Harry had just managed to bring part of a brick wall down on Rodolphus while his wolves had the man distracted when out of the corner of his eye he saw Remus get hit. Greyback's spell was a strong cutting curse and Harry watched in horror as it tore open the flesh on Remus' chest from his right shoulder to his left hip. He saw, as if in slow motion, blood splatter as the magic ripped into Remus. Remus immediately slumped to his knees and fired off a poorly aimed curse at Greyback which flew harmlessly past him. Remus tried to cast again but his hand was shaking unsteadily due to the pain and blood loss.
"No! Moony!" Harry yelled as he raced towards Remus. As he approached Remus fell on his side to the ground, still alive but in very bad shape.
"Uh oh." Greyback said sarcastically. "Did I kill your puppy?" Harry did say anything in response, but inside him a rage like he had never felt before was taking hold of him. His only coherent thought was to make Greyback pay for what he had done. With a flick of his wand Harry silently conjured a dozen small, silver pellets which began to circle around him as if they were planets in orbit. Greyback laughed at Harry, not believing a teenager could be a threat to him, and sent another cutting curse his way. Harry waved his wand again and an bright yellow shield surrounded him on all sides, very different from a Protego shield which only protected from one direction. Greyback's curse hit this shield and seemed to be absorbed by it. Later, Harry would not remember what spell he had cast. He would only know that he seemed to be commanding the magic to obey his will, and the magic had done so. With another flick of his wrist Harry summoned Greyback's wand to him. It was only then that Greyback realized his mistake. He reached into his pocket for his portkey but could not find it. Evidently it had fallen out at some point during the battle.
"Fine, put me in Azkaban." Greyback snarled. "When I get out, the first thing I'll do is kill you." Harry waved his wand again and Greyback was lifted off the ground with his arms and legs magically held in place. "What do you think you're doing? You won't kill me, golden boy. You don't have it in you!"
"Are you sure about that?" Harry asked. Suddenly one of his silver pellets flew like a bullet and smashed Greyback's knee. He howled in pain as the silver seemed to make his his flesh burn. Then another piece of silver flew at Greyback, hitting him in the shoulder. After this the scene turned into pure chaos. The silver pellets all left Harry and sped towards Greyback. Each one would pierce his body at high speeds and then stop to change course and attack the man again. In mere seconds Greyback's body was covered in holes and his screams of agony had stopped altogether. For a moment his lifeless body hung suspended in the air because of Harry's magic, and all who saw it gasped in shock at the ruined form. Then the spell holding him ended and Greyback's corpse dropped to the ground like a ragdoll. Harry stared at it for a second, not really feeling anything, before remembering he also had to deal with Barty Crouch Junior.
Harry turned to face the man whose eyes were still bulging open in surprise from what he had seen. Harry sent a powerful bone breaking curse at him but Crouch was able to dive to the ground and out of the way. Before Harry could send another curse at him Crouch had activated his portkey and escaped.
"Coward!" Harry screamed at the spot where Crouch stood only moments before. He then turned to see how the rest of the battle was going.
"Death Eaters, retreat!" Bellatrix yelled, having seen that they were now outnumbered. She and the others all portkeyed away, even including Rodolphus who had managed to free himself from the rubble that Harry had brought down on him. In the end all of the Death Eaters had managed to escape except for Greyback.
"Moony!" Sirius yelled as he ran over to check on his friend. Harry too rushed over to check on him. When they got there Tonks was crouched next to him sobbing, and it did not take long for Harry to see why. Remus was covered in blood, all of it his own, and Harry knew that there was probably extensive internal damage as well.
"Someone help us!" Harry screamed at the crowds. "We need a healer! Please!" But for a while, no one moved. Finally Molly nodded and ran off to find someone. It was only then that Harry knelt down beside his injured friend.
"You're ok, Moony." Sirius assured him. "We're going to get a Healer, and you'll be fine."
"You're a terrible liar, Padfoot." Remus gasped. He winced, as if the effort to speak had taken a lot out of him.
"I'm sorry, Moony." Harry said as tears began to fall from his eyes. "I should have gotten there faster."
"Not your fault." Remus assured him in a voice that was beginning to get quieter. "Sirius, brother…" Sirius grabbed Remus' hand and held it in his.
"Brother." Sirius replied in agreement.
"Take care of each other." Remus said. "And if anyone asks, tell them my last words were 'Mischief Managed'." Sirius laughed despite at Remus' joke despite the circumstances, and a weak smile formed on Remus' face.
"Damn it, Moony. You aren't supposed to be making me laugh at a time like this." Sirus said. He waited for Remus to say something else, but he didn't. "Moony? Moony? Oh no… oh god no…" In the end there was no last gasp of breath or a sudden lurch, Remus had simply smiled and closed his eyes as the life left his body. As Harry and Sirius cried over their fallen friend Neville, Daphne, and the Weasley's came and formed a circle around them to keep others from seeing their private moment. They too wept at the sight of their former professor.
"It's my fault, Sirius!" Tonks said. "He was your friend, and he died saving me."
"No!" Sirius yelled. "Moony would never forgive me if I let you think that! It's the Death Eaters fault, no one else's." Tonks nodded at his words, but Harry wasn't sure she believed them.
In the background Harry heard yelling and orders being given as the main force of Aurors finally arrived, but it was quickly apparent to them that they were too late. They would be there another hour giving statements and making sure that Remus' body was treated with respect, but all of them wanted nothing more than to leave this place of pain and death. The Order of the Phoenix had suffered its first loss of the new war, but it would not be the last. For now they mourned, but each of them eagerly awaited the day when they avenge Remus Lupin.
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