Disclaimer: All of the Harry Potter characters belong to J.K Rowling, and Kate Zephrem, Aranel Erin Snape, Emrissa, and this idea/plot are mine.
Aranel mounted a broom and took out her wand while flying into the air.
"Antango!" she shouted at the snake.
It whipped it's head to her and lashed out, she quickly pulled up and the lunge missed.
"Stupefy!" shouted Severus on the ground, it had no effect on the occamy, and only made it more irritated.
It tried to bite Severus, and he lept out of the way. Aranel caught sight of Harry and shouted to catch his attention.
"Harry!" she shouted. "Harry?!" It wasn't Harry Potter she was looking at, but a totally different person.
Harry's POV
"Professor! I can explain!" he blurted out.
/Acutally, I can't/ he thought, feeling kind of sick.
"Is that really you Harry?" asked Aranel.
He nodded, and felt his hair go back and forth with the movement of his head. Aranel snapped back to business mode.
"Deal with the occamy Harry, I'll keep it busy" she said and Harry bit his lip.
Exactly how was he supposed to deal with this occamy?
Snape's POV
He watched Aranel fly around, the snake's head following her every movement. He was a little nervous, letting her become a sort of bait for the occamy. But he had faith she would not be struck. A long scream was heard and he whipped his head around. It sounded so much like...
"Minerva" he whispered and ran off in search of her.
Running so hard his cloak spread in back of him like a pair of shadowy wings, he found two bodies. One, his colleague, the other, his student. Fearing the worst, he crouched down and checked their pulses.
Letting out a breath, he was satisfied that they were both alive.
"Goodness woman, what happened to you?" he asked quietly and shook McGonagall's shoulder.
She blinked slowly and moaned.
"Minerva" he said.
She gripped his arm with one hand and he helped her up.
"Voldemort" she said while clutching her side for a second.
"That's the first time you've said his name" he said in astonishment.
"Second" she said and winced as she stood.
"The Crutatius?" he asked.
She nodded and he held her to make sure she wouldn't fall over.
"Kate!" she said and Snape knelt by Kate's fallen form.
"Kate?" he asked.
It was no use, she was out cold.
"Hospital wing" he said to himself and lifted her up with his arms.
"Minerva" he said. She nodded and they went back into the castle.
Harry's POV
He crashed his broom as the snake whipped its tail towards him.
"Augh!" he yelled as he rolled over the grass, then bumped into a soft hill.
Shaking his head and getting up, he realized it was Hermione who he was now next to.
"Hermione! Wake up!" he said shook his friend.
He saw a shadow on the ground and looked up. The occamy towered over him, preparing to strike. He frantically searched for his wand. Not finding anything, he cursed and hit the ground. He could faintly hear Professor Snape's voice above him, and he felt the grass around Hermione.
"Got it" he said and his fingers curled around her wand.
Harry could feel the air rushing down as the occamy came down upon him, only one spell came to mind as he pointed Hermione's wand between the occamy's eyes.
"AVADA KEVARDA!" he shouted with all his strength.
There was a tremendous green flash and Harry was knocked off his feet.
Author's Note: Well...not so much of a cliffhanger...I really want to make you people sit on the edge of your seat and fall off when I don't supply with another chapter. No, no, of course I'm joking. But that IS the desired effect, isnt' it?
Anyway, the moment finally comes when Harry's secret is revealed. Hopefully, Hermione won't die on us and that damned occamy will have a nice little showdown with Harry. I realize that this is such a spoiler for the upcoming chapters, however, I'm just trying to vent here.
*takes a deep breath*
*exhales*
So, enjoy the show. This has been my longest 'author's note' yet, I pity the people who read this until the end. *smiles*