Author's Note:
This chapter contains scenes of violence and threats of rape. As always, please feel free to skip if this is a trigger.
Hostage
Harriet reached into her bag for another water bomb, coming up empty handed.
"Sev," she shouted, "I'm out. The gun and bottle are empty too."
"My last one!" he yelled back, holding up a red water bomb. "I think we've dealt with all of them coming this way. Maybe we should head back to the castle, in case any have made it past or apparated in when the wards came down."
Indeed, the only movement on the ground were the death twitches of partially melted werewolves. Harriet regarded the revolting scene with a haunted look. All this death and destruction and they still hadn't got Greyback. If he wasn't destroyed then he would just regroup and try again, the only way she and Severus would be safe was if they got rid of him.
"Let's head back then," she said, hovering alongside him, "Ron and Ginny might have some water bombs left."
They flew close to the ground, scanning for threats ahead as they went. Half way to the castle Harriet spotted Ron and Hermione coming out of the forest on Ron's broom. Harriet waved at him and they changed course to intercept. Hermione was shouting something about Greyback, but the noise of the rushing wind meant that they couldn't make out the words. Suddenly two blurs detached themselves from the shadows and collided with Harriet and Severus, knocking them both from their brooms. They both changed into their animagus forms in mid-air, Harriet obviously not as focused on the transformation as Severus, her robes fluttering to the floor.
A great paw swatted her out of the air and she hit the floor hard. She morphed back in a daze, finding herself sprawled, naked on the floor. She was pinned by a snarling wolf, its brown matted coat shrinking away to reveal filthy robes as the werewolf transformed. The teeth remained yellowed and jagged as the muzzle shrank into a pointed nose and snarling lips. The werewolf holding her was Hati, Greyback's son, and Greyback stood nearby laughing cruelly.
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"What are you doing here Blaise?" asked Draco, regarding him coolly. "You're supposed to be in a safe house with your family."
"I explained to Hermione," said Blaise, "I came back to help. I owe you, and Harriet and the others, just tell me what I can do."
"You can put your money where your mouth is," Ginny said from beside Draco, "and come fight with us."
"Ginny," protested Draco, "you need to rest, you're hurt."
"I'm fine Draco," she said, "I've had worse playing quidditch. We have to go back and help."
"We only have one broom." Draco pointed out, "You can fit two on a broom, but not three."
"I can fly with Ginny," offered Blaise, "you can keep up with us if you transform."
"Good thinking." said Ginny, grabbing the broom from Draco and gesturing for Blaise to join her. "Come on Draco," she smiled smugly at him, "Get on those paws and start running."
"Bossy." grumbled Draco, transforming as Blaise struggled to hide his laughter. They headed for Harriet and the others.
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Trelawny rounded the final turn of the staircase to the entrance hall. She summoned up her magic and concentrated on the one thing in her tower classroom that might be effective against werewolves, the silver teaspoons. She summoned them wordlessly as she ran, wand in hand, towards the door. As she put her foot on the stones of the entrance hall a furry shape pushed past the huge wooden door and, turning human again, pushed it shut behind him. He leered at Trelawny, who had stopped at the foot of the stairs, and snarled at her.
"Poor defenceless seer." he laughed, "Did you see your own death approaching? Take a good look, because it's coming."
"Oh I see death approaching," said Sybill, in a wavering voice, "but it is not mine. Take your leave now werewolf, or you will not leave this place alive."
"Pathetic woman," sneered the werewolf, "what use do you think your cards and tea leaves will be against me?"
Sybill raised her wand above her head, grasping it in both hands and pointing it at the laughing werewolf, a steely glint in her eyes. She heard the susurration of the approaching collection of silver spoons behind her.
"Oppugno!" she shouted, jabbing her wand in the direction of the werewolf. The already speeding spoons flew over her head, increasing in speed, and flew directly at the werewolf. They flew like tiny silver bullets, piercing the skin and shattering bone as they embedded themselves in the wooden door, leaving the werewolf pinned grotesquely, blood trickling onto the stones below. Sybill stepped closer, staring at the weak, struggling creature through her thick lenses. The werewolf was gasping, struggling to fill his silver pierced lungs with air. His eyes rolled back in his head and he went limp. He was dead.
Sybill waved her wand and the spoons vanished from the door, letting the corpse slide into a pool of congealing blood on the flagstones, and they reappeared in a blood stained bundle in her hand. She levitated the body away from the door and stepped outside, ready to help. Outside there were screams and people running. Sybill took in the confusing scene. There were flames and explosions by the gate, and Professor Sprout and Neville Longbottom ran past with armfuls of plants. There was a sudden cracking noise and about ten werewolves appeared in front of her. They quickly looked around at the chaos, before spotting Sybill and grinning. They thought her to be a pitiful defender, they would learn.
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Severus flapped his wings to sustain the height he was flying at, terrified into inaction by Harriet's predicament. He held the final water bomb delicately grasped in his talons. He made a split decision and swooped at Hati, avoiding the werewolf's arms as he swiped wildly at him. He dropped the red water bomb, aiming for Hati, but Greyback threw a shield up before it could make contact. Severus wheeled round and dived at Hati, hoping to peck and claw to distract him from the naked and vulnerable Harriet. He missed, and flew straight into the stunning spell Greyback cast. He tumbled to the ground, rolling as he retook his human form, coming to rest in the mud.
"Look what we have here," Hati sneered, "Harriet Potter, and she's all unwrapped for our pleasure."
"Get the fuck off her!" Severus shouted, jumping to his feet.
"Oh no," Hati laughed, "she's going to be the entertainment and you, the bastard son of Severus Snape, are going to watch."
Severus was hit by a body bind curse and fell to the floor, from his position he could see Hati astride Harriet and Greyback, with his wand ready, laughing.
"I'm going to enjoy this Potter." Hati snarled, "I'm going to rape you, torture you, bite you and kill you, and your dear Evan will watch every moment. Then, when you are nothing more than tattered used flesh, and Snape comes to save his son, Evan will die, painfully."
Harriet struggled in vain but said nothing.
"The whole pack were going to take part in your destruction," Hati continued, anger flaring in his eyes, "but you and your friends have killed most of them. So I'll just have to make sure I hurt you enough for all of them."
"No you won't!" shouted Hermione from behind Severus, and he suddenly found he could move, Hermione had cancelled the binding spell. "Let her go scumbag."
Greyback and Hati threw back their heads and laughed.
"Want to go after her mudblood?" sneered Hati, cackling as Ron stepped in front of her wand raised. "Don't even bother Weasley, you're just not fast enough."
Just then Blaise and Ginny landed next to Ron and Hermione.
"Oh look," growled Hati, "it's the double crossing Slytherin and the Weasley girl. Another plaything. You don't really think you four can take on two werewolves and survive?"
Severus kept still on the floor. They didn't yet realise he was free of the body bind, maybe he could use that to his advantage. Hati dug his long fingernails into Harriet's breast and she cried out in pain. It took all of Severus's willpower not to jump to his feet and fly for Hati.
"Mmmmm!" moaned Hati, seemingly aroused by Harriet's pain. "Listen to how pretty she sounds when I hurt her."
The others paled as he squeezed harder and Harriet screamed, blood seeping out from her breast.
"Imagine how delicious she'll sound when I'm ripping her apart, fucking her in every hole." Hati laughed.
"No!" screamed Severus, jumping to his feet and firing a stunning spell.
Hati was thrown backwards and Ginny threw the last bottle of potion just ahead of Hati's trajectory. Blaise hit the bottle with a curse and it exploded, coating Hati in potion. He writhed and screamed and cursed them, but it was too late, he was disintegrating in a puddle of potion. Greyback gave a roar of anger at the sight of his sons mangled body and blasted all five of them to the floor, grabbing Harriet from the floor by the hair and holding her in front of him, a long knife blade at her throat.
"You'll pay for that!" he screamed.
