Chapter 20: For the love of Hermione
A/N: bit of a long wait I know, but I started a new job and between that, martial arts and my desire to get a healthy amount of sleep I had less time to write. Anyway enjoy this chapter and I hope I be able to sneak in enough writing time to get the next done in a shorter wait period!
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The song of the Phoenix rebounded around the room as Harry slashed down the first abomination with Flamefeather, its oily black smoke and flame turning into golden flame before turning into ash.
"Imbue" spoke Flamefeather in the voice of a small boy, much to Harry surprise something incredible happened. Several golden balls of light jumped from the flames of Flamefeather and into the wands of Ron, Cho and Neville.
Ron's wand elongated rapidly into a spear with the same molten gold as Flamefeather's handle and ended with a long thin flame.
Cho's wand also became molten gold and ever so slightly longer and thicker, out each end a smaller, but still fairly long thin flame sprouted.
Neville's wand became thicker and of the same molten gold as the others, however its flame was long and thick. The handle also had a protective circle of gold at the base of the flame.
"DA... attack!" yelled Harry as he struck as he struck at another of the abominations, Cho, through admittedly a little surprised at her new weapon, quickly adjusted and was spinning, slicing and sometimes stabbing with her double ended flaming sword. Ron style was vastly different, his spear was certainly more of a stabbing weapon and seemed to have mastered a move in which he jumped forwards swiftly while hardly leaving the ground.. A move which made his spear strikes fast and long ranged. Of the three, Neville weapon seemed the least dangerous, still when he sliced with his sword, the abominations burst into golden flames.
With a quick spin, Cho took out the last two left in the room, the surviving auror's quickly set about checking the area was truly secure (or to be more honest, look busy and not useless). They seemed pretty scared of the little group.
"Blimey Harry that was some spell... But those things came out the lift and there only two floors below us, the courts and the ministry of se.." started Neville while looking towards the lift, but Ron was already walking rapidly towards the lift, the look on his face was the dangerous one that scared Harry more than any demon.
"Ron" shouted Harry "wait for us!" They all carefully got into the elevator (dismissing the flaming weapons for safety reasons) and went down.
They walked out, Ron was power walking as he called his spear back and Harry and the others had to really move it to keep up. They quickly turned at a new placed doorand entered a new complex.
"Ron… calm down... I know you're worried about Hermione... But we need to keep in control..." Said Harry in bits as he tried to talk to Ron as they moved along
"Hermione not got a flaming sword! She's defenceless and I'm NOT going to lose her!" screamed Ron as he paused briefly. Harry shut up. Ron was on a war path and Harry could only prepare for the worse.
As they came across what looked like Fudge in a large clean room, Harry heard what sounded like a gunshot, rebound from down a corridor behind Fudge.
"Now, this is a very delicate area, and you're not allowed any further..." stated Fudge
"Out of my way Fudge!" screamed Ron, pointing his spear dangerously at the ex Minster.
"Now there's there no need to get violent... but this area is off limits." Stated Fudge in a less than calm voice.
"I don't care a dam!" screamed Ron, clearly in a terrible rage "the love of my life is probably fighting for her life as we speak and I will NOT let her be harmed!" Fudges reaction was disturbing through not as unexpected as it could have been.
"Seems I have to deal with a little fledging bringer and his cohorts the so much more violent way... through I must admit that I enjoyed using this humans shell for the last few months..." Said Fudge as his body burst into flames.
What rose from the huge dirty fire could be best described as a serpent, but its head was horned and looked more draconic than anything , it scales were red and its body had the consistence of barley cooled magma, from its mouth trailed the same oily black smoke as the abominations. Most un-snake like however was the pair of black, inflexible wings, a similar black substance covered its body in a kind of black mesh.
"One long millennium ago... I consumed the angel of mercy in my jaws and created something new and terrible... an angel of horrors and sorrow, how her mind tricks were so utterly and completely useless, how her cane Serenity failed to brake my mighty scales and how pitiful her ideas of mercy and forgiveness were shown before the might of Tor-gon-gig!" Roared the demon "and I do wonder if be able to find and create another servant or four from this millennium Bringers…"
"Die!" screamed Ron as he lunched forwards with his spear... only to be thrown back as it bounce offs its wings that were being used like shields.
"Utterly pathetic. Is that really the best you can...do?" the demon turned its gaze towards Cho who was running along the side of the wall, she bounced off the wall while slashing at were its wings met its body and removing both in one fluid spin!
"He's not alone demon" Said the smirking Cho as she bounced off the other wall and landed back with the others.
"Well... Burn!" yelled the demon as it began to breathe fire towards the four.
"Ignis stipatores" yelled Neville as he held his sword in front of incoming fire, causing the sword to glow golden and the flames to fail to reach them.
"Oh dam you... I eat you al.." started Torgongig, but he never finished because Ron's spear this time found its mark in his mouth, causing the monster to burn in a golden all engulfing flame, leaving nothing but a lot of ash and a stink in theair
"Hermione!" shouted Ron as he raced down the corridor the demon had been guarding, Harry and others gave chase and they found Hermione.
She stood there in the middle of the room that looked more like a muggle lab than anything. All around her was various piles of ash and in her hand was a gun, a rifle with smoke coming out, a rifle that seem to be struggling to keep in once piece and a rifle with what Harry knew for a fact had Hermione's wand slung under it.
She dropped it as Ron dismissed his spear and raced over to give her a loving hug and a kiss full of love and affection.
"Smart girl that friend of yours, she worries me sometimes admittedly but one thing I am sure off..."
"It's her love that drives her" thought Harry as he watched his two best friends hold each other.
"Indeed, and motive matters more than anything"