(A.N. I know this has been a long time coming, and I am so grateful that you have had patience with me following my loss. We are nearing the end, so Im going to ask you to just bear with me - I want to make sure I get it right, tie up all the loose ends etc etc - this is an edit of this chapter, so please read this one and disregard the first edit I put up if you read it.)

Credits for the lyrics go to Evanescence.)

"Even In Death"

Give me a reason to believe that you're gone

I see your shadow so I know they're all wrong

Moonlight on the soft brown earth

It leads me to where you lay

They took you away from me but now I'm taking you home

I will stay forever here with you

My love

The softly spoken words you gave me

Even in death our love goes on

Some say I'm crazy for my love, Oh my love

But no bonds can hold me from your side, Oh my love

They don't know you can't leave me

They don't hear you singing to me

And I can't love you, anymore than I do

I will die, but real love is forever.

Voldemort called for his re-inforcements and they came running back into the Veil Room. Lana figured that there was around 20 of them - she hoped that Harry would be too terrified to come in until the very end. There was very little possibility that Lana could defend herself from Voldemort - for once, this wasn't about Harry, but with Harry there as an added target, Lana knew she wouldnt be able to defend herself, Harry and do what she had come to do as well.

"LUPIN! MOODY! SNAPE!" Lana shouted across the expansive room, her voice echoing off the marble walls. All three of them were backed together, in the far end of the room - away from the Veil. More Death Eaters surrounded them, and Lana was just waiting for the final strike to come. Quickly, she moved across the room, flitting from side to side so that Voldemort couldnt keep up with her even if he did try, and so that the Death Eaters didnt see her coming.

She smashed through the middle of them, stunning 3 as she did so. Standing alongside Lupin, Moody and even Snape made her feel proud - and the adrenaline rush was incredible. That knocked the numbers down to seventeen, and just as they raised their wands, Lana flung her hands up and raised a forcefield not unlike the one when she had first faced Voldemort as a teenager. Her hands were held high above her head, muttering to herself underneath her breath.

Harry walked in at that very moment, and what he saw shocked him. Pieces of marble had been blasted off the walls, and it was because of this and the dust that he was blocked from Voldemorts view, or maybe because all of his attention was focused on Lana. Reading about Lanas powers in his parents journal was one thing, but seeing them up close and live was another...The sight was awesome. The number of Death Eaters, Harry wasnt sure about, but Lana was making sure that none of their spells were getting through to her, Lupin, Moody and Snape. The only way Harry could tell there was anything there was the fact that everytime a spell hit it, whatever it was, a silver ripple went around it, and also there was Lana grimacing or screaming in pain, depending on the strength of the spell. Harry looked at her, and looked down, and saw the blood on the floor. Lupin was talking fiercely to Moody and Snape, who were both listening intensely. Harry also realised something else: For all that hed done in the past, to his father and his friends, to Harry and his friends - Snape was on THEIR SIDE.

The door behind Voldemort swung open and Lanas team from the Aurors division came running in. James, and three others started their attack on Bella, Lucius, Crabbe and Goyle.

"STUPEFY!" shouted James, the spell just missing Lucius' head, James quickly ducked to the floor to avoid being hit with the same spell.

"Oh here it is, Lanas hero," seethed Lucius, pointing his wand at James who had just leapt up from the floor. "Lets see how well you do when your writhing in pain - "

"STUPEFY!" called a voice from behind Lucius, hitting him square on the back. "Always talked too much.." muttered Kingsley, spitting on Lucius unconcious body.

Bella was having a great time with Amelia, having laid Crucio on her and Amelia as in so much pain she was just twitching on the floor - then she stopped moving altogether.

Cackling, Bella turned around, only to be greeted by a Jelly Legs curse from James.

Kingsley stared at James, then, seeing Crabbe and Goyle, quickly grabbed James' arm and spun him around, Kingsley sent two stupefy spells at Crabbe and Goyle, but each one missed.

"Leave Bella for me..." said Lana, and James spun around, trying to figure out how she had spoke to him, when a seething Bella hit him with Crucio, which sent him screaming to the floor.

Lupin, even as he was talking to Moody and Snape, had many things on his mind. He was trying come up with something to do when Lanas field broke - it only lasted so long, because of the damage it inflicted on her. This was all too much like the first time Lana faced Voldemort... Lupin started to panic as he saw the crimson red seeped through her white t-shirt. On this exact date, at this exact time - he had been fighting the battle which killed his last remaining friend - 2 months ago exaclty. As he thought this over, something occured to him - it might be because this would be the LAST TIME she faced him..Lupin felt his stomach lurch at the very thought that Lana could die. He knew it - in that moment, he knew, that one way or another, this would Lanas last battle.

Voldemort stood watching, mildly amused and at the same time filled with rage. The girl was quick, powerful, intelligent and ruthless. They were things he held in high esteem - which is why he wanted to either kill or recruit James and Lily Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and Lana Madison when they were younger - whichever one was quicker. Turned out, three out of five were now dead, either by his own hand or by the people closest to Voldemort. Leaning against the marble wall, Voldemort waited. Only so long before her defences broke, and that would be it. Total annhilation of her, a werewolf, a traitor and a paranoid old Auror. Come to think of it, why wasnt Potter and his little friends here? Usually they cant resist coming and trying to do 'whats right'. Voldemort smiled to himself. No doubt they would be here soon, if they werent already in the building somewhere.

Lana opened her eyes, and saw Harry standing just inside the doorway, hand gripped on his wand. Her dark brown hair had come loose from its ponytail, and was whipping wildly around her face as the spells hit her forcefield. The scar on her right arm had been ripped open immediately and blood flowed down it and spattered onto the floor. Her back was sore and she could feel the blood running down it. One more good hit, and she would be on her knees, unable to protect anyone anymore. "Harry...." Lana tapped into Harrys wavelength, and sent a message to him. "Go away. Dont let yourself be seen until I call you. I need you for something, but for this thing, I need you to be alive. So - "

From the back of the room, Voldemort walked forwards, shouting "AVADA KEDAVRA" and the force of the green light hitting the field.

"ARGHHHHHHHHH" Lana screamed in pain, dropping to her knees, fresh blood running down her face, the field flashed off for a second and a few spells got through, cutting off Snapes hair and grazing his cheek, hitting Moody in the chest and sending him sprawling into Lupin who had been hit in the leg, and was bleeding considerably. Lanas breathing was ragged and her chest heaved up and down, as she struggled to keep it up.

Harry screamed and almost fell to the floor, he struggled to keep his balance and pain seared through his head, feeling like his skull would split, as he felt Voldemorts malice towards Lana.

This scream caught Voldemorts attention and he turned to face Harry, who was still reeling from the pain, eyes blurry, tears down his face, vision - two of everything. Lana saw this, and it happened almost in slow motion...

Voldemort lifted his wand.

Harry didnt even see him.

Lana shouted to Lupin Moody and Snape to get out of there.

Lupin, seeing what she was going to do, screamed to her "NOOOO!".

Snape grabbed Lupin by the right arm as he lunged for Lana.

Moody grabbed him around the waist, as Lupin flailed and struggled to get her.

The field dropped, and the Death Eaters, their target open, pointed thier wands at Lana, but she had already gone.

Stunned, the Death Eaters turned around, amazed.

Lana was running as fast as her injured, exhausted body would let her.

Voldemort pointed his wand at Harry and took a few steps forward.

Harry had dropped his wand in pain, and was now frantically looking for it on the floor.

Lupin was shouting and kicking at Moody and Snape to let him go, but they wouldnt.

Voldemorts voice, high and shrill with hate, echoed and bounced around the room -

"AVADA KEDAVRA...!"

The jet of green light was no more than a few foot away from Harry when Lana got to him -

She pushed him aside, turned to face Voldemort, her hand up, about to send up a forcefield -

When the green light hit her in the chest...

Harry stood, motionless...

Lupin stopped fighting, and fell to his knees as...

Lanas eyes grew wide, the blood trickling down her forehead making her look even more haunting...

Her lifeless body hit the wall behind her, and slumped, face down on the floor.