(A/N: Sorry once again, about the last short chapter! But just a warning:
Dramatic chapter ahead! Hope you all enjoy it! Thanks again, to the many
many people who have reviewed! Enjoy!)
Usual Disclaimer
~*~*~*~*~* CHAPTER FOURTY TWO: A BROKEN PROMISE
"STUPEFY!" Ron shouted
"STUPEFY!" He heard Luna echo
Ron and Luna pressed backs together, attempting to stun the group of Death Eaters surrounding them.
"Petrificus Totalis!" A Death Eater shouted, spell barely missing Ron above the head.
"Stupefy!" Luna responded, knocking a Death Eater to the ground. Luna turned to Ron and smiled triumphantly.
"You little brat! You'll pay for that! CRUCIO!" The spell struck Luna in the chest and she collapsed to the ground, withering in pain. She began screaming such a scream, as Ron had never heard before.
"LUNA!!" Ron shouted, dropping to his knees beside her.
"STUPEFY! STUPEFY! STUPEFY!" A voice rang out as three Death Eaters fell to the ground.
"Hermione!!! Thank God! It's Luna!" Ron said desperately, thankful that Hermione showed up.
"What'd they hit her with?" Hermione asked urgently
"Crucio" Ron said bitterly
"Luna? Luna?" Hermione called out to the girl in pain.
"Watch out!" Luna whispered hoarsely as her eyes grew wide
Hermione whipped around and saw another Death Eater heading towards the three of them. She fumbled for her wand but couldn't get a hold of it. Ron and Hermione moved away from Luna, attempting to get a better shot at the Death Eater when Hermione realized their awful mistake.
"AVADA KEDAVRA!" The Death Eater screamed.
"NO!!!" Ron and Hermione shrieked in unison.
"AHH!" Luna screamed a piercing scream, as she breathed her last and lay in a heap.
"STUPEFY! STUPEFY!" Hermione said as the Death Eater fell, but Hermione kept repeating the curse as if it could somehow hurt the Death Eater more. "STUPEFY! STUPEFY!"
"Hermione! Stop it! It's no use! She's--"
"No she's not! Don't say that!" Hermione shouted, unable to face the truth
"She's dead." Ron said with bitterness in his voice, as he looked at Luna's body.
"No! No! She can't be! Harry promised! He promised nothing would happen to any of us! No!" Hermione cried helplessly, tears rolling down her dirt stained cheeks.
Ron gathered Hermione in his arms. "C'mon Hermione. We're not done yet. We've still got a war to win"
"I don't want to. I don't want this war anymore. Make it stop." Hermione cried out as she began rocking back and forth.
"We can't. But we can do what Luna would want us to, and keep fighting" Ron said gently to the crying Hermione.
It took a while before Hermione could calm down enough to think about what Ron had said. At this, she stood up defiantly and spoke.
"I guess your right. Let's go and get this done with. Let's win this thing."
A/N: Hope you all enjoyed it! Many more chapters promised quickly! Thanks! =)
Usual Disclaimer
~*~*~*~*~* CHAPTER FOURTY TWO: A BROKEN PROMISE
"STUPEFY!" Ron shouted
"STUPEFY!" He heard Luna echo
Ron and Luna pressed backs together, attempting to stun the group of Death Eaters surrounding them.
"Petrificus Totalis!" A Death Eater shouted, spell barely missing Ron above the head.
"Stupefy!" Luna responded, knocking a Death Eater to the ground. Luna turned to Ron and smiled triumphantly.
"You little brat! You'll pay for that! CRUCIO!" The spell struck Luna in the chest and she collapsed to the ground, withering in pain. She began screaming such a scream, as Ron had never heard before.
"LUNA!!" Ron shouted, dropping to his knees beside her.
"STUPEFY! STUPEFY! STUPEFY!" A voice rang out as three Death Eaters fell to the ground.
"Hermione!!! Thank God! It's Luna!" Ron said desperately, thankful that Hermione showed up.
"What'd they hit her with?" Hermione asked urgently
"Crucio" Ron said bitterly
"Luna? Luna?" Hermione called out to the girl in pain.
"Watch out!" Luna whispered hoarsely as her eyes grew wide
Hermione whipped around and saw another Death Eater heading towards the three of them. She fumbled for her wand but couldn't get a hold of it. Ron and Hermione moved away from Luna, attempting to get a better shot at the Death Eater when Hermione realized their awful mistake.
"AVADA KEDAVRA!" The Death Eater screamed.
"NO!!!" Ron and Hermione shrieked in unison.
"AHH!" Luna screamed a piercing scream, as she breathed her last and lay in a heap.
"STUPEFY! STUPEFY!" Hermione said as the Death Eater fell, but Hermione kept repeating the curse as if it could somehow hurt the Death Eater more. "STUPEFY! STUPEFY!"
"Hermione! Stop it! It's no use! She's--"
"No she's not! Don't say that!" Hermione shouted, unable to face the truth
"She's dead." Ron said with bitterness in his voice, as he looked at Luna's body.
"No! No! She can't be! Harry promised! He promised nothing would happen to any of us! No!" Hermione cried helplessly, tears rolling down her dirt stained cheeks.
Ron gathered Hermione in his arms. "C'mon Hermione. We're not done yet. We've still got a war to win"
"I don't want to. I don't want this war anymore. Make it stop." Hermione cried out as she began rocking back and forth.
"We can't. But we can do what Luna would want us to, and keep fighting" Ron said gently to the crying Hermione.
It took a while before Hermione could calm down enough to think about what Ron had said. At this, she stood up defiantly and spoke.
"I guess your right. Let's go and get this done with. Let's win this thing."
A/N: Hope you all enjoyed it! Many more chapters promised quickly! Thanks! =)