Chapter Nine
Sportsmanlike.
"INCONCEIVABLE!"
Ron was beginning to see why Snape had hung back to face the prospect of death. He was more than ready to go find some Death Eater and throw himself at the guy just to refrain from listening to Zabini.
"So what do we do now?" Ron asked, setting Hermione down. Hermione reached back and rubbed her neck with her tied hands. Ron wished suddenly that Ginny was there. She gave phenomenal back massages.
"YOU!" Zabini spun and jabbed a finger in Ron's face as the mysterious man in black approached over the foot hills. "Stay here. Finish him! Your way!"
Ron raised an eyebrow, seriously considering biting off the pointing finger. "And what, pray tell, is my way?"
"Hit him in the head with a rock!"
Ron tsked. "That's not very sportsmanlike!"
"DO I CARE?"
"You should. If I don't abide by some rules, I'd have no reason not to kill you right now."
Zabini swallowed, "Alright. Do it your way. Just do it fast!"
Ron winked at Hermione.
He stepped behind a rock as Hermione and Zabini darted off. The man in black entered the scene. He slowed and a smile broke across his face. "You'd better come out."
Ron stepped around the rock. "Are we to be cordial then?"
"I'd like to. But I know who's going to win this."
"Oh? Who?"
"I am."
Ron laughed. "If we play fair, there's no way. Only my brothers can do that."
"Let's test that theory."
The man in Black unbuckled his sword and set it on the ground. Ron set down the rock he had been toting, decreetly placing his wand behind it as well. The smaller man ran at him, hitting him in the chest with his shoulder. Ron barely flinced.
The man in black stepped back before trying again.
Ron grinned. "I thought you were going to show me how you can kick my ass."
The man in black grinned. "Of course I am. Here goes nothing."
Ron moved forward and the smaller man darted around to behind him. "You're quick."
"Thanks."
"Why do you wear a mask?"
"Do you care?" he asked, dodging another blow.
"Not really, but I think everyone should have polite conversation before death, don't you?"
"Right. I wear it because I'm not ready for you to know who I am."
"Works for me. Who are you?"
"Nice try."
"Thought I'd try."
The man in black darted behind him agian. This time his hand moved seperately and pinched a nerve in Ron's neck. ROn fell like a sack of rocks.
The man in black smiled. "Sleep on, you honorable idiot."
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Harry stared in shock at the scene before him. It wasn't possible. Snape was the best. How could anyone beat him? He looked at his men.
"Clearly this was all planned. See, there was a great battle. Hermione was taken. Some... One of my men has gotten here and tries to save her."
Remus raised an eyebrow. For the Boy who lived, he sucked horribly at telling a lie.
(A/N: So, I wrote the final chapter for this story the other day and may I say I'm super happy with how it ends. I hope you all will be too.