Lily in the Shadows

Chapter 25 Back in Time

TW: Blood/minor gore

Making their way through the low tunnel Sirius continuously taps Severus' unconscious head against the low ceiling. Harry chuckles but Lily gasps in outrage.

"Stop that! You'll hurt him." She scolds in a whisper and Sirius stops with a grumble.

As they exit the tunnel they take in the clean night air as the bright full moon shines down upon them. Setting off towards the castle they all stop as Lupin freezes. His eyes go wide and his movements become jerking as he begins turning into a werewolf. Ron crumbles to the ground as Remus pushes away from him.

A lot of shouting and scrambling is had as they try to stop Peter from transforming and disappearing, but they are unsuccessful.

Sirius is hugging Remus' struggling form as he transforms, shouting for him to remember himself and the life he is living.

Severus wakes up from his stupor shielding the children as Remus fully transforms.

Having never seen a werewolf in person Lily feels she just may faint as his big black eyes seem to stare right through her, he lets out a guttural howl before taking a step towards them.

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As the dark wolf took a step forward Sirius changed quickly, jumping at him, wolf and dog fighting for a chance at the children, one wanting to save them, the other wanting to kill them.

Screams shriek through the night as Moony's teeth sink into Sirius, with a jerk of his head he throws the dark dog away from them. He crashes through the bushes and out of sight. Lily screams, clutching Professor Snape's robes and Moony lets out a growl looking towards them. Opening his large jaws Moony lets out an eerie, primal noise that conveys both animal instinct and an unsettling hint of human anguish. The guttural noise shakes them all to their core as saliva goes flying. With a swipe of his large claws, he slashes through Severus' torso, his claws clinging to his skin as he throws him to the side. He doesn't get back up.

The children shake, and tears run down Lily's face as Moony stalks towards them, he goes to attack when howling echoes through the air. He freezes, listening closely before turning and taking off into the forest. Without a second to lose Harry takes off towards where Sirius was thrown.

Hermione runs to Ron, who lies passed out from pain in the grass Lily rushes to a fallen Severus. Grabbing onto his arm she turns him over to his back, gasping at the gaping wounds in his torso. Knowing there is no time for panic she takes the bottom of his robe, wrapping it around him and pressing the fabric to his bleeding skin. Silence suffocates her, it presses in on her, choking her. Her broken breathing is the only sound present. She doesn't know what to do, she feels helpless.

Hermione's jeans ruffle as she walks closer. Lily turns to her, speaking through sobs. "H-Hermione, what do I d-do." She doesn't know any healing spells, they haven't gotten that far in charms yet. "Hermione do y-you know an-ny healing sp-pells?"

Hermione just stares at all the blood breathing hard. "I-I do, I just can't r-rememb..." Her eyes roll into the back of her head and she falls back in a faint.

Lily turns back to Severus, mortified because he is dying there in front of her and she doesn't know what to do. Racking her brain the only sort of healing or mending spell she can think of isn't for human use but it is the best shot. She doesn't have a choice, if she doesn't act soon he'll bleed out. Carefully removing the cloak from his torn torso she holds her wand out, her hand sticky with his blood. She lets out a hesitant reparo and cringes as the skin roughly knits itself back together. Finally, the wound isn't bleeding and in its place is a mangled roughly patched sheet of skin. Stepping back she looks over the dark grounds, all alone with three unconscious bodies and no brother in sight she is once again at a loss.