Monday had been a quiet day for the most part. Hermione and Y/N had focused on their classes before having Patroclus's training and then going to dinner.

Patroclus had asked Y/N to teach him everything he did against Dumbledore. Y/N had chuckled and promised that when Patroclus could put together a whole duel Y/N would teach him human transfiguration which was a neat trick.

The couple had sat at dinner, Lavender again dragging Harry and Ron over. Y/N had ignored them for the most part until a letter dropped in his lap from Na-Hath. He read it and the others could see the anger on his face.

"What is it baby?" Hermione asked nervously.

"Buckbeak's appeal has been scheduled for 2pm tomorrow afternoon. They've only just given Hagrid a list of charges he can appeal. Those fucking..."

Y/N stopped himself and inhaled deeply as he squeezed the glass he was holding and it shattered.

"Oh baby!" Hermione panicked, quickly repairing the glass and healing Y/N's bleeding hand.

"Thanks love. I'll be right back."

Y/N apparated and reappeared a couple of moments later.

"Alright I won't be in classes tomorrow. Dumbledore has given me permission to miss a day. I need to meet with my legal team and try to organise a case against the appeal points."

Y/N rubbed his temples as he felt a stress headache coming on. Harry suddenly panicked.

"Guys the prophecy!"

Y/N raised an eyebrow as Hermione looked at Harry puzzled.

"What prophecy?"

"The day you two left Divination, I went back after class and Trelawney had sort of... an event. But it was about the first of March which is tomorrow. She said... uh she said..."

"Just think about the memory Harry" Y/N replied without emotion.

Harry felt a pressure in his mind as Y/N spoke.

"He will return on the first of the third month. He who betrayed his friends, whose heart rots with murder, shall break free. Innocent blood shall be spilt and servant and master shall be reunited once more."

Hermione covered her mouth with her hand as Y/N's eyes unrolled to their normal position.

"Well it seems to be tied to Buckbeak somehow. I'll be back later. I need to notify my lawyers and speak with Hagrid. Baby are you ok to go to the library with Lav?"

"Of course love. Just be careful" Hermione smiled. Y/N nodded and apparated.

—~—

Y/N didn't get back to the common room until 10:00pm. He had spent a while with Hagrid before going to London. His lawyers were pulling an all night shift trying to build an appeal. Y/N looked exhausted when he came in. He and Hermione cuddled in the common room but he was very quiet before she sent him to his dorm to rest.

The next morning after breakfast Hermione had kissed him goodbye while she went to classes with Lavender, Harry and Ron.

—~—

Y/N sat outside the classroom that was being used as an appeals chamber. It was 2:30pm. The appeal had started half an hour ago. The Minister had came to Hogwarts with the Executioner- that maggot piece of shit Walden MacNair. Fudge had sneered at Y/N as he entered with Hagrid and Dumbledore. Only the Minister could hear the appeal, and only Hagrid was allowed in- the Headmaster was there as Supreme Mugwump.

Hagrid came out in tears. Y/N felt the rage build. He was about to explode when Hagrid placed a hand on his shoulder.

"It's not your fault lad. You did more than anyone could ask. Come on, let's go spend the next few hours with Buckbeak."

Y/N sighed and nodded. He felt defeated, he wasn't sure what to do without breaking wizarding law, which given his position would be a major issue. He had to try and think fast. He knew one thing though. A lot of blood would be spilt for this cowardly act.

—~—

After classes the four friends rushed to their dorms, got changed, and rushed down to Hagrid's hut. They passed the executioner in a courtyard who leered at them with an evil grin..

On the way they ran into Draco and his two idiot friends.

"It's going to happen today. Father has moved mother into protection so that filthy blood traitor can't get to her. I want to keep the beast's head when it's done. Send it to L/N in the post."

Hermione exploded from where she stood behind the evil trio:

"You foul loathsome little cockroach!"

She ran up as he turned around and placed her wand at his throat. Draco whimpered in fear before Ron called out:

"Leave it Hermione. He's not worth it!"

Hermione lowered her wand and turned before Draco snickered.

Whack

Hermione smashed him in the face with a hard right. Y/N had been giving her self defence lessons. She had a mean punch.

Hermione smashed him in the face with a hard right. Y/N had been giving her self defence lessons. She had a mean punch.

Draco's head smashed into the monolith he had been hiding behind. He hit the ground hard, his head spinning from the rock and his eyes watering from the now broken nose Hermione had given him. He ran off after Crabb and Goyle picked him up.

Hermione giggled to her friends.

"That felt good!"

"Good? It was bloody brilliant 'Mione!" Lavender chuckled.

They kept running until they reached Hagrid's hut. They knocked and he let them in.

"We lost" he said sadly.

Hermione saw Y/N sitting with his head down. She rushed to him.

"Baby I'm so sorry!"

"He hasn't spoken since we got back to ma hut" Hagrid said sadly.

"Baby...." Hermione said softly pulling Y/N from his mournful faraway gaze. Hermione saw heartbreak in her lover's eyes as he said to her in a low rumbling voice:

"I'm gonna destroy everything they love!"

Hermione hugged him tight as a tear escaped his eye.

Hagrid walked next to Harry who was watching Buckbeak through the open window. The hippogriff was laying happily in the Pumpkin patch, not a care in the world.

"Look at him. Loves the smell of the trees when the wind blows through them."

"Why don't we just set him free?" Harry asked.

"They'd know it was me, or Y/N. Fudge would have Y/N arrested, or Dumbledore would get in trouble..."

Hagrid sighed before smiling.

"Coming down you know, Dumbledore. Says he wants to be with me when they... When it happens. Great man Dumbledore. I'm glad you and him have made up, Y/N. You two are very alike. Probably why you butt heads."

Hagrid chuckled before returning to his forlorn expression.

"We'll stay with you too Hagrid!" Lavender said before Hagrid shot her down, but with compassion.

"You'll do no such thing. Think I want you seeing something like that. I don't think Y/N could take it, being a whisperer and all. No you just drink your tea and be off. Oh, before you do Ron..."

Hagrid walked over to a biscuit container and opened it, pulling out a mangy looking rat.

"Scabbers! You're alive" Ron exclaimed with glee.

"You need to take better care of your pets" Hagrid admonished him.

Y/N chuckled and shook his head. Hermione spoke angrily:

"I think you owe someone an apology!"

Ron snickered.

"Yeah when I see Crookshanks, I'll tell him".

"I meant me!"

Hermione was clearly and understandably upset. Y/N stood to his feet as Hagrid quickly tried to hold the young Lord back.

"Why you arrogant piece of sh-"

They were all surprised as a glass on the table shattered, cutting off Y/N's angry outburst.

"What the?" Hagrid asked as Hermione picked up the stone on the table that had a distinctive pattern on it.

"Ow!" Harry said as a second stone knocked into the back of his head. Harry turned and looked out the window before speaking panicked.

"Hagrid!"

Hagrid looked out the window and panicked as well. The sun was starting to set- Dumbledore, Fudge and the executioner were walking down the path to his hut. This was bad.

"Oh crickey. It's late. It's nearly dark. You lot shouldn't be here- especially you Harry! Someone sees you outside the castle this time of night you'll be in trouble. Big trouble!"

There was a loud knock at the front door.

"With you in a minute!" Hagrid called as he shut the window, covered some... questionable magical plants and animals that were in his hut, and shooed the five students out the back door.

"I'll work out something, somehow Hagrid!"  Y/N said mournfully.

"I know now go. Now!"

The students snuck out the back door as Hagrid rushed the three men in his front and the students ran across to the edge of the Forbidden Forest, trying to remain out of sight.

Father?

Y/N turned to look at Buckbeak as he ran.

I'll be back for you in a moment Bucky. I won't let them hurt you.

Buckbeak bowed his head.

Hermione heard a noise as she subconsciously gripped the hand of her boyfriend who was next to her. She turned to the Forbidden Forest and was surprised to see him staring back at her, ten feet behind her. He winked and mouthed a kiss at her before holding a finger to his lips, motioning with his head for her to lead the group up the hill to their left.

She nodded and winked at other Y/N, pulling now Y/N up the hill, their friends following. They got a distance up the hill and looked down towards Hagrid's hut. They heard a yell, then a slam of the executioners axe.

Hermione gripped Y/N by the neck. Lavender hugged onto Ron and Harry patted Lav's shoulders. Hermione whispered to her boyfriend:

"My mind dear"

I saw you behind us in the forest. You must have time turned at some point. You've freed him. Buckbeak will be ok.

She felt Y/N squeeze her waist and she held him tighter before they heard Fudge squawking about "He's dead!"

The Minister sounded panicked.

"What the bloody... ow!"

Ron looked shocked at his bleeding finger.

"He bit me! Scabbers... he bit me!"

Ron chased after the rodent over the hill and dove, finally grabbing the rat. The others had started to chase him but Y/N stood there- unmoved and uncaring. Hermione turned to her boyfriend.

"Come on love!"

Y/N groaned before acquiescing to her request. He started running, quickly passing the others and reached Ron first, noticing exactly what predicament the red head had got himself into.

"Get up you ginger idiot!"Y/N snapped.

Hermione, Harry and Lavender meanwhile had just reached the peak of the hill Ron had ran over and looked towards the two boys in fear. Hermione yelled out:

"Baby look out it's the whomping willow!"

Y/N looked up to see a giant thick branch coming down towards them at great speed. He threw his hands up and used his magical strength to form a barrier, holding back the branch for the moment. He grunted in exertion as the tree fought back and yelled:

"Ron it's the fucking Whomping Willow. I can't hold it back much longer. MOVE!"

Ron meanwhile was paralysed in fear. He raised a hand to his three friends and squealed in what Y/N dubbed his 'bitch voice'

"Harry, Lav, Hermione run! It's the Grim!"

Y/N heard him but couldn't turn around. It was taking all his effort and concentration to keep the tree from squashing them both.

The three friends turned in horror to see a large black growling dog. It bared it's teeth and charged for them.

Before any of them could react it had leapt over their heads, ran past Y/N, and grabbed hold of Ron's leg- dragging him squealing and screaming into a hole at the base of the Whomping Willow.

Y/N in his effort to avoid a bloody death hadn't noticed a second branch approaching him from the right. Hermione screamed in horror as Y/N was smashed in the ribs and thrown about fifteen feet- crashing hard a few feet out of the Willow's reach.

He hit the ground hard and breathless as Hermione rushed over to him- Harry and Lavender were planted in fear at what had just happened. She reached Y/N and leant down checking him over.

"Baby are you ok?"

"Bra-Bra-" Y/N tried to say in vain, Hermione fortunately understanding and pulling her wand, aiming it at Y/N's ribcage and casting:

Brackium Emendo

A sickening cracking could be heard as Y/N gasped and inhaled deeply, able to breath again as he coughed:

"Thanks babe. Crushed bloody rib cage"

Hermione helped him to his feet and asked:

"How are we going to g-"

She stopped herself as Crookshanks suddenly appeared next to them both.

"Crooky what are you doing here buddy? It's dangerous" Y/N said worriedly, the cat meowing to his Daddy in response before bolting over towards the tree and jumping up, tapping on a knot on the branch. The Whomping Willow suddenly went dormant. Crookshanks looked back to his parents and walked back proudly meowing.

"Good boy Crooky!" Y/N praised proudly as Hermione rushed to the ginger furball and picked him up- fussing over and patting the cat.

"Who is such a good pussycat? You are Crookshanks aren't you! Yes you are you clever boy!"

Crookshanks meowed in happiness as Hermione gushed over him. Y/N stroked his head before he approached the hole and unsheathed his wand.

"I'm going in. You three stay here!"

He jumped down before any of them could argue with him. He slid and landed in a tunnel and knew exactly where he was and where the tunnel lead. His attention was quickly drawn though to a shrieking and sliding sound behind him. Before he knew what happened he was on the floor with a weight on his back.

"Oh I'm sorry baby!" Hermione apologised.

"It's fine but I told you to wait love" Y/N answered, a hint of frustration in his voice.
Hermione leant down from his back and kissed his cheek.

"I'm not letting you go alone baby"

Hermione got to her feet and tried to help her much larger and heavier boyfriend get to his as Y/N suddenly shot up and pulled her back in a tight hug. Harry and Lavender then tumbled down onto the floor a moment later.

"Fuck guys you make it hard to protect you. Stay behind me!"

Y/N spoke in his authoritative tone which told his friends and lover not to argue. They formed a single line behind Y/N and followed him.

"Where does this lead?" Lavender asked.

Y/N sighed.

"To the shrieking shack. Stay right behind me ok!"

Y/N led from the front and Hermione noticed he didn't have his wand out anymore. She trusted him enough not to question.

—~—

They reached the end of the tunnel and saw a small opening above their heads. Y/N climbed up first and then gave a hand to the others. They looked around and noticed a dilapidated spooky looking building.

"This is the shrieking shack?" Lavender asked in fear.

They heard Ron squealing from upstairs as Y/N shushed them and held a finger to his lips. He pointing to a trail of paw prints leading to the staircase on the dusty floor and then pointed upstairs. The others nodded in understanding and followed him as they progressed silently up in search of their friend.

Y/N followed the track to an open door and send out a wave of legilimency. He picked up Ron and Sirius's brainwaves but also someone else he didn't recognise who was only saying "fuck fuck fuck" over and over again.

Y/N entered the room and saw Ron sitting in the corner. Hermione came in after him and then Harry and Lavender who saw Ron and rushed to him.

"Ron where's the dog?" Harry asked.

Ron held up his hand, pointing behind them in fear.

"It's a trap! He's the dog. He's an animagus!"

The door shut behind them and there he was- Sirius Black- standing with a deranged grin on his face as he stared at the five teens.

Y/N didn't react but edged Hermione towards the wall, out of the line of fire in case anything kicked off. Lavender instantly pulled Harry behind her:

"If you want to kill Harry you'll have to kill all of us- and this is Y/N L/N!" she yelled, pointing at Y/N in front of her, Ron and Harry.

Sirius chuckled maniacally at the girl:

"No child, only one will die tonight!"

"Then it will be you!" Harry screamed and charged the Azkaban escapee. He knocked Sirius to the ground and climbed on him, trying to choke him.

Y/N walked forward silently. He ripped Harry off Sirius one handed by the back of Harry's shirt and threw him back, to the floor, several feet. He glared down at Harry shaking his head as the three friends looked at him shocked. Y/N turned back around and looked down at Sirius Black before speaking with a smile.

"Uncle!"

"Nephew!" Sirius answered smiling back as Y/N held out a hand and helped Sirius to his feet. The others minus Hermione looked on, shocked and horrified as the two embraced in a hug. Hermione stood there silent. Ron squealed at the top of his voice:

"I knew you were no good! I knew it all along, Y/N!"

Harry and Lavender meanwhile were struggling to process what they were seeing. Was Y/N a traitor this whole time? Was Hermione? This wasn't possible. How could this have happened? Had Y/N gone bad?

As they were confused and concerned Y/N spoke to Sirius again:

"He's here isn't he?"

Sirius nodded to his nephew as the feeling of shock and confusion left Harry and was replaced with blinding hot rage. Anger. Pain. Betrayal. Hatred. He pulled his wand out and pointed it at Y/N's back screaming:

"You were supposed to be my friend! You were supposed to be my protector!"

Y/N turned in shock at the hatred in Harry's voice before the next sentence felt like Y/N had been stabbed in the heart:

"You traitor! You're no brother of mine!"

Hermione gasped as Harry began to cast at Y/N, who stood the defenceless having not unsheathed his wands:

Stup-

Expelliarmus

The students looked around shocked at Remus came through the door after disarming Harry. He motioned to the back of the room with his head and Harry rushed back, Lavender pulling him back in fear. Remus pointed his wand at Sirius and Y/N.

"Well well well.. Blacks flocking together I see. Sirius looking rather ragged aren't we? Finally the flesh reflects the madness within."

Sirius chuckled at the werewolf.

"Well you'd know all about the madness within, wouldn't you Remus?"

Remus lowered his wand. The two friends embraced. Y/N stepped back a little closer to Hermione and sent a quick message via legilimency.

When it kicks off stay behind me. Thank you for trusting me.

Hermione smiled and squeezed his hand gently. She whispered to him:

"Of course"

The two men separated from the hug as Sirius spoke to Remus excitedly.

"I found him"

"I know" Remus reassured him.

"Let's kill him!"

Lavender exploded at the pair of adults.

"No! I trusted you and all this time you've been his friend!"

She turned to Ron and Harry and continued her tirade.

"He's a werewolf that's why he's been missing classes!"

Remus looked at Lavender and smirked.

"How long have you known?"

Lavender glared at him.

"Hermione told me. I was with her when she figured it out!"

Remus looked at Y/N who chuckled.

"Don't look at me, Lupin. I didn't say a word."

He looked to Hermione and asked: "How did you figure it out?"

Hermione looked him straight in the eye and answered.

"When Professor Snape set the essay!"

Remus chuckled and replied:

"Well, Hermione, Y/N is right. You really are the brightest witch of your age I've ever met, and after Lilly Evans that is saying something!"

Y/N didn't miss a beat as he replied "Fucking told you enough times Remus!"

Hermione couldn't help but blush as Sirius exploded:

"Enough talk Remus. Come on let's kill him!"

"Wait!" Remus pleaded.

"I DID MY WAITING! 12 YEARS OF IT! IN AZKABAN!" Sirius roared.

Remus looked at Sirius and then at Y/N who had pulled Hermione behind him. He then looked at Harry- Lavender was trying her best to cover him. Lupin sighed and looked back at Sirius before handed him his wand.

"Very well kill him, but wait one more minute. Harry has the right to know why!"

Harry exploded:

"I know why! He betrayed my parents! He's the reason they're dead!"

"No Potter, it wasn't him!" Y/N spoke up firmly causing Harry to look at his 'friend' surprised. The spiteful way Y/N had spat 'Potter' made Draco's use of the word sound cordial. Remus spoke up with a much more sympathetic tone:

"Somebody did betray your parents Harry. But it was somebody who until quite recently I believed to be dead"

"Who was it then?" Harry roared

"Peter Pettigrew!" Y/N said in realisation. Sirius looked at his nephew and smiled,  nodding:

"Yes nephew and he's in this room right now. Come out come out Peter! Come out and play!"

Snape appeared at the doorway rushing in as he flew up the stairs, he immediately cast:

Expelliarmus

Disarming Sirius Black.

"Severus!" Y/N said shocked as Snape pointed his wand at Sirius.

"Vengeance is sweet. How I hoped to be the one to catch you!" Snape spat.

"Severus..." Lupin tried to reason but was met with a wand pointed at him as he backed up with his hands raised. Severus continued:

"I told Dumbledore you were helping an old friend into the castle. Here's the proof."

"Sev..." Y/N said tenderly. Snape ignored him and glared at the two marauders as Sirius spoke with an angry bitter tone.

"Brilliant! Once again you've put your keen mind to the task and as usual come to the wrong conclusion Snivellus!"

Y/N erupted in anger at the use of that nickname.

"OI! WATCH YOUR FUCKING MOUTH UNCLE! I'LL PUT YOU ON YOUR ARSE! You don't fucking talk to him like that. Ever!"

Y/N walked up and stood next to Severus who smiled for the briefest of moments. Sirius looked hurt but continued speaking:

"If you'll excuse us Snape, Remus and I have some unfinished business to attend to!"

Snape charged and dug his wand further into Sirius's throat.

"Give me a reason I beg you!"

"Sev please try and stay calm" Y/N tried to reason with his godfather but the sight of the man who tormented him for years had pushed Severus over the edge.

"Severus don't be a fool!" Lupin said in frustration.

Sirius chuckled "He cant help it! It's habit!"

"Fuck me uncle his wand is at your fucking throat!" Y/N said as he rubbed his eyes exasperated. Severus chuckled.

"Look at them godson. Arguing like an old married couple!"

Sirius barked back.

"Why don't you run along and play with your chemistry set?"

"I could do it you know. But why deny the Dementors? They are longing to see you... ah is that a hint of fear? A Dementor's kiss... one can only imagine what that must be like to endure. It's said to be nearly unbearable to witness but I'll do my best!"

Snape motioned to the students to exit through the door. Harry reached behind Lav and pulled out her wand.

Stupify

Severus went flying into the wall as everyone looked over at Harry shocked. Y/N looked at his godfather before turning around and glaring at Harry. He stomped towards him:

"You little son of a bitch!"

Stupify

Y/N never expected Harry to attack him. His defences were down. He, like Severus, was sent cannoning into the wall, knocked unconscious. Hermione instantly ran over to him.

"Harry how could you?" She screamed in tears as she checked her unconscious boyfriend. Harry ignored her and approached Sirius and Remus.

"Tell me about Peter Pettigrew!"

"He was at school with us. We thought he was our friend!" Remus tried to explain.

"No Pettigrew's dead! You killed him!" Harry snapped at Sirius.

"No he didn't! I thought he did until quite recently when you said you saw him on the map!"

"The map was wrong" Harry argued.

"The map is never wrong!" Sirius snapped.

"Pettigrew's alive and he's right there!" Sirius pointed to Ron.

"Me? You're mental!"

"Not you... your rat!" Sirius snapped at the boy's stupidity. Ron argued.

"Scabbers has been in my family for..."

"Twelve years? Curiously long life for a common garden rat. He's missing a toe isn't he?" Sirius replied.

"So what?"

"All they could find of Pettigrew was his-"

"Finger! The dirty coward cut it off so everyone would think he was dead! And then he transformed into a rat!" Sirius finished Harry's sentence.

"Show me!" Harry snapped.

Hermione was hugging Y/N and placed his head on her lap, just watching. She wiped the blood from his brow.

"Wake up baby. We need you to wake up"

Sirius walked over to Ron and tried to grab Scabbers but Ron fought with him.

"No! What are you doing leave him alone!"

"Give him to him Ron!" Harry snapped as Ron cried out in fear and pain.

The rat squealed and slipped out of Sirius's grip. Sirius fired revelio after revelio at the rat before one connected. The students looked in shock as the rat transformed into a disgusting man-rat thing, having been in his animagus form for so long permanently altering some of his physical characteristics.

"Remus! Sirius! My old friends!"

They pointed their wands at him and Pettigrew looked around desperately

"Harry look at you. You look so much like your father..."

Harry backed away in shock and disgust.

"...Like James. We were the best of friends-"

Sirius exploded

"How dare you speak to Harry! How dare you talk about James in front of him!"

Peter tried to run but was cornered by the two wizards behind a piano as Remus yelled:

"You sold James and Lilly to Voldemort didn't you!"

"I didn't mean to! The Dark Lord... you have no idea the weapons he possesses. Ask yourself Sirius... what would you have done?"

"I would have died. I would have died rather than betray my fiends!" Sirius roared.

Pettigrew dashed under the piano but Harry blocked the door. Pettigrew pleaded with him in pathetic desperation:

"Harry, James wouldn't have wanted me killed your dad would have spared me! He would have shown me mercy!"

Sirius and Remus pulled him back and threw him in the room.

"You should have realised Peter if Voldemort didn't kill you we would. Together!"

"No!" Harry yelled out

"Harry this man..."

"I know what he is Remus, but we'll take him to the castle" Harry sneered.

"Bless you boy!" Pettigrew said as he grabbed onto Harry's legs.

"Get off! I said well take you to the castle after that the Dementors can have you!"

Peter snivelled in fear. He looked around desperately, begging anyone who he thought could help-

"Ron I was always a good pet!"

"Lavender- good sweet girl!"... She punched him in the face so hard he had to spit out blood.

He looked at Hermione who narrowed her eyes. He looked at Y/N unconscious. Even unconscious the Prophesied One terrified him.

Remus meanwhile grabbed him by the back of the shirt.

"One move Peter and I end you!"

Sirius walked over and helped Ron up. Harry took his other arm. Sirius looked at Snape with Harry.

"You shouldn't have done that Harry!"

"Yeah well. I never liked him anyway!"

They then looked at Y/N who was still unconscious and bleeding from the head. Hermione was holding him, his head on her lap as she sobbed.

"You really shouldn't have done that Harry!"

Harry gulped. "Yeah I'm a bit worried about that one!"

Remus walked over to Hermione. He spoke to her gently as he magically healed the cut on Y/N's head.

"You need to come with us Hermione".

She looked at him disgusted.

"I am not leaving-"

Remus immediately moved to reassure her.

"He will be ok, but when he and Severus wake up... I think Y/N will need a lot of space to calm down. Please come with us. I promise you Y/N will be fine. As soon as this rat is sorted we will come back for him".

Lavender looked at Hermione pleadingly:

"Please Mione..."

Hermione sighed and nodded. She leant forward and kissed Y/N on the lips.

"I'll be back soon my love!"

She got up and wiped her eyes as they exited the room and went down the stairs. They exited the shack and walked down the tunnel back towards Hogwarts. Sirius spoke to Ron.

"Sorry about the bite. Must sting a bit!"

Ron immediately started whining as Hermione huffed behind them.

"A bit? A bit? You almost tore my leg off!"

"I was going for the rat. Normally I have a very sweet disposition as a dog. In fact more than once James suggested that I make the change permanent. The tail I could live with but the fleas- they're murder!"

Harry chuckled at his godfather as they emerged from the base of the tree. Hermione stood worried, her arms wrapped round her chest, as Sirius and Harry put Ron down near a tree stump. Sirius walked off breathing in the fresh air.

"Go on!" Ron said to him.

"No it's fine I'll stay"

"Go on!" Lav said "I'll stay!"

Harry nodded and walked towards Sirius.

"That looks painful!" Lavender said to Ron.

"So painful! They might chop it off!" Ron said dramatically.

Hermione rolled her eyes in disgust. The things Y/N had gone through and suffered and just shook off...

—~—

Severus woke groggy and looked around puzzled before remembering what happened. The Potter bastard!

He looked down and saw his godson unconscious and bloody. His blood boiled. He summoned his wand and cast rennervate. Y/N woke up and looked ready to kill.

"Sev are you ok?"

"Are you?" He asked his godson concerned.

"Fine.." Y/N said as his eyes darkened. Severus pulled him to his feet by the hand and they exited the room.

"I am going to kill Potter!" Sev snarled as they entered the tunnel.

"No you aren't godfather. There won't be enough left when I get through with the little prick!"

Snape chuckled.

They walked up the tunnel and just as they smelt fresh air they heard a scream and a howl and both started running as fast as they could.

—~—

Hermione, Lav Harry and Ron stood there frozen in fear. Remus was in front of them in werewolf form, having just fought off Sirius in his dog form. It had all happened so quickly.

Snape suddenly rushed out and grabbed the four students. He pulled them behind him.

Y/N rushed past them next. Hermione didn't have a chance to speak to him before he was gone, replaced with a dragon between the five of them and the werewolf. With the exception of Hermione none of them could process what had just happened in front of them.

The dragon roared before picked up the werewolf in its teeth, seemingly gently, and threw it a good twenty feet. The wolf whimpered and ran into the forest. The dragon then turned to face the others. Three stood in fear, an adult in amazement, a girlfriend proud. The dragon turned back into Y/N.

"You're an animagus?" Ron asked in shock.

"You're a dragon?" Lavender asked in surprise.

"Baby are you ok?" Hermione asked concerned as she brushed passed Severus and hugged him.

Y/N rushed her at the same time and gripped her tight. They kissed passionately as Harry bolted towards where Sirius had fallen injured. Y/N spoke up quickly.

"Sev, Lav take him to the hospital wing. Hermione you stay right behind me!"

Y/N and Hermione took off after Harry. They chased him to the edge of the Black Lake. Sirius was down, Dementors were flying and swooping above him, there was dozens of them. Y/N looked at Hermione and nodded.

"Together love!"

Y/N and Hermione both cast their Patronus- two dragons flying, pushing Dementors back as more seemed to appear. Harry tried to cast his but failed, quickly passing out from the Dementors' effect.

Y/N unsheathed his Angel Blade, he stabbed and slashed as he ran over- saving Sirius from the kiss at the last moment. He fought his way back to Hermione- feeling his stength pulled more and more from him. He cast Patronus after Patronus and stabbed and slashed but it wasn't enough as he saw Hermione fall to her knees, a Dementor going in for the kiss.

WAIT!

Y/N screamed in whispers, causing all the Dementors to stop. Y/N had to act fast or Hermione was gone for ever.. even the soul died after a kiss. He was outmatched and outgunned, there was only one option before him.

"You hate me. I have killed many of you. Spare her and you can have me!"

He sheathed his wand and his blade, raising his hands in surrender.

"No tricks, no fighting back. Spare her and you can give me the kiss. Spare her and you can take my soul! I give it up willingly."

He hoped the magic in his words, his act of sacrifice would continue to protect Hermione after he was gone. It was an old form of magic, one mostly forgotten by the world- the act of the loving sacrifice. He resigned himself to his fate as the Dementors instantly flew away from Hermione and towards Y/N. He dropped all his shields and felt his memories pulled from his mind as he was swamped by a dozen of them- one after the other. He screamed in pain before he fell to his knees. He felt something being torn deep inside. He saw a bright light in the distance as everything went black.