Journey to the Battlefront

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Draco Malfoy, Fenrir Greyback, Alecto, Rabastan and Bellatrix Lestrange, Avery, Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks, Arthur Weasley, Bill Weasley, Alastor Moody, Kingsley Shacklebolt or any spells or curses mentioned. J.K Rowling owns them.

-Chapter Four-

Storms And Stunners

The trees sway and the wind roars,

Shut the windows and the doors.

The rain lashes at the panes,

The trees fall and block the lanes.

Everything is tossed and flown,

Someone's roof is away blown.

Now lightning strikes, streetlights go off;

Muggles cry out, the Death Eaters scoff.

No stars or moon to give light-

Darkness rules the earth tonight.

It was the rain that woke her up. The damned ceiling was leaking again. She had it mended only last year. She cursed the workmen and squinted. It was quite dark; she could not see her own palms. She stretched her palm and reached the bedside lamp. It was not working. She cursed again. She thought she heard the front door slam. Was that someone laughing in the sitting room? " Must be a strong wind." She told herself and tried to go back to sleep. She would do something about the leak in the morning. There was a sudden sound from the kitchen. She sat up bolt upright. She was old and stayed alone and she was feeling scared. What was going on in her house? Thieves perhaps? There was more noise of breaking china from the kitchen; there was no mistaking this time. Did they break the tea set her daughter sent her on her last birthday? She got up, determined to face the thieves or robbers, or whoever they were. Her eyes were used to the darkness now, herwizened hand shook asshe opened the door and looked out of her bedroom. There were about half a dozen people in masks inside her house. They had some kind of sticks in their hands from which they were sending off jets of red, blue, green, silver lights and ravaging her house. " Where are the muggles?" one of them shouted. They were all shouting and laughing. The bright flashes of light were hurting her eyes but she stood still, transfixed with shock, her lined face with it's rounded eyeslooking strangely unreal in the glow of lights. Suddenly one of them turned and saw her standing in the shadowy passageway. She heard a sickening shout of delight, saw a flash of green light she thought would blind her and then, she was dead. A hooded woman turned her head.

" Why did you kill it Rabastan?" she asked in a disappointed voice. " We could have played with it a bit."

The man called Rabastan looked up. " It was a really old one, would have died in a second anyway Alecto." He replied dismissively.

"Looks like there was only one here," said another man, "come on, let's go."

Draco Malfoy was hardly aware of where he was going. He laughed and talked mechanically, taking cue from the rest. He watched mutely as her aunt Bellatrix tortured a seven year old kid with the Cruciatus curse and wondered whether he twisted and screamed in the same manner when the Dark Lord punished him. The thought made him shudder and he looked away from the scene. He was not supposed to think like this, he was supposed to take part in the fun, he was supposed to help the others and not simply stand and watch. He did not want to be punished again.

" Let me have a go with the kids." Said a greedy voice he recognized as Fenrir Greyback's. He was feeling sick.

"The Order is here," Alecto shouted.

" They have no Dumbledore, we fight them." Replied Bellatrix.

Draco wheeled around and saw them. Six people were running towards them with their wands out. He recognized Lupin and Moody, his former teachers. He also recognized Arthur Weasley but could barely identify the scarred Bill Weasley, except for his red hair. There was a pink-haired woman who was probably the bloodtraitor Tonks. Within a few swift chaotic seconds the members of the Order and the deatheaters were locked in a fierce duel. Rabastan fell.

Alecto pointed her wand towards the muggle house and it caught fire. The sound of screaming agony drifted out over the sounds of the different spells. " Go save them," she said laughing, "save the poor muggles."

"Kingsley," shouted Lupin to the dark man who had been fighting Rabastan and was nearest to the house.The man tried to run towardsthe house but fell as a jet of electric blue from Alecto's wandhit himon the back. Lupin threw a stunner towards Avery who was fighting him and ran towards the house.

"Get him Draco." Screamed his aunt.

Things were happening all around Draco in a haze of sound and light, the rain was obscuring his eyes and he was not thinking anymore.

"Hurry up Draco!" she screamed again.

Draco ran to fight Lupin, but he was already inside the burning house. He followed and found Lupin and Greyback grappling on the ground. The muggles were all outside; Greyback must have pounced while Lupin was busy with them. He stared at the two werewolves, the shabby Lupin and Greyback with his yellow teeth and bloodstained lips. Lupin's wand was lying a foot away from him. Draco raised his wand, took careful aim and said "Stupefy." A red jet shot out from his wand tip.

Greyback released Lupin and fell to the ground unconscious.

Chapter 5: The Black Black-Sheep

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