*_Harry shook his head, trying to catch his bearings. There was too much light, too much sound, too much movement. He sat up and saw members of the Order heavy in battle with the Death Eaters.
*_Moody was stepping over a fallen Death Eater whose mask had fallen off. Sirius and Lupin were laughing, back to back, firing off spells at anything that moved. Kingsley was taking on two Death Eaters by himself. Harry turned around as a loud bang shook the room, causing chunks of stone to fall from the arch.
*_The spell had come from Bellatrix Lestrange, who was expertly firing spell after spell at Tonks, backing her young niece onto the dais.
*_"Expelliarmus!" screamed Bellatrix.
*_Harry saw it coming before Tonks did. Perhaps before even Bellatrix, herself, did. While Tonks' eyes followed her wand as it flew high in the air, Harry watched the tip of Bellatrix's wand shine green and saw her lips wrapping around the curse.
*_At the last moment, Harry tackled Tonks, knocking her off the dais a split second before Bellatrix's curse hit the archway, causing it to explode; What sounded like thousands of screams ripped through the air as rock and dust rained on everyone.
*_Sirius and Lupin spun together and aimed a double spell at Bellatrix, watching the maniacal grin slide from her lifeless face.
*_But Harry didn't hear the screams of the dead or laughter of lifelong friendship. He didn't see the green flash or the falling body of Voldemort's best warrior. He didn't feel the explosion, or the resulting storm of debris. He only saw Tonks; her heart shaped face, shining with sweat. The only sounds were the synchronized beats of their pulses. There was no feeling except his lips pressed to hers. Her hands in his hair. The flood of relief, knowing he had gotten there in time. And the overwhelming feeling that this was just the beginning.