A/N: I know this one is sort of short and there's not a ton of Nuna in this chapter, but it's pretty important to the story, so bear with me! As always, please take the time to leave a comment!
Despite all the chaos around him, Neville ran into the fray with a smile on his face. At least if he didn't make it through he could die knowing he'd finally made his feeling for Luna clear. He spotted Ron engaged in a fearsome battle with the werewolf Fenrir Greyback and ran to his aid. Greyback was dangerous and powerful wizard, and one seventeen year-old boy wouldn't be able to hold him off forever.
But two might.
Side by side, he and Ron fought their hardest until the half-man, half-beast was brought down at last. "Thanks Neville," said Ron. His face was streaked with tears.
"Anytime," said Neville. He patted Ron encouragingly on the back. "Come on, let's end this," he said. "For Harry."
The two of them ran through the crowd to find someone in need of help. "I need to find Hermione," Ron said desperately. "I need to make sure she's okay."
There was a shout from across the hall. "NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH!"
The crowd parted to watch as Mrs. Weasley pushed aside three girls- Ginny, Hermione, and Luna, and engaged in battle with Bellatrix Lestrange. Neville and Ron both froze along with everyone else. Only two battles were still being fought- Molly versus Bellatrix, and Voldemort against McGonagall, Slughorn, and Kingsley all at once, but both Neville and Ron were watching the two women.
Ron, of course, was worried for his mother.
Neville was hoping for the downfall of the woman who had torn his family apart.
"What will happen to your children when I've killed you?" Bellatrix taunted. "When Mummy's gone the same way as Freddie?"
"You- will- never- touch- our- children- again!" Mrs. Weasley screamed at the top of her lungs. Neville heard Ron's breath catch in his throat.
Bellatrix laughed, but it didn't last long, because a curse erupted from Molly's wand and hit her right over the heart.
The entire hall froze, Voldemort and his opponents included, as the mad witch finally toppled. There was a split second of silence, and the crowd roared. Voldemort screamed a blood-curdling scream of fury, and McGonagall, Slughorn, and Kingsley went flying backward through the air.
The Dark Lord rounded on Molly Weasley and pointed his wand straight at her.
"PROTEGO!"
The spell seemed to come from nowhere and expanded right through the middle of the hall. Neville stared around for the source of the charm and gasped.
Because Harry Potter pulled off his invisibility cloak.
"HARRY!" bellowed Ron, among many others. He made to run to his best friend, but Neville grabbed him. The entire room was absolutely still, and completely silent as Harry and Voldemort looked at each other.
Neville looked across the Great Hall at Luna for a moment. She was standing with Ginny and Hermione, both of whom were staring open-mouthed at the boy they though was gone forever.
Everything was either about to be okay, or it was about to get a lot worse.