"Look at that. An actual beast all the way out there." Lazar was delighted and distracted enough that he missed the sound of the fight behind them, missed Sirius staking his first vampire. "Show me what you got, beastie!"

That said he came right at him and so did the others, apart from one who was too scared for that, backing down into the crypt instead. Sirius took care of that one. However, by the time he came up with Remus, close to being unconscious, and the other werewolves, Sirius only saw bloody vampire remains and some ash.

And there was the howling of a beast from the direction of Taliesin's shack. The crazy old werewolf had helped them after all.