Chapter 21
Harry glanced around the room of requirement; it had changed dramatically since he last used it. Now, instead of being filled with books and equipment for fighting and defending yourself, it was filled with rows of beds and medical equipment and they had even made a secret passage to the kitchens. It was perfect. When they had perfected what they needed Harry quickly pulled out the Marauders Map, he glanced frantically for Ginny's name.
"Ginerva Weasley." He chanted tapping the map lightly. Suddenly all the names faded except one, it enlarged on the map and turned a vibrant green. Harry tapped it again and saw the names surrounding Ginny, they were moving. Harry could not see Voldermort's name on the map, he repeated what he did for Ginny accept this time for Voldermort, nothing happened. "What? Where is he?" Harry muttered to himself, and then something caught his eye: a name. Tom Riddle. Harry was surprised that the map had kept his real name but this got Harry thinking…
"Harry, come on, let's go help bring up the wounded and…and dead." Hermione said, whilst pulling on his elbow. Harry carried on staring at the map. "Harry?"
"What?" Harry said, snapping out of his trance. "Oh, yeah." He turned and left the room, walking past Seamus and Neville who were levitating Lavender Brown on a stretcher. She had scratches and cuts on the left side of her face and had had a large chunk
. Harry nodded and left, he was going to help everyone as much as he could. It was the least of her leg bitten off; her hair was matted with dry blood.
"Greyback." Said Seamus as he noticed Harry's confused expression, Harry felt sickened by what Greyback had done and now he was going to do all he could do to help those wounded in the battle, he would not be able to save Ginny when she was surrounded by Death Eaters.
Ginny was being pulled along by Draco. She could barely stand, leading the procession of death eaters was Voldermort closely followed Draco with Ginny; Greyback was close behind along with Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy. Then the rest of the masked men and women. When they finally broke free of the forest the light blinded Ginny and she shut her eyes, but only for a second. They drew up near the castle and as they came closer the occupants came swarming out.
Harry pushed through the crowds, everyone who was wounded or dead was now safely in there new hospital. As Harry made it to the front he saw Voldermort standing with a sickening grin on his face.
"Where is she?" Harry asked breaking the silence.
"Here" Draco walked forward and threw Ginny to the ground. "Draco was gracious enough to…prepare her for you." He smirked. Ginny was covered in dry blood and bruises. One eye was black and her nose looked broken.
"GINNY!" shrieked Mrs Weasley, who was now being held back by Mr Weasley and Blackwood. "Oh my baby, my poor baby!" she cried then started sobbing heavily.
"You've gone too far. You've killed my friends and all of my family. She isn't dying." Harry stepped into the space between both groups.
"No, she isn't. She will belong to Draco after this, I have promised him." Voldermort smirked.
"Over my dead body!" Harry growled.
"That's a dangerous thing to say." Voldermort slowly raised his wand, but before he could do anything a man leapt out.
Neville changed from boy to man in this moment. He charged into the death eaters raised his wand.
"Long live Dumbledore!" he cried "Long live Hogwarts and long live Harry Potter!" he shot a spell at the closest death eater who, in the surprise, had no time to react. Lucius Malfoy fell dead on the floor. Neville quickly raised his wand to face Voldermort.
"ADVADA KEDARVA!" Voldermort's cry echoed as Neville fell down and down as if in slow motion, Harry watched. He landed with a thud.
"NO!" screamed Luna, and she followed Neville's lead along with everyone else; Neville had started the commotion again, giving Harry the opportunity to save Ginny. Harry stormed forward as Kingsley, McGonagall and Slughorn rushed by and started duelling Voldermort. Meanwhile Narcissa was clinging to Lucius, begging him to get up. As Harry reached for Ginny who was trying to stand with all her might Draco leapt forward, quickly he kicked Ginny down and raised his wand to Harry.
"She's mine!" he snarled. The fight began, Harry had been waiting seven years to do this and now he was going to kill Draco Malfoy. They battled furiously, a jet of green missed Harry by inches instead it hit the Death Eater coming up behind him who instantly fell dead. Harry raised his wand and shot a jet of gold at him, Draco deflected. Harry then deflected a silver jet from Draco. The impact of the rebounding spell made Draco stagger, seizing his moment Harry disarmed Draco. Draco's wand soared through the air and Harry caught it neatly.
"It's over Draco." Harry raised his wand and…
"No it isn't!" Narcissa cried, she had moved from her dead husbands' body without being noticed. Now she stood with her wand across Ginny's pale throat "Drop your wand, now. Or the girl dies!" she bellowed t everyone. Voldermort spun round and grinned.
"Well done, Narcissa. You are truly Bellatrix's sister." He moved and stood beside her. "Death Eaters, come stand behind me." They did "Now, all of you" he swept his arm at the crowd in front of him "drop your wands or we will torture you and punish the girl in front of you then we will kill her and each one of your children, your parents even your grandparents, your whole family will be wiped out." One by one everyone placed there wands on the floor, first with Mrs Weasley and last, a very reluctant, Harry. Harry did not want to be unarmed when they could easily kill Ginny. Voldermort clicked his fingers and one women, with long brown hair scraped back into a ponytail collected everyone's' wands. "Good. Narcissa give the girl to Draco." She released Ginny who Draco quickly grabbed round the waist.
"NO" screamed Ginny "LET ME GO!" She aimed a kick at his shin but Draco caught her leg and in one swift motion swung her over his shoulder.
"Keep quiet or I'll make it last longer." Draco said roughly shaking her.
He slammed her to the floor in the gap between each group. Grinning he kneeled over her and lifted her arms above her head. With one hand she held them there and with the other slid his hand down her side. Slowly he lifted his hand to the first button and popped it open Ginny was silently crying as he laughed softly. A few horrified cries from younger students and the Weasley family. Draco unbuttoned the top button of his trousers then his hand slowly reached for Ginny.
"I'm gonna enjoy this, you'll be mine for life." He said softly.
"Over my dead body!" screamed Harry and then he rugby tackled him off Ginny. The element of surprise helped Harry get an advantage he knocked Draco's wand from his hand and hit him in the stomach again and again. Then he lunged for the wand but as his hand grabbed in nothingness he saw Narcissa standing above him and then Draco receiving his wand. Harry was pulled and restrained by Greyback.
"Carry on" Voldermort drawling voice demanded. Draco made his way back to Ginny who was now crawling away from him. Quickly he caught her hair and pulled her up. Harry was desperately trying to find a way out of this.
"Wait!" he cried "You can have me, you can kill me, just let Ginny go back to her family and leave her alone, and you can have what you've wanted for the past sixteen years, me, dead. I won't fight you; in fact I'll do whatever you want." Harry finished.
"Ok then, Potter." Voldermort said "Come here and stand in front of me, and die kneeling to me, kneeling to your master."
"Let her go first." Harry demanded. Voldermort waved to Draco who let go of Ginny and walked away. Fred and George quickly took her arms and hauled her up. She tried to struggle away from them but their grip was too tight.
"Harry!" she called frantically, tears slipping down her cheeks "Harry, please don't do this!"
"Sorry Gin, I want you to know something" he said calmly "I love you so much, more than anyone."
"Then don't do this to me you bastard!" she screamed at him. Collapsing on the floor by her father who quickly bent down and embraced her, he stroked her hair soothingly whilst she cried.
Harry turned and walked towards Voldermort. Slowly he kneeled. Causing Voldermort and the Death Eaters to laugh sickly.
"Look, he has deserted you! Are you sure you belong to Gryffindor Harry! Shall we get the sorting hat to check?" The Death Eaters cried yes, so Voldermort summoned it from the school and placing it on Harry's head he continued his tormenting. "It isn't saying anything! No longer will we have sorting's, there will be only one house, SLYRTHERIN!" the death eaters cried in agreement. "You are so week Harry Potter, you have done nothing for them they will not survive!" he laughed bitterly "they will die like you, kneeling and begging for mercy!" The Death Eaters laughed harder than before. Harry had had enough.
"Your wrong." Voldermort looked down on Harry in bewilderment. "I have not deserted them, you're forgetting why my mother died, and that is why I will die."
"Love?" spat Voldermort "Why would love kill you?"
"Because I die because the love I feel for them, every one of them! I am weapon less and cannot protect them, so I will do the only thing I can and end this blood battle, Tom." Voldermort snarled as he used his real name. Slowly Harry stood up. "You will die, because no matter what happens good conquers evil and love will conquer all, so Tom Riddle I may die but not tonight. Tonight is your night, Tom Riddle. Death has been searching for you for many years and now I have the power to destroy you!"
In one swift motion he pulled the hat from his head and two wands fell out, he threw one into the air and shouted.
"Catch Ginny!" She caught it with ease.
Suddenly all the death eaters made their way towards Harry, but he simply sent one stunner and they all flew backwards. Landing with sickening thuds
"Now you will die!" Ginny was at Harrys side by the time he said this. Taking his hand she smiled at him bravely. Harry raised his wand and gold shot out of it hitting Riddle in the chest, he gasped as his wand dropped to the floor and smashed into millions of pieces. His hands screwed up in fists and he staggered forward, then he threw out his arms then threw back his head and let out one anguished cry before his body fell back. Tom Riddle hit the floor and then turned to ashes; his ashes were carried away by the wind. Harry turned to look at Ginny, he grabbed her waste and pulled her towards him and she wrapped her legs around him as they kissed passionately. Everyone was embracing each other, wives hugged husbands, daughters hugged mothers, sons' hugged fathers and friends cheered. Harry gently lowered Ginny to the floor.
"Harry Potter, don't you ever do that again!" she snapped "I thought you were going to die! I thought you were just going to kneel in front of him and take it!" she hit him repeatedly on the chest. "If you ever-" Ginny was interrupted by Harry pushing his lips onto hers, reluctantly she kissed him back.
"I thought I was going to lose you Ginny." Harry said whilst holding Ginny around the waste. "Why would I want to live if you weren't there?" he gently pushed a stray strand of hair behind her ear.
"Harry, he nearly…n-nearly…" she pushed her head onto Harry's shoulder and held him tightly.
"I know, Gin" he whispered "it's ok, he's gone." All the Death Eaters were now being taken to Azkaban, as many of them were still unconscious from when Harry stunned them this was an easy job. Kingsley was supervising as each Death Eater was put in chains and carted off to Azkaban. Harry looked at Ginny and realised she was shaking and close up he saw just how bad her injuries were.
"Come on" he said taking her hand "let's get you to the hospital wing."