DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER!!
Hidden, Lost and Found
Chapter 20
"Where is she?" Sirius asked, loading a gun with silver bullets.
"Exmoor National Park."
"Harry, you do know that's bigger than London?"
"He was spotted near Liscome."
"Well that narrows it down." He said sarcastically. He put the loaded gun on his belt and began to load another.
"Sirius." Harry leaned in. "Please try and keep this impersonal. I know she's your lover, as is Remus, but we need to be professional. We need Greyback alive."
"Oh, don't worry, he'll be alive." He pulled back the safety cap.
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Hermione crouched by the edge of the stream, scrubbing a towel. She'd insisted she did a little work to help the Pack, mainly to spend as much time away from Remus and his mate as possible. Siraya had tried to talk to her about, even apologising for her child's fate but Hermione hadn't wanted to hear it. She was hurt by the fact that Remus was willing to forget all they'd been through for a child.
She stood up and wrung the towel out and bent down to start the next one when she saw a light in the distance. It was moving rapidly about and was slowly but surely coming towards her. She didn't call out, knowing that would put her in potential danger. She just watched it. As it was nearing the stream she recognised that it was in fact a Lumos and a dark yet familiar silhouette left the trees.
"Harry?"
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Fenrir was pacing the cave impatiently. It had been nearly half an hour since his mate had left the cave in an upset angst, grabbed a pile of dirty towels and insisted that she washed them at the stream. It was because of Remus and Megan, he knew. He'd tried to talk to her about it, gently explaining that Remus hadn't known who his mate had been when he was with her - mainly because his mate hadn't been born then - and that all she could do was try and except it, as he had no right to tell Remus to spend less time with Megan.
Fenrir passed William for the fifth time, until the Elder finally grabbed the younger wolf's ankle and pulled him down next to him.
"For Selene's sake, Fenrir!" Selene was the Greek God of the Moon. Most Packs worshipped her like muggles did their Gods. "What's gotten into you?"
"Next time you pull me over, old man, I push you into the river with your hands and feet tied." He threatened. "Hermione's still out there."
"Ahh, so this is about your girl. What's wrong now?"
"She's not back yet."
"She's washing, Fenrir, she'll be back when she's back."
"What if she tries to leave?"
"Then you track her down and punish her."
"That first part won't be so easy. We haven't mated yet."
"Are you impotent?"
"No."
"Is she ovulating?"
"No."
"Then why haven't you mated?!"
"We've both had other things on our minds!"
The Elder scoffed. "Like what?"
"Well, obviously I can't answer that right now."
"Oh, and why's that?"
"The wards have shifted and wizards are coming."
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"Hermione!" Harry called out, relieved to see her in one piece. He ran through the river over to her and pulled her into a loving and deep hug.
"Harry? What are you doing here?" she asked, wrapping her arms round him.
"Rescuing you, of course!" he said, taking her hand and pulling her to the other side of the river.
"Harry! Have you found her?" Sirius called, leaving the trees. Their eyes locked when they saw each other. Hermione removed herself from Harry's arms and run into Sirius'. "Hi, love." He whispered in her ear, kissing her cheek softly as she cried gently. "Miss me?" she nodded and looked at him. He kissed her lips chastely and put her down. "Come on, we need to get you out of here."
"Get away from my mate, Black!"
They all turned round and saw Fenrir with all the males of the Pack behind him, claws out, fangs bared, ready to attack. Harry touched his Order mark and thirty or so Order members Apparated beside them, wands drawn, guns loaded with silver bullets. Fenrir, trained in combat situations, knew that they were outnumbered and would most likely suffer many casualties and possibly fatalities. But he wasn't thinking clearly, fixed on getting Hermione back.
"You're outnumbered, Greyback!" Harry shouted across the river. "Turn and go back and we'll let you all live."
"I'm not going anywhere without my mate!"
"We've got what we came for and we're not giving her up!" Sirius bellowed back, pushing Hermione behind him.
"What do you think, mate?" Fenrir called. "Who do you choose to go with? Your mate? Or your friends?"
Hermione looked between him and Sirius. Her mate or the father of her unborn children? While she was debating, Harry sent silent instructions via Occlumency to the Order fighters telling them to attack on his mark and that Sirius should Apparate with Hermione back to Grimmauld Place straight after. Hermione was about to answer when Harry quickly drew his wand and cast a Stunner at Fenrir. The Were dodged it easily and the rest of the Lycans charged. Sirius Apparated with Hermione a split second after the Order started to fight back. Fenrir saw this and his inner Alpha shouted at him to slaughter them all.
A red mist descended over his eyes as his inner Alpha took control and he charged and lunged for Harry. The younger man raised his wand to fire a Stunner but Fenrir had grabbed him, spun him round and pinned him against his chest.
"Withdraw!" he bellowed threateningly to the Order members.
Harry just laughed. "You really are stupid, Greyback."
"What exactly do you mean by that, Potter?!" he snarled, pulling the boy's head back by his hair.
"Well, this."
He Apparated back to Grimmauld Place, taking a snarling and raging Fenrir with him.