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Chapter 17: Voldemort's Castle

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            "Harry, where did Ron go?" Lavender asked as she walked into the Gryffindor Common Room.

            "I don't know, he said something about Hermione and Malfoy…"

            "You don't think that he…"

            "Maybe we should see Dumbledore, just in case."

            Harry and Lavender ran out of the Common Room and bumped into Malfoy.

            "Watch where you're going Potter! Going to look for the Mudblood?"

            "I can't believe that Hermione actually fell in love with this guys alter dimension thingy!" Lavender explained as he picked Harry up off the floor.

            "You two!" Malfoy yelled, "25 points from Gryffindor for being you!"

            Malfoy sneered and went around the corner. Lavender and Harry continued to run to Dumbledore's office. Harry noticed that Lavender looked different, she was not wearing make-up, and he had an urge to kiss her. He got rid of the temptation, but he still felt it.

            "Do you know the password?" Lavender asked the daydreaming Harry, but McGonagall walked up.

            "Lavender, Harry, return to your dormitory, there is a note from Professor Dumbledore, it has to do with Ron."

            McGonagall's face showed a face that seemed to worry. This did not help Lavender and Harry's hopes.

            Hermione looked at her ring, the diamond that was placed on it was small, but glowed when brought near the Rosetta Stone Solution.

            "Hermione, why haven't you placed the solution on Draco's wand?" Dumbledore asked as they were running through the corridors of Hogwarts, "It would be a smart thing, would it not?"

            "No," Hermione explained, "If I put it on now, it might wear out…"

            They walked into the Hospital Wing to see McGonagall standing on top of all the prefects… They were all dead, trying to stall for Draco and Hermione. Hermione couldn't help but feel bad for snogging on Dumbledore's desk while the prefects were battling.

            "Well, if it isn't Albus Dumbledork! Come to see me off? I have no reason to fight Draco here, if you want to have the final battle, meet me near the crystal, which, thanks to Ronald Weasley, is now in my Castle."

            Minerva and Voldemort disapparated and Hermione looked at the lifeless bodies on the ground.

            "Professor, these prefects are still alive… They must have gotten only the Cruciatus, because it is possible to revive them. It could weeks; I have 12 hours left on my spell. Then I have to return, and with Poppy on vacation, these prefects will die."

            "Then we will just have to contact Poppy and get her to hurry up. You're right Hermione, they will die, but we have to get to Voldemort's Castle… This is the Final Battle."

            Albus grabbed Hermione and Draco, and yelled, "Cimmerii Castrum!"

            "What's wrong Harry?" Lavender asked while trying to get a glance at the note the was on Harry's pillow.

            "Ron, he… He was killed in the battle against Voldem… You-Know-Who! Hermione was trying to kill Bellatrix and Lucius but when the attack was aimed for Draco, Hermione pushed Ron in the way."

           "Hermione gave up the life of Ron for Malfoy?" Lavender still couldn't believe that Hermione had fallen for a Malfoy.

            "You know what puzzles me still Lavender? It's the fact the girls can get into the boys dorm rooms, but boys can't get into the girls."
            "Didn't Hermione already tell you? Godric didn't trust boys so he charmed the stairs so boys couldn't get in."

            Harry just laughed, although it was forced… His best friend had been killed by his other best friend. What kind of world is this?

            Draco awoke to see darkness all around him, so this was Voldemort's castle, the castle that Narcissa Malfoy had saved Lucius from, only to get the Cruciatus curse, for defying Voldemort.

            "`Mione, are you there?" Draco yelled, but only heard an echo.

            Draco grabbed his wand from his pocket and muttered, "Lumos!" The room lit up and he could see writings on the wall. It was in blood.

            Draco read them aloud to himself, "Voldemort shall die at the hands of the Rosetta Stone Solution, the magic will spill his blood on the altar of Death and he shall take one life with him. I have predicted that he will take the life of a muggleborn child. Specifically, Hermione Granger. Draco Malfoy, when you read this, tap your wand on the red block 3 times, and you will find the key… Good luck.

            Signed: the late Sybil Trelawney

            Draco got scared when he saw the words "the late Sybil Trelawney!" but he did what his Divination teacher asked and tapped the red stone 3 times. Just as she had said, there was a key, Draco took it and unlocked the door. He had to be careful, there still might be Death Eaters around, "Nox!" his wand's light went out.

            "Hermione, do you still have the solution?" Dumbledore asked, "And is Draco with you?"

            "I still have the solution, but Draco's not with me. I thought that when you Apparate together, you all end up together," Hermione explained but Dumbledore shook his head, although it was hard for Hermione to see in the one-torch lit hallway.

            "Not always, but we have to find him and Voldemort, how long do you have left?"

            "After that sleep, 8 hours. I caught a glimpse of the castle, and it looks like it could take days to find our way through here."

            Hermione looked up at the door in front of her, it was big and red. Hermione guessed that this is where Voldemort was residing at this exact moment.

            "We cannot go in there until Draco meets up with us. Voldemort knows we are out here and is waiting. If Draco doesn't hurry, we could be food for his snake."

            "Food for whose snake?" Draco asked as he walked up to the door,     Hermione hugged Draco and gave him one last kiss, "Wow! I should get lost like that more often!"

            Draco smiled and comforted Hermione until Dumbledore pointed at the door, "Adapertum!"

            The doors flew open to reveal a brightly lighted room, there was gold all over the room, gold pictures, gold frames, gold curtains, gold floors, gold ceilings, gold walls, and a gold chair in which Voldemort sat, with his snake around his neck.

            "Welcome to Cimmerii Castrum, of course, this is the last place that you'll see, so don't get used to it! Accio Crystal!"

            The crystal the Hermione had used on her fist day back from summer holidays appeared beside Voldemort. Hermione looked into the crystal and could see different times, different battles against Voldemort, she thought she even saw Rosetta Granger smile at her.

            "You are disgusting Voldemort, not only stealing the lives of so many, not only stealing the crystal, but using a stolen good to increase your power!"

            Hermione took the vial of liquid out and poured it on Draco's wand; you could see that the liquid was making the wand very heavy, for Draco was trying to keep it in the air.

            "This is the end Tom Marvolo Riddle! It is time for another to take your place! Tom Marvolo Riddle, I release thy spirit!" a voice rang in the room.

            The second Black Raven entered through the window and slowly took form. Silver hair, tall, sword in hand, evil grin, it was Salazar Slytherin.

            "Salazar?" Riddle said, surprised, "You are dead!"

            "That I may be Riddle, but you, I have watched you for the last 50 years, you have murdered, stolen, tortured, and murdered. That is beyond what a Slytherin is allowed to do! Now, when it comes down to the final battle, you increase your power by cheating. You are a disgrace to Slytherin, so I release thy spirit from your veins!"

            A silver aura came out of Voldemort and returned to Salazar's hand. The entire time, Riddle was laughing!

            "That bit of aura you took does me no good. It is worthless, and to prove it, I will murder your spirit… destroying your spirit forever! NEX AVADA MANES KEDAVRA NECIS!"

           The black and green spell rushed towards Salazar Slytherin, it went around the spirit and when the spell disappeared, the ghost of Salazar Slytherin had disappeared. He was gone; what ever he took from Riddle was gone too. The silver aura looked powerful; enough to kill even Riddle himself. Was that Salazar's plan?

            "Forget about him; now let's get this battle started before I fall asleep!"

            "Dumbledore, what was that spell?" Draco and Hermione asked, but Dumbledore looked stunned and scared…

            'How did he master a spell like that?' Dumbledore asked himself, "Hermione, Draco, that spell was the ancient Spirit Release spell, it was used a long time ago to ward off spirits, it has been banned, not even I am able to use it."

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I just love creating spells, anyways, I put the first chapter of "After the War" up, if you don't know what that is, it's the 'sequel' to this. Only I haven't decided if they will be linked! R&R this and R&R "After the War"

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