Protection
Part 13
The great doors opened for the third time that evening.
But no one came in.
The doors closed again.
A deep silence spread through the room. Even Voldemort seemed to be thinking.
'So,' he finally said. 'Are you going to tell me my down fall?'
As he said this Dumbledore's face started to change. He no longer had his long white hair and beard, his eyes weren't blue anymore and his nose was getting smaller.
Voldemort regained his own face. It was whiter than a skull, with wide, livid scarlet eyes, and his nose was flat with slits for nostrils.
The Great Hall was field with screams.
'Shat Up!' yelled Voldemort.
It was quiet again.
'Answer my question!' Voldemort ordered Hermione.
Hermione had her hands on her face so she wouldn't see him.
Suddenly she looked up, as if looking at something. Her eyes widened. She couldn't speak.
'It is love,' said a voice from nowhere.
'Who said that?' said Voldemort with eyes flashing with anger.
'I am called your down fall,' said the mysterious voice. 'It's not really true.'
'Harry Potter,' hissed Voldemort. 'Show yourself!'
'I can't,' Harry answered. 'I'm under a spell.'
'Cowered,' said Voldemort loudly.
'I am standing in front of Hermione,' said Harry. 'Do what you think is best, I won't fight.'
'Harry!' cried Hermione and fell to her knees, crying.
Voldemort smiled.
'You decided to join your parents, Harry?' he said. 'Not very wise choices to make, but you're going to die anyway. Prefer to die before your friends, ha?
'I don't mind. But how will I know you won't fight?'
Out of nowhere, just in front of Hermione, a wand fell on the floor.
The Heads of Houses looked in disbelieve at the direction where Harry should be.
Voldemort started laughing.
'Any last words?' he asked Harry.
'I love you, Hermione,' said Harry.
'I love you too,' she answered between sobs.
'Is that all?' said Voldemort.
He lifted his wand and pointed it in Hermione's direction.
'Avada Kedavra!' he said.
A shot of green light shot from his wand in the direction it was pointed on.
Several people screamed.
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A/N - I AM SO VERY SORRY! This chapter (as well as chapters 14 and 15) have really been lost! I promise you that the moment I got them I published them. OK, maybe not the moment, since ff.net was out for the last couple of days, but as soon as I could ::hopeful look:: I am really, really sorry. I've been saying for a long, long time now that 13 is not my number ::weak smile::
This is also a really short chapter from the same reason. I didn't want to mess with it a lot.
::Coughs politely:: As you might have noticed, this chapter was supposed to be a cliffhanger, but I'm not insane (not completely, at least) so I'm not going to torture you anymore. The last two chapters are also posted. And this will be the end of this story.
One last time: I AM SO, SO SORRY.
Disclaimer- I own the plot. JK Rowling owns everything else.
