Chapter 15: To Laura's Rescue
Shadowclaw lead the charge beside his father as the four amimaguses run towards the place Voldemort was holding Laura. Shadowclaw could feel she was in great pain and he didn't know how much longer she could survive. Three days pasted since Laura was captured and he was willing to sacrifice his own life just to save hers.
The Falcon and the owl flying above the tree kept their eyes out for any death eaters who would stop the group from entering the headquarters. Every one of the ground animagus could smell fresh blood in the air as they came closer to what looked at an abandon building. Falco and Snow flew around the building looking for any opening the four could enter in. Falco and Snow landed in some trees where the tiger, mountain lion, wolf, and panther were waiting.
"There's one safe entrance to the building, we didn't see any signs of what room their holding Laura." Falco said lightly with Snow nodded her head.
"We'll have to take our chances, I can feel her pain, and I don't think she can hold out much longer." Shadowclaw said with a low growl. Grayclaw stood up and looked at his son then to the others.
"I agree, we've got to get her out of there and try not to bring attention to ourselves." Grayclaw said, and then the mountain lion's eyes looked up at the falcon and the owl, "You two need to keep a look out, you two know the codes we came up with." Falco and Snow nodded their head and took out for the building again.
"Ok, But Grayclaw I have an idea…" Shadowclaw said as he pointed at his pack that was tied to his side.
The young grass snake moved about the sneaking under every door. He hissed lightly sniffing every room carefully for someone. Then his tongue got a taste of blood, the snake shook his head as he followed the scent. Then he when under a door and saw found who he was looking for.
Laura looked at the snake for a second and then looked down to the ground. The snake notice she was badly cut up, and her clothes were blood-soaked. He could tell she was barely breathing and he could tell her heartbeats were irregular. He began to leave when he heard Laura whimper lightly, he tells she was under the silent spell and he knew he had to hurry.
"Are you sure, Saku?" Drake said in Parsletongue and Harry listens in as well. "I am sure, Master Drake, she's isn't well, and her condition is getting worse." The snake hissed from the comfortable space in Drake's pack, "You'll be deeply rewarded for your services, my friend. The next time I'm hunting I'll find you some mice." Drake said as he closed his pack and changed back into Shadowclaw and Harry followed him and changed backed into the tiger.
"We need to move and fast. Saku reported her condition is get worse." Shadowclaw said lightly, and the panther moved inside first, followed by the wolf, then the tiger, and finally Grayclaw was the last to enter with a nodded up to the falcon and the owl.
"Ok, Bane, Talon, stay close together." Shadowclaw said to the Tiger and the wolf who nodded their heads then Grayclaw took his son's side as they followed the scent of blood. They finally came up to the door that had the smell of blood all over it. Shadowclaw changed back to Drake and tried to open the door, it was locked, "Alohomora," Drake said in a whisper and a lightly click was heard and the door open up for them.
Drake gasped at the sight he saw, she was worst then what Saku said she was, bruises were blackish-yellow and the some of her cuts looked to be infected. Her face was all cut up and bruise she even had a black eye. Her shirt was torn ever show some skin but the thing sicken Drake the most was the rip showing her chest. "Those sick bastards…" Drake whispers as he took out his pocket knife and cut Laura free.
Laura fell hard on the ground as Drake checked her pulse, "Thank heavens, she's still alive." Grayclaw entered the room and growled lightly at the sight of the girl. Drake looked at his father and gently placed Laura on his back and casted a spell on both of them. Drake changed back into Shadowclaw just when a death eater came running down the hall. Shadowclaw leaped at the death eater tackled him hard into the wall.
"You'll never touch her ever again!" Shadowclaw growled as he swapped his claws into the Death eater's face. Shadowclaw leaped after the others who were running back the way their came when two more appeared into of them. Talon and Bane leaped and on pushing them into the wall, knocking them out while Grayclaw and Shadowclaw ran passed them. "Hurry, Grayclaw, you first!" Shadowclaw roared, and Grayclaw leaped out of the window to the soft snow cover ground. Talon was the next to leap out.
Then two more Death Eaters appeared and Shadowclaw attacked them at full force. Bane ran up to help him, "GET OUT OF HERE!" Shadowclaw roared, Bane nodded his head and leaped out of the window. When the death eaters fell, Shadowclaw quickly leaped out and ran full force to the forest where the other were waiting for him.
Karen watched the window of her classroom for the pass few hours, watching for signs of the rescue team. Elizabeth stood beside and sighed lightly, "Don't worry, Karen, they'll be back, and you'll see Laura's smiling face again."
A tear ran down her face, "I'm not sure if Laura's face will be smiling, I knew, that day she attacked me, something wasn't right. I knew from when I looked in to her eyes before she attacked me, they didn't have the gentleness they always have in them, someone else was in her mind." Karen said lightly when a snow white owl flew in to the classroom. The owl change into Hermione who was shivering from the cold, "We found her, Professor…" Hermione said lightly.
Karen then looked hopefully at Hermione, "Is she ok, dear, she is well?" But Hermione looked down to the ground as a lightly neigh was heard of the grounds. Elizabeth gasped and Karen ran to the window and looked down where Alex and the other where at. Alex quickly flew up by broom to the hospital wing so none of the students or even Karen could see who he was taking up. Karen quickly ran out of the room to see her daughter, praying she would be alright.
"Oh my…How did she get is way?" Madame Pomfrey asked Zack and Falco who were up there just as Karen enters the wing. "Three days with Death eaters, we can only guess what those bastards did to her." Falco said. Madame Pomfrey ran pass Karen to grab her wand and some potions. Karen looked down at her daughter and gasped at the horrific sight.
Karen lightly cried into Falco's shoulders and Zack sighed, "If we only got there two days earlier, maybe she wouldn't be this bad." Zack said but Karen looked at him, "At least you didn't get there too late." Karen said with tears running down her face. Alex came in with Dumbledore and Drake. "Good evening, Karen." He said to her and Karen looked him at he wiped her eye.
"Good evening, Professor Dumbledore, I guess you've heard, huh?" Karen said lightly then she looked at Drake who had his head to the ground. "I have, young Laura is lucky to have friends like Mr. Long, Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley, and Miss Granger." He said and Karen nodded her head, "I know it's going to break her heart when we go back home in the summer." Karen said
Laura lightly groaned as her eyes opened lightly, the light hurt her eyes as Madame Pomfrey came back with ten different potions. Laura lightly whimpered "where…" when Madame Pomfrey quickly said, "You're safe, dear, now drink this, this will mead your bones."
"Do you need any help from a shaman?" Zack asked Madame Pomfrey and she nodded her head. Zack began help the old healer by gently holding up Laura's head as she gave Laura the potion. Laura felt her bones beginning to be whole again, and her ribs mended as well allowing her to breath easier and made her breathes less painful.
Karen looked at her daughter, and Laura looked at her mother. Karen knew this was really her daughter, her eyes were still had the gentleness in them like they always have. "I'm sorry, mom, I didn't…" Then Karen cut her off, "I know, Laura, I know it wasn't your fault." Karen said.
Dumbledore looked at Laura and smiles at her, "My dear, you are lucky…" Laura lightly nodded her head, "I know, Professor…" She said in a whisper then she looked at Drake who kept his eyes to the ground, "I'm lucky to have friends who are brave to save me." Laura finish and Drake looked at her, blushing, as Madame Pomfrey gave her another potion.
Dumbledore looked at Drake with a twinkle in his eyes, "She is right, Drake, therefore I believe it's time we put you in your true house." Dumbledore said when Harry, Ron, and Hermione came into the room. "Your things are right now in Professor McGonagall's office waiting to go to Gryffindor tower." Drake looked up at Dumbledore and Harry, Ron, and Hermione smiled at Drake.
"Good job, Mate." Ron said shaking his hand.
"Way to go, Drake!" Harry said. Zack came behind his son and pats him on the back, "Gryffindor is where you belong, son." Zack said with a smile on his face. Drake looked at Dumbledore, "But what about Draco and the rest of Slytherin, Professor?"
Then Alex and Karen smiled at each other, "Memory Charm, Professor Eaglehorn gave them all detention while you were away and when each year came in for detention, Myself, Professor Welshans, and Professor Eaglehorn fixed their memories so they'll think you've always been in Gryffindor." Alex said.
Laura gave him a weak smile as Madame Pomfrey gave her the last of the potions. "Now you'll need at least a week of bed rest and you should be back to normal." She said to Laura as she pours a cup of the dreamless sleep potion. "Hold on a sec, Madame Pomfrey, I think Laura might need some chocolate, just in case a dementor attacked her too." Zack said and Laura lightly nodded her head with a tear running down her face, "One did attack me, Madame Pomfrey."
Zack pulled out of his robe a piece of chocolate which Laura ate. Then Madame Pomfrey handed Laura the dreamless sleep potion. When she took the potion and fell to sleep very quickly, knowing she was finally safe and back at Hogwarts.
End notes: Nope it's not over yet, we still have Laura's Quidditch team coming up, and we still have a fight that Laura needs to face before we finish. Stay tune when it's Salem's best vs. Hogwarts's best.