Soon, September turned into October. Quidditch practices began in earnest and Gryffindor Captain Oliver Wood noticed his Seeker, Harry Potter was a different player. Harry seemed to have no fear of dying which improved his playing. Even so, Wood was known for taking Harry aside and trying to get the third year to see sense. However, his warnings fell on deaf ears.

In late October, the search parties for Keenan Crier, Davis Matymota, and Takuya Kanbara had been called off and the families were sent letters saying that their son was "missing and believed dead." Harry and the Digidestined were pulled aside at regular intervals to be questioned about the disappearances.

Meeting with Harry Potter and Albus Dumbledore

"Now Harry, you were last seen in the company of Takuya Kanbara, Davis Matymota, and Keenan Crier. Can you tell me where they are?"

Harry was silent.

"Where is Takuya?"

"Taken, professor."

"By who?"

Again, Harry was silent.

"And Davis?"

"He's dead sir."

"How?"

"Hypothermia and blood poisoning or so I've heard."

"You've heard?"

"Yes sir."

"How about Keenan?"

"I do not know sir."

Meeting with Ken Ichijouji and Albus Dumbledore

"Ken, can you tell us the current whereabouts of Takuya Kanbara, Davis Motymota, and Keenan Crier?"

"No sir."

"Takuya?"

"No sir."

"Keenan?"

"No sir."

"Davis?"

"H-h-he's dead s-sir."

"Those goggles are his property."

"He gave them to me before…"

"How did he die?"

"He hit some kind of barrier and cut his leg. When he fell, he was unable to get up and we watched him die in the snow."

"Snow?"

"Yes sir, we were… looking for something."

"Who gave you permission to leave the school?"

"You did sir. By not stopping us, you allowed us to leave."

"Yet you were not gone long enough to explain anything."

"It did seem that way didn't it sir?"

Even the questioning ceased as the first match, Gryffindor versus Slytherin neared. Instead of the usual pre-match excitement, a chill seemed to run through the air, as the Dementors drew closer. Shortly before the match began, a figure herded the Dementors into the pitch, the beasts scared for their lives.

Hogwarts Quidditch Pitch

"On my whistle, 3… 2… 1!" Madame Hooch yelled and the two teams soared off on their brooms. The rain was coming down hard, causing Harry's goggles to steam. The problem was rectified when Hermione applied a water repelling spell to them at a time out.

Harry heard the pitch fall silent and the familiar screams begin. He had just spotted the Snitch, and knowing that he didn't have long, Harry got up on his broom and leapt off, managing to catch the Snitch as he began his fall.

Draco saw Harry falling and pointed his broom down, all thoughts of tracking the Snitch gone. He quickly gained on the boy and a few feet from the ground, caught him. Draco noticed that Harry had something in his hand and when he pried the fingers open he saw the Snitch. Unfortunately, the rest of the crowd noticed the ball in his hand.

"Draco Malfoy has caught the Snitch! Slytherin wins!"

"NO!"

"No?" Lee Jordan said over the loudspeaker.

"I found it in Harry's hand!"

As Draco's statement faded away, Marcus Flint, Slytherin team captain threw his wand away and began hitting Draco. Before anyone could do anything, Draco was ducking, dodging, and blocking, each punch failing to meet its target.

Hogwarts Hospital Wing

Harry woke up on the floor of the Hospital Wing, surrounded by a multitude of bodies.

"Are you alright Harry?"

Harry looked up and saw Draco's feathered hand held toward him. "What happened?"

"Dementors came out but you decided to jump. I caught you a few feet from the ground and noticed you had the Snitch in your hand. Of course, the teachers tried to give us the victory but… what is it?"

Harry had jerked his head up at something. When he next turned to Draco, his eyes were glazed. He stood up, dropped his human form, and charged at Draco. Upon contact, Draco opened up his mouth to scream but as the flames hit his tongue, he lost the ability to speak. His mind was shoved to the back leaving Harry in complete control. Draco began running on all fours, leaping quickly over each body. Draco noticed they were headed in one direction. However, the bird boy became frightened when he noticed that Harry was steering him toward one of the fourth floor windows. He leapt and crashed into the window full tilt.

I'm alright! Around him, glass shards melted, leaving not even a scratch on the boy. He fell four stories and landed on the ground, not stopping for a moment as he ran. The only time he stopped was when he faced a shadow being. He rose onto his feet and then leapt at the shadow, ripping and tearing with unknown power. Dimly, Draco noticed others join the fight; Henry was kicking and hitting, Kristy was slashing, Cody had a stick he was using to beat the enemy, Tommy was swiping anything that got close, Tai was practically dancing his way around. Draco collapsed, his mind his own. Knowing he had a duty, he leapt up and soared over, dive bombing the thing. He saw flames surrounding Henry whose fighting style had changed. At last, the shadow creature fled and Draco willed himself back to his usual form. All around him, the others were on the ground.

Harry woke up on the ground, "What happened?"

"You possessed me and we fought Kaskana. Unfortunately, it escaped. As soon as it fled you all fell." Draco explained, leading the group back to the castle.