A/N: This is short, yes, but I thought it would be more dramaic if I made a separate chapter for this.

Chapter 9: The Lioness and the Serpent: The Final Battle

Hermione walked towards Voldemort until she reached Harry's body. She stood by his body. He was her best friend and her first true love and he was dead. She let the pain leave her but she did not cry. The ground beneath her feet was barren of grass, barren of life. Her long curly hair blew around her it was now a dark brown with hits of deep rich red in it. Her eyes were pure amber in color. Voldemort titled his head slightly as he looked at her, like he wasn't sure what to make of her. Then he smiled a sinister smile.
"You loved him," He spat, "But your emotions make you weak you are the heir of Slytherin."
"No Voldemort," She said her voice loud, clear, and unwavering, "My emotions make me strong, love makes me strong. Yes, I am the heir of Slytherin but like my mother before I am also the heir of Gryffindor." Voldemort stared at her dumb-founded. He tried to form words but couldn't get them out. She knew that he definitely didn't know about her mother. She watched as he became very angry.
"He wouldn't have dared married Amanda," He stared, "He hated her half-brother mutt of a man. He would have never gone against my orders."
"He never followed your orders," She said realizing that she could no longer deny that Severus Snape was her father and Remus Lupin was her uncle. "And I think you know that and that is why you are so angry. That is why you hate him so much."
"No my dear," He laughed cruelly, "I hated him because he was weak. Not once did he challenge me. He obeyed every order I gave. He should have proved that he truly was worthy of the title Heir of Slytherin."
"But he did, challenge you. He married my mother and became a spy for Dumbledore. If he was ever truly on your side it was for a very short time." Hermione took a step forward and she was now just past Harry's body. She felt more strength flowing into her body. Voldemort just smiled at her.

"That is why I wanted you," He said, "You are strong, you are powerful, you are worthy of the title Heir of Slytherin." Hermione walked forward until she was only 5 feet away from him. She stared him down, not one ounce of fear for him in her body.
"I am strong and powerful," She started, "But I am a Gryffindor."
"No my dear you are my heir," Then he shouted his wand was still pointed at her, "Expelliarmus!" Her wand flew out of her hand. "Accio wand!" Then her wand flew to him and he broke it half on his knee. "You see you have no choice."
"Impedimenta!" Hermione said as she flicked her hand toward him. He flew backward as the red jet of light hit him squarely in the chest. Energy cracked around her and through her body. She felt like something clicked inside her and a floodgate opened inside her. She felt like her blood was made liquid fire but also like it was made of ice. She didn't know that her eyes were burning red with orange around the outside. Her skin was glowing an eerie white-silver. This time when Voldemort looked at her it wasn't with curiosity but with fear. He stood up none the less and cast another curse.
"Crucio!" He shouted. The spell hurled toward her but she stood her ground.
"Velestro!" She said and purple light came from her upturned hands and hit the curse stopping the curse they very second it hit. Voldemort yelled in anger in a loud inhuman shriek that echoed across the battle field behind Hermione. He launched himself upon her and drew a knife shape like a serpent and began to stab her.
"You are my heir, my blood. You should obey me. You are mine, you were meant to be evil." He screamed as he stabbed her shoulder and then he side. Hermione screamed in pain and felt an energy burst from her body and threw him off her. He lay still a few seconds when he hit the ground about 20 feet away. He slowly picked himself up pain was also racking his body. Hermione somehow pulled herself to her feet. Thick dark red blood was pouring from several wounds. She steadied herself on her feet as he did the same. "It ends now!"
"Yes, it does." Hermione said. He raised his wand at her,
"Avra...." He began. Unknown to Voldemort and Hermione Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape, Remus, and Sirius were coming up the hill as the very moment.
"Amandnon!" Shouted Hermione and a golden light pour from her hands. It hit Voldemort and he screamed in pain and faded to ashes. Hermione fell to her knees and crawled back to Harry's body and placed a small kiss on his lips before passing out hoping she would wake up in his arms. She didn't see her blood still flowing soaking her robes, or the teachers who witness the whole scene, or Voldemort's wand finally falling turning to dust as it hit the ground, and she didn't hear Dumbledore say,
"He is finally gone forever." She wouldn't know until later that her father and uncle came rushing to her side praying that it wasn't too late.