Chapter Eleven

The Death Eaters were assembled in a clearing in the Forbidden Forest, waiting for the Chosen One. About five feet ahead of the assembly stood Lord Voldemort himself, closely tailed by his most loyal Death Eater, Bellatrix Lestrange. They were all awaiting the arrival of Harry Potter and so far, had been bitterly disappointed.

"I thought he would come." whispered Voldemort, his voice laced with disappointment. "I was, it seems...mistaken."

"You weren't." The voice came from behind him and the Death Eaters gave a collective gasp, the high pitched voice of Bellatrix standing out from the crowd.

"Harry Potter...theBoy Who Lived...come to die."

Harry stepped forward to embrace his fate, but was shocked to see a girl run through the trees and cast herself in front of him.

"Expelliarmus!" yelled the girl and Harry's wand went flying from his pocket into her hand.

"Harry!"

"Well, well, well. Another Weasley?" hissed Voldemort, catching sight of the red hair obscuring Harry's vision.

"You mean you don't recognise me? No, I'm not a Weasley. But one thing I certainly am...is a Potter."

Voldemort and his followers all shared confused glances, which prompted Lilly to continue.

"Harry's not the only one who lost his parents because you were too much of a coward to seek what you desired for yourself. Remember Lily and James? My mother and my step-father? What about my father? A man you killed less than three hours ago. Yes, my father was Severus Snape. A man who never did anything to you."

"He was the owner of-"

"The Elder Wand, I know. That does not give you the right to kill him. I lost my stepfather, my parents and some of my closest friends to your hand and I do not intend to lose another person that I hold dear. Not again."

Voldemort, interestingly, did not even flinch as Lilly ran to Harry, grabbed his hand and was spun around as they both Disapparated into the castle.

"My Lord..." piped up Bellatrix. He held up a hand to silence her.

"I will go to the school tomorrow and fight them there. This is not over, Bellatrix. Not by far."

A/N : I didn't want to end it there, because there is a massive twist to this story. See if you can guess what it is, but if you want to tell me, don't put it in a review because it might ruin it for anyone else. Sssshhhh!