It Rains

The Attack

Severus Snape apparated along with the Carrows in a dark and dirty alley a couple of blocks away from their objective. They wore muggle garbs as they would infiltrate the growing tumult of attendees crowding the entrance to a famous nightclub. Although Severus considered Amycus to be little more than a troll, he had to agree that he had a sinister mind, the site chosen was the ideal one to attack a large number of muggles and create as much panic as possible.

The attack was intended to end the tranquillity of muggle society and undermine the confidence wizards had in the Ministry of Magic's ability to control Death Eaters. The plan itself was simple enough, Greyback and Goyle would slam into the crowd torturing and cursing left and right, revealing the might of magic to muggle eyes. Later Amycus and Severus would be responsible for conjuring the Fiendfyre curse that would destroy everything in its path. Alecto and Selwyn had to oversee the blocking of all exits of the building and attack all the emergency services that might appear. They expected it to be a swift, accurate, and deadly attack.

As they emerged onto the main street, Severus quickly scanned the surroundings expecting to see the agreed signal indicating that the Order's members were in their proper positions. Tonks and Weasley should be already inside the building making sure to save the lives of as many muggles as possible. Moody, Lupin and Jones must have been surrounding the building, ready to cast anti-deflagration spells at the moment of hearing the first blasts. 

Severus hoped that his fellow Order members were competent enough to stop the attack without needing his direct help. He avoided getting physically involved in Death Eater attacks and always stayed in the shadows, protecting his status as a triple agent. This time, there was no way to get away, as Amycus would be suspicious of him if his plan were suddenly hampered by aurors after his insistence on being included in the attack. He was to stay on the side of the Death Eaters and play along.

Severus frowned when he saw no sign of the Order's presence in the surroundings, however, he continued walking with a determined step and entered the noisy building with Amycus, there they would wait for the right moment to attack.

"Not bad, huh?" -Amycus said with a lascivious smile when two girls passed by him wearing rather scanty skirts. - "I can hardly wait to hear their little screams."

Severus ignored that comment and sat next to him at the bar. Amycus cast the Imperius Curse and the bartender immediately walked over to him bringing a pint of beer.

"What do you want? My treat."

"Whisky. Neat."

Severus was in no mood to drink but decided it was better to join Amycus while he waited for some sign of life from the other members of the Order. He cursed under his breath. How could they be so stupid? He blamed Lupin especially and not precisely for a rational reason, but because he still held a great resentment towards the former marauder. His calm eyes roamed the room and finally something caught his attention. He took in the various graffiti adorning the wall in front of him, the muggle Queen's spray-painted face shaking her crowned head almost imperceptibly. Something was wrong, some member of the Order was not yet in position. He had to buy time.

Amycus drank his beer, his gaze wandering over the cleavage of the women around him. Every so often he would glance at his pocket watch.

"Greyback must come in at any moment. Do you think he will behave like a decent wizard or will he start barking and biting like a dog? " - Amycus said with a giggle.

Severus cast the muffliato spell and narrowed his eyes in anger.

"Do you think this is a joke, Amycus? Talk so blatantly? Someone could hear you! "