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Thoughts are in italics

A/N: I tried my best, but I am not sure how to write a battle, so since I didn't want to delay this going out, I just left it as is…if anyone call help with battles it would be great…OH Yeah and thanks to my reviewers….

Chapter 21

Time passed quickly for all of the Hogwarts, but especially for Harry and his friends. Between their normal classes, the DA and their extra Occlumency, Harry's army barely had a minute to themselves, with Harry being the worst.

Along with everything else, Harry also had his daily meetings with Snape. Sometimes they would fight, other times they would work on potions together, but most of the tie they just talked with each other about everything and anything. Harry was opening p to Snape more than he thought possible, with Snape on his part opening up to Harry.

For both of them their closely guarded walls were staring to tumble down. Each had changed so much in such a short amount of time that others around the castle could start to tell the differences, which baffled many of the Hogwarts staff, but they accepted it all the same.

Within Harry's eyes everything was string to come together, and he was getting tired waiting for something to happen.

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In the beginning of February Harry became the first to change into his animagus form. Hermione, Ron, and Draco all followed about a week later. With the workload pilling on for everyone, Harry told the DA at their last meeting that everyone was to take Valentines Day off, it just happened to be a Hogsmeade weekend as well. Many of the students celebrated with the news, and started making plans for the next day.

That morning Harry headed down to Hogsmeade, alone, everyone else was heading down in couples, at the gate Harry met up with Ron and Hermione

"Harry you're sure you don't want to spend the day with us" Hermione asked him as they walked through the Hogwarts gates.

"I'm sure 'Mione, you guys should spend some time together, I gave us off today for a reason." Harry responded

"Alright mate, but we'll meet you at the Three Broomsticks around 2, right"

"Yeah I'll be there"

The group walked the rest of the way into the village in silence. Upon walking into the village Harry split off from his friends and headed for the bookshop

Hopefully no couples will be in there

Once Harry found the books that he wanted, he walked over to a hidden corner and settled in for a morning of reading.

The morning flew by for Harry, when the alarm on his watch went off he got up and stretched, checking the time he saw he had 10 minutes until he had to go meet his friends.

Picking up the books he wanted he walked over to the counter, just as he was paying he saw out the window two men apparate into the village

Wow déjà vu

"Can you shrink these" he asked the clerk as his eyes watched the two men who he recognized, but just couldn't place.

"Reducio" the clerk said

Harry grabbed his shrunken books and walked out, the men were still standing behind the bookstore, Harry got as close as he could to the two without being seen.

After rummaging though his pockets, Harry found the set of Extendable Ears that he had, after disillusioning himself and the ear, Harry threw the one end down towards the men and held the receiver to his ear

"…When are we going to leave this alley?"

"In a moment we need to wait"

Another crack than,

"Everything is in place; go out when you feel the burn"

Harry held his breath as he called the ear back, than still disillusioned he took off towards the Three Broomsticks. Stopping outside he reappeared, and called his army together.

Upon walking into the place, Harry saw that more than half his army was already there, and he could hear others running in from the streets.

Before walking over to the group, Harry took a look around, he noticed that Ron had them all together and split up into their individual groups, but to anyone else who looked at them it just looked like a large gathering of friends

Good thought Ron, hiding the Slytherins on the inside of the group

When he moved his eyes over the rest of the pub he noticed McGonagall, Hagrid and Flitwick were over on the opposite side dinking and talking, than he noticed Snape sitting in a dark corner, the moment they made eye contact, Harry's pocket started to vibrate. With a slight nod of his head, Harry walked over to his group. When he got upfront with his friends he pulled his journal out,

I'm the only DE in here, when this vibrates again DE got the signal

Closing his eyes and taking a breath, Harry placed the journal back into his pocket and turned to his friends

"They're going to attack the village, I'll explain later, right now they are all set and waiting for a signal, when I am finish go to your 2nds and explain to them what is happening, than come back over to me. Ron, end of the village, Mione across for bookstore, Ginny Honeydukes, Luna Zonko's Blaise right out here, go and be quick about it."

As all of his friends left, Harry turned to Neville,

"Do you have everything you need?"

"Yeah, I bring it everywhere" Neville said as he un-shrunk his medic bag.

Everyone else made it back in record time, and reported an, all ready, each team was moving into their positions, everyone will be ready to defend when the signal came.

With that Harry turned back to his friends

"We are just going to hangout outside, when the DE get the signal, I will give ours, but till than, let's go wander the village, try to get the younger students to head back to the castle or into a store or something."

Harry left the pub behind the rest of his group, before walking out he took one last look at his professors, none of them noticed a thing, at least he hoped they didn't.

The group was only outside for maybe five minutes when the signal was given, and in turn Harry gave his own.

After looking around Harry could tell that his group was surrounded,

"Potter….Potter….Potter I see they actually allow you out of the castle." Pettigrew said as he moved forward from the circle of Death Eaters

"I'm surprised that they actually allow you out of your cage you little rat,"

Harry responded back, he could feel his anger getting out of control, right here, right in front of him is the blame for all his problems.

The Death Eaters started circling the group, everyone stood in their ready stance, than the first spell was fired, that moment every group attacked.

Has to be a training group, Harry thought as he dodged a spell sent his way.

The battle continued with the DA gaining the upper hand, as the individual groups were starting to win their battles, they came and helped Harry's group out. The Death Eaters were quickly defeated, and many of them were bound and gagged, three were killed, and two were left. Harry and Luna were dealing with them right now.

Just as Luna stunned the DE she was dueling, another came out of nowhere and nailed her with a cutting hex. Neville was at the other side of the battle, but saw her go down out of the corner of his eye, after sending a very powerful stunner at his opponent he started to run to his girlfriend, but wasn't getting there fast enough. The next thing he knew, he was on all fours running much quicker than he ever thought possible, as soon as he reached Luna he turned back into himself,

"Cute boxer," Luna said just before she passed out from blood loss.

Quickly getting to work on her, Neville was able to stop all of the bleeding and heal most of the cuts, but she still was in critical condition.

Harry caught all of the action out of the corner of his eye, and knew that he had to end it than. The fighting had already gone on for 10 minutes; he didn't care about secrecy anymore since after the first two spells where fired everyone found out about his army. Looking around he spotted only his group was still fighting, everyone else was helping or tending to the injured. He watched as his friends fought hard with the remaining death eaters, just than he saw a rat with a silver paw inching away from the fight, he transformed into his panther and went after it. When he caught the rat, he transformed back and made Wormtail do the same, after stunning the rat, he started in….

"Go back and tell your fucking Lord that whenever he is ready to come out of hiding, and stop bring a yellow belly chicken, I am ready to fight. Go back and tell him, that you all lost to a bunch of kids….See how well your Lord rewards you than, and give him this note, don't bother reading it, it's in Parseltongue." Harry said in a dead whispered

Than super glued a note onto Wormtail chest before freeing him, he watched as the rat disappeared before him, he started chuckling to himself as he waked back out to the street, but stopped the moment he saw all the destruction.

His members where down all over the place being tended to by Neville's staff, walking over to his own group who were talking in hush whispers he requested a report.

Each group leader in turn went on to tell exactly what happened within their groups. Mainly the injuries were just scraps and bumps, nothing life threatening, except for Luna who was laying on a stretcher over with Ginny and Hermione.

It turned out that many of the groups only had to take on two or three death eaters, who where barely older than themselves, each group took their opponent down with ease, and with minor injuring. It was just Harry's group that had the adults many would say, and is where most of the injuring came from.

The worst news that he received was that three of his members including his best friend became murders that day, not directly, but it still affected them. He informed each of them that they would meet tonight to talk about it. After conferring with his leaders, Harry's army made their way back to school, many helping the injured who where having problems walking, Neville took it upon himself to carry Luna back to the school. At the gate, Harry met a group that he was not ready to confront yet.