Authors Note:

Okay this is going to start with a scene in the final battle, which has changed but very little, or maybe you will think it is a big change, but whatever, the same people sadly meet their fate as in DH, but the relationships change, and the epilogue is gone in the wind, by the way Draco is also a bit different. Hope you like my first story 

Chapter 1: The end is only the beginning

Harry was wondering through the battlefield at Hogwarts both dancing and shooting off spells as he and Ron searched for Hermione, she had gotten separated from them when Draco had come running up to them pleading for Hermione to help him with something. He had not wanted her to follow him when she said, "Harry don't worry, I trust him, you can see he has changed," and with that she left after him.

That had seemed like hours ago, and he couldn't move until he had found her, knowing she was safe before he went after Tom Riddle, the scum. Then he heard her scream and spun on the spot in the direction of the voice, and at the same time heard Ron scream Luna's name and a distant Draco screaming for Ginny. Then he saw them Ginny and Luna battling Bellatrix once more, it seemed Mrs. Weasley was nursing a broken arm, but he knew that Ron and Draco would get them, he had to find Hermione, his Mione he thought. And then he heard Ron, "Harry I have to go get Luna, okay, I love her, Hermione knows, but you Harry, no matter what you have to get Hermione and then keep moving Harry, you have to end this, Harry it is just like first year Harry, you have to go on, not me, not Hermione, you." Harry nodded and Ron ran shooting spells at Bellatrix to gain her attention. With that he ran, so many things going off in Harry's head towards Hermione, and then it was as if his worse nightmare had come true, he saw her under the Cruciatis from none other than Voldemorts wand. Watch her suffer Potter, watch her die. "NOOOOOO!" screamed Harry.

Harry awoke with sweat drenching his body at the memory of the final battle, for a minute he believed he had lost her before looking at the next bed and seeing her lying there breathing peacefully, Ron to her other side. He took a deep breath as it all flooded back to him. After seeing Hermione his magic released a white shield around her dropping Voldemorts spell long enough for him to grab her and apparate her to the safety of St. Mungo's, he quickly told the healer what had happened and that many more would be coming before apparating back to Hogwarts, there Harry was prepared to run for the gates knowing the closest he could apparate to was Hogsmeade, but instead found himself in the Shrieking Shake with a dying Snape…Harry scooped up the mans memories as told before disappearing to the Headmasters office, he watched them and knew what he had to do, he would not fear death as Tom did, he would walk straight to his fate, knowing she was okay, and would live. He still had no clue why he survived, but left the answers to Dumbledore's words, "Love, Harry, Love." With that he laid flat once more and watching his friends breath momentarily, double checking that her breathing was normal, he let the blackness overcome him once again…