Chapter 70: The Werewolves
'April Showers Brings May Flowers' Or so they say, being it was now May sixteenth and the rain was still pouring...hard. Which had started a week into May and had only stopped three times for a mere few days at a time. Anti-flooding charms had to be placed around the school every week, and the mood around the castle as exam time began to show it's ugly face was fierce. Hogwarts was big, very big but not big enough for six hundred students to be stuck in for over a month.
The babies could now smile and lift their heads. All over, the kids including the non-potters had fallen in love with the infants. Frank Brown Longbottom joined the world May 9th, one of the few none rainy days that month. He was proudly delivered by Ginny. The Nursery now had three Nannies, Mrs. Figg was still with her three-year-olds, Mrs. Weasley and Suzette Bill's girlfriend became the seven infant's nannies.
Harry and Ginny sat in the living room studying, they also had exams coming up. Harry was relived that Minerva only left again for a week after he was well enough to leave the hospital wing and was now back for the rest of the school year. Suddenly the torches dimmed then came back on. Rayon appeared in front of him, out of breath.
"The school is under attack. Your shields are holding, but they do not surround the little village down the road." Harry and Ginny both dropped their books.
"Code Black! I repeat Code Black!" Harry and Ginny apperated to the Staff Room just as everyone else did.
"Death Eaters are attacking Hogsmeade as a result of not being able to get past our wards." Ginny explained.
"It might be a distraction." Lavender said.
"Hagrid, Flitwick, Tonks and I will guard the school, you seven have special powers, go help our neighbors." McGonagall stated. Everyone nodded before apperating out.
"Good luck..." Minerva whispered then turned to give orders.
"Poppy get the hospital ready for injuries"
The seven teachers appeared in Hogsmeade, where the Vampires were already fighting. The teachers were relived to see that most of the residents had gotten away by apparition or floo. But not all. Bodies of Deatheater, vampires and civilians lay sprawled out and dark red blood mixed and churned as it floated across the roads of the small village.
Ginny, Lavender and Ron promptly threw up, before they joined the fight and began to shoot spells in complete disorder. They ignored the fact that they were standing in the rivers of blood; they ignored the auors that joined the fight. They ignored the fact that allies were dieing next to them. The seven teachers stood back to back, not noticing the fact that a white light was forming in the middle of their group until it exploded. Every Deatheater anywhere near them dropped like stones. The Aurors sprung in to action and began to send the hundreds of Deatheaters to Azkaban, the vampires had disappeared the minute the battle stopped. The Aurors were just about done when a growl stopped everyone in their spots.
The growl turned to many, Harry looked up to the now night sky his eyes becoming wide with horror. It was a full moon, and chances were those were not just a pack of dogs growling. The aurors sent the last Deatheater off then turned towards the teachers.
"Are those growls from what I think they are?" A young scared auoror asked.
"I think so." Neville squeaked.
"Bloody hell!" Ron moaned.
"I think we should Apperate out." The other Auror still there said. There was a nod then a loud pop. There was a small scream from Hermione when she found they had not moved.
"What's going on? Why didn't we disappear?" The young auror asked.
"I don't know." Lavender answered. The group stepped backwards joining the auors.
"Okay on the count of three run." Hermione said.
"To where?" Neville asked.
"The house behind us." Harry answered.
"Okay, one, two, three!" They group ran, they were unfortunately to slow.
