Well I'm pretty sad because I didn't get ANY reviews for my last chappy and I'm sad =( If I don't get at least 3-5 reviews from this chapter, I will not be very motivated to finish the story, and the story is at it's climax right now so that's kinda disappointing. It's all up to you guys. Please please please review.

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Harry Potter's scar burst open and he squeezed his eyes shut and grabbed hold of Buckbeak's feathers tighter which made Buckbeak jerk a bit. Ginny Weasley had been relaxed holding onto Harry, her cheek pressed against his back, but the moment his scar burned, she felt like electricity was surging through her body for the split second. She looked at Harry and asked quietly, "What's wrong?"

"My scar, it burns - burns so bad." Harry said with his eyes shut tight.

"Did something happen?" Ginny asked concerned.

His scar gave another sharp prickle and he actually moaned from the pain. He began to sweat and held Buckbeak even tighter and began whispering, "quicker, fast, fly, we have to save them. NOW!!" He shouted the last part.

Ginny loosened her grip and began to become very scared. "Harry? What's going on?" She whimpered.

"They've got Mione', Ron, Crucio." He said very quickly.

"Oh my goodness. " Ginny whispered.

"LOOK!" Harry said pointing down.

Ginny sniffed and looked down, she realized how high they were and swallowed, but then averted her eyes more ahead and saw that they had reached 12 Grimmauld Place.

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"CRUCIO!"

Hermione barely had time to think before the painful and unforgivable curse hit her squarely in the chest. She screamed loud and hard the sweat breaking out on her face.

"NO! STOP!" Ron shouted his face twisted in pity and plead.

Hermione looked over at Ron with sunken eyes and a wet face from her tears. More spilled down her scratched pale face, making her wince from the salty tears hitting her open wounds. She shook her head and looked fearfully behind Ron.

Ron's capture spun him around painfully and Ron Weasley was looking straight up into the eyes of Lord Voldemort. Ron let out a strangled gasp and felt so very small and helpless at the moment.

"Oh.. My..." was all Hermione could get out before -

"CRUC -"

"DON'T!!! Hurt me instead!!!" Ron yelped to the death eaters around him.

"Ron no!" Screamed Hermione.

Ron glared over at her and she let out a dry sob. "Please. " she whimpered.

"Well well well. The two sidekicks are willing to die for the others." Voldemort sneered.

The death eaters immediately dropped down to the ground kneeling in a bow leaving Ron and Hermione standing looking frightened, yet loyal to each other. Ron ran over to Hermione as quickly as he could and gathered her in his arms protecting her. He had his arms wrapped around her shoulders and back while Hermione had her hands into fists gently holding his shirt, pressing against Ron's chest. She could feel both of them shaking with fear, and she closed her eyes tight.

"V-Volde - I can't believe - " Ron said quietly holding Hermione even tighter out of fright.

"No of course not Weasel. Lord Voldemort can't possibly be here. He wouldn't DARE hurt the mudblood and the blood traitor." Voldemort said icily his voice dripping with sarcasm. "Rise death eaters." He added as an after thought.

The Death Eaters rose all at once the swishing of their cloaks made Ron sick to his stomach. He knew that he and Hermione were going to die soon and he couldn't do anything about it. Voldemort walked forward towards them and looked straight at Hermione with great disgust. She kept her eyes shut tight and Ron held on tighter. Voldemort took out his wand and thrusted it under Hermione's chin making her look up. She kept her eyes closed and then Voldemort said in a cool voice, "Look at me mudblood, watch while we torture your boyfriend."

Hermione opened her eyes and thought she would positively die from fright. Voldemort was the scariest thing she had ever seen in her life and she actually let out a little gasp. Voldemort smirked at this and beckoned Wormtail forward. He flung himself forward and fell to the ground to kiss Voldemort's feet and then rose. He lundged on Ron while Voldemort beckoned another Death Eater forward to grab Hermione and they were torn apart in an instant.

"HOLD - STILL!" Wormtail screamed as he held onto Ron's stomach while Ron threw his fists trying to get loose. Ron didn't give up though, he wasn't going to die, he wasn't going to let Hermione die, and he would protect Harry. He wasn't going to just be the "faithful sidekick" this time. Hermione had tears flowing freely down her face as she kept struggling to hold onto Ron's hands. Growing more angry and less frightened, he managed to smash his foot backwards into an extremely painful place for the male, which made Wormtail drop Ron and shout, "SHIT! Filthy mud-lover." He ran towards Hermione again but Voldemort spoke words that made his blood freeze and made Hermione's heart stop. He pointed his wand at Ron and yelled "AVADA KEDAVRA!"

"NOOOOOOO!!!" Hermione screamed.

Ron was hopeless, there was nothing he could do. He failed as the sidekick, and as a hero he was trying to be in order to save his best friends.. thankfully someone did it for him.

With a rush of heavy wings Buckbeak flew down to the balcony and Harry literally jumped off before he landed and shoved Ron out of the way. They fell to the ground and felt the unforgivable curse graze the tops of their heads. Voldemort's groan of frustration sent a sharp twinge to Harry's scar. There was a sudden sound of feet hitting the ground quite hard, and they looked up to see Ginny pulling herself up from the ground looking positively terrified. Ron shot up like a bullet taking Harry with him and took out their wands. The three teens stood clumped together their backs towards each other slowly circling while trying to figure out a way to keep Harry from getting killed, and how to get Hermione. The death eaters closed in around them with one death eater they didn't recognize still holding Hermione. Voldemort stood out between his followers and grinned evilly at the trio and then at Hermione pointing his wand directly over her heart. She let out a pleading whimper as Voldemort said, "Give me Potter, or see the mudblood die. "

Ron turned his head and whispered in Harry's ear, "Don't do it Harry."

"Do you want Hermione to die?" Harry said back through clenched teeth.

"Shut up both of you.. I have an idea." Ginny said.

Both boys breathed deeply and after she explained her plan quickly to them, Ginny stepped forward and said icily, "Take me instead Tom. You've possessed me once, it would be so easy to do again."

They could tell Voldemort was doing some thinking and he snarled, "Give me Potter, or see the poor girl and the mudblood die." Another death eater grabbed Ginny and she didn't even struggle. Hermione shot a startled look at Ginny and wished she knew what was going on.

Then before anyone could think, Ron shouted "EXPELLIARMUS!" at the death eater holding Hermione, and she shot out of his grasp and straight at Ron. He caught her with a cough and he immediately put her behind him as Harry stepped forward and looked at Voldemort.

"Take me then." He said.

"HARRY!" Hermione exclaimed.

"Shhh. He knows what he's doing." Ron whispered.

Voldemort raised his wand and Harry didn't even flinch, after the killing curse was practically out of his mouth, they saw Harry mouth some words. Voldemort slowed down then, and crumpled to the ground at Harry's feet. Then with a spark, Dumbledore appeared and it was almost as if he were transparent. He walked through Harry and then became solid and pulled Voldemort up by his robes and with such force for a man so old, he threw him into the stone railing guarding the edge of the balcony. It cracked slightly and the death eaters remained still shocked at seeing Dumbledore. There was nothing they could do with him there.

"You - think - you can defeat - me?" Voldemort threatened getting back to his feet.

Pointing his wand at Dumbledore he shouted the killing curse and with a swift movement Dumbledore was standing beside Voldemort. The curse hit a death eater instead and he crumpled to the floor. Voldemort didn't even make notice of this.

"Tom, defeat isn't what brings a Wizard up on top." Dumbledore said.

"Then what is Dumbledore?" Voldemort shot back. "Your loyalty and booksmarts won't get you up on top."

"You're wrong this time Tom. It's just about sacrificing yourself for others and bravery. Like Mr. Weasley was demonstrating moments ago."

"What are you going to accomplish by saving the boy Dumbledore?"

Dumbledore swallowed hard. For once, he couldn't answer.

"Imperio!"

Harry's scar burst open and he moaned loud at the pain. He crunched over his hands on his head. Then he opened his mouth and said in a dead serious voice, the entire prophecy that only himself and Dumbledore knew about. The place went deadly silent as Harry spoke. He was trying hard to fight it off, but it was so powerful as Voldemort's voice spoke in his head to tell the prophecy. Harry kept pausing while he kept his eyes shut tight and repeated the prophecy.

Ron, Hermione, and Ginny looked at Harry as if they had never seen him before and they listened closely even though they knew Harry should stop speaking.

"HARRY FIGHT!" Shouted Dumbledore, "Don't let him overpower you, you're stronger than that, do it for your life, do it for your best friends lives!"

Harry shook violently and threw off the curse before he could finish it. Voldemort had only heard what he heard 17 years ago at the Hog's Head. His scream of fury sent a sharper twinge to Harry's scar. Forgetting magic, Voldemort simply ran at Harry and trampled him to the ground holding his throat choking him. Harry let out a strangled scream from the pain of not being able to breath and the fact that he felt his head was splitting in half because Voldemort was simply touching and killing him.

"I can touch you now Harry Potter. You'll see your mud-blood mummy soon. "

Harry heard Ginny and Hermione's screams distantly and then felt more force as Ron jumped on Voldemort attempting to pull him off. Then with a shout of "STUPEFY" from Dumbledore, Voldemort lay motionless. Everything went strangely still and Ron got up and pulled Harry out from under Voldemort. Harry rubbed his neck and coughed. The death eaters moved in slowly as Harry choked out, "Thanks" to Ron.

They were distracted so they didn't hear a cold voice say, "Ennervate."

Voldemort rose up and shoved his followers out of the way, and Hermione who was closest, was shoved to the ground and kicked by Voldemort. He wouldn't stop and as he knocked her unconscious and was about to kill her, Ron ran forward and pulled her out of the way by her arms. Her body was twisted strangely and it looked like one of her ribs might be broken and she was bleeding from her head. They seriously needed to get out now.

"WE HAVE TO GET HER OUT OF HERE DUMBLEDORE!" Shouted Harry.

At that moment, Fawkes swept down and guarded all of them by spreading out his wings. It was then Ron remembered something; he jammed his hands in his robes and took out his tiny Cleansweep broom he had shrunk. He looked at Hermione who was limply hanging in his arms. He patted her face lightly and tried to get her to wake up.

"Ron, take Hermione out of here. Enlarge your broom and get yourself and Hermione and Ginny out." Harry whispered frantically.

"Engorgio," whispered Ron and he hopped on his broom in an instant. Hermione was slightly conscious and she managed to climb on in back of him. He wrapped her arms around his middle and realized there wasn't room for Ginny. Fawkes then flew up and clawed the back of Ginny's and Harry's robes pulling them up from the ground.

"Get them out of here!" Dumbledore shouted at Fawkes.

Fawkes flew out ahead of Ron and Hermione and they sped off.

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Hermione kept sliping in and out of consciousness which ment she kept slipping off the broom with Ron catching her in time.

"Come on Mione' we're almost there."

"Ron, it hurts. I can't breathe. I think one of my ribs is broken."

"Just try and hang in there."

They could now see the towers and turrets of Hogwarts and they landed softly on the grass in front of the doors to the great hall.

With a sigh of relief from everyone, Hermione gave a small laugh, and passed out.

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OTAY! This chapter took me practically 4ever so I really really would like some reviews. * Gives puppy face * Just so ya know the scary stuff is pretty much over and right when I thought I was gonna end, I kept going anyways. I dunno why, it's a me thingy. The stories gonna come to a close soon, maybe another 2-4 chapters (depending on how many * ahem ahem * reviews I receive. Anyways, hope ya'll had a happy happy new year!

Luv, Sara