Sam Capper is Ginny Weasley's pretend wife. (six_string) wrote in wished,
Seamus, Sam, and Gryffindors
"Oh, they wanted," Sam said, grinning slightly. Weasels might be small but bare those fangs at a third year and it was well frightening enough to scare them back to the group. It probably helped that none of the younger students doubted she was above biting them.
"We should hurry then, if you need to get to the tower and back down onto the grounds," she added, overlooking the cautionary advice and just acknowledging she had his back. The sooner they got across the grounds and back to the castle's reinforcements the better she would feel. She knew she couldn't be sure but it only made sense that's the direction the Death Eaters would be coming from. As soon as Seamus started to shift Sam was right behind him, twisting back down to her animal shape.
His longer legs set the pace and Sam scurried quickly to keep up with him all the way to the tower. By the time he left her to fetch Fang she was grateful for the breather. When the two came down, despite her familiarity with him, Sam had to fight the impulse to rear back at the large dog. And turned to sprint after them, trying to ignore the awkward way each breath came in.
By the time she caught up to the pair at Hagrid's she changed back and promptly leaned back against the stone wall to catch her breath again. She watched Seamus disappear with Fang inside, closing her eyes as she focused on controlled breaths. "Alright," she stood up, stepping away from the wall as he rejoined her. "I'll follow you back up to the castle then I'm going to find Ginny." She tried not to look at him too seriously, ignoring any dramatic thoughts about when she'd see him next. "What's your plan?"