Chapter 17

(Same Night)

I gave him a subtle sneer that would have made Salazar Slytherin himself proud. "I see you have no master now, Dolohov."

His face transformed into an ugly sneer of his own, "I should have killed you when I had the chance."

Nina and Iskra fell back beside me as Rowle and Yaxley spread out to the sides. I knew they could handle themselves, so I gave Dolohov my full attention.

To the side stood the coward Mundungus Fletcher. The pathetic male must have felt my intense dislike because he turned away from my burning gaze and stared at the floor. He knew what would have happened the moment he chose to help them. Ignoring him would be fine.

Fletcher was of no threat directly. He reminded me of Pettigrew. Useless unless commanded to be otherwise.

I looked past Dolohov and saw the traitor, Marietta Edgecombe.

I gave her a once-over look, taking in the girl's mad appearance.

She had cut her reddish blonde curls into a bob like Parkinson used to have. With bangs to hide her mark as a traitor- which she was living up to now.

I raised an eyebrow at her, "I was always right about you. The mark speaks for you."

Marietta snarled, "Shut your trap, slag," she changed her expression and gave me an unhinged smile, "You don't stand a chance against us. A cunt munching twat and a whore lover don't make such good fighting companions. You fell for the trap we set you like a stupid Gryffindor."

Not even reacting to the whole Gryffindor thing, I raised my wand towards her, "Maybe I should add another mark on your face."

Marietta inhaled in outrage before a maniacal look came into her eyes, "I'll enjoy killing you!" She ran towards me, pushing Dolohov to the side as she ran towards me, her wand pointing straight at me.

I didn't have to do anything.

She was of no threat to me. Marietta didn't seem to question my lack of reaction in her rage to kill me.

I fought the temptation to scar her face even more with my nails, but I wasn't inclined to touch her. I waited until she was a foot away to flick my wand at her.

The unspoken spell hit her full force. Marietta's body froze, before being launched several feet back, body stiff as a board.

Marietta hit a large steel pole and fell with a loud smack to the floor. She didn't get back up.

I should be concerned that she didn't get back up. But I wasn't. Dolohov grunted in amusement, drawing the attention of his fellow Death Eaters, who had taken a step towards the girl.

"Forget her. There are much more cunts out in the world. No need to get killed over that one," Dolohov gave a nasty laugh, "I told you not to underestimate her. I don't know the other two, but this one isn't a weak little cunt." He sounded way too confident.

Something wasn't right. My gut told me there was more to Dolohov's confidence than it seemed. I froze when four other figures appeared behind him.

One of them seemed vaguely familiar. The smell coming from the male was that of fresh crushed blood. I knew who it was.

A flash of the man's fangs drew up the memory.

Sanguini had been at the Slug Club Christmas Party years ago. I hadn't spoken to him, but he had followed me with his eyes through the night.

The scent of a vampire reeked from the figure next to him. Behind them were two shorter cloaked figures.

I couldn't scent them, but I had a feeling that they would be just as troublesome.

Dolohov laughed loudly, "You didn't think it was just us, did you? Many of Lord Voldemort's followers fled that day, but I have found some still willing to fight. But there are three that betrayed your side."

I frowned at his words. Marietta had already been considered a traitor but who else. Kingsley had made sure she wouldn't be able to snitch on the members of the D.A. or the Order.

But there were other ways to get around that.

Iskra cursed a blue streak, "Fucking cunt is playing with us. Get it on already." I pushed her slightly back. I wanted him to talk as much as possible. We needed to know who else had betrayed us.

I did gasp when one of the hooded figures threw back its hood. Standing slightly behind both vampires stood Susan Bones. It was Amelia Bone's daughter, who had gone to school with us. It didn't make sense. None of it did. Why betray us?

What has she told them?

Amelia Bones played a role in catching the Death Eaters and sentencing them. Amelia spoke to her daughter about certain things, but I wasn't sure what those things were.

Susan leaned up against Sanguinis' side and gazed up at him lovingly. When she moved her head slightly, one could see the two puncture marks on her throat. The bite itself was purple and swollen.

She paid us no mind as she gazed up at the vampire, who ignored her and was eyeing Nina with a hungry glint in his gaze.

But I didn't miss the way he kept looking at me.

Dolohov clapped Goyle on the back, "It is time for a new Dark Lord to arise, and it would look very encouraging in the eyes of the old purebloods if I walked into the Ministry with the head of Hermione Granger, war hero, and filthy mudblood."

I wanted to sneer at that. The only thing Dolohov would get from that was an instant kiss from a dementor or even killed on the threshold of the Ministry.

Iskra snorted as Rowle moved closer. I turned towards Dolohov and Goyle, who had also moved forward. Iskra gave a mad laugh as her body became invisible. Nina moved towards Goyle, but Sanguini moved fast and got in front of her. I moved to help her, but Yaxley cut me off by stepping in front of me.

Shite, I was surrounded by three Death Eaters. The other vampire beside Sanguini had moved towards Rowle since Iskra had somehow stunned him.

The feeling of being prey was unwelcome. All my senses few sharp, drawing new sounds and scents to me.

But that was not all.

I glanced up when I noticed Dolohov raise his wand.

I blinked, and the next thing I knew, I was right behind him with my claws plunged into his chest. He gave a bloodcurdling scream. I heard Goyle snarl as he hurled a curse at my body.

I flipped Dolohov, using his dying body as a shield. Yaxley was sending curse after curse, but none hit me. I dropped Dolohov and rolled towards the floor as Yaxley and Goyle's curse hit the spot I had just been to.

I picked up my wand and touched it to the floor, "Incarcerous Colloshoo," I whispered past the large roar in my ears.

Rops sprouted from the ground, whipping around Goyle and Yaxely's legs with quick sharp movements, and the bottom of their shoes became glued to the floor. It all happened within seconds of casting the spell.

Goyle gave a loud shout and dropped his wand while Yaxley saw what I had done and burned the ropes attached to him. He waved his wand again as I jumped to my feet. I was about to knock his wand out of his hands when something dug into my side.

"I'm sorry, Hermione. I can't let you do that." I couldn't help but freeze when I recognised the voice.

Cho Chang.

Fucking.

Hag.

I looked down and saw her wand poking my side. I almost smiled if it weren't for the shock of finding out about the last betrayer. Yaxley ignored Goyle and moved towards me. I looked around to see that Iskra was now visible and was fighting alongside Nina with the two vampires.

I slumped against Cho, and it caused her to gasp as she fumbled with her wand. I twisted my body around and quickly slashed her face with my nails. The scent of hot iron filled the air as Chang fell with an agonized scream.

I deliberately stepped on her ankle as I turned to deal with Yaxley. But the male wasn't advancing as he'd been before.

His face froze in a look of total surprise. I glanced down and saw a large gash appear near his stomach. All of his entrails spilt out onto the floor, and he slumped on the floor. Something invisible blurred behind him before appearing.

Harry appeared where Yaxley had once stood, wand pointing straight at Yaxley's body. But his gaze was on the woman behind me.

The roaring in my ears calmed down as I slowly looked around. Iskra was yelling and being yelled at by Snape. Nina was leaning against one of the steel poles holding her arm, which seemed broken. I saw the two bodies of the vampires on the side. Each had a pool of blood surrounding their head.

I looked down at myself and was surprised by the blood on my person. There was much of it that it dripped in small puddles around me.

Head wounds like the one I dealt Chang tended to bleed a lot.

I felt a slight breeze and saw two black misty figures moving towards us. I didn't attack. I knew who they were within seconds of making their presence known.

Draco and Theo appeared. But not alone.

They dropped two bodies onto the floor. It was Mundungus Fletcher and Susan Bones.

They must have tried to run when things had gone sideways for them. Draco and Theo walked over, both eyeing me with serious expressions.

Harry looked away from Chang to stare at me. "What happened? Why is Cho here?"

Denial or confusion. Could be both when it came to Harry.

Anybody that could see could tell that Chang had been on the wrong side.

"All hell broke loose is what happened." Iskra laughed, "More like Hemi went berserk."

I glared at her. She had been the bloodthirsty one.

Ron ran in, followed closely by Kingsley and Amelia Bones. Soon after, other Aurors appeared.

Susan started to sob as she stared at Sanguini's body. Amelia gasped at the sight of her daughter before turning to look straight at me, "What is she doing here?" she asked in a clipped tone.

Harry was about to move towards me, but Theo and Draco stepped in front of me, blocking me from view, and stepping on the blood that pooled at my feet.

I watched with mixed feelings as Ron gave me a long look before standing at Harry's side. Harry glared at the floor, but I had a feeling it wasn't just because of me.

Probably a mixture of everything that was happening.

I wanted to say something to them, but Amelia made a sharp sound with her heel that irritated my sensitive hearing.

"Susan became a blood bag for Sanguini. She has been slipping information from you to them. Marietta…" I continued with the events that occurred and watched as Amelia became paler with every word. Aurors cleaned the area and removed the bodies.

Draco and Theo never once moved away from me, but I occasionally felt Draco tense up. Harry and Ron just stared at me as I spoke. Something in their eyes kept me going. Iskra left as soon as she got done talking to Kingsley and Snape. She took Nina as well, probably to a healer.

"...That's when Harry appeared and took care of Yaxley, "I said.

Amelia stood staring at me for a second longer before pointing her wand at her daughter, "Legilimens." Susan stopped crying, her eyes glazing over as her mother slipped into her thoughts.

Theo placed his hand on my hip and nudged me towards the entrance. Everybody else left both mother and daughter alone. As we made our way out, I glanced down at my hands which had both Dolohov's and Cho's blood on them. The blood was drying rapidly, so it looked darker, more sinister.

I could almost taste the tart smell of iron as it tried.

Harry cut us off.

He reached for me, pulling me against his chest. He didn't seem to care about the blood or how close he was touching Theo and Draco.

His heart was pumping furiously in his chest. I wrapped both arms around him and confronted him.

"I'm fine. I knew what I was getting into when I came here." I watched the snow gather over us both slowly. The wind picked up, and I shivered.

The adrenaline was leaving my system.

His arms tightened around me as his lips brushed my ear, "I know. I know."

I glanced to the side to see Ron facing away from us. His shoulders were taut with tension.

He apparated without a word to us. Harry pulled away as he looked over to where Ron had been.

"I'll meet you back at home. Your mother went over to Andromeda's. Teddy and Remus should be there as well. Termaine insisted that Parkinson and Zabini go with them since she didn't want them to stay alone while everybody was gone. Your mother doesn't know, but you should tell her."

He didn't look back at Draco or Theo as he turned away from me and apparated. I let out a large sigh and turned to face them both.

I knew they were angry by the way they were holding themselves.

Shite, they had specifically told me not to be late and not get into trouble.

I grabbed both of their hands and apparated us straight to their room. We landed with a loud crack. I let go of them as I walked towards the bathroom door next to the bed. I heard them follow me but paused as I took off the leather jacket. It made a squelching sound as it hit the floor. I turned on the lanterns and slid off the thick jumper, leaving me in a white long-sleeve shirt.

I turned the taps on and watched the tub fill with warm water. Theo was the first to walk in. I watched him through the mirror. He stopped behind me as he grabbed the bottom of my shirt. He pulled it up, and I automatically raised my arms to help him pull it off. I used my wand to vanish the blood from my body.

Draco stayed by the door and stared at us, watching Theo help me undress. He kept his gaze on my body as he gripped the door frame. I used my wand to expand the tub. Enough to fit three bodies easily, and saw Draco swallow hard. Theo began to disrobe as I stood there in my underwear.

I was about to ask Draco to join when a large wave of heat raced through my body. I gasped and bent over in half. Theo dropped his shirt and grabbed me before I slipped onto the floor.

Draco moved towards me, hands raised as if to catch me. "What's wrong? Do you need a healer?"

I shook my head and leaned onto Theo.

"It's something I should have told you both before but didn't," I bit my lip as a large wave of lust washed across my body. I resisted the urge to rub against Theo. His scent reached my nose and almost made me moan out loud.

"I recently have had these urges to um... have sex. I didn't understand why at first, but I read about full female werewolves going into heat twice a year. I think I'm starting my heat cycle now."

I heard Theo curse harshly, "You should have said something before."

I nodded, "I know. But I thought that it wouldn't get this bad." The wave of lust finally calmed down enough so that I could stand on my own again.

Being close to both males wasn't helping the situation.

I pulled away from Theo and took my bra off. Draco struggled not to look down at my bare chest while Theo's hands slowly slid up my stomach and towards my breast.

Draco looked down at Theo's hands and fisted his hands tightly. Theo teased the underside of my breast, causing a deep flush of need to flash across my body. I pushed my underwear down, and Draco closed his eyes as his nostrils flared. His scent and Theo's surrounded me, making me dizzy.

The smell of male lust was heady.

"I don't want to do this just because you're going into heat. I had wanted to wait for you to be ready for both of us." Draco said as he opened his eyes and seared me with his heated gaze.

I lifted one leg into the tube, giving them both a glimpse of my wet arousal. "I see. I was already growing frustrated that neither one of you would kiss me other than a small peck on the cheek," I sat down in the middle of the tube and sighed as the water slid over my body. It felt a lot more sensual than it should have. "I was already going to do something about it when the heat started to appear. Which wasn't that long ago."

I looked up at Theo. He was watching my breast bob in the water. He took the rest of his clothes off, and I finally got a good look at his cock. It was thick and long, and it had soft foreskin covering the head, but as I kept watching, it pulled back a bit, revealing the tip of his cock. It was a bit red around the crown, and it flared out.

I wanted to taste him, but I didn't want to move. The water felt so good between my legs and feverish skin.

Theo placed one leg inside the tub and pushed me forward so he could sit being me. He surrounded me as he pulled me against his chest. I could feel his shaft rub between my cheeks, and I squirmed as I tried getting it between my thighs.

Draco's breath hitched as he watched us, his face flushing a pretty red. I stared into his eyes as Theo raised his hands directly onto my breast.

"Well, are you going to join us?" Theo questioned as I arched my chest into his hands.

I closed my eyes as Theo touched me.

It felt so good.

Thank you for reading and happy holidays.

I was listening to Con La Brisa by Foudeqush, Ludwig Goransson while rewriting the last part.