Chapter 28: Greyback's Insanity
A/N: Sorry about taking so long with posting, but I didn't know that going down on Sunday. Here's to another round of wonderful reviews.
To the Jersey Girl Next Door: I've got something delicious in-store for Morgana. But to answer your question she's hiding from Voldemort.
To CosmicGibby: Thanks for your kind review about the relationship of Hermione and Remus. I thought nice and slow as the ticket. Of course I don't really think that Lupin does have a view about Hermione's condition.
To draculabride2008: Don't worry about how she became what she became, because she has a little secret that she hasn't told anyone, not even Dumbledore.
To everyone else: Thanks for your reviews.
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September ended and October started with a downpour of rain, which soon became so bad that everything was canceled until it stopped. Hermione was finally free to return to lessons, since Severus had finally figured out how to control her condition. Hermione looked out the drenched grounds, sighing.
"Are you alright, Mrs. Lupin?" Professor Sprout asked.
Hermione nodded.
"Well let's hope this ran stops before my plants die," she told her. "I would hate that."
Hermione grinned and heard the Professor leaving.
Later that afternoon Hermione was in the Gryffindor common room since no room could be found for her to stay in. The other Gryffindors weren't even talking to her, but Hermione didn't care. If they wanted to act like a batch of jerks then that was fine with her. It wasn't like she was forcing them to talk to her. The painting swung open and Neville entered. He saw Hermione and walked over.
"Hello, Hermione," Neville said, his face round and cheerful.
"Hello, Neville," Hermione said, smiling at him. "So do you need help with anything?"
Neville shook his head.
"I'm just glad that you're staying here instead of being out there in that pouring rain."
Hermione grinned at him.
"Ya, it's nice," she told him, still not looking at the other students. "So what do you need?"
Neville thought about this for a moment and then pulled out a small piece of parchment. He handed it to her.
"I was told to give it to you," he instructed.
And he was gone.
Hermione opened the letter the letter and looked it over. It was written in a strange hand and it looked as though the writer hadn't written in a long time. It read:
Mrs. Lupin,
I've got your friend Ron Weasley. He doesn't look to good right now. Meet me in the Hogs Head in an hour.
Greyback
Hermione gasped and then bolted from the common room.
Hermione first went to see the Headmaster and tell him that Ron had been taken by Greyback. Dumbledore was worried about this and at once informed Severus, Ginny, Ron's wife, and Remus. They all hurried to try and save Ron's life.
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Ron moaned when he woke up, unsure of how he had gotten here. He didn't even remember what had happened when he had been left alone with his thoughts. He could remember Ginny and Snape's laughter when he told them of what happened. He felt hate boiling in him. He wanted revenge and he didn't care what he had to do to get it.
"Ha I see that you're finally awake," said a gruff voice.
Ron jumped and saw that he wasn't alone.
"Who-."
"I'm Greyback," he said. "You don't need to know my name. I took you from Hogwarts with a little help from a friend of mine."
"What do you want with me?" Ron asked.
He smiled, showing his horrible teeth.
"Oh nothing much, just revenge," he said. "Now if you don't mind, I've got to get going. Your little friends are coming to help you."
And he was gone.
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Voldemort summoned Wormtail who appeared at once. Wormtail bowed to him and then stood up.
"Bring my wife to me," Voldemort asked. "I want to play with her for awhile."
Wormtail nodded and then left.
However, he returned ten minutes later without Lavender. Voldemort wasn't pleased by his lack of his wife and was just about to punish him when Wormtail screamed 'she got away, Master, she got away.' This left Voldemort very upset and very determined to kill the person that carted off his wife.
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Severus, Remus, Ron's wife, and Ginny hid in the alley that overlooked the Hogs Head. Hermione had gone into the pub just as Dumbledore had instructed. Hermione looked around and then was motioned by a man in the back. She walked over to him and sat down.
"I'm pleased that you came alone," he told her. "It makes killing your little friend a lot more fun."
Hermione normally would be scared, but she wasn't.
"Who are you?" Hermione asked.
"Greyback," the man answered. "I was the one that bit Lupin and soon, everyone in Hogwarts will face my Master's wrath."
Hermione said nothing, just stared at him.
"Is Ron okay?" Hermione asked.
Greyback laughed.
"Of course he's okay," Greyback said.
"That's all I needed to hear," Hermione said.
She walked up and before Greyback knew it, she had pulled out a knife that she kept just in-case someone attacked her and slit his throat. He looked at her with fear in his eyes, but Hermione just walked off, like it was nothing. When she left the pub she went for the alley.
"The man is dead," Hermione told them. "Now you can get Ron."
And she disappeared into the night.