CHAPTER 11
"The pact"
Needless to say for Harry the following week was one of the longest of his life. Every time he would enter the great hall it would grow silent, and bye the time Saturday came Harry was tired of the attention.
"Minerva, I swear, if another students asks to see my sword I will show them the end of it" Harry shouted entering the transfiguration room, only to stop when he noticed who was there. This was the 1st of Harry's detentions with McGonagall, and the day he would learn what animal he was to become. "Cho, Ron, Hermione what are you ." Harry begun as Cho walked over, and pulled him into a hug followed by a kiss.
"Harry" Hermione said coming over as well, and speaking in her condescending voice. "You didn't actually think we believed your story about not feeling good did you?" she asked, surprised when Harry nodded yes he did. "Well you shouldn't have" Hermione said almost as if she was hurt by his lie.
"Listen, I didn't tell you beca." Harry said looking down, "Its just." "We understand Harry" Cho said interrupting Harry, and grabbing his hand. Looking up at his friends Harry had to smile. They were always there for him, no matter what.
"Thank you" Harry replied sitting down at the desk just in front of McGonagall, and pulling out the books he had been reading. "Well, since there are four of you I guess I will have to make up more potion, I luckily made more than I needed, and three of you can find out what your animal is today." Professor McGonagall said walking behind her desk, and lifting up a cauldron bubbling with a putrid green Liquid.
"Harry you first dear" she said, and Harry stood. "Actually Professor, There is no need, I already know my animal" Harry answered walking up, and looking at the potion. When a wave of the smell hit his noise, Harry had to pull back as he begun coughing. "Bye the looks of that potion it's a good thing too." He laughed shaking the smell off him, and taking a seat
"Oh, and how is that may I ask?" McGonagall begun to question Harry, thinking that he was assuming his shape. When the light in Harry's eyes dimmed at the question, she stuttered. "My Father told me. During my visit with Merlin, and Godric" Harry answered, leaving it there, and everyone could see he was physically shaking. Taking this a sign to leave it be, McGonagall simply nodded, and turned to Hermione instead.
"Well Hermione, I guess your first then." She said as Hermione gulped loudly before standing up, and walking to the desk. "Just drink this dear" McGonagall laughed Handing a small cup of the potion over, and smirking as she remembered the distinct taste from when she took the potion over thirty years earlier. Overcome with guilt, and the need to warn Hermione, Professor McGonagall was just about to open her mouth when without warning Hermione downed the liquid. Spitting and spluttering the little that remained in her throat.
"That has to be the worst." Hermione begun to shout wiping off her tongue with a cloth she pulled from her robes. "Thing I have ever." She finished, only to stop as she begun to glow. As if some part of her inner self was pounding to be released Hermione held back a small cry, as the pain seemed to increase in her mind. When she was close to the breaking point, and thought she couldn't hold it in any more, Hermione opened her mouth and allowed the scream to penetrate the silent air.
The second her lips parted however the pain went away, Instead of holding onto the scream, she instantly quieted down as a small white cloud begun to escape from her mouth forming a small animal shape.
"Reveal Animangi" Professor McGonagall shouted causing Ron to fall from his chair, as he had been anxiously watching Hermione. What the group saw next however was not Hermione, but a beautiful white cat. Standing on the floor next to Where Hermione once stood, the cat sprang from the ground, and landed upright on Professor McGonagalls desk.
"Well, Hermione, congratulations" Professor McGonagall said pulling a camera out of her desk, and taking four pictures of the cat, one from each angle. Once the pictures were taken McGonagall waved her wand, and a second later Hermione was standing at the desk, without a scratch on her.
"You are a most beautiful cat" Ron said after McGonagall had transformed Hermione back to her normal self, and had told her to take a seat. "Ron, come on, your next" Professor McGonagall spoke, as Ron slightly timid pulled away from his chair, and proceeded to walk up to the teachers desk. Unlike Hermione, Ron had little problems getting down the potion.
"Not bad, tastes kind of like chicken" He joked as he set the cup down. Keeping his mouth open as if the air in the room would cause the stinging to stop, Ron was relieved when after a few seconds he begun to glow, and produce the same white mist as Hermione.
"Reveal Animangi" McGonagall shouted, and this time it was Harry's turn to fall from his chair. Like Hermione, Ron vanished. What replaced him however was not something small and cuddly, but something straight out of his nightmares. Gaining some composure, and regaining his seat, Harry stared with mixed emotions, for where once stood his best friend Ron, was a five foot spider, that reminded Harry very much of the ones he faced during his second year.
"Well, well." Professor McGonagall spoke, taking four pictures of Ron, one from each side, and transforming him back with a simple wave of her wand. "That I would have to say was very un expected." She finished lamely, taking a deep breath to calm her nerves before moving on. Harry couldn't help but chuckle at how white Ron had become. Clasping his friend on the back, and grinning Harry watched, as Cho was the next to go.
Like the two before Cho struggled to get down the potion. Once it was down however the potion quickly went into affect, and Professor McGonagall for the third time that night, cast the needed spell to transform her into her animal. As the mist cleared, and Cho could be seen, everyone gasped as a blue phoenix appeared on the desk supporting both Red, and Gold feathers.
"Wow Cho" Hermione said standing up, and walking over to her. "You are so beautiful" He finished, taking a close look at her, and realizing with great amusement that her aniamangi closely resembled the emblem on his Order Uniform. Stepping back for McGonagall to take her pictures, the group looked on in amazement once again as Cho stretched her wings.
"Alright now Harry, since you know you animal yours will be a little different. What I need you to do is picture your animal in you mind, I need you to focus on every detail eye color, fur color, if you have fur, and everything else. When you are ready let me know, and we will see if we can get a good look." McGonagall said after transforming Cho back into her human form.
"I'm Ready" Harry said almost instantly startling Professor McGonagall. "Very Well Harry" McGonagall said pulling out her wand. Seconds later in place of Harry Potter the boy that lived, stood a large lion with a black main, black fur around his paws, and what looked to be a white lightning bolt across its face. The feature that stood out more than anything else however was the deep pools of green in the animal's eyes. The sight of them alone brought fear into the hearts of those in the room, and almost at once, all four shivered under Harry's penetrating gaze.
Taking the four pictures, and banishing the camera to where she could develop the photos, Professor McGonagall quickly moved to return Harry to his normal state. Waving her wand, and saying the incantation McGonagall let out an awful scream as instead of transforming back, Harry transformed into an identical replica of his father animangus. There in the room stood prongs tall and proud.
"Well Harry, you are just full of surprises" Professor McGonagall said once again attempting to transform Harry back, and successfully doing so. "It seems that you are a magical Animangi" she finished excusing the four to research their animals, explaining to Ron, and Cho to get very detailed for theirs were magical creatures.
"But Professor" Harry begun to stutter wanting to know more. McGonagall however seemed deep in thought, for instead of answering Harry, she let the four know same time, and place next week, as she excused them to dinner.
"Well Ron, at least your color is returning" Harry laughed as the four reached the great Hall. "A spider, out of all the creatures in the world I end up being a spider" Ron spoke in his hands, and Harry walked over to him. "Look at the good side mate, at least you don't need to worry about being trapped by them again, I mean you are a good two feet bigger than most were, and didn't you hear McGonagall, it is a magical creature, so who knows maybe you will have some special power or something" Harry said as the four entered the Great Hall.
Like everyday it grew increasingly quiet as all eyes turned to Harry. Fed up with the attention, and in the mood for a little mischief, Harry decided to do something drastic. Without the use of a traceable wand, Harry clapped both his hands together, and pointed them at the Slytherin table.
"Manage Mischief" he said to himself as the next thing anyone knew the Slytherin table begun to rattle. Within moments everyone begun to laugh, as gravity seemed to be reversing itself, and the next thing the Slytherins knew they were now walking on the ceiling, and eating upside down in the hall.
"This is to good to be true" Ron said watching as Draco entered the room, only to fall to the ceiling as if it was the floor. The sight of the Slytherin house having to physically climb down the wall to leave was enough to take the tension off of Harry, and being glad that all eyes weren't on him, Harry lead Cho to the far end of the table where the group sat down to enjoy a comical dinner courtesy of the Slytherins.
Everything however would not stay that quiet, for latter that night as Harry slept in his bed, a Vision of death and destruction plagued his mind.
"Kill them, kill them all." Were the words that woke Harry at 12:30 A.M. Dressing quickly, Harry got dressed in his full Order Uniform, and attaching the sword of Gryffindor to his back Harry transported himself to Dumbledore's office in a blaze of scarlet flames.
"Albus" Harry called walking over to the desk, and with a snap of his fingers lighting a fire. "Harry" Albus called walking down the stairs in his baby blue night robes covered in stars. "Sir, we need to gather the order, Voldermort is about to attack Hogsmeade" Harry stated simply, and Dumbledore nodded.
Advising Harry to gather Ron, Hermione, and Cho, Harry vanished back to his room just as he heard the headmaster call for Remus Sirius, and Professor McGonagall.
"Cho dear, its time to get up" Harry said walking first to Cho's room, and kissing her softly on the forehead. It took some convincing, and Harry had to smile at his girlfriend's reluctance to get up, but a few minutes later she recognized what was going on, and gave in as Harry left making his way to Ron's room. .
"Sirius" Harry spoke reaching the door of his Godfather first, and opening it up. "Will you see to Hermione for me, I Might be a while with Ron" Harry said closing the door, and moving across the hall to where Ron slept. Like he thought it was a good ten minutes before Ron was up, and once the five were gathered in the common Room, Harry snapped his fingers, and with a blast of heat the five reappeared in Dumbledore's office, Sirius accidentally on top of Remus.
"Sorry about that" Harry laughed as the two struggled to get back up. "Still trying to get the hang of that." He admitted. Dumbledore However was the first to act, and tossing in a handful of floo powder, shouted the Burrow, and disappeared.
It wasn't long before most of the order members begun to arrive at the Burrow. Remus, who was in charge of the fighting, was creating a plan. "Alright, we apparate to the three broomsticks. Once there we separate. Four to a squad, capture, and protect, only kill if necessary" Remus said as the members in the house begun to form small groups, and apparated to Hogsmeade. Taking Cho's, and Hermione's hands, Harry told Ron to complete the circle, and with a flash of flames, the four felt the sudden burst of heat, and light as Harry apparated them to Hogsmeade.
"We make a pact right now" Harry said as the fire around the four intensified "In life or death, we stick together. No matter what happens tonight" Harry said shocking the three by his behavior. Ron was the first to speak.
"You aren't telling us something, what happened?" He asked, and Harry looked at the three. "Just promise me" Harry said again his eyes growing moist as his penetrating stare cut right to the heart. "I promise Harry I will stick by you and the others no matter what." Ron replied again, while Cho and Hermione nodded their agreement.
When the pact was complete, and Harry was satisfied that his friends would be protected, He allowed the flames to die only to find out that the battle was just about to begin.
"You three ready for this?" Harry asked pulling both his wand and sword. All three of them nodded, and following Harry, they moved into the shadows of a near bye building where they would wait for the deatheaters to pass them, before trapping them in by cutting off their escape route.
Once every last member of Voldermorts forces had entered the town, Harry Ron, Hermione, and Cho crept into the street. In the distance Harry could make out order members hidden, in the shadows, and taking aim at the large group in front of them, they waited for the signal from Remus to fire.
"NOW" came a shout that rang through the night air. Taking it as the sign, every order member fired a stunning spell, and as the night sky suddenly grew red from the amount of stunning spells, twelve death eaters fell stone cold to the dirt-covered road.
"Stupefy, stupefy, stupefy" Ron, Hermione, and Cho shouted as many of the remaining deatheaters turned in frantic desperation, attempting to retreat. "Aveda Kedavara" One shouted being the only deatheater to stay standing, his wand happened to be aimed directly at Harry. Prepared for this to be a battle to the death, Harry allowed the green burst of fire to rush toward him.
Making no attempt to get out of the wave, and with a fierce burst of speed, the sound of both rushing air, and ear piercing screams could be heard as Harry lifted his sword in front of him skillfully redirecting the curse back at his attacker.
"This is exactly what I dreamed" Harry told Ron, Hermione, and Cho moments latter as a second group of deatheaters entered the street, and begun to run down a dark alley way. Taking off with great speed the four followed the retreating death eaters. Throwing many types of Hexes, curses, and stunning spells.
"We need to stay close to the main stretch, the first part of this battle is over, but it will start up again soon" He shouted to his friends, right after stunning the last deatheater, and banishing all four men to the three broomsticks.
"What are you not telling us" Ron asked, all earlier signs of confidence gone, and instead fear shown in his eyes. "Just stick to the pact you made earlier mate, I will do the rest" Harry told them, and the group of four made there way to where Dumbledore, Sirius, and Remus were stunning the last of the remaining death eaters.
"Well that went surprisingly well" Sirius said, looking around and seeing the battle had ended only ten minutes after it started. "It's not over yet" Harry answered falling to his knee's, and clutching his scar. Everyone knew what this meant, and as the sound of hundreds of pops could be heard, it was not long before the entire town was full of deatheaters, Dementors, giants, and many more dark creatures.
"Get indoors" Dumbledore shouted using the sonorous charm to amplify his voice. "Order, protect what you can" he shouted as both Sirius, and Ron grabbed Harry carrying him into a near by shop. "How is he?" Dumbledore asked. Harry was not fighting off Ron, and Sirius, but at the moment not talking either.
"I'm not sure Albus." Remus said creating the strongest shield he could around the group, and walking toward Harry. "Noooo" Harry shouted reaching up, and biting down on his knuckle to help manage the pain. Shrugging his arm away from Ron, and Sirius, Harry stumbled to get to his feet
"We cannot sit here, Voldermort is killing order members, and families" Harry shouted opening his eyes for the first time since he collapsed, and everyone who saw them gasped.
Concentrating on locating his enemy, and putting the sharp pain of his scar to the back of his mind, Harry picked the evil magnified around Voldemort out with his mind, and with a quick look to his friends, Harry Potter vanished in a burst of flames.
"Sir, he is going to act alone" Sirius shouted as Remus dropped the shield around them running toward the door. "We cannot allow this to happen yet, Harry is not strong enough" Dumbledore said blasting the door off its hinges, and stunning several deatheaters that were trying to enter.
Over the next hour the group of six fought there way to the center of the battle. Knowing for sure that Harry had in fact apparated to Voldermort, the tension was so thick that none out of the six could concentrate fully on there fighting, and bye the time they reached there desired spot, all six were badly injured.
"Harry" Cho shouted as the group saw the fierce battle between Voldermort, and Harry just a few feet away. A blinding shield of Green surrounded the two, and Albus recognized it as a founder's shield. "In order to help Harry, we must cast our spells together" Dumbledore shouted.
"Diffindo on three, one, two, three." With a bust of multicolor, the shield around Harry and Voldermort fell, Harry very much relieved for the blast of night air gave him new strength.
"So, the mighty Dumbledore finally shows his face" Voldermort hissed aware of the fact his shield had fallen, and temporarily backing away from Harry who for the most part looked exhausted. "If I knew earlier that you would have been here Tom, I would have meet you right off" Dumbledore answered, his wand never wavering.
What happened next no one could explain. With a burst of green, red, silver, and yellow, the dark lord disappeared. He had acted first firing the killing curse at Dumbledore, but before the spell left his wand, Harry had acted shouted an incantation in latin.
"Harry" Cho shouted running to his side. Harry was trembling from the amount of energy he had used, and had stumbled to his knees. "Cho, your alright" Harry responded regaining his composure, and with the help of Ron, and Cho he stood.
"It's over, they vanished" Remus spoke, lifting the blood stained sword of Gryffindor from the street, and helping Harry put it away. "Forced apparation" Harry replied simply, and Sirius, McGonagall, Remus, and every other adult there stared at Harry with a mixture of aw, and shock.
"But Harry, surly that would have rendered you unconscious" Dumbledore spoke, finally realizing what Harry had done. "Normally yes" Harry replied, still very drained." I however did not cast the spell, I used the Imperious spell on Voldermort, and forced him to" Harry replied, and without warning, he fell to the ground once again grasping his side where the unmistakable sign of blood was finally noticed.
"Harry, your injured" McGonagall, and Cho both shouted falling to there knees, and pulling back the blood soaked robes. "Voldermort got me once with his sword" Harry answered as his eyes became blurry, and a burning sensation begun to make its way up Harry's side, and through his arm. "I think he poisoned it" Harry murmured before his eyes closed, and his breathing became shallow.
Needless to say for Harry the following week was one of the longest of his life. Every time he would enter the great hall it would grow silent, and bye the time Saturday came Harry was tired of the attention.
"Minerva, I swear, if another students asks to see my sword I will show them the end of it" Harry shouted entering the transfiguration room, only to stop when he noticed who was there. This was the 1st of Harry's detentions with McGonagall, and the day he would learn what animal he was to become. "Cho, Ron, Hermione what are you ." Harry begun as Cho walked over, and pulled him into a hug followed by a kiss.
"Harry" Hermione said coming over as well, and speaking in her condescending voice. "You didn't actually think we believed your story about not feeling good did you?" she asked, surprised when Harry nodded yes he did. "Well you shouldn't have" Hermione said almost as if she was hurt by his lie.
"Listen, I didn't tell you beca." Harry said looking down, "Its just." "We understand Harry" Cho said interrupting Harry, and grabbing his hand. Looking up at his friends Harry had to smile. They were always there for him, no matter what.
"Thank you" Harry replied sitting down at the desk just in front of McGonagall, and pulling out the books he had been reading. "Well, since there are four of you I guess I will have to make up more potion, I luckily made more than I needed, and three of you can find out what your animal is today." Professor McGonagall said walking behind her desk, and lifting up a cauldron bubbling with a putrid green Liquid.
"Harry you first dear" she said, and Harry stood. "Actually Professor, There is no need, I already know my animal" Harry answered walking up, and looking at the potion. When a wave of the smell hit his noise, Harry had to pull back as he begun coughing. "Bye the looks of that potion it's a good thing too." He laughed shaking the smell off him, and taking a seat
"Oh, and how is that may I ask?" McGonagall begun to question Harry, thinking that he was assuming his shape. When the light in Harry's eyes dimmed at the question, she stuttered. "My Father told me. During my visit with Merlin, and Godric" Harry answered, leaving it there, and everyone could see he was physically shaking. Taking this a sign to leave it be, McGonagall simply nodded, and turned to Hermione instead.
"Well Hermione, I guess your first then." She said as Hermione gulped loudly before standing up, and walking to the desk. "Just drink this dear" McGonagall laughed Handing a small cup of the potion over, and smirking as she remembered the distinct taste from when she took the potion over thirty years earlier. Overcome with guilt, and the need to warn Hermione, Professor McGonagall was just about to open her mouth when without warning Hermione downed the liquid. Spitting and spluttering the little that remained in her throat.
"That has to be the worst." Hermione begun to shout wiping off her tongue with a cloth she pulled from her robes. "Thing I have ever." She finished, only to stop as she begun to glow. As if some part of her inner self was pounding to be released Hermione held back a small cry, as the pain seemed to increase in her mind. When she was close to the breaking point, and thought she couldn't hold it in any more, Hermione opened her mouth and allowed the scream to penetrate the silent air.
The second her lips parted however the pain went away, Instead of holding onto the scream, she instantly quieted down as a small white cloud begun to escape from her mouth forming a small animal shape.
"Reveal Animangi" Professor McGonagall shouted causing Ron to fall from his chair, as he had been anxiously watching Hermione. What the group saw next however was not Hermione, but a beautiful white cat. Standing on the floor next to Where Hermione once stood, the cat sprang from the ground, and landed upright on Professor McGonagalls desk.
"Well, Hermione, congratulations" Professor McGonagall said pulling a camera out of her desk, and taking four pictures of the cat, one from each angle. Once the pictures were taken McGonagall waved her wand, and a second later Hermione was standing at the desk, without a scratch on her.
"You are a most beautiful cat" Ron said after McGonagall had transformed Hermione back to her normal self, and had told her to take a seat. "Ron, come on, your next" Professor McGonagall spoke, as Ron slightly timid pulled away from his chair, and proceeded to walk up to the teachers desk. Unlike Hermione, Ron had little problems getting down the potion.
"Not bad, tastes kind of like chicken" He joked as he set the cup down. Keeping his mouth open as if the air in the room would cause the stinging to stop, Ron was relieved when after a few seconds he begun to glow, and produce the same white mist as Hermione.
"Reveal Animangi" McGonagall shouted, and this time it was Harry's turn to fall from his chair. Like Hermione, Ron vanished. What replaced him however was not something small and cuddly, but something straight out of his nightmares. Gaining some composure, and regaining his seat, Harry stared with mixed emotions, for where once stood his best friend Ron, was a five foot spider, that reminded Harry very much of the ones he faced during his second year.
"Well, well." Professor McGonagall spoke, taking four pictures of Ron, one from each side, and transforming him back with a simple wave of her wand. "That I would have to say was very un expected." She finished lamely, taking a deep breath to calm her nerves before moving on. Harry couldn't help but chuckle at how white Ron had become. Clasping his friend on the back, and grinning Harry watched, as Cho was the next to go.
Like the two before Cho struggled to get down the potion. Once it was down however the potion quickly went into affect, and Professor McGonagall for the third time that night, cast the needed spell to transform her into her animal. As the mist cleared, and Cho could be seen, everyone gasped as a blue phoenix appeared on the desk supporting both Red, and Gold feathers.
"Wow Cho" Hermione said standing up, and walking over to her. "You are so beautiful" He finished, taking a close look at her, and realizing with great amusement that her aniamangi closely resembled the emblem on his Order Uniform. Stepping back for McGonagall to take her pictures, the group looked on in amazement once again as Cho stretched her wings.
"Alright now Harry, since you know you animal yours will be a little different. What I need you to do is picture your animal in you mind, I need you to focus on every detail eye color, fur color, if you have fur, and everything else. When you are ready let me know, and we will see if we can get a good look." McGonagall said after transforming Cho back into her human form.
"I'm Ready" Harry said almost instantly startling Professor McGonagall. "Very Well Harry" McGonagall said pulling out her wand. Seconds later in place of Harry Potter the boy that lived, stood a large lion with a black main, black fur around his paws, and what looked to be a white lightning bolt across its face. The feature that stood out more than anything else however was the deep pools of green in the animal's eyes. The sight of them alone brought fear into the hearts of those in the room, and almost at once, all four shivered under Harry's penetrating gaze.
Taking the four pictures, and banishing the camera to where she could develop the photos, Professor McGonagall quickly moved to return Harry to his normal state. Waving her wand, and saying the incantation McGonagall let out an awful scream as instead of transforming back, Harry transformed into an identical replica of his father animangus. There in the room stood prongs tall and proud.
"Well Harry, you are just full of surprises" Professor McGonagall said once again attempting to transform Harry back, and successfully doing so. "It seems that you are a magical Animangi" she finished excusing the four to research their animals, explaining to Ron, and Cho to get very detailed for theirs were magical creatures.
"But Professor" Harry begun to stutter wanting to know more. McGonagall however seemed deep in thought, for instead of answering Harry, she let the four know same time, and place next week, as she excused them to dinner.
"Well Ron, at least your color is returning" Harry laughed as the four reached the great Hall. "A spider, out of all the creatures in the world I end up being a spider" Ron spoke in his hands, and Harry walked over to him. "Look at the good side mate, at least you don't need to worry about being trapped by them again, I mean you are a good two feet bigger than most were, and didn't you hear McGonagall, it is a magical creature, so who knows maybe you will have some special power or something" Harry said as the four entered the Great Hall.
Like everyday it grew increasingly quiet as all eyes turned to Harry. Fed up with the attention, and in the mood for a little mischief, Harry decided to do something drastic. Without the use of a traceable wand, Harry clapped both his hands together, and pointed them at the Slytherin table.
"Manage Mischief" he said to himself as the next thing anyone knew the Slytherin table begun to rattle. Within moments everyone begun to laugh, as gravity seemed to be reversing itself, and the next thing the Slytherins knew they were now walking on the ceiling, and eating upside down in the hall.
"This is to good to be true" Ron said watching as Draco entered the room, only to fall to the ceiling as if it was the floor. The sight of the Slytherin house having to physically climb down the wall to leave was enough to take the tension off of Harry, and being glad that all eyes weren't on him, Harry lead Cho to the far end of the table where the group sat down to enjoy a comical dinner courtesy of the Slytherins.
Everything however would not stay that quiet, for latter that night as Harry slept in his bed, a Vision of death and destruction plagued his mind.
"Kill them, kill them all." Were the words that woke Harry at 12:30 A.M. Dressing quickly, Harry got dressed in his full Order Uniform, and attaching the sword of Gryffindor to his back Harry transported himself to Dumbledore's office in a blaze of scarlet flames.
"Albus" Harry called walking over to the desk, and with a snap of his fingers lighting a fire. "Harry" Albus called walking down the stairs in his baby blue night robes covered in stars. "Sir, we need to gather the order, Voldermort is about to attack Hogsmeade" Harry stated simply, and Dumbledore nodded.
Advising Harry to gather Ron, Hermione, and Cho, Harry vanished back to his room just as he heard the headmaster call for Remus Sirius, and Professor McGonagall.
"Cho dear, its time to get up" Harry said walking first to Cho's room, and kissing her softly on the forehead. It took some convincing, and Harry had to smile at his girlfriend's reluctance to get up, but a few minutes later she recognized what was going on, and gave in as Harry left making his way to Ron's room. .
"Sirius" Harry spoke reaching the door of his Godfather first, and opening it up. "Will you see to Hermione for me, I Might be a while with Ron" Harry said closing the door, and moving across the hall to where Ron slept. Like he thought it was a good ten minutes before Ron was up, and once the five were gathered in the common Room, Harry snapped his fingers, and with a blast of heat the five reappeared in Dumbledore's office, Sirius accidentally on top of Remus.
"Sorry about that" Harry laughed as the two struggled to get back up. "Still trying to get the hang of that." He admitted. Dumbledore However was the first to act, and tossing in a handful of floo powder, shouted the Burrow, and disappeared.
It wasn't long before most of the order members begun to arrive at the Burrow. Remus, who was in charge of the fighting, was creating a plan. "Alright, we apparate to the three broomsticks. Once there we separate. Four to a squad, capture, and protect, only kill if necessary" Remus said as the members in the house begun to form small groups, and apparated to Hogsmeade. Taking Cho's, and Hermione's hands, Harry told Ron to complete the circle, and with a flash of flames, the four felt the sudden burst of heat, and light as Harry apparated them to Hogsmeade.
"We make a pact right now" Harry said as the fire around the four intensified "In life or death, we stick together. No matter what happens tonight" Harry said shocking the three by his behavior. Ron was the first to speak.
"You aren't telling us something, what happened?" He asked, and Harry looked at the three. "Just promise me" Harry said again his eyes growing moist as his penetrating stare cut right to the heart. "I promise Harry I will stick by you and the others no matter what." Ron replied again, while Cho and Hermione nodded their agreement.
When the pact was complete, and Harry was satisfied that his friends would be protected, He allowed the flames to die only to find out that the battle was just about to begin.
"You three ready for this?" Harry asked pulling both his wand and sword. All three of them nodded, and following Harry, they moved into the shadows of a near bye building where they would wait for the deatheaters to pass them, before trapping them in by cutting off their escape route.
Once every last member of Voldermorts forces had entered the town, Harry Ron, Hermione, and Cho crept into the street. In the distance Harry could make out order members hidden, in the shadows, and taking aim at the large group in front of them, they waited for the signal from Remus to fire.
"NOW" came a shout that rang through the night air. Taking it as the sign, every order member fired a stunning spell, and as the night sky suddenly grew red from the amount of stunning spells, twelve death eaters fell stone cold to the dirt-covered road.
"Stupefy, stupefy, stupefy" Ron, Hermione, and Cho shouted as many of the remaining deatheaters turned in frantic desperation, attempting to retreat. "Aveda Kedavara" One shouted being the only deatheater to stay standing, his wand happened to be aimed directly at Harry. Prepared for this to be a battle to the death, Harry allowed the green burst of fire to rush toward him.
Making no attempt to get out of the wave, and with a fierce burst of speed, the sound of both rushing air, and ear piercing screams could be heard as Harry lifted his sword in front of him skillfully redirecting the curse back at his attacker.
"This is exactly what I dreamed" Harry told Ron, Hermione, and Cho moments latter as a second group of deatheaters entered the street, and begun to run down a dark alley way. Taking off with great speed the four followed the retreating death eaters. Throwing many types of Hexes, curses, and stunning spells.
"We need to stay close to the main stretch, the first part of this battle is over, but it will start up again soon" He shouted to his friends, right after stunning the last deatheater, and banishing all four men to the three broomsticks.
"What are you not telling us" Ron asked, all earlier signs of confidence gone, and instead fear shown in his eyes. "Just stick to the pact you made earlier mate, I will do the rest" Harry told them, and the group of four made there way to where Dumbledore, Sirius, and Remus were stunning the last of the remaining death eaters.
"Well that went surprisingly well" Sirius said, looking around and seeing the battle had ended only ten minutes after it started. "It's not over yet" Harry answered falling to his knee's, and clutching his scar. Everyone knew what this meant, and as the sound of hundreds of pops could be heard, it was not long before the entire town was full of deatheaters, Dementors, giants, and many more dark creatures.
"Get indoors" Dumbledore shouted using the sonorous charm to amplify his voice. "Order, protect what you can" he shouted as both Sirius, and Ron grabbed Harry carrying him into a near by shop. "How is he?" Dumbledore asked. Harry was not fighting off Ron, and Sirius, but at the moment not talking either.
"I'm not sure Albus." Remus said creating the strongest shield he could around the group, and walking toward Harry. "Noooo" Harry shouted reaching up, and biting down on his knuckle to help manage the pain. Shrugging his arm away from Ron, and Sirius, Harry stumbled to get to his feet
"We cannot sit here, Voldermort is killing order members, and families" Harry shouted opening his eyes for the first time since he collapsed, and everyone who saw them gasped.
Concentrating on locating his enemy, and putting the sharp pain of his scar to the back of his mind, Harry picked the evil magnified around Voldemort out with his mind, and with a quick look to his friends, Harry Potter vanished in a burst of flames.
"Sir, he is going to act alone" Sirius shouted as Remus dropped the shield around them running toward the door. "We cannot allow this to happen yet, Harry is not strong enough" Dumbledore said blasting the door off its hinges, and stunning several deatheaters that were trying to enter.
Over the next hour the group of six fought there way to the center of the battle. Knowing for sure that Harry had in fact apparated to Voldermort, the tension was so thick that none out of the six could concentrate fully on there fighting, and bye the time they reached there desired spot, all six were badly injured.
"Harry" Cho shouted as the group saw the fierce battle between Voldermort, and Harry just a few feet away. A blinding shield of Green surrounded the two, and Albus recognized it as a founder's shield. "In order to help Harry, we must cast our spells together" Dumbledore shouted.
"Diffindo on three, one, two, three." With a bust of multicolor, the shield around Harry and Voldermort fell, Harry very much relieved for the blast of night air gave him new strength.
"So, the mighty Dumbledore finally shows his face" Voldermort hissed aware of the fact his shield had fallen, and temporarily backing away from Harry who for the most part looked exhausted. "If I knew earlier that you would have been here Tom, I would have meet you right off" Dumbledore answered, his wand never wavering.
What happened next no one could explain. With a burst of green, red, silver, and yellow, the dark lord disappeared. He had acted first firing the killing curse at Dumbledore, but before the spell left his wand, Harry had acted shouted an incantation in latin.
"Harry" Cho shouted running to his side. Harry was trembling from the amount of energy he had used, and had stumbled to his knees. "Cho, your alright" Harry responded regaining his composure, and with the help of Ron, and Cho he stood.
"It's over, they vanished" Remus spoke, lifting the blood stained sword of Gryffindor from the street, and helping Harry put it away. "Forced apparation" Harry replied simply, and Sirius, McGonagall, Remus, and every other adult there stared at Harry with a mixture of aw, and shock.
"But Harry, surly that would have rendered you unconscious" Dumbledore spoke, finally realizing what Harry had done. "Normally yes" Harry replied, still very drained." I however did not cast the spell, I used the Imperious spell on Voldermort, and forced him to" Harry replied, and without warning, he fell to the ground once again grasping his side where the unmistakable sign of blood was finally noticed.
"Harry, your injured" McGonagall, and Cho both shouted falling to there knees, and pulling back the blood soaked robes. "Voldermort got me once with his sword" Harry answered as his eyes became blurry, and a burning sensation begun to make its way up Harry's side, and through his arm. "I think he poisoned it" Harry murmured before his eyes closed, and his breathing became shallow.