September had quickly passed into late October for the students of the castle. Harry had taken to attended most of his classes without the assistance of his friends as the warning of Lunas prophecy had weighed on his shoulders. He had been spending the majority of his time with Hermione and Ginny compared to the normal Ron and Hermione. It wasn't unusual for them to have a Slytherin or four in their study sessions in the library.

Draco had become a stable friend for Harry and for that Harry had been thankful. He knew that whatever Lunas prophecy meant that it couldn't have been Draco. The boy had learned that Draco had already learned his animagus form and it was a black panther. Even the blonde's animagus put him on his own side with a snake. Hermione and Ginny along with Neville, Blaise, Theo, and Daphne had started to work on learning their animagus forms. Ron was in and out on those meetings but so far he had caught glimpses of a being something large and furry, so he said anyway.

It just so happened they were sitting out on the grounds together studying and attempting to cast their Patronus charms when a very angry and very red Ron Weasley came stalking their direction. Harry, noticing the temper stood between Ron and the rest of their group. The fuming redhead didn't even stop as he hauled off and punched Harry without even flinching. Harry's head snapped to the left as Ron's right hook slammed into his cheek.

Draco quickly reached for his coin in his pocket that he knew would summon the dark lord to them quickly. As he pulled his hand from his pocket he heard the distinct sound of a growl coming from one of the two now angry males before him. Thinking quickly he grabbed Hermione and Ginny as the rest of their group managed to move back.

"You sorry shit Potter!"

"What the hell Ron?!" Harry snapped angrily.

"You're a sorry little shit. Fame and money isn't enough for you. You have to have a hermione too!?"

Harry stared at him incredulously and burst into laughter as he wiped the blood from his lip and nose. This did nothing however but to anger Ron further who made the mistake to continue with his original idea of hitting Harry. The second time however, Harry was prepared and rolled away from the hit. It didn't take long before the two Gryffindors were throwing punches back and forth. Hermione sent her Patronus after the Headmaster and Professor McGonagall.

The moment that the disguised dark lord made his appearance out to the grounds was the exact moment Ron decided he would be a better off fighter in his animagus form. Long dark fur sprouted all over as the human form shifted away to reveal a large black and grey wolf. Almost instinctively Harry himself followed suit and before them stood Harry's animagus form. His form was much larger than Ron's and they knew Harry was much more dangerous not only magically but also because if he lost control it wouldn't take much for his creature abilities to break into his animagus.

The Headmaster and the two professors were coming closer. At seeing the sudden shift of the fighting ground Tom groaned and began to walk faster. They managed to arrive beside the gathered students and pushed their way through. The downside of that was of course that Harry had constructed a shield ward around him and Ron to prevent anyone from getting hurt. This also was keeping anyone out.

Sounds of fighting filled the air as the two now animals lunges into each other repeatedly. Blood began to spatter the ground around them. Ron gained the upper hand momentarily and managed to catch Harry's neck and tear a large gash down his back. An angry roar filled the air as suddenly Harry shifted further as his creature ability decided to take over. The animalistic growl from Harry became deadly as the lion doubled in size and wings sprouted from his back. The serpentine tail thrashed threateningly as the young Chimera crouched dangerously. Black wings unfurled above the two as Ron, in his blind rage continued to attempt to land wounds on Harry. Harry continued to fight with his inhibitions of hurting his friend slowly slipping.

At the sign that Harry had slipped further into his creature side and had given up his reservations about hurting Ron and still no luck at pushing through the wards, Tom decided to try his last option at reaching the boy.

"Albus. Get back. Get everyone back. He's going to kill him if we don't stop him."

"Decimus, we can't get through his wards. He's too strong."

"I can get through them. Just get everyone back." Tom snapped angrily.

The aged Headmaster gave him a calculated glance before waving his wand and having everyone distance themselves from the dangerous fight before them and the man who thought he could fix it. Tom growled in agitation at having to show his hand so early but shook his shoulders and willed himself to shift into his basilisk form. He quickly lowered his inner eyelid to prevent himself from accidentally petrifying or killing anyone. He carefully nudged the barrier between himself and the two fighting animals before him. At the slight resistance he yelled out to Harry in parseltongue.

Angry green eyes turned his direction. The magic swirled around him and the bright yellow flecks in his eyes flashed brightly before Ron managed to bite Harry's front leg leaving another gash. The serpent head snapped closely to Ron's back but the boy managed to dodge the attack. Harry's eyes lost the green hint in them as they went fully yellow and venom began to drip from his fan and poison dripped on his claws. Tom slammed himself through the shield before him and lunged at Harry. He wrapped his long body around Harry tightly enough to subdue him but not hurt him. Angry growls and roars filled the air as Harry thrashed violently and attempted to free himself from the grip of the large serpent holding him. Slowly as if realizing what was going on Harry's eyes returned to green and he shifted back into his human form.

"Shit Tom. Are you alright? What happened?! God did I kill him?"

Frantic green eyes landed on the prone form of Ron Weasley laying a few feet away. He let his wards drop and watched as madam Pomfrey ran to the unconscious boy.

"You did not kill him my lion. I was able to stun him in this form. Are you calm now? Your magic is still swirling."

"I lost control…I was going to kill him."

"You lost control because his foolishness didn't know when to stop Harry. Not because of your own. He should know what it means to attack you."

Once Harry's magic calmed down, Tom allowed himself to shift back into his Decimus Brutus guise. He placed his hands on Harry's shoulders careful to avoid the bloody gashes that covered the teen.

"Is he going to be ok?"

"Poppy will have her work cut out for her. I'm worried about you. Let's get you looked at too."

The Headmaster approached the two of them. He stared quietly at Tom over his spectacles. Hermione and Ginny ran past him along with Draco. They stopped just short of the dark wizard who was in a silent staring contest with the Headmaster but Draco barreled right past them and grabbed Harry and began looking him over like a mother hen.

"You bloody idiot Potter. You could have died. You're bleeding everywhere. Why did you fight the idiot?!" He shouted angrily.

As the teens began to look over their friend, Tom pulled his own arm away from the younger dark wizard and stood looking at the Headmaster. He wasn't certain if the other knew enough to know who he was at this point and wasn't looking forward to having to protect Harry on top of fighting the old coot.

"It would seem, Decimus that we have much to discuss. Thank you for keeping that fight from escalating. Let's get the boys both looked after and we will discuss this in my office." With eyes twinkling.

"Professor that's my fault, please don't get upset at Professor Brutus for it. He was just trying to help. He's been giving me extra lessons and so he knew about my form and he showed me his and we've been training together. Please. It's my fault."

With a smile the old man turned to Harry.

"Of course not my boy. I just would like to know more about my staff members and not have a surprise in an emergency. I'm just glad he was able to get through to you. I'd like to know why he was able to when nobody else can. But we will discuss it later."

With that the matron herded Harry into the castle as the group split into their separate directions with the student friends of Harry making their way right behind them up to the hospital wing while Tom and Dumbledore made their way towards his office.