The Lost Potter-Draco Malfoy

Chapter 18 ✔️

Charlotte's POV- 

We had managed to crawl out of the shack, deciding that Peter needed to go talk to Dumbledore and try to convince him that Peter was innocent. James and Sirius held Snape up, his body was still unconscious even after almost half an hour. Harry and Hermione held Ron up, taking the weight off his foot. Finally, they reached the end of the hall and climbed out of the ground. The cool air hit my face, it felt like taking a fresh of air after being suffocated in that hot shack. 

"Remus!" James shouted, I looked over, Remus stood froze staring at the moon, his eyes were becoming bigger, turning a deep shade of yellow. Fear ran down my spine, as we stared at him, goosebumps pebbling on my skin.

"He didn't take his potion," I whispered.

"What?" Ron asked,

"He didn't take his potion! Run!" I yelled; We watched him transform, his limbs beoming longer, his torso expanding, fur breaking out from his skin, ears poking out from top of his head, his nose turning into a snot. Sirius and James let Snape go, he fell to the ground falling head first into the ground. Peter, James, and Sirius transformed, trying to calm him down. 

"Hermione take Ron up to the hospital wing," Harry shouted, as he grabbed his wand and ran after the four of them. I took my wand out of my pocket, took two steps after them before a hand wrapped around my wrist, and pulled me back so hard, almost fall on my arse. 

"You three need to go! Now!" Snape shouted, I didn't know when he woke up, but he was back on his feet trying to drag us back to the castle. 

"No!" I shouted, I turned around, and kicked Snape in the knee. He yelped, letting my arm go and started running after them. 

"Potter, you get back here right now!" Snape yelled, but I ignored him. I didn't know where they were but I could hear them. I walked deeper into the forest; my breath hitched as I found several dementors circling Peter. He sat on the ground, his legs against his chest, his head against his knee. 

"Peter!" I shouted, I didn't know if I could come to close, the last time I saw one, I passed out. I took a couple steps towards him, he lifted his head, he gave me a small smile.

"Go Charlotte! It's okay! Your dad is hurt! Go get him help!" Peter shouted, he pointed to the left.

"But Peter-"

"No! Charlotte! It's okay! Go!" Peter yelled again, as the dementors got closer to him. 

"I'll come back! I swear!" I ran through the woods, pushing the tree branches out of my way, keeping my wand in my hand just in case I needed it. I gasped, tears rushing to my eyes as I pushed the last branch out of my face, James's body was laying in a pool of his own blood, he had deep werewolf claws across his body. He had managed to transform back into his human self. I could hear him taking deep shaking breaths, his eyes closed, his glasses askew on his face. 

"James," I whispered, walking up to him. I fell to my knees next to him, he opened his eyes, and managed to smile at him. 

"Charlotte," His hand shook, as he reached up and grabbed my hand.

"James, James, come on, you have to get up! We have to take you to Madam Pomfrey." I said, I blinked the tears in my eyes away, he wasn't going to die like this. 

"James, please stand up. We have to take you back to Madam Pomfrey." I said. There were tears in her eyes, blinding her vision. She blinked them away, but that only caused them to fall harder.

"Charlotte, you have to go."

"I have my wand, I can try episkey." Lottie said, I lifted my wand, trying to stop the shaking. 

"That's only for minor injuries." 

"Please, James, stand up."

"I can't."

"Please try, try, dad," I said, but dad had closed his eyes, and nodded. But then I felt a sharp in my back, I screamed as everything went dark.

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I groaned opening my eyes, I was laying in a hospital bed, the last thing I remembered was James in the forest, covered in blood. I heard voices behind the curtains, they were talking to low for me to hear anything they were saying. I sat up, ready to push open the curtains and figure out what happened, when Madam Pomfrey did it for me.

"Where's my dad? Where is he? Where's Harry?" I shouted. Madam Pomfrey grabbed me by the arm and forced me to sit on the hospital bed. She shoved a couple large chocolate bars in my hand. 

"You will see your brother soon."

"Where is my dad? And Remus? And Sirius?" I said, I wasn't in the mood to eat, I felt like I'd throw up anything I'd eat, I set the chocolate down on the nightstand.

"He's on another bed healing, along with Sirius, and Remus is still in the forest."

"So, they are alive?" I asked, Madam Pomfrey nodded as Dumbledore walked to my bed, he sat down at the end of the bed. 

"What about Peter? Where is he?"

"Harry and Hermione should be... helping him right about now. I'm sure you know what I mean." I breathed out relieved, my shoulders shagging in relief, and nodded. 

"I do,"

"They aren't going to Azkaban, are they?" I asked. Dumbledore shook his head.

"I will leave you to rest, Madam Pomfrey has asked that you stay the night. Your mother is on her way, I have already sent her an owl." Dumbledore said, as he stood up, he shut the curtains behind him.