Chapter 176 - – Hook, Line, and Sinker Ⅱ (2/2)

A Bend in Time EsliEsma 44260K 2022-07-25

”Our older sister,” the two said in unison as they wiped the soot off their faces with their sleeves.

”Are your families safe?” Sara quickly asked.

”Our wives floo'd away with the children and our mother,” Malcom answered with some relief. ”What will you have us do, Auror?”

”Evacuate as many of the muggles as you can,” Sara instructed. ”There are three auror's in the village at present, but we are in need of immediate reinforcements-.”

”I've already sent a request for aid,” Robert Jr. interrupted.

Hearing a blast of magic in the distance, Sara merely nods at them before bursting into a run in that direction. Sara suddenly found herself engaging what seemed like a pair of brother and sister due to their similar wheezing voices. ”Well, look what the cat dragged in!” Squealed the female Death Eater.

Sara didn't even reply as she sent a blast her way destroying the fence behind the Death Eater. The female squealed like a pig as she went flying back as the male shouted, ”Crucio!”

Sara dove straight for the ground as trained to do, but still managed to return a nonlethal hex of her own. The man squealed in a pig-like fashion as he rolled over to the ground and began to spew slugs unable to speak.

Climbing to her feet, Sara ran in the direction of the blasts of magic to see Fabian carrying away a rather wounded Gideon away over his shoulder as Percius covered their retreat. Already a Death Eater corpse was on the ground as Percius battled the second skilled figure. ”Go!” Sara shouted as Percius withdrew back with a nod as Sara leapt forward to engage the skillful dueler.

Firing deadly spells at each other the two whirled and dodged and let out sounds of pain as an occasional spell hit them. A third of the town was on fire, but the McGonagall brothers and other nearby wizarding families had successfully managed to evacuate over half of the town. Suddenly, a loud nearby wolf howl could be heard as the figure Sara was dueling could be heard saying, ”About time, Grayback.”

”No,” Sara whispered as her eyes darted to all the innocent muggle families gathered on the nearby slopes. Clenching her wand, Sara made an instant, rash decision. ”Bomborda!” The Death Eater before her was literally blasted away into bloody smithereens as she ran in the direction of the howls.

Quickly she converged with Percius on the edge of town as she shouted, ”Gideon?!”

”Fabian, managed to stop the bleeding for now, but he needed to go to St. Mungo's! They should have floo'd there by now,” Percius shouted back.

”Protect the muggles on the hill!” Sara yelled back. ”I'll take on the werewolf.”

Percius reluctantly nodded his head as he darted up the grassy slope, while Sara darted around the side to reach the other side as fast as possible. The evening seemed rather dark despite the rising moon as the sun disappeared completely over the horizon as dusk fell plunging them into sudden darkness. The howls grew louder as popping sounds in the distance could be heard signaling the arrival of reinforcements as the Auror's began to put the fire and tackle the fleeing Death Eater's.

A loud gunshot is heard as Sara flinches and rounds the corner of the slope to see a muggle dressed farmer firing at the werewolf that carried away a child in its arms. The young boy cried out, ”Daddy!” But rather than running away, the muggle father without any fear reloaded and fired again.

Muggle bullets could not kill werewolves, but they certainly could hurt. The werewolf let out a howl of pain as the fired shot burst through his shoulder and out the other side. Dropping the terrified child on the grass, the werewolf snarled and turned to face the father. The werewolf viciously leapt at the father as the father struggled to reload the gun and raise it up again to fire.

Raising her wand, Sara desperately cast a spell knowing full well that she was still too far away. The spell just fell short to her despair as the werewolf fell upon the struggling father and tore upon his jugular in a spray of crimson droplets. Raising its bloody maws, the werewolf let out a howl in triumph as the terrified child screamed out, ”Daddy!”

”Oh, no you don't!” Sara hissed as she cast a shield charm on the child causing the werewolf to slam into the protective bubble surrounding the boy.

Baring it's teeth at her, the yellow-eyed werewolf met its match in the yellow-eyed Auror. With the grace and experience of a veteran, Sara began to push the creature back with a spell, after spell as it was unable to fully dodge at the close proximity. Letting out a fierce howl it tried to flee at seeing it's imminent capture or death.

”Watch out!” Cried out the little boy far too late as Sara felt something hit her from behind.

Gasping, Sara glanced down to see a gaping hole in her stomach as blood began to well up between her lips. Chocking, she still managed to point her wand at the werewolf that was darting for the boy at her side. ”Avada Kedavra!”

The werewolf wasn't the only in shock at the sickly green light that emerged from her wand. The backstabbing figure behind her seemed to be in utter shock as well at seeing an Auror cast such a dark killing spell. The werewolf fell backward as it began to transform back into a man but was dead before it could finish. Its final state was that of half-man, half-beast, a monster, through and through.

Spitting out the wad of blood she was choking on, Sara fell to her knees trying to breathe as she gurgled blood. The grass rustled behind her as she clearly heard her attacker approach from behind. Weakly, spitting out a spray of blood, she feels the blood drip down her chin. Turning weakly to stare at the hooded figure at her side, she harshly breathes, ”Get on with it and end it. But leave the boy alone.”

The killer is silent for a moment, before slowly nodding his head in acceptance at the Auror's final request. After a moment of hesitation, the masked man whispered, ”Avada Kedavra!” A green burst of light caused the brave Auror to fall dead and limp back onto her back as her dull eyes blankly stared at the dark night sky above her.

The boy in the shield bubble let out a terrified whimper as the masked killer turned towards him as the shield charm faded away. The killer was still for a moment, before glancing back at the dead Auror on the grass. As if honoring his promise, the killer raised his wand and pointed in into the sky, ”Morsmorde!”

A gaping skeleton appeared screaming as a snake emerged from its mouth. With a loud pop the killer instantly vanished leaving behind a poor sobbing boy next to three corpses of that of his deceased savior, his father, and the monster that took him.