Author's Note: Well, here it is. That chapter that you all wanted so bad
after Voldemort said those mean nasty killing curse words to Minerva.
Sorry, it's horrible, but I don't have my books (they are two states away),
and I wrote this after taking about a month or two off from writing
anything, let alone Harry Potter. Look for my new story though. it's gonna
get better, and it's gonna get real good! Sorry for any spelling screw-ups,
but I don't have my books to cross-check. R/R!!
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The world of Albus Dumbledore seemed to move excruciatingly slow, yet he could not stop what was coming for Minerva. His gaze was affixed on her face as the bolt of green light shot towards her. He watched as the life was extinguished from her eyes. His vision returned to normal when he realized that he, Minerva, and Snape were all lying in a crumpled heap. It seemed as though they had both sought to push her from the path, to place themselves in the danger instead, but, since they were pushing from opposite sides, only succeeded in holding her in place.
They quickly regained their feet and started to point their wands at Voldemort, but Voldemort was too fast for them. He killed Snape just as easily, with a cry of "traitor" leaving his lips as he turned to face Albus. Harry, standing next to Dumbledore, could feel the cold fury emanating from the Professor.
"You will pay, Voldemort," he growled as he raised his wand.
"No, you will," he replied as he sent the Cruciatus Curse toward the Headmaster. Harry jumped forward at the sound of Albus' screams. Hermione's eyes opened wide at this dangerous move by Harry.
"Voldemort! This is our battle. You wanted your rematch. Here it is! Let's find out once and for all who is more powerful and leave it at that," Harry shouted.
Voldemort ended Albus' suffering and turned to Harry. "You have aroused my interest, boy. We will find out who is more powerful." With a motion, Voldemort had the Death Eaters in a circle with Harry and himself inside. The other half of the circle was made up of the front line of defenders.
Harry and Voldemort circled each other until Harry's arm was grazed by a Bicorn's hungry teeth. "Imperio!" Voldemort shouted. "Destroy Dumbledore!"
It took Harry very little time to shake the bonds of the Imperius Curse, thanks to the practice Barty Crouch Jr. had given him his fourth year. He tried to pretend he was still under the influence, until he realized that Voldemort could tell the difference. He shouted, "Impedimentia!"
With the time that it took for Voldemort to turn his wand on himself and cast the counter-spell, Harry resituated himself and got some tips from Hermione. "Relashio!" A jet of fiery sparks shot from his wand and lit Voldemort's robes on fire.
"Keep hitting him with curses, Harry. Distract him!" Sirius shouted.
"Avis!" A small flock of birds appeared to fly around and peck at Voldemort's face and head. "Furnunculus!" All of Voldemort's exposed skin was covered by boils. "Incendio!" he cried, starting another fire around the bottoms of Voldemort's robes. "Locomotor Mortis!" Voldemort's legs locked together and he fell to his face amid his flaming robes. "Wingardium Leviosa!" Harry levitated the Dark Lord, tossing him aside to the Death Eaters. A Bicorn sniffed, but turned its head away in disgust rather than eating him. "Petrificus Totalus!"
Voldemort, trying to block or counter all of the curses and hexes that had been thrown at him, had never realized that Harry was going to win. He went over to stand between Albus and Hermione and told the Death Eaters to leave immediately. Their Lord had lost. Mr. Lestrange then gave a sort of strangled cry and shouted "Avada Kedavra!" The curse again bounced off Harry and killed Mr. Lestrange instead. The battlefield was silent for a moment. Harry looked at those around him with cold fury in his eyes.
Lucius saw his chance and revived Voldemort before summoning a sword from a suit of armor inside the doors of the school. "If you can't be killed by magic, I'll kill you by force!" he shouted as he lunged toward Harry.
Harry pushed Hermione aside as he dodged, then called, "Ferula!" A large wooden pole fell from his wand, and he picked it up to defend himself. As Lucius would attack, Harry would parry. It was as if he had the soul of Godric Gryffindor himself inside, telling him how to fight. Lucius left his side open, so Harry attacked with his pole. Lucius put too much power in one swing, so Harry easily tripped his feet out from under him. Harry kicked the sword aside and Petrified Lucius.
He held his wand out at arms length against the Death Eaters and told them to leave again. "Harry!" Hermione screamed. She had seen Voldemort levitate the sword and send it speeding towards him. Harry turned just in time to see the blade enter his stomach. He staggered for a moment before falling to his knees. Hermione ran to him, trying desperately to mend his wound, but Harry just laughed.
"It's ok, Hermione. My parents are here," he whispered. "I love you." The life left Harry Potter that night in front of the castle. Hermione kissed his forehead and moved his body aside before rejoining the line next to Dumbledore.
Albus placed a hand on Hermione's shoulder, and she stood taller. Voldemort sneered. "Awww. did ickle Mudblood fancy Harry Potter?"
"Now that's just rude," Mrs. Weasley said, rolling up her sleeves. "Let's see how tough you are once we've gotten rid of a few of these Death Eaters, shall we?" She used a powerful summoning charm to pull the closest five Death Eaters from their Bicorn. The Bicorn then went on to eat the still living members of Voldemort's army.
Fred and George, helped by Ron, went on a curse spree, cursing and hexing everyone they could until all the Death Eaters were sprouting boils or laughing uncontrollably, or doing a dance with their legs. The students stepped up behind them, casting "Obliviate," "Petrificus Totalus," and "Stupify" into the crowds of Death Eaters. Some went after the smaller creatures like Red Caps, Pogrebin, and Erklings, until the battlefield was chaos. Students were spread everywhere, and staff took advantage of the confusion, adding some curses of their own.
There were screams as the Erklings fed on the younger students and from Red Caps bludgeoning others to death. Bicorn were making a feast of those Death Eaters who were unlucky enough to fall, and those on the side of Light who were just a little too close. The Death Eaters who were still mobile spread out. A group of students wearing green jumpers with a glowing red skull on the front walked from the school, led by Draco. They were quick to cast curses on their classmates and the staff.
Professor Flitwick flew through the air, landing at the feet of one Bicorn. Professor Sprout was magically bound, then dragged to her greenhouse where she was fed to her Venomous Tentacula. Filch watched in terror as some of the fifth years tortured and killed Mrs. Norris, then came after him. In all the confusion, Voldemort leveled his wand and shouted "Avada Kedavra." The green light sped toward Hermione, but she was knocked to the ground by Ron. He had placed himself in front of the curse and fell onto her. She was knocked out by a rock on the ground and did not rise.
Dumbledore seemed to glow red as he faced off with Voldemort amid the ruckus of battle. "Let us battle with the mind, Voldemort."
Voldemort nodded slightly, and they linked their wands with glowing light. Similar to how brother wands react when forced to duel, Albus and Voldemort tried to overpower the other with will. Albus had nearly won when a thought of Minerva crossed his mind. He felt a surge of power, then saw her lying on the ground, cold. His concentration faltered just an instant, but it was enough that Voldemort overpowered him and Dumbledore was sent sprawling across the mud. Voldemort stood over him and cast the killing curse.
One by one the forces of Good were eliminated. At last the armies stood, battered and bruised, and the Dark Mark floated in the sky. The only soldiers who stood on the side of Dumbledore and Harry Potter were students. Voldemort called his Death Eaters to him as the Slytherin students wearing green jumpers rounded up the student survivors. Among them were Seamus Finnegan, Neville Longbottom, Dean Thomas, Justin Finch- Fletchly, Hannah Abbot, and the Patil twins.
They were placed into the dungeons while Draco escorted Voldemort, Lucius, and the other Death Eaters into the castle. One foolish Death Eater attempted to curse Sir Nicholas as he attempted to impede them. He laughed when the curse passed through him.
Draco led them to the Slytherin common room where all who were disloyal were jailed with the other students. They used Padma Patil, Justin Finch- Fletchly, and Neville to lead them to the Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Gryffindor students by placing them under the Imperiatus Curse. Voldemort studied the students that were now in captivity and instructed the captors to keep some students in a separate dungeon cell. These students were Neville Longbottom, Susan Bones, and all 'mudblood' students. He put Neville and Susan under the Imperiatus Curse, forcing them to use the Cruciatus Curse on some of the mudbloods for the pleasure and amusement of the Death Eaters and the Dark Lord.
They used Hogwarts to recuperate their forces and recruit others. Soon, they would once again be powerful enough to take the Ministry of Magic, and beyond that, the world. Lord Voldemort had surely returned more powerful than ever, and it seemed hopeless to stand against him.
Author's Note: I told you that you wouldn't be happy with this story, but I didn't write it. I swear. I'm innocent. The characters did it themselves. There is always hope, though. you see, I did not declare this to be "the end," but rather said that it seemed hopeless. he he. Well, there might be hope, but it might not be enough. Let's keep our fingers crossed. Now, for my plugs. go read more of Isis Malfoy cuz she's got some kick ass stories to her name, and when you get done, go read my new one, Hogwarts: 2061. Has nothing to do with The Last Great War or the Fall of Innocence, but should be rather entertaining instead. And if anyone can think of a better title, I'm willing to listen cuz I can't think of ANYTHING!!! Oh, and keep your eyes open to the next, potentially final chapter of this story. They are giving me lots more time to write, so I'll finish this one up while I work on the other, k? Read and review, even if it's just a quick 'hi!' I do so love hearing that people are at least reading, whether they like it or not. Peace!
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The world of Albus Dumbledore seemed to move excruciatingly slow, yet he could not stop what was coming for Minerva. His gaze was affixed on her face as the bolt of green light shot towards her. He watched as the life was extinguished from her eyes. His vision returned to normal when he realized that he, Minerva, and Snape were all lying in a crumpled heap. It seemed as though they had both sought to push her from the path, to place themselves in the danger instead, but, since they were pushing from opposite sides, only succeeded in holding her in place.
They quickly regained their feet and started to point their wands at Voldemort, but Voldemort was too fast for them. He killed Snape just as easily, with a cry of "traitor" leaving his lips as he turned to face Albus. Harry, standing next to Dumbledore, could feel the cold fury emanating from the Professor.
"You will pay, Voldemort," he growled as he raised his wand.
"No, you will," he replied as he sent the Cruciatus Curse toward the Headmaster. Harry jumped forward at the sound of Albus' screams. Hermione's eyes opened wide at this dangerous move by Harry.
"Voldemort! This is our battle. You wanted your rematch. Here it is! Let's find out once and for all who is more powerful and leave it at that," Harry shouted.
Voldemort ended Albus' suffering and turned to Harry. "You have aroused my interest, boy. We will find out who is more powerful." With a motion, Voldemort had the Death Eaters in a circle with Harry and himself inside. The other half of the circle was made up of the front line of defenders.
Harry and Voldemort circled each other until Harry's arm was grazed by a Bicorn's hungry teeth. "Imperio!" Voldemort shouted. "Destroy Dumbledore!"
It took Harry very little time to shake the bonds of the Imperius Curse, thanks to the practice Barty Crouch Jr. had given him his fourth year. He tried to pretend he was still under the influence, until he realized that Voldemort could tell the difference. He shouted, "Impedimentia!"
With the time that it took for Voldemort to turn his wand on himself and cast the counter-spell, Harry resituated himself and got some tips from Hermione. "Relashio!" A jet of fiery sparks shot from his wand and lit Voldemort's robes on fire.
"Keep hitting him with curses, Harry. Distract him!" Sirius shouted.
"Avis!" A small flock of birds appeared to fly around and peck at Voldemort's face and head. "Furnunculus!" All of Voldemort's exposed skin was covered by boils. "Incendio!" he cried, starting another fire around the bottoms of Voldemort's robes. "Locomotor Mortis!" Voldemort's legs locked together and he fell to his face amid his flaming robes. "Wingardium Leviosa!" Harry levitated the Dark Lord, tossing him aside to the Death Eaters. A Bicorn sniffed, but turned its head away in disgust rather than eating him. "Petrificus Totalus!"
Voldemort, trying to block or counter all of the curses and hexes that had been thrown at him, had never realized that Harry was going to win. He went over to stand between Albus and Hermione and told the Death Eaters to leave immediately. Their Lord had lost. Mr. Lestrange then gave a sort of strangled cry and shouted "Avada Kedavra!" The curse again bounced off Harry and killed Mr. Lestrange instead. The battlefield was silent for a moment. Harry looked at those around him with cold fury in his eyes.
Lucius saw his chance and revived Voldemort before summoning a sword from a suit of armor inside the doors of the school. "If you can't be killed by magic, I'll kill you by force!" he shouted as he lunged toward Harry.
Harry pushed Hermione aside as he dodged, then called, "Ferula!" A large wooden pole fell from his wand, and he picked it up to defend himself. As Lucius would attack, Harry would parry. It was as if he had the soul of Godric Gryffindor himself inside, telling him how to fight. Lucius left his side open, so Harry attacked with his pole. Lucius put too much power in one swing, so Harry easily tripped his feet out from under him. Harry kicked the sword aside and Petrified Lucius.
He held his wand out at arms length against the Death Eaters and told them to leave again. "Harry!" Hermione screamed. She had seen Voldemort levitate the sword and send it speeding towards him. Harry turned just in time to see the blade enter his stomach. He staggered for a moment before falling to his knees. Hermione ran to him, trying desperately to mend his wound, but Harry just laughed.
"It's ok, Hermione. My parents are here," he whispered. "I love you." The life left Harry Potter that night in front of the castle. Hermione kissed his forehead and moved his body aside before rejoining the line next to Dumbledore.
Albus placed a hand on Hermione's shoulder, and she stood taller. Voldemort sneered. "Awww. did ickle Mudblood fancy Harry Potter?"
"Now that's just rude," Mrs. Weasley said, rolling up her sleeves. "Let's see how tough you are once we've gotten rid of a few of these Death Eaters, shall we?" She used a powerful summoning charm to pull the closest five Death Eaters from their Bicorn. The Bicorn then went on to eat the still living members of Voldemort's army.
Fred and George, helped by Ron, went on a curse spree, cursing and hexing everyone they could until all the Death Eaters were sprouting boils or laughing uncontrollably, or doing a dance with their legs. The students stepped up behind them, casting "Obliviate," "Petrificus Totalus," and "Stupify" into the crowds of Death Eaters. Some went after the smaller creatures like Red Caps, Pogrebin, and Erklings, until the battlefield was chaos. Students were spread everywhere, and staff took advantage of the confusion, adding some curses of their own.
There were screams as the Erklings fed on the younger students and from Red Caps bludgeoning others to death. Bicorn were making a feast of those Death Eaters who were unlucky enough to fall, and those on the side of Light who were just a little too close. The Death Eaters who were still mobile spread out. A group of students wearing green jumpers with a glowing red skull on the front walked from the school, led by Draco. They were quick to cast curses on their classmates and the staff.
Professor Flitwick flew through the air, landing at the feet of one Bicorn. Professor Sprout was magically bound, then dragged to her greenhouse where she was fed to her Venomous Tentacula. Filch watched in terror as some of the fifth years tortured and killed Mrs. Norris, then came after him. In all the confusion, Voldemort leveled his wand and shouted "Avada Kedavra." The green light sped toward Hermione, but she was knocked to the ground by Ron. He had placed himself in front of the curse and fell onto her. She was knocked out by a rock on the ground and did not rise.
Dumbledore seemed to glow red as he faced off with Voldemort amid the ruckus of battle. "Let us battle with the mind, Voldemort."
Voldemort nodded slightly, and they linked their wands with glowing light. Similar to how brother wands react when forced to duel, Albus and Voldemort tried to overpower the other with will. Albus had nearly won when a thought of Minerva crossed his mind. He felt a surge of power, then saw her lying on the ground, cold. His concentration faltered just an instant, but it was enough that Voldemort overpowered him and Dumbledore was sent sprawling across the mud. Voldemort stood over him and cast the killing curse.
One by one the forces of Good were eliminated. At last the armies stood, battered and bruised, and the Dark Mark floated in the sky. The only soldiers who stood on the side of Dumbledore and Harry Potter were students. Voldemort called his Death Eaters to him as the Slytherin students wearing green jumpers rounded up the student survivors. Among them were Seamus Finnegan, Neville Longbottom, Dean Thomas, Justin Finch- Fletchly, Hannah Abbot, and the Patil twins.
They were placed into the dungeons while Draco escorted Voldemort, Lucius, and the other Death Eaters into the castle. One foolish Death Eater attempted to curse Sir Nicholas as he attempted to impede them. He laughed when the curse passed through him.
Draco led them to the Slytherin common room where all who were disloyal were jailed with the other students. They used Padma Patil, Justin Finch- Fletchly, and Neville to lead them to the Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Gryffindor students by placing them under the Imperiatus Curse. Voldemort studied the students that were now in captivity and instructed the captors to keep some students in a separate dungeon cell. These students were Neville Longbottom, Susan Bones, and all 'mudblood' students. He put Neville and Susan under the Imperiatus Curse, forcing them to use the Cruciatus Curse on some of the mudbloods for the pleasure and amusement of the Death Eaters and the Dark Lord.
They used Hogwarts to recuperate their forces and recruit others. Soon, they would once again be powerful enough to take the Ministry of Magic, and beyond that, the world. Lord Voldemort had surely returned more powerful than ever, and it seemed hopeless to stand against him.
Author's Note: I told you that you wouldn't be happy with this story, but I didn't write it. I swear. I'm innocent. The characters did it themselves. There is always hope, though. you see, I did not declare this to be "the end," but rather said that it seemed hopeless. he he. Well, there might be hope, but it might not be enough. Let's keep our fingers crossed. Now, for my plugs. go read more of Isis Malfoy cuz she's got some kick ass stories to her name, and when you get done, go read my new one, Hogwarts: 2061. Has nothing to do with The Last Great War or the Fall of Innocence, but should be rather entertaining instead. And if anyone can think of a better title, I'm willing to listen cuz I can't think of ANYTHING!!! Oh, and keep your eyes open to the next, potentially final chapter of this story. They are giving me lots more time to write, so I'll finish this one up while I work on the other, k? Read and review, even if it's just a quick 'hi!' I do so love hearing that people are at least reading, whether they like it or not. Peace!