my body stilled and my eyes searched through the darkness to see max and harry at the edge of the outcrop , harry on his knees , max on his feet , one of his fists holding harry up at the collar , both of harry 's hands scratching at max 's forearm as his legs scrambled desperately in an attempt to get his feet underneath him and max 's other fist repeatedly , with sickening thud after sickening thud , connected with harry 's face .