Title: The Case of the Escaped Death Eater
Author:
shiikiRating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Ron Weasley/Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom/Hannah Abbott, various others
Fandom: Harry Potter
Word Count: 9 chapters, 16,025 words
Summary: Five years after the end of the war, Aurors Weasley and Longbottom find themselves working together to capture an escaped prisoner on a tight deadline: before the full moon. However, the case is not as straightforward as it seems, especially when the witches in their lives appear to be involved as well ...
Notes: To my two lovely betas,
pili204 and
st_dl, thank you for lending me your sharp eyes to look over this story! This is written for
magikcat112, who requested a story about Ron and Neville catching a Death Eater after the Final Battle. Its length got a little out of hand, and I took some liberties with the time frame, but I hope you'll enjoy this, K!
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Checkmated Chapter 1: The Azkaban EscapeFenrir Greyback escapes from Azkaban and the Aurors are on full alert to re-capture him.
Chapter 2: A Clue from St Mungo'sRon and Neville take their report back to London and get a lead on their case.
Chapter 3: Discussion Over DinnerWith Hermione's help, Ron manages to make some headway in the case.
Chapter 4: New ThoughtsAfter a night shift at Azkaban, Neville has a little mishap on the way home and ends up having a cosy cuppa with the Leaky Cauldron's new owner.
Chapter 5: Lupus PropintaNeville's Herbology knowledge helps in tracking down Greyback ... but he slips through their fingers.
Chapter 6: Comfort FoodNeville beats himself up mentally after Greyback and Rookwood elude him.
Chapter 7: MoonriseThe full moon arrives ... along with Greyback.
Chapter 8: Rookwood's RevengeWhile the Aurors are distracted by Greyback, Rookwood approaches his real target.
Epilogue: To the FutureWith the case wrapped up, Dumbledore's Army is able to meet and drink to a better future.