A/N: Hey, sorry for taking so long to update. I was having a little trouble with the overall flow of the story. So, this is the beginning of Part the Second. Now the story is going to take a bit of a twist. Actually a lot, but when I think about it, the name still applies to the story amazingly well. Have fun! Oh, and just so you know, since I started this fic before book 5 came out, I am going to disregard any of the events and information contained in it.
Part the Second
Chapter 8: The downfall of Hogwarts
"And now before our last song of the night, as it is well past twelve," Dumbledore glanced at his watch, "I would like to thank you all for coming. Over the past seven years I am so glad to have gotten to know you all. Just know that, even though you leave Hogwarts, our time that we have spent together will never truly be over. I hope you all have a good night." Dumbledore then stepped off the platform and strolled over to one of the tables near the edge of the room.
Harry automatically found Ginny and without even asking they began to dance. "Hi Harry." She said in a soft voice as she snaked her arms around his neck. 'You alright? You look awfully pale."
"Just fine."
"You're an awful liar, Harry. Don't even try that with me"
"Really, I'm ok."
"Alright...you know, I'm really glad that you're staying with us this summer."
"Me too."
"So all of us," she gestured to Ron and Hermione, who wear beaming at each other in silence as the swayed to the music, "can have one last summer together before we... you know go our separate ways." She eyed Harry carefully.
"Harry? Are you listeni-"
"S-something's wrong" was all he could manage to say before he fell to the ground, howling, clutching his forehead which was searing with pain.
"Harry! Harry!" He heard the terrified scream of Ginny, who was hovering over him, but could not see her. He saw only pitch black, occasionally broken by a bright green flash. No, no he can't be here. Not now! He's not here. He thought. But the sounds around him were beginning to tell him that he was wrong. There was a long building rumble building over head and then the worst screech he had ever heard in his life. He had only heard this sound once before but knew immediately what it was. Dragons. There was a loud scraping sound of stone from the walls tumbling to the marble floor and skidding across it. The music had stopped and all he was surrounded by the screams of his classmates. There were the swooping sounds above him and hundreds of men with loud, unfamiliar voices that were closing in on him. Then the worst of all: over the footsteps running this way and that he heard a cold, cruel laugh. He had indeed been very wrong. He was here.
" Harry! Lets go!" boomed a loud voice. His vision was returning. He saw a large shadow hovering over him.
"Hagrid!"
"No time Harry, we have to get out." He scooped Harry up with one arm.
"Ginny where is she?"
"She got out."
"Ron!" Harry screamed as he turned to see Ron standing in the middle of the floor screaming insanely "Hermione! HERMIONE!"
"Bloody Hell, get out boy! Get out!" Hagrid blared at him.
"Hermione, I have to find her. Hagrid where is she?" But he answered his own question. Hermione was screaming wildly as she was being dragged up the marble staircase by a man in a black cloak. His hood concealed his face but Harry did not need to see it to know who it was. The tip of a cane stuck out of the folds of his robes. Fixed on the top of it was the silver head of a snake. Malfoy. "Do something Hagrid!"
"No Time. They'll kill all of us"
"Then I'll do it myse-" but Ron was scooped up In Hagrid's other arm and could not escape despite his struggle. Hagrid turned and followed the rest of the crowd that was heading for the other doors.
"GO, GET OUT!" Hagrid roared as he forced the other students out of the door.
"Hagrid, Let me go!"
"Ron-" Harry stopped short. From the corner of his eye he could see Dumbledore standing on the platform, wand out facing one of the hooded figures.
"So Albus, I see we meet again. However, I regret to say it will be the last time." It raised its head and gave a cold, shrill, laugh.
"It indeed will." Dumbledore said defensively, "AVADA KEDAVRA!" He roared. A green beam of light shot out of his wand and hit the figure squarely in the chest, but he did not collapse.
He gave a fake laugh of amusement, "I thought you would've known. That particular curse no longer causes me any harm anymore." He slowly raised his arm so that it pointed directly at him, "Say goodbye Dumbledore, your time is over," there was a small click, "now its my turn." There were no flashes of light, only a loud bang. Dumbledore crumpled to the floor. The man dropped the pistol and glided off across the hall and up the stairs. Hagrid threw Harry and Ron
"Harry, get him out. Get as far away as possible. Take the others. GO!"
Harry took one last look at Dumbledore then dragged Ron out onto the grounds after the others. Ron was in hysterics. "Harry we have to get her!"
"I know, but we can't, not now."
"Harry!"
"Ron, they could be anywhere in the castle. Anywhere! And there were hundreds of them, at least. They had dragons!"
"I don't care!"
"Dammit, the dragons. They could still be out on the grounds. Ron, how many where there?"
"Where's Hermione!"
"RON! Tell me how many dragons there were."
"Three."
"Crap. This is bad. This is really bad."
A/N: So, I hope that wasn't too confusing. Basically there was an attack on Hogwarts and everyone is trying to get out and Dumbledore was shot."
Part the Second
Chapter 8: The downfall of Hogwarts
"And now before our last song of the night, as it is well past twelve," Dumbledore glanced at his watch, "I would like to thank you all for coming. Over the past seven years I am so glad to have gotten to know you all. Just know that, even though you leave Hogwarts, our time that we have spent together will never truly be over. I hope you all have a good night." Dumbledore then stepped off the platform and strolled over to one of the tables near the edge of the room.
Harry automatically found Ginny and without even asking they began to dance. "Hi Harry." She said in a soft voice as she snaked her arms around his neck. 'You alright? You look awfully pale."
"Just fine."
"You're an awful liar, Harry. Don't even try that with me"
"Really, I'm ok."
"Alright...you know, I'm really glad that you're staying with us this summer."
"Me too."
"So all of us," she gestured to Ron and Hermione, who wear beaming at each other in silence as the swayed to the music, "can have one last summer together before we... you know go our separate ways." She eyed Harry carefully.
"Harry? Are you listeni-"
"S-something's wrong" was all he could manage to say before he fell to the ground, howling, clutching his forehead which was searing with pain.
"Harry! Harry!" He heard the terrified scream of Ginny, who was hovering over him, but could not see her. He saw only pitch black, occasionally broken by a bright green flash. No, no he can't be here. Not now! He's not here. He thought. But the sounds around him were beginning to tell him that he was wrong. There was a long building rumble building over head and then the worst screech he had ever heard in his life. He had only heard this sound once before but knew immediately what it was. Dragons. There was a loud scraping sound of stone from the walls tumbling to the marble floor and skidding across it. The music had stopped and all he was surrounded by the screams of his classmates. There were the swooping sounds above him and hundreds of men with loud, unfamiliar voices that were closing in on him. Then the worst of all: over the footsteps running this way and that he heard a cold, cruel laugh. He had indeed been very wrong. He was here.
" Harry! Lets go!" boomed a loud voice. His vision was returning. He saw a large shadow hovering over him.
"Hagrid!"
"No time Harry, we have to get out." He scooped Harry up with one arm.
"Ginny where is she?"
"She got out."
"Ron!" Harry screamed as he turned to see Ron standing in the middle of the floor screaming insanely "Hermione! HERMIONE!"
"Bloody Hell, get out boy! Get out!" Hagrid blared at him.
"Hermione, I have to find her. Hagrid where is she?" But he answered his own question. Hermione was screaming wildly as she was being dragged up the marble staircase by a man in a black cloak. His hood concealed his face but Harry did not need to see it to know who it was. The tip of a cane stuck out of the folds of his robes. Fixed on the top of it was the silver head of a snake. Malfoy. "Do something Hagrid!"
"No Time. They'll kill all of us"
"Then I'll do it myse-" but Ron was scooped up In Hagrid's other arm and could not escape despite his struggle. Hagrid turned and followed the rest of the crowd that was heading for the other doors.
"GO, GET OUT!" Hagrid roared as he forced the other students out of the door.
"Hagrid, Let me go!"
"Ron-" Harry stopped short. From the corner of his eye he could see Dumbledore standing on the platform, wand out facing one of the hooded figures.
"So Albus, I see we meet again. However, I regret to say it will be the last time." It raised its head and gave a cold, shrill, laugh.
"It indeed will." Dumbledore said defensively, "AVADA KEDAVRA!" He roared. A green beam of light shot out of his wand and hit the figure squarely in the chest, but he did not collapse.
He gave a fake laugh of amusement, "I thought you would've known. That particular curse no longer causes me any harm anymore." He slowly raised his arm so that it pointed directly at him, "Say goodbye Dumbledore, your time is over," there was a small click, "now its my turn." There were no flashes of light, only a loud bang. Dumbledore crumpled to the floor. The man dropped the pistol and glided off across the hall and up the stairs. Hagrid threw Harry and Ron
"Harry, get him out. Get as far away as possible. Take the others. GO!"
Harry took one last look at Dumbledore then dragged Ron out onto the grounds after the others. Ron was in hysterics. "Harry we have to get her!"
"I know, but we can't, not now."
"Harry!"
"Ron, they could be anywhere in the castle. Anywhere! And there were hundreds of them, at least. They had dragons!"
"I don't care!"
"Dammit, the dragons. They could still be out on the grounds. Ron, how many where there?"
"Where's Hermione!"
"RON! Tell me how many dragons there were."
"Three."
"Crap. This is bad. This is really bad."
A/N: So, I hope that wasn't too confusing. Basically there was an attack on Hogwarts and everyone is trying to get out and Dumbledore was shot."