Chapter 7 Saving Ron

Harry rounded the side of the burrow running towards Ron screams. He didn't notice that his old professor was not far behind him, surprising able as it was the day after the full mood. Before them was Ron cowering on the floor withering in pain. Harry didn't even need to see who was torturing he knew before he even rounded the corner.

"Bellatrix, let him go you…………" a range of swear words that would have made Mrs Weasley wash his mouth out with soap and water came flowing out of Harry's mouth.

"Aarrhhh is Baby Potty mad lets see if he is mad enough to pull off an unforgivable this time, although I very much doubt you have enough skill to achieve it" Bellatrix sneered.

Harry decided after the night in the ministry that he would never let Bellatrix get the upper hand and he wasn't about to start now, "Still running after your little half blood master I suppose Tom's pretty mad with you after you couldn't even capture six children, did you lose his little prophecy, was he mad" Harry was taking great pleasure in taunting his godfathers murder.

"How dare you speak his name"

"Oh I dare, gone are the days when I will be afraid of Voldemort" A sudden energy flowed through Harry like he could suddenly see the end. It didn't seem so impossible to him now there was hope after all. Harry remembered words spoken in Dumbledore's office

" He understood at last what Dumbledore has been trying to tell him. It was, he thought, the difference between being dragged into the arena to face a battle to the death and walking into the arena with your head held high"

Here he was standing in front of one of Voldemorts most loyal deatheaters and he wasn't afraid he was ready to walk into battle with his head held high. Lupin slightly dazed was looking at him like he had never seen him before. A look of admiration and knowing. Bellatrix seemed to also be a little stunned at this sudden outburst and momentarily let here curse of Ron. Harry took this as his opportunity and raised his wand in preparation to curse the women in front of him.

"Stupefy" Harry screamed as a red light flew out the end of his wand. But Bellatrix suddenly regaining her composure with a flick of her wand deflected the spell.

For the first time Lupin spoke up calmly and precise, "You are outnumbered Bellatrix surrender now".

Bellatrix let off a load cackle, "Oh I don't think so Lupin you see I need to be leaving with Potter he has an appointment with the Dark Lord".

This seemed to spark a fury in Remus like Harry had never seen. Gone where the innocent lines of worry that seemed to lines his face, in their place was such fury that Harry wondered if his old professor would burn his skin if he touched him. Harry suddenly appreciated how much magical talent Remus possessed. With flicks of his wand the werewolf began attacking Bellatrix. It seemed Lupin was as accomplished with non-verbal spells as Snape as Harry noticed in the mixture of spells that were flying through the air a blasting curse that nearly send Bellatrix soaring into the walls of the now burning Burrow. Bellatrix quickly regained her position and in her anger shouted an unforgivable at Lupin. The green light seemed to go in slow motion towards Remus Lupin, the last of the true marauders, Harry's only link to his father, a man who Harry thought of as family.