A/N: Alright folks, last chapter... Epilogue is gonna be added now too... Fucking ff.net wouldn't let me add it now because I got uploading priveledges taken away until 1-21 and I've had this done for a day... There will be a sequel.. It'll prolly be in a different ship.. Just read the eplilogue to find out why It'll be in a diff ship... I've gone for the ending that'll bring a sequel. Thisc chapter is good, but if you have a prob with things like Damien being mentioned or another ship or stuff like that then read but don't flame because I couldn't stay away from experimenting with this other ship.. The sequel will be the first of this other ship... So don't be harsh and definitely review because I'm not posting thr sequel unless I have 50reviews. So until then read.
Disclaimer: I don't own HP
To: Bryan.... I ran outta people to dedicate it to and you're one of my close guy friends so here ya go...
Chapter 9: Breathing In Lightning
A big paper airplane flew quite fast into the green sector's main office part. Everyone jumped out of the way as the airplane undid itself quickly. Neville, Ron, Draco, Blaise, Harry, and Susan Bones looked at her expectedly. The green sector was usually so quiet since it was where the newest Aurors were working, and now they had a message that seemed to be important.
It's time to test out what you've been preparing for. I know you are all new Aurors, but I need you to come to the main office part in half an hour. Your assignment before we explain everything is to get all potions: killing potions; harmful potions; anything that can be used in the war. This is it children. WAR.
Hermione finished reading and swallowed hard. Everyone looked at her with anticipation written on their faces. She read it out-loud. They took about another minute to process it. This was it.
"Come on let's move." Draco nodded to them as they nodded back. In no time at all , they were jogging back and forth the potions part of the ministry and the main hall while other sectors were gathering other things.
"So this is really it?" Hermione asked as she started shivering. Blaise looked at her sympathetically, and he gave her a big kiss on the lips as he walked to get the last of the potions supplies.
"This is it." It echoed through her mind as if it brought her back to reality. The Order, Severus, Dumbledore, Hogwarts professors, some students, Aurors, families, half the ministry, everyone would be fighting. The Deatheaters, the Dark Lord, Giants who sided with him in the end, half of the population of Dementors, the other half of the ministry would be fighting. Wizards and witches around England, Europe, and the whole world would be fighting in the final battle doing the inevitable and picking sides. This was the end or the beginning.
"Alright we are the last to arrive," The head Auror announced, "but perhaps the most important along with the infamous Order of the Phoenix which we have some members of." Harry, Ron, Hermione, and the head lifted their robes and nodded slightly, "Grab some weapons, an invisibility cloak per three people, shrink down some health potions, and some emergency port keys that you can attach with the given password "End of the Beginning" that will transport you if you are too weak to apperate." He grabbed his wand and cast a spell to all of them which transported them to the unwelcoming sight.
The Aurors landed on the hill and looked up the sky which was dark and gloomy as if sensing the war. The air was barely breathable but very clear considering the smoke and ash from spells. Bodies were fighting along the large dead wasteland with some lying motionlessly on the ground with wands strewn.
With no time to notice Dumbledore and Voldemort circling one another on top of a hill where no one dared to enter to circle that was traced from their footsteps, the Aurors were immediately pulled into action.
Hermione quickly rolled onto the ground as a spell went flying past her and hit an unsuspecting seventh year Hogwarts student. Hermione shook her head and muttered a spell to the Deatheater that just dodged it while throwing an unforgivable her way.
Hermione's eyes flared as she saw what the Deatheater was trying to do. It was Gregory Goyle. 'So he wasn't as dumb as I made him out to be at Hogwarts.' Hermione thought as he dodged another one of her spells while she herself dodged a spell that another Deatheater was trying to get her with. There was a large band coming from somewhere to her side, but Hermione learned to keep focused for spells. Goyle turned the large smoky area while Hermione used her opportunity to cast her first killing curse on him. 'Or maybe he is that stupid. Bloody muffin.'
Aurors had full permission to kill any Deatheaters that used an Unforgiveable. She wasn't about to just stun him waiting for someone else to revive him. This was the final battle. It was all or nothing. Her body trembled at what she had done. She had really taken someone else's life. Along with the feeling of fear, came feelings of power. She grasped her wand and continued on.
Hours later, Hermione was still standing tall with her wand outstretched throwing spells in every direction. The black, dusty ground was covered with bodies. Some stunned some dead. She pulled out the invisibility cloak and draped it over herself while casting a temporary shielding charm that drained much of her power.
Swiftly, she ran to where she saw Dumbledore. She was almost at the top. 'Come on, Granger. If you can go through 36 hours of child birth you can handle this.' She tripped on a loose branch and fell to the ground, he invisibility cloak ripping into shreds.
"Granger again I see. Remember me from the department of mysteries?" Hermione quickly stood up to see Bellatrix Lestrange with a smirk on her face. She felt a comforting hand on her shoulder that she knew to be Harry's, "Aww and Potter. Do we have a reunion here or are you just waiting to join your dear godfather?" Bellatrix let out a shrill laugh.
"He could have taken care of you if you hadn't played dirty. You're nothing but a coward." Harry's venom was unmistakable to the most oblivious person in the galaxy as a tiny bit of spit landed on Lestrange's face.
"I'm the coward? I remember clearly that it was you who would not fight me, Potter." She let out a bit of temper as she stepped closer to Hermione and Harry, "I dueled fairly, baby Potter. So go on and run to mummy. Wait a second here, you can't. She's dead, and I was there."
"Crucio!" Harry yelled so loudly that Hermione swore that everyone could within three countries could hear. Lestrange fell to the ground, and withered in pain as that spider in fourth year had, "And this time... I really mean it." Harry spat again.
There are three things that will get Harry angry: Talking about Sirius badly, talking about Lily and James' death, and talking bad about his friends. Managing to do those three things in just ten short minutes would result in great pain. Literally. On top of that, being that one that was responsible for Sirius's death and perhaps his parent's was not a good position to be in.
"Finish her, Harry." Hermione said kicking Lestrange in the stomach, "Any last words?" Hermione asked as Harry glared at her.
"It was so much more pleasurable to kill my cousin than you could ever have killing me..." Before she even had a chance to finish the word kill, Harry had cast the spell that left her lying lifelessly on the ground. As I hugged Harry, I felt hot tears on my skin. Whether they were mine or his, I didn't know.
"You had every right to do that. She's killed so many people, and Aurors have every right to kill." She choked as she said that word, the feelings of power from her first kill still with her.
"This isn't just that, Hermione. I would have killed her if I hadn't the right to do so. Bloody hell, Hermione, I enjoyed it." He spoke without an ounce of regret in his voice, just the venom in his voice from what she had said about Sirius.
"Come on." She grasped onto his hand and led him up the hill with newfound strength. The light rain that had started prior quickly became a fast downpour that clouded vision more than a couple of meters away.
' For the better.' Hermione thought thinking that she didn't want to see more bodies fall on the ground in the great struggle to end this dark time. The thunder rumbled loudly as they could finally hear voices on top of the depressed hill.
"...are still circling one another as if we're some kind of Chinese Muggle wrestlers. Come on Oh-So-Great-Dumbledore-that-he-who-must-not-be-named-because-of-the-name-fears. I'm curious, Dumbledore." Voldemort stopped circling and threw a spell which Dumbledore dodged incredibly easily.
"Tom, I never trusted you." Dumbledore spoke solemnly, "I've given you too many chances to redeem yourself. I would fight you if I could, but a certain prophecy says I cannot be the one to defeat you." Dumbledore said still not bringing out his wand.
Before Hermione could stop him, Harry launched several spells with great speed at Voldemort. "So a boy is what you use to try and fight me? The Great Tom Marvolo Riddle is to be defeated by a mere child who has barely become an adult?" Voldemort teased.
"Harry is twice the man you ever hope to be, Voldemort!" Hermione yelled at him with her wand outstretched as everyone else finally notice her.
"Mudblood dares to speak my name. What fools taught you? Mudblood, oh dear Mudblood. Go run home to your Muggles because I swear on Grindelwald that you will die soon enough." Hermione just glared at him with such intense hatred that lightning surrounded her, "No? Nagini!" He yelled as the snake tried to gain access to her. The snake scuttled back down the hill, not daring to come close to her anymore.
"Do not swear on Grindelwald." A ghostly voice echoed through the lightning and thunder. A huge gust of wind raised Hermione slightly off the ground while the same happened to Harry. Dumbledore smirked a knowing smile while Voldemort looked mildly frightened.
Breathing in lightning, Hermione and Harry's wands dropped to the ground. "Hermione?" Harry asked as she looked at him, unsure of what was happening herself.
"Don't be afraid." The same voice from before boomed through the lightning again as a face appeared in the clouds above, "You know quite well yourself, Riddle, that I was framed." Grindelwald boomed at him. With an unknown incantation a lightning bolt flew into Hermione and Harry while everyone who was still alive and kicking watched what was happening. Unable to flee, Harry threw another unknown spell at Voldemort and killed him.
"Is it over?" Hermione asked as she landed back on the ground. 'All the pain, all the suffering, everything... Could it truly be finished?'
"It's over." Harry echoed to everyone while the Aurors found great strength and stunned the remaining Deatheaters.
A/N: Alright this is the last chapter and I'm also adding the epilogue.. I have the sequel planned out already and I've decided to go with the evil ending which you will find in the epilogue so if you're planning on flaming for any death of anyone or mentioning another ship or focusing on Herm's and Sev's son for a short short epilogue then don't read the epilouge.
Eve 6 Lyrics
"Think Twice" (The inspiration to the story)
When all is said and done
And dead does he love you
The way that I do
BREATHING IN LIGHTNING
Tonight's for fighting
I feel the hurt so physical
Think twice before you touch my girl
Come around I'll let you feel the burn
Think twice before you touch my girl
Come around come around no more
Think twice before you touch my girl
Come around I'll let you feel the burn
Think twice before you touch my girl
Come around no more
She spreads her love
She burns me up
I can't let go
I can't get out
I've said enough
Enough by now
I can't let go
I can't get out
Wait till the day you finally see
I've been here waiting patiently
Crossing my fingers and my t's
She cried on my shoulder begging please
Think twice before you touch my girl
Come around I'll let you feel the burn
Think twice before you touch my girl
Come around come around no more
Think twice before you touch my girl
Come around I'll let you feel the burn
Think twice before you touch my girl
Come around no more
She spreads her love
She burns me up
I can't let go
I can't get out
I've said enough
Enough by now
I can't let go
I can't get out
What is it you really want
I'm tired of asking
You're gone I'm wasted
When I showed up and he was there
I tried my best to grin and bear
And took the stairs but didn't stop at the street
And as we speak I'm going down
Cause she spread her love
And burnt me up
I can't let go
I can't get out
I've said enough
Enough by now
I can't let go
I can't get out
Think twice before you touch my girl
Come around I'll let you feel the burn
Think twice before you touch my girl
Come around come around no more
Think twice before you touch my girl
Come around I'll let you feel the burn
Think twice before you touch my girl
Come around no more
Disclaimer: I don't own HP
To: Bryan.... I ran outta people to dedicate it to and you're one of my close guy friends so here ya go...
Chapter 9: Breathing In Lightning
A big paper airplane flew quite fast into the green sector's main office part. Everyone jumped out of the way as the airplane undid itself quickly. Neville, Ron, Draco, Blaise, Harry, and Susan Bones looked at her expectedly. The green sector was usually so quiet since it was where the newest Aurors were working, and now they had a message that seemed to be important.
It's time to test out what you've been preparing for. I know you are all new Aurors, but I need you to come to the main office part in half an hour. Your assignment before we explain everything is to get all potions: killing potions; harmful potions; anything that can be used in the war. This is it children. WAR.
Hermione finished reading and swallowed hard. Everyone looked at her with anticipation written on their faces. She read it out-loud. They took about another minute to process it. This was it.
"Come on let's move." Draco nodded to them as they nodded back. In no time at all , they were jogging back and forth the potions part of the ministry and the main hall while other sectors were gathering other things.
"So this is really it?" Hermione asked as she started shivering. Blaise looked at her sympathetically, and he gave her a big kiss on the lips as he walked to get the last of the potions supplies.
"This is it." It echoed through her mind as if it brought her back to reality. The Order, Severus, Dumbledore, Hogwarts professors, some students, Aurors, families, half the ministry, everyone would be fighting. The Deatheaters, the Dark Lord, Giants who sided with him in the end, half of the population of Dementors, the other half of the ministry would be fighting. Wizards and witches around England, Europe, and the whole world would be fighting in the final battle doing the inevitable and picking sides. This was the end or the beginning.
"Alright we are the last to arrive," The head Auror announced, "but perhaps the most important along with the infamous Order of the Phoenix which we have some members of." Harry, Ron, Hermione, and the head lifted their robes and nodded slightly, "Grab some weapons, an invisibility cloak per three people, shrink down some health potions, and some emergency port keys that you can attach with the given password "End of the Beginning" that will transport you if you are too weak to apperate." He grabbed his wand and cast a spell to all of them which transported them to the unwelcoming sight.
The Aurors landed on the hill and looked up the sky which was dark and gloomy as if sensing the war. The air was barely breathable but very clear considering the smoke and ash from spells. Bodies were fighting along the large dead wasteland with some lying motionlessly on the ground with wands strewn.
With no time to notice Dumbledore and Voldemort circling one another on top of a hill where no one dared to enter to circle that was traced from their footsteps, the Aurors were immediately pulled into action.
Hermione quickly rolled onto the ground as a spell went flying past her and hit an unsuspecting seventh year Hogwarts student. Hermione shook her head and muttered a spell to the Deatheater that just dodged it while throwing an unforgivable her way.
Hermione's eyes flared as she saw what the Deatheater was trying to do. It was Gregory Goyle. 'So he wasn't as dumb as I made him out to be at Hogwarts.' Hermione thought as he dodged another one of her spells while she herself dodged a spell that another Deatheater was trying to get her with. There was a large band coming from somewhere to her side, but Hermione learned to keep focused for spells. Goyle turned the large smoky area while Hermione used her opportunity to cast her first killing curse on him. 'Or maybe he is that stupid. Bloody muffin.'
Aurors had full permission to kill any Deatheaters that used an Unforgiveable. She wasn't about to just stun him waiting for someone else to revive him. This was the final battle. It was all or nothing. Her body trembled at what she had done. She had really taken someone else's life. Along with the feeling of fear, came feelings of power. She grasped her wand and continued on.
Hours later, Hermione was still standing tall with her wand outstretched throwing spells in every direction. The black, dusty ground was covered with bodies. Some stunned some dead. She pulled out the invisibility cloak and draped it over herself while casting a temporary shielding charm that drained much of her power.
Swiftly, she ran to where she saw Dumbledore. She was almost at the top. 'Come on, Granger. If you can go through 36 hours of child birth you can handle this.' She tripped on a loose branch and fell to the ground, he invisibility cloak ripping into shreds.
"Granger again I see. Remember me from the department of mysteries?" Hermione quickly stood up to see Bellatrix Lestrange with a smirk on her face. She felt a comforting hand on her shoulder that she knew to be Harry's, "Aww and Potter. Do we have a reunion here or are you just waiting to join your dear godfather?" Bellatrix let out a shrill laugh.
"He could have taken care of you if you hadn't played dirty. You're nothing but a coward." Harry's venom was unmistakable to the most oblivious person in the galaxy as a tiny bit of spit landed on Lestrange's face.
"I'm the coward? I remember clearly that it was you who would not fight me, Potter." She let out a bit of temper as she stepped closer to Hermione and Harry, "I dueled fairly, baby Potter. So go on and run to mummy. Wait a second here, you can't. She's dead, and I was there."
"Crucio!" Harry yelled so loudly that Hermione swore that everyone could within three countries could hear. Lestrange fell to the ground, and withered in pain as that spider in fourth year had, "And this time... I really mean it." Harry spat again.
There are three things that will get Harry angry: Talking about Sirius badly, talking about Lily and James' death, and talking bad about his friends. Managing to do those three things in just ten short minutes would result in great pain. Literally. On top of that, being that one that was responsible for Sirius's death and perhaps his parent's was not a good position to be in.
"Finish her, Harry." Hermione said kicking Lestrange in the stomach, "Any last words?" Hermione asked as Harry glared at her.
"It was so much more pleasurable to kill my cousin than you could ever have killing me..." Before she even had a chance to finish the word kill, Harry had cast the spell that left her lying lifelessly on the ground. As I hugged Harry, I felt hot tears on my skin. Whether they were mine or his, I didn't know.
"You had every right to do that. She's killed so many people, and Aurors have every right to kill." She choked as she said that word, the feelings of power from her first kill still with her.
"This isn't just that, Hermione. I would have killed her if I hadn't the right to do so. Bloody hell, Hermione, I enjoyed it." He spoke without an ounce of regret in his voice, just the venom in his voice from what she had said about Sirius.
"Come on." She grasped onto his hand and led him up the hill with newfound strength. The light rain that had started prior quickly became a fast downpour that clouded vision more than a couple of meters away.
' For the better.' Hermione thought thinking that she didn't want to see more bodies fall on the ground in the great struggle to end this dark time. The thunder rumbled loudly as they could finally hear voices on top of the depressed hill.
"...are still circling one another as if we're some kind of Chinese Muggle wrestlers. Come on Oh-So-Great-Dumbledore-that-he-who-must-not-be-named-because-of-the-name-fears. I'm curious, Dumbledore." Voldemort stopped circling and threw a spell which Dumbledore dodged incredibly easily.
"Tom, I never trusted you." Dumbledore spoke solemnly, "I've given you too many chances to redeem yourself. I would fight you if I could, but a certain prophecy says I cannot be the one to defeat you." Dumbledore said still not bringing out his wand.
Before Hermione could stop him, Harry launched several spells with great speed at Voldemort. "So a boy is what you use to try and fight me? The Great Tom Marvolo Riddle is to be defeated by a mere child who has barely become an adult?" Voldemort teased.
"Harry is twice the man you ever hope to be, Voldemort!" Hermione yelled at him with her wand outstretched as everyone else finally notice her.
"Mudblood dares to speak my name. What fools taught you? Mudblood, oh dear Mudblood. Go run home to your Muggles because I swear on Grindelwald that you will die soon enough." Hermione just glared at him with such intense hatred that lightning surrounded her, "No? Nagini!" He yelled as the snake tried to gain access to her. The snake scuttled back down the hill, not daring to come close to her anymore.
"Do not swear on Grindelwald." A ghostly voice echoed through the lightning and thunder. A huge gust of wind raised Hermione slightly off the ground while the same happened to Harry. Dumbledore smirked a knowing smile while Voldemort looked mildly frightened.
Breathing in lightning, Hermione and Harry's wands dropped to the ground. "Hermione?" Harry asked as she looked at him, unsure of what was happening herself.
"Don't be afraid." The same voice from before boomed through the lightning again as a face appeared in the clouds above, "You know quite well yourself, Riddle, that I was framed." Grindelwald boomed at him. With an unknown incantation a lightning bolt flew into Hermione and Harry while everyone who was still alive and kicking watched what was happening. Unable to flee, Harry threw another unknown spell at Voldemort and killed him.
"Is it over?" Hermione asked as she landed back on the ground. 'All the pain, all the suffering, everything... Could it truly be finished?'
"It's over." Harry echoed to everyone while the Aurors found great strength and stunned the remaining Deatheaters.
A/N: Alright this is the last chapter and I'm also adding the epilogue.. I have the sequel planned out already and I've decided to go with the evil ending which you will find in the epilogue so if you're planning on flaming for any death of anyone or mentioning another ship or focusing on Herm's and Sev's son for a short short epilogue then don't read the epilouge.
Eve 6 Lyrics
"Think Twice" (The inspiration to the story)
When all is said and done
And dead does he love you
The way that I do
BREATHING IN LIGHTNING
Tonight's for fighting
I feel the hurt so physical
Think twice before you touch my girl
Come around I'll let you feel the burn
Think twice before you touch my girl
Come around come around no more
Think twice before you touch my girl
Come around I'll let you feel the burn
Think twice before you touch my girl
Come around no more
She spreads her love
She burns me up
I can't let go
I can't get out
I've said enough
Enough by now
I can't let go
I can't get out
Wait till the day you finally see
I've been here waiting patiently
Crossing my fingers and my t's
She cried on my shoulder begging please
Think twice before you touch my girl
Come around I'll let you feel the burn
Think twice before you touch my girl
Come around come around no more
Think twice before you touch my girl
Come around I'll let you feel the burn
Think twice before you touch my girl
Come around no more
She spreads her love
She burns me up
I can't let go
I can't get out
I've said enough
Enough by now
I can't let go
I can't get out
What is it you really want
I'm tired of asking
You're gone I'm wasted
When I showed up and he was there
I tried my best to grin and bear
And took the stairs but didn't stop at the street
And as we speak I'm going down
Cause she spread her love
And burnt me up
I can't let go
I can't get out
I've said enough
Enough by now
I can't let go
I can't get out
Think twice before you touch my girl
Come around I'll let you feel the burn
Think twice before you touch my girl
Come around come around no more
Think twice before you touch my girl
Come around I'll let you feel the burn
Think twice before you touch my girl
Come around no more