Disclaimer: As always. It's all J.K.'s
Prologue: That which comes before (in any case, this is the story of Volders' defeat).
There were many
broken days and nights
where all that we could do was fight
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Included below (for your information) is an excerpt from the book "Annals of the Past" c. 2050 by Herb Sadlt Mhminh, a noted historian.
"…And in those days of Strife and Peril, a Hero arose from the ashes of the Evil One's failure. He was called Boy- Who- Lived, as indeed he had. So the Boy, whose Rightful name was Harry Potter, grew up in the seclusion of a Muggle neighborhood, not Knowing that He was the Chosen One, Destined to defeat the Dark Lord Voldemort, whose Name is Now spoken with ease, due to this Boy's courage. But, alas, I speak of Events that have not yet Passed in my Tale.
Let me proceed.
We all know the Story of this Boy's Courage and Valor in defeating The Dark One many times Before the Final Battle. What I bring to You is the True Tale of the Final year of the Dark One, told to me as Fact from the Lips of the Boy himself, now a Man. As such, the Facts I am about to Present to you are Indisputable and should be Regarded as Words from God. The Tale is as follows.
In his Sixth Year at that Estimable institution of Learning, Hogwarts, the Boy was a much Sought after Mate, despite the Fact that he was a Man Wanted by the Dark One, and yet he Spurned all advances. The Witch then known as Hermione Granger was the First to figure out Why the Boy was being so dismissive of the offers. In the Previous year, the Notable and most Honorable and Ancient Family of Malfoy defected from the Dark Ones camp, coming to Join the Notorious Order of the Phoenix . There was much Contestation in the Ministry and the Groups of those who Supported Harry Potter. But under the Effect of Four drops of Veritaserum, the Malfoy Family was Exonerated of all charges Pertaining to Working as Death Eaters (the fanciful Name of those who followed Voldemort).
Smart witch that she was, Miss Granger soon Figured out the following- that Harry Potter was in Love with Draco Lucius Malfoy, the son of the ex- Death Eater. Of course, upon Discovery of this Information, Hermione Granger immediately Confronted the Boy, and found to her Astonishment that this was Indeed the Truth.
And in the November of that year, Harry James Potter and Draco Lucius Malfoy started Going out, unbeknownst to their Colleagues, indeed known only to the Intelligent Hermione Granger, from Whom neither Could Keep a Secret.
The Order of the Phoenix Flourished that Year, pulling in More Members than had Previously been Recorded. The head of the Malfoy Family, Lucius Cassius Malfoy, was Residing at the Fabled Number 12 Grimmauld Place with his Son, who had been Pulled out of school for Fear of Voldemort. The Christmas of that Year there were many Families in Residence at Number 12 Grimmauld Place, including Miss Hermione Granger, the Entirety of the Weasley Family, and (of course) Harry Potter himself.
It was at this Time that the Father of Draco Malfoy Understood the Relationship between his Son and the Boy- Who- Lived. He was Not particularly Shocked at his Sons choice, privately, he Knew that his Son would Not settle for anyone Less. Needless to say, no one Found Out about the Secret Relationship from Draco's Father. Lucius Malfoy also had another Calling while in Hiding. Merely by accident, he had Found that Miss Granger was Highly Competent with Battle Magic, and he had taken it Upon himself to teach her that Art. She became very Skilled in that Field.
Let me Digress from my tale for but a Moment, as I have Remembered a Fact that could be Considered Important to the Telling of this Tale. The late wife of Lucius Malfoy, Narcissa Malfoy nee Black, had Run off with a Detestable Rouge known as Vincent Crabbe Sr. in the beginning of the Month of October. Unfortunately (or, as I, the author say, 'fortunately), the Estranged wife was Murdered by the Dark One for her lack of Loyalty to her husband- because if She could not show Loyalty to her Husband, then How was she Expected to be Loyal to her Lord? This was, if I may Again Digress, before The Malfoy's had Defected.
My sincerest Apologies, it seems that I Must keep getting Distracted by the Details. I will now return to the Tale.
The New Year passed without much Ado from the Followers of the Evil One, but in the month of February a Strange new thing Happened. The Boy- Who- Lived was Tired of keeping his Relationship a Secret and had Announced it to the World at Large. This being Anathema to the Dark Ones plans, Voldemort immediately Doubled his efforts to Destroy the Boy.
In the Intervening months between That Announcement and the Defeat of Voldemort, the attacks became More and More violent and Bloody, and more and more Innocent people Died at The Dark Ones Hands. Then in the April of that Year, Hogwarts Offered its students a Choice; either Stay in the Castle, or Return to their Families and join the Rest of the Wizarding World in Hiding. Not Surprisingly, most of the Older Students Chose to remain Behind and Fight. The younger students were not Given the Choice to Fight, but Somehow in the Last Battle, many ended up Fighting anyway.
In June the Final Battle took place. It was Told to me by Harry Potter that that morning Started out like Any other in the Past few months. Then, around Noon , the voice of Lord Voldemort rang from The Heavens telling the People of Hogwarts to hand over their Savior, and they Would all Live. Needless to say, Nothing of the Sort happened.
Thus Infuriated, the Dark Lord started the Attack on the school. For Three Full days the air was full of Curses and Hexes the like that No one had Ever seen Before. There is a Tale of Hermione Granger, one that says that she was Struck by two Killing Curses at the Same time, and Lived. But she has neither Confirmed nor Denied my questioning. Yet I believe it. If anyone could Survive two Killing Curses, it is that Formidable Lady.
On the Third Day of Battle, The Dark Lord sought out Harry Potter, and Engaged him in a duel. At some point, both Wands were Blown out of their Hands and they each Took another Wizards wand, though Harry Borrowed Draco's wand with his Permission, while Voldemort just Pulled one out of the Hand of a Follower. Their Private Battle was Waged over the Course of two hours, as both Opponents were evenly Matched. At the End of the Battle (though no one knew it was almost over at that time), both shouted "Expelliarmus!" Wands went Flying out of Hands, and Draco and Harry (as they told me) had the Same Idea. Grabbing Harry's wand, they Picked it up at the Same time and both Shouted "Adava Kedavra!" The Dark One fell down, Dead at long Last.
His followers, Seeing this, dropped their Weapons and Either turned and ran, or Surrendered. The Order had won the day, and Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy had Saved us All.
This is where I will end this Section, Good Readers, for We all know how this story ends.
Now I will move on to the Tale of Dumbledore the Great, the Mastermind behind the Order of the Phoenix …"
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A/N: This tidbit of information was provided to inform the reader of past events that really have no bearing at all on the rest of the story. Cudo's if you get the authors name.