Harry Potter and the Fore

By- Xela Lupe and Rachelle Lily

Chapter Five

Death of a Hero

Ron and Harry ran out to find Professor Lupe kneeling over what appeared to be a motionless wolf. Silent tears were running down her face as she stroked its fur, tracing the lines of it's face. "Tiy'ae," she whispered.


"Uh… Professor? Are you OK?" Ron brought Xela back to reality.

"I'm fine," she said, getting up, "I'm fine." She looked into the woods. "Don't go in there, boys. There are about five dead Death Eaters. In all, I think there were six… and Voldemort, so now there are only two creatures on the island that must be killed."

Kyre walked up to them, "I don't know- oh no." She looked down at the wolf and also burst into tears.

"Is this a girl thing?" Harry asked Ron.

"Must be."

"He saved my little brother a few years ago. I remember… he was the only black one on the island," Kyre sobbed.

"Shh…" Xela said, "it's OK."

A small wolf walked out of the woods and up to it's dead fellow. "His son," Lupe commented, "must be."

"Whatsgoingon? Whyareyoulookngatthatdeadthing?" Jess came running up to them followed closely by Ramsey.

"He died a hero," Xela said, taking Kyre by the arm, most likely to show her a more private place to cry.

"WhatsLupedoing? Idontlikehershecreepsmeout. Shesscary." Jess continued.

"JESS!!!!" Harry said, finally loosing it, "SHUT UP!"

"OK," Jess sniffed and ran away like a puppy with its tail between its legs.

"And you," Ron looked at Ramsey, "go with her."

~*~

Xela walked into the forest with the other teachers. They were going to clear out the bodies and see if they could recognize them.

"You know," McGonagall said sourly, "this is the second Kuru epidemic here and we're acting as though it's nothing."

"You're right- the last one had something to do with cannibals," Xela mused, "it's odd. Kyre told me that the tribe didn't do that anymore." She had the small wolf in her arms.

"Must you take that thing everywhere?" Snape asked.


"I'm not taking it everywhere."

They came out of the woods a while later and McGonagall said, "Crabbe, Goyle, Malfoy, McNair, and Nott."

"I assume you ladies are thinking the same thing I am," Severus said calmly.


"That we should get the hell off this island and fast?" Xela asked, "Yeah I think so."

"No. Malfoy, Nott, Crabbe, Goyle, and McNair. All of them were Death Eaters around the time I was. That means there's some other Death Eater with Voldemort. Someone I must have known."

Xela shivered as he spoke. "I sure hope you're wrong. I really do."

"Malfoy?" McGonagall responded, "what about Malfoy the younger?"

"Draco? He has a mother," Xela smiled, "he'll be well taken care of."

Minerva went back toward the teachers' tent. Severus looked at the ground, "I can't believe this. I suppose you think I'm somehow involved in this mess."


"Nope."

"What?" Severus looked up in surprise.

"I said, no. I believe you. You're not a Death- oh shit."

The reasons for Xela's sentiments were proved as she and Severus found themselves face to face with Voldemort.

A/N- Sorry. Another cliffie.

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