Aerrow stood frozen at the sight, he couldn't move or make a sound for the shock. Severus and Draco seemed to behaved the same. The stunned silence was broken by Bellatrix and the other death eaters who ran to the rail Dumbledore had fallen over and looked down before they let out a triumphant cry. Bellatrix set off a spell in the sky with caused the dark clouds to move and take shape. They formed into the same dark mark that had once hung over the Quiddich world cup and the graveyard. As they all fled Aerrow slowly came to his senses and followed after them.
Moving quickly the death eaters, Severus and Draco were going down one of the darked passages, taking a short cut they emerged into the great hall where Bellatrix got up onto one of the long tables, destroying the glasses and plates, that remained in place for meals, with kicks and blasts from her wand as she walked along. Outside an Auror was sent flying from a stunning spell as Severus lead the way out. Bellatrix lingered in the hall before she gave a nasty grin and with one more giddy and mad laugh turned around and blasted the large stained glass window at the back of the hall apart followed by all the other side windows, causing all the touches do be blown out and plunging the hall into darkness. Just as she left Aerrow came running in, pausing a moment at the scene of destruction he carried on as he saw them walk out of the large doors and into the courtyard outside. He reached the start of the courtyard as the death eaters were at the other side.
"Leaving so soon!" He shouted in rage. They all turned to face him, the death eaters all sneered, Draco was terrified but Severus was emotionless. "We're not done yet!" Aerrow shouted again. Bellatrix, seemingly board flicked her wand causing to the entrance hall Aerrow had just come from to explode in a fire ball. Aerrow was forced to jump away as he felt the heat envelop around him, momentarily taking his eyes of them. Bellatrix seemed to be jumping up and down like a joyous child as Severus ordered them to go. "Expelliarmus!" Aerrow shouted as he sent a stunning spell at him which was blocked but with no return fire. "Fight back you coward, fight back" Aerrow shouted over the roaring of the flames which were destroying the entrance hall. Bellatrix, who'd remained behind hit him with a Crucio spell throwing him back painfully onto the cobbled floor.
"No, he belongs the the dark master" Severus told her, she pulled a face like a child whose fun had been stopped as she left in the direction of the others. Severus lingered for a moment watching Aerrow recovering from the spell before turning to leave. Aerrow managed to get up again and send another spell at him. Severus turned and blocked it before knocking Aerrow back to the floor with a stunning spell before walking up to him. "Enough" He said as he kicked Aerrow's blades out of reach before leaving after the others. As Aerrow looked up he could see, just above the orange glow of the fire, the dark mark, with its snake slithering out of the skull's mouth, hanging just aside of the astronomy tower.
Running to the other courtyard which was at the base of the tower he saw that there was already a crowd there. They were a mixture of students, professors, other staff, Aurors, Sky Knights and squadrons. As they crowd let him through he saw two gut reaching sights. Firstly Dumbledore lying where he'd fallen and looking very small in death but with only his glasses askew, otherwise he looked like he was sleeping on the grass. The other thing was the rest of his squadron closest to Dumbledore, with grief and shock on their faces, standing together, Piper among many others had tears flowing down her cheeks as Finn lay a tentative arm around her. Starling looked on the verge of tears too as Aerrow walked up and stopped by her. Sensing him there, there were a moment where she took a few deep breaths before, unable to bear it she turned away and buried her head in his chest. Aerrow could only wrap his arms around her and rest his head against hers as he too forced his gaze away from him. Behind them Professor Mcgonagall slowly lifted her wand, which had a tiny tip of light glowing, and above the dark mark started to fade away. The others in the crowd did the same, those who did not have wands lit up and pointed their weapons until the last of the dark mark was faded away by a bright white light from the combined beacons.