The shocked rebels watched as the battle word Hagrid lurched through the forest, up to the castle door, carrying a limp Harry Potter. They watched Hagrid gently lay Harry on the ground, clustered at the door less entry to the once magnificent castle.
"No!" screamed McGonagall.
"Argggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhh" Ginny screamed with anguish.
The voices of others filled the air as the snake faced Voldemort smirked, and using the Sonorous charm to amplify his voice, addressed the waiting crowd.
"It is over. He is dead. Your BELOVED saviour gave up- he doesn't care about you anymore. Submit or perish" announced Voldemort, twirling his wand in his hands and laughing. "Who will join me, and live another day?"
The death eaters formed a semi-circle behind Voldemort and laughed at the anguish on the faces of the rebels, many of whom had fallen to the ground in grief. Voldemort idly pointed his wand at the grieving crowds, choosing who to curse first.
The Death Eaters slowly got closer, while the rebels huddled in dismay. A limping figure in dirty clothes and a hat approached Voldemort, seemingly taking forever to cover the 10 metres from the castle entry. Voldemort lifted the brim of the hat, to find Neville Longbottom underneath.
"A pure blood, will make an excellent addition to my service," boasted Voldemort, waving his wand erratically. "Welcome young Longbottom."
A bird appeared in a flash of light in front of Neville and dropped an old hat at his feet. Neville spat at Voldemort's feet and withdrew a sword from the hat. A flash of green light came from behind Voldemort and hit Neville. Neville fell to the ground, his glass eyes open, never to be closed again.
The Death Eaters jeered and laughed at the boy who thought he could succeed and fight against Voldemort. They shouted out insults, indistinct amongst the wailing and mourning. Voldemort paced in front of the castle, smirking. Nagini slowly slithered to the doors of the castle.
"Who dares fight against me! You'll not succeed!" he crowed.
Meanwhile, only Hagrid had noticed as Harry's body had seemingly disappeared.
"Harry, where is Harry?" he cried.
Nagini reared up, and bit McGonagall. Chaos descended on the scene. Rebels charged the waiting Death Eaters, while Nagini slithered through the crowds, biting as many as she could. Death Eaters dueled rebels as shouted spells and light filled the air.
"BOMBARDA"
"INCENDIA"
"CONFRINGO"
"AVADA KEDAVRA"
One by one, rebels fell. Dumbledore's Army was being reduced one by one. First Seamus fell to the ground, dueling against a laughing Bellatrix, who then killed Cho using an Entrail Expelling curse. They started to fall like dominoes and the castle filled with blood.
An invisible person fought against the Death Eaters. He killed some, but it was not enough. He screamed as yet another Weasley was killed by unnamed Death Eaters. He watched as Luna, Ginny and Lavender fought and then failed to kill Bellatrix. Fenrir Greyback feasted on their bodies. He watched as Molly Weasley, crazed with grief approached the cackling Bellatrix.
"Not my daughter, you bitch!" Molly screamed, with her wand raised.
The two witches circled each other and non-verbally sent lethal spells at each other. The area around them cleared as the intense fight progressed.
Bellatrix grinned, turned around and shouted, "Avada Kedavra."
Behind her, Arthur Weasley fell, impaling himself on a bit of wood. Molly screamed and charged Bellatrix, forgetting to use her wand. Bellatrix used a cutting curse to knock her down, and then to slowly kill Molly using many tiny cuts.
"Noooooooooooooooooooo" screamed the invisible figure, removing a cloak to reveal himself as Harry Potter.
Harry used a charm to fill the room with a brilliant light, shocking the fighters into stopping. He approached Voldemort, who held his hands up.
"He is mine! It has been prophesised. I will be the only one to fight him!" he said to the Death Eaters.
Death Eaters and rebels alike watched as Harry wended his way through the rubble and dead bodies towards Voldemort. Voldemort grinned.
"You do not have the power!" Harry screamed.
Harry held his wand up in a dueling stance and shouted "Expelliarmus."
Voldemort stepped out the way and gestured to the watching crowd.
"Who is left to help you? If you join me, I can make you great" he smirked.
Harry surveyed the crowd, and his heart dropped as he saw who was left. His friends and adopted family were almost all dead. He had almost no one. Those left were beyond tired, to the point of dropping in exhaustion. Harry raised his wand again in desperation and shot another spell at Voldemort, who blocked it using a powerful shield and countered it with a Killing Curse.
"WINGARDIUM LEVIOSA", yelled a woman standing at the top of the balcony.
Harry was levitated in the air, missing the Killing Curse. He climbed onto the balcony, barely seeing the bushy haired woman standing next to him. He shot spell after spell down from the balcony.
"BOMBARDA" shouted Voldemort as the balcony collapsed and Harry and the woman ran, their retreat hidden by the clouds of dust.
As the dust cleared, Voldemort looked at the destruction. He looked at the bodies of the rebels, and the standing Death Eaters. He laughed. He glorified. He thought he had finally killed his nemesis Harry Potter.
"NOW. THEY WILL ALL BE KILLED" he ordered the hordes of death eaters.
Screaming filled the air. Giants, Acrumantulas, and other dark creatures were systematically slaughtering the rebels. Human, elf, goblin and centaur rebels were being killed.
From the back of the balcony, Harry looked down to see the blood bath. He watched as his friends, family and allies were murdered by the dark hordes. He saw the once majestic Hogwarts castle in ruins, the majority of which reduced to a pile of rubble. The halls, once filled with happy memories, were now filled with blood and anguish.
Harry started to stand, to make his way down to the battle, to die fighting. He was pushed down.
"Shhh… Harry. There is one more hope!" whispered a dirty and bloody Hermione.
Harry looked his last friend with his mouth open. He was no longer alone. Hermione dragged on Harry's sleeve and they gingerly made their way to the hallway, hoping that no one had seen them. They crept through the ruined hallways. They stopped at the gargoyle sentinel to the Headmaster's office. The Gargoyle, half destroyed in a pile of dust, groaned and let them in.
Harry watched in bemusement as Hermione rummaged through cupboards, shelves and drawers. She muttered to herself as footsteps became louder. They could hear the revolving stairs moving. As the door opened, Hermione pulled a golden chain from behind a portrait.
She hurriedly put the chain around their necks and turned. Harry and Hermione disappeared just as the intruders raised their wands.
"AVADA KEDAVRA" they shouted to a now empty room.