Protection
Part 14
Voldemort lifted his wand and pointed it at Harry and Hermione's direction.
'Avada Kedavra!' he said.
A shot of green light shot from his wand at the wanted direction.
Several people screamed.
But something odd happened.
As the green light advanced towards Hermione, something in front of her started to glow.
The new light, which was blue, started advancing at the green one.
Everyone in the Great Hall was watching as Hermione started to glow as well. She glowed red, like the light she shot at Malfoy. It advanced towards the green light too.
Therefore it was inviolable for the two lights to touch.
When the two lights touched they became one, strong and bright light. It was white.
As it shone all the present could see Harry standing and facing Lord Voldemort.
Voldemort was astonished. But he didn't have time to react.
The white light was stronger than the green. The green gave a way. It headed back at Voldemort. It hit him and he fell.
There was no sound in the Great Hall. Hermione and Harry were still shining in the middle of the room.
Eventually Harry broke off. Still shining he advanced to the place where Voldemort stood.
'He isn't dead,' he said.
the students and teachers who advanced towards Ron, Cho and Hermione took several steps back. The light around Harry became even brighter.
'His body is still alive,' continued Harry. 'But he's trapped in his own mind. I don't think he's going to wake up.'
Hermione fainted. There were several sighs of relive.
After a silent moment Ron spoke- 'We have to find Prof. Dumbledore. He said he's in one of the sells.'
He hugged Cho, she was crying.
'I know where the professor is,' said Harry. 'I'll lead you to him after this spell is off.'
He went to Hermione and picked her in his arms.
It was a wonderful sight. Two people, in each other's arms with light shining all around them. Not many could say they saw it and even less can say they had it.
'Herm, wake up,' whispered Harry in Hermione's ear. 'Love, wake up.'
Hermione opened her eyes. 'Harry?' she said. 'Are - are we dead?'
Harry smiled. 'No, it worked,' he said. 'You saved my life.'
Hermione started crying again. Harry hugged her.
As they did this, the light around them lessened until it disappeared. So did Harry.
It was an odd picture to see. Hermione was crying while sitting up, but there was nothing to support her. she looked as if hung on invisible strings.
Hermione calmed down after a wile.
She got up from the floor. Everyone assumed Harry did to.
She took her wand out and directed it at nothing.
'Appear!' she said.
Blue light shot from her wand and hit Harry. It surrounded him and whirled around him. Then it disappeared. Harry didn't.
He stood there in the place were the light vanished. His jet-black hair standing in every possible direction, his emerald green eyes sparkling as he looked at Hermione and his school robs dirty and torn. His wand was lying on the floor, but Harry seemed to forget about everything there is in the world.
Hermione was standing a few feet a way from him, she was looking at him too.
The room was in complete silence, every eye was set on the couple.
Hermione started to cry again, Harry was by her side in no time.
He took her in his arms and stroked her hair. She cried into his shoulder.
After a while Harry lifted Hermione's head so she would be looking in his eyes. He smiled , tears were still coming down Hermione's cheeks.
'Hey, it's O.K.,' he said softly. 'I'm here and I'm not going to go away any more.'
Hermione nodded slitly.
Harry lowered his head.
They kissed. It was their first kiss since November. It also was the most passionate kiss any of the present ever saw, and most new they would never be able to kiss like that.
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When Harry and Hermione finally parted there was still a deep silence in the Hall.
Everyone expected Harry to take the spell off Hermione. But he didn't. Harry wouldn't even look at his wand.
Instead he looked at the people gathered in the Great Hall. Most faces showed wander and fear.
Harry's eyes rested on Ron and Cho. They were standing a few feet to the side and were holding each other like Harry and Hermione did. Harry smiled at Ron, Ron returned his smile.
'We have to find Prof. Dumbledore,' said Harry. 'I know where he is.'
Not letting go of Hermione he reached for something in a pocket inside his robs. He took out an old and rather bad looking piece of preachment.
He looked at it, then looked up at the Heads of Houses.
'Follow us,' he said.
Holding Hermione very close to himself, followed closely by Ron, Cho and the Heads of Houses Harry exited the Great Hall.
They walked through a lot of passages and corridors, entered secret rooms and left mysterious chambers, going steadily down deeper under the castle.
'How does he know where he's going?' whispered Prof. Sprout to Prof. McGonagall.
Ron who heard this smiled to himself.
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After sometime the group entered a small chamber.
There, on the floor, sat Dumbledore. He wasn't tied down, in fact he was smiling when he saw the group.
'So,' he said. 'You found me.'
'Yes, sir,' said Harry. He and Hermione went to a corner of the chamber to stay a way of the teachers who where making a big fuss around Dumbledore.
'Lead the way, Harry.' Said Dumbledore after assuring the Heads of Houses he was all right.
'Can't, sir,' said Harry. 'I have no idea how to get to one of the upper floors. This thing looks more complicated than ever.'
He showed the preachment to Dumbledore.
It was the Marauder's Map.
'Very interesting,' said Dumbledore smiling. 'This is how you found me, isn't it? Very interesting. I wander why Remus and Sirius didn't tell me about this map. Maybe because they gave it to you?'
'No, sir,' said Harry smiling. 'We got it in another way.'
'Yes, well, never mind,' said Dumbledore smiling too. 'I can find the way with this thing. Lets go.'
The enlarged group walked through passages, corridors and chambers they have never seen. Eventually they found themselves in front of the Great Hall's doors.
They opened the Great Hall's doors for the fourth time that day.
When Dumbledore entered the Hall there was a great panic from the student's side. They thought it was Voldemort again.
'Calm down,' said Prof. McGonagall. 'This is the real Prof. Dumbledore.'
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A/N- Go read the last part, you deserve it.
Disclaimer- I own the plot, no more and no less.
