2 hours and 30 minutes

There were two and a half hours till the sun went down and Remus was running from Hogwarts into the Forbidden Forest to find, Merlin knew what, at the prompting of an agitated owl. Remus couldn't help himself he didn't know were he was going but he couldn't stay put when everything around him was screaming that his friends were in trouble.

Remus entered the forest. He ran fast. Still he noticed that something was a miss. The place was darker than usual and the typical wild life that inhabited the strange woods had just vacated at breakneck speed. Remus scanned the area with his heightened senses and maneuvered all the obstacles the forest presented with his long legs. He ran deeper and deeper into the woods as he left the familiarity of the Hogwarts grounds.

Remus ran till his legs started to ache and his footing became unsure. As he slowed he heard up ahead of him angry voices. He moved on cautiously keeping low and peering around trees. It was in this manner that he came upon a bright clearing in the dark woods. From a distance he saw three dark figures standing in the clearing. He moved in closer trying hard to keep the noise of breaking twigs under foot to a minimum. Closer up Remus knew the men instantly as Death Eaters. Only Death Eaters could have such smug and arrogant looks on their faces in these trying times.

The three men were all watching intently and with some amusement what was happening in a cave that opened into the clearing to Remus's right. Remus wasn't sure what was going on but he knew if the Death Eaters were enjoying themselves it was something bad.

He couldn't see what was going on from where he was, but he could sense it wasn't good: for as long as Remus could remember he didn't like being confined in closed spaces "trapped like an animal". He felt claustrophobic just wondering what was happening inside the stone walls.

Remus moved left to see if he could see better what was going on inside. It was as he moved in closer and was trying to see between the three Death Eaters out side that he heard what could not be mistaken, his best friends James and Sirius shouting at none other than Lucius Malfoy. Malfoy had been three years ahead of them in school and a Slytherin. The marauders and Malfoy had butted heads on more than one occasion and it was no surprise to any of them when they found out that Lucius had joined Voldemort.

Remus's mind raced; if his friends were trapped back in there they were in real danger. Remus knew what he had to do. He readied himself and reached for his wand, but he found nothing in the pocket he kept him wand in but air. He patted his back pockets in hope of finding it but there was nothing. He knew he must have dropped it during his run through the woods "Blood hell!" Remus swore under his breath.

What was he going to do now? He had no chance against the Death Eaters unarmed. And unarmed and not knowing what was happening he was of no help to his friends. As his solemn spirit sank further a loud bang and a bright flash erupted from the cave. Remus didn't know who was cursing who and didn't like that, but the bright light had reveled an opening to him on top of the cave. If it was big enough and under enough cover from Death Eaters eyes it might give him at least a view of what his friend's odds were.

The Cave was part of a rocky hill and Remus didn't have much trouble climbing up it. He found the hole down in to the cave easy enough and it was far enough from the mouth of the cave that Remus felt confident that the Death Eaters wouldn't see him. He crawled onto the mossy rocks that formed the roof of the cave and looked down through the opening. He could see James and Sirius with there wands drawn in defensive stances.

Remus lay down to try and get a view of how many Death Eaters were inside the cave. He sifted his weight to get a better look and instead found he was putting his weight on an unstable rock. Before he had a chance to right himself rocks began to fall giving James and Sirius just enough time to move out of the way before Remus landed on the hard ground with a "thud".

James and Sirius Jumped back startled as there friend came crashing to ground. Their shock gave Malfoy just the opportunity he had been looking for. With a short spell and a flick of his wrist he disarmed James and Sirius, their wands snatched from their hands and delivered quickly into Malfoy's. With a cruel laugh he and his companions ran from the cave. James and Sirius tried to follow but were hindered by the fallen rocks and Remus who was laying on his side the wind knocked out of him.

Once out side the cave Malfoy turned and recited a spell the other wizards had never heard. Sirius ran full speed at Malfoy who was just beyond the mouth of the cave. Malfoy didn't move and didn't raise his wand. Sirius wasn't thinking enough to think it odd till "smack" Sirius ran dead on into an invisible barrier. James right behind him slowed at seeing his friend bounce off of thin air and hit the transparent wall with a thud but not with his head like Sirius had done. "What is this Malfoy?" James screamed.

The blond haired villain laughed at James's frustration "Just a little fun I thought up and I think it's so nice that your friend Remus came to join our little party. My it will be interesting to come see what's become of you all in the morning won't it." Luscius laughed and turned away from his prisoners.

A young Death Eater Severus Snape approached the barrier. Potter and Black glared at him from the other side burning holes through him. He had never liked them when they had been in school together, arrogant as they were. Fitting that they should be trapped and helpless, that would knock them down a peg or two. Yet as much as Severus like seeing these two suffer something in him didn't like the fact that they were trapped in there with a werewolf on the full moon. There was just something about that that made Snape's skin crawl. It went against most everything he believed but something in him knew that this was no way to kill an adversary. Snape much proffered killing a man in a fight even if the means were less than fair. But to flat out leave them there to die by the teeth of a vicious beast with no way to defend them self well that was just unsporting.

Sirius looked at Snape who was staring passed him into the cave, he punched at his prison wall "Little Bastard" he hissed with as much hatred as a man could muster. Snape was brought out of his thoughts. He looked at Sirius in disgusted and spit at the ground. Snape then turned to follow his leader leaving the waning sun light for the shadows of the forest. He continued trying hard to convince himself that he cared nothing for the lives of the men he was leaving behind to die.

To be continued…

Ok I'm not a hard core Harry Potter fan but I love the books and movies. I say this because I might break some kinda rule or seem to be making up my own rules as far as the magic in the story goes. Forgive me and don't nit pick too much. If you think the error is just to glaring to let go please let me know and I'll attempt to fix it. THANKS FOR READING