A/N: I decided to finish this story finally. Also I started writing this before the sixth book came out so there aren't any horcrux or any of the plot that was in the sixth or seventh books.
Chapter Eleven: Battle of the Ages
"Ah...Mr. Malfoy, good of you to join us. Thanks for leading Potter right to me. I knew you'd be a great asset." said Voldemort coolly. Just then the Death Eaters came out of nowhere completely outnumbering them with their wands raised.
Everyone turned to look at Draco. Harry and Ron gave scathing looks but Hermione was the one that spoke, her voice shaking in anger. "Y-you led us here only to betray us?"
Draco looked back and forth from Hermione to Voldemort, the fear consuming him. He then broke out his classic smirk and said, "Did you honestly think that I had switched sides or something? If I didn't use you I wouldn't have been able to convince Dumbledore and Potter to follow me here".
Hermione's eyes widened and tears began to trickle down her cheeks. "Draco...you don't know what you're saying. You aren't like your father. I know there's good in you I've seen it. Don't-"
Draco interrupted her saying, "Mudlbood! I just told you that I used you so stop with the miss goody-two-shoes act".
"While taunting the Mudblood is rather amusing", said Voldemort loudly. "It is time for you to fulfill your destiny Draco."
Draco's face was an unreadable mask as he nodded his head and walked towards Voldemort. Hermione grabbed his arm and clung on to him. "Draco...please", she said through sobs.
Malfoy pulled his arm out of her grasp. "Don't touch me Mudblood!", Draco said and then he continued towards Voldemort.
Ron pulled Hermione to him to prevent her from reaching out to Draco again where she sobbed quietly into Ron's shoulder.
Malfoy stood in front of Voldemort and reached out his arm. Voldemort held onto his arm, pushed up his sleeve but before he could do anything else Dumbledore spoke.
"Draco...you don't have to do this", said Dumbledore. "There is another way".
Voldemort laughed darkly and said, "Albus you really do think there is good in every one don't you? I mean you actually thought Severus was good and now Draco? Next you're going to say that I actually have a soul."
"This is where we differ Tom. I believe anyone can step away from evil and that it never entirely consumes us. And I believe in love where as you try so hard to run from it," said Dumbledore.
"Don't call me that vile name! You might be strong but you trust too easily and so are easier to betray", sneered Voldemort. "Now I have to complete this ceremony and then I will deal with you Albus." He then took Draco's wand and pointed it at his arm. "We are going to bind ourselves together so that my soul can latch onto his. This will give me a longer life and if something were to happen to me my soul would take over his body."
Everyone gasped and Dumbledore said to Draco, "You really want to sacrifice yourself for this person that doesn't care about you? He only cares about himself and gaining power."
Draco blinked and Voldemort said, "He has a very important calling. Many wizards would die to be in his position." He put his wand back to Draco's arm. Then Dumbledore cast a spell while pointing his wand at Draco who was pushed backwards and knocked to the floor.
Voldemort pointed his wand at Dumbledore and cried, "Avada Kedavra!", but Dumbledore evaded it easily and the two began to duel.
Hermione wrenched herself from Ron's grip and ran to the fallen Draco where he lay there motionless. "Draco!" she cried desperately. "Draco please wake up!" When he didn't move she laid her head on his chest and sobbed harder than ever. Ron and Harry made to pull her off of him but she wouldn't budge.
Lucius Malfoy shot a spell at Ron but Harry blocked him and the spell missed him by inches. The other death eaters started joining in the fight until Voldemort shouted, "Not Potter! Leave the boy to me!".
Then a few wizards came out of the dungeon that Harry and them had just come from. It was the rest of the Order and they began immediately sending spells at all the Death Eaters. Snape was among the Order and Voldemort growled in rage when he saw him cast a spell at Lucius.
"Has Dumbledore got you in his pocket Severus?", sneered Lucius.
Snape cast another spell and smirked back at him. "I'm not the one... being controlled by someone Lucius. You would give your only son to be in the Dark Lords favor?"
Lucius hissed at this and said, "Crucio!".
Snape was too quick however as he said, "Expeliarmus!", before Lucius could finish his spell. Lucius was knocked backwards into the wall and fell to the floor where there was a sickening crack. Lucius Malfoy was dead.
Voldemort didn't even flinch at losing one of his closest followers. Voldemort took the opportunity however, to hit Dumbledore with a spell while Dumbledore was staring at Lucius. The spell hit Dumbledore right in the chest and he crumpled to the ground.
"Nooo!" said Harry running towards them with his wand in the air. "Crucio!" he cried pointing his wand at Voldemort. Voldemort didn't expect the spell so it hit him but it didn't do anything.
Voldemort laughed. "You're still attempting to use unforgivable curses boy? You're far too noble to use them." He then cast a spell at Harry that knocked him to the ground.
Meanwhile Draco opened his eyes slowly feeling like the wind had been knocked out of him. He then saw Hermione laying on him crying. "What are you doing?", he asked.
Hermione stopped sobbing and lifted her head slowly and gazed into his grey eyes. "Draco! Y-You're alive." she said tears still running down her face.
"I told you that I used you and brought you here to die and you're crying over me?", Draco asked.
"I know I should hate you but I can't", Hermione said looking down.
Draco stared at Hermione intently and then lifted her chin up so she could look at him. "Hermione I didn't bring you here to get hurt. But I had to act like I was on Voldemort's side so that I could protect you.
Hermione gasped and then slapped him in the face. "How could you do that to me!" she cried. Then she smiled and hugged him tightly. "I love you idiot".
Draco grimaced while rubbing his cheek then pulled her to him. "I love you too 'mione."
Hermione smiled at him then looked around the room. "We have to help, Harry has to be the one to kill Voldemort. Can you stand?"
"Yeah I'm fine" he said pulling himself and Hermione up. "And I know that Harry has to kill him that's why I let Voldemort take my wand. Harry can kill him if Voldemort isn't using his own wand.
"Ohh Draco you're a genius!" Hermione said.
Then they saw that right in the middle of the room Harry was on the ground and Voldemort was pointing his wand at Harry's chest.
"I'm finally going to be rid of you Potter after all these years of waiting", said Voldemort.
No one in the Order seemed to notice that anything was going on as they were all in heavy combat with the death eaters. Draco looked at the horror struck look on Hermione's face and knew what he had to do.
Draco raised his wand and pointed it at Voldemort. "Voldemort!" he yelled loudly. Voldemort looked away from Harry and stared at Draco. "Expelliarmus!", Draco shouted. Voldemort was far too experienced for Draco's spell to affect him and it bounced off easily with Voldemort's counter curse.
Voldemort laughed. "Do you serious think you can take on the most powerful wizard in the world?" But Draco just smirked and winked at Harry but Voldemort didn't notice."Now I still want to use you as my vessel but I'm going to teach you a lessen first."
He pointed his wand at Draco but before he could say a spell Harry said, "Avada Kedavra!" A flash of green light only too familiar to Harry protruded from his wand and hit Voldemort knocking him to the ground.
Every one stopped fighting and stared in shock at the once powerful wizard laying on the ground dead. A few of the death eaters were dead and some tried to get away but the Order rounded them up and bound them so they couldn't flee. Bellatrix ran to Voldemort and started crying. It took three of the order to carry her off screaming.
Hermione squeezed Draco's hand and then ran with Ron over to Harry. "Are you okay?" Hermione asked.
"Yes of course. But I couldn't have done it without him." Harry said nodding towards Draco.
Hermione smiled and gave Draco a wink.
Then Lupin walked towards them. "Guys Dumbledore still hasn't woken up." said Lupin.
They all gave each other worried expressions then followed Lupin to Dumbledore who was surrounded by the rest of the Order.
Harry fell to his knees by Dumbledore's side. "He's going to be okay isn't he?" he asked though terrified of the answer.
"It doesn't look good Harry," said Lupin quietly. "We have to get him to the hospital wing though."
All of a sudden a screeching sound came from up above. Everyone looked up to see Fawkes flying towards them. Fawkes landed next to Dumbledore and placed his head on Dumbledore's chest. Then Fawkes burst into flames and turned to ash.
Dumbledore opened his eyes and looked at the ash by his side. "What happened here?" He asked dazedly.
"We thought you died but then Fawkes came and put his head on your chest. Then he just turned to ash." said Harry.
"Oh...Fawkes must have given his life for me to live." said Dumbledore sadly. "What a remarkable bird. He was such a dear friend."
"Well he can just come back again can't he?", asked Harry.
"I'm afraid not Harry. For you see Fawkes wasn't just healing a wound, he was healing my entire soul. And for that he must sacrifice his."
Harry nodded quietly and Lupin held out his hand to Dumbledore. "Come on we need to get you to the Hospital Wing." Lupin said.
"I'm perfectly fine I assure you.", said Dumbledore standing up and looking at Harry again. "Harry you have gone through a lot but you have finally fulfilled your destiny and you too Mr. Malfoy. It took great courage to do what you did." He then patted the two of them on the shoulder and smiled.
~OOOOOOO~
Harry, Ron, Hermione, Malfoy, and Ginny were in the hospital wing an hour later. Harry and Malfoy were in the beds while Ginny sat at the edge of Harry's bed and Hermione was fussing with Malfoy to take his medicine. Ron was sitting next to Harry's bed starring at his feet.
"Ron what's wrong? Are you upset that Hermione is with Malfoy?" Harry asked quietly.
Ron looked up. "Not exactly I just...can't believe that git saved you."
Harry smirked at him. "Is that all? Well Ron you're going to have to get over it. I reckon we'll being seeing a lot him from now on."
Ron grimaced. "I guess so."
Hermione came over to them. "Hey what's going on?"
"Nothing." said Ron too quickly.
She raised her eyebrow at him.
Harry then elbowed Ron in the ribs.
"Hey wha-?" said Ron rubbing his ribs. "Oh alright...thanks for saving us...Malfoy." Then he stared down at his feet.
Hermione beamed and gazed at Draco who looked dumbstruck. "Thank you so much Ron. It means a lot to me that you are accepting us", she said with tears in her eyes.
Gaining his composure Draco replied, "I'm not saying I like you or anything but I couldn't very well let people that mean so much to Hermione get hurt."
Harry and Ron nodded. Hermione hugged Draco tightly and he pulled her to him kissing her forehead.
"Are you upset about your father?" Hermione asked.
"No. He was putting my life in danger and more importantly your life in danger. He needed to be stopped", said Draco calmly. "We can start a life together now Hermione. A life without my father. A life without Voldemort. A life without hate. Just you and me forever."
Hermione held him tighter and went to kiss him on the cheek but Draco pulled her lips towards his.
"Ughhh get a room!", yelled Ron and everyone started laughing.
Hermione and Draco smiled at each other and joined in the laughing. Hermione looked from Draco to her friends knowing that this was the start of a beautiful new life filled with hope.
THE END~!