The battle took its turn on everyone. Air reeked of blood and sweat. Screams and cries were muffled with constant yelling of curses. Everyone had their part to hold onto. Harry kept his reputation by standing against Dolohov with everything he got. The duel between two was a fierce thing to watch. Skilled wizards held each other at the leash, pulling back and forth, both exhausted. But neither let it show.

Draco gained some bad injuries fighting Yaxley. Older wizard took a lot of joy in hurting and torturing the Malfoy heir. Draco was still on his feet fighting back, even though he endured few Crusiatus's. After Draco shot a killing curse at him and missed Yaxley's face darkened as he took few steps closer.

"You dare use that on me, boy?! Pathetic little... Crucio!" the curse landed right in Draco's chest making him lose balance. The older wizard came closer and closer until he finally was standing over him with a crooked smile. He foot flew right at Draco's abdomen kicking the air out of him. The rest was just blurry and gloomy before the pain kicked in again. Crucitaus drove him right to the edge of consciousness. At that point Yaxley stopped. He didn't want him to doze off; he wanted him to feel every piece of it. And he did.

"Feel lucky, I'm not allowed to kill you. That courtesy is reserved for your dear aunt." He hissed in Draco's ear, following it with a smirk.

Across the room Katherine and Caroline found solace in each other, bravely fighting side by side. Turns out it was hard being even with someone who doesn't need to touch you to cause any pain. Even though they healed, more or less fast, it was hard keeping up when you were that outnumbered. After one of the wizards flew a stake towards Katherine, that she dodged, she turned ballistic, ripping out his heart. The problem was avoiding hexes that were now barreling in her direction. Many of them got to her, resulting in them massacring her body to the unrecognizable state.

With one down, rest turned to Caroline who was more than ready for them. She growled before rushing and decapitating the one closest to her. Then the second, then third. Somehow she managed to avoid few painful jinxes and get out of the circle that she was in. While getting through she caught glimpses of Ron trying to lift himself up. Faster than light she was by his side giving him a hand up.

"Where is she? Where is Davina?" he said after looking around. First he saw Harry, than in the great distance was Hermione, but Davina was nowhere to be found.

"Calm down. Look at me. She is under the protection spell Hermione put on her. Her state won't get any worse. Rebekah will take her away soon. But you need to go too. Here." She bit into her wrist giving him her blood. His wounds were healing and he was able to get up properly. Caroline left right after fighting of the others.

The first thing Ron's eyes caught was Draco with Yaxley above him. Remembering what he did to Davina his anger grew as he marched towards them.

"Reducto!" the spell ended up right at him. Grin from his face disappeared as he met the cold ground. Ron offered his once enemy a hand and the he took it. Every inch of his body ached as he attempted to get up. At their advantage Rebekah found them shortly after, feeding Draco her blood. She moved on taking Davina out of the Great Hall and into the Gryffindor Tower, where Klaus's body already lied.

"Where is Granger?" First words Draco said to Ron. He looked around and wasn't able to see her. He didn't even care what would the ginger boy think. He needed to know that she was alive and safe.

Ron looked a bit bedazzled by Malfoy's open question. He knew why he asked. After a flash of annoyance got over him, Ron started to panic. She wasn't there. Moments before he saw her, and now, now she was out of their sight. "She was right there." He whispered.

Draco was furious. He took a grip on his wand and ran off looking for her. But he turned for a mere second. "Help Potter, he can't hold on for much longer." Ron nodded.

"Malfoy!"

He turned again. "Find her." Ron's words sank into his brain. Of course he was going to find her.

Katherine's wounds started to heal and she was soon up again. In spite of her body being without a scratch now, her mind was under the lingering pain from the curses she took. Looking around herself she saw Kol on one side getting overpowered by the large group of wizards. Every spell shot at him found its way to his flash until he was finally on the ground. At the center of the fight there were Ron and Harry battling Antonin Dolohov. Harry was pretty much worn out, and his concentration was starting to fade. Ron held as hard as he could, but it was obvious that both of them were soon going to be overpowered. Besides, every now and then another wizard would interfere, hexing the boys.

Lastly, her eyes got stuck at Caroline. Five wizards sending hexes at her. She struck back, ripping out the hearts of two, but the third one put an Imperius on her. She wasn't able to move. Tall one with his hair almost grey took a piece of wood from the floor moving closer and closer to her. All Caroline was able to do was close her eyes while waiting for her certain death. But nothing happened. She opened her eyes to find Katherine crushing the scull of a deatheater before chopping of the head of the one holding her under the Imperius.

"Thank you." Caroline exhaled loudly with a smile. "I thought they got you before."

"Please, I'm Katherine Pierce. I'm a survivor." She smirked proudly and her face froze just like that. From its usual color her skin changed to a plain grey. And her eyes wide still stared at Caroline. It took her a while to realize what happened. She glanced down at the bloody wooden spike coming out of Katherine's chest.

Caroline could feel her eyes filling up with tears. The woman she loathed for so long, the woman who killed her, the woman who made her what she was, gave her own life for her. Unable to move Caroline soon met with darkness after someone broke her neck.

As the blonde hair spilled over the stone floor it revealed piercing green eyes glaring over the huge room. Next to her stood Alecto Carrow, holding a wand at Hermione's throat. At Aurora's sing Alecto sent a loud noise making everyone turn to them. Harry and Ron were the only two standing. Both of them felt like they've just been punched out of air when they saw Hermione in their hands.

"What a delightful picture." Aurora started talking. "Drop your wands." Considering they were obviously overpowered, Harry's and Ron's wands fell to the ground. "I believe the time has come for me to say goodbye. If you would" she addressed Dolohov. "Take our dear blonde here. She and I have some unfinished business." Dark-haired wizard obeyed picking up Caroline's lifeless body.

Harry couldn't move his eyes from Hermione. She was untouched, but somehow they managed to capture her. Her wand wasn't with her. It was probably at Carrow's. Hermione was able to see her friend's worry for her. She strictly motion for him to stay calm. Before Aurora was able to say another word, Hermione elbowed Alecto taking her wand from witch's pocket. She knew she didn't have a lot of time. Everyone stared at her in surprise as she first sent a curse at Aurora and then turned to her friends.

"Levicorpus." She flew both Harry and Ron out of the Great Hall through the broken window. Seconds later she felt a sharp pain as Aurora grabbed her by her hair and pulled her to the floor. She stared at her enraged. Hermione had a wide smile. Her wand was once again taken from her and she met Alecto's angry face next to Aurora.

"Show her what happens when she does something like that." Aurora hissed.

Carrow moved closer pointing the tip of her want at Hermione. Her anger soon turned into pleasure and a horrid smile. "Crucio." Hermione took a curse with a smile on, but ended up screaming out her lungs. When her senses were back to normal first she heard was a hysterical laughter of Aurora.

"Perfect. You saved your two friends. And what about the ones I already have? Or about the doppelganger beauty?" She glanced over to her right to meet the dried skin and lifeless gaze of Katherine Pierce. Her eyes burned from the tears as she looked at her. She heard the steps of other people and it snapped her away from a dead vampire. She turned to see some of them at the window staring probably at where she sent Harry and Ron.

"NO!" Aurora yelled. "She put in a large effort to save them. Let them go for now. It's not them I want anyway." Hermione felt a partial relieve at this, but it was a short lasting. "Find me Draco Malfoy." She ordered with a devilish smirk.

The moment Draco left the Great Hall looking for Hermione; he got followed by few deatheaters. He tried battling them, hitting one with sectumsempra and one with reducto, but the rest tree gave him a lot of trouble. After bringing out a great fight Draco got overpowered by the tree skilled opponents. When one was about to shot a Cruciatus at him his wand fell out of hand hitting the ground followed by his head. Behind the man stood Rebekah easily decapitating the other two.

"What the hell are you doing?" she asked offering him a hand up.

"I was looking for Granger and they followed me."

"You need to get out of here. The bloody bitch got free. She's looking for you." His eyes widened. "She already has Caroline, which is why Nik is going to be furious. But there is nothing we can do now. She also has Kai and Bonnie. She would have Ron and Harry if Hermione didn't get them out of there.

He flinched at the mention of her name. "Where is she?" he asked. Rebekah didn't answer. She only lowered her head. "Where is she?" he repeated through his teeth angrily.

"There is nothing you can do now. Aurora took her."

The air got stuck at the back of his throat. His face was pale and for the first time that day he felt fear occupy his whole body. A well-known darkness swallowed him at the mere thought of what will happen to her. It took him a few seconds to get himself together.

"She is looking for me?" he whispered mostly to himself, but Rebekah nodded anyway. "Well then she will get me." His voice was dangerously low and calm. He started to walk away but she grabbed his wrist pulling him back.

"You can't help her if you're dead." She hissed.

"I can't help her by hiding like coward I've been my whole life. My aunt sent for me; well let's see what she wants." He hissed pulling his arm away and turning to her. "Petrificus Totalus." And original Barbie fell down unable to move.

"I am sorry, but I have to do this. The charm will soon fade away and you will be able to move. Whatever happens, find them and bring them back here, safe." He picked her up gently and placed her into one of the rooms close by so that they wouldn't find her. When he was done he left his wand next to her. "Take care of it." He smiled weakly.

Draco Malfoy soon found himself walking towards the Great Hall. As soon as he entered he met the certain brown eyes. When she saw him her face was covered with terror. And his was rigid and emotionless. He glanced around the room. He saw Caroline being held by Dolohov, Bonnie and Kai both out, behind them. Kol covered in blood lying under one of the broken windows with a wooden spike through his chest. And at last he saw Katherine. It wasn't until then that his face changed. He tried to look as calm as possible, but seeing her there made him want to scream. She was the first one here that he properly met and he actually liked her. And now she was dead. Draco regained his strong posture and walked over to Aurora who was waiting with a smug grin.

Hermione wanted to speak, but Alecto placed a silencing spell over her. Draco watched her. She was crying. She was crying and there was nothing he could about it. He turned his head away from her and stared at Aurora again.

"Ready to go to your own personal hell?" She taunted.

"More than you know." The next thing he felt was a sharp pain in his back before he was knocked out by Dolohov's charm.