Author's Note: Just wanted to let you all know that I have been having a
few problems with uploading the new chapters. Hopefully I have that fixed.
Anyway, don't own Harry and Co. I am not making any money here. Also for
some reason I skipped 13 as a chapter number. But the story is posted in
order.
Chapter 15
The door closed with a soft click, and Harry knew there was absolutely no turning back. Being very careful not to make any sudden moves toward the wolf that was standing in the middle of the room growling, Harry began speaking softly to the wolf.
Tonks sat watching with tears streaming down her cheeks. What Harry was doing was suicide. It was dangerous enough when Remus had taken the wolf bane potion, but even then because of the resistance his body was building up to the potion, his mind would cloud and his wolf instincts would take over. Trying desperately to loosen the ropes that held her to the chair, Tonks screamed when she caught sight of Harry moving closer to the wolf.
"You have to stop him!" Tonks screamed desperately as she tore her eyes from the scene unfolding before her and turned to Sirius.
Sirius was straining desperately against the ropes that held him in his chair. Had he had any idea of the stupid stunt Harry was going to pull, Harry would have been the one sitting bound to a chair.
"Albus do something!" Sirius yelled as he glanced over at Albus to find he was in the same situation.
"Don't you think I would if I could?" Albus stated as he struggled against the ropes, whispering every charm, hex and curse he could think of to loosen the ropes.
"You all will pay dearly for this!" Albus assured the council members, as he felt his ropes begin to loosen.
Within seconds, Albus was out of his chair and pointing his wand at Sirius.
"I think you had better call upon Padfoot." Albus said once he had Sirius free of the ropes holding him down.
"Please don't be too late." Tonks whispered as she watched Sirius fly across the room, and kick the open door.
"What the hell are you doing?" Sirius demanded as he heard someone slam the door behind him and stepped between Harry and the wolf that was now backed into a corner and ready to attack.
"I need to inject this into the wolf. However I need to get him to calm down a bit first." Harry said never taking his eyes away from the frightened wolf that was now growling louder than ever.
"Have you lost your mind? That's an animal that would rather tear you apart than calm down!" Sirius yelled.
Before Sirius had time to so much as blink, Harry had swiftly shoved him to the side, where he landed with a hard thump on the floor. Before Sirius could regain enough of his senses to react to what had just happened, he glanced up just in time to see Harry dive at the wolf and in one swift move inject the needle into the wolf's rear flank.
Harry's heart was pumping overtime as he rolled to his feet and watched the wolf struggle to stand on three of its legs. He felt horrible that he had not been able to keep him from getting hurt, but moving swiftly he pinned the wolf on the floor and injected the potion into the wolf.
The wolf howled as the needle punctured his hide. The potion that was injected felt like fire spreading through his veins. Yet the reaction was immediate.
Remus felt as if he were being ripped in half. His part human part wolf cries of agony filled the room. Easily breaking the silencing charms that had been cast upon the room. The sound that reached the ears of all everyone outside was almost deafening.
Albus watched the scene before him unfold with fear and true amazement at what he was seeing. Right before his very eyes he watched as Sirius literally drag Harry off the wolf and across the room into a corner. Then just as he noticed Harry had managed get away seemingly unharmed thanks to Sirius, a bright blinding light shot out of the chest of the wolf and Remus collapsed in a heap on the floor.
Harry and Sirius keeping one eye on the wolf that was now struggling to his feet quickly pulled Remus's body into a corner.
"We have to get him out of here!" Harry yelled to be heard above the horribly loud howling and all of the shouts that now penetrated the room.
Sirius transformed in the huge black grim like dog and immediately shot across the room. Blocking the wolf's attempt to attack and within moments had the wolf by the neck. Holding the creature down while Harry struggled to drag Remus's body from the room.
Harry did not hesitate and frantically begin dragging Remus along the edge of the wall, all the while keeping his eyes on Sirius and the wolf for the slightest indication that Sirius was loosing his hold on the wolf while making his way slowly toward the door. Never in his life had he thought that the wolf part of his friend would separate from the human half. If he were honest, he did not actually think the potion would work at all. Harry thought to himself as he the neared the door and felt several hands grab him from behind and pull him roughly from the room.
"Is he alright?" Harry gasped as he fought to regain his breath. Remus was a lot heavier than he had thought.
"Enervate." Albus said as he pointed his wand at Remus and put all of his strength into the spell. Sighing with relief as Remus moan softly and began to wake.
"How do you feel?" Harry asked anxiously as he leaned over to help Remus to sit up.
"Like I was hit by a truck." Remus groaned as he looked around to see everyone standing around looking down at him.
"What happened?" Remus asked as he was helped into a chair.
"Great Merlin, you did it kid!" Matt yelled as he attempted to hug Harry.
"Sirius get out of there!" Harry screamed as he turned back toward the window to see Sirius and wolf squaring off for battle.
"Tonks get everyone out the room." Albus ordered as he glared angrily at them all when they began to protest.
"Get out or die!" Tonks warned as she all but shoved them into the corridor and slammed the door shut.
"What do you need us too do?" Tonks asked as she turned angry eyes toward Harry.
"You and me Mr. Potter. Later." She assured him with a look that left Harry with no doubt that he was in big trouble.
"We need to distract the wolf long enough for Sirius to get out of the room, however I think the only way to end this so that no one else is harmed is too destroy the wolf. Harry I need to know if this is going to effect Remus in any way." Albus asked as he turned angry eyes toward Harry.
"I don't know if it will or not." Harry said as he glanced nervously at Remus.
"What did you to me Harry?" Remus asked as he tried to make sense of everything that was happening.
"What he did is create a potion that separated your human half and wolf half." Tonks explained as she knelt beside the chair Remus was sitting in.
"Only now, the only way to save Sirius is to kill the wolf. We don't know what effect if any this might have on you." Albus explained.
"The decision is yours Remus. We can try to get Sirius out some other way, but the wolf will still be a danger until it is destroyed." Albus said not at all liking the thought of what he had to do.
"Do it." Remus said as he looked through the window to see the wolf and Sirius locked in a ferocious battle.
"Are you sure?" Tonks asked more than a little afraid of what might happen.
"Yes." Remus said as he covered his face with his hands, unable to watch what was about to happen.
"Tonks, when I tell you too, open the door. Harry we need to distract the wolf long enough for Sirius to get out of the way. I want you to cast a patronumess (spelling?) to distract the wolf. I will take care of the rest." Albus instructed as they all carefully approached the door.
"Harry are you ready?" Albus asked as Tonks got into position to open the door without being in the line of fire.
Harry nodded as he thought about the happiest memories he had.
"Expecto Patronum!" Harry yelled the second the door was thrown open. A huge golden phoenix exploded from the tip of his wand, leaving a blazing trail of golden fire in its wake as it burst forth and immediately dove at the wolf, clasping it tightly in its claws, lifting the wolf off Sirius, who took his opportunity to escape.
Everyone watched in awe as the phoenix lifted the wolf high in the air and then released him. The phoenix then soared through the air and turned silver as it shot down and went through the wolf. The bright explosion of light as the wolf disintegrated in the air left them all momentarily blinded.
Harry took advantage of the blinding distraction his Patronum provided and grabbing the other syringe that was miraculously unharmed lying on the table swiftly moved for the other door. He was inside the room with the other wolf before anyone had a chance to react. Knowing what now needed to be done, he quickly cast another Patronum to distract the wolf, then quickly inserted the needle and ran for the door.
Harry was reaching for the door handle just as the suddenly flew open and knocked him back against the wall with a hard thump. The last thing he saw before letting the darkness take over was the minister lying in a heap on the floor and phoenix diving at the wolf.
Chapter 15
The door closed with a soft click, and Harry knew there was absolutely no turning back. Being very careful not to make any sudden moves toward the wolf that was standing in the middle of the room growling, Harry began speaking softly to the wolf.
Tonks sat watching with tears streaming down her cheeks. What Harry was doing was suicide. It was dangerous enough when Remus had taken the wolf bane potion, but even then because of the resistance his body was building up to the potion, his mind would cloud and his wolf instincts would take over. Trying desperately to loosen the ropes that held her to the chair, Tonks screamed when she caught sight of Harry moving closer to the wolf.
"You have to stop him!" Tonks screamed desperately as she tore her eyes from the scene unfolding before her and turned to Sirius.
Sirius was straining desperately against the ropes that held him in his chair. Had he had any idea of the stupid stunt Harry was going to pull, Harry would have been the one sitting bound to a chair.
"Albus do something!" Sirius yelled as he glanced over at Albus to find he was in the same situation.
"Don't you think I would if I could?" Albus stated as he struggled against the ropes, whispering every charm, hex and curse he could think of to loosen the ropes.
"You all will pay dearly for this!" Albus assured the council members, as he felt his ropes begin to loosen.
Within seconds, Albus was out of his chair and pointing his wand at Sirius.
"I think you had better call upon Padfoot." Albus said once he had Sirius free of the ropes holding him down.
"Please don't be too late." Tonks whispered as she watched Sirius fly across the room, and kick the open door.
"What the hell are you doing?" Sirius demanded as he heard someone slam the door behind him and stepped between Harry and the wolf that was now backed into a corner and ready to attack.
"I need to inject this into the wolf. However I need to get him to calm down a bit first." Harry said never taking his eyes away from the frightened wolf that was now growling louder than ever.
"Have you lost your mind? That's an animal that would rather tear you apart than calm down!" Sirius yelled.
Before Sirius had time to so much as blink, Harry had swiftly shoved him to the side, where he landed with a hard thump on the floor. Before Sirius could regain enough of his senses to react to what had just happened, he glanced up just in time to see Harry dive at the wolf and in one swift move inject the needle into the wolf's rear flank.
Harry's heart was pumping overtime as he rolled to his feet and watched the wolf struggle to stand on three of its legs. He felt horrible that he had not been able to keep him from getting hurt, but moving swiftly he pinned the wolf on the floor and injected the potion into the wolf.
The wolf howled as the needle punctured his hide. The potion that was injected felt like fire spreading through his veins. Yet the reaction was immediate.
Remus felt as if he were being ripped in half. His part human part wolf cries of agony filled the room. Easily breaking the silencing charms that had been cast upon the room. The sound that reached the ears of all everyone outside was almost deafening.
Albus watched the scene before him unfold with fear and true amazement at what he was seeing. Right before his very eyes he watched as Sirius literally drag Harry off the wolf and across the room into a corner. Then just as he noticed Harry had managed get away seemingly unharmed thanks to Sirius, a bright blinding light shot out of the chest of the wolf and Remus collapsed in a heap on the floor.
Harry and Sirius keeping one eye on the wolf that was now struggling to his feet quickly pulled Remus's body into a corner.
"We have to get him out of here!" Harry yelled to be heard above the horribly loud howling and all of the shouts that now penetrated the room.
Sirius transformed in the huge black grim like dog and immediately shot across the room. Blocking the wolf's attempt to attack and within moments had the wolf by the neck. Holding the creature down while Harry struggled to drag Remus's body from the room.
Harry did not hesitate and frantically begin dragging Remus along the edge of the wall, all the while keeping his eyes on Sirius and the wolf for the slightest indication that Sirius was loosing his hold on the wolf while making his way slowly toward the door. Never in his life had he thought that the wolf part of his friend would separate from the human half. If he were honest, he did not actually think the potion would work at all. Harry thought to himself as he the neared the door and felt several hands grab him from behind and pull him roughly from the room.
"Is he alright?" Harry gasped as he fought to regain his breath. Remus was a lot heavier than he had thought.
"Enervate." Albus said as he pointed his wand at Remus and put all of his strength into the spell. Sighing with relief as Remus moan softly and began to wake.
"How do you feel?" Harry asked anxiously as he leaned over to help Remus to sit up.
"Like I was hit by a truck." Remus groaned as he looked around to see everyone standing around looking down at him.
"What happened?" Remus asked as he was helped into a chair.
"Great Merlin, you did it kid!" Matt yelled as he attempted to hug Harry.
"Sirius get out of there!" Harry screamed as he turned back toward the window to see Sirius and wolf squaring off for battle.
"Tonks get everyone out the room." Albus ordered as he glared angrily at them all when they began to protest.
"Get out or die!" Tonks warned as she all but shoved them into the corridor and slammed the door shut.
"What do you need us too do?" Tonks asked as she turned angry eyes toward Harry.
"You and me Mr. Potter. Later." She assured him with a look that left Harry with no doubt that he was in big trouble.
"We need to distract the wolf long enough for Sirius to get out of the room, however I think the only way to end this so that no one else is harmed is too destroy the wolf. Harry I need to know if this is going to effect Remus in any way." Albus asked as he turned angry eyes toward Harry.
"I don't know if it will or not." Harry said as he glanced nervously at Remus.
"What did you to me Harry?" Remus asked as he tried to make sense of everything that was happening.
"What he did is create a potion that separated your human half and wolf half." Tonks explained as she knelt beside the chair Remus was sitting in.
"Only now, the only way to save Sirius is to kill the wolf. We don't know what effect if any this might have on you." Albus explained.
"The decision is yours Remus. We can try to get Sirius out some other way, but the wolf will still be a danger until it is destroyed." Albus said not at all liking the thought of what he had to do.
"Do it." Remus said as he looked through the window to see the wolf and Sirius locked in a ferocious battle.
"Are you sure?" Tonks asked more than a little afraid of what might happen.
"Yes." Remus said as he covered his face with his hands, unable to watch what was about to happen.
"Tonks, when I tell you too, open the door. Harry we need to distract the wolf long enough for Sirius to get out of the way. I want you to cast a patronumess (spelling?) to distract the wolf. I will take care of the rest." Albus instructed as they all carefully approached the door.
"Harry are you ready?" Albus asked as Tonks got into position to open the door without being in the line of fire.
Harry nodded as he thought about the happiest memories he had.
"Expecto Patronum!" Harry yelled the second the door was thrown open. A huge golden phoenix exploded from the tip of his wand, leaving a blazing trail of golden fire in its wake as it burst forth and immediately dove at the wolf, clasping it tightly in its claws, lifting the wolf off Sirius, who took his opportunity to escape.
Everyone watched in awe as the phoenix lifted the wolf high in the air and then released him. The phoenix then soared through the air and turned silver as it shot down and went through the wolf. The bright explosion of light as the wolf disintegrated in the air left them all momentarily blinded.
Harry took advantage of the blinding distraction his Patronum provided and grabbing the other syringe that was miraculously unharmed lying on the table swiftly moved for the other door. He was inside the room with the other wolf before anyone had a chance to react. Knowing what now needed to be done, he quickly cast another Patronum to distract the wolf, then quickly inserted the needle and ran for the door.
Harry was reaching for the door handle just as the suddenly flew open and knocked him back against the wall with a hard thump. The last thing he saw before letting the darkness take over was the minister lying in a heap on the floor and phoenix diving at the wolf.