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Fate.
They all stayed still for a moment, trying to sort out what Ron had said. Finally, Harry sprang up, followed closely by his friends and godfather. While the three teens turned around to rush to the door, Sirius was already concentrating to apparate away. Luckily for him, Hermione noticed and roughly grabbed his arm, completely shattering his concentration. Before the older man could speak, she began to run, dragging him alongside. "Not in here, Sirius, there are apparition wards all over the place. You don't honestly think this place is unprotected, do you?"
Without giving the man a chance to answer, Hermione dragged him outside. Ron and Harry were running in front of them, suddenly Hermione saw Ron shimmer and in his place a Griffin ran. Without a second thought, Harry jumped on his back and both began to fly. Hermione turned towards the man running next to her.
"Ron and Harry will go there flying. We'll have to apparate, ok? Lets go."
Sirius simply nodded, he needed his breath to keep up with the girl. Suddenly Hermione grabbed his hand and forced him to apparate with her. They landed with a soft pop on a side street across the school. Sirius leaned tiredly against the wall, he knew he was in good shape, but Hermione could sure outrun him at any time. Besides, the forced apparition hadn't been fun either and he felt a bit dizzy about it. A soft hand was placed on his forehead. Opening his eyes he saw Hermione's concerned eyes on him.
"Are you ok? Sorry about that, but we couldn't risk getting separated."
Still trying to regain his breath, Sirius was only able to nod. A warm feeling started to run through his body, getting rid of his exhaustion. The man frowned and looked as the girl in front of him put her hand down.
"What did you do?"
Hermione smiled lightly. "That doesn't matter, Sirius. Come on, we should get going, Ron and Harry will not take much long to get here."
Both started to move down the street, trying to keep in the shadows as much as possible. It was doubtful any death eater would be watching but there wasn't any sense in risking it. "Where will Harry and Ron join us?"
Hermione shrugged, stopping next to the wall that separated the school's grounds from the street. "No idea, but we probably are going to get in separated. Help me jump, please."
Silently Sirius lifted her up onto the wall, and then with her help he climbed next to her. "Do you have any plan?"
Hermione jumped onto the other side, lightly landing on the ground. She waited for the older man to join her before answering. "I'm not sure, because I don't know what's going on in there. I would love to wait and look what's happening, but that would be foolish, knowing the Death Eaters, I don't doubt they have already killed they share of people. We better get going, stun all the Death Eaters we meet and just get to the hall as soon as possible."
Sirius looked at her sceptically, he didn't like that plan very much, but the girl had already begun to move and he didn't have a choice but follow her.
Soon, they reached the main building. So far they had only met a few Death Eaters who didn't even stand a chance against Hermione. The girl easily took them by surprise and stunned them. Sirius on the other hand had reverted to his canine form so he could move around easier. Since Hermione didn't seem to need his help right now, he snuffled around for the scent of Death Eaters, alerting the girl of anyone sneaking up on them. Once they were inside, things started to get more difficult. More and more black robed men were appearing and it was difficult to stun one without another noticing. Hermione soon got tired of the sneakiness and started to stun the Death Eaters as soon as they appeared, not bothering in trying to stay hidden. Seeing the change of pattern in the girl's attack, Sirius turned back to human and joined her, happily stunning Voldemort's soldiers left and right. This way they had stunned nearly fifty Death Eaters by the time they reached the doors that lead to the main hall. Hermione was sure most students and Death Eaters were there, so she had led Sirius there. Sirius and Hermione stopped outside the doors for a moment, to try to calm themselves. The man could tell Hermione was nervous and he understood. Only God knew what they would find at the other side. He was starting to feel nervous too, after all, his best friend had been in the school when the attack happened. He knew Moony was completely able to defend himself, but he also was aware that his friend wouldn't hesitate to do everything possible to help the children, even if that meant bringing himself in danger. Hermione's soft voice pulled him out of his musings.
"Griffin and Dragon are near, but I don't think we should wait for them. Are you ready to go in?" Sirius sighed, he would feel better to have his godson and his friend with them, but he also knew Hermione was right. "As ready as I'll ever be. Lets go."
Hermione nodded, and with her wand tightly held in her hand, she blasted the door open. Sirius ran in after her. The sight that met their eyes was devastating. Dozens of bodies were lying around, some were still, clear sign that they had been hit by the killing curse. Others were writhing in pain, showing that they were still alive. Hermione forced herself to ignore the horrible sight. She couldn't do anything for the death, it was the ones that were alive that needed her attention. With a small cry she rushed towards the nearest group of death Eaters that was fighting against Lavender and Seamus who were trying to defend some of the smaller children. Both teens smiled, torn between relieve and fear, when they saw her appear behind the Death Eaters. Before the black-robed men had the chance to see what the teens were smiling at, a huge force knocked them of their feet and into the nearest wall, rendering them unconscious. The sound of bodies hitting a wall attracted the attention of the whole room, and a strange silence descended. Hermione smirked a bit and raised an eyebrow.
"That was not very polite of you, starting a party without inviting us."
One of the Death Eaters, Hermione was not able to recognise him, spoke out loud.
"It's the Granger girl. If she's here, Potter and Weasley won't be far away. It seems it's our lucky day, the master will be pleased."
The Death Eaters cheered, making Hermione smirk. She was sure that when this was finished they would not be so happy. Everything was quite. Everyone was waiting for someone to start moving, to initiate the fight. The students were now huddled in a corner of the room, with Professors Lupin and Snape in front of them. Sirius was standing over a group of muggle teachers, trying to calm them down. All the Death Eaters were focused on Hermione and in the end that became their downfall. Out of nowhere, the sound of breaking crystal ran through the hall, Hermione took is at a sign to start fighting while the big Griffin soared around the room.
The Death Eaters started to move and soon were surrounding Hermione in a blur of curses and fists. The girl was having a hard time, trying to keep up with all the attacks, she was somewhat relieved when Harry joined into the fight, throwing curses left and right, and propelling as much Death Eaters as he could into the walls.
While his friends fought, Griffin had transformed back and was walking around the fallen muggles, trying to find those who were still alive and put them to safety. He was mildly relieved to see that most students had been killed by the killing curse. Knowing that they would be able to revive them, Ron carefully pulled them towards Sirius, knowing the older man would keep the bodies safe. Sadly there were a few who had been killed with knifes and other curses, and Ron knew he would not be able to do anything to help them. Those were carefully put away so they would be able to get a proper burial, and foremost, wouldn't disturb his friends while they fought. Ron was pulling the last bodies away when he froze. He knew what his eyes were seeing, but he didn't want to believe it. It couldn't be true. It just wasn't right.
But there was no denying. Lying there, with a knife deeply buried in her chest, was Professor Daleyla Villjé.
To be continued.
A/N: Thanks for all reviews.
Fate.
They all stayed still for a moment, trying to sort out what Ron had said. Finally, Harry sprang up, followed closely by his friends and godfather. While the three teens turned around to rush to the door, Sirius was already concentrating to apparate away. Luckily for him, Hermione noticed and roughly grabbed his arm, completely shattering his concentration. Before the older man could speak, she began to run, dragging him alongside. "Not in here, Sirius, there are apparition wards all over the place. You don't honestly think this place is unprotected, do you?"
Without giving the man a chance to answer, Hermione dragged him outside. Ron and Harry were running in front of them, suddenly Hermione saw Ron shimmer and in his place a Griffin ran. Without a second thought, Harry jumped on his back and both began to fly. Hermione turned towards the man running next to her.
"Ron and Harry will go there flying. We'll have to apparate, ok? Lets go."
Sirius simply nodded, he needed his breath to keep up with the girl. Suddenly Hermione grabbed his hand and forced him to apparate with her. They landed with a soft pop on a side street across the school. Sirius leaned tiredly against the wall, he knew he was in good shape, but Hermione could sure outrun him at any time. Besides, the forced apparition hadn't been fun either and he felt a bit dizzy about it. A soft hand was placed on his forehead. Opening his eyes he saw Hermione's concerned eyes on him.
"Are you ok? Sorry about that, but we couldn't risk getting separated."
Still trying to regain his breath, Sirius was only able to nod. A warm feeling started to run through his body, getting rid of his exhaustion. The man frowned and looked as the girl in front of him put her hand down.
"What did you do?"
Hermione smiled lightly. "That doesn't matter, Sirius. Come on, we should get going, Ron and Harry will not take much long to get here."
Both started to move down the street, trying to keep in the shadows as much as possible. It was doubtful any death eater would be watching but there wasn't any sense in risking it. "Where will Harry and Ron join us?"
Hermione shrugged, stopping next to the wall that separated the school's grounds from the street. "No idea, but we probably are going to get in separated. Help me jump, please."
Silently Sirius lifted her up onto the wall, and then with her help he climbed next to her. "Do you have any plan?"
Hermione jumped onto the other side, lightly landing on the ground. She waited for the older man to join her before answering. "I'm not sure, because I don't know what's going on in there. I would love to wait and look what's happening, but that would be foolish, knowing the Death Eaters, I don't doubt they have already killed they share of people. We better get going, stun all the Death Eaters we meet and just get to the hall as soon as possible."
Sirius looked at her sceptically, he didn't like that plan very much, but the girl had already begun to move and he didn't have a choice but follow her.
Soon, they reached the main building. So far they had only met a few Death Eaters who didn't even stand a chance against Hermione. The girl easily took them by surprise and stunned them. Sirius on the other hand had reverted to his canine form so he could move around easier. Since Hermione didn't seem to need his help right now, he snuffled around for the scent of Death Eaters, alerting the girl of anyone sneaking up on them. Once they were inside, things started to get more difficult. More and more black robed men were appearing and it was difficult to stun one without another noticing. Hermione soon got tired of the sneakiness and started to stun the Death Eaters as soon as they appeared, not bothering in trying to stay hidden. Seeing the change of pattern in the girl's attack, Sirius turned back to human and joined her, happily stunning Voldemort's soldiers left and right. This way they had stunned nearly fifty Death Eaters by the time they reached the doors that lead to the main hall. Hermione was sure most students and Death Eaters were there, so she had led Sirius there. Sirius and Hermione stopped outside the doors for a moment, to try to calm themselves. The man could tell Hermione was nervous and he understood. Only God knew what they would find at the other side. He was starting to feel nervous too, after all, his best friend had been in the school when the attack happened. He knew Moony was completely able to defend himself, but he also was aware that his friend wouldn't hesitate to do everything possible to help the children, even if that meant bringing himself in danger. Hermione's soft voice pulled him out of his musings.
"Griffin and Dragon are near, but I don't think we should wait for them. Are you ready to go in?" Sirius sighed, he would feel better to have his godson and his friend with them, but he also knew Hermione was right. "As ready as I'll ever be. Lets go."
Hermione nodded, and with her wand tightly held in her hand, she blasted the door open. Sirius ran in after her. The sight that met their eyes was devastating. Dozens of bodies were lying around, some were still, clear sign that they had been hit by the killing curse. Others were writhing in pain, showing that they were still alive. Hermione forced herself to ignore the horrible sight. She couldn't do anything for the death, it was the ones that were alive that needed her attention. With a small cry she rushed towards the nearest group of death Eaters that was fighting against Lavender and Seamus who were trying to defend some of the smaller children. Both teens smiled, torn between relieve and fear, when they saw her appear behind the Death Eaters. Before the black-robed men had the chance to see what the teens were smiling at, a huge force knocked them of their feet and into the nearest wall, rendering them unconscious. The sound of bodies hitting a wall attracted the attention of the whole room, and a strange silence descended. Hermione smirked a bit and raised an eyebrow.
"That was not very polite of you, starting a party without inviting us."
One of the Death Eaters, Hermione was not able to recognise him, spoke out loud.
"It's the Granger girl. If she's here, Potter and Weasley won't be far away. It seems it's our lucky day, the master will be pleased."
The Death Eaters cheered, making Hermione smirk. She was sure that when this was finished they would not be so happy. Everything was quite. Everyone was waiting for someone to start moving, to initiate the fight. The students were now huddled in a corner of the room, with Professors Lupin and Snape in front of them. Sirius was standing over a group of muggle teachers, trying to calm them down. All the Death Eaters were focused on Hermione and in the end that became their downfall. Out of nowhere, the sound of breaking crystal ran through the hall, Hermione took is at a sign to start fighting while the big Griffin soared around the room.
The Death Eaters started to move and soon were surrounding Hermione in a blur of curses and fists. The girl was having a hard time, trying to keep up with all the attacks, she was somewhat relieved when Harry joined into the fight, throwing curses left and right, and propelling as much Death Eaters as he could into the walls.
While his friends fought, Griffin had transformed back and was walking around the fallen muggles, trying to find those who were still alive and put them to safety. He was mildly relieved to see that most students had been killed by the killing curse. Knowing that they would be able to revive them, Ron carefully pulled them towards Sirius, knowing the older man would keep the bodies safe. Sadly there were a few who had been killed with knifes and other curses, and Ron knew he would not be able to do anything to help them. Those were carefully put away so they would be able to get a proper burial, and foremost, wouldn't disturb his friends while they fought. Ron was pulling the last bodies away when he froze. He knew what his eyes were seeing, but he didn't want to believe it. It couldn't be true. It just wasn't right.
But there was no denying. Lying there, with a knife deeply buried in her chest, was Professor Daleyla Villjé.
To be continued.
A/N: Thanks for all reviews.
