A/N: Sorry this has taken me so long, but I hope you enjoy it! Please don't hate me, and don't worry, I won't let anything too painful happen to our favorite werewolf and his girlfriend! Please review!

Chapter 20

Remus coughed slightly as he woke up. Sitting up, he could feel pain in his back and legs, and he found that he could not remember how he'd managed to get hurt. Looking around, Remus realized that he seemed to be in some sort of cell, most likely underground. Three of the walls surrounding him were made of stone, as was the door, except for a small barred window at the top. There was another window near the ceiling of the back wall, letting in what little light there was. Aside from a few blacks and what looked like the remains of a washbasin, the room itself was entirely empty.

Groaning as he stood up, Remus stretched before moving around the room in order to examine it further. Just as he began looking for any weaknesses in the door, Remus heard noises coming from outside his cell. His captors, whoever they were, were returning. Remus decided that it would probably be best if they thought he was still asleep, so he moved back to his corner and lay down, curling into a fetal position before closing his eyes. Seconds later, the door opened, and two figures clad in billowing dark robes stepped into the room, supporting another smaller person between them. Wordlessly, the two Death Eaters dropped their other prisoner to the floor, before sweeping back out of the room. They barely even spared a glance for Remus before slamming the heavy door shut and locking it once more.

As soon as the two men were gone, Remus hurried over to the other prisoner, hoping against hope that it wasn't one of his friends. His hopes were dashed, however, as he reached the other person, an unconscious young girl with flaming red hair. It was Michelle.


Hours later, Michelle finally woke up. When he noticed his girlfriend stirring, Remus was by her side immediately, helping her sit up. Groaning slightly, Michelle took in the room, before asking, "Remus? What happened? Where are we? The last thing I remember is walking with you, James, and Sirius in the woods behind your grandparents' house, trying to get away from James' cousins." Michelle looked at him with a confused and worried expression on her face.

Remus sighed. "I'm not really sure what happened, Shelly. I remember walking with you guys, and saying that we should get back to the party before anyone noticed us missing, and then suddenly hearing all these screams coming from the house." Remus paused, as this statement seemed to jog his memory. Suddenly, the past night's events came flooding back to him in horrifyingly great detail.

Flashback

"Oh, come on guys, don't you think we ought to be getting back to the house now? Someone's bound to have noticed we're gone. You know what everyone's going to say if they have to come out looking for us," Remus said with exasperation as he and Michelle followed James and Sirius through the woods surrounding his grandparents' house. "They're going to be absolutely pissed, and you know it."

"Remus, don't worry, it'll be fine. No one's going to get mad. I bet they haven't even noticed we're gone," James said as he ducked underneath a low branch.

"Yeah, Moony, lighten up a little, mate," Sirius said. "Besides, going back means that we'll have to face Thelma and Louise, and you don't want that, do you?"

"Definitely not," Michelle said with a small smirk. Remus sighed. He should have learned a long time ago that there was just no point in fighting James and Sirius once they'd made up their minds about something.

After a few minutes of walking in silence, however, Remus heard something that laid to rest any doubts about when they would return to the party. A loud explosion rent through the night air, followed shortly by heart-wrenching screams. They were coming from Remus' grandparents' house.

"What the hell was that?" Remus asked anxiously, as he pulled out his wand. Turning back the way they'd come, Remus saw his friends do the same.

"No idea," James said. "But I think we'd better go check it out." With a nod, the four teenagers ran through the dark, snow- covered forest, wishing with all their might that those horrifying sounds didn't signify what they thought was happening.

As they finally reached the edge of the forest, Remus and his friends froze in horror at the sight before them. Dozens of Death Eaters were attacking the guests, some of whom were fighting back. Most of the guests were simply trying to get away, hoping to find their loved ones and escape. Suddenly, a bright green light filled the air, and the fourterrified teenagers watched as a huge skull, with a snake protruding from its mouth appeared above the house. The Dark Mark.

Petrified, Remus watched as the Death Eaters attacked his family's friends, torturing even the children. As he watched one of the youngest children at the party being torturtured with the Cruciatus Curse, Remus seemed to come to his senses. Turning to his friends, he whispered, "We can't just stand here and watch this happen. We've got to help."

The others nodded in agreement. "I for one am not about to stand by and watch while some sick-os attack a bunch of kids," James said angrily. "But I don't think we should just go charging out there. After all, Voldemorte is after Michelle. And I don't think he'd be too upset to have a werewolf for a prisoner, either, Remus."

"James is right," Michelle whispered, as Sirius and Remus looked as though they were about to argue. "Besides, what can we do against a bunch of fully trained wizards who won't hesitate to use an Unforgivable? We need to get help."

"Well, we can't just stay here," Sirius said impatiently. "We're bound to get caught." And just as those words left his mouth, they heard the popping sounds of several people Apparating into their little clearing.

Within seconds, the students were surrounded by at least a dozen Death Eaters. One of them stepped forward. "So, we meet again. You little brats will be sorry you ever chose to side against the Dark Lord," said the terribly familiar voice of Michelle's father, David Cooke. Remus felt Michelle tense beside him, and he was sure that if they were captured, the man wouldn't hesitate to rape her for refusing to join the Death Eaters.

Not stopping to think, Remus raised his wand. "Stupefy!" He shouted, before taking off and running back into the woods, towards the village. His friends reacted similarly, following him immediately. They took the Death Eaters by surprise, and were able to get a head start on their attackers.

Running through the woods, the four of them dodged spells every few seconds. Suddenly, Remus felt himself get hit with a spell. He had no idea what he'd been hit with, and his lastthought before everything went dark was thathe hoped his friends would manage to escape and not stop for him.

End Flashback


"That's all I remember," Remus said. "And I have no idea where we are, either. But I have a feeling that there isn't much we can do about that right now, anyway."

Michelle nodded in agreement, and immediately regretted the action as she felt a stab of pain in her neck. Noticing her try to surpress a wince, Remus asked her, "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine. I don't remember them hurting me, I think I'm just sore from whatever it was they hit me with during the attack," Michelle said. "Do you haveanyidea what happened to James and Sirius?"

Sighing, Remus shook his head. "Not a clue. Hopefully, they managed to escape." He said. However, Remus didn't really hold much hope for that. But he wasn't about to tell Michelle that.

After a few more minutes, he heard footsteps outside their cell just before the door swung open to admit two Death Eaters. The two unmasked men were infamiliar, but both had dark brown eyes, tanned skin, and short black hair. "It is time for you to eat," one of them said in a deep, gruff voice. Remus noted for the first time that they were both carrying a tray of food.

"I'm not eating anything you assholes give me," Michelle said angrily. Remus nodded.

The two men laughed cruelly at them as they set the trays on the floor. "Then starve. But I'd suggest you eat something, werewolf. After all, tonight's the full moon." The other one spoke.