A/N: I wrote this after reading various "quickies" about Hermione vs. Voldemort. Its kind of my theory of what's going to happen in the 7th book (we'll see in just a few days, won't we?) I'd just like to add that I wrote it in about 20 minutes after seeing OOTP in theatres and at 2 a.m. Anywho, hope you like it.
Usual Disclaimer: I don't own-property of J.K. Rowling and WB.
The cry Hermione longed to yell died on her lips. The images flashed across her mind: Ron, glancing back at her with a small devil-may-care smile on his face as he turned to face Bellatrix, McNaire and Crabbe, the subsequent burst of green light issuing from one of the three wands, Ron's yell as he leapt in front of Hermione, taking the Killing Curse upon himself. Hermione's sudden realization that he wasn't moving as she struggled to move his dead weight, Bellatrix's high, maniacal laugh.
Hermione got slowly to her feet, glancing back down at Ron's body. His eyes were open and starring. A small part of her usually logical mind struggled to push through. Don't do this; don't waste his sacrifice. The thoughts her logic sensors produced were only briefly entertained. Then they were gone, pushed aside by a blinding rage and pain.
While she was thinking, the door burst open behind the three Death Eaters that had her cornered and more poured into the room, until the room could not hold another living soul. All of them had their wands out and pointed at her. That was fine; she had her wand pointed at them.
Bellatrix spoke first. "Give up, little girl. Your lover's dead."
Something sharp and painful cut through Hermione, swifter and crueler than any spell.
Her lips curved into a psychotic smile. "So are you."
Without speaking, Hermione twitched her wand and cast her final spell, blowing all of Voldemort's Death Eaters into the afterlife. What would be waiting for them? She didn't care because she knew who would be waiting for her and she couldn't wait to see them.
Hope you liked it. I don't usually do character death but this is an idea that's been rocketing around my head for about a month now. Please R&R. I appreciate it.
