A/N: Reviews and your thoughts are very much welcome. It's meant to be in stanzas of 4 lines and due to FFN formatting options () indicates a break in stanza.
* indicates words from the original work: DH Ch.32.
It's all JKR's.
The Battle of Hogwarts: A Retelling
As the Boy Who Lived enters that magical room
In search of Ravenclaw's lost heirloom
They are excited and hopeful that he has returned
To help fight for the freedom they have certainly earned
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But, alas, no. He is not here to fight.
He seeks something else in the castle tonight
So the girl with dreamy eyes and pale blonde hair
Helps him find what he needs in the Eagle's Lair
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But then - no! He is seen!
By the Sister - triumphant and mean -
She touches her mark!
And they know he's now summoned, the Lord of the Dark
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Now comes the one with stern face but kind eyes
She binds two she hates, but the other one flies
She gathers the teachers, and her students soon after
Just as the Dark One arrives and attempts to barter
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But they have all come, his friends and his allies
Those who are kind, and courageous, and wise
Of Emerald Green's loyalty, that is put to the test
As they all unite so he can continue his quest
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He runs through the castle, to speak with the ghost
Then the battle begins, the thing he fears most:
His loved ones in danger, but they do not stop -
There is the Giant, the Brother, and the plants that they'll drop
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Meanwhile, the two lovers have sought the means to ruin
The remnants of the soul that they've been pursuing
Amongst chaos and carnage, the three reunite
And they go to the room where they used to play, and to fight
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But inside that room the three meet old foes
How to put out the fire, nobody knows...
And then a thunderous blast tears their world apart
Fulfilling the fear of the mother's Boggart
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The boys want the revenge that is satisfying and swift
But the Girl reminds them of their task, and of the Boy's gift
"We're the only ones who can end it!"* she cries
Look into his mind, see where he lies!
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They dodge past giant spiders and flying crystal balls
As The Army and The Phoenix fight-to-kill in the halls
But is it too late for the girl of purple flowers
Who's fallen victim to the wolf and his shape-shifting powers?
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Then come the monsters who obliterate joy
And he cannot fight them, not just him, not one Boy
So to his aid come one each from houses blue, yellow and red
To help him find happiness; "we're still here, still fighting!"* she said
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They run to the tree, stilling it's strike and it's smack
So they can get to the Lord and the snake in the shack
Where they witness the slaying of that Saddest Servant
They bottle his memories, but they lose the serpent
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They return to the castle where the fighting has stilled
Those left alive look for the ones that are killed
His two friends leave him, to console and to mourn
With the red-haired family, now united but torn
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And then he sees them laid down, both have given their lives:
The best teacher he had and his brave young wife
And the Boy cannot stand it and escapes from the Hall
To the headmaster's home at the heart of the school
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Where he uses the power of the Pensieve
To witness the memories he can barely believe
For the one he had grown to loathe and despise
Had actually been loving and good all the while
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And from the words of the one that he used to hate
He finds out the true nature of his fate...
With twisting stomach and heavy heart
He knows he needs go right back to the start
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On his way, he gains a pledge from his friend
Consoling himself, knowing he can now make amends
For the pain that they've all had to bare in his name
He walks in to the forest, from where his summons came
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The stone brings his loved ones from behind the veil
And with their words in his heart he knows he won't fail
With acceptance comes tolerance of the fear and the dread
So he faces the Dark One, who strikes him down. Dead.
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And he visits the place, he knows not where
And he learns of the rest from the one with white hair
And he chooses to return to those that love, and that live
Knowing there's much more to learn, and much more to give
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The Dark Ones do not know that he lives on
Deceived by the Mother, they celebrate that he's gone
They return to the castle, to announce their triumph
His body held tenderly in the arms of the Giant
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Cries of disbelief and despair cut through the air
Most painful of all from the girl with fiery red hair
He stays still as stone, keeping up his deceit
Whilst the Other Boy suffers the burning hat and it's heat
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Then chaos reigns again, as more allies arrive
And he waits for the right moment to reveal he's alive
There are Thestrals and elves, giants and centaurs
And they all have their part to play, to settle their scores:
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The boy born to those who gave their minds for the Light
Takes heed of the task he'd accepted that night
He takes up the sword and the serpent is slain
For if that is not done, all else is in vain
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Deep within the wronged mother, fire and fury is in bloom
That seems to be born out of her very womb
And she fights and she curses in that great, ancient Hall
Finishing the dark witch in one almighty brawl
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And suddenly: stillness. They all turn and stare
As the Boy faces the Dark One and all is laid bare:
He shouts that it must be him, and then explains why
Neither can live while the other survives*
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The sun bursts through the glass, bright and blinding
As there is a crash and a flash as spells are colliding
And the Dark One's wand soars right through the air
Into the hands of the Chosen One, as they still stand and stare
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And then there are cheers of jubilation and joy
Finally it's all over, thanks to this one wizard boy!
And it's the dreamy-eyed girl that again comes to his aid
Knowing what he needs, she acts out her charade
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And with the two he trusts and he knows the best
He returns back to that office, for one final test
What to do with the Hallows, is the advice he seeks:
One is lost, one he hides, and the other he keeps.