Harry Potter and the Dragon's Chosen
Chapter XI: End of the Flight
A week after the ball, word got out that Voldemort had revolted against the Miles and the rest of the chosen. Neither can live while the other survives… Miles of course had expected this and began training Harry on how to beat another Chosen. When asked why Voldemort was picked, Miles responded with a shrug, saying that not even he know how Denkino's mind worked. Of course, for some reason, Karen was not to be found. Miles said not to worry about it, but even he was starting to become bothered by it. Karen however, had hidden herself in a pocket dimension, working on a spell that would fix everything.
The prophecy states that neither can live while the other survives. However, that could be a loophole…instead of ending life…Harry might be able to make a new one. The prophecy could simply mean that while the Dark Lord is living, neither him nor Harry will be able to live. Of course if you also factor in the fact that Denkino picked him, then that proves that something is amiss inside Voldemort. He said, "I lost more followers than I care to say that day." That means that he relies on his followers for something…if I can exploit that then maybe…
Alas, young Karen set out to try to figure out something that would change the world. Would she be successful? We shall see…
The next Week…It was another Hogsmade trip. The students had just returned from the holidays, and Dumbledore thought it best for them to get a bit of relaxation in. Of course, he was expecting an attack by Voldemort and/or the demons, however, what he got, was something truly amazing.
As Harry was walking back towards the school, clouds rumbled overhead. Bolts of purple lightning flared down into the street and the students scattered. However, the bolts stayed in one area, repeatedly slamming down onto the street until they stopped. When the dust cleared, they saw Voldemort in all his glory, already transformed. Everyone drew their wands, ready for a fight, however in a manuver that surprised everyone, he motioned for them to put down their wands, as he placed his twin blades into the ground.
"I have only need for one of you today. Harry Potter, I have come to end the battle you and I have fought against each other since the day you were born. I wish for one final duel."
Harry was about to respond when he noticed Miles staring at him out of the corner of his eye. Miles nodded, and Harry swallowed.
"I accept your challenge…under one condition."
"State it Potter."
"If I am to fall, you are to give five days before your next attack. As for we will give five days before we search for your death eaters if you fall."
Confident that he would win, Voldemort thought these terms over.
"Fine, I accept your terms."
"Then let us duel."
Harry transformed, and the battle Begun.
(Play: Matrix Reloaded: Burly Brawl. {The song that played during the fight between Neo and the insane amounts of Agent Smiths})
The two combatants flew at each other at sub-sonic speeds. Harry was at a slight disadvantage because Voldemort had two blades to Harry's one. Each slash was parried by the other, as they circled the area. Harry sent a wave of wind energy at Voldemort who was blasted backwards. He did a recovery that put his feet on the wall he was going to hit, then pushed off charging his blades with energy. Harry dodged the slashes made, but was unable to defend against the backwash of energy from the attacks and was sent to the ground. Voldemort charged at him but Harry pushed off the ground and flew backwards in an escape.
{Miles!} {Karen?! Where are you?} {That doesn't matter, quickly, scan my mind! I just came up with a spell that will help Harry, but it has a time limit on it! I already cast the first part, you need to cast the second part, and Harry has to hit Voldemort with the spell.}
While Karen and Miles were having that exchange, the battle between Voldemort and Harry was beginning to become fiercer. Each slash was parried then countered with an element, knocking the attacker back. To the spectators, it looked as if one would charge in, there would be a flash of purple or green light, and then the one who flew in would be sent in another direction, while the other attacked. (Think of it as two strands of light circling each other than clashing, then springing apart only to do it again.) Miles began to see the specs of the spell, and his role in it. He began chanting the incantations required.
"Kokoro no Tamashii, Tamashii no Kokoro. Hikaru no Tamashii, Yami ni Akari suru. Mezameru, Tamashii no Kami Ryuu!"
Harry's hands began to glow just as Voldemort knocked his sword out of his hands.
"What the hell? What am I supposed to do?!"
"HARRY! SMACK HIM! IT WORKS ON EVERYTHING! TRUST ME I'VE TRIED!"
Harry shrugged and dodged the next swipe made by Voldemort. He flew back, and then flew forward and delivered an ear splitting smack to Voldemort's face. When he hit however, a brilliant sphere of light surrounded them.
(Play Evanescence: Everybody's Fool.)
perfect by nature
icons of self indulgence
just what we all need
more lies about a world that
Next thing they knew, Voldemort was in his normal form, and surrounded by his death eaters.
"What happened? Where is the Potter boy?"
"Shut up you filthy Mudblood! We were fools to follow a half-breed such as yourself!"
"WHAT?! How dare you speak to your master like that?! Crucio!"
Nothing happened.
"What?!"
"See? He's no Dark Lord! He's a mudblood! How dare you assume you have the right to practice magic?!"
"How dare YOU speak to me like that?! Avada Kadavra!"
This time, something did happen. The world around them changed to show his past as an orphan.
never was and never will be
have you no shame don't you see me
you know you've got everybody fooled
"Hey! Leave her alone!"
"Shut up Riddle, you stupid wimp! You! Bitch! Get over here!"
Harry and Voldemort saw a younger Tom being knocked to the side while three older boys cornered a small girl Tom's same age. They saw young Tom run in front of the girl and hold his arms to the side. The three boys were about to hit him again when they were suddenly sent flying back by a wave of force. The three boys got up and then ran, as the younger Tom picked up the girl who had fainted, and carried her back to the orphanage.
"My…my past…damn you! Why am I forced to see this?!"
look here she comes now
bow down and stare in wonder
oh how we love you
no flaws when you're pretending
but now i know she
The scene changed again to show Tom in Hogwarts. Sorted into Slytherin he was ridiculed and sneered at by his peers for being a "Mudblood." They saw him in the first year sitting in a bathroom crying, and yet cursing all those who put him where he was. Then, he became determined to be the best, to get revenge, on all of them.
never was and never will be
you don't know how you've betrayed me
and somehow you've got everybody fooled
Then they see him back at the orphanage, after Hogwarts. All through his years, he had someone supporting him from afar, but when he came back to her, she was scared out of her mind by his change, not by his powers, but by the fact that her beloved "Tommy" had become such a cold hearted monster. They saw him with tears in his eyes for all of six seconds, and then he killed her, saying he needed no one.
"Selene…why…we could have had everything…"
without the mask where will you hide
can't find yourself lost in your lie
Finally, they see the Mirror of Erised. Voldemort steps in front of it, wondering what he will see.
i know the truth now
i know who you are
and i don't love you anymore
He saw himself. Before the transformation, before everything of Lord Voldemort started. Himself, standing next to his beloved Selene, and he was smiling. Not the evil smile he knew now, but a genuinely pleased smile, one that meant nothing but bliss.
"The mirror shows our heart's greatest desire…"
it never was and never will be
you don't know how you've betrayed me
and somehow you've got everybody fooled
Voldemort let out a cry of anguish, his body began to glow with a white light.
"Selene! Please forgive me! I want nothing to do with this now! Please Selene! I'm sorry!!!"
His body glowed so fiercely that it almost blinded Harry, who had seen everything Voldemort saw. Outside the sphere, everyone heard a scream of pain.
Everyone watched with bated breath as the sphere started crackling. The sphere then exploded sending waves of magical energy all over. A pillar of light shot into the sky and the tip turned into the dark mark. Everyone gasped as the dark mark exploded. On Severus Snape's arm the dark mark that had plagued him all these years, had faded and vanished, the feeling of pressure on his mind from the connection it made to the dark lord went with it. When the light cleared, they all saw Harry Potter, in his normal form, was supporting the crying form of Lord Voldemort. Everyone looked on in astonishment as his body glowed and then shattered revealing a boy in his teens with unruly black hair. The old Tom Marvolo Riddle had been reborn.
it never was and never will be
you're not real and you can't save me
somehow now you're everybody's fool
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Wow…that…I think…Is the most emotional chapter I've ever written. Now before you flame me, think about it. We really don't know that much about Voldemort's past. So we have no idea if it plagues him, and that's also why he wants Harry so badly. To erase the one thing that reminds him of himself. Plus, this is an idea I've been kicking around for a while, and I also like this song a lot.
RuRu: I'm glad you liked what I had written, and I'm sorry for the long update, I hope this makes up for it.
deer boy: heh, lucky for you Draco's role didn't get to come into play yet. Sorry for the long update, I've been updating other fics.
I wont try to tell you what to expect for the next chapter, and I wont tell you when it will be, because I have no idea. I only wrote this because the song was getting to me and I thought that it would make a good chapter. Oh and A batch of Juri's homade chocolate chip cookies goes to who ever can tell me what they think the title means and if their close or not