Rating: R
Summary: Since from the summer before his sixth year at Hogwarts, Harry understands his love for Hermione; seeing her with Ron is a shock, and he is angry with both his friends but then he has to save her.
Disclaimer: The story is based on the first four books and for some details on HP and the Psychic Serpent
Harry Potter and the Death Arch
Chapter Eight
"The duel"
"Very good, Potter.finally you arrived" the Dark Lord sneered
"Yes, Voldemort" he answered, without looking him, but staring Hermione, then he added: "Now that I'm here, leave them free"
"Oh, Potter.I don't think I will do this."
Harry turned and looked him with a look which would have terrified anyone and Draco swore that he had seen the same Voldemort trembling for a moment, then he shouted: "You want me, don't you? Well, I'm here.now leave them!!!"
"It is too easy in this way, Potter, too easy." the Dark Lord replied "I will leave them when you will be dead; you can choose: you can duel with me, dying after that, or you could suicide; after your death I will leave them free"
Harry turned to Hermione, stared her in her eyes and saw a tear crossing her face.at the same time Voldemort commented on: "Look, Potter, the baby is crying for you.how this scene is touching.."
"Sod off, Voldemort" he shouted, going near her and caressing her; then he turned to the Dark Lord and looked him silently, with an enormous hatred in him. Then he said: "Ok, Voldemort.you want me dead to leave them, and I will suicide.but before untie them."
"If it is your last desire." then he said to the two Death Eaters: "Untie them, quickly!!"; the Death Eaters remained near them after doing this.
"Ok.I'm ready" then he took his wand, pointed it against himself and started: "Avada." but at the same time Hermione and Draco hit their controllers, caught their wands, and both of them shouted: "Expelliarmus!" so Harry fell down and his wand flew to Hermione, who immediately threw it to him another time.
Voldemort, extremely angry, ordered: "Tie them!", then to Harry: "Now you will die in the worst way, Potter.duelling with me."
Harry attacked: "Crucio" but Voldemort defended himself and counterattacked:
"Imperio" then added "Now kill them, Potter!!" But Harry thought: "No, I don't want to kill them, I don't want." and was able to resist the curse
The duel continued for a long time on this rhythm but neither of them was able to defeat the other, but suddenly Harry tripped: "Avada Kedavra " Voldemort cried
"Protego" Harry shouted, defending himself; then he stood up, waiting for his enemy's next movement
Voldemort said: "Congratulations, Potter.you are surprisingly good in duelling.I didn't think you could put me in such difficulties.I propose to continue without the wands.I know you are an Animagus" at this Hermione and Draco were surprised "and I'm also one.Let see what can do a golden griffin against a huge snake." then he transformed; Harry did the same, showing to his friend for the first time his animal shape, taking off and flying to the ceiling of the room; he started avoiding the snake assaults, then he decided to attack him, hitting the snake on the neck.
In the meanwhile, Hermione was sobbing, shocked for all what was happening and scared at the idea that Harry could die in front of her eyes; Draco tried to consulate her, but suddenly he shouted:
"Ehi, look, Voldemort doesn't move now!"; she opened her eyes, and saw Harry flying down to attack him another time while he was on the ground; he sank his teeth in the snake's body, who moved a little."Harry is fantastic flying on a broom but now I can see even without it" she thought, smiling feebly.
Other times Harry attacked the snake, whom body was now completely bloodstained; the snake, finally hissed in Parseltongue: "I will return, Potter.first or later I will kill you." then he crawled away through a broken window.
Harry returned to his human body, ran to Hermione and Malfoy, and lovingly he hugged her, who leaned her head on his shoulder, crying. Harry didn't succeeded in control himself, even if he knew that it wasn't the best moment, and kissed her quickly on her lips.
"How this scene is touching." he heard from an ironical voice behind him.he turned and saw the two Death Eaters still there; Harry stroke down one of them: "Avada Kedavra!" and his body fell down without life; the other took away his hood, and Harry recognized him: Vicktor Krum!
"Well, Potter, we are again enemies."
"Vicktor.you took her here, didn't you?" At that point Hermione intervened saying: "Yes, and also tried to rape me!" Harry, saying this, was blind for the rage, and suddenly cried: "Crucio!"; Krum fell down hit by the curse and suffering a very strong pain, shouting very loud; when he stood up tried the same on Harry, but he was able to disconnect his mind from his body, as Moody taught him, so he didn't suffer the curse's effects.
He could kill him immediately, but wanted to make him suffer, so cried four times the "Cruciatus Curse" on him, until Krum didn't ask pity.
"Pity, you said.and why have I to give it to you? I don't think that you deserve it." then cried: "Imperio" and added: "Now untie them!" and Krum obeyed, leaving them free; then, with great loyalty, Harry broke the curse to let him being conscious before the death, but Krum take advantage of this, crying: "Imperio"; Harry was able to defeat the curse and suddenly closed the duel: "Avada Kedavra", and Krum fell on the ground. Nobody apart them was there now: they could return to Hogwarts.
Summary: Since from the summer before his sixth year at Hogwarts, Harry understands his love for Hermione; seeing her with Ron is a shock, and he is angry with both his friends but then he has to save her.
Disclaimer: The story is based on the first four books and for some details on HP and the Psychic Serpent
Harry Potter and the Death Arch
Chapter Eight
"The duel"
"Very good, Potter.finally you arrived" the Dark Lord sneered
"Yes, Voldemort" he answered, without looking him, but staring Hermione, then he added: "Now that I'm here, leave them free"
"Oh, Potter.I don't think I will do this."
Harry turned and looked him with a look which would have terrified anyone and Draco swore that he had seen the same Voldemort trembling for a moment, then he shouted: "You want me, don't you? Well, I'm here.now leave them!!!"
"It is too easy in this way, Potter, too easy." the Dark Lord replied "I will leave them when you will be dead; you can choose: you can duel with me, dying after that, or you could suicide; after your death I will leave them free"
Harry turned to Hermione, stared her in her eyes and saw a tear crossing her face.at the same time Voldemort commented on: "Look, Potter, the baby is crying for you.how this scene is touching.."
"Sod off, Voldemort" he shouted, going near her and caressing her; then he turned to the Dark Lord and looked him silently, with an enormous hatred in him. Then he said: "Ok, Voldemort.you want me dead to leave them, and I will suicide.but before untie them."
"If it is your last desire." then he said to the two Death Eaters: "Untie them, quickly!!"; the Death Eaters remained near them after doing this.
"Ok.I'm ready" then he took his wand, pointed it against himself and started: "Avada." but at the same time Hermione and Draco hit their controllers, caught their wands, and both of them shouted: "Expelliarmus!" so Harry fell down and his wand flew to Hermione, who immediately threw it to him another time.
Voldemort, extremely angry, ordered: "Tie them!", then to Harry: "Now you will die in the worst way, Potter.duelling with me."
Harry attacked: "Crucio" but Voldemort defended himself and counterattacked:
"Imperio" then added "Now kill them, Potter!!" But Harry thought: "No, I don't want to kill them, I don't want." and was able to resist the curse
The duel continued for a long time on this rhythm but neither of them was able to defeat the other, but suddenly Harry tripped: "Avada Kedavra " Voldemort cried
"Protego" Harry shouted, defending himself; then he stood up, waiting for his enemy's next movement
Voldemort said: "Congratulations, Potter.you are surprisingly good in duelling.I didn't think you could put me in such difficulties.I propose to continue without the wands.I know you are an Animagus" at this Hermione and Draco were surprised "and I'm also one.Let see what can do a golden griffin against a huge snake." then he transformed; Harry did the same, showing to his friend for the first time his animal shape, taking off and flying to the ceiling of the room; he started avoiding the snake assaults, then he decided to attack him, hitting the snake on the neck.
In the meanwhile, Hermione was sobbing, shocked for all what was happening and scared at the idea that Harry could die in front of her eyes; Draco tried to consulate her, but suddenly he shouted:
"Ehi, look, Voldemort doesn't move now!"; she opened her eyes, and saw Harry flying down to attack him another time while he was on the ground; he sank his teeth in the snake's body, who moved a little."Harry is fantastic flying on a broom but now I can see even without it" she thought, smiling feebly.
Other times Harry attacked the snake, whom body was now completely bloodstained; the snake, finally hissed in Parseltongue: "I will return, Potter.first or later I will kill you." then he crawled away through a broken window.
Harry returned to his human body, ran to Hermione and Malfoy, and lovingly he hugged her, who leaned her head on his shoulder, crying. Harry didn't succeeded in control himself, even if he knew that it wasn't the best moment, and kissed her quickly on her lips.
"How this scene is touching." he heard from an ironical voice behind him.he turned and saw the two Death Eaters still there; Harry stroke down one of them: "Avada Kedavra!" and his body fell down without life; the other took away his hood, and Harry recognized him: Vicktor Krum!
"Well, Potter, we are again enemies."
"Vicktor.you took her here, didn't you?" At that point Hermione intervened saying: "Yes, and also tried to rape me!" Harry, saying this, was blind for the rage, and suddenly cried: "Crucio!"; Krum fell down hit by the curse and suffering a very strong pain, shouting very loud; when he stood up tried the same on Harry, but he was able to disconnect his mind from his body, as Moody taught him, so he didn't suffer the curse's effects.
He could kill him immediately, but wanted to make him suffer, so cried four times the "Cruciatus Curse" on him, until Krum didn't ask pity.
"Pity, you said.and why have I to give it to you? I don't think that you deserve it." then cried: "Imperio" and added: "Now untie them!" and Krum obeyed, leaving them free; then, with great loyalty, Harry broke the curse to let him being conscious before the death, but Krum take advantage of this, crying: "Imperio"; Harry was able to defeat the curse and suddenly closed the duel: "Avada Kedavra", and Krum fell on the ground. Nobody apart them was there now: they could return to Hogwarts.