Chapter 11: The Battle

Harry and Draco practiced nearly every night they could and had improved over the last two weeks. Sirius and Narcissa had begun to get along better and Narcissa and Lupin had gotten on a first name basis.

Draco and Harry had often been falling asleep on the floor in the Room of Requirement, but tonight, they had fallen asleep in the Gryffindor common room. Harry was sitting asleep in a chair and Draco was lying down on a couch.

Harry twitched in his sleep. His scar was burning badly. He was Voldemort.

He was deep in the forbidden forest with none other than Lucius Malfoy.

"You say your son is in an affair with Harry Potter, Lucius?" Harry spoke in the high, cold voice of Voldemort.

"Yes, my Lord," Lucius said, "Draco has dishonored the family name, you, as well."

"You are correct, your son is a disgrace to me," Voldemort spoke, "I want him dead as much as you do."

"My lord?"

"I will send you back up for your mission," He grabbed Lucius's left arm and pulled up his sleeve. He placed his wand on the dark mark. Several minutes later, a Death eater arrived.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, my lord, but I forgot that you couldn't apperate onto Hogwarts' grounds, so I had to make a portkey." She held up a rusty old spoon and then threw it on the forests' floor.

"No worries, Bellatrix," The Dark Lord spoke, "Where are the others?"

"Forgive me sir, but they all thought it was a joke."

"Very well, Bellatrix. What I need you to do help Lucius kill Draco Malfoy."

"Yes, My Lord, as you wish." She said.

"Are going to come too, my lord?" Said Lucius, "This would be an excellent opportunity to kill Harry Potter, sir."

"No, I'm not going." Voldemort said, "I'm not in the mood to lose to a teenager again. You have your orders." He waved his wand, flew into the sky, and vanished.

Bellatrix and Lucius started to walk towards the castle.

"Harry, Harry, HARRY!"

Harry woke up in a cold sweat, gasping for breath. Draco was standing just in front of Harry with his hands on his shoulders.

"Are you okay?" He asked the Gryffindor.

"Your dad," Harry said, standing up, "He's in the forbidden forest, with Bellatrix Lastrange."

"Well," Draco said, "This what we were training for, isn't it?"

Harry nodded, "We need to get Lupin and Sirius."

Harry and Draco had stopped at Narcissa's room and got her to come with them.

The entered Dumbledore's office, and Sirius, Lupin, and Dumbledore turned to the door.

"What's wrong Harry," Sirius asked.

"Lucius is here, on Hogwarts grounds, in the forbidden forest."

"Harry, are you sur-" Lupin started, but was cut off by a loud banging noise.

Harry, Draco, Narcissa, Lupin, Sirius, and Dumbledore all ran down to the entrance hall as fast as they could, with their wands drawn.

When they got there, there was a large hole in the wall, as if someone had blown it up.

Then they saw two figures come out of the shadows. They raised their wands higher. One of the two people waved their wand and all the candles and torches flickered on, except for one.

The figures were now visible. One was pale with long blonde hair and the other just as pale with long, curly, auburn hair.

"Draco," Said Lucius, "Just who I was expecting."

"Father," Was all Draco could say.

"Potter," Lucius said, turning to Harry, "its true then, you are with my son."

"Yes," Harry said, as a matter of fact-ly, "I am."

"Draco, you can do so much better than this! He's not even a pureblood!" Lucius yelled.

"How dare you betray the dark lord, Draco," Bellatrix said, "How DARE you!"

"Calm yourself now, Bella, we'll have our chance."

Bellatrix smirked and pointed her wand at Draco, "Aveda Kadavra!"

"Protego!" Draco bellowed and the flash of green light that was directed at him bounced of the shield and hit a torch.

"He knows how to play, Lucius," She said.

Harry pointed his wand at Lucius, "Stupefy!"

Lucius flew back, but still landed on his feet.

He was about to cast a spell back at Harry, but Harry aimed at Lucius's wand hand and yelled, "Sectumsempra!"

Lucius screamed as his hand was cut off. Blood splattered onto the stone floor. When his hand hit the ground, his wand flew from it's fingers and across the room. Lucius collapsed onto the floor, clutching the nub where his hand used to be.

Bellatrix watched the whole thing happen, and then looked over at Sirius Black.

"I thought I killed you already," She said, "So matter, second times the charm." She moved her wand from Draco to Sirius.

"Aveda Kadav-"

"Expelliarmus!" Harry interrupted he curse and sent her wand flying.

He mouth spread into another toothy smirk, "Is baby Potter gonna try and disarm me? Accio Wand!"

Her wand flew to her hand. "You can't win Potter," She said, and turned back to Draco, "Levicourpus!"

It was as if a hook had grabbed Draco by the ankle. He was dangling above them, swaying back and forth, still holding his wand.

Bellatrix laughed evilly, "Is the wittle baby Dwaco gonna scweam?" She said, mocking him in a baby voice.

Harry couldn't stand seeing this and pointed his wand at Bellatrix, "Stupefy!"

Bellatrix flew back, breaking her eye contact with Draco, causing him to fall.

At this point, both Harry and Draco were mad. They both pointed their wands at Bellatrix and yelled, "Crucio!"

It was double the amount of pain the spell usually was. Bellatrix squirmed in pain.

"A-aveda Ka-ka-dabra," They heard Lucius stutter. Harry and Draco turned around to see Lucius attempting to kill Sirius, with his wand in his only available hand.

His spell had failed, since he was stuttering and using the wrong hand.

"Petrificus Totalus," Sirius said lazily, as Lucius stiffened. He waved his wand again and ropes formed around him.

"What's going on here?" A voice said from behind them all.

"What are you doing here, scum?" Draco asked Pansy.

"I heard screaming on my way down from the kitchens, so I came to investigate," She said.

Bellatrix stood up and looked at her, "Oh not another person, Aveda Kadavra!"

A flash of green light flew from her wand and hit Pansy Square in the chest. She fell to the floor with a light thud.

Bellatrix, Draco, and Harry all smirked.

"Thanks, Aunt Bella," Draco said, "I hated her."

"Anytime," She said, "I love causing people pain. Speaking of which, I'm supposed to be killing you, right now." She pointed her wand at Draco, "Aveda Kadav-"

"Sectumsempra," Draco yelled and a long cut formed through her dress and across the side of her stomach.

"Playing dirty, are we, now?" She said and pointed her wand at Dumbledore, "Crucio!"

Dumbledore dropped the elder wand and fell, screaming in pain.

Harry was filled with rage. He aimed his wand her, but before he could say a spell, Draco had sent he flying back. She was lying on her back when Harry yelled, "Petrificus Totalus!"

She froze. Sirius came closer and waved his wand. Ropes appeared around her just as they did Lucius.

"Now to Azkaban," said Sirius, "Let's go, Remus."

Dumbledore stood up and retrieved the one unlit candle and tossed it to Sirius. He clutched the bottom half of it and Lupin held the wick. Lupin had a hold of the ropes holding Lucius and Sirius had the ones holding Bellatrix. A small flash of light, and they were gone.

"Magnificent work boys," Dumbledore said.

"Thanks, Professor," Draco said, "Was that a portkey?"

"Yes, it was, and a well camouflaged one, too."

"Um, sir," Harry said, "What are we going to do about Pansy?"

Dumbledore pointed his wand at her and levitated her outside, to the lake, and dropped her body in.

"The merpeople will feast tonight," Dumbledore said, and raised his forefinger to his lips, "No one will know of this."

Harry and Draco laughed and went back to the Gryffindor tower to get back to a well deserved rest.