Harry looked at Remus. Lupin had a white face, and he was visually
suffering a lot of pain. He was also trembling.
"Now it's Ron's turn" laughed Wormtail, heading to Harry's friend "I'm going to be more direct this time. I'll use Avada Kedavra"
Then, they heard loud noises, some people running to the room. "Voldemort and company" tought Harry. But he was wrong. Snape apperaed, followed by Amos Diggory. With their wands prepared, they entered the room and surprised Womtail.
"It's him! The one who killed Cedric!" screamed Diggory
Before they could react, Pettigrew had already ran through the other side. Diggory didn't notice Harry, or Ron, or Lupin, he just ran behind Wormtail, chasing him. However, Pettigrew had thrown Lupin's wand over his owner. Harry was freed from Impero's effects so he got up and ran to Lupin. Snape, a bit confused, looked at Ron, and then noticed Lupin. Remus was pale, trembling, surrounded by his own blood.
"Professor!" cried Harry
Lupin slowly moved his head to Harry. His eyes were red.
"Harry..." said Lupin hardly
"You're going to be OK, they have come to save us!" shouted Harry
"No, Harry. As Peter said, i'm not going to move anymore" murmured Lupin
"No! You're going to be OK! Snape will prepare you some kind of potion!" exclaimed Harry
Harry turned to Snape. He was watching them both. Snape shook his head slowly.
"I can't be saved as you, Harry. The silver has reached my veins... I can't dodge death..." said Lupin
Harry, frenetic, shaked him.
"But... but... there must be a way to cure this!" shouted Harry desesperately
"You have studied werewolves. You know the silver kills us. Don't try to avoid the reality"
Harry sighed, and a little tear fell from his right eye.
"Tell Sirius that I know he won't fail you"
"No! You will tell him!"
"And also... Tell Dumbledore that it has been a truly honour to serve him and fight against our enemy"
Harry was actually crying, looking at Lupin's almost dead face. Behind him, Snape's eyes seemed to have, for the first time in his life, a bit of compassion.
"You've fought corageously" continued Lupin, with a really low voice "I'm sure James would have done the same for me and Sirius. I'm proud to have been your professor... and friend"
Lupin seemed to stop breathing, and he closed his eyes.
"I will avenge your dead" muttered Harry
"I know you will. Just like James would have done" said Lupin, and smiled
These were his last words.
Harry kept looking at him, with his face covered with tears. He took Lupin's wand, and got up. He sighed loudly, and gave the wand to Snape.
"You keep it" muttered Snape, still looking at Lupin.
"Right" said Harry, and put it in his pocket, and mopped his tears with his left hand. Just then, they heard someone running to the chamber. Sirius, exhausted, got into the room. When he saw Lupin, he pounced on him.
"Remus!" he cried "Nooo!" and he began to cry.
Snape and Harry looked at him cry for some seconds. Seconds that seemed to be minutes, or hours.
They remained quiet until Sirius got up, mopped his tears, and looked at Harry.
"Pettigrew" muttered Sirius
Harry nodded. Them three keeped looking at Lupin.
"We'd better go. Voldemort may arrive soon" said Snape, breaking the silence.
"Yes. Of course" sighed Sirius slowly
Harry went over Ron, and waked him up. They left the room. Snape did some sort of spell and Lupin's corpse flew in the air. Snape carried the body out of the room. Sirius looked the chamber for some seconds.
And then he left, walking slowly.
The room remained calmed... again.
"Now it's Ron's turn" laughed Wormtail, heading to Harry's friend "I'm going to be more direct this time. I'll use Avada Kedavra"
Then, they heard loud noises, some people running to the room. "Voldemort and company" tought Harry. But he was wrong. Snape apperaed, followed by Amos Diggory. With their wands prepared, they entered the room and surprised Womtail.
"It's him! The one who killed Cedric!" screamed Diggory
Before they could react, Pettigrew had already ran through the other side. Diggory didn't notice Harry, or Ron, or Lupin, he just ran behind Wormtail, chasing him. However, Pettigrew had thrown Lupin's wand over his owner. Harry was freed from Impero's effects so he got up and ran to Lupin. Snape, a bit confused, looked at Ron, and then noticed Lupin. Remus was pale, trembling, surrounded by his own blood.
"Professor!" cried Harry
Lupin slowly moved his head to Harry. His eyes were red.
"Harry..." said Lupin hardly
"You're going to be OK, they have come to save us!" shouted Harry
"No, Harry. As Peter said, i'm not going to move anymore" murmured Lupin
"No! You're going to be OK! Snape will prepare you some kind of potion!" exclaimed Harry
Harry turned to Snape. He was watching them both. Snape shook his head slowly.
"I can't be saved as you, Harry. The silver has reached my veins... I can't dodge death..." said Lupin
Harry, frenetic, shaked him.
"But... but... there must be a way to cure this!" shouted Harry desesperately
"You have studied werewolves. You know the silver kills us. Don't try to avoid the reality"
Harry sighed, and a little tear fell from his right eye.
"Tell Sirius that I know he won't fail you"
"No! You will tell him!"
"And also... Tell Dumbledore that it has been a truly honour to serve him and fight against our enemy"
Harry was actually crying, looking at Lupin's almost dead face. Behind him, Snape's eyes seemed to have, for the first time in his life, a bit of compassion.
"You've fought corageously" continued Lupin, with a really low voice "I'm sure James would have done the same for me and Sirius. I'm proud to have been your professor... and friend"
Lupin seemed to stop breathing, and he closed his eyes.
"I will avenge your dead" muttered Harry
"I know you will. Just like James would have done" said Lupin, and smiled
These were his last words.
Harry kept looking at him, with his face covered with tears. He took Lupin's wand, and got up. He sighed loudly, and gave the wand to Snape.
"You keep it" muttered Snape, still looking at Lupin.
"Right" said Harry, and put it in his pocket, and mopped his tears with his left hand. Just then, they heard someone running to the chamber. Sirius, exhausted, got into the room. When he saw Lupin, he pounced on him.
"Remus!" he cried "Nooo!" and he began to cry.
Snape and Harry looked at him cry for some seconds. Seconds that seemed to be minutes, or hours.
They remained quiet until Sirius got up, mopped his tears, and looked at Harry.
"Pettigrew" muttered Sirius
Harry nodded. Them three keeped looking at Lupin.
"We'd better go. Voldemort may arrive soon" said Snape, breaking the silence.
"Yes. Of course" sighed Sirius slowly
Harry went over Ron, and waked him up. They left the room. Snape did some sort of spell and Lupin's corpse flew in the air. Snape carried the body out of the room. Sirius looked the chamber for some seconds.
And then he left, walking slowly.
The room remained calmed... again.