"Go and wake Severus" said Dumbledore faintly but clearly "Tell him what has happened and bring him to me. Do nothing else, speak to nobody else, and do not remove your cloak. I shall wait here"

"But-"

"You swore to obey me Harry. GO!"

Harry hurried to the door when his hand grasped the handle when he heard running footsteps run up the door.

The door burst open and somebody erupted through it and shouted "Expelliarmus!"

Harry's body became instantly rigid and immobile. He felt himself fall back against the wall , like a statue, unable to speak or move. He could not understand how it had happened. Expelliarmus was not a Freezing Charm.

Then, by the light of the Mark, he saw Dumbledore's Wand flying in an arc over the edge of the ramparts and understood…Dumbledore had wordlessly immobilized Harry, and the second he had taken to perform the spell had cost him the chance to defending himself.

The, out from the ramparts came the white faced rival Harry least expected, Draco Malfoy.

"Good evening, Draco" Said Dumbledore with no sign of panic of distress.

"Who else is here?"

"A Question I might ask you. Or are you acting alone?" Dumbledore smiled

"No" he said "I've got back up. There are Death Eaters here in you school tonight."

"Well, well," Said Dumbledore, as though Malfoy was showing him an ambitious homework project. "Very good indeed. You found a way to let them in, did you?"

"Yeah" said Malfoy, who was panting. "Right under your nose and you never realized!"

"Ingenious," stated Dumbledore "Yet….Forgive me…..where are they now? You seem unsupported."

"They met some of your guards. They're having a fight down below. They wont be long…..I came on ahead. I-I've got a job to do."

"Well, then, you must get on and do it, my dear boy," said Dumbledore.

They stood in silence for what felt like hours. Harry tried fighting the Freezing Charm but was having no aim. Remembering a reverse spell from his fourth year of the Impedimenta Spell, Harry focused his mind on the spell, hoping for a Non-Verbal spell to emanate from his wand, grasped in his hand. Harry was free, it had worked. He regained motion and speech in his body. He stood up with the cloak still on. And walked over to where Malfoy and Dumbledore stood. Harry quickly took off the Cloak and shouted "EXPELLIARMUS!"

Draco's wand flew out of his hand and out the Astronomy tower Balcony. Malfoy took a few feet back as Harry rounded around to where Dumbledore sat. Picked up his wand and handed it back, not taking an eye off Malfoy.

"Potter? What are you doing here?" he stated nervously

"I could ask you the same" Harry stated. His wand still pointed at Malfoy.

Malfoy smiled and slipped another wand out of his back pocket.

"Borrowed my mum's wand. Thought I might need it in case Dumbledore disarmed me." He chuckled.

There was a moment of silence between the two rivals. Sweat was pouring down Harry's cheek. Dumbledore sat there, watching the two students.

Malfoy made the first move by sending a curse which Harry had dogged.

"Stupefy!" Screamed Malfoy

Harry Dogged and shot another disarming spell but missed by inches.

"Bombarda" shouted Malfoy.

Harry noticed Malfoy had aimed for the roof and not at him. Harry looked up as the ceiling had exploded and debris fell downward above Harry.

"PROTEGO!"

Harry and Malfoy glanced over at the entrance to the Tower. Professor Snape and entered and had casted a barrier between the collapsing roof and the two students and the wounded Dumbledore.

"Severus…..Help" Dumbledore mumbled.

Snape looked between Malfoy and Dumbledore. Harry noticed there was a hesitation.

A loud bang erupted from the door as it shot open. Bellatrix and two other Death Eaters entered, smiling at the fallen Dumbledore and Malfoy aiming his wand at Harry

"Draco, Finish Dumbledore. NOW!" she screamed wildly.

Malfoy turned on Dumbledore as Bellatrix aimed her wand at Harry

"No!" Severus yelled at her "You know he is the Dark Lords to take. Draco finish him!"

Harry glanced at Snape who had not taken his eyes off Harry. Harry could not believe what he was hearing. Snape was with them? He had betrayed Dumbledore and the Order.

"Severus…..please" Dumbledore had mouthed again.

Malfoy had stepped back, dropping his mothers wand

"I-I cant. I cant do it!" Malfoy screamed

"Fool!" shrieked Bellatrix "Severus, do it. You made the vow!"

Vow? An Unbreakable Vow? Harry stood there too stunned to talk. Dumbledore laid there half conscious. Snape slowly walked over to Dumbledore, took a vile out of his cloak and poured it into his mouth.

"S-stay away from him!" Harry yelled "He Trusted you!"

Snape stood up and gave him a glance

"You have no idea what game your taking part in Potter" he said as he walked away from Dumbledore and to Harry.

"YES!" shrieked Bellatrix "Dumbledore is dead!"

Harry glanced back at Dumbledore. He lay there, unmoving. It couldn't be possible? Could it?

Harry backed up against the wall as Snape stood in between him and the door way. There was no running.

"Move Severus" shouted Bellatrix "Give me the honor."

"No!" said one of Death Eaters beside her "He is the Dark Lords."

"I don't care!" Bellatrix aimed her wand around Snape and pointed it at Harry

"AVADA KEDAVRA!"

It all happened in slow motion. A jet of green light erupted from her wand as the two Death Eaters, now visible to be the Carrows, were pulling her arms back. Snape, who ran towards Harry, shifted out his wand and blew open the floor near Harry, causing a cave in to the floor below. The last thing Harry saw from the floor above was Snape's body getting hit by a gold light.