As Padfoot slowly approached, he could see Moony's wounds, both fresh as of that
night, and some not as recent—probably from the last full moon—which had been left
untreated. He growled angrily at the sight of his friend in such dire need of help.
Sniffing the air, Padfoot turned to see three more wolves, blood dripping from their
jaws in a way that reminded him of Remus's boggart during third year. The three
werewolves snarled viciously as they approached the clearing between the two trees.
Padfoot stood tall, growling defensively as he guarded Moony and Mia. The other
werewolves, however, were not deterred in the slightest.
It was one thing to deal with Moony once a month, and another to have handled
Greyback years ago—the entire pack against the vicious Alpha—but for Padfoot to take
on three fully grown werewolves on his own was beyond the pale. It was mad. Regardless
of what could be said about the Black family, not even Sirius was that mental.
He turned his large head and barked once at the fox, hoping she understood him
when he gestured with his nose to Moony's hind legs.
Padfoot watched anxiously as she scurried behind Moony, and did quite possibly
the riskiest thing he had ever seen: she shifted into human form while still touching Moony.
Heart pounding in his chest, Padfoot rapidly looked between the small pack of werewolves
and the injured Moony, who sniffed the air and turned to growl at Mia, held back only by
his severe injuries.
The wolves in front of them, however, were strong, and their eyes glowed with
hunger.
Padfoot let out another sharp bark, and Mia nodded, hopefully understanding him.
She gripped Moony's back leg tightly and Disapparated.
Mia Apparated into the large orchards behind Potter Manor, grateful that she could
feel the wards accept her through, which meant that James had arrived in time and set them
up around the perimeter. She jumped quickly away from Moony, who was struggling for
breath due to being Side-Alonged. The second he recovered, his eyes turned a brighter
shade of gold, and he viciously turned his head to snap at her.