By: Gemin16
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter people. As much as I would love to own the wonderful characters that Daniel, Rupert, and Emma play I just don't. They all belong to J.K. Rowling. However all characters such as Kitrina, Kalvin, and Lady, I do own.
A/N: I have two things to say-
1.) I know I shouldn't do this but could some of you please take a look at my other fic, Triple the Trouble, Triple the Fun? Please? I would so appreciate it. Thank you.
And for number 2:
OH MY GOD! Rupert is just so cute and so is Daniel (did I spell that right?). You guys know what I'm talking about right?
HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS
I just finished watching it and I was very impressed as well as disappointed. Don't get me wrong; the movie was brilliant, definitely met to its standards but- but-
WAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH (Don't read next few lines if ya don't want the movie spoiled for ya- oh hell what am I saying it's like the book, well sort of)
Tom Riddle could have been more handsome you know.
And Ginny could have had a few more speaking parts
No Deathday party
Hermione hugs Harry but doesn't even bother to hug Ron HOWEVER the little look they gave each other was soooo adorable!
And worst of all THE QUIDDITCH GAME WAS CUTE SHORT! (I'm a very big Quidditch fan)
Besides that the movie was ABSOTIVELY WONDERFUL, WELL MADE, BRILLIANT, FUNNY, FULL OF NON STOP ACTION (kinda), AND KICKED ASS!
Okay that's really all I have to say now.
Thanks for reviewing:
Potter For Potter, Xodox, gillian:
R/Hr Fan: Thank you. I'm glad you enjoy Kitrina so much. She's so energetic and open with her feelings that I wish I could be just like her. I have to admit it was really fun getting your reviews. They really cheered me up at school. LOL, I would turn on the cpu during math and check my mail only to see your review and I would all of a sudden start laughing in the middle of class and everyone would stare at me. LOL, I loved it. Thanks again.
Drama Princess87: *giggles* That's right so what will happen at the end?
Adnap Nottap: Maybe he will, I'll let you decide.
Ferggirl99: YEAH! Kitrina finally gets through to Kalvin. I loved writing that part with all my heart. It was probably my favorite seen besides the part where Hermione and Ron kiss for the first time. They both play such an important part. J As for Ron, me and you are always talking about him. He was soo cute in the movie. (Drools over Rupert) my cousin gave me weird looks as I swooned over him. But of course he's not as cute as Orlando Bloom! ^_~
Vaneesa: LUCKY # 100. YEAH! Thank you very much. AU's are hard to write sometimes but I LOVE THEM WITH ALL MY HEART!
That's all she wrote for now. On with the tale!
(one tiny little detail for you all): This chapter was VERY hard to write!
Chapter 12: Sacrifice
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"Kitrina?"
The vixen looked up from her sitting position on Hermione's bed. "Yes?"
"We only have three more items to find."
"I know that."
"When are we going to find them?"
Kitrina thought for a moment. "Well you see I have some sense as to where two of them are, but-"
"But what?"
Kitrina shrugged as she looked out the window. The festival was over and all the festivities had stopped. The streets were back to normal with everyone back to their normal business. Owls and brooms flew, wizards worked, children learned, and the once lovely break was over with. Which meant, finding the items once more.
Kitrina sighed as she looked out the window. The sky was so gray and cloudy, like something was about to happen. It sent shivers up her spine. What did it mean?
"Lets do a quick check list of what's happened so far," she suggested shaking the thought out of her head.
"Fine by me," Hermione said as she finished up some history homework. "First item."
"Voldemort."
"Second item."
"The pendant, which is right here." Kitrina pulled it out of Hermione's desk and held it up. It was a garnet color in the middle surrounded by a bronze lining and dangled from a chain of bronze. It glowed softly as she held it.
"How does it work anyway?"
Kitrina shrugged again. "All I know is that it takes a great amount of strength to use it. To tell you the truth all the items were made before I was born. Master had already hidden them before I could even begin to remember. The only reason I know about them is because he told me about them and that it was my mission to make sure that they don't fall into the wrong hands. Like I said before I know who has an item but I'm not exactly sure who has what."
"But you were right about the gourd."
Kitrina winked at Hermione. "I told you I had some of the best luck!"
Hermione sighed not really surprised. "Well we have the gourd."
"Right here. So that's two for us, one for old Voldy. Three more to go."
"And we've visited the giants, the goblins, and the pixies and fairies leaving-"
"The alliances of the mermaids and dwarves along with the unicorns and centaurs, and then the humans."
"Who should we confront first?"
Kitrina thought for a moment. It would be best to go after the item that the unicorns and centaurs have, because of their secrecy. They live away from humans so- It would be best, we have to get the most critical before Voldemort does. She looked at the scar on her arm, if we don't, then a permanent scar will be put upon this world.
And his name is Voldemort.
***
"You will do this, Kalvin, or the girl will get it!"
Kalvin frowned as he gathered his gear together.
"We have our best spy watching her as we speak. One simple message and it's the end of her very life."
His grip tightened on his wand.
"We have two task for you to do."
He motioned for Lady to follow him out the door.
"Exactly like the mission at Gringotts. All we need you to do-"
But to do something like this, Kalvin thought. Then he remembered everything that Kitrina had taught him. About life, about friendship, even about his own self.
I'm going against everything she taught me, he thought gravely. He looked at Lady, the woman who had been at his side since he was only a toddler. If there's one positive thing that's coming out of this, Lady will be released for good. I only need you for these last two missions, and this time I'm handling all the dirty work. If someone's hands are to be stained, it would only be right if they are my own.
He looked beyond the city and into the forest and began walking.
Kitrina……………………
I truly am sorry.
***
"Of all the days to land a detention," Hermione mumbled as she read the note Hedwig had sent her.
"What did those two do now?" Kitrina asked, peeved yet slightly amused.
"They were messing around with fake wands during Potions. When one of their wands gave a loud croak they were caught in the act. They won't be out till five-thirty. I swear, of all the immature things to do, especially when we're on the look for the items. Kitrina, are you sure we need those two?"
Kitrina nodded her head. "Team work is the key to everything, Mione. Through the three items, you've each put in your own efforts but you've done it together. That's the trick. Hermione, if we don't who knows what could happen."
Hermione sighed softly. "You're right."
Kitrina laughed. "Of course I am."
Hermione shook her head and went back to her work. She heard Kitrina give a content sigh as she leaned on the windowsill and begin a conversation with Hedwig.
After a few hoots and squeak, Kitrina laughed.
"Yes, Hedwig. The question is why do I bother?"
"Hoot."
"True, true. You want to know something interesting?" Kitrina asked the owl, her voice getting louder by the word, "if I wanted someone to do this alone I would have chosen one person to do it. But noooooo I wanted a group to do the job and of all the people I chose-"
Hermione braced herself. Who could only imagine what Kitrina would say?
"I couldn't have chosen a better trio then those three. Master would be proud."
Hermione smiled.
***
"I would like to know," Kitrina said loudly as they walked the streets of Hogsmeade, "how messing around with fake wands could keep you in detention for three and a half hours? Two hours I could understand, but three and a half? Three hours? Let's see what could I have done in three hours, I could have slept, eat, read, in Hermione's case: study. Ummmm-"
"You don't have to rub it in," Harry said dryly.
"Besides it was Snape, what else would you expect?" Ron added in.
"Excuses, excuses," Kitrina said waving her hand back and forth. Hermione had to cover her mouth to suppress her giggles. Of course the look Ron was giving Kitrina didn't help at all.
"So you know where the next item could be?" Harry asked her.
"Not could. I know where it is."
"So where are we heading to?" Ron asked her.
"The forest of course."
"Then maybe you should let me get my gear-"
"No," Kitrina said quickly, her voice more tense than usual.
"But what if a pocket comes by?" Harry asked.
Kitrina whipped around. "Then we'll have to risk it. Listen I don't know why but we have to hurry. I don't know why but something just doesn't feel right, we can't waste anymore time. If we do Voldemort could be one step closer to getting what he wants. The unicorns have a powerful item, they must, and in fact they might have to most powerful item that Master ever made. If we don't get this one item, then we might as well loose all hope."
"What is the most powerful item that Merlin created?" Hermione asked.
Kitrina thought as they quickened their pace. "It's called the Holy Sorcerer's Stone."
All three teenagers looked confused. "The Holy Sorcerer's Stone?" Hermione asked. "I've never heard of such a thing."
"Very few have," Kitrina said. "I'm not exactly sure of its powers but I know for sure that it exceeds that of the Sorcerer's Stone. Master is the only one to ever create one." Kitrina's eyes opened wide as she stopped flat, making Harry, Ron, and Hermione bump into her.
"Kitrina, what's wrong?" Harry asked quickly.
"The item, lets hurry!"
***
"Sir, here's your towel."
"Thank you, Lady," Kalvin said as he frantically washed his hands. They were still stained or at least they still felt stained with the essence of-
He shook his head. It was over with so and there was nothing to do to change what he done.
Kalvin looked at the item covered with a cloth. What could be so important about something this small? If Voldemort wanted it so bad why didn't he get it himself?
Kalvin blinked. Another first. He never questioned client's motives; all that mattered was that he got paid in the end.
But Kalvin was changing, slowly but surely he was changing and Kitrina was getting to him even more.
And he wanted answers.
***
"We're almost there!" Kitrina said running ahead of the rest.
"Kitrina wait up!" Hermione called.
"Something must be wrong," Ron said.
"What makes you say that?" Harry asked him.
"It's way too quiet."
"What's way to quiet?" Hermione asked.
"The forest. Even though its almost nightfall, it's still to silent. No birds, no trolls, no sound at all. Something has to be very wrong for it to get this quiet."
"Then lets catch up to Kitrina," Harry said as they kept on running. They saw Kitrina running faster ahead of them, through clearings and jumping over branches like she was in a triathlon.
Almost three minutes later, she disappeared all together.
"Kitrina!"
All three of them stopped dead in their tracks and stared at what lied in front of them.
"We were to late!" Kitrina said bending over, tears in her eyes.
"Oh my," Hermione said covering her mouth.
"Why?" Ron said angrily.
"I can't believe they would go as far as this," Harry growled.
A pool of silver-blue blood surrounded the heather bushes as one lone arrow stuck out of the body of a shredded and dead baby unicorn. Kitrina bent over it, crying and hitting the ground with her fist. "We were to damn late! We-were-to-," her shoulders were shaking with every sob.
Hermione looked at the blood and then at the unicorn. It was a golden color, showing obvious signs of youth and innocence. What a sad picture it made.
All of a sudden they heard a step from behind. Harry, Hermione, and Ron, took out their wands quickly prepared to defend themselves when Kitrina spoke up. "It's alright- it's just a centaur, Frienze if I'm correct." True to her word a centaur stepped through the thicket and looked at the four humans. He had brilliant white hair and a palomino body and stared at them with crystal ice eyes.
"You're too late."
"No s-" Ron started to say but Hermione elbowed him hard in the ribs.
"When, Frienze?" Kitrina asked standing up, she was shaking, more disturbed than any of them.
"Almost an our ago." All of a sudden a unicorn turned up behind him, pure white with sad blue eyes. It gave a small whine.
"It's my fault," Kitrina said looking directly into the unicorn's eyes. "I should have tried harder to find you but it was just that I-" More tears poured from her eyes.
"Kitrina," Harry said slowly. All three of them stood back, knowing they shouldn't get into the conversation with the look the unicorn gave them. The unicorn gave a neigh and shook its head.
"He said that somehow the enemy knew the item was with the young foal. The last items are next on their list."
"What was your item?" Kitrina asked.
Frienze stood quiet for a while. Finally he answered. "It was Excalibur's Hilt."
Kitrina looked at him with wide eyes and sunk to the ground, still in shock. "You mean- the Holy Sorcerer's Stone isn't with you? But- but- Master trusted you the most of all the creatures. Who could he have possibly left it with?"
"Someone whom he trust more than anyone if they hold that item."
Ron cocked his head to the left suddenly with Harry doing the same. "What's the matter?" Hermione whispered to them.
"Did you hear something?" Ron asked Harry.
"Sure did."
Kitrina whipped her eyes. "I'm truly sorry what has happened here," she said bending her head low.
The unicorn neighed again making Kitrina wince. She looked at Frienze and the unicorn with hard black eyes. "I swear to you that I will catch whoever did this and make them pay! Anyone who kills something as innocent as a unicorn, especially a baby, should never be forgiven!"
Frienze nodded his head and left along with the unicorn. The four people left stood in silence for a few seconds until Harry took a step closer to Kitrina.
"Kitrina, we're sorry, it's all our fault because we got deten-"
"No, Harry, it's my fault for not trying harder to locate it. I could have searched a lot harder but I didn't. I failed to get here before Voldemort did and an innocent being was killed. IT'S ALL MY FAULT!" Tears started to fall again. Hermione had never seen Kitrina cry like that, in fact she had never seen the vixen cry at all. She almost looked like a little girl, lost and scared.
"No it's-" But Kitrina transformed into her fox body, stopping all conversation.
***
Kalvin looked at Nott as he handed him the item. He looked at the Deatheater with all the coldness he could muster.
Nott laughed. "Why the cold face, Kalvin?"
"Why do you want with these items? What importance do they hold with Voldemort?"
"Why are you asking questions now, boy? You never did before?"
"Because after killing a unicorn it allows me the immediate privilege of asking."
Nott's smirk was harder than any rock or metal. "Master wouldn't agree, but I'm sure if you confront him, he'll answer all your demands after he takes care of the girl."
Kalvin's hand reached out and pushed Nott against the wall they were standing next to. His hand pressed hard against Nott's chest pushing him closer with the wall. Nott's eyes widened in fear, he had never seen the mercenary this serious or look this deadly.
Kalvin's voice was even more lethal as he pushed Nott harder. "If you lay one finger on her before I get this next item, I will personally seek you out and kill you slowly with the most deadly and painful method I can think of." He let go and walked away.
Nott slid down to the floor and stared after Kalvin. "You will not get away with this, Mercenary," he said with a bitter voice.
***
Kalvin walked the streets of Hogsmeade, a cold wind blowing his robes and cloak around. There was truly no going back for him he had killed a unicorn. A baby for that matter. The ultimate crime had been committed and he had been and he was as guilty as they come.
What would Kitrina say at a time like this?
He knew she definitely wouldn't smile never the less laugh. He liked her laugh; it was airy and childish and full of life. It gave him a feeling that he never felt before.
He recalled a conversation that he and Kitrina had during the final days of the festivals.
"How can you stay so cheerful?" Kalvin found himself asking her.
Kitrina thought for a moment. "Honestly I don't know. Maybe it's because I think of all the things that make me feel happy."
"What kinds of things make you happy?"
"Sunflowers, smiles, funny things, love- all those things. Just the little things in life. After a while you start to appreciate them more and more." She smiled. "And whenever you're sad, you think of them and everything turns out for the better, that's the way I see most of the time."
"What if you can't?" Kalvin asked.
Kitrina grabbed his arm and hugged it close, leaning her head on it. "Then you find someone who can."
"She'll never be able to rely on me," Kalvin said softly to himself. "I can never take away her sadness because I'll create it." His heart felt heavy and he found himself truly regretting his actions. "Let's just hope that tomorrow I won't have to kill anyone."
~*~
Kitrina hugged her body as she felt a cold wind pass by. She couldn't let another person die because she couldn't get Hermione, Ron, or Harry to the item to achieve it. It was her job to help them find it and their job to pass the task to get the item.
But today an innocent was killed.
And that hurt Kitrina more than anything. Her heart felt heavy and she was angry with herself for what happened. If she could only turn back the threads of time to stop whoever did that from doing it. She would have gladly switched places with the unicorn at anytime.
Kitrina sighed as she passed by the crowds. She just wanted to sit down and cry at that moment but she felt as if she had no more tears to shed. The vixen shook her head.
"No! No! No!" she said to herself. She felt drops of water falling on her head. "I have to keep looking forward! Two more items and then it will be all over! Master is counting on me. I can do it I know I can!" But tears began to fall again as it started to rain.
Can I do it?
Her heart hurt and at that moment there were only two people that she wanted to comfort her.
One of them was her creator. Merlin.
And the second one was Kalvin.
~*~
Little did Kalvin and Kitrina know that at the very moment that they were thinking about each other, they passed each other's path.
***
"It's really pouring out there," Sirius observed from inside the house that he, Remus, and Harry shared.
"Kitrina's out there right now," Hermione said as Remus served her a bowl of hot vegetable soup. "I hope she comes in soon."
"She's really talking it hard," Harry said.
"It wasn't her fault," Ron said though. "Me and Harry were late from detention. If we were only-"
"Stop it," Remus told them. "You'll only start regretting it yourself."
"Besides you two didn't know that we were going to go after an item," Hermione said.
"But still-" Harry said.
At that very moment a scratching noise was heard at the door. Sirius opened it slowly and in came the dripping wet figure of a small brown vixen. Everyone stood up but Kitrina just stood there at the entrance and looked at the group with sad black eyes. She shook all the excess water off of her body and walked to a small pile of old clothing that sat in the corner. Plopping herself right there she curled up into a ball and laid there.
After a few minutes when everyone had gone back to eating, Hermione spoke up. "Kitrina?"
Sirius bent over the form and looked at it. "She's fast asleep."
Remus went to the cupboard and took out an old blanket. "Put this over her body. She catch a death of cold if she stays wet."
Sirius took the blanket and put over Kitrina's sleeping form. He sighed as he sat back down. "She looked really worn out," he said.
"We need to find that next item," Harry said.
"What choices are left?" Remus asked.
"The alliance between the dwarves and the merpeople and the humans," Hermione said.
Sirius thought for a second. "I bet you anything the item will be at the lake in the outskirts of town and between the mountain plains. Merpeople are said to live there and if I were Merlin I would hide an item there. As for the item that we supposedly have, I would have no clue where to find that."
"Well head to the lake tomorrow," Harry said. "We don't have any school tomorrow making it a good day to try and find."
"We'll go with you, just incase that person who found the last item is there," Remus said.
"It's better that we go tomorrow and get the item before He does," Hermione said. "By the way Kitrina was sounding about this Holy Sorcerer's Stone, we have to find it right away." The others nodded.
***
The next day was colder than the last. Hermione shivered as she tightened the cloak around her body. They were almost to the pond with Sirius and Remus leading. Kitrina and Ron stood beside her while Harry was in the middle. All with serious expressions as they thought about what lay at hand.
"The season's about to change," Ron observed.
Hermione eyes opened wide as she remembered the prophecy that Linali gave her about her quest.
It will end before the season changes."You alright, Hermione?" Kitrina asked her. "You looked like you were in a trance or something."
"I was just thinking about the weather," Hermione said smiling. After a nights rest, Kitrina looked better than yesterday although her smile wasn't quite as bright as it could be. "Cheer up!" Hermione found herself saying to the vixen.
Kitrina's smile lit up. "I will, we'll get the next item for sure I know it!"
"About five more minutes and we're there," Remus told them.
***
Kalvin spat out the gillyweed as he came out of the lake and put the item on the ground. He had done it. He had gotten he last item without resulting in the painful death of a creature. It wasn't easy and he had to admit that his normal procedure would have called for the death of countless numbers of creatures but-
It felt good to have spared their lives.
Maybe Kitrina would smile at this, he thought to himself with a smile. Instead of killing the number of dwarves that stood at the entrance he had Lady put them all to sleep with a difficult spell that put a group to sleep at once. As for the merpeople, it took a lot of effort and many stabs from his dagger to stop them from stopping him from retrieving the item. He found it, some way or another he had found it. It may have taken him about five hours but it had been worth it. Kitrina's life was out of danger.
"Here you go, Sir," Lady said leaning down to hand him a blanket.
"Thank you," he said.
"Good job, Kalvin."
Kalvin's eyes lit up as he looked forward only to see the figure of Nott standing in front of him. "What are you doing here?" he asked, his eyes narrowing.
"I came to make sure you had retrieved the item safely and I wanted to get it to Master quickly so that I can be praised for doing a job well done."
"Yeah right and I'm Albus Dumbledore," Kalvin said standing up. "Lady, how long has he been here."
"Since you went into the lake, sir." Kalvin noticed a small burning light of hatred in her eyes. He almost felt like smiling, so she felt the same amount of hatred that he did for the man.
Nott smirked. "Once you give me the item, our contract is over. So why don't you do it."
"Here's your damn item," Kalvin said tossing it to him. As he did so, sounds came traveling to their ears.
~*~
"We're here!" Kitrina said jumping ahead of them. All of a sudden she stopped as she saw the item fly through the air and land in an old man's hand.
It's the time turner! She thought to herself excitingly. She looked ahead of the man to see a lady in her late thirties standing next to- Kitrina gasped as she saw the person standing next to Lady.
Her black eyes opened in shock.
"Kalvin?!"
~*~
"Kitrina?!"
Kalvin had never been so surprised in his life. Kitrina was the last person he would have ever expected to stumble upon them.
"What are you doing here?!" They asked each other.
Nott smirked as he whipped out his wand without any of them noticing.
The others walked in to also be surprised by the presence of the other three.
"Looks like we came at just the right time," Harry said.
"So these are You-Know-Who's goons," Ron stated. He did a double take as he saw Kalvin. "Kalvin Orchide!?"
"They have the item!" Hermione said pointing at Nott's hand.
Remus and Sirius stared in shock as they looked at Lady.
"Rosaline?" They both managed to sputter out. Lady's eyes flickered as she heard the name.
Nott pointed his wand at everyone. "No body move or I'll destroy the item!" He pointed the wand at the time turner.
"No!" Kitrina yelled.
"Drop your wands! Everyone!" They all did as they were told except for Lady and Kalvin who had theirs sitting somewhere else where Nott could see them.
Kalvin motioned for Lady to move slowly to the right towards their things as he looked at Nott. "What are you and Voldemort going to do with those things anyway, Nott?"
Nott laughed. "They're the key to his lord taking over this land and becoming King of all Wizards and Witches! Merlin's items will bring us all to the top!"
"Master's items weren't created for evil!" Kitrina yelled taking a step towards Nott.
Master? Kalvin thought looking at her.
"Keep quiet and don't move unless you want your precious Master's item destroyed!" Nott turned back towards Kalvin, not noticing Lady moving closer to their things. "Unfortunately for us some of them were more difficult to get than others. That's why we had you do most of the dirty work for us. What better way to get them by using a mercenary who would kill and steal all for a few bits of galleons."
Everyone looked at Kalvin, who looked straight at Nott.
"It was you who stole the item at Gringotts?" Hermione asked. Kalvin nodded his head.
Kitrina looked at Kalvin. "And it was you who killed the unicorn?" Harry asked. Kalvin nodded again looking at them but when he saw the hurt look in Kitrina's eyes he had to turn away.
"How?" was all that she could say.
Hermione watched as she saw Kitrina's expression. It was obvious that they knew each other but from where? By the hurt look in Kitrina's eyes Hermione wondered if- realization grasped at her mind.
He was the guy that Kitrina had told her about!
Nott laughed as he watched Kalvin's expression. Now that he had the item all he had to do was kill them and get back to his master who was waiting.
Kalvin noticed that Nott was distracted. "Now!" he yelled to Lady. Nott came back to reality as he saw her throw something at Kalvin. It was a wand.
"YOU BITCH! SHOCKFIGURAS!" he yelled shocking Lady with a spell. She cried out in pain and fell to the ground. Sirius caught her before she could hit the ground.
"Lady!" Kalvin shouted.
"Is she alright?" Remus asked Sirius as he knelt down next to his friend. Hermione ran over to them also.
"She's unconscious but she's alive," Sirius said looking at Nott with a perilous stare. Nott ignored it.
"I should have been watching," he said to himself cursing like mad. He turned to Kalvin but it was too late.
"Accio Item!" The time turner came flying towards him and he caught it with ease. He looked at the crowd standing in front of him. "Ron, catch!" He threw it towards Ron, who caught it. Kalvin looked back at Nott with a smile of triumph on his face.
Nott was furious. "You traitor! You will pay for this!" Nott turned and pointed his wand straight at Kitrina.
Kalvin's heart stopped and he ran straight for her.
"AVA-"
He thought of all the things that he and Kitrina did together.
"DA-"
Of all the lessons she taught him about life, friendship, and fun.
"KE-"
Of her smile and her laugh and how happy she had been when he was with her. He had never felt this way for anyone in his life before. It felt great it and Kalvin wouldn't trade it for the world.
"DAV-"
He thought back to the conversation that he and Ron had shared.
"They can be used against you at any time especially if you have a dangerous enemy about. What about Voldemort? If he decided to go after you at any point, he could use one of them to his advantage. What would you do then?"
"Then you protect them with your life," Ron said.
Then you protect them with your life, he thought as he wrapped his arms around Kitrina's body. I'll protect you because-
Because-
"I love you," he said softly to her.
"RA!"
Hermione watched as a bright light illuminated from Nott's wand. "Kitrina!"
Once it had died down all they could see was Kalvin's body covering hers. Hermione and Remus ran for them as Harry and Ron grabbed their wands and pointed them at Nott.
"Expelliarmus!" They both yelled at once. Nott took the full force of it and went unconscious.
Hermione fell down next to Kitrina who was already up and trying to lift Kalvin's body up. Hermione helped her but they already knew the verdict.
"He took the blast that was aimed for Kitrina," Remus said softly.
"He saved her," Harry stated.
"I've never seen anyone run so fast," Ron admitted.
Hermione looked at Kitrina who had Kalvin's head on her thighs. "Kitrina?" she asked, touching the girl's arm.
"He can't be-" she said, barely audible.
"But he is-" Remus said pulling her away form the body. Kitrina tried to pull away from him but he held her tight.
"But he just can't be!" Tears were pouring from her eyes as she looked at him. She remembered his last words.
I love you.
"KALVIN! NOOOOOOOO!" she cried as she buried her face into Remus's robes.
Hermione looked at Kalvin's determined expression and covered her mouth. She felt Ron help pick her up and pull her away from the body. Everyone was silent and the only thing that could be heard was Kitrina's sobs. It was as if everyone was reflecting on Kalvin's move.
For Kalvin, the mercenary wizard, a boy who had a hart filled with pain and emptiness………………..
Had sacrificed himself for the one and only friend he had ever had.