Sorry for the cliffie. I couldn't help it. I will insert a whole chapter someday on the effects of that Avada.

"Damn you Potter." were Voldemort's last words. In seconds his entire body was consumed with green fire, destroying his soal with a final hiss.

"Harry!" Hermione screamed as she ran to him, breaking through the pink light of the shield.

"Hermione! Ron, Ginny, Parv!" He cried as Hermione then the rest rushed into his open arms.

A collective shout rose from the field and castle as they realized what had happened. "Long live Potter, Long live Hogwarts, Long live Potter, Long live Hogwarts" the army yelled, raising their spears, wands and hearts to the sky.

Severus walked out into the suddenly warm field, eyes searching for Hermione. Everywhere Aurors were detaining death eaters. What he saw happened so fast he couldn't even comprehend it.

"You mudblood bitch!" Lucius Malfoy yelled, breaking away from Emmeline Vance, grabbing her wand. "Crucio!" a very powerful crucio spell ripped through the tranquil meadow in front of the castle and everyone could feel it. Hermione instantly convulsed as the spell hit her right between the shoulder blades. An unhuman shriek emmited from her mouth as she sunk to her knees in pain.

"No!" Severus cried, running toward Lucius and Hermione, "No!"

"Petrificus Totalus!" Ron cried, pressing foreward to point his wand at Lucius. The white petrificus beam ricocheted off the yellow crucio light and flew off into the crowd.

Hermione lay on the ground, her face getting paler and paler by the second.

Suddenly it was broken by a very angry Contessa Snape.

"Bastard," she said, spitting on the lifeless form of Lucius Malfoy after she had Avada'd him, "No one does that to family."

"Mione, love, come on, darling. Remember Aissa!" Severus whispered as he gathered her body into his arms.

"By the...heavens....and earth and the......elements of...fire.....wind and.....water....I...." was all she ever said. Severus snape let out an howl that was not of this earth as his tears poured out over her body.