Hello everyone, it's been too long! I had no intentions of waiting this long too update but I've been busy. I've got terrible news….school starts next week on Tuesday for me, so I'll be even busier. Although there won't be many chapters after this one (less than 4) so I won't be dragging the agony on you for that long. Thanks for the 68 reviews I would love to have at least 75 by the time everyone is done reading this chap. Get ready to read THE WAR and hold back the tears (or not!) Disclaimer: You know this isn't mine, right?
People started screaming, and wanted to rush out of Hogwarts and as far away as possible. Suddenly everyone heard a voice, "GIVE ME HARRY POTTER AND NO ONE WILL BE HARMED. GIVE ME HARRY POTTER AND HOGWARTS WILL BE UNHARMED. YOU HAVE ONE HOUR!"
Hermione turned to Draco and pulled him aside saying, "You know the Dark Lord is coming, you know the Order and others will fight back. I know this won't happen but in case, Draco I love you so much."
"Don't talk like that we'll both be fine!"
"But you don't know that! I will always love you," she whispered before kissing him. Then she grabbed the rest of the gang. "Ginny, I've known you for so long and gotten to spend a lot of time with you. I love you so much, I don't know what I'd do without my redhead friend. Blaise, take care of Ginny, you two are perfect for each other. Pansy, we get a long so well. I'm so excited to think we have the chance to be sister-in-laws. Theo, I love you brother. I wish I could've gotten to spend more time with you. It's been wonderful knowing you all."
"Someone will have to cast the mark in the sky," said Blaise looking around.
"I'll do it," said Ginny firmly.
"That will blow your cover!"
"No, the Order needs to know who I'm fighting for at the very end!" she replied.
"Ginny should do it," said Hermione nodding in agreement.
"Fine then, we should wait for the death eaters to come before we can start fighting too," said Theo.
"ATTENTION!" shouted McGonagall, "The teachers and I will be setting up wards around the school perimeter.
"Then we wait?" asked Ginny.
"But not for long," answered Draco.
"Someone has to keep an eye on Potter!" said Pansy. They looked around and realized Harry Potter had disappeared. Suddenly they heard more shouting and screaming. Hermione rushed to look out and saw snatchers trying to break in. She pulled on her school uniform and paced until everyone was back in the great hall as McGonagall announced, "Students will be escorted to safer areas, if you are of age you may stay in fight-"
"But Potter's right there!" said a younger slytherin pointing to Potter over in the corner next to a few Gryffindors.
"And all of Slytherin house will be escorted to their dorms in the dungeons!" Cheers rang out and Hermione pulled her friends behind so they wouldn't be seen.
"We appreciate the help with the wards to, have certain people man their stations, the Order has arrived," she said pointing to the adults standing next to Potter. Hermione frowned at them before turning and saying,
"I didn't think the wards would be-"
"They're coming we can see them!" shouted a hufflepuff. Suddenly half the room was in chaos. Hermione rushed out with her friends to see the Dark Lord and the death eaters approaching. She turned and nodded to Ginny who walked to the edge of the bridge, pointed her wand to the sky and screamed,
"MORSEMORDRE!" They watched as the dark mark was clearly seen in the sky.
"Ginny what are you doing?" screamed Ron as the rest of the Weasleys were in shock.
"It's time you knew, brother, I don't believe the same things as you," she snarled before sending stunning spells in the Order's direction.
"I knew you would turn into one of them! I knew the Malfoys were involved and so did Harry!" he shouted before screaming spells at them. Hermione drew back as she watched the death eaters start to duel professors and students. She felt pride swell through her as Draco disarmed Kingsley, sending him backwards.
"Hermione, you were supposed to be on our side," whispered Tonks.
"Don't be stupid, I was never on your side! Do you honestly think I'd be on your side when I can stand with the Dark Lord?" she asked as her hair whipped around her face from the wind, giving her an evil look. Hermione started dueling too, she didn't know who she was dueling half the time since they were students, but each time they lost. She rushed back into the castle looking for more victims when she saw Potter and Longbottom. "Going somewhere?" she hissed.
"Why? Want to tell your precious Lord? It disgusts me we used to be friends," said Potter.
"The feelings mutual. Wait, what are you doing with that sword?" she asked. Hermione raised her wand but it was too late, she watched as he stabbed it into something sending pieces of whatever it was flying. A small corner fell to her feet and she saw silver holding part of a blue sapphire. It looked like part of a crown.
"The diadem!" she shrieked looking at the pieces scattered everywhere. She bent down and let out a small sob.
"You won't win Hermione Malfoy," said Potter before walking away. Hermione frowned picking up her wand, she knew she couldn't kill him and it made her even more mad. She ran out of the castle looking for Draco. Instead she found Blaise. He had a small cut on his cheek but other than that he looked lively. She watched as a green light flew from his wand and hit a small boy, who's wand clattered to the floor.
"What did you do Blaise?" she asked walking up to him.
"It was that damn Creevy kid," he replied.
"Have you seen Draco?" she asked and frowned when he shook his head. "Well, it's bad Blaise. The diadem is broken! Potter did find it and that means-"
"I get it. So we have to protect Nagini…" Hermione nodded. They rushed back outside as yelling increased. She saw Pansy and Draco.
"What's going on?" she asked.
"We can't tell who that is!" answered Pansy. Hermione squinted her eyes as she looked at the small figure in the large oaf's arms.
"It can't be…" she whispered. Finally they stopped and she realized it was.
"HARRY POTTER IS DEAD. YOU PUT YOUR FAITH IN ME NOW!" shouted the Dark Lord. Hermione saw looks of shock on everyone's faces. Then she watched Longbottom step forward and start talking. Hermione wasn't listening though.
"Draco, we won!" she said to him before pulling him down and kissing him. That's when someone shouted something. She shrieked as she saw Potter standing quite alive. Then he was running in the other direction and the Dark Lord was flying in the air, following him. Dueling started again and all you could see where flashes of light.
Hermione smiled as she stunned Padma Patil, that's when she saw a green flash close to her. She whipped around and watched as it hit the one and only Theodore Nott. He was frozen for a second, and then almost evaporated. She heard a strangled cry and saw Pansy Parkinson watching from a far, too shocked to move. Hermione saw the man that killed her brother. He was standing there; apparently shocked he'd actually killed a person. "YOU!" she screamed as she walked towards the redheaded weasel she used to have to call friend. Without thinking she pointed her want at him and shouted, "AVADA KEDAVERA!" She watched as the spell hit him square in the chest and Ronald Weasley fell to the ground before also evaporating. She heard cries from the Order and the other Weasleys but snarled at them, "Now you know not to touch my family!" Hermione wanted to scream and cry at the same time, but there was still a war going on. Ginny walked over to her and said, "I'm sorry about Theo, but you did the right thing killing Ronald!" Ginny gave Hermione a quick hug. The dueling started again and this time Hermione was dueling several people at once. That's when Potter and the Dark Lord appeared again.
"Give up, you can't win this one. The boy-who-lived will be no more!" Cheers rang out from the death eaters and Hermione and the rest joined them. The two faced each other and were about to cast their spells when a shiny light was seen, as Longbottom beheaded Nagini.
"No!" whispered Draco. Hermione's eyes widened. They could still win of course, but it was never supposed to be this close. Voldemort's eyes widened as he realized Nagini was gone. It was just the two of them. Harry and Voldemort, Voldemort and Harry. Hermione sucked in a breath as she waited for one of them to fall. Mangled, dead bodies were all around them, girls and boys, from every house. She raised her eyes again as she waited for them. Then at the same time they raised their wands and cast their spells. Green hit red. Hermione watched as they both stood there battling, till suddenly they both fell.
"What's going on?" she asked. The Dark Lord and Harry Potter both were laying there on the ground. "It's not supposed to be both of them!"
"Are they dead?" asked one person loudly.
"Harry? Harry? Harry?"
"My Lord?"
"My Lord are you alright?" Hermione watched in horror as they both remained laying there. She didn't think it was possible for them both to die. The prophecy said neither shall live while the other survives, but what if they both didn't live? Hermione stood clutching Draco's hand as they stood looking at their fallen leader. She almost missed it. Almost. But she saw the white light and let out a scream, a moment too late as she realized what the spell was, the white light encompassed them all.
"OBLIVIATE!"
Cliff hanger! I feel so bad for doing this. So yeah Theo's dead, sobbing also. Or is he? Yeah pretty sure he is. Also Voldemort AND Harry are dead. So yeah, and everyone just got obliviated. Next chapter will be the epilogue, or part 1 of the epilogue. I have not decided. Hope this war chapter was up to your standards. Reviews make me happy! Till as soon as possible!