus said, 'hardly any damage..'
'We were lucky- lucky to have you.' Remus croaked. Severus blinked, 'Consider it an apology for telling the students what you were.' He said. Remus nodded and Severus helped him into a standing position. As he did so Draco and Ron appeared.
'Hurry!' Ron said, he helped Remus while Severus checked to ensure McNair was still out cold, he then removed his robes and mask and handed them to Tonks.
'You must be very brisk and animal like.' He told, Tonks nodded and Draco handed her a vial, 'It's the last of the healing potion Severus made for Ginny, it will restore you better then any spell.' Draco told her. She drank it up and put on the robes. Afterwards she studied the man's facial features and changed into him.
'I'm going to go with you,' Ron said, 'and be the informative you captured okay?'
'Alright.' Tonks said in her best McNair imitation. The others hid away as Tonks led Ron, who she made to look as though he had been bruised by her, into the death eaters camp.
'Be ready.' Severus said quietly to where the rest were hidden, he suddenly wished that they had, had more time, more time with Ana…
'There they are!' Fred pointed. Indeed it had been an hour and Tonks was walking with a large number of death eaters behind her. The group hidden in Hagrid's hut waited with baited breath.
'I said where the spiders hang out.' Ron said loudly. He was tied up and Tonks was holding him, and making him walk, the other death eaters seemed disgruntled.
'But why by the forest?' Rudulphus asked, Tonks smacked him upside the head, 'For coverage you idiot, now keep walking!' she ordered.
'Go!' Arthur said and suddenly a group of order members leaped out and attacked from the hut. The death eaters were shocked and instant chaos ensued.
'Stun then flee everyone!' Blaise yelled as spells flew. He suddenly changed course and aimed at the death eaters.
'Blaise what are you doing?' Draco shouted as the two were suddenly fighting a tall blonde death eater together, 'Breaking free mate!' Blaise yelled.
The death eaters fought back against the teenagers, and order members. Theodore was shot down and as he crumbled along with a few others on the dark side.
'Stupefy!' he shouted and struck Yaxley down easily.
Then, Theodore's father came up and said smirking, 'Finally given up Sevvy?' he sneered at Snape. Snape merely stared and flicked his wand, Nott Sr. dodged each spell, however he was quiet surprised when Severus threw another blade at him, hitting his hand and making him wand less. Severus stunned him.
'How many do you have?' Ron asked amazed, he had only been tied loosely by Tonks and was now fighting freely. Severus smirked, 'They're for potion making, so many.'
'HURRY BACK TO THE CASTLE!' They heard a death eater shout from just beside the paddock. as they ran towards the castle the order members chased after them taking them down one by one. Snape ran for at least an hour before slowing down, he had suddenly a great deal of strength and his wand hand was shaking from his energy.
They continued battling the death eaters outside, suddenly out of nowhere Grawp roared and Hagrid stormed out of the forest.
'Keep the doors closed!' Remus shouted, Hagrid nodded and hurtled to stop death eaters from entering with Grawp mercilessly stomping on death eaters who dared. Eventually the doors were broken down from the inside and more death eaters rushed out. Those still fighting on the side of light rushed at them and entered the school, battling their hardest.