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PAIRINGS: HP/DM, SS/RL, GW/OC, RW/HrG, NL/LL

A/N: My apologies for the long delay but I was really trying to get through this last semester. Unfortuneately I once again failed Pre-Calculus. Personally I thing the person that invented this subject should be put against the wall and pelted with graphing calculators. I will try and update more regularly.

Chapter 13

Remus felt a surge of pride as he watched Harry fling off spell after spell. He had become a fine dueller thanks he was sure in no small part to the attacks over the years. Remus tried to stay close to the boys hidden in the curtain of light, he was not too sure just how strong the barrier was and from what spells, it could protect the boys. He was careful to keep a shield up while attacking because he knew that if he got hurt Severus would have a fit. Not that he was not going to have one anyway he thought with a sigh. Just when he thought he could get the two to act decently to each other something like this happens. He did not have to be a mind reader to know that Sev would blame Harry for all of this. He flinched as he felt a cutting curse glance off his shoulder, feeling the wound carefully he decided that it was not too bad. He could practically feel Severus's glare from across the room but did not turn around to confirm it. Reminding himself that it was not a good idea to get distracted in the middle of battle, he continued to fire off spells hoping that they could get through this with no major injuries

Tonks moved around the room with a grace that always astonished her fellow Aurors; as soon as the curses started flying her clumsiness disappeared. She smiled a little; it was very amusing when someone saw it for the first time. As she came to the side of another downed Deatheater, she pulled a small bead from her necklace and placing it in his hand tapped it with her wand. The attacker disappeared and would reappear in a Ministry holding cell; of course, with that asshole Fudge in charge they would probably be on the loose in 24 hours. Oh well at least they would have some names to keep track of, who knew that babysitting could be so fun.

She watched the others as she moved to the next downed attacker; she had been impressed when she realized what Harry was up to, he was actually using battle tactics. At first, she had thought that he was panicking when she saw him pull away from Remus, but realised after a few minutes that he was forcing the others to face him and present their backs to the defenders. A tactic not normally taught in school and the spells he was flinging out were not schoolyard stuff either. He would make a damn fine Auror one day, she thought; wincing when he was thrown back violently, she mentally added, if he lived that long.

When she moved to another attacker she found that he had both arms broken as well as his jaw, she forced his hand closed around the portkey and activated it. Must remember to ask Gambelli if he was interested in training others besides the kids she thought, some of his moves would come in handy in future battles. Not mention the look on her co-workers faces would be priceless if she could knock them on their asses the way he was doing to that Deatheater. She let out a low laugh as she imagined the look on Moody's face when he went soaring over her head. Shaking her head, she decided to get back to work.

Sergio was cursing the fact that his wand was locked up in a cabinet upstairs in his apartment. He had gotten out of the habit of carrying it since he mostly dealt with Muggles and tried to ignore the wizarding world. Of course he thought sarcastically if I had know that I was going to have the privilege of having the fucking Boy-Who-Lived in my class today I would have made sure I was carrying it. He crouched low as he selected his next victim. Damn Deatheaters thought they could just walk in here and attack someone he was teaching; well they were going to learn not to mess with the Gambelli family. Moving quickly to dodge a curse, he came up behind another Deatheater. Grabbing his wand hand he forced it back until he heard it snap, then he threw the man to the ground and with a snap kick used just enough force to break his jaw but not his neck. With another quick movement, he broke the man's other arm to keep him from causing any more trouble. He snorted as he looked for his next victim, damn purebloods never learned that a wand was useless if you could not speak and could not use your arms.

He watched Harry as he moved around the room firing off spells quickly but with accuracy. He decided that he would continue to teach the boy but in a more secure location possibley. From the looks of it, Harry had the speed, stamina and strength to learn all he needed was the training. Of course that meant he was being dragged back into the wizarding world, but maybe it was time. As he came around the circle of light that protected the other three boys, he could not help the evil grin that came over his face. Kneeling on the ground his wand pointed at the woman's back was Will. With a quick slice of his hand the wand hit the ground and Will spun around to confront his attacker; when he saw who it was his face went white and still on his knees began scuttling backwards. Unfortunately, the circle was behind him and he had nowhere to go.

"Serge you have to help me, I didn't have a choice, my family would never forgive me if I went against the Dark Lord. I did not want to betray you but they would have killed me if I had not told them. You have to believe me Serge, you're my friend help me." Will continued his babbling for several more minutes before realising that Serge was not saying anything just staring at him with that smirk on his face. Gradually the babbling stopped as he waited for Serge to do something.

Slowly moving closer to Will, he extended his arm and slowly and methodically began slapping Will first one direction then the other continuously with enough pressure to turn his head but not enough to knock him down. "You pathetic, whining, cowardly excuse for a human being, I took you in when you had nothing. I gave you a place to live, food to eat and clothes to wear. I trusted you and what do I get in return, you tried to stab me in the back. I always told you that actions have consequences and your about to find out what those consequences are, I hope you live to learn from them." With a calm look on his face, his hands and feet began to move in a graceful intricate dance; and in the end, he looked down on the bloody face of his one time employee. "You will live, none of the injuries are life-threatening, but if you cross my path again you will die." Looking around he motioned to Tonks whom he had seen sending other Deatheaters off with a portkey, since she was with the others she was undoubtedly an Auror. Then he continued on searching for the next victim.

In the circle the three boys lay quietly, they could hear but could not see what was happening outside of the light. Peter was shaking and had been so from the moment Dudley and William had shoved him to the ground and covered him with their bodies. William was whispering to the younger boy trying to reassure him that everything would be okay. He met Dudley's eyes and the other could tell that he was not sure that it would be. Dudley had known intellectually that this could happen but had never believed it actually would. Even after the experience with the Dementors, it was hard to believe that someone would deliberately hurt them; Harry was not even an adult yet. Only a few psychos went out of their way to attack children and teenagers, just his luck that Harry had to know one.

Harry had drummed it into his head so many times, of what to do if they were attacked that it took him by surprise to find the three of them on the floor without even thinking of getting there. Then the light had sprung up around them and William had said it was probably a protection shield. He wished they could see what was happening; they could hear the screams of the ones that were injured and the angry shouts of spells being flung. He hoped that the werewolf and the other guy were as tough as they seemed, there had been way too many black robes around for his peace of mind. A stray thought crossed his mind suddenly and he began cursing aloud. William looked over at him questioningly and Dudley smiled weakly, "I hope they don't decide to cancel the classes after this because I think we could really use them." William looked at him in surprise then began laughing soon the other two were laughing as well. Suddenly they realised that it was quiet and that the light was gone; looking up they saw the others staring at them in confusion and concern. They only laughed harder as they struggled to their feet.

Remus stared in concern as he leaned over to help the boys rise, were they hysterical, had they been so scared that they had lost their minds. "Are you three okay?"

"Yes sir", replied Dudley, "I was just thinking how weird it was that we were attacked while attending a self-defence course and wondering if this meant that the classes would be cancelled."

The others looked at each other in surprise then first Harry and then the others burst into laughter, except for Snape of course. With several loud cracks, the room was suddenly full of Aurors, which seemed to strike the others as even funnier.

After a quick look around, one wizard strode importantly over to the group. "I need to know what happened here. We got the report of underage magic and the emergency alert went off when it registered it was Harry Potter. I will Obliviate these Muggles first and then we can go to the ministry to take your reports." With a dismissive look at Remus and Snape, he pulled his wand and pointed it at the three boys and Sergio.

Harry moved forward and placed himself between the Auror and the others, "There is no need for that these people…"

"Look Mr. Potter, I am aware of who you are but the law states that Muggles that see magic must be Obliviated. You should have been more careful about using magic in front of them." The Auror puffed out his skinny chest trying to look impressive. In the background, Harry could see Tonks rolling her eyes.

Snape glared at the man while holding a cloth to Remus's shoulder wound, "For you information it is not always possible to ask Deatheaters to wait while Muggles are escorted from the area which anyone that has actually seen action can tell you." This of course everyone understood was an implication that the Auror had never seen action. "In addition, one of these young men is Mr. Potter's cousin, the other one is a Hogwarts student, and I am sure that the other is a relative judging by the resemblance. The man, regardless of the fact that he is in Muggle clothing is a wizard. Therefore, there is no need for these drastic measures. As for going to the ministry I am afraid that is out of the question, Mr. Potter is at the moment in danger by being exposed, and we will be leaving immediately." With that, he pulled out a handkerchief that was a violent lime green and gesturing the others to gather round instructed them to grab hold and not let go.

This last was said with a particular glare at Harry who could not keep down a snigger at seeing the no nonsense potion master holding such a ridiculous object. Oh well he figured he couldn't get in any more trouble since he had a feeling Snape was going to blame him even though it wasn't his fault.

With an unobtrusive nod to Tonks, Severus pulled his wand and activated the portkey. With a sudden lurch, the group was transported to Headquarters where they landed in a tumbled mess since three of the group were unused to Portkeying and Harry never could seem to get the hang of it. Harry looked around at a familiar chuckle.

"Well my boy you do seem to get yourself into interesting situations," said Dumbledore from where he was standing.