Harry Potter and the Book of Merlin
Part 6
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The group of four slowly moved through the small wizarding community. In two hours each of the teens had all that they would need for the upcoming school year. The whole day, Harry would work up a conversation between Ginny and himself only to be interrupted by a red faced Ron in a few minutes. The whole time Hermione stood back and watched this play out over and over all day. A part of her was hurt by these actions by her friends. Harry, she thought, obviously knows that he has feelings for Ginny. I just wish that Ron would open his eyes already. Finally the three arrived in front of Gradgewall's Joke Shop.
"Well Harry, here you go. We're all really sorry we didn't get you anything for your birthday so you can go and pick out three things for each of us. Happy Birthday!" Hermione said was a forced smile plastered on her face, though it went unnoticed to everyone else. Harry was busy glancing at Ginny every once in awhile, Ron was busy eyeing Harry, and Ginny was busy scolding Ron. "Why do I even bother?" Hermione mumbled as the four of them walked into the shop.
Once the three of them walked into the shop, Harry pulled Hermione over in a corner. "Hermione, I need to ask you a huge favor. I.I sort of have feelings for Ginny and I can't really talk to her that much with Ron breathing down my neck the whole time. Could you possibly just take him with you around the shop so I can talk to Ginny alone, please?" he said looking at her with pleading eyes. At hearing his plea, Hermione smiled. She had been hoping that she would get a chance to talk to Ron alone since she saw him a couple hours ago. She quickly nodded a yes to Harry while a smile slowly formed itself on her face. Harry saw her reaction to his request and smiled in response. "Well, I guess this will work out for both of us then, huh?" Harry said before heading over to Ginny and walking in the opposite direction that Ron was going in. Hermione quickly flattened her hair and then walked over to Ron and turned him around before he went off after Harry and Ginny.
"So Ginny," Harry said as they passed through the aisles, "how was your summer?" Ginny smiled at her admirer. Five years ago she would have given an arm for Harry to show this much interest in her, and now she had it.
"It was ok I suppose. I've been writing to some friends from school like Bill, Amanda, Deborah, and Andy" she started. He felt a bit jealous when he heard her say she was writing to him. His mind was scolding him for that. "Other than that, I've been talking to Hermione a lot more. We've really become close friends since the end of the year. Umm.I don't know. I guess I've just been keeping busy. How about you Harry?" she asked as she looked at him. Harry went on and told her all about his summer. But after a minute he had nothing to say to her. Nothing special or out of the ordinary happened to him that summer. They continued walking in silence enjoying each other's company.
"I don't know what he thinks he's doing. I mean, before he barely ever talked to her and now he's all over her. Why does he have to be like that.and with my sister of all people? It's.it's.I don't know, but it's not good I tell you. I mean he's older than she is! Why can't he just pick on someone his own age?" Ron yelled in frustration. A few people looked at him but went unnoticed by the now red-faced Ron. Hermione's face also turned red, but from the embarrassment of being stared at by everyone in the store. She looked at Ron and did her best to control her temper.
"Ron! Quiet down or else someone will throw us out of here! Now.breathe!" Hermione yelled as quietly as she could. Ron's breathing slowly began to return to normal. She waited until the red fled from his face and his breathing was at a moderate pace before she went on. "Now please, it's obvious that they have some sort of feelings for each other. It could be romantic feelings," but quickly finished her sentence after seeing the red return to Ron's face, "or it could be just be feelings of friendship. But either way Ron, aren't you glad that it's your best friend Harry and not some other random boy who likes your sister?" Hermione asked in hope. Immediately she regretted her words as the steam practically poured out of Ron's ears and he looked like he was about to explode.
"HOW CAN YOU BE SO DENSE HERMIONE?! CAN'T YOU GET IT THROUGH YOUR THICK SKULL THAT HARRY DOESN'T LIKE GINNY AND IS ONLY USING HER?! I THOUGHT YOU WERE SMART?" The tears were coming as fast to Hermione as the words were. Hearing Ron insinuate that she was not smart hurt her feelings extremely, especially since they came from a boy that she fancied. "GOD HERMIONE, WHY ARE YOU ACTING SO STUPID? INSTEAD OF MAKING EXCUSES FOR THEM YOU SHOULD BE OVER TALKING TO GINNY TELLING HER HOW BAD OF A GUY HARRY IS! I CAN'T BELIEVE." but Hermione didn't' hear the rest of his yelling as she ran away from him in tears. Ron stood there still yelling when he noticed that he was yelling at no one. Immediately he stopped, looked around, and apologized over and over to the many people that were surrounding him.
Hermione was running through the shop frantically looking for the door. In her current state of emotion she couldn't see straight. Ironically the tears that formed because of pain were causing her pain. The saltiness of them burned her eyes and blurred her vision as she ran frantically through the store looking for the damn exit. Hermione was running and stopped as she hit something hard and firm. She fell back a little but managed to keep her balance. She looked up at the object through her blurred vision and recognized Harry standing there with a worried Ginny standing net to him with a hand over her mouth and grasping Harry's. "Hermione are you." Harry started before Hermione grabbed his arm and pulled him out of the shop. Ginny remained standing there shocked at the sight that was before only a few moments earlier. After Harry and Hermione left the shop Ron appeared from around the corner with a shameful look upon his face. Ginny looked at her brother with annoyance and anger.
"What did you say to her?!" she yelled at him. Ron's face still bright red faced the floor. Ginny moved closer to her brother and began telling her of what happened.
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Harry stood there looking at an unusually emotional Hermione. Her face was red with puffy eyes and tear stained cheeks. Harry felt bad and pulled her into his arms to comfort his friend. She pulled back and looked at Harry was pain written in her eyes. "Oh Harry! He called me stupid! Ron called me stupid. It was so mean and coming from him, Harry, I couldn't take it!" she yelled between sobs.
Harry looked at his friend and instinctively took her in his arms. Hermione continued to cry in her friend's shoulder. They stood there in the embrace for a minute before she stopped and looked at him. "Hey, it'll be ok Hermione. Ron was just in a bad mood. Besides, when did you start caring what Ron thinks? Unless there's something you're not telling me?" Harry smiled at her. Hearing this made Hermione blush and smile, forgetting her tears. Harry grabbed his friend and embraced her once again. "Don't worry, everything will be fine." Immediately after he finished his sentence, a fireball struck the ground right in front of them. From the impact Harry and Hermione were sent flying in opposite directions.
From inside Ginny and Ron heard the explosion and ran outside to see what had happened. When they got outside the door they were not prepared for the sight in front of them. There were Death Eaters, hundreds upon hundreds of them. Fire was everywhere, on the ground, on overturned carts, on buildings, and on people. A man ran in front of Ron and Ginny, his clothes were burning and he was screaming in pain. Right away Ron and Ginny both pulled out their wands and whispered a spell that sent a jet of water on the man. He fell to the ground and started rolling around on it. The fire finally went out and Ron ran to the injured man. He bent down next to him and felt for a pulse. A feeling of sickness spread through Ron's body as he slowly stood up. "He's dead," he whispered. Those words echoed in his mind and drowned out the explosions and cries around him. Ron turned around to face his sister, "Ginny, he's de." but another emotion consumed his body as he turned around and saw an empty doorway. "Ginny?" Panic took over Ron's body as he turned in every direction to find his sister. Every time he faced another direction, Ron's eyes just met another group of people being attacked, buildings burning, or dead bodies lying on the floor. Reluctantly he pulled his wand back out of his pocket and hid behind a rock shooting curses at Death Eaters. Though every few seconds he turned his head hoping to find a glimpse of bright red hair shining in the sunlight.
Hermione rolled over slowly. There was a pain in her head that felt like she had been hit over and over with a hammer. She blinked a couple times before her blurry vision was restored to normal. Her breath was caught in her throat when she saw the sight surrounding her. Only word came to her mind to describe the sight. Chaos. Pure chaos surrounded her. She saw a Death Eater attack an elderly woman. A terrified expression appeared on her face as she saw the Death Eater point his wand at the old woman and a beam of green light erupted from the tip. As the green light consumed the woman's body a scream of immense pain escaped her lips and her now rigid body fell to the floor with a look of sadness imprinted on her wrinkled face.
Hermione looked around the mob of people fighting and found an over turned flower cart in a corner where she could shelter herself from all the madness. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. And then as soon as her eyes were open again she took off running towards the cart. A dead Death Eater fell in her path but Hermione jumped over him and rolled over to the cart as fireballs and lighting was being shot everywhere. As she leaned back on the cart her heart was racing. She closed her eyes and tried to calm down but the sights she saw were just too much for her. Tears came down from her eyes as she remembered the old one that was killed. Her heart was broken at the memory of the group of children lying dead on the side of the road. Her heart went out to all of the victims. Silently she prayed for her safety. "Where are the Aurors?" she thought. Hermione cringed as she felt and heard another explosion. "What are you doing?" Hermione scolded herself. "You shouldn't be crying for these people, you should be helping!"
With a shaking, yet determined hand, Hermione reached into her pocket and pulled out her wand. Slowly she turned around to once again face the horrific scene before her. She saw hundreds of Death Eaters attack people on the streets. As Hermione saw a mother shielding her child from a fireball her body froze. Her hand was shaking and in that state she didn't see the hooded figure come up next to her. A shout ringed through the air as a stunning spell was sent rendering the Death Eater unconscious. A red haired figure emerged from the shadows of a burning building and knelt next to Hermione's quivering body.
"Hermione, it's ok. You're safe now I'm here" Ron said as he held his close friend in his arms. Hermione stared up at Ron with tears in her eyes. Ron tore his eyes from the chaos in front of him and looked into her eyes. They were filled with fear and pain, and Ron scolded himself for contributing to that pain earlier in the day. "Come on, we have to get out of here. Now what you need to do is follow me. If we take this alley it leads to the small forest behind the shops. We should be safe there until help comes or the Death Eaters leave. Hold on to my hand," Ron said as he grabbed Hermione's hand, "I don't want anything happening to you." Ron and Hermione stared into each other's eyes for a second before turning their attention to their surroundings insuring a safe passage down the alley.
After waiting a moment for the perfect opportunity to present itself, Hermione and Ron dashed into the shadows and down the alley. They crept through the shadows not wanting to draw any attention to them. Slowly but assuredly, they made their way to safety. The forest was almost in sight when a black robed Death Eater stepped towards them. Fear consumed both their bodies and unconsciously they both gripped the other's hand tighter until their knuckles were white.
"Well, well, well.what do we have here? A couple of stray cats" sneered the Death Eater. "Lucky me, first I get to witness the Death of one Weasley, now I have the honor of killing another one myself." Ron's eyes grew in even more fear. Another Weasley? What did that mean? Had Ginny or his parents been attacked like he had? Though he didn't know how he would ever defeat a fully trained wizard, he knew that he had to keep Hermione safe. During the entire confrontation, Ron and Hermione had slowly backed away from the Death Eater. They were now twenty feet away from the hooded creature.
Quietly Ron whispered, "Hermione, when I cast the spell I want you to run. Take that little passage a few feet ahead and run. Don't stop running until you reach the forest. Please, just keep running and don't look back. I'll be right behind you, just don't look back or stop running. Please don't question me, just have faith." Hermione nodded her head to show that she agreed, though it was pointless because she was standing behind Ron. Their hearts were beating with anticipation. Ron cleared his mind and fingered his wand nervously. "Caliga Appareo!" Ron pointed his wand and performed a spell that would create a cloud of mist hiding him and Hermione from the Death Eater. As soon as Hermione heard Ron say the spell she took of running down the little passage that broke off from the alley and ran as fast as her legs would allow. Her mind kept telling her to look back and make sure that Ron was behind her but her heart kept repeating Ron's words, "Have faith". Once again they were almost to the forest. Ron was running beside Hermione and inside she smiled. The two had made it back to the main road and had the forest in sight once again. They were about fifty feet away from the trees when a fireball hit the ground right behind them and sent them flying through the air. They landed ten feet apart. Ron slowly looked up and saw an unconscious Hermione lying close to him. He looked back and saw what he assumed was the same Death Eater that they had escaped from in the alley. But before the hooded creature could do anything a mob of wizards attacked him in anger. Taking his opportunity, Ron quickly ran over to Hermione and picked her up. He was in the forest in less then a minute.
Ron gently placed Hermione on the ground. He pulled out his old battered wand and pointed it at Hermione. "Resurrectio," Ron used the awakening charm on her and Hermione's eyes fluttered open. She lay there for a moment and then slowly sat up, or tried to. But Ron put his strong hand on her shoulder and gently forced her back down, leaning against the tree. "Don't try to sit up just yet. You fell pretty hard just then. Try to rest a little; we're safe here in the forest.
Hermione looked around her and smiled. Ron had once again performed the cloud of mist spell. The advantage of that spell was that the person who cast it was able to see clearly, but everyone else was blinded by it. "Hermione," Hermione turned her attention back to Ron, "what happened to Harry? I remember that you two left the store together after we.well after I." Ron began to blush furiously. Hermione's smile faded as she forced Ron's eyes to look into hers.
"Ron, I understand where you were coming from and I forgive you. But can we please never bring it up again?" Hermione asked as her eyes pleaded with him. Ron just shook his head and his blush deepened. Hermione's smile returned to her lips as she looked at Ron. Confusion took over her as she stared at her friend. Was Harry right? Did she really have romantic feelings for Ron? "Speaking of Harry." Hermione thought.
Harry awoke from the screams of dying people and Death Eaters alike. Harry blinked and looked around him. Death surrounded him. Harry could have never imagined the scene that surrounded him. He saw Death Eaters attack old wizards and witches. He saw the dead bodies of children lying on the road or in the arms of their parents. Visions flashed through his head as he saw a dead baby in the arms of his mother.
Anger took over Harry's body. As though another force were controlling his body, Harry pulled out his wand and shot a curse at a nearby Death Eater that sent him flying into the side of a store building. The impact caused several bones to break in the Death Eater's body. Harry then turned around and concentrated on another Death Eater attacking an old wizard. Minutes pass by that felt like hours to Harry. After he knocked out his eighth Death Eater, Harry looked around him and noticed groups of Death Eaters surrounding wizards. He looked to his left then right. Everywhere he looked he saw groups of them together. He then realized that he was not surrounded by a group of them. There were no Death Eaters even coming to him. Every Death Eater that Harry attacked had not attacked him first. The thought that something else was going on struck Harry's interest. But before he could ponder the thought even further, a flash of red hair passed in the distance. Harry looked again but didn't see it, he began running in the direction he saw the red hair. "I hope it's not Ginny, at least Ron can defend himself," Harry thought as he was running.
Harry ran down a dark alley and stopped at a corner. He saw two very large shadows on the wall of a building. He slowly crept around the corner and ended up in an empty lot. Fear spread throughout his body as he registered the sight in front of him. There were not two people in the lot, but four; Two Death Eaters and two Hogwarts students. "Ginny.Collin.?" Harry whispered as he saw two of his friends being held captive.
The Death Eater holding Ginny looked up at Harry. Even though he was wearing a hood, Harry could tell that there was a smile creeping onto his face. "Well, well, well.who do we have here? To what honor do we owe this pleasure Mr. Potter?" the Death Eater asked Harry. The two jus stood there looking at each other. Harry's eyes then shifted to Ginny's. He saw complete fear in her eyes. Then he looked over at Collin who looked completely petrified. Then in an instant the two Death Eaters threw the children in the middle of them. As soon as Ginny and Collin collided with each other and fell on the floor, the two Death Eaters had pulled their wands and were pointing at Harry's friends. "Say goodbye to your friends Harry!" the one Death Eater yelled. It was almost as if time had stopped, but Harry was left untouched by the spell. He heard the words "Avada Kadavra" being spoken by the two Death Eaters. He saw the look of complete and utter fear on the faces of Ginny and Collin. He saw the spark of green light erupt from the wands of the two Death Eaters.
Helplessness came over Harry as he watched his two friends being executed. He stood there helpless and still. "Noooo!!!" Harry screamed. He put his hands forward as if it would shield his friends in some way. But just as if Harry had this extra source of magic in him, a shield appeared around both Ginny and Collin. The two death spells bounced of the shield and produced a whole in the side of a building with an explosion. All heads turned to Harry. Harry looked down and saw the tip of his wand glowing. Had his wand just done magic with a spell command? The two Death Eaters seemed stunned and Harry saw his opportunity. He shot a stunning curse at the one that had been holding Ginny. But right before he could turn to the other Death Eater, another explosion happened behind him and sent Harry flying. Fighting started to erupt in the little lot. As soon as the explosion sent Harry into the air, he dropped his wand. At the exact moment it hit the floor the shield around Ginny and Collin disappeared. When the shield was removed, Collin got up and ran in the opposite direction of Harry. "Collin, come back!" Harry yelled as his friend ran blindly into the Death Eater that had once held him captive.
When they collided Collin fell back onto the floor. He sat there stunned then looked up and realized that he was right in front of the same Death Eater that was about to kill him just a moment earlier. Fear radiated from his small body as he sat there. Harry stared at his friend across the lot. Once again time seemed to stop as the crowds of people around Harry began to move slower. Harry saw the Death Eater point his wand at Collin. He saw Collin's eyes grow even wider in fear. He heard the low murmur of the death spell being spoken by the Death Eater. After the evil voice quieted, a green beam of light exploded from the tip of his wand. It cut through the air like a bullet and hit the boy's body. As the green light hit Collin's body time seemed to stop completely to Harry. It was as if he was forced to view his friend's death for the rest of his life. Harry saw the immense look of pain and sadness on his friend's face. A strong anger filled his everything; it was as if a power inside of Harry that had been kept dormant for so long had finally been tapped into. Time resumed again as Collin's flew through the air and landed on the ground with a thud.
"NO!" His voice rang out through the lot. His wand flew from the ground to Harry's hand. So much anger filled Harry that his shouted the first curse that came to mind, "AVADA KADAVRA!" and the Death Eater was dead. A feeling of guilt and shame came over him as he felt piercing snake eyes staring at him. Harry looked around but could not spot the pale man responsible for the attack. The Death Eater's body fell to the ground, and along with the evil man's spirit, Harry's innocence also left. Harry looked down in defeat, Voldemort had won. Voldemort made Harry do something he had promised himself he would never do.he had murdered someone.
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Part 6
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The group of four slowly moved through the small wizarding community. In two hours each of the teens had all that they would need for the upcoming school year. The whole day, Harry would work up a conversation between Ginny and himself only to be interrupted by a red faced Ron in a few minutes. The whole time Hermione stood back and watched this play out over and over all day. A part of her was hurt by these actions by her friends. Harry, she thought, obviously knows that he has feelings for Ginny. I just wish that Ron would open his eyes already. Finally the three arrived in front of Gradgewall's Joke Shop.
"Well Harry, here you go. We're all really sorry we didn't get you anything for your birthday so you can go and pick out three things for each of us. Happy Birthday!" Hermione said was a forced smile plastered on her face, though it went unnoticed to everyone else. Harry was busy glancing at Ginny every once in awhile, Ron was busy eyeing Harry, and Ginny was busy scolding Ron. "Why do I even bother?" Hermione mumbled as the four of them walked into the shop.
Once the three of them walked into the shop, Harry pulled Hermione over in a corner. "Hermione, I need to ask you a huge favor. I.I sort of have feelings for Ginny and I can't really talk to her that much with Ron breathing down my neck the whole time. Could you possibly just take him with you around the shop so I can talk to Ginny alone, please?" he said looking at her with pleading eyes. At hearing his plea, Hermione smiled. She had been hoping that she would get a chance to talk to Ron alone since she saw him a couple hours ago. She quickly nodded a yes to Harry while a smile slowly formed itself on her face. Harry saw her reaction to his request and smiled in response. "Well, I guess this will work out for both of us then, huh?" Harry said before heading over to Ginny and walking in the opposite direction that Ron was going in. Hermione quickly flattened her hair and then walked over to Ron and turned him around before he went off after Harry and Ginny.
"So Ginny," Harry said as they passed through the aisles, "how was your summer?" Ginny smiled at her admirer. Five years ago she would have given an arm for Harry to show this much interest in her, and now she had it.
"It was ok I suppose. I've been writing to some friends from school like Bill, Amanda, Deborah, and Andy" she started. He felt a bit jealous when he heard her say she was writing to him. His mind was scolding him for that. "Other than that, I've been talking to Hermione a lot more. We've really become close friends since the end of the year. Umm.I don't know. I guess I've just been keeping busy. How about you Harry?" she asked as she looked at him. Harry went on and told her all about his summer. But after a minute he had nothing to say to her. Nothing special or out of the ordinary happened to him that summer. They continued walking in silence enjoying each other's company.
"I don't know what he thinks he's doing. I mean, before he barely ever talked to her and now he's all over her. Why does he have to be like that.and with my sister of all people? It's.it's.I don't know, but it's not good I tell you. I mean he's older than she is! Why can't he just pick on someone his own age?" Ron yelled in frustration. A few people looked at him but went unnoticed by the now red-faced Ron. Hermione's face also turned red, but from the embarrassment of being stared at by everyone in the store. She looked at Ron and did her best to control her temper.
"Ron! Quiet down or else someone will throw us out of here! Now.breathe!" Hermione yelled as quietly as she could. Ron's breathing slowly began to return to normal. She waited until the red fled from his face and his breathing was at a moderate pace before she went on. "Now please, it's obvious that they have some sort of feelings for each other. It could be romantic feelings," but quickly finished her sentence after seeing the red return to Ron's face, "or it could be just be feelings of friendship. But either way Ron, aren't you glad that it's your best friend Harry and not some other random boy who likes your sister?" Hermione asked in hope. Immediately she regretted her words as the steam practically poured out of Ron's ears and he looked like he was about to explode.
"HOW CAN YOU BE SO DENSE HERMIONE?! CAN'T YOU GET IT THROUGH YOUR THICK SKULL THAT HARRY DOESN'T LIKE GINNY AND IS ONLY USING HER?! I THOUGHT YOU WERE SMART?" The tears were coming as fast to Hermione as the words were. Hearing Ron insinuate that she was not smart hurt her feelings extremely, especially since they came from a boy that she fancied. "GOD HERMIONE, WHY ARE YOU ACTING SO STUPID? INSTEAD OF MAKING EXCUSES FOR THEM YOU SHOULD BE OVER TALKING TO GINNY TELLING HER HOW BAD OF A GUY HARRY IS! I CAN'T BELIEVE." but Hermione didn't' hear the rest of his yelling as she ran away from him in tears. Ron stood there still yelling when he noticed that he was yelling at no one. Immediately he stopped, looked around, and apologized over and over to the many people that were surrounding him.
Hermione was running through the shop frantically looking for the door. In her current state of emotion she couldn't see straight. Ironically the tears that formed because of pain were causing her pain. The saltiness of them burned her eyes and blurred her vision as she ran frantically through the store looking for the damn exit. Hermione was running and stopped as she hit something hard and firm. She fell back a little but managed to keep her balance. She looked up at the object through her blurred vision and recognized Harry standing there with a worried Ginny standing net to him with a hand over her mouth and grasping Harry's. "Hermione are you." Harry started before Hermione grabbed his arm and pulled him out of the shop. Ginny remained standing there shocked at the sight that was before only a few moments earlier. After Harry and Hermione left the shop Ron appeared from around the corner with a shameful look upon his face. Ginny looked at her brother with annoyance and anger.
"What did you say to her?!" she yelled at him. Ron's face still bright red faced the floor. Ginny moved closer to her brother and began telling her of what happened.
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Harry stood there looking at an unusually emotional Hermione. Her face was red with puffy eyes and tear stained cheeks. Harry felt bad and pulled her into his arms to comfort his friend. She pulled back and looked at Harry was pain written in her eyes. "Oh Harry! He called me stupid! Ron called me stupid. It was so mean and coming from him, Harry, I couldn't take it!" she yelled between sobs.
Harry looked at his friend and instinctively took her in his arms. Hermione continued to cry in her friend's shoulder. They stood there in the embrace for a minute before she stopped and looked at him. "Hey, it'll be ok Hermione. Ron was just in a bad mood. Besides, when did you start caring what Ron thinks? Unless there's something you're not telling me?" Harry smiled at her. Hearing this made Hermione blush and smile, forgetting her tears. Harry grabbed his friend and embraced her once again. "Don't worry, everything will be fine." Immediately after he finished his sentence, a fireball struck the ground right in front of them. From the impact Harry and Hermione were sent flying in opposite directions.
From inside Ginny and Ron heard the explosion and ran outside to see what had happened. When they got outside the door they were not prepared for the sight in front of them. There were Death Eaters, hundreds upon hundreds of them. Fire was everywhere, on the ground, on overturned carts, on buildings, and on people. A man ran in front of Ron and Ginny, his clothes were burning and he was screaming in pain. Right away Ron and Ginny both pulled out their wands and whispered a spell that sent a jet of water on the man. He fell to the ground and started rolling around on it. The fire finally went out and Ron ran to the injured man. He bent down next to him and felt for a pulse. A feeling of sickness spread through Ron's body as he slowly stood up. "He's dead," he whispered. Those words echoed in his mind and drowned out the explosions and cries around him. Ron turned around to face his sister, "Ginny, he's de." but another emotion consumed his body as he turned around and saw an empty doorway. "Ginny?" Panic took over Ron's body as he turned in every direction to find his sister. Every time he faced another direction, Ron's eyes just met another group of people being attacked, buildings burning, or dead bodies lying on the floor. Reluctantly he pulled his wand back out of his pocket and hid behind a rock shooting curses at Death Eaters. Though every few seconds he turned his head hoping to find a glimpse of bright red hair shining in the sunlight.
Hermione rolled over slowly. There was a pain in her head that felt like she had been hit over and over with a hammer. She blinked a couple times before her blurry vision was restored to normal. Her breath was caught in her throat when she saw the sight surrounding her. Only word came to her mind to describe the sight. Chaos. Pure chaos surrounded her. She saw a Death Eater attack an elderly woman. A terrified expression appeared on her face as she saw the Death Eater point his wand at the old woman and a beam of green light erupted from the tip. As the green light consumed the woman's body a scream of immense pain escaped her lips and her now rigid body fell to the floor with a look of sadness imprinted on her wrinkled face.
Hermione looked around the mob of people fighting and found an over turned flower cart in a corner where she could shelter herself from all the madness. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. And then as soon as her eyes were open again she took off running towards the cart. A dead Death Eater fell in her path but Hermione jumped over him and rolled over to the cart as fireballs and lighting was being shot everywhere. As she leaned back on the cart her heart was racing. She closed her eyes and tried to calm down but the sights she saw were just too much for her. Tears came down from her eyes as she remembered the old one that was killed. Her heart was broken at the memory of the group of children lying dead on the side of the road. Her heart went out to all of the victims. Silently she prayed for her safety. "Where are the Aurors?" she thought. Hermione cringed as she felt and heard another explosion. "What are you doing?" Hermione scolded herself. "You shouldn't be crying for these people, you should be helping!"
With a shaking, yet determined hand, Hermione reached into her pocket and pulled out her wand. Slowly she turned around to once again face the horrific scene before her. She saw hundreds of Death Eaters attack people on the streets. As Hermione saw a mother shielding her child from a fireball her body froze. Her hand was shaking and in that state she didn't see the hooded figure come up next to her. A shout ringed through the air as a stunning spell was sent rendering the Death Eater unconscious. A red haired figure emerged from the shadows of a burning building and knelt next to Hermione's quivering body.
"Hermione, it's ok. You're safe now I'm here" Ron said as he held his close friend in his arms. Hermione stared up at Ron with tears in her eyes. Ron tore his eyes from the chaos in front of him and looked into her eyes. They were filled with fear and pain, and Ron scolded himself for contributing to that pain earlier in the day. "Come on, we have to get out of here. Now what you need to do is follow me. If we take this alley it leads to the small forest behind the shops. We should be safe there until help comes or the Death Eaters leave. Hold on to my hand," Ron said as he grabbed Hermione's hand, "I don't want anything happening to you." Ron and Hermione stared into each other's eyes for a second before turning their attention to their surroundings insuring a safe passage down the alley.
After waiting a moment for the perfect opportunity to present itself, Hermione and Ron dashed into the shadows and down the alley. They crept through the shadows not wanting to draw any attention to them. Slowly but assuredly, they made their way to safety. The forest was almost in sight when a black robed Death Eater stepped towards them. Fear consumed both their bodies and unconsciously they both gripped the other's hand tighter until their knuckles were white.
"Well, well, well.what do we have here? A couple of stray cats" sneered the Death Eater. "Lucky me, first I get to witness the Death of one Weasley, now I have the honor of killing another one myself." Ron's eyes grew in even more fear. Another Weasley? What did that mean? Had Ginny or his parents been attacked like he had? Though he didn't know how he would ever defeat a fully trained wizard, he knew that he had to keep Hermione safe. During the entire confrontation, Ron and Hermione had slowly backed away from the Death Eater. They were now twenty feet away from the hooded creature.
Quietly Ron whispered, "Hermione, when I cast the spell I want you to run. Take that little passage a few feet ahead and run. Don't stop running until you reach the forest. Please, just keep running and don't look back. I'll be right behind you, just don't look back or stop running. Please don't question me, just have faith." Hermione nodded her head to show that she agreed, though it was pointless because she was standing behind Ron. Their hearts were beating with anticipation. Ron cleared his mind and fingered his wand nervously. "Caliga Appareo!" Ron pointed his wand and performed a spell that would create a cloud of mist hiding him and Hermione from the Death Eater. As soon as Hermione heard Ron say the spell she took of running down the little passage that broke off from the alley and ran as fast as her legs would allow. Her mind kept telling her to look back and make sure that Ron was behind her but her heart kept repeating Ron's words, "Have faith". Once again they were almost to the forest. Ron was running beside Hermione and inside she smiled. The two had made it back to the main road and had the forest in sight once again. They were about fifty feet away from the trees when a fireball hit the ground right behind them and sent them flying through the air. They landed ten feet apart. Ron slowly looked up and saw an unconscious Hermione lying close to him. He looked back and saw what he assumed was the same Death Eater that they had escaped from in the alley. But before the hooded creature could do anything a mob of wizards attacked him in anger. Taking his opportunity, Ron quickly ran over to Hermione and picked her up. He was in the forest in less then a minute.
Ron gently placed Hermione on the ground. He pulled out his old battered wand and pointed it at Hermione. "Resurrectio," Ron used the awakening charm on her and Hermione's eyes fluttered open. She lay there for a moment and then slowly sat up, or tried to. But Ron put his strong hand on her shoulder and gently forced her back down, leaning against the tree. "Don't try to sit up just yet. You fell pretty hard just then. Try to rest a little; we're safe here in the forest.
Hermione looked around her and smiled. Ron had once again performed the cloud of mist spell. The advantage of that spell was that the person who cast it was able to see clearly, but everyone else was blinded by it. "Hermione," Hermione turned her attention back to Ron, "what happened to Harry? I remember that you two left the store together after we.well after I." Ron began to blush furiously. Hermione's smile faded as she forced Ron's eyes to look into hers.
"Ron, I understand where you were coming from and I forgive you. But can we please never bring it up again?" Hermione asked as her eyes pleaded with him. Ron just shook his head and his blush deepened. Hermione's smile returned to her lips as she looked at Ron. Confusion took over her as she stared at her friend. Was Harry right? Did she really have romantic feelings for Ron? "Speaking of Harry." Hermione thought.
Harry awoke from the screams of dying people and Death Eaters alike. Harry blinked and looked around him. Death surrounded him. Harry could have never imagined the scene that surrounded him. He saw Death Eaters attack old wizards and witches. He saw the dead bodies of children lying on the road or in the arms of their parents. Visions flashed through his head as he saw a dead baby in the arms of his mother.
Anger took over Harry's body. As though another force were controlling his body, Harry pulled out his wand and shot a curse at a nearby Death Eater that sent him flying into the side of a store building. The impact caused several bones to break in the Death Eater's body. Harry then turned around and concentrated on another Death Eater attacking an old wizard. Minutes pass by that felt like hours to Harry. After he knocked out his eighth Death Eater, Harry looked around him and noticed groups of Death Eaters surrounding wizards. He looked to his left then right. Everywhere he looked he saw groups of them together. He then realized that he was not surrounded by a group of them. There were no Death Eaters even coming to him. Every Death Eater that Harry attacked had not attacked him first. The thought that something else was going on struck Harry's interest. But before he could ponder the thought even further, a flash of red hair passed in the distance. Harry looked again but didn't see it, he began running in the direction he saw the red hair. "I hope it's not Ginny, at least Ron can defend himself," Harry thought as he was running.
Harry ran down a dark alley and stopped at a corner. He saw two very large shadows on the wall of a building. He slowly crept around the corner and ended up in an empty lot. Fear spread throughout his body as he registered the sight in front of him. There were not two people in the lot, but four; Two Death Eaters and two Hogwarts students. "Ginny.Collin.?" Harry whispered as he saw two of his friends being held captive.
The Death Eater holding Ginny looked up at Harry. Even though he was wearing a hood, Harry could tell that there was a smile creeping onto his face. "Well, well, well.who do we have here? To what honor do we owe this pleasure Mr. Potter?" the Death Eater asked Harry. The two jus stood there looking at each other. Harry's eyes then shifted to Ginny's. He saw complete fear in her eyes. Then he looked over at Collin who looked completely petrified. Then in an instant the two Death Eaters threw the children in the middle of them. As soon as Ginny and Collin collided with each other and fell on the floor, the two Death Eaters had pulled their wands and were pointing at Harry's friends. "Say goodbye to your friends Harry!" the one Death Eater yelled. It was almost as if time had stopped, but Harry was left untouched by the spell. He heard the words "Avada Kadavra" being spoken by the two Death Eaters. He saw the look of complete and utter fear on the faces of Ginny and Collin. He saw the spark of green light erupt from the wands of the two Death Eaters.
Helplessness came over Harry as he watched his two friends being executed. He stood there helpless and still. "Noooo!!!" Harry screamed. He put his hands forward as if it would shield his friends in some way. But just as if Harry had this extra source of magic in him, a shield appeared around both Ginny and Collin. The two death spells bounced of the shield and produced a whole in the side of a building with an explosion. All heads turned to Harry. Harry looked down and saw the tip of his wand glowing. Had his wand just done magic with a spell command? The two Death Eaters seemed stunned and Harry saw his opportunity. He shot a stunning curse at the one that had been holding Ginny. But right before he could turn to the other Death Eater, another explosion happened behind him and sent Harry flying. Fighting started to erupt in the little lot. As soon as the explosion sent Harry into the air, he dropped his wand. At the exact moment it hit the floor the shield around Ginny and Collin disappeared. When the shield was removed, Collin got up and ran in the opposite direction of Harry. "Collin, come back!" Harry yelled as his friend ran blindly into the Death Eater that had once held him captive.
When they collided Collin fell back onto the floor. He sat there stunned then looked up and realized that he was right in front of the same Death Eater that was about to kill him just a moment earlier. Fear radiated from his small body as he sat there. Harry stared at his friend across the lot. Once again time seemed to stop as the crowds of people around Harry began to move slower. Harry saw the Death Eater point his wand at Collin. He saw Collin's eyes grow even wider in fear. He heard the low murmur of the death spell being spoken by the Death Eater. After the evil voice quieted, a green beam of light exploded from the tip of his wand. It cut through the air like a bullet and hit the boy's body. As the green light hit Collin's body time seemed to stop completely to Harry. It was as if he was forced to view his friend's death for the rest of his life. Harry saw the immense look of pain and sadness on his friend's face. A strong anger filled his everything; it was as if a power inside of Harry that had been kept dormant for so long had finally been tapped into. Time resumed again as Collin's flew through the air and landed on the ground with a thud.
"NO!" His voice rang out through the lot. His wand flew from the ground to Harry's hand. So much anger filled Harry that his shouted the first curse that came to mind, "AVADA KADAVRA!" and the Death Eater was dead. A feeling of guilt and shame came over him as he felt piercing snake eyes staring at him. Harry looked around but could not spot the pale man responsible for the attack. The Death Eater's body fell to the ground, and along with the evil man's spirit, Harry's innocence also left. Harry looked down in defeat, Voldemort had won. Voldemort made Harry do something he had promised himself he would never do.he had murdered someone.
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