Change the Future

HBP 20

"We're going to the hospital wing," Ginny said grabbing Harry.

"I'm not hurt," Harry told her.

"It's McGonagall's orders. Everyone's up there, Ron and Hermione and Lupin and everyone" Fear stirred in Harry's chest again.

"Ginny, who else is dead?"

"Don't worry, none of us."

"Thank god" Molly says looking at the screen.

"But the Dark Mark, Malfoy said he stepped over a body"

"He stepped over Bill, but it's all right, he's alive." There was something in her voice, however, that Harry knew boded ill.

"Are you sure?"

"Of course I'm sure he's a bit of a mess, that's all. Greyback attacked him. Madam Pomfrey says he won't won't look the same anymore" Ginny's voice trembled a little. "We don't really know what the aftereffects will be I mean, Greyback being a werewolf, but not transformed at the time. But he wasn't the only one attacked by Greyback Harry, he got attacked after he pulled Greyback off of Rory"

"What" Harry takes off running to the hospital wing with Ginny behind him. Pushing open the doors, Harry saw Neville lying, apparently asleep, in a bed near the door. Ron, Hermione, Luna, Tonks, and Lupin were gathered around another 2 beds near the far end of the ward. At the sound of the doors opening, they all looked up. Hermione ran to Harry and hugged him; Lupin moved forward too, looking anxious.

"Are you all right, Harry?"

"I'm fine. Hows Rory and Bill?" Nobody answered. Harry looked over Hermione's shoulder and saw an unrecognizable face lying on Bill's pillow, so badly slashed and ripped that he looked grotesque.

"Bill" Molly cries as Arthur wraps his arms around her. The Prewett twins look at the screen frozen at their nephew.

Madam Pomfrey was dabbing at his wounds with some harsh-smelling green ointment. His eyes then went to the bed beside him where he could see his sister unmoving, her neck already covered in the green ointment.

"Rory" James nearly cries looking over at his daughter.

"Can't you fix them with a charm or something?" Harry asked the matron.

"No charm will work on these," Madam Pomfrey said. "I've tried everything I know, but there is no cure for werewolf bites."

"But they weren't bitten at the full moon," Ron said, he was gazing down into his brother's face as though he could somehow force him to mend just by staring. "Greyback hadn't transformed, so surely Bill and Rory won't be a a real?" He looked uncertainly at Lupin.

"No, I don't think that they will be a true werewolf," Lupin said, "but that does not mean that there won't be some contamination. Those are cursed wounds. They are unlikely ever to heal fully, and and they might have some wolfish characteristics from now on."

"Yeah Bill likes raw meat" Ron says with a disgusted look.

"What about Rory" Remus asks looking at her.

"Enhanced senses" Charlie says as he hugs Rory.

"Does Charlie know" Harry asked looking at his sister as he walked over to her side.

"We've sent him a message" Tonks answered from beside Harry.

"Dumbledore might know something that'd work, though," Ron said. "Where is he? Bill fought those maniacs on Dumbledore's orders, Dumbledore owes him, he can't leave him in this state"