Chapter 16 - Bite sized peices

"What did you call me ?" The snake man asked through the mist that surrounded the castle's ground.

Dumbledore smiled and lowered his glasses. "I called you Tom, after all it is you isn't it Mr Riddle."

"NEVER CALL ME THAT !" He said slowly changing back into the giant snake. "I AM LORD VOLDEMORT"

Dumbledore smiled still. "That's very impressive Tom, I had no idea you were able to turn into a snake."

And at that the snake lurched forward to bite into Dumbledore and he was gone.

"There's no use in hiding Dumbledore." The huge snake hissed. "When I find you, you will join my empire or die a most painful death."

It was that this that the snake turned to the trio and Hagrid.

"Speaking of painful deaths." It hissed.

There was no time to think about it. The trio and Hagrid turned to run away but it was only a matter of time before they were surronded by Goblins.

"I shall let you finish these of my comrades." The snake hissed, "I have a Dumbledore to kill." He added before turning around and slithering back towards the castle.

The Goblins got closer, and out of the corner of his eye James noticed that the moon was just about to leave the cloud in which it had been hiding. Suddenly something jumped to the front of James mind. THe date and at that he grabbed Sirius and threw him under the invisabily cloak.

It happened so quickly that Lupin himself didn't know what was happening. The full moon left the clouds and Lupin began to change. His nails grew his teeth grew and hair burst through his robes.

"HAGRID RUN !" He shouted in mid-transformation.

The goblins that had once been marching towards them were now backing away but it was no use. THe Werewolf Lupin ripped them apart giving Hagrid time to run to his cabin and return with his crossbow.

"Time to go snake hunting," he muttered.