Chapter 14- The Battle
"I don't think that they will ever get to have that conversation."
They all looked up to the door way, where Lucious Malfoy stood, with an army of Death Eater's behind him.
"Isn't it just so sad that this reunion has to be cut short?" he said. There was a bang behind them. They all pulled out their wands and looked in that direction. More Death Eaters had come out behind them; in the front stood Bellatrix, leading the Death Eaters behind her down the stairs. They were surrounded and out numbered 4 to 1. "You see, about this time last year we came looking for the prophecy. This year we have come to kill you all." He turned and looked at Dumbledore. "And we will kill you all. Even you."
Dumbledore took a step towards him. "That may well be. But you will never be able to defeat those with love in their hearts."
Lucius laughed. "Ramblings of and old man."
Harry leaned down to Jen. "Stay behind me."
Jen frowned. "No. You stay behind me. You're more important then I am."
Now Harry frowned. "Stand together. Are you going to be able to fight?"
Jen smiled. "You've made me all better, don't worry Harry. I can fight these idiots."
Sirius had made his way over to them. "Make your way upstairs. I want you all back at school. Take Ron and Hermione."
Jen stood her ground. "No way. We are out numbered 4 to 1. Besides I'm 17 in 2 weeks. I can decide on my own."
"Me too." Said Harry.
After he said that they didn't have time to say anything else. The Death Eaters started to attack. Jen turned around and faced the veil. "Bombada." The veil blew up into a thousand pieces. She then ran off to begin a duel with 2 Death Eaters. Harry looked around and saw Dumbledore fighting 5 Death Eaters and winning. Sirius and Lupin were fighting 3. All the other Order members were fighting 2. Ron and Hermione were fighting one each. Harry leapt into the battle and began to fight.
He got into a fierce battle with Avery and a Death Eater he didn't know. They got him once in the leg with a stinging curse. Soon he was only fighting Avery. "Expellimarious." Followed quickly by, "Stupfy." And Avery went down. He turned around and saw Moody and Tonks on the ground unconscious. Just then Kingsley got hit with a curse that sent him stumbling to the ground. Harry leapt forward and began to fight the Death Eater. He got him down fast. He helped Kingsley onto his feet.
"Thanks Harry." He shouted over his shoulder while he ran to fight in the battle again. Harry looked to his right and saw Jen fighting 4 Death Eaters. She was trapped in a corner with no where to go. Harry leapt forward and body checked a Death Eater and began to duel 2 Death Eaters. Together they quickly got them on the ground. He turned to Jen and saw she had a bruise on her face and blood coming out of her arm.
He saw that there was still 15 Death Eaters and only a few were still able to fight. Hermione was supporting Ron who could barely stand. Hermione looked as if her wand arm was broken and she had tears in her eyes. Arthur and Kingsley were now unconscious and Harry could see blood coming out of Kingsley's head.
He looked down at Jen who looked like she was thinking the same thing. We can't win this. Just then there was another bang. Harry looked up and saw Snape standing there. Harry thought they were getting reinforcements. He was sadly mistaken. Snape raised his wand, muttered something, and Harry saw green come out of his wand and hit Dumbledore, who fell down to the ground. Harry felt his eyes get huge. The battle stopped. All eyes turned to look at Dumbledore. Jen and Harry ran to his body. Jen grabbed his wrist and felt for a pulse. When she looked at him Harry knew. Dumbledore was dead. This wasn't right. How can he be dead? He was Dumbledore. He can't die.
Snape laughed and began walking down the stairs. "Stupid old man."
Jen stood up with fire in her eyes. Snape looked at her. "I've waited a long time for this." She said.
He smiled evilly. "So have I. Let's see you go one on one with me. Then you can lie dead beside that worthless man you call a grandfather."
Harry felt Sirius leap forward just as the two of them began their duel. Harry held him back. "No. She has to do this on her own. It's pay back."
Sirius looked down at Harry, then back at Jen. "Harry I can't just watch her fight him."
"She needs to do this Sirius."
He nodded. A curse came shooting over his head. Sirius turned around and got back into the battle. Harry heard a scream. He turned and saw a Lucius Malfoy standing over Hermione who was lying on the ground screaming beside an unconscious Ron. Harry ran over to her.
"You like that you worthless Mudblood? You are finally getting what you deserve." He snarled.
"Dissendium." Harry shouted. Malfoy flew threw the air and hit the wall with a smack and didn't get up. "Did you like that you like that, you filthy pure blood?" Harry leaned down beside Hermione. "Are you okay?" he asked. Hermione nodded. Harry looked down at Ron. "What happened to him?"
"I stunned him. He was in pain." She said with tears coming down her face. "Harry. Dumbledore."
He hugged her. "I know. Hermione I need to get back into the fight. Can you stand up?" he asked. She nodded. "Get you and Ron back up to Entrance Hall and send word to the ministry for help."
"Okay Harry." She waved her wand and Harry covered her while she got Ron and herself out of the battle. Then he leapt back in and began to fight. All too soon he heard another bang. He looked up and saw red hair. Some more Weasley's had joined the fight. The battle continued on and on. Harry saw Jen and Snape still battling it out.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" he heard the voice that he heard in his dreams every night.
There was Voldemort. Harry didn't have time to think about the change in events because a curse scraped his arm and was now bleeding. He continued to fight the Death Eater. Just as he stunned the Death Eater he heard a scream again. This time he recognized the scream, since he had heard it before, in a pensieve. It was Jen's scream. He turned around and saw her on the ground with Voldemorts wand pointed at her. Just as he was about to run over to her, he got engaged in another battle. He could see one of the Weasley twins on the ground, beside their brother Charlie out of the corner of his eye. There was only 2 Weasley's left, Lupin, Sirius, and Harry left fighting 12 Death Eaters.
He finally got the Death Eater down when he felt a curse hit him from behind. He turned around and saw the end of a wand. When he met the owners eyes he gasped. "Jen? What are you doing?" he asked. He saw her grin, but it wasn't her normal grin that he loved. It was evil. Her eyes were black, not a trace of her normal blue. He looked behind her and saw Voldemort. He didn't no what curse was on her. The Impervious Curse would make her eyes white.
"Kill him." Said Voldemort.
Jen pointed her wand at him and shot a curse at him. He leapt to the side to avoid it. He pointed his wand at her, ready to shot a spell at her, but he couldn't. It was his Jen. He couldn't duel her. She shot another curse at him which he quickly avoided.
"JEN! What do you think your doing?" he heard Sirius shout. She turned to him and tilted her head to the side.
"Flentoro" she said. Sirius hit the wall and had passed out. She turned her wand on Harry and disarmed him. She shot a curse out of her wand and Harry couldn't move.
"Kill him now Jennifer." Said Voldemort.
She raised her wand and looked him in the eyes. Harry saw a flicker of blue, which quickly left. "Avada…" She shook her head.
"Kill him!" said Voldemort.
Harry began to feel the effect of curse wearing off. "Jen! Come on. You don't know what you're doing."
"Avada Kedv…" he saw blue in her eyes. The spell had worn off of him now. He took a step forward. "GET BACK!" she shouted.
"KILL HIM!" Shouted Voldemort.
"Avada Kedvra." She said. Harry leapt to the side and felt the spell just pass him. He looked up and saw blue beginning to form in her eyes. She was fighting the curse.
"Jen! It's me Harry." He stepped forward. Jen's breathing began to become shaky and she was shaking her head. "You don't want to kill me." He said. Jen grabbed her head and fell to her knees.
"Get up you silly girl!" shouted Voldemort. "Kill him."
Harry had finally reached her. He kneeled down beside her and grabbed her hand. She was rocking back and forth. He lightly grabbed her chin and made her look in his eyes. "Come on love fight it."
She looked at Harry. "Harry." She started to shake and moan. "I can't. I can't. Harry get…away."
Harry shook his head and grabbed her hand. "Never. I will never leave you. When I told you that, I meant it. I love you Jen. It's you and me forever." He kissed her then. He felt the air around them quicken and get warm.
"NO!" screamed Voldemort.
Harry felt Jen begin to return the kiss. He pulled back and looked into her blue eyes. She put her hand to his face breathing heavily. "I love you too."
He smiled. He and Jen flew away from each other. Jen and Harry looked and saw Voldemort walking toward Jen, wand raised. "You stupid girl! I'll kill you!"
Harry saw Jen struggle to sit up. She was too weak from fighting the curse. Voldemort had gotten to her. "Crucio." Voldemort shouted. Jen screamed and began to shake on the floor. Harry stood up and shot a curse at Voldemort. He had to stop the Crucious Curse on Jen in order to stop the spell.
"Little Potter want to play?" he sneered. He raised his wand and for what felt like the thousandth time heard a bang. In poured 30 wizards with 'ministry of magic' written on their robes. Voldemort looked around and saw 9 Death Eaters still standing, already engaged in battle. He turned to Harry. "You will meet your end the next time we meet." With a flick of his wand all Death Eaters in the room vanished, even the unconscious ones, along with their master.
Harry leaned down and rolled Jen over and pushed hair away from her face. "Are you okay?" he asked when he saw she was awake.
She nodded. He helped her up and put an arm around her waist to keep her standing. They looked around and saw healers helping the fallen. Sirius stood up and rubbed the back of his head as he made his way over to them, looking at Jen suspiciously.
Harry saw Jen's face go red. "Um, sorry Sirius."
"You okay?" he asked, hugging her now that he knew she wouldn't curse him. She nodded and hugged him back. He turned to Harry. "How about you?" he asked. Harry nodded.
They then turned their heads when they heard whispering. Standing over the body of his fallen headmaster was 7 shocked wizards. They made their way over and hugged each other, while mourning for their friend, grandfather and mentor. The greatest wizard of all time had fallen. What were they going to do now?