The Enemy of my Enemy

The Battle of Hogwarts

They weren't kidding, either. Hogwarts really was under attack, and not just from Voldemort and Avery, or their maniacal Death Eater army.

A menagerie of creatures had also joined the fray - Giants, Arcomantulas, Goblins, and House Elves littered the Hall as they walked the once familiar corridors. No longer were they the happy places they had once been, frolicked by students coming and going from lessons, occupied by friends during break and on weekends.

Teddie stopped and knelt beside a body at the top of the staircase, she rolled it over and felt her stomach drop as the bloody face of a young teenager stared back at her. His eyes were wide open, but they stared without seeing.

He was no older than fourteen or fifteen, same age as Mason, if she had to guess. Her stomach twisted with rage. Children were dying. Young, innocent children were being killed for the sake of it, and Avery and Voldemort still believed their crusade was worth it.

If it hadn't have been clearer before it definitely was now, they had to be stopped by any means necessary.

"STUPEFY!"

Teddie ducked as a jet of red shot overhead. She turned, raising her wand in the direction of the caster, and twisted her wrist. A jet of silver hit the Death Eater square in the chest, and he was thrown backward into the crowd.

"Split up!" Mo called over the noise.

"Wait!" Teddie called, but Mo had already dived into the crowd. She sighed and turned to her friends. "Be careful! Try and find the others if you can."

Marcus nodded and took off in the same direction as his father.

Theo and Mason shared a look.

"We're staying with you," said Mason.

Teddie nodded. She should've guessed they would. Right now, she couldn't worry about where most of her friends were or if they were alright. She had one job to do at this very second and that was to find Harry.

"Come on," said Teddie, taking off into the fray. She waved her wand around her, firing off countless spells, charms, and enchantments at the black-robed bodies wearing skull masks. They each dropped like flies, and whomever they were fighting turned to see who had helped.

Several times, Teddie heard the words "it's Green! She's come to help!" but she didn't stop to acknowledge the whispers. She had to find Harry now.

"Teddie!" Theo called, his voice sounding distant. Teddie paused and looked back, she, Theo, and Mason had become separated by the ever-growing fighters. They were fending them off admirably but before long they would become overrun.

Mason ducked and dived through the outstretched arms of a Death Eater. He twisted, pointed his wand, and uttered a spell that Teddie didn't recognise. A jet of purple hit the Death Eater in the face, and he stumbled away, howling into his mask as his hands tried to tug it free.

Teddie raised an eyebrow as Mason turned to her.

"Something I read over the last year," said Mason. "Where's Theo?"

Teddie pointed to where Theo had just stood. He was no longer there, only a mass of black robed adults and pyjama clad students.

"Go," said Mason. "Find Harry. I'll find Theo."

"What? No! I'm not leaving you."

Mason pushed Teddie aside, knocking her out of the way of a Stunner. He blocked it and fired back a spell of his own. "We don't have time to argue," he said. "Go. You and Harry have to finish this. We'll find each other again."