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Then, Hermione's voice rises on the air, quavering with fear. "Harry..."
Harry turns, sees Hermione staring at the full moon. His eyes shift. Lupin is a rigid silhouette, his fingers twitching.
"Remus, old friend... did you take your potion tonight?" Sirius rushes to Remus's aid, pushing back Ron, Aubery, and Hermione. Harry stands a good 2 feet away. (A/N: Bitch ain't following no social distancing rules)
Lupin, twitching, shakes his head. Pettigrew's eyes dart, taking in the situation, then slowly shift, noting the wand trembling in Lupin's lengthing fist.
"Run. All of you. Now." Sirius orders.
But none of them do, transfixed, watching as bristles poke through Remus's skin. Sirius steps forward wrapping his arms around his friend, and presses his mouth to his ear.
"You know the man you truly are, Remus. This flesh is only flesh." Sirius pounds Remus's chest. "This heart is where you truly live. This heart! Here! Through Rosie. Through Aubery. Through Harry. Through James and Lily."
"Through you too." Remus smiles, as his wand drops and Pettigrew leaps.
"No!" Harry flashes his wand. "Expelliarmus!"
Lupin's wand flies from Pettigrew's hand and he freezes. Then slowly turns. Face blank, eyes closed, he grins hideously and transforms. Stunned, Harry watches a rat dart into the night. A howl pierces the air and Harry wheels.
"No!" Aubery shrieks.
With a shrug, Lupin tosses Black into the air, then turns. He is no longer human. He's a werewolf. Harry and Hermione begin to edge back, and Aubery and Ron go the other way.
"Professor...?"
Moony's eyes blaze. Long teeth glitter. Then a horrifying growl erupts from its throat. Harry and Hermione spin, begin to flee... and run-flat into Snape. As they collapse in a great clumsy pile, Snape's eyes flutter open, the spell broken. Seeing Hermione on top of him, he sweeps her aside. "Out of the way!" And finds the werewolf preparing to pounce.
Leaping to his feet, Snape draws his wand and steps forward, shielding Hermione, Harry, Ron, and Aubery. The werewolf howls and sprints forward, when a giant dog intercepts it in midair. They hit the ground in a fierce tangle of flashing teeth, a single horrible flailing beast.
Aubery jumps out, turning into the little white fox midair, and hangs onto Moony's neck like a aggressive mosquito, as the big black dog stops for a second to look at his goddaughter, then resumes in the fight. Aubery emits a low growl, before starting to tug on the werewolf's neck, in the opposite direction. Again and again, the dog pushes the werewolf back, but the werewolf is too strong.
"Sirius!" Harry yells.
The dog yelps, and roars in pain, and Moony flings it into the tall grass, Aubery flying up and down like a stuffed animal. Moony then flings Aubery off him.
