CPOV

I eventually dragged myself off the bed running down the stairs. All I really wanted to do was lie down and sleep, I wished it was an option.

When I reached the common room I felt a tremendous pain shoot through me causing me to double up falling to the floor. It felt like the torture I had been enduring for the past few weeks was coming back for round two.

When I managed to catch my breath again and looked up to him there smirking like always, Greyback. Why was he always there! He practically leapt at me grabbing me by the throat and slamming me against the ground.

"You really think I would let you get away that easily? Do you know how many times people have tried that on me?"

"I SHOULD HAVE KILLED YOU."

"You really should of." He laughed lifting me a little before smashing me down hard again. "But don't worry. I managed to get a little fight in. Found a very tasty morsel called Lavender."

My eyes went wide and he started to laugh manically. "She's not dead...yet."

Suddenly a booming voice ran throughout the school that I recognized immediately. Voldermort.

"If you continue to resist me, you will all die, one by one. I do not wish this to happen. Every drop of magical blood spilled is a loss and a waste... I command my forces to retreat immediately. You have one hour... I speak now, Harry Potter, directly to you... I shall wait for one hour in the Forbidden Forest. If, at the end of that hour, you have not come to me, have not given yourself up, then battle recommences. This time, I shall enter the fray myself, Harry Potter, and I shall find you, and I shall punish every last man, woman, and child who has tried to conceal you from me. One hour."

"Ah, Looks like I have some time to teach you a lesson"

He got off me producing his wand and pointed it down at my trembling form.

"So just going to kill me? Is that it?"

"Oh no. I'm going to have much more fun then that."

NPOV

We were sat in the great hall waiting. Not really knowing what was going to happen. I stared at the bodies I had just carried in, especially Colin Creevey. He had never looked so small. The Weasleys were over in the corner surrounding Fred, Mrs. Weasley was still crying. Everyone at this point looked like they had given up. I marched out of the great wanting to get away from everyone, and everything. Leaning against the hall with my head in my hands I slumped down on the floor. This was all too much.

My head shot up when I heard footsteps and Catherine was standing there. I didn't believe it at first.

I jumped from the floor running over to her but her gaze was towards the floor, I couldn't even see her face properly.

"Catherine! Oh god Catherine." She didn't even react when she heard my voice. She just stood there in a zombified state. "Catherine..." my voice was tiny now and trembling, I was shocked I had even managed to say that. "Cathy?" She slowly lifted her head and I saw her eyes, they were glazed over. Her face showed absolutely no emotion. "Catherine?"

"Aw. The little love birds reunited again"

I took a step back when Greyback appeared behind her slowly walking up behind her. He wrapped an arm behind her waist resting his chin on her shoulder as she starred off into space.

"Do you like the improvement I made?"

I felt sick to my stomach. He had used the Imperus Curse. How long had she been like this? What had he done to her while she was like this? Then I saw the bite mark on her shoulder as my whole world came to a halt. Greyback whispered something in her ear and her eyes shot to me still emotionless, it was terrifying. "Now. Seeing as I'm not meant to be here right now." Greyback said moving away from her. "I'll leave you two alone…Have fun."

I didn't do anything as he strutted past me running out of the corridor. Cathy was still starring at me.

"Cathy?"

She lifted her wand towards me and I took a few steps back out of shock. "Catherine."

"Stupefy!"

I dodged the curse throwing myself against the wall pulling my own wand out as much as I didn't want to use it.

"Catherine no!"

She sent another curse my way but I started to run down the hall not sure where to go. I turned my head and saw her running behind me at full speed flinging the occasional curse that would miss me by inches at times.

I ran towards the only place I could think of. I ran towards the Herbology classrooms.

When I entered I had no idea why I was here, why of all places did I choose here?

She finally entered slowly walking towards me, her eyes dead locked on me. "You don't want to do this Cathy, this isn't you. Please."

She paused and I swear I could of seen a flicker of something there, was cathy trying to break through? She looked around at her surroundings and I saw my chance. "Expelliarmus!"

The wand flew out of her hand clattering against the floor and she looked at me again. "Longbottom." She whispered. I was hoping she was trying to break out, maybe the further away from Greyback she was the weaker the Curse was. I had no idea how it worked.

"Catherine…Cathy?"

"what's your next move Neville? Cause we both know your not going to use that wand against me."

"If….If I have…too,"

"You won't." she was getting closer now and I tried to back away but I ended up hitting the wall.

"You love me too much. You wouldn't hurt me. Even though, you couldn't even protect me."

"What?...I…..i tried."

"you just let him take me. If you loved me you would of tried harder."

I kept thinking to myself this isn't her saying this, even though each word felt like a knife making me feel everything I thought that night. Why hadn't I tried harder?

I closed my eyes for a second trying to steady myself, trying to think. When I opened them I was met by the tip of her wand a few inches from my face.

She wasn't showing any emotion, she didn't even care, she couldn't.

"Please…Cathy…"