Disclaimer: See Chapter 1

A/N: I so totally apologize for how long this story has been left undone. Trust me, real life hasn't been the easiest. In the time since I last posted, I changed jobs three times. The one that I am at now really hasn't left me with much time for writing. Just recently I got married to one of the most wonderful men in the world. He got me addicted to World of Warcraft, and table top role play games. So what I am trying to get at is that, I will be trying to work on this story. I've been on a 5 year hiatus. It's time to get the heads er, ball rolling. Well on with the show!

Chapter 10: When the Wards Came Tumbling Down

The professors, Blacks and Potters never did figure out how Lucius escaped. It was a moot point, seeing as how said escapee was dead. After they stopped the investigation, the Order was called to get a strategy prepared as the final battle was quickly approaching. Jamison and his siblings, plus Draco, started gathering the Slyths that were against Voldemort. It surprised the former Gryffindor; just how many children of Deatheaters opposed their parents. Dumbledore, with all of his infinite wisdom, decided that if the defecting Slytherins were going to train to fight in the battle, that the Gryffindors should be a part as well, if only to be fair.

With the holidays coming to an end and exams nearing the students were very nearly climbing the walls. Ares, just being a typical child of Sirius Black, actually started climbing the walls, that was, until Eris hit him with a tickling hex. The prank war was back in full force, and with the addition of James Potter, the Marauders were only three strong but still could prank with the best of them.

February rolled around and no one was prepared for the revelation that was discovered a few days prior to Valentines…

Eris and Jamie had walked to the potions lab to work on Jamie's tutoring and her research project. As they walked in, they both heard noises coming from the supplies closet. Wands drawn, the siblings approached the door that was ajar. The sight made Jamie blush, and Eris giggle and blush. Severus and Remus were backed into the corner of the small room, totally oblivious to the students at the door, kissing like teenagers in love.

"Mum, you'll never believe what we've just seen…"

It had been a few weeks after Jamie and Eris discovered Sev and Remus' secret, when the wards fell. Alarms that sounded more like the shriek of a banshee, cut through the air. The Heads of houses checked their respective common rooms, essentially creating a lock-down. The Order members, who had been staying at the castle, were gathered in Dumbledore's office, going over every possible scenario for the cause of the wards failing. The Blacks, plus the Potters were sending word to the Ministry and the other Order members, hoping for a quick response. Then the sound of shattering glass alerted the adults to the fact that two students had literally flown into the office.

"Jamison! Draco! What are you doing up here? You should be in your common room!" Serena shrieked, sounding like the ward alarms. The boys leaned on their brooms and looked to Dumbledore, who was going over the ward charts.

"Death…Eaters…in the dungeons." Jamie gasped, his heart going about a mile a minute. "Snape was warding the common room door…"

"There was about five of them…Sev is injured!" Draco stammered, also trying to catch his breath.

The battle was intense. All of the seventh years from each house stood shoulder to shoulder with the Order members and the Aurors that arrived just after Jamie crashed into the headmaster's office. Curses flew for what seemed like hours, though it was actually a matter of minutes, the skirmish was over.

Battered and bloody, the Aurors that were still standing rounded up the surviving Deatheaters and medi-wizards took care of the Light side's wounded.

In the end, the Light had won this battle, the Prophet named it, "The Battle of Hogwarts", not naming all of the fighters of the light, but just a few of the well known Aurors. Only six of the Deatheaters that joined their comrades died, the rest were now in ministry holding cells.

"When are you going to tell us?" Ares whined, holding his quill above his charms paper, letting little blots hit.

"When you, my darling son, learn not to prank your teachers, most especially, your parents," Sirius was trying, and failing miserably, to cast the counter charm on his hair, that was now an acid green color. The twins of Gryffindor and the twins of Slytherin had finally teamed up to do the final prank of the school year. It went off without a hitch. All of the students, and professors, had their hair changed. Some got tentacles and others just changed to their most hated color.

"You're just mad because you weren't in on it." Ser chuckled from the kitchen, her tentacle hair waving kitchen rags around her head. Suddenly turning a serious glare towards her children, "As great as it was, seeing both houses working together, now is not the time for fun and games!"

"Would you rather everyone be resigned to their fate, possible death, or would you rather everyone be in good spirits? Knowing that there still is something worth fighting for?" Jamie proclaimed from the door way, his hair tussled from the wind, his broom over his shoulder. "I can't think of a better way to go." Smiling serenely, he walked away from the door and headed down the hall.

A/N: Super short, I know. But this chappie has been sitting in this folder since 2003. I figured that I would finally release it in to the wild where it belongs, and that hopefully someday I'll actually remember what I was writing about. TTFN Lovies.

Eris