The Prophecy of the Phoenix- chapter 16
The wait seemed to go on forever, but finally Hermione turned to everyone within the great hall. "Voldemort is at the gates. Many of you will die and I will die fighting along side of you, and there are a few who would lay down there lives for me. I will hear your promises now that not one of you will come to my aid." She said looking at the many faces she has looked upon for the last six and half years. Her family weather by blood or by choice each person in this room is apart of her family and she would not let them die in vain. Many looked at her with concern, many with horror at the thought of not coming to her aid others were filled with sadness but in the end they would make the promise. Looking at her friends, she could see what the days ahead and hours ahead would involve. Looking at Draco she says "Draco we were never friends but today binds us as a family no matter what bloodline. I ask you watch Harry and Ron's backs for me, and I ask the same of both of you for Draco." All three boys looked at Hermione and agreed. "Harry please I need to talk to you quickly" Hermione called. Walking towards where the head table was just hours ago, Harry and Hermione embrace for the last time. "Harry we are all going to die. In the end only my grandfather and Severus will remain alive. I only tell you this because you will be the last to die. You will see everyone you love die, before the dark lord takes your life. You will be the one to suffer the most in this battle you must be strong Harry. I need you with me until the end. The death eaters are to hurt you but none will kill you for fear of the dark lord's rage. Take my hands dear Harry, and bind your emotion to mine. This is the gift of the phoenix, from you I will gain strength, thru your pain. You will feel no rage, but I will, you will feel no sadness, only purpose. With these words I bind our emotions till death." Hermione say her eyes going completely white and a red energy force surrounds them both.
They could hear the explosion as it shock the foundation of Hogwarts. Barley enough time to move two Ravenclaw and three hufflepuffs went down in the explosion. Hermione and Harry hurried to the frontline of the final battle dodging curses as they threw a few of there own. The battle raged on Hermione's parents, Professor Flit wick, Professor Vector, Madam Price, Madam Pomfrey, Madam Hooch, Lavender, Pansy, Seamus, Dean, Susan Bones, and many others had already fallen. The west towers and most of the wall were gone. Death eaters lay among many fallen students, for every person they took down we took down one of theirs. Turning to Ron, Hermione pushed him out of the way, sending the curse Lucius aimed at him towards a wall. Franticly looking around they noticed only a few of them were left, Hermione, Harry, Ron, Draco, Minerva, Albus and, Severus. She felt him move towards her grandmother, running Hermione, threw herself in front of Minerva. "NO!" Minerva screamed, as Hermione fell to the ground seconds later followed by Ron, Severus, Draco and Minerva herself. Turning to Harry Standing two death eaters, Voldemort calls to Lucius, "Bring me the sword of Godric Gryffindor; I'm going to gut the boy like a pig." The hall filled with malicious laughter.
Returning with the sword Lucius hands it to Voldemort quickly. "Old man I've won your so called Prophecy child lays dead on the floor and the boy who lived is about to die by my hand any last words for the child before I send him to be with his parents?" Voldemort sneers. Albus looks at Harry and smiles. "Be brave my boy". With those words Voldemort sheaths the sword in Harry's chest. Pulling it out and again stabbing Harry, his blood flowing down his body to the floor to mix with that of his friends and enemies alike. The great hall filled with the bodies of it students and teachers, floors covered in blood, wall and towers lying in rubble. The dark lord Voldemort has finally taken Hogwarts. The prophecy has come to pass. Albus Dumbledore looks around the great hall and the horror of it eats away at his very soul. His robes stained with the blood of the children he was protecting. Closing his eyes he prays for the end.
Sneering at the scene in front of him Voldemort looks at the only person who he has left alive, only barely and says, "Look at your precious school and your children you thought you could protect them from my wrath." He laughs evilly. "The only thing you did for these children, was to teach them that those disgusting mugglebloods were worth there blood. It is a shame really, there were a few I could have turned to my sided. Oh look old man, look at the boy who lived, you fought so hard to protect him, and look at him, he was made to watch his friends die. Oh yes the look on his face as I ripped his friends apart, one by one, oh yes it was sweet." He sneered. "Malfoy bring in the traitor ".Voldemort bellowed.
The old man raised his head at his mention of another. "What is it old man thought I would let you die with out first taking away yet another piece of your mind." He laughed." Oh Severus come, come." Lucius Malfoy walks back to Lord Voldemort with a very badly beaten and bloodied Severus Snape. Voldemort walks over to were Malfoy drops Severus on the ground grabs him by his hair and pulls him up to face Dumbledore. "Look at what you help do, my dear Severus, You helped that fool sign yours, and all these young children's death warrant. Did you think I didn't know that you were working for the old man all this time?" He laughs." I used you, and this fool with all your good intentions to finally destroy that boy, this school, and soon the world will feel my wrath and kneel down or die, and do you know who they have to thank, why you Severus, you and that meddling old fool." Voldemort laughter fills whats left of the great hall.
To busy taunting the headmaster, and Severus, Voldemort doesn't see the girl rise from the ruble. He doesn't hear the Phoenix song until its to late, to act, to stop the merging, so they all stand there finally seeing the girl ,and Fawkes the phoenix as they become one. The evil laugh dieing on his lips, as he hears the phoenix song grow louder as he stands their in mute shook at what is taking place before his very eyes.
Dumbledore looks at the girl, with complete awe in his eyes. It has begun the merging of the phoenix with the girl of great power. The prophecy will come to pass. Tears gentle slid down his face as hope grabs his heart and finally he can see the end, and a new beginning for this evil monster.
Severus lifts his head, and looks at the girl, and at that moment he is filled with great respect for her, and filled with love. He had fallen only moments after he had seen her hit the ground, the mere though of going on with out her, was more defeating then Voldemort evil. Yet there she stands, and he knows now that things would change and yet he feels so tired of this fighting, and he feels the pull of death. My love he calls with his mind. "Always remember I love you. Let that give you strength, and let what you must now do give us all peace."
Voldemort stands before her with a pure look of horror on his face. "This can not be I killed you with my own hands" he screams. The girl in front of him dos not respond, just stands there in mute silence as she lets the merging complete. She raises her head, looks at him and she is filled with such hate, for this monster. She looks around her; the bodies of her friends, teachers, and her loved ones line the floor.
"I want them back." She screams as the rage over takes her. As she lashes out at Voldemort raises his wand and throws curse after curse at the girl trying to kill the only one who could stop him.
The hall fills with laughter again but this time the sound was so awning that anyone hearing it would hide in fear. "You think you could kill me, oh please save your energy, you pathetic piece of trash. I am life, incarnate, I am fire made flesh, I am the phoenix." The entire hall filled with intense power as the girl is engulfed in the phoenix power, taken on its entity. "I am born of pure flame; I have risen from the ash of your destruction. You have created me Voldemort and in your grasp for power I will be your down falling and your worst fear. I will take away everything you are and rebuild my world from the ash in the end you will not have destroyed us but only your self you pathetic piece of life." She grabs a hold of Voldemort by the throat and pulls the energy from him, he grabs hold of her arm and tries to pull away, but his struggles only make her laugh.
Lucius slowly backs away from his master and the girl. "Don't run away Malfoy, theirs no use I will find you no matter were you are and I will come for you?" As she sucks the essence from Voldemort the castle begins to rebuild around her. "You have taken the lives of everyone I hold dear Voldemort and in your destruction you will give them all back." She says. He looks at her in terror and barely gets out a weak "n...o.." She looks at him with hate and in his mind she screams "with your death I will have them BACK..."
Albus watches as the castle rebuilds its self around them. Looking at the girl in front of him and the power that is erupting from her, he knows the cost of the merging, of the girl and the phoenix." I'm sorry my child for what it's worth" he whispers.
She doesn't hear him over the vibrations of power as she takes it back from Voldemort, what he have stolen from them all. He took life now she will give it back with his death.
Voldemort can feel himself slipping away inch by inch yet he can't take his glaze from the girls. Her eyes are solid white and as he slips farther into nothingness he hears her say." With every life you have taken, I will take back, every mind you have stolen I will take back, for every witch and wizard you have laid low I will lay you low in their place. You showed no mercy for the children, I will show you none. Look around you Voldemort and see what your death is creating and in your last breath know failure and see the rebirth." As she says these last words he is gone. His assents drained and transferred from evil to good. From death to rebirth, from all over the hall and else were her friends, family and love ones, begin to breath and take back there lives. She falls to her knees weakened by her fight with Voldemort, the merging and the rebirth. She has never felt so tired in her life, yet even threw the haze of exhaustion she feels joy and happiness. She can feel them all, were moments before there echoes were gone, her friends were alive and Voldemort finally laid low.
Harry looks around him and it's like everything was a dream, there ok everyone's ok. Voldemort is gone, it was a dream, he looks across to wear the headmaster has slumped to the floor, and he rushes over as the rest of the student body groggily comes around along with the professors." Headmaster are you alright?" Harry ask. "My dear boy, I am alive and so are you, that is all I could ask for ,and no more, but Hermione she", he stumbles tears running down his face as he looks at the girl who has given life back to them all. Harry follows Ablus glaze to wear his best friend is laying helplessly on the floor of the great hall. Moving to her side quickly, he pulls her into his arms, not noticing that the rest of the hall has also come to her side." Mione," he chokes out. "Harry" .she replies barely in a whisper." Don't talk Mione save your strength, everything's ok now," Harry cried." Harry, Ron," she cries. "Shhh Mione were all here, you saved us." Harry said shakily. Ron moves around to the other side of Harry taking Mione's head into his lap, stroking her hair, trying to calm her.
"Harry, Ron please listen to me," she say weakly. "I love you both; please understand what I did, I did for you all. In Voldemort death everything he's taken will be given back." She reaches up to caress Harry's check. "Always remember that from the ashes there is rebirth." With that she is wrapped in energy and begins to lift away from them and up into the air." Hear me and understand." Her eyes void of any color as she is wrapped again in the phoenix power." Voldemort is no more what he has taken will be giving back. All those who have died at his hand will be given back. No more and no less taken by his hand." She turns to Lucius Malfoy." You will know the pain that you and your master have caused for the last 25 years. Do you remember the Longbottoms? What your master did to them will be you punishment for all eternity." She says as a wav of energy leaves her and hits Lucius. She turns from him not needing to see him to know he is gone if not in body but in mind.
"Headmaster," she calls. "Yes Phoenix," he answers She smiles at this were she can feel fear from her friends she feels none from this man. "The merging is complete we are no longer Hermione Granger and Fawkes." She states. "The power we hold is too great; if we stay here you know what will happen sir." " Yes Phoenix I know, as did Hermione when she allowed the merging." he said. "Then you know this must be good bye." She says in barley a whisper. Turning back to her friends she says" Remember what happened today and remember what hate leads you too." Slowly gliding out the great hall, until she reaches the outside. She turns to the school and the people she has come to love and calls." I am life, I am fire made flesh, now and forever I am the phoenix," and with those words she is gone.
"HERMIONE..." he screams as he falls to his knees. To be given back his worthless life and to have it taken away with her leaving Severus Snape for the first time in 19 years he cries." Ah Severus My dear friend have hope and remember the phoenix always rises again." Albus Dumbledore says as he helps the other man to his feet.
"Headmaster she said all he's taken will be given back ".Harry said." Yes my dear boy," he said as he turned to Harry eyes twinkling merrily. Looking at Dumbledore with hope Harry says" my parent's sir dos that mean there alive?"
Ok you'll notice that part of this is the first two chapters. I wanted to get to the end of the battle by the 17 chapter so I could start the next phase of the story. If I had done it in a different point of view it would have taken longer and I don't think it would have been as good as the original two. So any ways hope you like it. Queenie
The wait seemed to go on forever, but finally Hermione turned to everyone within the great hall. "Voldemort is at the gates. Many of you will die and I will die fighting along side of you, and there are a few who would lay down there lives for me. I will hear your promises now that not one of you will come to my aid." She said looking at the many faces she has looked upon for the last six and half years. Her family weather by blood or by choice each person in this room is apart of her family and she would not let them die in vain. Many looked at her with concern, many with horror at the thought of not coming to her aid others were filled with sadness but in the end they would make the promise. Looking at her friends, she could see what the days ahead and hours ahead would involve. Looking at Draco she says "Draco we were never friends but today binds us as a family no matter what bloodline. I ask you watch Harry and Ron's backs for me, and I ask the same of both of you for Draco." All three boys looked at Hermione and agreed. "Harry please I need to talk to you quickly" Hermione called. Walking towards where the head table was just hours ago, Harry and Hermione embrace for the last time. "Harry we are all going to die. In the end only my grandfather and Severus will remain alive. I only tell you this because you will be the last to die. You will see everyone you love die, before the dark lord takes your life. You will be the one to suffer the most in this battle you must be strong Harry. I need you with me until the end. The death eaters are to hurt you but none will kill you for fear of the dark lord's rage. Take my hands dear Harry, and bind your emotion to mine. This is the gift of the phoenix, from you I will gain strength, thru your pain. You will feel no rage, but I will, you will feel no sadness, only purpose. With these words I bind our emotions till death." Hermione say her eyes going completely white and a red energy force surrounds them both.
They could hear the explosion as it shock the foundation of Hogwarts. Barley enough time to move two Ravenclaw and three hufflepuffs went down in the explosion. Hermione and Harry hurried to the frontline of the final battle dodging curses as they threw a few of there own. The battle raged on Hermione's parents, Professor Flit wick, Professor Vector, Madam Price, Madam Pomfrey, Madam Hooch, Lavender, Pansy, Seamus, Dean, Susan Bones, and many others had already fallen. The west towers and most of the wall were gone. Death eaters lay among many fallen students, for every person they took down we took down one of theirs. Turning to Ron, Hermione pushed him out of the way, sending the curse Lucius aimed at him towards a wall. Franticly looking around they noticed only a few of them were left, Hermione, Harry, Ron, Draco, Minerva, Albus and, Severus. She felt him move towards her grandmother, running Hermione, threw herself in front of Minerva. "NO!" Minerva screamed, as Hermione fell to the ground seconds later followed by Ron, Severus, Draco and Minerva herself. Turning to Harry Standing two death eaters, Voldemort calls to Lucius, "Bring me the sword of Godric Gryffindor; I'm going to gut the boy like a pig." The hall filled with malicious laughter.
Returning with the sword Lucius hands it to Voldemort quickly. "Old man I've won your so called Prophecy child lays dead on the floor and the boy who lived is about to die by my hand any last words for the child before I send him to be with his parents?" Voldemort sneers. Albus looks at Harry and smiles. "Be brave my boy". With those words Voldemort sheaths the sword in Harry's chest. Pulling it out and again stabbing Harry, his blood flowing down his body to the floor to mix with that of his friends and enemies alike. The great hall filled with the bodies of it students and teachers, floors covered in blood, wall and towers lying in rubble. The dark lord Voldemort has finally taken Hogwarts. The prophecy has come to pass. Albus Dumbledore looks around the great hall and the horror of it eats away at his very soul. His robes stained with the blood of the children he was protecting. Closing his eyes he prays for the end.
Sneering at the scene in front of him Voldemort looks at the only person who he has left alive, only barely and says, "Look at your precious school and your children you thought you could protect them from my wrath." He laughs evilly. "The only thing you did for these children, was to teach them that those disgusting mugglebloods were worth there blood. It is a shame really, there were a few I could have turned to my sided. Oh look old man, look at the boy who lived, you fought so hard to protect him, and look at him, he was made to watch his friends die. Oh yes the look on his face as I ripped his friends apart, one by one, oh yes it was sweet." He sneered. "Malfoy bring in the traitor ".Voldemort bellowed.
The old man raised his head at his mention of another. "What is it old man thought I would let you die with out first taking away yet another piece of your mind." He laughed." Oh Severus come, come." Lucius Malfoy walks back to Lord Voldemort with a very badly beaten and bloodied Severus Snape. Voldemort walks over to were Malfoy drops Severus on the ground grabs him by his hair and pulls him up to face Dumbledore. "Look at what you help do, my dear Severus, You helped that fool sign yours, and all these young children's death warrant. Did you think I didn't know that you were working for the old man all this time?" He laughs." I used you, and this fool with all your good intentions to finally destroy that boy, this school, and soon the world will feel my wrath and kneel down or die, and do you know who they have to thank, why you Severus, you and that meddling old fool." Voldemort laughter fills whats left of the great hall.
To busy taunting the headmaster, and Severus, Voldemort doesn't see the girl rise from the ruble. He doesn't hear the Phoenix song until its to late, to act, to stop the merging, so they all stand there finally seeing the girl ,and Fawkes the phoenix as they become one. The evil laugh dieing on his lips, as he hears the phoenix song grow louder as he stands their in mute shook at what is taking place before his very eyes.
Dumbledore looks at the girl, with complete awe in his eyes. It has begun the merging of the phoenix with the girl of great power. The prophecy will come to pass. Tears gentle slid down his face as hope grabs his heart and finally he can see the end, and a new beginning for this evil monster.
Severus lifts his head, and looks at the girl, and at that moment he is filled with great respect for her, and filled with love. He had fallen only moments after he had seen her hit the ground, the mere though of going on with out her, was more defeating then Voldemort evil. Yet there she stands, and he knows now that things would change and yet he feels so tired of this fighting, and he feels the pull of death. My love he calls with his mind. "Always remember I love you. Let that give you strength, and let what you must now do give us all peace."
Voldemort stands before her with a pure look of horror on his face. "This can not be I killed you with my own hands" he screams. The girl in front of him dos not respond, just stands there in mute silence as she lets the merging complete. She raises her head, looks at him and she is filled with such hate, for this monster. She looks around her; the bodies of her friends, teachers, and her loved ones line the floor.
"I want them back." She screams as the rage over takes her. As she lashes out at Voldemort raises his wand and throws curse after curse at the girl trying to kill the only one who could stop him.
The hall fills with laughter again but this time the sound was so awning that anyone hearing it would hide in fear. "You think you could kill me, oh please save your energy, you pathetic piece of trash. I am life, incarnate, I am fire made flesh, I am the phoenix." The entire hall filled with intense power as the girl is engulfed in the phoenix power, taken on its entity. "I am born of pure flame; I have risen from the ash of your destruction. You have created me Voldemort and in your grasp for power I will be your down falling and your worst fear. I will take away everything you are and rebuild my world from the ash in the end you will not have destroyed us but only your self you pathetic piece of life." She grabs a hold of Voldemort by the throat and pulls the energy from him, he grabs hold of her arm and tries to pull away, but his struggles only make her laugh.
Lucius slowly backs away from his master and the girl. "Don't run away Malfoy, theirs no use I will find you no matter were you are and I will come for you?" As she sucks the essence from Voldemort the castle begins to rebuild around her. "You have taken the lives of everyone I hold dear Voldemort and in your destruction you will give them all back." She says. He looks at her in terror and barely gets out a weak "n...o.." She looks at him with hate and in his mind she screams "with your death I will have them BACK..."
Albus watches as the castle rebuilds its self around them. Looking at the girl in front of him and the power that is erupting from her, he knows the cost of the merging, of the girl and the phoenix." I'm sorry my child for what it's worth" he whispers.
She doesn't hear him over the vibrations of power as she takes it back from Voldemort, what he have stolen from them all. He took life now she will give it back with his death.
Voldemort can feel himself slipping away inch by inch yet he can't take his glaze from the girls. Her eyes are solid white and as he slips farther into nothingness he hears her say." With every life you have taken, I will take back, every mind you have stolen I will take back, for every witch and wizard you have laid low I will lay you low in their place. You showed no mercy for the children, I will show you none. Look around you Voldemort and see what your death is creating and in your last breath know failure and see the rebirth." As she says these last words he is gone. His assents drained and transferred from evil to good. From death to rebirth, from all over the hall and else were her friends, family and love ones, begin to breath and take back there lives. She falls to her knees weakened by her fight with Voldemort, the merging and the rebirth. She has never felt so tired in her life, yet even threw the haze of exhaustion she feels joy and happiness. She can feel them all, were moments before there echoes were gone, her friends were alive and Voldemort finally laid low.
Harry looks around him and it's like everything was a dream, there ok everyone's ok. Voldemort is gone, it was a dream, he looks across to wear the headmaster has slumped to the floor, and he rushes over as the rest of the student body groggily comes around along with the professors." Headmaster are you alright?" Harry ask. "My dear boy, I am alive and so are you, that is all I could ask for ,and no more, but Hermione she", he stumbles tears running down his face as he looks at the girl who has given life back to them all. Harry follows Ablus glaze to wear his best friend is laying helplessly on the floor of the great hall. Moving to her side quickly, he pulls her into his arms, not noticing that the rest of the hall has also come to her side." Mione," he chokes out. "Harry" .she replies barely in a whisper." Don't talk Mione save your strength, everything's ok now," Harry cried." Harry, Ron," she cries. "Shhh Mione were all here, you saved us." Harry said shakily. Ron moves around to the other side of Harry taking Mione's head into his lap, stroking her hair, trying to calm her.
"Harry, Ron please listen to me," she say weakly. "I love you both; please understand what I did, I did for you all. In Voldemort death everything he's taken will be given back." She reaches up to caress Harry's check. "Always remember that from the ashes there is rebirth." With that she is wrapped in energy and begins to lift away from them and up into the air." Hear me and understand." Her eyes void of any color as she is wrapped again in the phoenix power." Voldemort is no more what he has taken will be giving back. All those who have died at his hand will be given back. No more and no less taken by his hand." She turns to Lucius Malfoy." You will know the pain that you and your master have caused for the last 25 years. Do you remember the Longbottoms? What your master did to them will be you punishment for all eternity." She says as a wav of energy leaves her and hits Lucius. She turns from him not needing to see him to know he is gone if not in body but in mind.
"Headmaster," she calls. "Yes Phoenix," he answers She smiles at this were she can feel fear from her friends she feels none from this man. "The merging is complete we are no longer Hermione Granger and Fawkes." She states. "The power we hold is too great; if we stay here you know what will happen sir." " Yes Phoenix I know, as did Hermione when she allowed the merging." he said. "Then you know this must be good bye." She says in barley a whisper. Turning back to her friends she says" Remember what happened today and remember what hate leads you too." Slowly gliding out the great hall, until she reaches the outside. She turns to the school and the people she has come to love and calls." I am life, I am fire made flesh, now and forever I am the phoenix," and with those words she is gone.
"HERMIONE..." he screams as he falls to his knees. To be given back his worthless life and to have it taken away with her leaving Severus Snape for the first time in 19 years he cries." Ah Severus My dear friend have hope and remember the phoenix always rises again." Albus Dumbledore says as he helps the other man to his feet.
"Headmaster she said all he's taken will be given back ".Harry said." Yes my dear boy," he said as he turned to Harry eyes twinkling merrily. Looking at Dumbledore with hope Harry says" my parent's sir dos that mean there alive?"
Ok you'll notice that part of this is the first two chapters. I wanted to get to the end of the battle by the 17 chapter so I could start the next phase of the story. If I had done it in a different point of view it would have taken longer and I don't think it would have been as good as the original two. So any ways hope you like it. Queenie