OMINIX

CHAPTER SEVEN-CONSEQUENCES

I then began realizing that Hillary wasn't snarling at me, but something behind me. I quickly turned my head when I felt something connect with it.

From the force, I went sailing and landed on a cot, snapping it in half.

HILLARY.

Remus went flying onto a cot and snapped it in half. There was a figure dressed in a black hooded cape carrying a sledgehammer. Remus was lying on his side amidst the broken halves of the cot and he wasn't moving. I began violently snarling and taking threatening steps toward the figure. The figure swung the sledgehammer at me, narrowly missing my snout. I had just pulled it back in time. The figure went over to where Laura was lying and raised the sledgehammer above its head over Laura.

Sirius snarled and threw himself into the chest of the figure.

The figure was thrown backward and the sledgehammer skidded along the carpet and stopped in front of the fireplace.

Sirius stood on the figure's chest; front paws pinning the figure by the shoulders. Sirius' face was inches from the figures, which was covered in the hood. We couldn't make out the face, but I could get a scent. All that I could pick up was that it was a female.

Remus still wasn't moving. So I also, jumped on the figure.

After a few moments, the figure gave up and tore from the hospital wing.

I sneezed and shook my body. Sirius and I made sure that Laura was okay before heading over to Remus.

All four paws were stretched out and a large gash was on Remus' head just behind his eye. Blood stained the gray fur.

I lowered my face and gently nudged him with my nose. He didn't move. I laid down, tucking my hind legs beneath me and stretching my front ones out. I laid against Remus and put my head down on my front legs. I began whining.

The black dog stood over me with his head low and his tail between his legs.

When the sun came up, I changed back into my human form. Sirius also. Remus was lying in human form now where the wolf had been.

"I hope he's okay," I said swallowing. "That figure gave him a pretty hard hit with that hammer."

"Remus is tough," Sirius said softly. "I'm sure he will be."

Professor Dumbledore entered the hospital wing.

"What on earth happened?" he asked coming over.

Sirius began explaining since I was too upset and filled with panic to speak correctly.

Professor Dumbledore bent down and put two fingers to Remus' neck to feel for a pulse.

He was like that for a few moments before standing up and facing us. By the look on his face, I knew the horrible truth.

Remus was dead.

"N-No," I stammered as I began slowly backing away.

"I'm so sorry," Professor Dumbledore said swallowing.

"N-No," I continued to stammer backing up.

Sirius grabbed a hold of my arms and held onto them firmly.

"NOOOOOOO!" I screamed.

Then, Brittany's name popped into my head.

I spun out of Sirius' grasp and flew out of the hospital wing searching for Brittany.

"Sirius, get her back!" I heard Professor Dumbledore yelling after me as I tore down the corridor.

I heard Sirius running after me.

"Hillary!" Sirius yelled after me but I kept running.

I skidded around a corner and almost lost my footing but I regained traction and continued to tear down the corridor avoiding some second years.

I reached the Gryffindor common room completely out of breath and my heart was pounding a mile a minute.

I found Lily and Brittany sitting on the couch talking.

Lily's head snapped up when she saw me.

"Hillary?" she asked slowly getting up from the couch. "What's wrong?"

My hair was standing on end as my eyes moved onto Brittany.

"You have a Time Turner no?" I choked out.

Brittany looked confused for a moment, but she then nodded.

"I need to borrow it for a moment," I said stretching my hand out.

At that moment, Sirius entered and stood behind me.

"Hillary? What are you doing?" he asked, breathless.

I didn't reply.

"What's wrong? What do you need it for?" Brittany asked as she began pulling it out from her robes.

"Remus is dead," I said bluntly.

Lily's eyes began filling with tears.

"Hillary, these aren't for personal use. There are consequences also. They can be dangerous," Brittany replied pausing.

"I don't care about the freakin' consequences. I have to save Remus," I said angrily.

"Hillary..." Sirius began but I cut him off.

"I don't care alright?" I hissed. "I'm going and there's nothing you can do to stop me."

I glared at Sirius as if challenging him to make a move.

He sighed.

"Fine," he replied. "I'm going with you."

"Okay," Brittany said as she pulled the Time Turner off of her neck and handed it to me. Sirius stood beside me and I swung the chain around his neck too.

"Two turns should do it," Brittany replied.

I turned it twice. Sirius grabbed onto my arm just as I felt a tug at my navel and then our surroundings vanished and we were back in the hospital wing yesterday morning before we had even found Laura in the fireplace.

"Okay," I whispered. "I've read about these. We can't let ourselves see one another."

Sirius nodded and was sticking close to me like glue.

"Listen," he said quietly. "I know how much you love Remus...but this is dangerous."

I put my face close to his.

"Remus would do the same for me," I said. "Remus loves me and I love him."

Sirius' dark eyes were filled with remorse.

"I love you too," he said. "Like a sister. I don't want anything to happen to you okay?"

"Nothing will," I said forcefully. "We'd best find a place to hide in here until we bring Laura in here."

Sirius and I found a closet to hide in. It was small and cramped and I was pressing against Sirius.

"Sorry," he apologized immediately blushing as his hand accidentally touched my left breast.

I just ignored him and listened intently.

"Ssh. I think we're coming with Laura," I said clamping a hand over his mouth.

Sure enough, I heard us coming into the hospital wing.

Through the crack, I saw Remus carrying Laura to one of the cots. Madam Elkin began examining her.

My eyes began tearing when I saw Remus.

"Well, it seems someone stuffed her up into the chimney and then lit a fire beneath her hoping that the flames would get her. That's my theory," Madam Elkin was saying.

"Why would anyone want to hurt her?" Lily was saying as tears formed in her eyes. "She's such a sweet kid."

"I don't know," Madam Elkin said. "But we won't let her out of our sight. Time will tell if she will be okay. I will keep giving her a Ergran Potion to clear her lungs out."

With that, she left the hospital wing.

Remus sat on the edge of the bed and began gently stroking Laura's arm.

"She'll be fine," I heard myself say reassuringly as I saw myself put my face close to Remus'

"I know," he said.

I felt a lump rising in my throat. I knew at this point that Professor Dumbledore would be arriving shortly. I pulled my face away from the crack and leaned against the back of the closet wall.

Sirius was watching me intently.

I heard Dumbledore telling us to keep a close eye on Laura. With that, he left.

Sirius and I had to stay in the closet until the night time when Remus, Sirius and I changed. I saw Remus standing there. I saw a white wolf with one jaundice eye and one blue.

That must be me, I thought.

Then Sirius as a black dog appeared. The white wolf that was me and Sirius, jumped on the bed beside Laura. Remus remained standing keeping a close eye on everything.

"I just realized something," I whispered.

"What?"

"Where did that figure come from? Remus was watching the entranceway the entire time," I said turning my eyes onto Sirius.

Our faces were inches apart.

Realization dawned on Sirius' face.

"Maybe he or she was also hiding in here," he said gravely.

Sure enough, I saw the figure approaching behind Remus. At that moment, the white wolf jumped off the bed and began snarling in front of Remus. This was it.

Ignoring everything, I saw the figure raising the sledgehammer above his/her head. I burst from the closet.

"Hillary!" I heard Sirius hiss.

I ignored him and lunged for the figure. Both wolves backed up in surprise. I tackled the figure to the floor. The wolves were confused and shocked.

The figure managed to take a swing at me with the sledgehammer. I felt it connect with the side of my face. Blackness swallowed me up.

SIRIUS.

The figure took a swung at Hillary's head. The sledgehammer connected with the side of her face. She fell to the side and she wasn't moving.

I then burst from the closet, grabbed Hillary's body and quickly turned the Time Turner counterclockwise twice.

Our surroundings, the wolves and the figure vanished. We appeared in the Gryffindor common room next.

"Hillary!" Lily cried.

I gently laid Hillary down on the couch. She had a large gash on her temple. Blood began trickling down the side of her face.

"What happened?" Brittany cried.

"Go get Dumbledore!" I said urgently.

Brittany tore out of the common room. Lily came over to me.

"What happened Sirius?" she asked in a shaky, small voice.

"We hid in a closet in the hospital wing. When the figure appeared, she burst from the closet and tackled him or her to the floor. He or she managed to get a swing at Hillary's head," I said swallowing.

I kept my arm under her head for support. I was kneeling down beside the couch.

"Oh no," Lily squeaked out. "I can't stand the thought of losing her too."

"Neither can I," I said as I smoothed back Hillary's curly hair from her face.

Shortly, Professor Dumbledore arrived...flanked by Remus!

"Remus!" Lily cried as a sob escaped her throat and she lunged for him.

He wrapped his arms around her and hugged her tightly.

After a moment, he released her and rushed over to me.

"Hey mate," I said swallowing a lump of relief. "Good to have you back."

Remus looked confused, but then turned his attention onto Hillary.

"What happened?" he cried.

So, Brittany launched into the story, then I told Dumbledore the rest.

Remus was hovering above Hillary. I stood up.

"Ah yes," Professor Dumbledore said sadly. "She altered what was to be. Instead, she was the one who was injured therefore giving Remus back his life."

Lily looked confused so I explained it to her as simply as I could. Since Hillary intervened, it was her place to go and Remus to stay.

Remus felt Hillary's neck for a pulse.

"I feel a pulse," he said as excitement filled his voice.

He looked up at us.

"Madam Elkin," Dumbledore said.

So, we carried Hillary to Madam Elkin.

Madam Elkin examined Hillary next to Laura's cot.

"The hammer probably shattered her cheekbone...nothing more serious," Madam Elkin said.

We all let out a breath of relief.

"I'll give her a SkeleGro potion," Madam Elkin said. "She won't be able to swallow it, so I've got to give it to her the Muggle way."

"The Muggle way?" Brittany asked.

"IV," Madam Elkin replied simply. "Muggles use IV to have fluid flow into the body. It's faster and more efficient."

Madam Elkin rolled a silver pole with hooks at the top beside Hillary's bed. She then went and got a clear fluid filled bag and hung it on the hooks. A long, thin clear tube ran from the end of the bag. Madam Elkin injected a needle into Hillary's hand after finding a vein and then attached the tube to the needle. A clear liquid began dripping down and it flowed down the entire tube.

"Give her at least 24 hours," Madam Elkin said. "Laura's doing fine. She should be herself later tonight."

Relief filled us again.

"You can stay for a while with them," Professor Dumbledore said winking at us.

Both he and Madam Elkin left the hospital wing. Remus sat down beside Hillary now.

I told him what had happened.

He looked shocked and kept his eyes on Hillary.

"They're going to be fine...don't worry," Lily said putting her arm around Remus' shoulders and gave him a squeeze.

"Where were you?" I asked turning to Brittany.

"I was in the common room the whole time," Brittany replied.

"She was," Lily said nodding.

I frowned.

"Then who was the figure and what happened to her?"

"Her?" Lily said tilting her head. "How do you know?"

"We got a female scent," Remus replied gently stroking Hillary's cheek..

"Who'd want to hurt them?" I said frowning.

"Probably some sicko," Brittany replied. "It's the second day, Remus. Three more days. I told you what will happen."

"I'm not killing my own daughter," Remus growled sounding like the wolf. "I told you that also."

Brittany sighed.

"Then the war will start and I will end up killing both you and Hillary,"

"Fine," Remus snapped.

"Remus," I said. "What about Hillary? Do you think she'd want to die?"

Remus' eyes moved onto me.

"I can't kill my only child," he said firmly.

"First of all, how do you know this is your daughter? Because she says so?" I asked. "There's no proof!"

Remus turned his eyes back to Brittany.

"Good point," he said. "Show me some proof."

Sighing, Brittany reached into her robe and pulled out a small wallet. She opened it up. Remus, Lily and I crowded around her.

Sure enough, there was a picture of Remus and Hillary on their wedding day; holding a baby and Brittany when she was 8 years old. She was their daughter.

"What do I do now?" Remus asked as pain and remorse filled his eyes.

We couldn't answer him.