Friendship and Beyond 35/?
Rated: R contains mentions of rape and torture, although not actual scenes. Possible HP/SS in later chapters, also HG/RW.
Authors Notes: I do not own Harry Potter or it's characters, that would be JKR. Subject matter not for children, although nothing too graphic, but be careful when reading just to be on the safe side.
Mayhem and Bloodshed
As Arthur and Lupin continued to pelt the Death Eaters with curses from above, the largest number of Voldemort's followers started hexing the Aurors who were standing between the Dark Lord and the students. Harry and Draco were in a tangle of arms and legs where they hit the ground, the dagger Voldemort threw only a few feet behind them imbedded in the hard clay ground. Ron and Hermione were each laying off to each side, where they jumped to get out of the way of attack. All four were getting to their feet when a Death Eater happened to get through the defensive line of Aurors surrounding them. The man in black robes threw the Avada Kedavra at the nearest Auror, who lay dead soon thereafter, still grasping his outstretched wand.
The three Seventh Years watched as Shacklebolt hit the ground in shock, before the Death Eater raised his want to attack them. Before he could curse them all four wizards raised their wands, including Draco, who just then seemed to realize the danger he was in.
"Stupify!" They screamed as one, causing the Death Eater to fly a few feet in the air and knock two more Death Eaters onto the ground in a heap. Before they could get up Hermione and Ron had stunned them.
"Come on, Malfoy." Harry shouted so that he was heard over the din of yelling and explosions. "Let's get inside Hogwarts."
The quartet quickly made their way back towards Hogwarts. They faced away from each other as they walked, each person keeping an eye on one direction. It was only when they were a few feet from the side entrance of the school that Draco was attacked by Nott using the Cruciatus Curse. Before any of the trio could defend Draco, Malfoy Senior had hit Nott from behind with the Killing Curse. The flash of green alerted Voldemort to the happenings near the school, and once he saw who had killed Nott he screamed in rage, aiming his wand at Lucius.
"Traitor!" Voldemort snarled furiously. "Avada-"
Just as Voldemort was getting ready to kill Malfoy, Dumbledore tried to stun the distracted Dark Lord. The other Death Eaters were not so restricted however, and seeing their Lord's displeasure began to throw curses at Lucius with a vengeance. Even a powerful wizard like Malfoy could only dodge attacks for so long before he was hit. Thankfully, a Stupify Curse rather than one of the more painful ones thrown hit Lucius. Ron and Hermione were trying to pick Draco up from his curled position on the ground, thanks to the Cruciatus, while Harry resolutely made his way over to the fallen Malfoy Senior. With one well placed charm Lucius was once again in the land of the living, however Harry had left his back unprotected and was taken by surprise.
"Imperio!" Wormtail called from behind Harry, standing confident with his wand aimed at his head. "Follow me, Potter."
When Harry stayed still Peter repeated the order, but after a single step in Peter's direction Harry managed to throw the curse off.
"No!" Harry yelled angrily. "I will never follow you, you two-faced rat-bastard!"
"Too bad. Things would have been so much simpler." Peter commented seemingly unconcerned. "Stupify!"
"Incendio!" Harry yelled at the same time, as a stream of fire flew out of his wand. The two curses hit in mid air, and fought for dominance for a moment before the fire steamrolled through the Stupify curse and hit Wormtail right in the chest. The Death Eater hit a tree on impact and fell to the earth unconscious. Harry turned around again to see Malfoy fighting two Death Eaters ferociously, locked in a deadly battle. As two curses came at Lucius simultaneously, he managed to slow them down and reflect them back at his attackers using a bit of wandless magic. Before more could attack, Harry put up a quick shield around them and dragged Lucius toward his fallen son.
"Get Draco back into Hogwarts." Harry ordered as they ran towards Ron and Hermione standing over Draco's body. "Then get your arse back out here and help. We need all the support we can get."
Lucius merely looked at the trio somberly before gently, who knew Malfoy's could be gentle, lifted his son in his arms and headed toward the school. Harry quickly dropped the shield he had erected because it took extreme amounts of energy from Harry, that he couldn't afford to use. As the trio turned around to head towards the battle they were astonished by what they saw. Almost all of the Aurors, with the exception of Arthur Weasley who was now fighting from the ground, were either unconscious of dead. The few fighters remaining were the professors of Hogwarts and the less powerful among them were being overrun. They watched as Vector fell under a Stupify Curse and Hagrid to Expelliarmus. Under different circumstances it would have been funny seeing a huge half-giant thrown through the air unexpectedly, but when Hagrid landed and remained still, it was far from amusing.
Professors McGonagall and Snape were doing the most damage, while Lupin and surprisingly Trelawney were at least holding their own. Behind the line the teachers had successfully drawn among the Death Eaters, Voldemort and Dumbledore were fighting it out as well. It seemed as if the wizards were fairly evenly matched, as they each had their share of injuries. The ground surrounding these two powerful combatants was singed from missed hexes, and the trees were all charred and smoking ominously. Rather unexpectedly Voldemort managed to hit Dumbledore with an Incendio curse knocking the headmaster into a nearby tree. Voldemort kept the curse up, burning Dumbledore's robes and body. He only let up when Dumbledore fell under the force of attack. Before Dumbledore could raise his wand to counter-attack, Voldemort had already aimed and threw a curse at the tiring Headmaster.
"Avada Kedavra!"
The green light flashed in the distance heading straight for the downed headmaster, as the trio could only watch in horror since they were too far away to do any good.
"No! Dumbledore!" Harry screamed in despair causing the other combatants to look at the tableau in shock. Everyone held his or her collective breathes waiting for a miracle to occur.
Rated: R contains mentions of rape and torture, although not actual scenes. Possible HP/SS in later chapters, also HG/RW.
Authors Notes: I do not own Harry Potter or it's characters, that would be JKR. Subject matter not for children, although nothing too graphic, but be careful when reading just to be on the safe side.
Mayhem and Bloodshed
As Arthur and Lupin continued to pelt the Death Eaters with curses from above, the largest number of Voldemort's followers started hexing the Aurors who were standing between the Dark Lord and the students. Harry and Draco were in a tangle of arms and legs where they hit the ground, the dagger Voldemort threw only a few feet behind them imbedded in the hard clay ground. Ron and Hermione were each laying off to each side, where they jumped to get out of the way of attack. All four were getting to their feet when a Death Eater happened to get through the defensive line of Aurors surrounding them. The man in black robes threw the Avada Kedavra at the nearest Auror, who lay dead soon thereafter, still grasping his outstretched wand.
The three Seventh Years watched as Shacklebolt hit the ground in shock, before the Death Eater raised his want to attack them. Before he could curse them all four wizards raised their wands, including Draco, who just then seemed to realize the danger he was in.
"Stupify!" They screamed as one, causing the Death Eater to fly a few feet in the air and knock two more Death Eaters onto the ground in a heap. Before they could get up Hermione and Ron had stunned them.
"Come on, Malfoy." Harry shouted so that he was heard over the din of yelling and explosions. "Let's get inside Hogwarts."
The quartet quickly made their way back towards Hogwarts. They faced away from each other as they walked, each person keeping an eye on one direction. It was only when they were a few feet from the side entrance of the school that Draco was attacked by Nott using the Cruciatus Curse. Before any of the trio could defend Draco, Malfoy Senior had hit Nott from behind with the Killing Curse. The flash of green alerted Voldemort to the happenings near the school, and once he saw who had killed Nott he screamed in rage, aiming his wand at Lucius.
"Traitor!" Voldemort snarled furiously. "Avada-"
Just as Voldemort was getting ready to kill Malfoy, Dumbledore tried to stun the distracted Dark Lord. The other Death Eaters were not so restricted however, and seeing their Lord's displeasure began to throw curses at Lucius with a vengeance. Even a powerful wizard like Malfoy could only dodge attacks for so long before he was hit. Thankfully, a Stupify Curse rather than one of the more painful ones thrown hit Lucius. Ron and Hermione were trying to pick Draco up from his curled position on the ground, thanks to the Cruciatus, while Harry resolutely made his way over to the fallen Malfoy Senior. With one well placed charm Lucius was once again in the land of the living, however Harry had left his back unprotected and was taken by surprise.
"Imperio!" Wormtail called from behind Harry, standing confident with his wand aimed at his head. "Follow me, Potter."
When Harry stayed still Peter repeated the order, but after a single step in Peter's direction Harry managed to throw the curse off.
"No!" Harry yelled angrily. "I will never follow you, you two-faced rat-bastard!"
"Too bad. Things would have been so much simpler." Peter commented seemingly unconcerned. "Stupify!"
"Incendio!" Harry yelled at the same time, as a stream of fire flew out of his wand. The two curses hit in mid air, and fought for dominance for a moment before the fire steamrolled through the Stupify curse and hit Wormtail right in the chest. The Death Eater hit a tree on impact and fell to the earth unconscious. Harry turned around again to see Malfoy fighting two Death Eaters ferociously, locked in a deadly battle. As two curses came at Lucius simultaneously, he managed to slow them down and reflect them back at his attackers using a bit of wandless magic. Before more could attack, Harry put up a quick shield around them and dragged Lucius toward his fallen son.
"Get Draco back into Hogwarts." Harry ordered as they ran towards Ron and Hermione standing over Draco's body. "Then get your arse back out here and help. We need all the support we can get."
Lucius merely looked at the trio somberly before gently, who knew Malfoy's could be gentle, lifted his son in his arms and headed toward the school. Harry quickly dropped the shield he had erected because it took extreme amounts of energy from Harry, that he couldn't afford to use. As the trio turned around to head towards the battle they were astonished by what they saw. Almost all of the Aurors, with the exception of Arthur Weasley who was now fighting from the ground, were either unconscious of dead. The few fighters remaining were the professors of Hogwarts and the less powerful among them were being overrun. They watched as Vector fell under a Stupify Curse and Hagrid to Expelliarmus. Under different circumstances it would have been funny seeing a huge half-giant thrown through the air unexpectedly, but when Hagrid landed and remained still, it was far from amusing.
Professors McGonagall and Snape were doing the most damage, while Lupin and surprisingly Trelawney were at least holding their own. Behind the line the teachers had successfully drawn among the Death Eaters, Voldemort and Dumbledore were fighting it out as well. It seemed as if the wizards were fairly evenly matched, as they each had their share of injuries. The ground surrounding these two powerful combatants was singed from missed hexes, and the trees were all charred and smoking ominously. Rather unexpectedly Voldemort managed to hit Dumbledore with an Incendio curse knocking the headmaster into a nearby tree. Voldemort kept the curse up, burning Dumbledore's robes and body. He only let up when Dumbledore fell under the force of attack. Before Dumbledore could raise his wand to counter-attack, Voldemort had already aimed and threw a curse at the tiring Headmaster.
"Avada Kedavra!"
The green light flashed in the distance heading straight for the downed headmaster, as the trio could only watch in horror since they were too far away to do any good.
"No! Dumbledore!" Harry screamed in despair causing the other combatants to look at the tableau in shock. Everyone held his or her collective breathes waiting for a miracle to occur.
