Chapter Six

Final Battle

Snape and Sirius stood there and heard a twig snap behind them. Snape felt a wand in his back.

"Don't move," commanded the person to which the wand belonged to.

Sirius spun around.

"Rictusempra!" bellowed Sirius.

The man blocked it and he shook his head. The fire reflected off his blond hair as he grinned.

"Lucius," pleaded Snape. "Stop this non-sense. Innocent people are dying!"

Lucius removed his wand from Snape, who turned around.

"None of my concern," said Lucius, pointing his wand back at Snape. "Now all you hand over your wands,"

"No way!" yelled Ron.

The group of Death Eaters slowly grew. Among them Ron saw Draco, Crabbe, Goyle, and Karkaroff and Wormtail. Draco aimed his wand at Harry.

"Who to kill first?" asked Lucius.

He saw Hermione, trembling in fear. She watched the Death Eaters as they eyed her closely.

"Ah, poor little Mudblood," Lucius muttered.

He approached Hermione, but Ron and Harry stood in his way.

"Of course, the amazing trio," said Lucius. "Step aside, you'll have your turn to die."

"You'll have to kill us first!" explained Ron. "You coward!"

Lucius raised an eyebrow.

"Let me kill them, Father," begged Draco, stepping forward.

His face was anxious and ready. The light of the fires made him look mad with his eagerness.

"Yes, that does seem like a good idea," agreed Lucius. "Impedimenta!"

Snape, Sirius, Fred and George froze there. Snape looked at Ron, Hermione and Harry.

"Come on, you three," said Snape. "You can do this!"

Ron nodded and they turned to face Draco. He stood there with his wand ready.

"You should've accepted my friendship that day on the train," hissed Draco. "But now you'll soon be with your Mum and Dad."

"I would've never accepted your friendship, Malfoy!" Harry growled. "And I'll never die under you!"

Draco pulled his wand back.

"Rictusempra!" bellowed Draco.

The three of them went flying in different directions. Ron saw Harry near Hermione. Draco approached them, his wand ready.

"Say good-bye Potter," Draco cackled.

He was about to cast his spell when Ron tackled him to the ground.

"Do NOT disgrace me, Draco!" yelled Lucius.

Draco growled with anger and Ron stood there, facing Draco. Draco laughed, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Weasley." he mumbled, smirking.

Ron held his wand ready. A voice sounded first but it wasn't Draco.

"Avada Kedavra!" yelled Lucius.

Ron watched as the green light flew towards him. Suddenly he felt someone shove him aside. He fell out of range of the spell and someone else took the hit. It hit someone who had been meant to take it for years.