When Harry met Wednesday

Chapter 7: Torture and Tea

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Chapter 7:
Torture and Tea

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"I see Potter." Mad-Eye said softly, and with a hint of confusion.

He pointed straight down. "He's in the basement fighting with a girl. Looks like they're trying to cut each other to ribbons."

"He must have broken free of their control, we have to help him!" Remus exclaimed excitedly, and hurried toward the stairway down.

"Dammit Lupin, slow down it could be a trap!"

Mad-Eye growled as he ran after him, his wooden leg thunking too loud for his liking.

Casting a silencing spell on his leg, he picked up his pace so as not to get separated from the other wizard.

Being a werewolf, and far younger than Mad-Eye, Remus quickly outran the ex-Auror despite the old wizard's best efforts.

He'd lost nearly everyone he'd held dear, and he'd be damned before he'd lose Harry too.

Running heedless into the shadowy basement, he could feel the dark creatures all around, but he could also smell their fear.

The creatures would not attack, they could clearly tell they were in the presence of a far more dangerous beast.

He smiled darkly, normally that thought would depress him, but now all he cared about was saving Harry.

His smile turned into a snarl as the scent of blood grew clear, Harry's blood.

There!

Up ahead he could see Harry backed up against a wall, struggling for his life, straining against that bitch from before.

She was slowly overpowering him, and pushing a knife closer to his face.

His only thought was to get her away from him.

As a result, he put too much power behind his banisher, and she was actually lifted up into the air as she was sent flying by his spell.

A loud crash in the darkness told him she was likely out of the fight for now.

Remus skidded to a stop before Harry, and gripped the boy's shoulders. "Are you alright? Did she.."

He stopped mid-sentence, in shock, as Harry glowed red, and slumped to the ground. Mad-Eye hobbled over, slightly winded.

"What in Merlin's name do you think you're doing, Moody!?" Remus all but shouted in outrage.

With his electric blue eye spinning all around, he ignored the question. "Where's the girl?"

"Over there, I knocked her away a little roughly, she's not getting up anytime soon."

Remus gestured vaguely into the darkness even as he glared menacingly at Mad-Eye for attacking Harry.

"Why'd you stun him? He was clearly fighting for his life, he's no longer under their control."

Once again ignoring the question, Mad-Eye settled his magical eye on the area Remus was pointing at.

"No she's not. Keep your wand at the ready because I can't find her." His eye once again began it's wild spinning.

Confused, Remus spun to look where he'd banished the pale girl. Nostrils flaring, he tried to find her by scent, but Harry's blood masked all other odors.