The stag and the dog bounded after the werewolf chasing the girl.

The girl ran with the realization that the boy was a werewolf.

The boy/werewolf followed in hot pursuit and the dog and the stag gained on him.

The dog was barking, and the stag was gaining speed and was trying to herd the werewolf away from the girl. The girl was screaming.

The stag galloped in front of the werewolf and butted him head on. But the werewolf slashed him with his claws. The werewolf was hungry, no one was going to stop it. He ran gaining speed, and finally he pounced on her.

The moon has almost disappeared and the sun's faint light was starting to appear over the opposite horizon. The stag and the dog both changed back to humans, in mid run. They threw themselves at the werewolf, yelling.

Then, the first rays of the sun hit the werewolf and all three boys collapsed on the ground, panting.

Remus was staring up at the sky, tears were streaming down his face. He just stared at the sky, he didn't look anywhere else. Then he uttered one word,


"Mercy…"



The stag/boy and the dog/boy looked back at the girl.

And to their horror, they found that they were too late.