Disclaimer: Harry Potter is from the creative mind of J.K. Rowling. I am
not her. This is merely a fan fiction.
A/N: OK LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT. . . (for all of you that sent me e-mails asking where this is going even if you didn't review [by the way thanks for letting me know you read this in any shape or form}) yes this story is listed under H/G, but I tell you in the first chapter he doesn't get Ginny ie "Harry Potter knows what it's like to have won the battle but lost the war. . . the war was over Ginny Weasley's heart." If this upsets you then I'm sorry. I will change the secondary character in the search after I finish. Immediately following the conclusion of this fan fiction I will start a H/G Romance only between them. It is taking place after Hogwarts. Harry's an auror and Ginny's at University. (That story will then be followed by a D/G fan fic.) Please continue to read my story you've only got this chapter and two others to go.
Also this is my longest chapter thus far I believe. It is the battle scene. This means the following - there will be a character death, people get hurt. It's a battle. Nothing above PG-13 though.
Thanks for letting me clear things up. Enjoy. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* The group continued to follow Malfoy through the woods. Every once in awhile he would stop and listen to something or whisper something to the group.
"Now if they are in the clearing ahead and things get out of hand, there's a place we can go to about five meters on the other side. It's a dry creek bed, enough to use for cover," Malfoy whispered.
Everyone nodded. A few moments later everyone jumped as a twig snapped a few feet away from them. Harry motioned for everyone to get down, where the tall grass provided some cover. Malfoy however stayed standing.
"Hello Father."
Harry watched to see a Death Eater come out from behind a tree a little bit ahead. With a mask covering his face, Harry wondered how Malfoy would know who it was.
"It was a trap!" snapped Neville under his breath.
"Shh," Harry said listening as the Death Eater made his way closer to the group.
"I knew you would come son," said the Death Eater as he lowered his mask. The older Malfoy stared at his son. "There is great power here tonight."
"Where's Virginia?"
"I told you son," he said his face becoming stern. "She is not for you."
"Oh I think she is," he said as the two Malfoys drew their wands at the same time. "Why don't you go on without me," Draco said to Harry and the others. "I'll deal with my father."
Harry nodded as he led the others past Draco and further into the forest.
They could hear what was going on before they made it to the clearing. With every word a hissing voice said, Harry felt a chill go through him and every one spat from Ginny made his heart beat faster. If nothing else, she was alive.
"Why do you continue to fight me?" hissed Voldemort.
"Go to hell Tom."
"Now, now, that's no way for a young lady to talk. I should teach you a lesson, but you don't seem very affected by crucio. It's no fun if you don't scream."
The eerie laughter of Death Eaters echoed around as Harry and the others made their way to the edge of the clearing. Hiding behind a few shrubs, the group could look into the circle of Death Eaters to see what was going on.
"Dobby go, go now," whispered Harry as the house elf nodded then fizzled out.
The Death Eaters formed a circle around Voldemort and Ginny. Ginny had her hand tied behind her back and was near a tree. Drops of blood trickled down her chin from her mouth and a bruise was beginning to form across her right cheek. Voldemort was in the middle of the circle with an evil smirk upon his face looking down upon her.
Harry turned to look at his friends. Ron was pale, while Hermione and Luna seemed slightly shocked. Neville was gripping his wand so tight he might snap it and had a dangerous look in his eye.
"Gryffindor bravery will only get you so far," hissed Voldemort. "For four years you have been fighting me. Why can't you see there is no good or evil, simply power, and you, my dear, have it in abundance."
"I told you before Tom go to hell," Ginny growled out.
"You know," Voldemort said as he made his way over to her and kneeled down in front of her, placing his hand on her swollen cheek. "I can just take what I want. There is a potion to drain you of your power, but then we wouldn't have any fun now would we? You've grown into quite a young woman."
Harry couldn't stop Ron as he burst forward into the circle of Death Eaters. Hermione, who had been trying to hold him back by his robes, got pulled inside with him.
"Let go of my sister now you bastard!" shouted Ron.
Voldemort stepped back as three death eaters raised their wands and shouted "Crucio" as Ron and Hermione fell to the ground wriggling in pain. Their screams filled the air.
"Stupefy," shouted Luna and Harry at the same time. Their wands directed to the Death Eaters who were torturing Hermione and Ron. As he rushed out from his hiding spot, Harry saw Neville cut the ropes to the ties binding Ginny's arms.
"Gin," Luna shouted tossing a vial of some bluish liquid to her. Luna herself took a sip from a similar vial. Harry saw Ginny gulp all the liquid in hers.
Within a second two things happened, Ginny cast a spell as Harry did. Harry's was directed toward his friends, still convulsing on the ground. Ginny's however, caused all the Death Eaters and Voldemort to fall to their knees and cry out as if they were being tortured.
"Legilimens Morsmordere," yelled Ginny as she stumbled up to stand.
"Corpus slaep!" shouted Harry as blue light shot from his wand enveloping Ron and Hermione. Immediately they stopped shaking and fell into a slumber. Harry hoped it would be enough. It was the only thing he knew that might stop the effects of crucio.
"What's going on?" yelled Neville through the cries of the Death Eaters.
"I don't know," Harry said grabbing a hold of Hermione. "We have to get them to that creek bed."
Luna nodded and began pulling on Ron as Neville took off ahead of them wand drawn.
"Luna!," Harry yelled, pulling Hermione into the dense forest away from the Death Eaters. "What is she doing?"
"She's using Occulmency to cause them all to remember their worst moments, almost like a dementor does. I don't know how she's doing it at the same time," she yelled back, pulling Ron as much as she could into the woods.
"Where's Neville?" Harry said looking around.
"I don't know," Luna said as she checked both Ron and Hermione. Both were still unconscious from the relaxing spell Harry cast. "That spell you do will help them until we can get them to a hospital."
"What was that container you gave Ginny?"
"It's a potion we've been working on since second year. It's the one my mom died making."
"What does it do?"
"It enhances your magic a bit. Makes it more potent, the bad thing is that it drains you. You can't do magic for awhile after your enhanced bit. That's why you only take a sip from the flask."
Harry turned to her, "She drank it all."
Fear flashed into Luna's eyes. "Harry if she keeps using up all this power it'll kill her!"
"Stay here," he commanded as he ran back toward the clearing. Panic and fear swept through him. Luna words and something Ginny said kept echoing through his ears "I'll do what I have to," "it'll kill her."
Harry broke through to the clearing to see Neville on the other side of the clearing. He had tied up several Death Eaters including Bellatrix Lestrange, who looked like she had at least 20 bounding charms on her. The remaining Death Eaters were still on the ground screaming. Voldemort was in the middle of the circle trying to stand, tears streaming down his face.
Harry turned to look at Ginny. She stood where she had been before. She was in deep concentration. However she had become deathly white and blood had started coming from her nose. It was killing her to keep this up whatever she was doing.
"Ginny!" shouted Harry.
"She's in a trance," shouted Neville. "She can't hear you and I can't get her to move."
"Protego!" Harry said pointing his wand at her.
Suddenly the world began to spin, images of the quidditch game raced through his head, he felt the excitement Ginny had then fear as she disappeared. Then one more image filled his head of Ginny kissing Neville.
Somewhere through it all Harry dropped his wand. He was brought out of Ginny's mind as he heard Voldemort scream in frustration.
"Avada Kadavra!" A green light raced toward her. Picking up a wand he saw on the ground, Harry felt his own feet take off running. Ginny was sitting on the ground, confused about what happened with blood trickling down her face. She hadn't the energy to move away from the spell.
Harry saw Neville dive in front of her as Harry too stepped in front of the curse.
"Avada Kadavra!" Harry shouted at Voldemort.
Only part of the killing curse aimed at Ginny hit Harry. He felt his right arm being torn, as if a searing charm had been placed on it. Blood began to pour from it. The majority of the curse had struck Neville.
Neville was lying in Ginny's lap. His legs were a tangled mess. Ginny held him to her.
"Neville?" she said quietly.
"I love you," he struggled to say before he closed his eyes.
Harry looked where Voldemort once stood. A find whispered started to form. Harry had seen it before during his first year at Hogwarts.
"Immoblious!," shouted Harry, his wand hand of no use. Still the spell streamed out of his striking the mist to freeze it in place. "Not this time," Harry said giving another Avada Kadavra. As the mist exploded, Harry was propelled backward with the knowledge that Voldemort was gone forever.
It was at that time the Death Eaters started to clear their minds. Looking around all they saw at first was the smoldering ash that once was their master, and Ginny holding Neville as she tried to stay conscious.
"You little - Avada Kedavra!" shouted a Death Eater at her.
Harry looked up. He was too far away, he couldn't get to her. Harry watched as a green light streaked toward Ginny as she held Neville in her arms.
"No!" Snape's voice cried out from behind a Death Eater's mask. "Lily!"
A black figure jumped in front of the killing curse, blocking it from Ginny and Neville's unconscious bodies. Harry watched as Snape's mask flew off his face, revealing a smile on the former potion master's lips as his body fell to the ground.
It was at that point members of the Order as well as Aurors and what looked like centaurs came crashing down on the clearing.
Images began to get hazy, as Harry watched the battle rage among the Aurors, members of the Order and the Death Eaters. He fell to his knees after throwing out some stupefying curses at a couple Death Eaters near him. The blood gushing from his arm seemed surreal as his world went black.
A/N: OK LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT. . . (for all of you that sent me e-mails asking where this is going even if you didn't review [by the way thanks for letting me know you read this in any shape or form}) yes this story is listed under H/G, but I tell you in the first chapter he doesn't get Ginny ie "Harry Potter knows what it's like to have won the battle but lost the war. . . the war was over Ginny Weasley's heart." If this upsets you then I'm sorry. I will change the secondary character in the search after I finish. Immediately following the conclusion of this fan fiction I will start a H/G Romance only between them. It is taking place after Hogwarts. Harry's an auror and Ginny's at University. (That story will then be followed by a D/G fan fic.) Please continue to read my story you've only got this chapter and two others to go.
Also this is my longest chapter thus far I believe. It is the battle scene. This means the following - there will be a character death, people get hurt. It's a battle. Nothing above PG-13 though.
Thanks for letting me clear things up. Enjoy. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* The group continued to follow Malfoy through the woods. Every once in awhile he would stop and listen to something or whisper something to the group.
"Now if they are in the clearing ahead and things get out of hand, there's a place we can go to about five meters on the other side. It's a dry creek bed, enough to use for cover," Malfoy whispered.
Everyone nodded. A few moments later everyone jumped as a twig snapped a few feet away from them. Harry motioned for everyone to get down, where the tall grass provided some cover. Malfoy however stayed standing.
"Hello Father."
Harry watched to see a Death Eater come out from behind a tree a little bit ahead. With a mask covering his face, Harry wondered how Malfoy would know who it was.
"It was a trap!" snapped Neville under his breath.
"Shh," Harry said listening as the Death Eater made his way closer to the group.
"I knew you would come son," said the Death Eater as he lowered his mask. The older Malfoy stared at his son. "There is great power here tonight."
"Where's Virginia?"
"I told you son," he said his face becoming stern. "She is not for you."
"Oh I think she is," he said as the two Malfoys drew their wands at the same time. "Why don't you go on without me," Draco said to Harry and the others. "I'll deal with my father."
Harry nodded as he led the others past Draco and further into the forest.
They could hear what was going on before they made it to the clearing. With every word a hissing voice said, Harry felt a chill go through him and every one spat from Ginny made his heart beat faster. If nothing else, she was alive.
"Why do you continue to fight me?" hissed Voldemort.
"Go to hell Tom."
"Now, now, that's no way for a young lady to talk. I should teach you a lesson, but you don't seem very affected by crucio. It's no fun if you don't scream."
The eerie laughter of Death Eaters echoed around as Harry and the others made their way to the edge of the clearing. Hiding behind a few shrubs, the group could look into the circle of Death Eaters to see what was going on.
"Dobby go, go now," whispered Harry as the house elf nodded then fizzled out.
The Death Eaters formed a circle around Voldemort and Ginny. Ginny had her hand tied behind her back and was near a tree. Drops of blood trickled down her chin from her mouth and a bruise was beginning to form across her right cheek. Voldemort was in the middle of the circle with an evil smirk upon his face looking down upon her.
Harry turned to look at his friends. Ron was pale, while Hermione and Luna seemed slightly shocked. Neville was gripping his wand so tight he might snap it and had a dangerous look in his eye.
"Gryffindor bravery will only get you so far," hissed Voldemort. "For four years you have been fighting me. Why can't you see there is no good or evil, simply power, and you, my dear, have it in abundance."
"I told you before Tom go to hell," Ginny growled out.
"You know," Voldemort said as he made his way over to her and kneeled down in front of her, placing his hand on her swollen cheek. "I can just take what I want. There is a potion to drain you of your power, but then we wouldn't have any fun now would we? You've grown into quite a young woman."
Harry couldn't stop Ron as he burst forward into the circle of Death Eaters. Hermione, who had been trying to hold him back by his robes, got pulled inside with him.
"Let go of my sister now you bastard!" shouted Ron.
Voldemort stepped back as three death eaters raised their wands and shouted "Crucio" as Ron and Hermione fell to the ground wriggling in pain. Their screams filled the air.
"Stupefy," shouted Luna and Harry at the same time. Their wands directed to the Death Eaters who were torturing Hermione and Ron. As he rushed out from his hiding spot, Harry saw Neville cut the ropes to the ties binding Ginny's arms.
"Gin," Luna shouted tossing a vial of some bluish liquid to her. Luna herself took a sip from a similar vial. Harry saw Ginny gulp all the liquid in hers.
Within a second two things happened, Ginny cast a spell as Harry did. Harry's was directed toward his friends, still convulsing on the ground. Ginny's however, caused all the Death Eaters and Voldemort to fall to their knees and cry out as if they were being tortured.
"Legilimens Morsmordere," yelled Ginny as she stumbled up to stand.
"Corpus slaep!" shouted Harry as blue light shot from his wand enveloping Ron and Hermione. Immediately they stopped shaking and fell into a slumber. Harry hoped it would be enough. It was the only thing he knew that might stop the effects of crucio.
"What's going on?" yelled Neville through the cries of the Death Eaters.
"I don't know," Harry said grabbing a hold of Hermione. "We have to get them to that creek bed."
Luna nodded and began pulling on Ron as Neville took off ahead of them wand drawn.
"Luna!," Harry yelled, pulling Hermione into the dense forest away from the Death Eaters. "What is she doing?"
"She's using Occulmency to cause them all to remember their worst moments, almost like a dementor does. I don't know how she's doing it at the same time," she yelled back, pulling Ron as much as she could into the woods.
"Where's Neville?" Harry said looking around.
"I don't know," Luna said as she checked both Ron and Hermione. Both were still unconscious from the relaxing spell Harry cast. "That spell you do will help them until we can get them to a hospital."
"What was that container you gave Ginny?"
"It's a potion we've been working on since second year. It's the one my mom died making."
"What does it do?"
"It enhances your magic a bit. Makes it more potent, the bad thing is that it drains you. You can't do magic for awhile after your enhanced bit. That's why you only take a sip from the flask."
Harry turned to her, "She drank it all."
Fear flashed into Luna's eyes. "Harry if she keeps using up all this power it'll kill her!"
"Stay here," he commanded as he ran back toward the clearing. Panic and fear swept through him. Luna words and something Ginny said kept echoing through his ears "I'll do what I have to," "it'll kill her."
Harry broke through to the clearing to see Neville on the other side of the clearing. He had tied up several Death Eaters including Bellatrix Lestrange, who looked like she had at least 20 bounding charms on her. The remaining Death Eaters were still on the ground screaming. Voldemort was in the middle of the circle trying to stand, tears streaming down his face.
Harry turned to look at Ginny. She stood where she had been before. She was in deep concentration. However she had become deathly white and blood had started coming from her nose. It was killing her to keep this up whatever she was doing.
"Ginny!" shouted Harry.
"She's in a trance," shouted Neville. "She can't hear you and I can't get her to move."
"Protego!" Harry said pointing his wand at her.
Suddenly the world began to spin, images of the quidditch game raced through his head, he felt the excitement Ginny had then fear as she disappeared. Then one more image filled his head of Ginny kissing Neville.
Somewhere through it all Harry dropped his wand. He was brought out of Ginny's mind as he heard Voldemort scream in frustration.
"Avada Kadavra!" A green light raced toward her. Picking up a wand he saw on the ground, Harry felt his own feet take off running. Ginny was sitting on the ground, confused about what happened with blood trickling down her face. She hadn't the energy to move away from the spell.
Harry saw Neville dive in front of her as Harry too stepped in front of the curse.
"Avada Kadavra!" Harry shouted at Voldemort.
Only part of the killing curse aimed at Ginny hit Harry. He felt his right arm being torn, as if a searing charm had been placed on it. Blood began to pour from it. The majority of the curse had struck Neville.
Neville was lying in Ginny's lap. His legs were a tangled mess. Ginny held him to her.
"Neville?" she said quietly.
"I love you," he struggled to say before he closed his eyes.
Harry looked where Voldemort once stood. A find whispered started to form. Harry had seen it before during his first year at Hogwarts.
"Immoblious!," shouted Harry, his wand hand of no use. Still the spell streamed out of his striking the mist to freeze it in place. "Not this time," Harry said giving another Avada Kadavra. As the mist exploded, Harry was propelled backward with the knowledge that Voldemort was gone forever.
It was at that time the Death Eaters started to clear their minds. Looking around all they saw at first was the smoldering ash that once was their master, and Ginny holding Neville as she tried to stay conscious.
"You little - Avada Kedavra!" shouted a Death Eater at her.
Harry looked up. He was too far away, he couldn't get to her. Harry watched as a green light streaked toward Ginny as she held Neville in her arms.
"No!" Snape's voice cried out from behind a Death Eater's mask. "Lily!"
A black figure jumped in front of the killing curse, blocking it from Ginny and Neville's unconscious bodies. Harry watched as Snape's mask flew off his face, revealing a smile on the former potion master's lips as his body fell to the ground.
It was at that point members of the Order as well as Aurors and what looked like centaurs came crashing down on the clearing.
Images began to get hazy, as Harry watched the battle rage among the Aurors, members of the Order and the Death Eaters. He fell to his knees after throwing out some stupefying curses at a couple Death Eaters near him. The blood gushing from his arm seemed surreal as his world went black.