CHAPTER 10

"Let her go!" Shouted Sirius as he sent a curse flying to Dolohov, killing him on impact.

Hermione stumbled back, looking straight at Sirius as he dueled with Pius, trying to make his way to her.

It didn't take long for her to realize what was going on. She couldn't help but feel pure happiness at seeing Sirius, regardless of the circumstance. I need a wand, she thought as she scurried by the altar to find one. She locked eyes with the representative, the wizard noticed her intention as her sight moved to his pocket and he instantly apparated out of the battle. "Bullocks!" she shouted.

Bellatrix shrieked as she released a curse towards Mrs. Weasley and Ginny who missed it by a hairline. "You're coming with me," she said grabbing Hermione by the arm and dragging her off the altar.

"Expelliarmus!" Sirius successfully disarmed Pius, as he was about to stun him he heard Hermione calling for him.

"Sirius! Sirius!" She yelled trying to fight Bellatrix's hold on her, pulling towards him.

"Hermione!" Screamed Sirius, completely forgetting Pius as he ran towards them, dodging curses, he tried to reach her.

Using this as an opportunity, Pius retrieved his wand and aimed it at Sirius' back, as he was about to perform the killing curse, he was hit by Harry's sectumsempra, straight to the chest, which cut through and killed him instantaneously.

Hermione and Bellatrix apparated before Sirius could reach her and he dropped to the ground deflecting a curse from Rodolphus.

Sirius struggled as fast as he could to reach a sheltered spot, but he felt time slow around him. All he could hear was Hermione's screams for him and his own heartbeat. He was brought out of his panic when he heard an ear-piercing cry; he looked up and saw Ginny lurching at Umbridge "Reducto!" She shouted and sent Umbridge flying against a wall, erupting into pieces.

Ginny ran back to her original spot and collapsed to the floor in uncontrollable tears around a body, Sirius couldn't make out who it was until he heard the poor girl sob "Mum! Mummy! Mum!" Umbridge had killed Molly.

Sirius finally reached a wall away from the battle and sat behind it trying to think where his cousin could have taken Hermione. He felt defeated, he had no idea where she was and his friends were hurt, they were dying.

"To the west side of the manor, she took her to the west side of the manor!" Said Draco with urgency as he approached Sirius, ducked down as to not be seen.

Sirius looked at Draco stunned, he began to reach for his wand when Draco interrupted him.

"Do you want to save her or not? I want this all to be over just as much as you all do, please. Go down this corridor and when you reach the top of the stairs turn right, Bellatrix has taken her to the great hall of the west wing. She's going to call for him. If you hurry you may be able to stop her, now go!"

Draco picked Sirius up and pushed him towards the right direction, as Sirius began to run down the corridor, Lucius stood in front of him and directed a curse at him which he deflected and before he could curse him back, "Stupefy!" Draco stunned Lucius.

"He is my father after all." He told Sirius as he ran with him up the stairs.

"How did you do it? TELL ME! How did you tell your filthy friends where you were?"

Bellatrix dragged Hemrione by the hair to the middle of the hall and threw her hard on the floor. Hermione whimpered at the impact but said nothing as she turned on her back.

"Doesn't matter, when the Dark Lord finishes with you there won't be anything left for you to say." Bellatrix positioned herself on top of Hermione and pulled her hair harshly to set her head in place. "But first I'm going to have a bit of fun with you, mudblood."

"Crucio!" She shouted and Hemrione writhed in pain as Bellatrix laughed maniacally.

"Crucio!" She yelled again and Hermione began to sob in complete and utter pain.

Bellatrix leaned down and grabbed Hermione's arm and set it firm on the floor, she placed her wand above it and began engraving the word mudblood as Hermione whimpered in agony.

"Awww little mudblood can't handle a little bit of pain?"

"Crucio!"

Suddenly the door burst open and Draco ran in with Sirius behind him, Draco raised his wand to expel his aunt from Hermione but she was too quick, "Avada Kedavra!" She shot the killing curse straight at Draco and he collapsed in front of Sirius.

Sirius quickly raised his wand and stunned Bellatrix before coming at her again with a fiendfyre, which took the shape of the grim. The fire engulfed Bellatrix in a vortex of flames that slowly took her life as she screeched in pain, finally subsiding as the flames disappeared within her ashes.

Sirius dropped by Hemrione and swiftly picked her up in his arms, "Hermione! Hermione, love, please wake up! Hermione!"

He cradled her in his arms, brushing the hair off her face begging her to open her eyes to no avail. He held her close to his chest as tears began to stream down his eyes in silent sobs and whispered her name. He picked her up and walked back to the main hall.

In the hall, he was greeted with a miserable sight. Everyone was gathered around the Weasley's and their mother, in full tears and sorrowful desperation while the remaining death eaters fled.

"Dobby, to Shell Cottage please." Said Sirius.

Everyone looked up and saw Sirius' stern face and Hermione's body in his hands. Dobby walked up to him and extended his hand, before Sirius took it, he looked down at his friends with eyes full of tears "Draco's body is upstairs in the west wing, be good to him he died for freedom just like Molly."

"Nooooo!" Cried Narcissa as she heard the news of the death of her son, she ran out of the room she was hiding in and ran towards the west wing. Sirius dissaparated with Dobby.

Sirius and Hermione arrived at Shell Cottage with the help of Dobby, "Thank you Dobby." Said Sirius.

"You're welcome Mr. Black, take care of Miss. Hermione." Said Dobby before apparating back to the manor to retrieve the rest of the order.

Bill and Fleur opened the door to Sirius' desperate knocks, "she needs a bed and some dittany, hurry!"

Fleur motioned Sirius to follow her and he did to an empty little room, with a small bed in the middle and a window on the right with the view of beach. Sirius set Hermione down on the bed and pulled the covers over her. Bill entered with a small vial and handed it to Sirius. Sirius grabbed Hermione's arm and poured the contents of the vial over the damage Bellatrix had caused, he watched the horrible word slowly fade away as Hermione sighed in sleep. He bent down and muttered a spell and she relaxed in her slumber as he sat on the chair next to her bed and caressed her hair. Fleur and Bill stood by the door watching the heartbreaking scene in pure concern.

Dobby appeared in front of the others waiting for Harry's command to apparate them out of there.

They all stood by the Weasley family holding each other in a series of embraces that unfortunately could not comfort the family.

Harry walked towards Dobby and told him to give them a minute, Dobby agreed and stepped back to let the family grieve.

Harry walked around the hall, inspecting the mess that was created and unexpectedly his scar began to throb. He pressed his fingers against it in discomfort and walked towards Umbridge's ashes. He stepped in front of them and his scar seared in pain, he kneeled down and searched through the ashes coming across a hard object. He picked it up and saw that it was Salazar Slytherin's locket. He rapidly placed it around his neck and walked towards his friends.

The all held hands and apparated to Shell Cottage and took Mrs. Weasley's body to give her a proper funeral.

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