The Traitors [HP6] *EDITING*

Chapter 14

"That's right Harry!" yelled Wormtail. It was an eerie sight. The thing had Wormtail's head, but the tiniest body in the world, not to mention fairy-like wings. Even though it was subduing Harry at the moment, he still had to try hard not to laugh. But, despite its comical look, Harry still had to do something.

"Cho!" Harry yelled. "Fly away and get help!"

"I'm trying!" she replied. "But this one isn't letting me go!"

Harry looked over and saw that she was being pinned down by the other little person that shared their box. He had also taken his mask off, but Harry didn't recognize who he really was.

"What do you want, Wormtail?" asked Harry through gritted teeth.

"You know what I want," he said, making the rest of his body grow back to its normal size. "I want your Ring! Well, actually, I don't want it... my master does, for another one of his beautiful plans. Remember, Harry, in the stands I offered you money for it, but you declined. Now, I'm afraid I'll just have to take it."

"Oh yeah," said Harry. "What are you going to do? You can't hurt me... remember? I saved your life. Any spell you use on me will just be reflected back onto you."

To this, Wormtail just grinned.

"Yes, that is true," said Wormtail, reaching into his pocket for something. "But, that shield can only protect you from magic. There's nothing preventing me from using Muggle tools against you." From his pocket, he took out a small dagger.

"Fine! Fine!" said Harry, trying to quickly make a plan in his mind. "I'll give you the Ring, but leave Cho alone!"

"Hmm..." thought Wormtail. "I think... not."

"What!?" yelled Harry, his plan suddenly being flushed down the drain. Wormtail grabbed hold of Harry's hand, the one with the rings on it.

"Ithink I'll keep the girl... and just cut the ring off!"

"NO!"

Wormtail brought the knife back to get some momentum on it and then brought it forward, aiming right for Harry's finger.

An instant before the cold, sharp metal came in contact with Harry's flesh, he did the only thing he could think off. Harry did the fastest Gryffin transformation he ever did in his life. Wormtail missed his now invisible paw.

With his increased Gryffin strength, Harry flipped Wormtail over onto the hard pavement. He ran over to Cho who was still pinned on the ground by the now fully grown Death Eater. Harry head-butted him off of her and threw her onto his own back.

"Cho!" Harry yelled, quickly transforming his head into his normal form. "Hit the hand holding my broom with some sort of spell and get it off! Wormtail must have enchanted it or something!"

"Alright," she said, looking a little shaken. She took her wand out and aimed it at the hand holding onto Harry's broom. "Siragus!"

There was a small explosion on the wall, and when the smoke cleared, the hand was severely damaged, more than enough for Harry to easily pluck his broom off of it.

Harry transformed his head back into the gryffin form, and flew high into the air, well out of the way of the magical beams that Wormtail and his cohort were shooting at them.

"Here, you can get on your broom now," said Harry after they had been flying for a little while, only transforming his mouth this time.

"No," said Cho, breathing deeply. "I think I'd rather just ride you home the rest of the way."

She put her arms around his mane, and gripped tightly.

Even though Cho couldn't tell through Harry's transformed gryffin mouth, he had the biggest smile on his face that he had ever had in his life.