Chapter 10
The wind howled as the teachers prepared for the worst. Voldemort was coming. Harry could feel it. Draco was safely hidden in one of the secret passages of the castle. Dumbledore thought it would be for the best. Everyone was ready to fight. But first Voldemort would have to make it through the protection spells the adults had placed around Hogwarts. Which they would break eventually Harry was sure, but it gave them sometime. And in the end that could make all the difference.
A thundering boom sounded as the first curse hit the protection spell outside. Harry saw Hermione and Ron flinch out of the corner of his eye. Blaise and Severus immediately moved to comfort them. Harry had begged his friends to join Draco in hiding, but they'd refused. There soulmates as well had agreed with Harry, but they still wouldn't go away. In the end they were allowed to stay.
A crack shook Harry out of his thoughts as the protection spells started to break. There was another loud crack like the sky split in two and then everything fell silent. They all waited with baited breath to see what would happen next. Finally the door creaked open and Nagini slithered in with Voldemort right behind her. Neville made a run for Voldemort. Without even blinking Voldemort knocked him down. No spell just smacked him down. Like Neville was an annoying fly. The death eaters threw the door open and the battle really began. Voldemort came straight after Harry. Harry was trying to get to Nagini, but couldn't get around Voldemort. He noticed Neville standing up the sword of Godric Gryffindor clutched in his hand. "Neville the snake!" he screamed. Voldemort gasped and turned around just as Neville sliced through Nagini's head. He screamed and raised his wand "Avad-" but he was cut off by Harry punching him in the back. He whirled around wand still raised.
"Harry!" Draco screamed from the top of the stairs to Harry's right. Voldemort pointed his wand straight at Draco. "Avada Kadavera!" he yelled as Harry jumped in front of the green bolt. At the same time he heard Bellatrix scream "Stupefy!" He fell to the ground.
Ron took out Bellatrix from behind. He watched as Harry rose, seemingly from the dead and killed Voldemort.
Harry rushed over to Draco craddling his soulmates body close to his chest crying. "Please let them be okay." he sobbed, not even sure who he was talking to. Ron and Blaise came and helped him carry Draco to the infirmary where Madam Pomfrey was waiting for the wounded.