Chapter 25:

Remus's POV

It seemed like forever since Severus paid me that unwanted visit. Since then I had been, tortured, had no food , and acquired a broken knee. Looking at the moon outside last night from my cell window, I needed to get out of here. Fast. I had no idea what would happen to Chrissy if I changed in this cell. I shuddered at the thought. I didn't have to think long on it though. I had been sitting with Chrissy, she asked me to describe Piper for her. I had just gotten to her curly hair when I heard the Mission Impossible theme song. Strange. I looked around but no one was there. I saw a hand come out of no where and motioned for me to come to the cell door. I complied warily. I wasn't sure if this was a trick or I was hallucinating. I couldn't really tell the difference anymore. I limped my way over to the door and then James's head appeared. You could've knocked me over with a bloody feather. James was grinning like an idiot and had tears in his eyes. Sirius came into view next. I was so relieved to see them again.

"Hey mate, we're here to bust you out!" said Sirius pulling out his wand.

"Back up Moony." He instructed.

"Bombarda!" yelled Sirius aiming his wand at the door. The spell backfired, sending them both flying towards the foot of the winding staircase. James sat up groggily and yelled,

"Piper, we could use some assistance!"

Piper's POV

Lily was pacing back and forth by the foot of the stairs. I couldn't say anything, I was doing the same thing. Lily turned to me and said worriedly,

"Piper, what if James...and Sirius get hurt down there?" I noted the Sirius part tacked on at the end. She was starting to fancy James. Took her long enough.

"If they do, I am allowed to kick James's ass!" I told her with a smile. She smiled half heartedly at me. Finally she just burst.

"Piper, how have you been able to cope with this for a week! I know James is down there right now in danger and there is nothing I can do until he gives us the okay. What if we never hear the okay? Remus has been here for a week now! You must be frantic right now but you keep composure. How?" I looked at her and said simply,

"I can't allow myself to be frantic because that leads to new powers at the most inopportune moments. Besides, he wouldn't want me to be like that."

"What's the time?" I asked her, trying to distract us both.

"4:50." She replied. I paled and a shock went through me as I remembered something. Lily rushed over to me.

"Piper, what's wrong?" She begged.

"Lily, tonight's the full moon." I told her. She looked at me confused. I sighed.

"Forgive me Remus." I said mostly to myself.

"What? Piper, what's going on?" I didn't say anything as I let what I'd just said sink in for her. She it gave it some thought. She paled considerably.

"Oh my god." She whispered. She looked at me and hugged me tightly.

"That's where the boys go every month. Oh wow was I stupid." She told me.

"That must be so hard on you both." Lily said. I could only nod. The panic that went through me every month for his safety was almost unbearable.

"We have to go down there and get him out of here!" Lily said heading towards the door.

"No. Wait for the signal."I pulled her back.

"But, Piper..."

"No." I said again with less force. We couldn't compromise the mission for that. We didn't have long to wait though. We heard an explosion from the below and a yell from the bottom of the stairs.

"Piper, we could use some assistance!"

"James." Lily sighed in relief. We ran down and Lily tripped at the bottom and straight into James's arms before I had a chance to freeze her. She blushed and Sirius and I just laughed. I stopped laughing when I turned to my right. There was Remus. He was limping to the front of the cell. My heart broke when I saw him. I ran to cell door and he took my hands from the inside of the cell. I didn't realize I was crying until he wiped the tears away.

"What have they done to you?" My voice came out in barely a whisper.

His hair was a mess, he had gashes all over his body, dried blood on his clothes, what seemed to be a broken knee and both eyes had bruises. I was shivering in rage. I tried to control my breathing but that wasn't going to work this time.

"Piper, we need you to bust open the door, our magic won't cut it but your's might." Sirius told me.

"Back up Remus." I told him, my voice very controlled. He didn't need to be told twice. Once at the back wall of the cell he covered a little girl from the view of the door. I backed up about ten steps and put all my rage into focus. I threw my hands out and the explosion knocked me backwards into Sirius. I looked up and saw Remus lying on the ground. My stomach dropped. I ran to him and saw him holding his arm tightly to his chest. He still had the little girl encircled in his good arm. I started to tear up again.

"Remus, I'm so sorry." I held his head while my tears just kept falling. He smiled weakly at me. "At least it wasn't my wand arm." He joked, trying to get me to laugh.

"PIPER!" screamed Lily, pulling out her wand. I looked over and saw about fifteen Death Eaters running towards us. Among them was Severus Snape. Lily's jaw clenched and took James's hand. James smiled like a maniac with his wand raised. The two were ready to take on the world. Sirius was already moving towards me with cloak in hand. He reached the little toddler.

"Hi sweetheart, I need pick you up okay?"He asked her. She looked at Remus, who nodded weakly.

"You're Padfoot right? Remus has told me all about you!" She smiled, letting Sirius pick her up.

"Piper, like I said you're on your own. I'll get her out, and take out as many as I can while I'm going. I'll come back for the rest, but your on. Take care of them for me." He patted Remus's hand and saluted me. He threw on the cloak and he disappeared from sight. I turned my attention to Remus, who had weakened considerably now that it was almost time for him to change.

"Stay here, I have to help them. I'll get us out." I promised and kissed him lightly. I went running and saw James and Lily back to back trying to fight off more Death Eaters than either of them could handle. Lily was crying as she fought her former best friend. She hit Severus with a hex and sent him flying into the stone wall. He was knocked unconscious.

"THAT'S ENOUGH!" I bellowed. I started throw fire at different Death Eaters. I stared in shock for a moment. I smiled and defeat the remaining Death Eaters, except for Lucius Malfoy and Severus. I couldn't change that part of the future, no matter how much I wanted to.

I just sent Malfoy flying at Snape and the two sat knocked out by the stairs. Dumbledore and the Order took that moment to run through the door.

"What we miss?" questioned the young Mad-Eye. Lily and James hugged each other, while I caught the Order up on the recent events. I heard a howl of pain coming from Remus.

I turned to see Malfoy had woken up and was torturing Remus. I froze Malfoy and Snape just to be safe and then ran to Remus. I looked him over. His breathing had become quite shallow and I knew he didn't have long.

"JAMES!" I cried. He and Lily both came running.

"What can we do Piper? He can't go to St. Mungo's tonight he's turning." Lily said tearfully.

I was holding Remus in my arms. I couldn't believe that after all this that he was going to die in my arms. I froze him,hoping to prolong it. I looked at the Order.

"Isn't there anything you can do?" I begged Professor Dumbledore. "I can't Piper this is his destiny. There is nothing any of us can do." He told me regretfully. I let out a strangled cry.

"Like hell it is. I lost him once, I won't lose him again." I growled at the Professor.

I turned to Malfoy and un froze him.

"GET UP YOU BASTARD!" I yelled turning to face him. He stood up and smirked at me.

"No wand?" He taunted. The Order raised theirs but I told them to put them down. I summoned a fireball into my hand turned to him.

"I wasn't going to change history because Draco needs to be born, but you crossed a line you son of a bitch." I growled at him. Terror flicked in his eyes. I only saw red.

I threw the fireball at his feet, sending him flying into the nearest wall. I stalked toward him, intent of blowing him up when a pair of strong arms grabbed me from behind. Sirius had come back.

"Piper, don't do something you'll regret later." He whispered in my ear. I barely heard him over my sobbing. James motioned for us. I knelt beside Remus again. James looked at me seriously.

"Piper. Do you know how to apparate?" He asked me. I shook my head no.

"Do you think if you concentrated hard enough you might be able to somehow teleport or somehow get us to my parents house?" He asked.

"I can't teleport." I sobbed. Sirius took my face in his hands.

"You told me once that Remus affects your powers. Maybe if you focus hard enough you could acquire the ability?" He asked me looking as desperate as I felt.

"It's worth a shot."I cried.

I held Remus in my arms and each of my friends took arms.

"Hold on tight." I said. I concentrated on the Potter Estate. I felt myself being pulled and the next thing I knew we were in the living room of a distressed couple with their wands at the ready.