Chapter 2
Sorry I forgot to put this up in the first chapter so here it is...
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The majority of the Characters belong to JK Rowling. The plot may go along with certain events that happen in the series, however, some additional Characters and my plot points are constructed out of my imagination.
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A fierce battle was waiting for him outside the hut. Immediately he rejoined it with an air of ease and grace. He killing all DeathEaters which were in his path he swiftly made his way toward the center where Potter and Voldemort were dueling.
"Voldemort!" he shouted behind the vile man.
Voldemort turned to see Severus standing there with his head held up with a pride that truly befitted monarchy. Silence echoed the field as the Dark Lord forgotten about the boy who lived and made his advance to his once beloved follower and now betrayer. A silent look of understanding passed between the boy who lived and the middle age wizard. Severus was to weaken and distract the Dark Lord so Harry could kill him.
"How does it feel my Lord to know that one of 'your most loyal servants' betrayed you." Severus taunted the man slowly moving backwards drawing the Dark Lord away from the battle to a more seclude area with Harry following them close behind.
"You will regret the day you were born Severus, no one betrays the Dark Lord and lives" Voldemort hissed at him as he continued to foolishly followed him away from the battle. Realizing the end was near everyone seemed to be frozen in time as they all stopped fighting in their spots to see the extended battle below. All eyes were on Voldemort and Severus. Harry took this opportunity to fade into the trees just to the left of Severus.
"CRUCIO" both men yelled the same time.
The scene around them was alarming both men were shaking as a fierce pain cursed through their bodies yet neither of them wanted to let go of their wands first. Everyone knew that Severus was extremely powerful especially since they discovered him as the half blood prince. Yet even though they knew this they never saw anyone stand against the Dark Lord like this –even Harry haven't been able to keep the Dark lord at his mercy like this.
"Let go you fool" the Dark Lord hissed at him as he began to sway from the effect of the spell. Yet Severus held on tight holding his legs firmly in the ground. His teeth clenched firmly against each other as he held out his pain. Little cuts began to form on faces and bodies of both of the men. The longer they held on the deeper and longer the cuts began to spread.
"Let go!" the Dark Lord hissed again falling to his knees this time dropping his wand in defeat. Severus still ignored him holding his wand with the determination not to let go no matter how much pain he was in. Looking towards Harry giving him a slight nod.
"Let go! Let go!" the Dark Lord continued to crying out in agony. He didn't even realize that Harry was standing in front of him now until Harry spoke to him.
"It looks like the famous Lord Voldemort has faced his defeat."
"You haven't defeated me boy. Even if you kill me now I still have more lives inside my Horcruxes. You can't destroy me until they are all gone!" the Dark Lord let out a malicious laugh.
"Then you won't be too pleased to know that we destroyed them all."
"How could you… it's not possible." Still shaking from pain under the spell that he was on he slowly turned to Severus as a look of realization came across his face. His voice broke as he tried to croak out his displeasure at Severus "You helped them didn't you…you…you…you traitor. I trusted you enough…enough to let you keep one of them for me… and you betrayed me. You helped them... You brought the downfall of your own master…a master who gave you more then your own father ever did."
"Yes I did. I destroyed the one that you gave me and helped them find and destroy the others. You claimed that you gave me so much but you gave me nothing but shame. The shame of having your ugly mark taint my flesh. Albus the great wizard gave me everything; he gave me a life, a home, a job and a future- some thing that you would never have been able to offer me. Above all that he was a friend and a mentor that I cared for dearly and I would always be loyal to."
"You killed the fool because I told you. If you were loyal to him you wouldn't have killed him would you?" that Dark Lord look like he was cross between triumph and worry.
"I killed him because he commanded me to. He was weakened when he destroyed the ring and when he went with Potter he drank your poison he was dying anyways because of it. When he was on top of the tower he used Legilimency to command me to kill him. So I guess you can say that you don't even have the pleasure of having Dumbledore killed on your order."
Anger and pain burned on the Dark Lord's face. Severus still haven't lifted the spell and you could see the effect on the Dark Lord.
"Now Voldemort, it is time for you to meet your end. You have killed many and now it is your turn to be killed." Severus sneered at him as Potter made his advance. "Potter now!"
Severus felt his fingers slip from his wand collapsing from exhaustion as Harry shouted out the killing curse destroying the Dark Lord once and for all. He slowly felt himself fall into unconciousness feeling at peace as darkness surrounded him.
Voices were heard all around him. An augment broke out between two of the voices but he could not make out what they were saying. All he wanted to do is lie there in peace forgetting about the entire world. Here in is unconscious state he had no responsibilities, no worries no fears. Here he was safe from the responsibilities of life that he had to face each day the responsibilities that he could not escape.
His head was tilted upwards and a hot liquid tickled down his throat. He felt a magical pull forcing him to wake up but he fought it as much as he could until he could not hold his end of the battle any longer. Slowly his eyes twitched open and saw people all around him.
He groaned and closed his eyes willing them to go away but they didn't.
"See I told you that potion will wake him up. He invented that one you know. He made it to help me relive the people who got injured in the war. It is a bit ironic that he needed his own potion in the end." He heard Poppy say up ahead. He suddenly dreaded the fact that he invented such a potion wanting nothing more then to sleep forever.
He weakly peered from his eyes lids at the people around him. He was surrounded by the Order and the Hogwarts staff. The Weasley boy looked as if he would burst with anger.
"Professor McGonagall we can't waste time. Get him up and tell to help her!"
"Severus boy," Minerva called him. He opened his eyes a fraction of an inch to peer at here through his lids. "You must wake up now we have no time to waste boy." She child him.
He opened his eyes fully looking straight at her not saying anything. His blank eyes traveled around the room taking in his surroundings.
"Professor McGonagall we have to hurry she needs our help!" Ron wined at her again.
"Ron" Harry intervened "Give the guy a minute. What he did took all the energy out of him. Not only that technically he should still be in a coma. The only reason why he is up is because the potion. We don't even know how focus he is, give him a minute to adjust."
For the first time Severus saw the good in the Potter boy and appreciated his defense for him for right now he had no energy at all.
"You would not be saying that Harry if it was your girl friend in trouble."
'His girlfriend,' Severus thought. "Hermione" he whispered. Minerva made him and Hermione resort to first name basis after working side by side together in the Order for the past year and a half.
Hogwarts was closed for their seventh year as well as this year. They decided that they would open it once again once the war was over as well as create an extra wing for continuing education students. The university wing will allow all the students who missed their final years at Hogwarts to go back to school and complete their degree. As well it will allow future students to complete their University degree without going abroad.
"yes Severus, Hermione." Minerva rushed at him. "We don't know what happened to her. She's in the cave that you put her in but she won't come out. She starts screaming if anyone gets near her and she cries for you. Is this from the spell that she got hit with?"
"It is from the spell that the Dark Lord sent at me." he whispered hoarsely. "The curse was meant for me, but the Dark Lord when I dodged it, it hit Hermione. I didn't know that she was behind me until I heard her gasp."
"Do you know what the curse was? Can you help her?" Minerva pressed at him urgently.
"It was the Dementor Bite." he croaked. "I think that I might be able to help her but there is no guarantee."
"You better find a way to help her!" Ron stormed at him. "It's your falut that she got hit by the curse in the first place. So get off your bloody behind of yours and get her out of that hell of a hole that you put her in! You put her right or I'll skin you alive!"
Ron was shaking with anger as he adavnaced towards Severus preparing to hit him square in the face. Remus and Harry hurried forward grabbing him back.
"Ron!" they shouted.
"You mustest do anything rash." Remus reasoned with him. "Severus will do everything possible to help Hermione but if you skin him alive you'll won't get anywhere."
"This is my girlfriend we are talking about. We must do something!" he yelled trying to get his point across.
"Uh Ron, may be we should point out that she is not your girlfriend, she dumped you three weeks before the war. Remember?" Harry told him not using the best approach to console his frantic friend.
"She didn't mean it when she broke up with me. She was distort that's all. She was worried and confused with all that was going on with the war and stuff. Now that the war is over she'll come around. You' ll see."
"What ever you say Ron, what ever you say…" Harry muttered weakly.
"Professor," he said turning to Snape, "Is there anything we can do now to help Hermione."
"You said that she was still in the cave." Severus looked towards Minerva who nodded solemnly.
"She won't come out," Harry voiced. "We all tried to pray her out of there but she kept of fleeting away into the depths of the shadows crying and screaming incoherently. The only thing that we could make out is her cry for you Sna-" he quickly corrected himself after getting a look from Minerva"Severus." Harry still haven't gotten the hang of calling his professors by their first names like Hermione did, and Severus still tended to call all of them by their sir name except for Hermione who he worked the most with.
"Poppy!" Severus called out in a husky voice that was still did not work properly because the weak state that his body was in. When the woman appeared he quickly ordered her to retrieve various potions that he would need to be healed so he could fetch Hermione with Potter. After downing the potions quickly he motioned to Remus to help him up.
Remus steadied him and together with Harry, Ron and Minerva they walked out of the Hospital wing to the cave that Hermione was hidden in.
