bitten ; dramione

four - the hiding

The manor became home very quickly. The city had gone on a sort of lockdown, requiring people to stay home. The Ministry and their authorities were bringing food and necessities to the homes of wizards and witches. Lucius' old office was turned into Draco and Harry's office for the case. They spent a lot of time together, but there wasn't much that they could do.
Draco's first full moon was coming up, and he was preparing. He was eating primarily meat and was drinking lots of water. It takes a toll on the human body for the wolf to brew inside. "Katie has your Wolfsbane potion." Hermione told Draco the night before. He was terrified to see what was going to happen to him. He didn't know what was truly going to happen. The same night was going to be the first night Aurors would be stationed around London.

Harry and Draco did a broadcast for wizards and witches. "If you find yourself on the streets past curfew, do not fear. Cast this charm. Watch my hand as so." Harry directed, showing it slowly so people would be able to follow. "And to truly cast it, all you have to do is do it quickly. It will shoot a warning high in the sky, so Aurors around London will be able to find you." Harry explained. Draco stood silently by his side, his foot tapping the stone. He didn't like the idea of broadcasting that news. Greyback had a wand, so now? He may just disarm them first.

But they had to try. Tomorrow was going to be dangerous. There would be those who have already been bitten all over the country turning, as well as Greyback, who would be trying to get as many as possible on the full moon. It was killing Draco that he couldn't help or partake in this attempt to capture him. Instead, he was going to be in a cage. "Yeah, I know. She owled me this morning to let me know." Draco smiled gently. Hermione nodded slowly and exhaled shakily. "Just stay strong." She reminded him. Draco just nodded.

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Draco was sitting in Katie Bell's cage when the sun went down. He sat on the floor, sweating. His head was pounding, and his heart was going a million miles per hour. He could barely think straight, and his eyes were a piercing blue. He sat on the floor, holding a water bottle in his hand. Katie Bell walked in and checked his vitals again, nodding. "Alright, take it." Katie smiled, handing him the Wolfsbane. Draco grabbed the blue potion, gagging as he swallowed. "That is god awful." He grunted, handing the vial back to her.

Katie just chuckled and nodded, taking it back. "The moon rises in 10 minutes. I will be back by then to see how you are feeling." She told him as she walked to the door, walking out. Draco sighed and looked out of the window at the forest around him. He couldn't imagine what it would be like in those woods tonight. He thought of Harry, standing somewhere in London, awaiting red sparks. He thought of Hermione and all of his friends sitting in his living room, awaiting any kind of news. Ten minutes later, Draco's eyes met the moon. He let out a loud gasp as he fell forward, his head feeling like it was being punched from every angle. He let out a strangled yell, feeling worse than he ever had before.

Harry looked up as 4 red sparks lit up the sky at once. Muggles could have their speculations as to what was going on that night, the wizards knew they would have enough conspiracy theories. They would never think about wizards. Three of the four red sparks turned green, meaning someone had gone to see. Harry arrived at one, turning the strand green. He sighed gently as he saw the sight. He touched the stream as it hung out of the person's wand, turning the sparkles black. They were dead. Harry touched them, and they disappeared, appearing in a bed in Grimmauld Place, where all of the Healers waited.

Three of the four sparkles turned black, whilst one turned yellow. Harry pointed his wand in the direction of the stream, apparating right to the scene. It was a young girl, about 14 years of age. She was panting heavily, sobbing as her head sat in Macee Thompsons lap. "She said it wasn't Greyback." Macee told Harry, quickly handing the girl to him. "His army's already striking." Harry whispered. "Hang on, kid, I got you." He told the girl, clutching her tightly to him. It was too dangerous to apparate. "Macee, cast a patronus and ask Hermione to send Healers to the scene." Harry told her, Macee quickly followed suit.