Ed narrowed his eyes, then glanced down at his right metal arm. There it was: the extended forearm plate, transmutated into his signature blade. Currently, it was wrapped in layers and layers of what looked like clothes..and the wrapping continued around his middle and down his legs, pinning his arms to his sides. He looked first to Harry, then over to Remus and glared.
"Fine." Ed said carefully. "Need armz free to do zat."
"My apologies for treating you like this, Edward. I simply didn't wish anyone to get stuck with something so sharp and pointy." Remus said with a smile, which only made Ed's anger rise.
"Zat never happenz..unless I am meaning it to." Ed replied in a low voice, complete with a scowl.
"Ed." Hermione said. He glanced to her as she approached and placed her hand on his right shoulder port. Her bushy brown hair getting blown wildly about in his mini wanna-be tornado in the process. "Lupin..uh..we...didn't want anyone hurt. Please understand.."
With both Harry's and Heriome hands on his shoulders, his gentle weightless tumbling drifting in the air ceased. He watched Remus flick the wand and he slowly felt himself lower to the ground. Heriome and Harry took a step back. Another flick, and the bindings unbound themselves and, in fact, went back into Remus' wand.
Ed stood up. He rubbed his left wrist with his metal hand, and flexed his living fingers. While he was doing that, he nudged the wind down, then dispersed the energy of the air array. Wind gone, he then focused inwards and pictured the array he needed for the blade. It was such an ingrained habit, it didn't take long at all. Blue light of the reaction flashed, and the blade shrunk back to being just the forearm plate.
"Dose people...de ones dat shot me and Jon.." Ed said calmly, and he looked at Tonks a moment. "..tell me vhere dey vent. I am owing them someting..."
Ed squeezed his left hand into a fist, and his knuckles popped loudly.
"Ed..those people are law enforcement. Y'know..like police officers.."Hermione said.
"So vhat." Ed said calmly. "vhere did dey go?"
"Let it go Ed." Harry said "If you go and do what I think you have in mind, I really don't think you'll end up with just a boring class for a month."
"Oh..believe me vhen I say I have much much more in mind for dem than dat." Ed said. "I did not break any laws to my knowledge and dey go and shoot me. Vhich reminds me..."
Ed looked at Remus and walked in a deceptively relaxed stance towards him. He even managed a friendly smile. Remus raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise, and offered a smile in return. Suspecting absolutely nothing more than maybe a friendly handshake, Ed supposed. His right metal fist landed solidly against the man's jaw with a sickening crack.
Remus actually caught himself before he could hit the ground, and held his jaw gingerly with both his hands, wand still in one of them. He even spit out a bloody tooth.
'Tougher than he looks.' Ed thought 'If he were completely human, he'd be out cold...'
Tonks went over to Remus immediately and waved her wand at his jaw. Unconcerned, Ed turned away and walked to squat next to Jon. He noticed with mild amusement that Ron scrambled away from him rather quickly, eyes wide with fear.
"In answer to your question, Remus. I feel much much better." Ed said, idlely looking his metal knuckles over for blood. "Now."
He then felt Jon's pulse again with his left. He found it strong and steady.
Harry looked over at Ed on the long bus ride back to 12 Gimmauld Place. He certainly no longer looked as frightening as he had in that room with the monitors. Ed's head was leaned against a window near the back. His black hair covering his eyes, but as slack as the rest of him appeared, Harry supposed Ed was sound asleep. Tonks sat near him, in the seat across the way, just watching.
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