Hogwarts: The Secret Society - BOOK 5 (A Harry Potter Fanfic)

7: The Hogwarts Werewolf

Molly,
Ron got the place as Gryffindor Keeper and Dean has taken your place. I have heaps to tell you, but I can't get it all in a letter.
Gryffindor beat Slytherin in the first match of the season but all the Slytherins were trying to unnerve Ron. In the end, Harry, Fred and George all beat up Malfoy because he started it. They were banned from Quidditch too! I got the place as one of the Beaters, Ginny is the Seeker and some other guy is the other Beater. Angelina is fuming at you four.
Umbridge had been made High Inquisitor. No idea what that really means, but she had a lot more power. Now she's headmistress and believe me, Hogwarts is a prison.
I hope that you do manage to come back at some point. You need your O.W.Ls!
Hope you are well and tonight is fine!
Nico

It had been a few months since I was expelled from Hogwarts, it was almost Christmas. I had been keeping up, teachers had been sending me homework. The only difference was I never saw my friends, but I was essentially still working like I would at school. Snape still sent me potions which I quietly passed on to Remus, always creating excuses as to why I missed doses. Dumbledore had disappeared, being removed from his post by the Minister and replaced by Umbridge. He was to be taken to Azkaban but instead disappeared, but all that I cared was the one person protecting me was now gone. McGonagall was still fighting my case to return and the Minister was close to giving in. Give it a few more days. That night was a full moon. I was happy that I didn't have to spend it at Hogwarts. That would be a nightmare.

It was about five o'clock when McGonagall arrived. She told me to pack my stuff as I was returning to Hogwarts. It had to be today, didn't it?

Nico and the others were in the Great Hall when I arrived. I went straight to the Gryffindor Tower and unpacked.

It wasn't likely I would even see any of them that night. It was a full moon and they were starting their O.W.Ls. It was Astronomy first and that always took place at night, normally on a full moon. That was why I didn't take Astronomy. Nico also didn't but I didn't want him to know I was back. Not yet.

I went down to the Whomping Willow on my own that night. McGonagall trusted me to go on my own as she was busy with other things. That was a terrible mistake, one I'm sure she regretted for quite some time.

I was halfway down the tunnel when I heard yelling. I could tell it was Umbridge and some other men. I ran back out, forgetting it was a full moon. I was outside the Whomping Willow when I started to change, I realised too late what'd I'd done. I saw Umbridge yelling at some men outside of Hagrid's hut. Hagrid ran out and started yelling at them too, then they started shooting spells at him.

I was then a wolf and McGonagall was charging down the steps. She wasn't coming towards me, though. She was heading for Umbridge. She started yelling too then the men shot a stunning spell at her. It hit her right in the chest and she fell backwards.

I seemed to be half in my human mind and half in my wolf mind. I roared loudly and barrelled towards the men. I heard screaming in the Astronomy Tower and didn't blame them. It would be my reaction if I saw a massive black wolf roaring and charging to attack someone at night.

I was just about at the first man when bright flashes came from all around me. I whined loudly and fell to the ground. I tried to stand up and fell back down, scratching myself badly in the process.

Snape walked up to me with something almost like pity in his eyes. He muttered something with his wand pointed at my face then everything went black, my vision was obscured. I could tell my limbs were tightly bound together. I could hear Umbridge screaming at Snape about how close that was then I heard him calmly ask the men to take me to the hospital wing. With that, they picked me up and carried me into the school.