Hey everyone. This is the first chapter of an Voldemort Wins AU that I'm writing. This chapter is brought to you by both Marauder Map Madness, and Wandlore: Wand Cores assignment on Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. For Marauder Map Madness my prompts were 212. Apparition Test Center: (Action) Apparating, and 225. Wizengamot Courtroom: (AU) Voldemort Wins! AU. For Wandlore: Wand Cores assignment I choose to write for task 3 which was to write about someone faithful. Warning for mentions of character death. I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter of Misery Business. Word Count is 512
Chaos. That's all that anyone in Courtyard of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry could see and hear. People who had been gathered out in the courtyard called because of Ginny's asking who Hagrid was carrying couldn't believe their eyes. Their savoir Harry Potter now lay on the ground dead and cold. You could see that he wasn't going to come back from this. It struck them then that this was the worst thing that could happen. The sounds of wailing coming from Ginny Weasley was to much for some to take. People aparated away from the scene of the battle.
"Where are you going?" Neville called as he watched some race off towards the Forbidden Forest. "Stand your ground and fight them." Neville pulled out the sword of Gryffindor holding in preparation to attack.
"The war is over, Longbottom," Draco called nervously. He and his parents seemed almost fearful in a way that was almost a shame. "Stop fighting. Or..."
"Come Draco," his father called him away from Neville and the Malfoy family fled the battle field.
Neville could hear some of the Death Eaters throwing death threats at the Malfoy's thinking they'd actually changed sides because they were running off. He felt a bit of pity well up in his chest for Draco and his parents. But right now he had to stay loyal and keep the troops together. He had to do something or say something that would keep the fight going.
"Harry Potter is dead," came the malicious voice of Lord Voldemort. "Harry Potter is dead!" This time he said louder and with much more glee than anyone should ever have over a dead person's body. "You have failed to defeat me. You failed to protect your friend."
Neville looked around at the faces of the people who had stayed around. It wasn't much but perhaps it would be enough to rebuild the Order of the Phoenix. Maybe they'd go underground and make Lord Voldemort sorry he ever won. "What's the plan?" he heard someone whisper. "What are we supposed to do?" another person joined in.
Turning to Ron he mouthed, "We have to go underground. Keep the Order of the Phoenix alive somehow. This war is over but we'll start a new one and avenge Harry's death."
Ron nodded and the plan began to spread like wild fire. Voldemort may have won the Second Wizarding War but he wasn't going to win this next one. They would avenge Harry's death and bring down Lord Voldemort once and for all. Even if it meant they all had to die to do it. He and Neville were the last ones to apparate off the battlefield giving everyone time to get away.
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Meanwhile under the burnt out shell of what had once been the Burrow the Order of the Phoenix was staging the next step into starting what would eventually turn into the Third Wizarding War. Their world would never be the same again and now they had their rallying cry.
"For the victims of the Battle of Hogwarts!"
I hope you all enjoyed the first chapter of Misery Business.