CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: Unselfish Sacrifice

Everything happened in a flash.

Snape's cry of alarm alerted everyone present, but Voldemort was rapidly turning back to his human form, surprising Dumbledore, McGonagall and Gertude in the process who are all too aware that Muerte Maldición is an old, deadly curse that only a selected few are blessed with the knowledge of how to use.

"Foolish girl!" Voldemort snorted, glaring at the young girl cradled in Gertude Wiles's arms, "Don't think I didn't anticipate you turning against me with the one spell I taught you how to use a long time ago."

"What?" Gertude gasped, "How--how could you?"

Voldemort glared at the one who bore him a useless heiress, "I implanted the knowledge of the curse in her subconscious knowing that one day she will be a good ally to me, but I was wrong." he turned his gaze from the woman who bore him a child to the young girl glaring back at him, "You bore me a spineless daughter who brings shame to my very name!"

"But how could you have survived the Muerte Maldición?" Gertude questioned.

"Simple, my dearest Gertude. I also anticipated Mystyk's retaliation and prepared myself for a counter attack from her. I'm glad I took extra precaution and now I am ready to destroy that worthless daughter you bore me, but not after she witnessed the death of the famous Harry Potter who has been a thorn on my side since the day he lived and I disintegrated into nothing but a parasite for thirteen years."

"You deserved what you got." Gertude said haughtily, cradling her daughter in her arms.

"We'll see about that, woman." Voldemort snorted, "Once I'm done with Potter and Mystyk, you will be next." he threatened and turned his attention to the boy with unruly dark hair and round specs. "Now Harry Potter, I believe it's time for you to die." he raised his wand and aimed it at the boy.

Everything happened in slow motion. Voldemort aimed his wand at Harry who was trapped by the wall beside him. He started chanting out the spell that will end Harry's life, but with a renewed surge of energy Mystyk broke away from her mother's embrace and ran in line of Voldemort's aim, shielding Harry from his impending death and taking the brunt of her father's deadly curse.

"Mystyk!" Harry called out and started to make a run for her, but it was only a split second later before he watched, in horror, as the girl he loved with all his heart burst into tiny particles before him. Their gazes on briefly met and he knew, or rather he read her last parting thoughts.

I love you with all my heart, Harry Potter. I'll be with you always and forever...

"No!" he yelled and reached for his wand, aimed it at the man who has made his life a living hell from the day his parents were murdered. "You'll pay for that!" he threatened and started a chant of an unknown curse, a spell never performed by any wizard of Harry's caliber, that Voldemort wasn't prepared for.

"Reclusión Perpua Eternidad!"

Everyone watched in stunned silence as Harry held on to his wand in both hands, aimed it at the dark lord whose reaction was delayed due to the unexpected move Harry took. His eyes widen as the strong, white beam coming from the tip of Harry's wand that's aimed straight at him. He wasn't prepared for this curse to be used against him. Only the darkest of all wizards would know Reclusión Perpua Eternidad.

For the last time Harry Potter has put an end to the man who has caused him nothing but grief. Killing Mystyk was the final straw where in which Harry drew the courage to step up to the man and finish him once and for all.

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~*~ hi folks! just thought i'd give you some idea what the heck those two Latin phrases i used here. i know that the Avada Kedavra was the deadliest curse that instantly kills people when used, but since this is my fic, i think i earned the right to change everything and add a few things. now i just looked through my trusty dictionary and decided to put some words together to come up with some of what i think would be cool, "very old" curses that are rarely used and known to other witches and wizards:

Muerte Maldicón = death curse

Reclusión Perpua Eternidad = life imprisonment eternity

i know this last curse kind makes no sense, but just keep on reading the next chapter where all will be explained. c'mon! it's hard to think of curses to use and in Spanish/Latin no less! so cut me off some slack and just leave your mark in the review area to let me know what you think... ~*~