Chapter Eight: Final Move
Harry and Jasmine soared over forests, mountains and lakes, until they arrived at a grey stone castle. This, according to the Staedtler charm around Jasmine's neck, was where Hermione was being held prisoner. Trees surrounded the castle, but the trees were a much darker green than usual. Harry took this as a sign of increased magical activity. Jasmine concentrated on the charm again, and this time it showed her the tower prison she was in. And there it was, right in front of them. The tower had a single barred window, and Jasmine wondered how easy it would be to open. Hopefully it wouldn't be made of adamantine, which repelled Magid magic.
They flew up to the window and called Hermione's name. She ran to the window, and huge relief showed on her face. 'I tried to break the bars but I wasn't strong enough,' she said. 'Don't worry, we'll do it,' said Harry confidently. Harry and Jasmine put their hands on the cool bars. 'Alohmora!' they said. Thankfully the bars gave way, and Harry and Jasmine flew in. 'Hermione, take one of the broomsticks and back to Hogwarts. Harry and I will go and find Voldemort.' 'Ok. Be careful, won't you?' Hermione said pleadingly. 'We always are,' Harry said grimly. Hermione straddled the broomstick and flew into the night. (A/N: I am aware that Harry and Jasmine did the exact same thing earlier in the story!)
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Elsewhere in the castle, Voldemort heard the alarms that had been triggered when the Potters entered the castle. Granting himself the luxury of an evil grin, he swiftly made his way to the Mudblood's prison cell.
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Hermione had gone and Harry and Jasmine were discussing what to do next. Suddenly a dark figure hovered in the doorway of the cell. 'Oh, shit,' Jasmine said under her breath. 'Ditto,' Harry replied. 'Harry and Jasmine Potter. To what do I owe this unexpected pleasure?' he asked slimily, his snake-like tongue darting from between his lips with every word. Without waiting for them to answer he aimed a hex at Harry which instantly transported him to a prison cell somewhere else in the castle. He turned to Jasmine, about to dish out the same fate, but Jasmine had disappeared. He frowned in annoyance. Oh well, he thought, she'll have to come back sometime to rescue that fool brother of hers.
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Jasmine held her breath. Thankfully the invisibility charm she had put on herself had worked. She could see Voldemort, his sudden expression of surprise and confusion instantly replaced by mild irritation, but he couldn't see her. She hoped it would last as long as possible and sneaked out of the door.
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Half an hour later Voldemort was in a ritual room. Harry was in a cage in the same room. Jasmine was also in the room, though neither knew that.
'Now then, Harry Potter. You are doing something quite brave and wonderful today. I am going to kill you, and in doing so; you will return me to my full power. Are you ready Harry Potter?' Harry glanced round helplessly one last time, looking for any trace of Jasmine. Defeated, he nodded his head. 'WAIT!' Jasmine suddenly appeared in the room. 'Why kill Harry right now? I'm twice as powerful as he is. There's no guarantee that killing him will restore you. With me there is.' 'No, Jasmine.' Harry said quietly, tearfully. He had wanted Jasmine to help, not sacrifice herself. 'Hmmm,' Voldemort said, weighing it up in his mind. Of course, a guarantee to power was awfully tempting. 'I could kill you first and Harry Potter after that. Being at full power would allow me to kill Harry Potter in the most painful way possible,' he said thoughtfully, his red eyes lighting up with the pleasure of this deal. Jasmine took a deep breath. 'Exactly,' she said quietly, but loud enough for Voldemort to hear and remain confident. Louder she said, 'And what about the added bonus of killing the Potter who you could never find?' Voldemort smiled, showing his pointed teeth. 'One condition,' Jasmine said, 'you don't kill him, until you've killed me.' 'Done.' Jasmine walked over to Harry's cage. He was sitting inside watching her, tears streaming down his face. Jasmine thought for a moment how young he looked. 'Jasmine, don't do this, please.' 'But I have to, Harry. It's the only reason I was brought back from being a cat.' 'What?' the bewilderment was clear on Harry's face. 'Dumbledore will explain when you get back.' She kissed his forehead. 'Goodbye Harry,' she said, the tears finally flooding down her face, making her voice break. 'Goodbye Jasmine.' Jasmine turned back to Voldemort. 'I'm ready,' she said, her chin high, her shoulders back, looking strong and confident, although tears still flowed. 'Goodbye Jasmine Potter,' Voldemort sneered, then unleashed the unforgivable curse. 'Avada Kedavra'. Harry screamed no as the green light hit her body and Jasmine fell to floor. A pink light flew to Voldemort's body, and he smiled with pleasure. Fully restored, he turned to Harry, who was looking at him with utter hatred and disgust. As Voldemort raised his wand, Harry raised his hand and they both screamed, 'Avada Kedavra' at exactly the same time. Bright green light issued from Voldemort's wand, while blue-green light came from Harry's hand. The light met in the middle, and Voldemort shrieked as the blue-green light came towards him, eating up his bright green light. He couldn't move, couldn't stop the spell, he could only watch as the light came towards him painfully slowly, propelled by Harry's grief and hatred. The light finally touched him and he screamed, an earth-shattering scream, as his soul, spirit and essence melted away and the body outside it turned to dust and blew away. Harry fell to the floor, exhausted, and could only stare blankly at Jasmine's still, lifeless body.
There were no more tears left to cry.
Next chapter: Everything falls into place. Harry takes Jasmine's body back to Hogwarts, and Dumbledore explains stuff. I might not post for another few days for two reasons: This chapter has emotionally exhausted me. School's starting tomorrow (yippee-not)
Thanks to all that have read and reviewed. Happy Birthday to Eggy, Delia, and Chrissie.
Good luck Alex. I know you'll be fine. You are such a beautiful person; inside and out, that everyone will want to be your friend. And if they don't, more fool them. Thank you for all your support and late night phone calls. I love you, and I'll miss you way too much. (I'm very emotional and tearful right now because of the above chapter)
Kia. I love your story. It is hilariously funny and I love your Harry Potter chapter. I'll see you tomorrow!
Bob, the Swedish exotic man, I'm afraid it's not working anymore. I can't carry on lying to Amanda. It's over. I hope we can be friends?
Amanda, I love you and I'm so sorry that I've been seeing your exotic man behind your back. It's now over though, so hopefully everything will be fine between you and me. Thank you for lending me the Eiffel 65 album. I have listened to it five times everyday for the last four weeks. Thank you also for the wacky create a pop sensation CD. My highest chart position was 11 or 12, I forget which. Anyway, see you tomorrow morning.
Harry and Jasmine soared over forests, mountains and lakes, until they arrived at a grey stone castle. This, according to the Staedtler charm around Jasmine's neck, was where Hermione was being held prisoner. Trees surrounded the castle, but the trees were a much darker green than usual. Harry took this as a sign of increased magical activity. Jasmine concentrated on the charm again, and this time it showed her the tower prison she was in. And there it was, right in front of them. The tower had a single barred window, and Jasmine wondered how easy it would be to open. Hopefully it wouldn't be made of adamantine, which repelled Magid magic.
They flew up to the window and called Hermione's name. She ran to the window, and huge relief showed on her face. 'I tried to break the bars but I wasn't strong enough,' she said. 'Don't worry, we'll do it,' said Harry confidently. Harry and Jasmine put their hands on the cool bars. 'Alohmora!' they said. Thankfully the bars gave way, and Harry and Jasmine flew in. 'Hermione, take one of the broomsticks and back to Hogwarts. Harry and I will go and find Voldemort.' 'Ok. Be careful, won't you?' Hermione said pleadingly. 'We always are,' Harry said grimly. Hermione straddled the broomstick and flew into the night. (A/N: I am aware that Harry and Jasmine did the exact same thing earlier in the story!)
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Elsewhere in the castle, Voldemort heard the alarms that had been triggered when the Potters entered the castle. Granting himself the luxury of an evil grin, he swiftly made his way to the Mudblood's prison cell.
*
Hermione had gone and Harry and Jasmine were discussing what to do next. Suddenly a dark figure hovered in the doorway of the cell. 'Oh, shit,' Jasmine said under her breath. 'Ditto,' Harry replied. 'Harry and Jasmine Potter. To what do I owe this unexpected pleasure?' he asked slimily, his snake-like tongue darting from between his lips with every word. Without waiting for them to answer he aimed a hex at Harry which instantly transported him to a prison cell somewhere else in the castle. He turned to Jasmine, about to dish out the same fate, but Jasmine had disappeared. He frowned in annoyance. Oh well, he thought, she'll have to come back sometime to rescue that fool brother of hers.
*
Jasmine held her breath. Thankfully the invisibility charm she had put on herself had worked. She could see Voldemort, his sudden expression of surprise and confusion instantly replaced by mild irritation, but he couldn't see her. She hoped it would last as long as possible and sneaked out of the door.
*
Half an hour later Voldemort was in a ritual room. Harry was in a cage in the same room. Jasmine was also in the room, though neither knew that.
'Now then, Harry Potter. You are doing something quite brave and wonderful today. I am going to kill you, and in doing so; you will return me to my full power. Are you ready Harry Potter?' Harry glanced round helplessly one last time, looking for any trace of Jasmine. Defeated, he nodded his head. 'WAIT!' Jasmine suddenly appeared in the room. 'Why kill Harry right now? I'm twice as powerful as he is. There's no guarantee that killing him will restore you. With me there is.' 'No, Jasmine.' Harry said quietly, tearfully. He had wanted Jasmine to help, not sacrifice herself. 'Hmmm,' Voldemort said, weighing it up in his mind. Of course, a guarantee to power was awfully tempting. 'I could kill you first and Harry Potter after that. Being at full power would allow me to kill Harry Potter in the most painful way possible,' he said thoughtfully, his red eyes lighting up with the pleasure of this deal. Jasmine took a deep breath. 'Exactly,' she said quietly, but loud enough for Voldemort to hear and remain confident. Louder she said, 'And what about the added bonus of killing the Potter who you could never find?' Voldemort smiled, showing his pointed teeth. 'One condition,' Jasmine said, 'you don't kill him, until you've killed me.' 'Done.' Jasmine walked over to Harry's cage. He was sitting inside watching her, tears streaming down his face. Jasmine thought for a moment how young he looked. 'Jasmine, don't do this, please.' 'But I have to, Harry. It's the only reason I was brought back from being a cat.' 'What?' the bewilderment was clear on Harry's face. 'Dumbledore will explain when you get back.' She kissed his forehead. 'Goodbye Harry,' she said, the tears finally flooding down her face, making her voice break. 'Goodbye Jasmine.' Jasmine turned back to Voldemort. 'I'm ready,' she said, her chin high, her shoulders back, looking strong and confident, although tears still flowed. 'Goodbye Jasmine Potter,' Voldemort sneered, then unleashed the unforgivable curse. 'Avada Kedavra'. Harry screamed no as the green light hit her body and Jasmine fell to floor. A pink light flew to Voldemort's body, and he smiled with pleasure. Fully restored, he turned to Harry, who was looking at him with utter hatred and disgust. As Voldemort raised his wand, Harry raised his hand and they both screamed, 'Avada Kedavra' at exactly the same time. Bright green light issued from Voldemort's wand, while blue-green light came from Harry's hand. The light met in the middle, and Voldemort shrieked as the blue-green light came towards him, eating up his bright green light. He couldn't move, couldn't stop the spell, he could only watch as the light came towards him painfully slowly, propelled by Harry's grief and hatred. The light finally touched him and he screamed, an earth-shattering scream, as his soul, spirit and essence melted away and the body outside it turned to dust and blew away. Harry fell to the floor, exhausted, and could only stare blankly at Jasmine's still, lifeless body.
There were no more tears left to cry.
Next chapter: Everything falls into place. Harry takes Jasmine's body back to Hogwarts, and Dumbledore explains stuff. I might not post for another few days for two reasons: This chapter has emotionally exhausted me. School's starting tomorrow (yippee-not)
Thanks to all that have read and reviewed. Happy Birthday to Eggy, Delia, and Chrissie.
Good luck Alex. I know you'll be fine. You are such a beautiful person; inside and out, that everyone will want to be your friend. And if they don't, more fool them. Thank you for all your support and late night phone calls. I love you, and I'll miss you way too much. (I'm very emotional and tearful right now because of the above chapter)
Kia. I love your story. It is hilariously funny and I love your Harry Potter chapter. I'll see you tomorrow!
Bob, the Swedish exotic man, I'm afraid it's not working anymore. I can't carry on lying to Amanda. It's over. I hope we can be friends?
Amanda, I love you and I'm so sorry that I've been seeing your exotic man behind your back. It's now over though, so hopefully everything will be fine between you and me. Thank you for lending me the Eiffel 65 album. I have listened to it five times everyday for the last four weeks. Thank you also for the wacky create a pop sensation CD. My highest chart position was 11 or 12, I forget which. Anyway, see you tomorrow morning.