Author's Notes: Yup it's time for the rescue but it's not made by Laura, It's made by the two outcasts, Ghost and Grayclaw, Who are they? Well, one of them is going to reveal themselves this chapter. Enjoy the rescue and R&R.

Chapter 7: The White Lion to the Rescue

The white lion raced through the forest at blinding speeds, the mountain lion behind it couldn't keep up half the time. "Ghost, please slow down!" The mountain lion panted as the white came to a stop. Ghost sniffs the air and the ground below it feet, growling the whole time. The mountain lion finally catch up to Ghost as its head looked to another direction. The mountain lion sat down and try to catch his breath, "Ghost, calm down we'll find the muggle-born."

Ghost glared at the mountain lion, "I'm not going to stand around while they torture her, we've got to hurry." Finally the mountain lion jumped at Ghost knocking the great lion on its back.

"KNOCK IT OFF, GHOST AND USE YOUR HEAD FOR ONCE!" The mountain lion roared at the lion, Ghost growled at him.

"You are my son's best friend, and if you don't use your head for a change, you're going to get yourself captured or both you and that girl killed." The mountain lion roar at Ghost, Ghost roared back and then paced for a bit. Finally Ghost cools down long enough to realize he was telling the truth. "You're right, Grayclaw, but we need to find where they're holding her, once we're there, and then we'll come up with a plan."

Grayclaw nodded his head in agreement as both of them disappear into the forest.

A lone cabin in the Forbidden Forest was where the scent led them, Grayclaw knew the Eaglehorn girl was gone too, but for now he knew their mission was to get the muggle-born out of danger first, and then find the Eaglehorn girl and get both of them back safely to Hogwarts. Ghost and Grayclaw looked around the cabin to find an opening. Then Ghost saw an open window on the second floor, and pointing up towards it.

Grayclaw found a tree close to the window, but Ghost didn't trust the open window. "It could be a trap, Grayclaw," Ghost growled lightly, "I'll go first to check it out." Ghost leap on to the trees branches and continued to till the branches could hold only a little of the great lion's weight. Ghost looked at the window as notices that the window lead to the attic and the only door to downstairs was not visible. Ghost quickly jumped down, "There's no where we can make it down stairs. We need a way in!"

Grayclaw continued to look around the cabin then he looked up into a window. "Umm…Ghost I think I found the muggle-born." Ghost quickly came behind him and looked in to the window too. Hermione was bound and gagged with her face looking to the floor while two death eaters had their wands out thinking about what to do next. "I think Cruciatus Curse would be nice, we can at least watch the mudblood tried to scream to entertain ourselves." One of them said. Ghost growled at them and watched in fear as they perform the curse on her.

Hermione tried not to scream, but in this case, her screams were muffled by the gag and tears began to run down her face as they continued. Ghost backed up and was ready to leap in. "Wait, Ghost, we need a plan first." Grayclaw growl at the lion as Ghost's claws began to dig in the ground. Grayclaw looked in another window, and then he got an idea, "We need to go back and enter in that window from the tree."

Ghost looked at Grayclaw as if he was crazy, "Grayclaw, I couldn't see the door when I was up there." Grayclaw looked at the window again. "Look at that window, Ghost, there's the door, if we can sneak in through the open window and find the door we can get in that way." Ghost looked in the window and saw the attic's door then nodded, "This room has plenty of hiding spots for both of us, I distract the two death eaters in battle, and you can get the girl."

"What? ME! You're crazy, Ghost, I'm not a big enough to let a sixteen year old…"

"She's seventeen years old, Grayclaw." Ghost corrected Grayclaw.

"WHATEVER! My point is you're bigger than me, and you should let the girl ride on you." Grayclaw growled. Ghost glared at Grayclaw then heard Hermione's muffled screams again, "I'm the better fighter, besides the longer we argue, the less chance she'll survive the next Cruciatus Curse cast on her, plus you can carry her, she not like Dark in her human form!"

Grayclaw quickly shudders when Ghost said that, "Good point, ok, let's do it then."

Ghost was the first to start climbing the tree and the lion quickly leap into the window. Grayclaw followed the lion and leaped into the window. Grayclaw found the door within a few minutes and realized why Ghost didn't see the door as he moved some empty boxes out of the way.

Ghost grabs the rope on the door and begins to slowly open the door towards the window. Grayclaw was the first one to jump and hiding behind the door where it would open. Ghost jumped down next with a loud thud. "What was that?" one of the death eaters said from the other room. Ghost quickly hid as the door opened and both of the Death eaters enter the room. Grayclaw sneaked to the other room without the two death eaters noticing. Then without warning, Ghost leaped out at the first death eater with a load roar.

Ghost kept both of them busy and quickly shut the door so the death eaters didn't see Grayclaw getting Hermione. Grayclaw, with his shape claws, first unbound her legs and then he when from behind and unbound her hands. Hermione fell to the floor as he carefully took off her gag with his paws.

Grayclaw grabs her from the back of her shirt and threw her on his back. Grayclaw growls lightly as he leaped at the weaken door and the door crumble under his paws. "GHOST, I GOT HER, GET OUT OF THERE!" Grayclaw roars to the cabin as he began to run. Ghost smashed through a window and began to run after him with blood coming out from the cuts from the fight and the window. The one death eater went flying out, with a broom from the cabin, after the two large cats. "Split up, We'll meet each other at the cave, I'll just slow you down if we continue to run." Ghost growled as the lion came to a stop and leaped at the Death eater before he could get any closer to them as both of them escaped.

Grayclaw found the cave that he called home for a few years. He gently placed Hermione on a sleeping bag he had in the cave. Grayclaw then changed back into his human form which was a middle age wizard with long black hair. The Wizard sighed lightly as he got a piece of jerky he had in his backpack and began to eat it.

Two hours passed and there was still no sign of the White lion, "Ghost, where are you?" He said lightly as Hermione began to stir lightly. Her vision was blurred and she felt weak as she tried to get up. "If you're hungry, I have to offer is some dried fruit and some beef jerky." The wizard said lightly to Hermione as he continues his watch.

Hermione looked around the cave and notice some letters around the floor and some pictures drawn by a five or six year old. "Those were from my son when he was young, and some of them were from him when he came over here. You can read them if you wish." The wizard said when he looked at her. Hermione looked at the wizard, "Who are you?"

"My name is Zackary Long, but you may call me Zack" The wizard said with a forced smile. Then he heard a weakening voice from a distant calling for help. "No…Look stay here, I'll be right back." Zack said as he ran out of the cave.

Hermione looked at the some of the letters and begins to read one of them:

Hi Daddy,

I hope you're well. Mrs. Eaglehorn and her family have been nice to me. Her daughter can be real dork once in a while at school while she teases me. I wish you were here to talk to her, and tell her not to pick on me when we're at school. I hope to see you soon, daddy.

Love,

Drake

Hermione couldn't believe what she reading, Laura being mean to Drake, maybe this was why he hated her so much, and then she picked another one:

Dear Dad,

I really hope you're well. Today I started classes in Salem's School for Witch and Wizards. After that time I protected Laura from those bullies last year, she's been nicer to me, well you can say were now friends. We both we were both sorted into Eaglehorn house, and the feast was great just like you said. Potions and Defense were pretty cool, and Laura loves Charms since she was able to finish her first task with no problems. I wish you can see me how I've grown and I want to see you again, Dad. I'll see you when you can come home again.

Drake

Zack came back as Hermione put down the letter with someone he was supporting on his shoulder. "Laura, what happened to her?" Hermione ask as she moved off of the sleeping bag and Zack gently place her down on the sleeping bag. Laura was badly beaten up, her side looked like it was sliced open and blood was coming out heavily from the wound. Laura's breathing was beginning to become heavy, and her hands felt cold to the touch.

"I don't know," Zack said as he pulls out his wand, "There was a struggle between the three of them from the prints on the ground where I found her. One of the sets of prints was of the white lion's. I think she jumped in the way to protect the lion."

Zack cast one of the few healing spelling he knew as the sun began to set, "None of the spells I know is working." Zack said as he then quickly bandaged up the side wound, "We need to get her back to the school, if we don't soon, she'll die." He said as the blood continued to come out from the bandage. Hermione nodded, "What was she doing here?"

"I believe she was after you, Laura is one of those people that think if she causes something to happen, she'll try to make it right again." Zack said, as he began to gently pick up Laura by her left arm, and Hermione got the other arm over her shoulder. Zack and Hermione both help Laura over till they saw the castle from the forest. But Zack stopped, "This is the as far as I can go, Can you carry her to the edge of the forest, I believe Professor Eaglehorn is watching the forest and I can't show myself to her yet."

Hermione nodded her head as Zack let go of Laura's left arm and watch both of them head towards the castle.

Karen kept watch the forest's edge for any signs of her daughter or Hermione. Then she saw a two figured coming from the woods. One was slumped over the other as Karen ran towards them. Hermione quickly looked up as Karen ran towards them, "Professor Eaglehorn, she need to go to the hospital wing!" Hermione said quickly.

Karen quickly help Hermione get a hold of Laura and they both started to run up toward the hospital wing before it was too late.

End note: Well, will Laura be ok? What happened to the white lion after they split up? This and many questions will be answer as the truth will be reveal for the question "Who's the White lion?" Try and take a guess at who the lion is before the next chapter and Stay tune.