Animal I've Become

Chapter 15

The Battle Begins

A/N: There will be a lemon in this chapter. If you don't like that, just skip past it

The new power that coursed through his him felt absolutely orgasmic. Voldemort felt his body thrum with the new power and he enjoyed it immensely. At the present time, he had called a meeting of his lieutenants to come up with a plan so that they may march upon Hogwarts and kill both Dumbledore and Potter in one fell swoop.

"Are you sure about this my lord? The moment that we all gather on the outskirts of the castle near the forbidden forest, the castle's defenses will activate and none of us know if we'll be able to penetrate the defenses once they're up" Yaxley said looking up from the map of Hogwarts to Voldemort.

"I'm positive Yaxley, and just leave the defenses to me. Send word to the rest of our allies. The march on Hogwarts begins tomorrow at dawn" Voldemort said coldly.

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It was very early in the morning when Dumbledore got up. He was expecting a letter from the group of witches and wizards in the ministry who were tasked with keeping an eye on Voldemort's allies in case they went on the move. After magicking him up a kettle of tea and pouring himself a cup, Dumbledore sat at his desk and started to contemplate the things to come. Pouring over every detail and possible outcome that could happen in the soon to be war. The sound of an owl tapping at his window brought him out of his thoughts. Walking over, Dumbledore opened the window and a tawny owl flew in, a letter attached to it's leg. Once he removed the letter from the owl's leg, Dumbledore fed a few owl treats to it before the owl took off through the window and out of sight.

Sitting back down at his desk, Dumbledore slit open the envelope and pulled out the letter, after unfolding it, he leaned back and began to read. His eyebrows furrowing as he read.

Dear Albus Dumbledore,

I'm writing this letter to you in regards as to what You-Know-Who's allies are doing. When last checked; the giants, dementors, vampires, werewolves and dark-veela were last seen hovering near the boarders of Romania. As of this writing, Bellatrix Lestrange and Yaxley was sent to send word from You-Know-Who. He plans on marching upon Hogwarts tomorrow at dawn. I advise the strengthening of the schools defenses and strategy planning as well.

Sincerely Yours,

Drake Hale

P.S. Just send word and the aurors will be there in as soon as possible.

"So it begins" Dumbledore muttered to himself before standing up and leaving his office. Walking down to the first floor corridor, Dumbledore poked his head inside McGonnagall's office, McGonnagall herself sitting at her desk, getting prepared for her classes that day. Since it was so close to the end of term, many of the teachers had decided to lighten the loads of school work. She was so engrossed in what she was doing that she jumped a little when she heard Dumbledore speak.

"Sorry to disturb you Minerva but I need you to call a meeting to the staff room. When you've alerted the staff, please go and fetch Mr. Potter from his dormitory and bring him to the staff room."

Confused slightly at Albus's request. Minerva stood up from her desk and went to tell the staff to meet in the staff room. With that request done, she headed up to the seventh floor and the portrait of the fat lady. Upon saying the password, Minerva walked inside, surprised to see some of the 7th and 6th years already up and getting ready for their day. Looking up from his armchair by the fireplace, Nathan Eclipse looked up from finishing his charms essay asked "Professor McGonnagall, do you need help with anything?"

"Ah, Mr. Eclipse yes, if you would please go up to the 6th year boy's dormitory and fetch Mr. Potter for me please."

Nodding, Nathan got up and headed up to the sixth year boy's dormitory and walked inside. Seeing that Harry, Ron, and Neville were the only boys still asleep, Nathan walked up to Harry's bed and gently shook him awake.

"Potter wake up, Professor McGonnagall needs you".

Sitting up in bed, Harry grabbed his glasses and slipped them on. Stifling a yawn, Harry asked "Oh hey Nathan, what does she want exactly?"

"Don't know, All I know is that she asked for you" Nathan said before heading back downstairs to the common room.

Sighing to himself, Harry climbed out of bed and got dressed before heading downstairs where McGonnagall was waiting for him.

"You wanted to see me Professor?" Harry asked when he walked downstairs to the common room.

"Yes Potter, Professor Dumbledore has called a staff meeting and he instructed me on bringing you to the staff room to join in on the meeting. He didn't give the details which of course leads me to believe that he's going to tell all of us what's going on".

Together, Harry and McGonnagall walked down from Gryffindor tower down to the staff room down on the ground floor of the castle. Once inside, Harry and McGonnagall saw that most of the staff had shown up. Turning back towards the door, they saw Dumbledore push the door open and walk inside.

"I'm sure many of you are curious as to why I had Minerva call this meeting, and as to why Mr. Potter is apart of it. The answer is simple. Voldemort is gathering his forces and is planning on marching upon this castle. According to my source within the ministry, they will be here by dawn tomorrow. This of course means that we have a lot to do in what time we have left. Minerva, I leave to you and Filius, to set up defenses of the perimeter of the castle. Pomona, want you to accompany them, see if you can set up traps using your green thumb. Perhaps some venomous tentacula and devil's snare mine traps. Nymphadora, after they are done I need you and Minerva to cast a protective bubble barrier over the castle."

Upon saying that, Minerva, Filius, Pomona, and Nymphadora left to do their designated tasks. Turning to the rest of the staff, Dumbledore said "Now for the rest of you, I need you to go to the kitchens and transfigure the room big enough in order to accommodate the students, year one to four. After that gather the fifth to seven year students in the great hall where I will tell them about this."

Nodding, the rest of the staff left and headed to do their jobs. Turning back to Harry, Dumbledore asked "Are you surprised at this turn in events Harry?"

"Extremely sir, do you think that Voldemort found out about us knowing his secret with the horcruxes?"

"There is only one possibility that we didn't look at and for that I apologize Harry. It would seem that Voldemort found a way to bring back into his body those pieces of his soul that was contained in his horcruxes. The main thing is that he and his followers are on their way here and we need all the time we need to set up defenses. Please gather with the rest of the fifth to seven year students in the great hall."

Nodding his head in understanding, Harry left the staff room, and headed to the great hall where older students were starting to gather already. Once everyone was in place, Dumbledore walked inside and up to where he usually stood to deliver the opening and closings of the year.

"I'm sure all of you are curious as to why I've called you all here today. The answer is simple. Lord Voldemort and his army are on their way here to destroy the castle and every ounce of goodness that we here possess. As we speak; Professors McGonnagall, Flitwick, Tonks, and Sprout are setting up defenses that will help protect this school and its inhabitants. For those of you with younger siblings, I've taken the liberty to have all the young students moved into the kitchen where they will remain for the remainder of this soon to come to battle. I will be sending word to my allies and they will arrive within a few hours. Voldemort and his followers will be here at dawn. I encourage all of you to get some practice in because when the time comes, the sanctity of all we hold dear in this castle will need protectors".

With that said, Dumbledore left, heading to send word to the members of the Order that were both abroad in other countries and in England itself. Biting her bottom lip, Daphne moved her way through the throng of students who had split up into groups to both talk and practice. Getting to Harry, she grabbed his hand and pulled him outside to the entrance hall.

"Harry if this is true, I want to give myself to you. Just in case neither of us make it".

Harry of course wasn't expecting this, and his eyes widened.

"Daphne are you sure about that? Cause I don't want to rush you or force you to do anything that you're not ready for."

"I'm more than ready Harry, and besides I've been thinking about asking you anyways. I just wasn't expecting that this would become the catalyst".

Nodding, Harry interlaced his fingers with hers before leading her up the marble staircase. Once they reached the seventh floor corridor, Harry glanced back at her and asked "In all your years here, have you ever heard of the room of requirement?"

"I've heard rumors about a secret room where couples could disappear to snog in between classes and whatnot" Daphne explained.

Harry then lead her to a bare stretch of wall a little ways down the corridor in between the tapestry depicting Barnabas the Barmy attempting to teach ballet to trolls. Harry then told Daphne to wait by the tapestry before he began to pace back and forth in front of the bare stretch of wall.

'I need a place where Daphne and I can be alone for a couple hours and where no one will come looking for us'

Repeating that mantra in his head, Harry paced in front of the bare wall three times. On the third pass, a wrought iron door slowly materialized from the stone. Daphne stood their, mouth agape slightly as she watched this transpire.

"Wow that is so cool" Daphne said.

Smirking slightly, Harry said "Just wait till you see the inside".

Taking Daphne's hand Harry lead her into the room. Inside there were over a dozen floating candles, casting the room in a warm glow. In the center sat a king size bed adorned in colors of red and green matching their houses primary colors. Daphne smiled as she looked around the room.

"Wow this place is amazing Harry."

"Yeah my friends and I found this place last year and we taught Dumbledore's Army here since Umbitch wouldn't actually teach us anything even remotely helpful".

While facing him, Daphne moved her hands down her body, slowly slipping her robe off, the article of clothing falling to the floor as she followed that up with her sweater. This left her wearing a pair of matching lacy silver bra and panties. Harry felt himself stiffen and twitch slightly as he stared at Daphne in her near nakedness.

Giggling, Daphne reached over and pushed Harry's jaw back up. "You were drooling a little bit there Harry".

"Not my fault that I just happen to have the legendary "Ice Queen" of Slytherin standing before me semi-naked" Harry says his voice slightly husk.

Daphne blushed before looking at him. "You know you're a little over dressed there Mr. Potter".

Smirking slightly, Harry quickly shed his robes and clothes till he was just in his boxers. As he worked on getting undressed, Daphne busied herself with moving her eyes up and down his body, taking in the sight. When Harry was finished undressing himself, Daphne leaned over and brushed her lips along his earlobe, her voice slightly husk as she whispered "No foreplay, I need you now".

With that said, she laid down on the bed and spread her legs wide. Not wanting to disappoint her, Harry slid in between her legs, the head of his member pressing against her entrance. "You sure about this Daphne?" Harry whispered.

"I've never been more sure Harry" Daphne replied.

Grabbing his wand from the nightstand, Harry tapped it against Daphne's stomach. As he did a soft blue glow enveloped around Daphne's stomach. Apart from the glow, Daphne also felt a light warmth spreading through her body. With the birth control spell now in place, Harry placed his wand back on the nightstand before slowly guiding himself inside her. At once, he felt Daphne tense up slightly.

Leaning down, Harry brushed his lips against Daphne's neck, making her squirm underneath him. Once he reached her hymen he looked down at her. "Ready Daph?"

"Yes, please be gentle though Harry".

Nodding in understanding, Harry gripped Daphne's hips and gave one, thrust breaking past Daphne's hymen. As soon as he did so, Daphne bit down hard on her bottom lip drawing blood as unimaginable pain surged through her body. She could feel the blood dripping out between them onto the sheets.

"Take all the time you need love" Harry whispered as he kissed and nipped along her neck.

Keeping her eyes closed, Daphne flexed her fingers, clasping and unclasping at the sheets. After about ten minutes, she opened her eyes and locked them with Harry's. "Alright I'm ready but still go gentle".

Keeping his hands firmly in place on her waist, Harry pulled back and thrusted forward a little deeper. He made sure that he the pace he was on was what she requested. As he did so, soft mews of pleasure escaped Daphne's lips.

"Harder, Harry please" Daphne panted.

Tightening his grip on her hips, Harry sped up his thrusts, making himself go deeper and harder inside her. As he did this, Daphne began to arch her back and call out his name. Pleasure shooting through her body. As Harry began thrusting harder into her, Daphne could swear she could see stars as the immense pleasure wracked her body. While keeping her back arched, Daphne hooked her legs around Harry's waist, using her heels, she pulled Harry both closer to her and deeper inside her.

"Fuck Daphne you feel amazing inside" Harry half grunted half panted as he kept up the steady pace.

"And you feel perfect inside me Harry" Daphne whispered, her walls tightening around Harry's member.

After a few more thrusts, Harry felt the familiar feeling rising inside him. He warned Daphne that he was going to come. Daphne responded by both tightening her legs around his waist and having her own orgasm. Feeling Daphne's orgasm flush around him, pushed Harry over the edge as he gave one final thrust before erupting inside her. Feeling completely sated, the couple snuggled against each other and within minutes were fast asleep, for both would need their strength and energy as the final battle approached.

A/N: End of Chapter 15. I apologize for the long delay. Chapter 16 will be the final chapter. As always Read and Review. No Flames!