The werewolf animagus snatched the spear with one hand and followed up with a backhanded smash with the other. The creature smashed into the wall and fell atop the three cursed by McGonagall. The remaining three regained their feet and yelled something in a language Harry couldn't understand. A shimmering portal appeared in the air. The three ran through and the portal disappeared.
Harry returned to his human form and quickly made his way over to his injured teacher. A cutting charm created a slip up the witch's leg so he could see. It was bad and his simple healing charms wouldn't be up to the task. She needed Madam Pomfrey quickly. A binding charm wrapped her leg in bandages to slow the bleeding. Harry conjured a pillow to put under her leg. He didn't know if it would help but it seemed that having her leg up above her would slow the blood that was already showing through the bandage.
"Dobby!" Harry called out. An instant later the elf appeared. Before the elf could speak, Harry ordered, "Go get Pomfrey here immediately. Then get Flitwick and Dumbledore." The elf was gone in a blink.
The Ravenclaw boy that Harry didn't know slowly settled to the ground and started to snore. A quick check confirmed he was sound asleep. Harry assumed he would come out of it and looked instead at the Bendith. He had killed the first one he hit and McGonagall had killed two with her curse. The remaining two were injured and still seemed unconscious. Harry reached into his pocket and pulled out several lengths of wire. He grabbed the nearest Bendith and shoved the wire through the creature's ear. It came awake with a scream before immediately passing back out. A few deft twists secured the wire in place. Another length was used to secure the creature's hands behind its back. This was repeated with the second creature. By that time, Pomfrey had arrived with Dumbledore in tow.
"What happened here?" Dumbledore demanded as the magical healer went immediately to work. Harry quickly explained the scene he'd come across and what he'd done to help his Head of House.
"You saved her life," Poppy said tersely examing the results of a diagnostic charm she'd cast, "but maybe not her leg. Those stone heads the creatures use are flaking off in the wound and making it hard to heal. I can't get the bleeding to completely stop unless it's all out. I need to get her to the Wing and get some help here from St Mungos."
Dumbledore called for Fawkes and the phoenix appeared in a ball of fire. The bird circled the area twice before landing on McGonagall's leg. A few tears were shed and the wound seemed to heal but then broke open again although the bleeding was less. Even Fawkes looked shocked.
"That's it," Poppy exclaimed. "That rock has to come out. Fawkes, can you take us to the Hospital Wing?" The phoenix let out an affirmative cry before flaming out again with the two witches.
Dumbledore looked shaken as he turned back to Harry. "And what of these?" he asked pointing at the Bendith lying on the floor.
"Three of them are dead," Harry answered. "These two are unconscious and I neutralized any powers they have."
"And how did you do that?"
"Cold iron piercing their skin," Harry answered. "More iron binding their hands. If they try to use their fae powers it'll burn them the more they try to use. I snuck out to a hardware store because it has to be natural iron, not conjured or transfigured." Dumbledore looked curious and wanted to speak more but that was when Flitwick arrived wearing a set of flannel pyjamas and carrying his wand. Three Aurors ran up behind him
"What happened, headmaster?" the Charms Master asked.
"An attempted abduction. Professor McGonagall managed to disrupt it and Mr Potter came to her aid."
"Mr Board was the target?" the small man asked. The boy slept on oblivious to the events around him.
"Indeed," the Headmaster answered. Then he turned to the Aurors.
"These two have been taken and rendered harmless by Mr Potter here. Take them into custody but do not remove the wire from their ears or hands," Dumbledore directed. "So long as these are in place, they have no power."
"If you have any cells surrounded by natural iron, that would help too," Harry added.
"And what of Mr Potter here?" one of the Aurors asked. "We were supposed to report any sightings of him." Harry started to bristle at the insinuation, but Dumbledore laid a hand on his arm to stop him.
