Chapter five
The lunar eclipse
A few days before Halloween the students were in the great hall for Dinner. Before the feast began however Hermione stood up to speak to the students. The students quieted down but were also curious since Hermione didn't usual speak to them all before meals.
"I have some exciting news, on Halloween there will be a lunar eclipse" Hermione announced.
"This type of eclipse only happens every 5000 years, this is a special eclipse because it can bring back werewolves who have passed away" Hermione continued.
"The best part is, the while school will be outside to watch it, with that said enjoy your feast!"
That night Hermione was in her office when Ron apparated in. They hugged and kissed then sat down at Hermione's desk. Ron was there on business, having been sent by Harry.
"I'm here about the upcoming lunar eclipse. As you know it will bring back two werewolves" Ron stated.
"Two? I knew Remus would be coming back, but who's the other?"
"Greyback, Lily had a premonition that he attacked you."
"Why would he want to attack me?"
"Oh gosh Hermione let me think, oh yeah because he's a death eater and you killed him!"
"I did" Hermione asked not remembering she had done so.
"Yes, He had just killed Lavender Brown, and you sent him flying of the astronomy tower" Ron reminded her.
"Oh right, should I keep the students in the school?"
"Won't matter, the werewolves are returned to where they had died, which was at Hogwarts" Ron explained.
"We'll have members of the order both outside and inside the castle waiting for him to return, there's a nice cell in Azkaban awaiting him."
"You're not going to mess up right?"
"Hermione would I mess up when my daughter and wife are involved" Ron asked.
"It wouldn't surprise me, on Rose's fifth birthday you left her in the ball pit for two hours before you realized she was missing. When Hugo was born you forgot him at the hospital" Hermione recalled.
On the morning of Halloween James and his friends were hanging out by the lake. They were excited about the eclipse especially Rebecca and Rosalie. Dominque suddenly thought of a way to make it even better.
"Guys why don't we watch the whole thing from inside the shrieking shack."
"That sounds awesome, everyone in" Rosalie asked and the others all nodded in agreement.
"We're coming to" Rochelle said as she and Rodney approached them.
"No way, get your own friends and hideout" Rebecca refused.
"Fine then we'll tell Headmaster Granger and the Order about your plan" Rodney threatened.
"Alright fine you can come" Rebecca changed her mind.
That evening straight after supper James, Ali, Abby, Olivia, Jane, Rebecca, Rosalie, Rhiannon, Billy, Swan, Sunny, Kate, Albus, Nina, Rochelle, Rodney, Victorie, Scorpius, Rose, Molly and Dominque sneaked away from the castle and entered the shrieking shack through the entrance of the whomping willow. For those had never been there before it was exciting and scary at the same time, for the others it was nothing new. The twenty one of them made their way into the old bedroom and peered out the window as the eclipse began.
"Do you hear something" Molly asked halfway through the eclipse.
"Oh no I hear footsteps coming everyone hide" Ali stated and the all huddle together by the wall since there weren't really any hiding places.
"This is all your fault Beck" Rochelle stated.
"No it wasn't, it was Dominique's idea" Rebecca stated.
"Do not put the blame on me, you're all older than me you should of stopped me" Dominque pointed out.
As the footstep got louder they all began to scream. Rebecca and Rosalie, along with James, Jane and Olivia, had their wands pointed at the door, but they were too scared to think of the right spell to use. The door opened and someone who James had only seen his father's photo album was standing in the doorway blankly starring at them all.
"Wait, you're Remus Lupin aren't you" James asked.
"Yes I am, and you two look just like him, you're Harry Potter's kids right?" the man asked.
"Yes, I'm James and this is my brother Albus, Ginny Weasley's our mother" James introduced himself.
"And you young lady look just like Hermione Granger, but the red hair… must be from Ron Weasley" Remus stated.
"Yes, I'm Rose, a second year Griffandore" Rose proudly stated.
"Your four look like Bill Weasley, so you must be Bill and Fleur Delacours children" Remus stated.
"A few of them, I'm Ali the oldest, this is my Brother Billy's he's a third year, that's Nina she's a second year, and that's Molly she's a first year" Ali introduced.
"Why do you two look like Dolores Umbridge?"
"She's our mother but she's dead, our father's Greggory Goyle" Olivia informed.
"Oh you poor dears" Remus said.
"Olivia lives with us" James informed.
"You're definitely a Malfoy" Remus told Scorpius.
"As for the rest of you, well I have no idea who you are, but I do know all twenty one of you are in big trouble" Remus stated.
Remus was about to lead them out when they heard footsteps coming. Remus quickly threw the children into the closet and whipped out his wand. The door opened in once again and in came Greyback, who didn't look in a compromising mood. Remus casted Stupefy which sent Greyback flying backwards into the wall.
"Sleepus" Rose casted on Greyback.
"He'll be out like a light for two hours" Rose stated.
"Wise, just like your mother" Remus commented and lead the children out of the shrieking shack.
Hermione was very mad at them, especially at Rose. They received four months detention and fifty points taken from their houses. After punishing the students Hermione greeted Remus with a warm hug. After that they as well as the rest of the auroras went to the shrieking shack to capture Greyback. However Greyback wasn't there anymore, there was no sign he had been there at all.
"Rose must of underestimated that sleeping charm, looks like he disapparated" Remus stated.
"No it should have kept him out for two hours, someone or something must have apparated him out" Hermione said.
"Any ideas who?"
"No, there only ones with the motive were Umbridge and Nutcracker, both of them are dead" Harry said.