"Greyback!" Remus growled as he looked towards the Death Eaters attacking Tonks. Harry remembered the story Sirius had told him of how Remus was turned into a werewolf and guessed that the feral looking Death Eater was in fact Fenrir Greyback. Remus sent one last spell towards Rodolphus Lestrange and then ran to help Tonks. Before he could get there Greyback had disarmed her and was rushing towards her with his mouth wide open as if he were going to try and bite her. He and Remus collided just before Greyback reached Tonks and the two werewolves crashed down to the ground, but they were throwing punches and kicks before they even came to a stop.
Harry and Sirius now had to contend with all three Lestranges but the other two masked Death Eaters had abandoned that fight and were concentrating on Daphne, Neville, and the Weasley's who until then had been able to attack from their covered position without being challenged. They were good enough to keep Neville and Daphne from firing at their fellow Death Eaters, but were also outnumbered as Molly and the twins began to fire spells back at them as well. Ron and Ginny had so far not taken any action except to hide behind the table, but after seeing the others fight Ron was beginning to feel useless and crawled over to where Neville and Daphne were. Neither of them paid Ron much attention and continued to fight against the masked Death Eaters, who were slowly becoming more desperate in their attacks. Suddenly Ron jumped up from behind the wall and shouted "Stupefy!" His poorly aimed stunner missed his target, but his action had left him exposed and one of the Death Eaters pointed his wand towards him and yelled "Avada Kedavra!" The ugly green light of the killing curse sped through the air as Molly screamed in horror. Ron was frozen in shock and fear from the bright light that represented his impending doom.
"Accio chair!" Daphne called, summoning a piece of furniture towards her and into the path of the killing curse. When the spell hit the chair it exploded into a shower of splinters, otherwise ending harmlessly. Ron fell to the ground immediately, shaking with the awareness that he had almost died. He stayed that way while the others continued the fight.
Meanwhile, Barty Crouch Junior had Enneverated the stunned Death Eater which once again put Remus and Tonks at a numerical disadvantage. Remus and Greyback had ended their physical fight at a draw and had transitioned into a magical duel. Here Remus had the advantage but he also had to contend with an extra Death Eater. Tonks had managed to get back to her wand and had her hands full with Crouch and the random spells fired by the masked Death Eater. Remus knew if they didn't do something to change the odds soon they would be in trouble.
"Yes!" Harry yelled in triumph as his piercing curse made its way past Rabastan Lestrange's defenses and struck him in the stomach. The man, who already had a broken leg, grunted apologetically to his brother Rodolphus before portkeying away from the battle. Sirius and Harry were now free to challenge their attackers one on one, Harry versus Rodolphus and Sirius versus Bellatrix. The husband and wife pair were two of Voldemort's most skilled duelers, a fact that had become clear to Harry as the battle progressed. Rodolphus was much better than Crouch, and Harry was having a difficult time landing a decent blow against him. Sirius was not fairing much better against Bellatrix who he had been dueling almost without interruption since the battle began. Her frequent use of the Cruciatus curse had forced him to produce numerous physical barriers to stop it from hitting him or those standing beside him, but it had also made the fight much more difficult.
A loud scream was heard as Tonks was hit with a spell that sent her spinning to the ground with a broken arm. Unfortunately the injured arm had also been the one she held her wand in. She began using her other arm to cast, but it was not nearly as effective. The others, sensing Tonks' weakness, simultaneously sent curses towards her hoping to put her out of the fight for good. Remus jumped in front of her and brought up the strongest shield he could, but it was only able to stop two of the spells. The third hit him in the chest and forced him to his knees. Remus knew from the pain that the spell had broken several of his ribs, but he could not let that stop him. Gathering his strength, Remus fired a blasting curse at the masked Death Eater that knocked him flat on his back and out cold. At the same time, however, Crouch had banished a brick from a broken wall into Tonks' stomach which sent her flying to the ground in pain.
"It doesn't have to be like this, werewolf." Greyback said as he advanced towards Remus. "Join us. When the Dark Lord rules our kind will not be treated as animals or some inferior creature."
"Never!" Remus replied. He then sent a jet of flame towards Greyback, but the older werewolf was able to dive out of its way. Greyback came back up snarling at his attacker and firing a variety of deadly curses. They came at such a high speed Remus was forced to divert all of his attention to Greyback. While that happened, Crouch took the chance to move into a position where he could attack Remus from behind.
Harry was barely aware of anything else going on because of his fight with Rodolphus Lestrange. He had eventually come to realize that while Rodolphus was excellent at dodging and shielding against curses he was also easily distracted which meant Harry could take the advantage with some well timed transfiguration and animation. As he transfigured a pile of rubble into two wolves he saw the uncertainty in Rodolphus' eyes and new he now had the advantage.
Crouch, finally in position, carefully took aim at Remus' back. So far no one had noticed what he was doing, but he knew that could change at any moment. When he saw Remus raise a shield in front of himself to block an incoming attack from Greyback Crouch realized this was his chance and struck. "Inficio!" he yelled as his signature acid spell erupted from his wand and hit the unsuspecting Remus in the back. The surprise attack caused Remus' shield to fail and allowed Greyback's spell to hit him in the chest with full force.
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