The Boy-Who-Lived wasn't dead. He jumped out of Hagrid's arms and fired at Voldemort.
Voldemort was furious of the betrayal gone against him by Narcissa Malfoy and furiously fired curses at Harry.
Harry barely managed to dodge in time and ran toward the center of the grounds.
"Let's get this on, Tom" The fight that had gone on between the death eaters against the Hogwarts students, professors and Order members quickly stilled, everybody wanted to watch the duel.
"Just you, and me" They both drew back their wands and fired a spell off.
"AVADA KEDAVRA!"
"EXPELLIARMUS!"
Their magic clashed against each other. Hermione standing in the front row of the crowd could clearly see that Harry couldn't win. Even though Neville already had killed the snake, Harry looked utterly exhausted and seemed to barely manage to stand on his own feet.
Voldemort's magic began to overpower Harry's and just as it pushed Harry, making him stumble backwards falling, Hermione made her decision. She rushed forward, shielding Harry and shouted.
"AVADA KEDAVRA!" Hermione never thought she did ever use that curse but in that moment it just felt right. Voldemort looked surprised at her interfering but just laughed mockingly at her and fired back.
"AVADA KEDAVRA!"
Hermione tried to think of a way to end this but couldn't, she had sacrificed herself for Harry and she would do it a thousand of times more. She couldn't leave him. She loved him.
She was so focused on trying to shield him that she missed the movement beside of her.
"EXPELLIARMUS!" Harry was back on his feet and just as she was about to pull away, to let Harry do, what he had wanted to do for years, he stopped her.
"Don't go, Hermione! Stay with me!" She looked at him and saw him smile at her, and raised her wand.
Voldemort looked pressed now. Harry's magic was stronger that it had been before and with her, sneaking attacks in on him, he had to concentrate on keeping both of them away. He tried to deflect her magic, but missed and it pushed him backwards. Harry quickly fired at him with all of his powers making the Dark Lord… no more.
His body seemed to crumble and turn into ashes. Hermione and Harry looked fascinated at the cause of all of their problems… gone. Harry pulled Hermione in a bone-crushing hug and she hugged him just as hard back. They both started crying but it didn't matter because it was tears of happiness.
Harry leaned back and looked up toward the sky and took a deep breath in. Hermione did the same. They both felt the massive weight being lifted from their shoulders and for the first time, they felt free.
The crowd started cheering and the death eaters except Draco and his mother Narcissa Malfoy stayed. Harry looked at Hermione and she looked back at him. They couldn't help but grin and Harry just looked at Hermione and thought.
In all these years since he had started at Hogwarts. She was the one who never left him and stayed by his side even though everybody else didn't. She always believed in him.
Harry couldn't help himself and took her hands.
"Hermione…" Deciding that words was of no use, he pulled her in and kissed her.
A/N: Sooo what do you think? Too sappy? Let me know in the reviews ;)