The Beast came down two feet from one of the Death Eaters. A single swipe removed the wizard's throat but the Beast was already moving to the next terrorist. A Cutting Curse sliced the Beast's side as the Beast bit one in the shoulder while simultaneously slashing another's leg severing the femoral artery. A backhand smashed the wizard with the bite wound down to the ground and into unconsciousness.
The Beast dove behind an overturned vendors cart even as the remaining two Death Eaters started casting Killing Curses. The two wizards used the spell fire to begin to back away to safety even as their curses started smashing into the cart. However, there were not prepared when where the Beast went in one side, Harry Potter with wand in hand came out the other. A quick Rupturing Curse caught one Death Eater in the chest leaving only a small hole. An instant later he dropped to the ground as the spell ruptured his lungs. Death followed quickly.
The final Death Eater turned and ran for the edge of the anti-travel wards they had erected before the attack. He never even saw the energy of the Flame-Whip Spell wrap around his neck only felt a brief tug that decapitated him.
Harry stood with his lungs bellowing as he tried to catch his breath. His magical and physical stamina was exhausted but none of the Death Eaters were left standing in the Alley. Two lay on the ground with only some slight movements betraying they were still alive. Eight more Death Eater-robed bodies lay on the ground in front of the Marauder Magical Entertainment shop. At least ten more bodies lay nearby, the bystanders of the attack on MME.
Then some motion captured Harry's eye. He glanced up and saw his own gigantic face looking up. The entire fight had been broadcast through the magical mirrors to the wizarding world. They would have seen the Death Eater attack and Harry respond with wand and claw. There was no putting this genie back into the bottle.
A whole new chapter in this war had just been opened.
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School Daze
Harry and his friends secured a compartment near the front of the train not too far from the Prefects' Car. Padma picked the compartment because everyone in their group except Harry and Daphne had been chosen as prefects. While Padma didn't really want to walk the length of the train going to and from the prefects meeting, she was more interested in keeping Harry out of trouble. The Ravenclaw reckoned troublemakers were less likely to cause anything so close to a known concentration of prefects.
"I can't believe they made Draco Malfoy a prefect!" Ron railed as the group returned to their compartment after their meeting.
"He was a school champion," Hermione pointed out reluctantly.
"And Harry was a host and he didn't get a badge!" Ron shot back.
Daphne looked up from her solitaire game at her returning boyfriend. "Ron, honey, you do realize that you are arguing that they should give Harry the badge they gave you, don't you? You're both Gryffindor 5th Years."
Harry looked up from the NEWT-level Runes book he was reading trying not to laugh. Ron turned red with embarrassment as his brain caught up with what he'd been saying. He was screwing up for an emotional explosion when Daphne gracefully rose from her spot on the floor and snogged the life out of him. Ron quickly forgot about his anger and got into kissing his blonde Slytherin girlfriend to the mixed disgust and laughter of their surrounding friends.
"Have to love her method of 'Ron-control'," Ernie stated, "but I wish I didn't have to see it!"
"Poor Ernie," Hermione giggled before placing a light kiss on his cheek.
Daphne released Ron long enough to settle his dazed form onto a bench seat before placing herself in his lap.
"We won't be getting any coherent thoughts out of Ron for a while," Padma commented from her own place snuggled up against Harry.
"Would we notice?" Harry quipped only to receive a little elbow in his ribs from an amused Padma.
"Now be nice," Daphne purred from her place on Ron's lap. "You should thank me for helping Ron control his emotions."
"Yes, thank you for your sacrifice," Padma responded in a dry tone. "We'd appreciate it more if you weren't deliberately winding him up half the time because you like doing it so much."
"Oh, we haven't gotten to 'it' yet, but I'll be sure to let you know once we do," Daphne purred wickedly. The glint in her eye left no doubt to her meaning. Hermione was so shocked she was actually speechless. Ernie didn't blush like his girlfriend but instead took on an innocent, concerned expression.
"But you need to be careful, Daphne," Ernie commented with a 'butter wouldn't melt in his mouth' expression.
"Why?" she asked suspiciously.
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