"Ron's plan is sound and should work, I just don't know if we can depend on Harry not to blow the bloody place open."

"Oh Sev'rus love, I believe Harry will have more control than even he believes is possible."

"Molly, how can you be so sure of him? You've seen what he can do. Draco's the only one able to get him to control himself."

"Harry will do what he's always done. He'll run in full bore and think later. He's best when he reacts instead of planning ahead. Don't worry so much, it makes your forehead wrinkle and makes you look old." Molly smiled as she smoothed her hand over her lover's brow.

Severus chuckled in spite of himself and muttered, "Bloody Gryffindor through and through isn't he."

"The Sorting Hat seemed to think there was some Slytherin in there as well. It almost sorted me into your house Severus," Harry said as he walked into the room and sat across from the couple.

"Merlin help us had that happened," he answered. He kissed the palm of Molly's hand as it caressed the side of his face and asked, "Are we ready?"

Harry took a deep breath and nodded, "Yeah, we're ready. Are you sure this will work?"

"I believe Mr. Weasley's plan is the best we have and may just work. All it has to do is get one of us in the den with you and the rest will follow at the given time. Now, we really should go. The emissary will not be surprised to see a couple of us walking down with you if they know you at all, but I doubt they'll be expecting the rest to follow." Severus stood and pulled Molly with him. He placed a soft kiss on her mouth and quietly said, "Dinner when I return?"

"I'll be waiting," she answered with a smile. She turned and pulled Harry into a bear hug and held tight, until he reminded her of his need for oxygen. "See you soon darling boy."

"I expect you will," he answered, silently adding, "one way or another."

Ginny watched as Harry approached, followed by Severus and her brothers, Ron, Fred and George. "Well, I see you still can't do as you're told. You were supposed to be here at sunset. You're lucky I didn't leave and tell Fenrir to kill the whining git. Hasn't stopped crying since he became conscious again."

Harry heard the growl coming from Remus and said, "Shut it. I don't want to hear that tripe. There's no way Draco would spend one minute crying. Whinging I can believe, but not crying. Now where in the hell am I going and can we please just get on with it."

Ginny laughed, looking at each of the men before her and locked eyes with Severus for a minute before answering, "If you think for one bloody minute I'll be stupid enough to tell you where my den is, then you've lost it completely."

Severus smiled, "Well then Miss Weasley, I suggest you get on with your task and take Mr. Potter home to your master."

Ginny growled, "Fenrir is my mate – not my master. I'm his second in command for Merlin's sake and you would do well to remember that and hold your tongue. I'm no longer a little school girl you can intimidate Snape. I'm a woman who controls a large wolf pack who will attack on my command."

"Then why are you the one running the errands?" Fred asked sarcastically.

"Because brother dear, I wanted to be here when you all say your goodbyes to the boy hero. I wanted to see your faces when you realise this will be the last time you see him. So get it over with, I'm bored now."

Harry turned and faced the gathering, "Right then, I'll see you soon. And don't worry - I won't hurt her too much."

"Don't worry about it mate," George answered, "she never quite fit in anyway. Not even sure if she's really one of ours."

Harry looked at Severus and quietly said, "I'll bring him back, I promise."

"I know," Severus answered simply. He nodded once and stepped back from Harry as the boy turned and walked out the gate.

"Bout time, let's get a move on. You'll have to hold on to me and I'll side-along apparate you. It's a shame you couldn't have just died the any of the previous times you were so close. It would have made things so much easier."

Harry squeezed the arm he'd taken a lot harder than needed and enjoyed the sound of Ginny sucking in air through her teeth, "Listen here, I'll remind you if it wasn't for me, you would have died your first year of school. So just shut it and get moving."

"Did you get the signature Remus?" Ron asked quickly. His only answer was a soft growl then a resounding POP as the cloaked werewolf disapparated, followed quickly by Charlie, Bill and Percy.

"Right, now we wait to get the Patronus signal and then we follow. Let's head back into the castle and get the…" Ron was interrupted at that moment but the approaching vision of a blonde seer skipping toward them. "Luna? What are you doing here?"

"I wanted to be here when Harry comes back with Draco. He's going to need an extra set of hands and your Mum told me you were all down here. Are they back yet?"

Fred and George exchanged a look of confusion before Fred answered, "No, they just left. How could they be back yet?"

"Oh, I don't mean Harry and Draco; I mean Remus and your brothers. They aren't going to be able to follow the magical trail the way you hoped. They've lost it just outside Hogsmeade."

"How do you know that? And why can't they follow?"

"Nothing they did was wrong…" Luna broke off and looked up toward the darkening sky as her eyes became unfocused and she hummed softly.

The boys followed her eyes and looked to the sky, but they couldn't see what she was seeing. Ron leaned toward George and whispered, "She daft? I don't see anything."

"Ronald," Luna said, "just because you don't see it, doesn't mean it isn't here." She pointed to the point in the sky where she'd been looking and they watched as a silvery light shot toward them and the Wolf Patronus landed next to her.

"We've lost them. Ginny's trail stopped in Hogsmeade. I think she passed Harry off to someone else. We're going to look around for her and see if we can follow from here," the wolf said as it rubbed against Luna before disappearing in a puff of smokey silver.

Luna smiled at the boys, turned and skipped back toward the castle. "Well I guess we need to look at plan B," Fred said as he started walking back with George and Ron following.

Harry pushed away from the bulky form of Rabastan Lestrange as his feet landed on the hard ground. He'd been unceremoniously shoved into the man's arms in Hogsmeade and before he could say anything, he'd been pulled along by Rabastan's apparition to the den.

Harry looked around as he regained his footing and took note of his location. As discreetly as he could, he flicked his hand behind him and sent a ball of light from his hand which promptly flew back they way they'd come from.

Rabastan pushed him ahead growling, "Move your arse Potter. Greyback's waiting and you're already late. You'll be lucky if he hasn't turned lover boy into the pack's newest chew toy."

"If one hair on his head is out of place, I'll destroy you all without looking back."

Rabastan laughed heartily, "Ahh, the boastfulness of youth. You don't have that kind of power boy."

Harry stopped, turned toward the former Death Eater and said calmly, "Don't…Call…Me…Boy."

Rabastan looked into the fierce green eyes staring holes into him and saw the power pooling behind them. He was suddenly very worried about what this boy could do, but simply said, "Get moving."

Harry walked forward, taking in as much as he could about the environment. He saw many he knew, but was thankful he didn't recognise most. He kept looking for Cho, Penelope or Millicent but didn't see any of the women. He did see something he didn't expect, and it made him pause before continuing at the insistence of Rabastan. He gaped as he watched as the Patil twins were gathered up by a large, hulking man as carted off to another room. He hoped they would be okay, but as they didn't fight the man, he assumed they were here of their own accord.

"Where are we going?"

"To Greyback's room, he wants to give you the opportunity to say goodbye to your lover before you're killed. He's nice like that."

Harry knew he'd only have one chance once he got in the room with Draco and hoped the others would arrive by then to help. If not, there would be many more dead than there needed to be.

"We've got to figure out where this place is and fast. Does this area look familiar to anyone?" Ron asked as he bent over the map.

The group of women joined the Weasley boys, Severus and Remus and tossed out ideas of where the den could be based on the landscape that had been drawn from Cho's descriptions.

Remus and the boys had returned after finding no way to follow Harry and joined right in the discussion of what Plan B should be. Severus had finally had enough of the arguing and yelled, "ENOUGH! This is getting us nowhere." After many sheepish looks being exchanged they began to cooperate on a plan of action.

Minerva and Poppy quietly entered the room and joined the crowded table. Minerva looked at the map and asked, "Why are we looking at the Isle of Skye?"

Eleven heads popped up at the same time and stared at the Headmistress. Severus finally came around and asked, "Mum, you know where this is?" punctuating the urgency of the moment by thumping his finger on the map.

"Oh course dear, it's off the coast of Scotland. I've been there a number of times over the years. There're some really lovely little towns along the coast of the island and some really wicked mountains in Cuillin; The Black Cuillin. They're the rockiest mountains on the island and are quite nasty."

"BINGO!" Ron hollered. "How quick can we get there?"

Harry was ushered into a large room furnished with a large four poster bed covered in black silk, two large wingback chairs in black velvet with a glass topped table between them and one wall completely covered in books. His eyes, however, didn't move any further than the chairs, where Draco sat impatiently waiting.

When Draco's eyes focused on Harry, he flew into the brunette's arms and wrapped himself around his boyfriend. "Why are you here? You shouldn't have come. They're going to kill you."

Harry hugged Draco tight to him and kissed his head. "No worries love, I've got it covered. Relax baby, it'll be just fine. Now, how are you?"

"I'm fine. But seriously, you have to get out of here before…"

"Before what cub? Are you trying to get your little boyfriend to leave you here? That's not playing nice now is it?"

Harry turned and pushed Draco behind him. He linked his hand through the blondes and held tight, feeling the rush of power the connection gave him.

"Awe how sweet, the boy hero defends his little toy. Really Potter, have you been able to sample Draco's talents yet or just using your imagination? I can tell you he's quite the little hellion in bed."

Harry felt Draco's grip tighten and didn't take the bait. "And how do you manage to handle Ginny? I always found her to be a bit too big for her britches. So, I understand you wanted to see me about something. Why not just come and see me yourself? What's with all the cloak and dagger?"

"Now now Potter, I believe we both know the answer to that question."

"Oh, I see," Harry said smiling, "you were afraid I wouldn't want to talk to you. How sweet. Don't worry puppy, I'm a dog lover. I always have time to play a little fetch. Oh wait; maybe you're the kind who likes a little belly rubbing."

Greyback growled lowly in his throat and took a step toward the pair, "There's no need for sarcasm Potter. Why don't we sit down and talk. I promised to let your little play thing go and I meant it. He'll be leaving just as soon as you kiss him goodbye. So get the hell on with it."

Harry turned to Draco and silently cast Muffliato before saying, "The others should be outside waiting to come in and fight. Remus should be in here somewhere but I haven't felt him so we can't rely on them. Are you okay to fight?"

"Yeah, what's the plan?"

"I want you to leave like they have planned. When you get outside, if the others are here, they'll take that queue to start the assault. If not, then when you get back to the castle, they'll be waiting. Do what Ron tells you." Harry pressed his fingers to Draco's lips when he saw the protest coming, "I know love. I know you haven't the greatest history with him, but please trust me on this. Do what he tells you."

Draco kissed the fingers covering his mouth and smiled, "I was going to say, if he's going to help me get you back, I'll do whatever he says. Now, kiss me and say goodbye."

Harry's lips softly met Draco's, and the kiss was filled with every emotion they felt. Draco felt the kiss try to deepen, but was pulled viciously away from it by Flint.

"Let's go lover boy. I've got a new cub to bond with and don't want to spend a lot of time with your skinny little arse."

Harry watched as Draco was pulled away by the collar of his shirt and tried to draw as much strength as he could from those last looks. When the door closed, he turned to Greyback and said, "When did you want to do this and where. I'd hate to have your honeymoon bed covered in blood. Where would Ginny cry over your corpse?"

"My corpse. It's yours they'll be crying about. Don't you get it Potter, I'm not only going to kill you but I'm going to enjoy the sweet moments of watching you realise that you'll be meeting your lover in the afterlife."

Harry's pulse jumped and he felt his stomach plummet.

Greyback sense the change and laughed, "That's right Hero, when Flint gets him back to the castle, he's going to dispatch him and leave him at the gate. I'm going to love the moment when he walks back into the den and you get to see him covered in the sweet blood of…"

He was unable to finish his thought as Harry's magic flared and sent the wolf flying into the wall of books behind him. He quickly got up and growled before stalking toward the shaking brunette.

Harry had felt the flare of his magic at the taunt from the wolf, but didn't care. He was going to finish this one way or the other and if this was how it started, then so be it.

Harry quickly cast a shielding charm and waited as the wolf stalked toward him. He knew Greyback wouldn't go for magic first, his animal instincts were too strong, but he hoped the shield would last long enough to give him a fighting chance.

As the group readied to leave for The Black Cuillin Mountains, Luna wandered into the 'war room' and stood quietly along the wall waiting for the right moment to let them know what she had seen. She knew they would need to be aware of the number of wolves the den housed and that Harry was not where they would expect him to be. She also knew that Ginny was more in control of the pack then Greyback was and was laying a trap for the Weasley boys that they would be hard pressed not to fall into. But what she really wanted them to know was if they didn't get the innocent out of there almost immediately upon arrival, they would all be killed.

Her eyes were drawn to the window as a silvery orb came closer and she walked through the men without a word and opened the window to admit it.

"Oi! What are you doing Luna?" George asked as he was pushed aside.

"I have a few things to let you know but I thought you might want to hear what Harry has to say first."

The orb flew into the room and Harry's voice suddenly burst forth, "Isle of Skye…Mountains…Ginny's a decoy. Don't trust anyone." Then it disappeared.

"Luna, what did you need to tell us?" Ron asked.

Luna told them of her vision and her concerns about the trap before suddenly stopping and staring out the dark window.

Severus waved his hand before her face to get her attention and snapped his fingers, but got no response. He looked to Molly and raised an eyebrow in question. "I believe she's seeing something now Severus. Her eyes aren't focusing on anything."

"Draco's arrived and is injured. If you hurry, you can catch the attacker."

Before the last word left her lips, the men flew out the door following Narcissa. When they arrived at the gate, they found Draco hanging on to it bleeding from his side as Flint retracted his claws. Severus fired a stunner as did Ron and Charlie. Narcissa however wasn't playing and fired Avada Kedavra at the greasy git who dared harm her son. Flint's luck found him falling from the stunners as the killing curse sailed over his head.

"Draco darling, hold on. We're going to help you," Narcissa cried as she reached his side.

"Mum, they're gonna kill Harry. They have to go and help him. I tried to stop…" Draco passed out from blood loss and pain as his mother cradled him in her arms.

"Remus, stay back, there's too much blood!" Severus yelled as the wolf approached. Firing off his Patronus, Severus sent for Poppy and alerted them the men were leaving.

Remus ignored Severus and approached Narcissa and Draco and kneeled at their side. "Cissa, we have to go. Poppy's on her way," he paused and conjured a stretcher and Severus helped settle Draco on it while Narcissa refused to let go of his cold hand.

"Sweetheart, we will get Harry back and make them suffer for this. I promise you."

Narcissa focused on the drawn expression on Remus' face and smiled, "I know you will. You love Harry the way I love my Dragon. Just come home as soon as you can. We'll take care of everything here."

Remus kissed Narcissa quickly and walked to where the men were gathering to apparate.

Poppy and Minerva arrived just before the men left and they saw Minerva take charge of Flint's unconscious body, binding him with chains and levitating him back toward the castle. The last glimpse of home they had was Narcissa crying as she walked beside Draco's levitating stretcher.

Harry stood perfectly still as Greyback approached. He didn't flinch when he wolf swiped a clawed hand at the shield, nor did the shield fall. As the claw pulled back to make another swipe, Harry dropped the shield long enough to blast the transforming man with a nasty Everte Statum and sent him flying across the room.

Before he could pull his shield up again, he felt a raging pain in his side and fell to the ground.

Ginny opened the door moments later and smiled. How could her luck be any better? Here was her mate, the man she loved and hated unconscious against the far wall and her ex-lover in front of her obviously in pain and she quickly cast Incarcerous, and bound Harry then knocked him out with a well placed kick to the head.

She laughed as his glasses broke and called, "Nott! Get in here."

"Ma'am?"

"Take this trash to the dungeon and chain him up. I'll be there to deal with him shortly. First though, I have a score to settle here."

Nott grunted assent and grabbed the prone form Ginny wanted removed. He didn't envy the headache the man would have upon waking or the fact that he would be on the cold dungeon floor, but he was smart enough not to question the orders. Ginny scared the bloody hell out of him.

AN: I just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone a Happy Holiday and say thank you for spending a little time with my story. The lovely reviews have been quite a nice surprise. I wish you and yours the Happiest of New Years.