Soon Remus was chained to Pettigrew's left arm and Ron to his right. As they made an awkward sideways exit out if the room. Hermione followed them gripping Crookshanks in her arms.

"I'll take Snape." I told Sirius reaching out for Severus' wand. After retrieving it from him, Emily and I followed the others out of the room, with Harry and Sirius trailing behind. The two of them soon fell back, they were catching up on all the things Sirius had missed that year. When we reached the mouth of the tunnel Crookshanks flung from Hermione's arms and bounded out to freeze the Whomping Willow. I gingerly got Severus up through the tunnel before exiting myself. The Hogwarts grounds were very dark now, the only light came from sporadically lit windows in the castle.

"One wrong move, Peter!" Remus threatened pointing his wand sideways at Pettigrew. We silently tramped through the grounds, as the clouds began to shift. There were dim shadows being cast by our small group as the moon began to shine. Severus's floating body collided with Peter and his guards, as Remus froze in the moonlight.

"His potion, Professor Snape said he didn't drink his potion tonight. He isn't safe!" I told the others.

"Run, Run now!" Sirius whispered.

"But what about Ron?" Harry asked.

"Leave it to me! RUN!" Sirius shouted. There was a terrible snarling noise as Remus' head began to lengthen. Hair was sprouting on his face and hands which curled into clawed paws. I was frozen with fear, it was the first time in my life that I had seen Remus transform. Throughout my life Severus and Remus had done a good job of keeping me well away from Remus during the full moon, and now I was standing face to face with a full-fledged werewolf. The werewolf reared its head at us and Sirius erupted from Harry's side, transforming once again into the big black dog. The enormous bear-like dog bounded forward as the werewolf ripped itself free of the manacle binding it to Pettigrew. Somehow it was easier to think of Sirius as their animal counterparties rather than their human names. That thought was the only thing to keep me sane as I witnessed the dog latch on the werewolf's neck and pull it away from Ron and Pettigrew. Someone else stood beside me just as horror struck, I was certain it was Harry, as we watched the battle between the two beasts. Everything after that happened in sonic slow motion.

Hermione began to scream as Pettigrew dove for Remus' dropped wand. Ron was unsteady on his splinted leg, and he fell over. Emily rushed to his aid as a burst of light flashed across the ground.

"EXPELLIAMRMUS!" Harry yelled, thankful he was able to get Remus' wand away from Pettigrew. "Stay where you are!" Harry shouted running forwards, but he was too late Pettigrew had transformed and had begun to scurry away through the grass. There was a howl and the werewolf galloped into the Forbidden Forest.

"Sirius he's gone! Pettigrew transformed!" Harry shouted turning to the black dog. Sirius was bleeding there were gashes across his muzzle and back, but at Harry's words, he scrambled up and soon the sound of his paws faded away across the ground. With most of the immediate danger out of the way, I placed Severus' body gently on the ground and followed the others over to Ron's side. He was paralyzed, his mouth half open. I placed the outside of my hand under his nose.

"He's still breathing." I assured them as Ron continued to exhale cold breath.

"We'd better get him up to the castle, and tell someone." Hermione said huffing some hair out of her eyes. Together she and Emily forced Ron to a standing position. A terrible yelp wailed out into the darkness.

"Sirius." Harry Muttered at my side, his green eyes pleading with me. I glanced around exasperatedly looking for another option. Severus was still unconscious, and the castle still a fair walk away.

"There's nothing we can do for Ron here. Emily, Hermione take Ron back to the castle and get help!" They nodded in turn, and adjusted Ron so that he was properly supported on their shoulders before heading off to the castle. "Let's go!" I told Harry pulling him in the direction of the whimpering. We were running as fast as we could, Harry a few paces ahead of me reached the scene at the lake first.

"NO!" he shouted into the howling wind.

"What is…" But I stopped short at the sight of Sirius, human now, crouching on all fours, his hands over his head. At least a hundred Dementors were gliding in a black mass around the lake towards us. As they approached the familiar icy cold began to penetrate my thoughts. "Happy thoughts Alice." I whispered to myself trying to shake the cold from my head. "HARRY!" I shouted over the building winds "PATRONUS CHARM!"

Coming to Hogwarts! "Expecto Patronum!" No good.

Being sorted into Slytherin and making Severus Proud. "EXPECTO PATRONUM!" No progress, the Dementors were closing in and Harry and I were running out of happy thoughts. I was vaguely aware of Harry trying to cast the spell on the side of me, but the haze the Dementors brought on, was threatening to take over my consciousness. "Happier thoughts Allison!" I thought scolding myself.

Making friends at school. "Expecto Patronum!" Nothing.

Friends who like me for me, not just because I was famous. "Expecto Patronum!" No change. I fell to my knees landing hard on the cold grass. I wasn't aware enough of my surroundings to know if Harry was still fighting but I had to keep trying.

If we save Sirius, Harry can have his godfather again. We can go back to being a family. Severus and Remus won't be torn apart anymore. Everything will be better. You just have to get this spell right! Wrong thought, a pair of strong clammy hands suddenly wrapped themselves around my neck, forcing my face upwards. My mother's screams were once again echoing in the back of my skull, and I was drowning in the fog. I let it take me. Closing my eyes and listening to the painful lullaby of my parent's frantic scrambling, I took in a deep cold breath, and allowed to hazing fog to swallow my final thoughts.