A/N: Hello all, I am back, and with good news. Chapter 22 the last chapter has been typed and is ready to go online but only if you all do one thing for me. I have noticed that there is about 100 or so people who have me on their author alert, which is really cool. However only about 20 people review each chapter, so if I get at least 75 of you to review this chapter then the next one will go up immediately and you will have the end of the story. If not then it will go up when I feel like it. For all those who reviewed the last chapter I thank you very much, I will only mention a few because of their questions. Bluebell-UK: My B-day is the 23rd, and I am now 20. Oh and when are you going to update???

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Chapter Twenty One: The Snake Attacks

Dumbledore went quickly into action, shouting commands at professors and students alike; power radiated off of him and no one dared to question. Harry was able to block out most of the pain and stood up.

"Harry, are you okay?"

"Yes sir. What is the plan of action?"

"The professors and myself, along with most of the seventh years, are going to meet him out there. It is not a full scale attack."

"I think it is only meant as a distraction so he can get inside and get the torch."

"My thoughts exactly. We will meet his army and your DA and dueling members will guard the Great Hall inside and at the doors."

"Good, shall I leave a guardian?"

"If they do not mind and if you can."

"No problem, hold on a second. Shiva, master of Ice, I call upon thee."

The Great Hall got noticeably colder and the students could see their breath. Then it started to snow in one centralized area around Harry and Professor Dumbledore. Everyone watched with fixed awareness as he raised his hands and what seemed to be a blue and white woman emerged out of nowhere. Harry then spoke into her ear and a wall of ice was erected around the insides of the Great Hall. The women then seemed to melt into the ice and could be seen walking around the Hall in the ice. The only part not affected was the entrance to the hall, but it also was encased with ice after the teachers, Harry and Dumbledore walked through leaving the Great Hall in the hands of the DA and Shiva. Even though Hagrid and Snape were there as well, the defense was really with the DA.

Malfoy and his goons of Slytherin sought to wreak some havoc while their Lord attacked outside, but several DA members overheard him and stunned them while Shiva put them in giant ice cubes. Snape was furious and started to yell and scream and he took all the house points away from all houses save for Slytherin and was yelling something about expulsion, until Hagrid borrowed a wand and stunned him.

"Bloody moron! I heard everything kids, so all house points are restored and we will leave this group to be sorted out by Professor Dumbledore."

The group nodded their consent and continued to patrol. Meanwhile Professor Dumbledore, Harry, the professors, and the seventh year students were charging to the doors. They arrived and Dumbledore took charge.

"Seventh years, I want half with me, the other half at the windows and doors. Curse everything in site expect for Voldemort. Should you see him, leave him to either the professors or Mr. Potter here, who will be guarding what we believe Voldemort, is after. I should let you know that Voldemort is not here to take over, his attack is meant as a diversion, planned to distract us from him. He hopes to capture the legendary Green Flame Torch, which Mr. Potter has discovered, and will go and protect. So, good luck to all. On my count form 4 lines. I don't believe it is a big attack, possibly only about 100 death eaters. Everyone ready?"

"Yes sir!" They all replied.

"Very well then, ATTACK!!!"

Harry ran to the third corridor and pulled out his marauder map to see what was going on. Harry was surprised to see such a small army. There was only about 50 death eaters and 3 trolls, up against Dumbledore's army, which consisted of 75 students and 9 professors. Harry searched the map and found what he was looking for, though he was a bit freaked to see that Voldemort had already penetrated the castle and was inside the founder's room.

"How did he find it so fast?" he asked himself while he ran to the door, which immediately sprang open to show Voldemort reaching for the torch.

"Riddle, how nice to see you again."

"Potter! How many times must I warn you against using that name?"

"Once more, as always Riddle."

"Well Potter, your days are numbered, I am now in control of the Green Flame torch and you can't touch me."

Harry smirked.

"Oh, Potter, find something funny about this do you?"

"Well, Tom, yes. Are you sure that is the true Green Flame torch?"

"What are you playing at, Potter?"

Harry walked over to the Gryffindor section of the room and pulled a book. The case swung open to reveal a hidden room in which duplicate silver torch that Voldemort was holding.

"That's good, Potter, but not that good."

"Scared Tom? Now you question yourself, do I have the torch or do you?"

"Ha is this the best you can you do? All I have to do is light this and see, if it's not the right one, then I will simply have to kill you and take that torch."

"Sounds like you have everything planned out Tom, but you know just as well as I do you can't just light torch with conventional methods. You need to a special magic touch."

"Yes I know, and I came prepared. Be warned Potter, I will kill you and that muggle loving fool today. Then the world will feel my wrath."

As he spoke he started to glow and then the glow shifted towards the torch and up the handle then the flame roared to life. Voldemort merely looked at the torch in disinterest while Harry looked with rapt attention. The flame was an intense green, but quickly melted away to reveal a pure white flame. Harry had a surprised look on his face and Voldemort realized something was up.

"Well Potter, it would seem that I am not the only one surprised here, so what happened?"

"Strange, I was only bluffing. I thought you were holding on to the real torch...so that must mean that I am."

Then Harry sent his own magic to the torch and lit it. Just like the first one a green flame erupted out but soon melted away to be replaced with a blue flame. Harry was puzzled; he had not read about any fake torches. He had accidentally found the one in Godric Gryffindors secret area. Voldemort did not have any expressions on his face but he was smiling inside.

"Potter doesn't know," He thought to himself. "All I have to do is get rid of him and light the last three."

Then Voldemort did something very unpredictable; he shot a stunner spell at Harry. Harry's eyes went wide in shock, but thanks to many years of Quidditch and his training with Tidus, Harry quickly rolled out of the way and shot a stunner at Voldemort who had a shield around him.

"Interesting Potter, I see you have had some training. Much better than the last time we met."

"Wouldn't you like to know?"

"Enough chatter Potter, this is where I kill you."

Harry smirked but had to quickly dodge as Voldemort shot out a crucio curse, then a stunning spell to the left. Harry jumped out of the way of both spells and sent back his own stunners. Voldemort raised the ShieldProtg and Harry was only semi surprised to see a black shield around him. Harry knowing it was completely useless to use magic, put his wand back in his pocket. Voldemort thinking he had won started to stalk Harry, while talking.

"Giving up already Potter?"

Harry didn't answer; instead he leaped into the air and kicked out at Voldemort who moved out of the way just in time.

"What are you playing at Potter? Fighting like a muggle now?"

"Magic will do me no good with your shield so I will just have to kick your arse physically."

Harry then lunged again and tried to punch Voldemort. Voldemort was fast but not fast enough as Harry struck him in his stomach and tripped him with a leg sweep. The shield spell for any wizard took a lot of energy to maintain and Voldemort was not able to do anything with it up. He dropped it and at the same time sent a cutting curse at Harry who could not move and it cut him on the left cheek. However Harry had wandlessly sent a banishing curse at Voldemort who had not seen or heard it and got struck by it. Voldemort was sent backward through the entrance that they had both entered. Harry quickly followed and was sent flying by another curse. Voldemort then did something Harry did not expect, he paused and spoke again,

"Well Harry, as you seem to like fighting muggle, lets put them together. "

Voldemort then produced out of thin air a very long sword. The sword blade was green and silver and had a deep black hilt with green snakes coiling around it. The eyes of the snakes were red and seemed to bore into you.

Harry was a bit put out, by the fact that he was able to do that so easily.

"So Potter, my ancestor left me his sword. Lord Slytherin, felt that this blade would need to be used in the battle to get rid of the filthy little halfbloods, and muggle born. And yes I know how to use it quite well."

"That is indeed a very nice blade, but tell me how does mine look?"

Harry then yelled, "Accio Gryffindor sword!!" Nothing happened for a few seconds then a whirring sound could be heard and a sword appeared, then landed in Harry's hand.

"Shall we dance?"

Instantly the two mortal enemies lunged at each other and parried blows with their swords. The sound of metal clanging about. Voldemort was not lying when he said that he knew how to use the sword as he was getting the better of Harry. Harry remembered training with a sword with Tidus and doing really good with it, but at the time, his motions were not fluid and eventually Voldemort took the opening shot and Harry's sword went flying over the stairs, with Harry still attached.

Down on the grounds, Dumbledore, the Professors, and the seventh year students were making quick work of the death eaters. The trolls had fallen quickly due to some quick windgardium Levoisa on their clubs and hit them on the heads with them. Cho Chang was guarding the castle doors with Katie Bell and some seventh years when they saw Dumbledore shoot a stunner at the last apparent death eater. There was a cheer as the last one fell, but he wasn't the last one. A death eater had hid in the bushes and sneaked around behind. He crept up behind Dumbledore and shouted out "AVADA.." "STUPFY" Everyone turned around at the sounds to see a fallen death eater and Cho Chang right behind him breathing heavily. Dumbledore was the first to speak.

"Well Ms. Chang, I believe that thank you is in order along with a recommendation for Order of Merlin. I can't express my gratitude enough. Thank you."

Cho was blushing at the praise and congratulations from her classmates and Professors. Dumbledore then led everyone back into the castle. They were headed back to the Great Hall when they heard a loud crash. Everyone looked up and backed up as a sword came flying to the floor, but their attention was on the person falling as well, Harry was kicked through the sixth floor banister. They heard Voldemort laugh as he watched Harry fall. Someone shouted out "HARRY!!" and Dumbledore attempted to get Harry by using the same spell he did in Harry's third year, but before the spell could hit him, Harry changed into a creature that made everyone gasp. Harry then flew back up to Voldemort and with a pop changed back to normal. He, along with everyone present then pointed his or her wands at Voldemort.

"You may have won this time Potter but know that I will not be defeated!!"

He then hurled an Avada kedvra curse right at Harry. It was to close for Harry to dodge but as the green spell raced toward Harry it was suddenly engulfed in a bright orange flame that turned into Harry's summon creature Phoenix. The spell disappeared and in its place was an enormous Phoenix. Voldemort yelled in immense rage, but seeing that he lost, he disappeared in a puff of smoke. The attack was over.

Over the next few hours Harry, Dumbledore, and the professors searched the entire castle for any left over people. Thanks to the marauders map they found none. It was also discovered that somehow Voldemort had broken down most of the wards that protected the school. So Professor Dumbledore spent the next hour or so putting some back up and reinforcing others. All in the entire group didn't arrive back in the Great Hall until almost breakfast time.

When they did, Harry noticed numerous purple sleeping bags around the hall. Shiva was floating around the Hall while Ron and Hermione were guarding with the help of Hagrid, about 17 students all frozen in ice cubes. Dumbledore merely looked over and summoned their wands from Ron, Hermione, and Hagrid.

"Harry could you have them released, we will have the ministry deal with them later. I am sure you are just as tired as I am. And perhaps you should have Madame Pompfrey check on that cheek of yours."

"Yeah, but I can wait until everyone wakes up. So don't worry about that part. Hey Shiva?"

"Yes Harry?" She replied.

"Thanks for your help, you can go now."

"Not a problem Harry. See you later."

Shiva disappeared in a snowstorm and the group was freed. They were still stunned so they all just fell over on top of each other. As amusing as it was to see this, Ron, Hagrid, Hermione, and Harry sorted them out in a line. Ron went over to where Sky had fallen asleep and fell asleep just as his head hit the floor. Hermione came and hugged Harry.

"Thank Merlin you're alright Harry."

"No worries Mione, though I might have freaked out the seventh year and some of the professors when I fell. However I am sure that you are tired, so why don't you get some sleep. Professor Dumbledore will hopefully explain everything tomorrow."

"Okay, night Harry."

"Night Mione, and great job today." He smiled at her.

Hermione went over to where Ron and Sky were sleeping and settled down. She to fell asleep immediately. Harry went up to where the professors were and saw that a good majority was asleep. Only Hagrid, McGonagall, and Dumbledore were still awake.

"Ah, Harry, how is everyone?"

"Tired but I think good."

"Good, how are you?"

"Also tired, but good. And you sir?"

"The same."

McGonagall spoke up:

"Headmaster, may I suggest that you and Mr. Potter get some sleep. Hagrid and myself can hold watch while you sleep. When the other professors wake, we can grab some shuteye. Also from what Hagrid tells me Severous will be most irate when he wakes up."

"Oh? What happened?"

"Well apparently Mr. Malfoy and his friends attempted to hex Miss Granger, Mr. Weasley, and some others. So they stunned the group. Severous was most upset and was screaming and yelling something fierce. So Hagrid grabbed a wand an stunned him."

"Oh bother, well maybe I will take a long lie in." Dumbledore chuckled.

"Headmaster!"

"Kidding Minerva, why don't we all grab some sleep. Mr. Potter and myself have checked over everything and I am sure that nothing can happen in the next few hours."

"Are you sure Albus?"

"Yes Minerva, get some sleep. You as well Mr. Potter."

"Yes sir, goodnight professors."

"Good night Mr. Potter." McGonnagal replied.

"Goodnight Harry." Hagrid said.

"Oh Harry one more thing. For the protection of the school, I am awarding you an award from the school, and I am nominating you for Order of Merlin."

"Thank you Sir." Harry managed to stutter out after he got over his shock.

"It is no problem Harry, it is my way of saying thanks for everything. Now go and get some sleep."

"Goodnight Sir."

"Goodnight Harry."

Everyone went to sleep and in a few hours some where starting to wake up. Upon seeing Harry and Dumbledore asleep some cheered but were quickly shushed by others realizing that they were probably exhausted. Their nerves were much better seeing them back, so it was no surprise that the noise level got high fast and with it awaking Harry, Dumbledore, and Harry's friends.

"Ohh, who's making all that noise?" Harry muttered, while he kind of sat up.

But some seeing Harry sit up shut up immediately which caused the hall to immediately quite down.

"That's better." And he sunk back down to the floor. But the Hall heard him and couldn't help but laugh. Dumbledore also woke up but had his usual twinkle in his eyes at Harry's comments. Harry though grew frustrated but relaxed as he relaxed that for the moment they had won. So he to got up. As he stood so did Dumbledore and the whole Hall burst into loud cheers. Both Dumbledore and Harry were blushing as the Hall stood as one and cheered. Dumbledore was finally able to quiet the Hall enough to calmly ask everyone to stand at the walls. They all looked at him like he was mad but complied nonetheless. Dumbledore then clapped his hands twice and 5 tables appeared. The teachers ascended to the head table and sat down, while the students all found their own tables and sat down. Dumbledore remained standing and everyone looked at him waiting.

"As you are no doubt aware, Voldemort," A collective shudder ran through except for oddly enough the 7th year students. "Attacked Hogwarts last night in an attempt to retrieve a lost powerful artifact that lies within these ancient walls. However thanks to the Professors, your fellow seventh year's and Mr. Potter, Voldemort was unsuccessful and we managed to capture a great deal of Voldemorts armies."

The Hall erupted into the loudest cheers and a standing ovation. They finally settled down and Dumbledore spoke again.

"Thank you very much. Now I have a few things I want to announce and then we can eat as I am sure you are all as hungry as I." There were numerous headshakes and Ron nodding his head up and down like an idiot. One glare from Hermione stopped him.

"First for everyone who helped fight, I award you 100 house points each. For Mr. Potter and Ms. Chang, I award 250 house points. Ms. Chang for saving my life," Gasps were heard and she started to blush. "And Mr. Potter for defeating and forcing Voldemort to retreat without attaining what he was after." Again gasps and applause. Harry was blushing while his friends clapped him on the back. "Therefore I am going to cancel classes for a few days and remind you all that the first match of the Quidditch finals will happen in the first week of March. I ask that everyone enjoy this little break and continue to study hard for your upcoming exams. That is all I have for now, so on with breakfast."

There were more cheers and then chatter amongst friends. Everyone was actually relaxed for the first time in a while. Harry noticed that the frozen group were no where to be seen, so he assumed that Dumbledore took them somewhere.

Everyone was talking and having a good time, when Sky's purple eyes suddenly changed to a pure white and she grew rigid. Ron was going crazy and it caught everyone's attention. Then something snapped and Sky's eyes changed back to their purple color. McGonagall and Dumbledore were over in a heartbeat while Ron looked ready to keel over from worry.

"Sky? What was that?" Ron asked. She stammered out a weak response, "Umm nothing."

"I believe that the four of you need to come to my office immediately." Dumbledore said from behind. Ron and Sky jumped but all four got up and followed Dumbledore and McGonnagal to his office. Everyone walked inside and Dumbledore asked them to sit down.

"So Miss Dawn, I must ask you what you saw."

"Well sir, " She started but Ron interrupted.

"What do mean saw?

"Well Mr. Weasley, Miss Dawn here is a true seer."

"She's a what?" Hermione asked.

"A seer, she can see the future."

"How come you didn't tell us?" Ron asked.

"Well I didn't think you would accept me for who I am. I had to leave Ireland for that very reason. People always wanted to know the future. But I only get glimpses and sometimes they are not clear enough to understand."

"Which would be why you took Divination." Hermione replied. "In attempts to train your ability."

"Yeah, only Professor Trelawney wasn't quite what I had expected."

"Ah, I daresay I need to apologize for that. Though I do feel that books are worth of reading. But on to other matters, I saw that you went into a trance and I must ask what you saw."

"Well, it was brief and hazy, I saw the Great Hall and I saw an invisible source attacking everyone inside. But I didn't see what happened or who was attacking."

Harry quickly pulled out his Marauders map and scanned it, but didn't notice anything out of the ordinary.

"Hey, where is Malfoy and his friends?" Harry asked.

"The ministry picked them up. They also thought that sense they only plotted and didn't actually do anything that they will be suspended until next term. Though they will be given the chance for home schooling so they don't fail this year."

"Is that a wise decision sir? I mean if what Sky saw happens, it very well could be Malfoy."

"We will just have to be extra careful around him when he comes back next year. Until then we will all have to keep an extra eye out for anything suspicious. As for you Ms. Dawn, any visions whatsoever please come and see me. That goes for you as well Harry."

"Yes Professor," They answered.

"Well seeing that you have the day off, why don't the four of you go and have some fun."

"Okay, thanks Professor, see ya later."

Dumbledore gave them a nod, and they all got up and left. Though Ron was not done questioning Sky.

"So a true seer huh?"

"Yeah, look I am sorry I didn't tell you, its just that, well in my other school I was hated because sometimes I would see the future. So everyone came to me with questions about petty things. They got angry when I couldn't answer them. So they became hostile, calling me a fake. When I came here, I wanted my gift to be a secret. Not knowing that I would meet the famous golden trio. I didn't want to lose our friendship so I said nothing."

"Well I for one could care a less that you're a seer, you're a great person to hang around and we won't ask you any questions regarding the future." Hermione said.

"I agree with Mione, except I may ask a few questions just to annoy you. Just kidding Sky." Harry said with a smirk.

Everyone looked to Ron who seemed to be thinking.

"Well to say this is a shock is an understatement but, I understand, and I really like being your friend. Besides at least we know that you're not faking it like Trelawney."

"Thanks, Ron." Then Sky stood on her toes and gave Ron a quick kiss on the cheek. They both turned crimson red. Harry was silently laughing but to break the awkward situation he spoke up.

"Say, since we all get the day off, how about some good ol' fashion Quidditch?"

Ron and Sky quickly agreed, while Hermione reluctantly agreed. The group headed to the pitch and had some relaxed fun.

All to soon the first match of the playoff was upon them. And Harry had his team go through some crazy practices. But they were ready physically and mentally for their upcoming match against Slytherin. However when the gam was about to start, Harry and his team were looking at a completely new team. They had forgotten that the old team pretty much was suspended. Spike Jordan apparently already knew about this as he was running commentary.

"Welcome to the first game of Hogwarts Quidditch playoffs. We have defending champs Gryffindor vs. a new Slytherin team. As the previous team was involved in the attack from within that the DA and some being made out of Ice were able to stop before it happened. So I give you your keeper Markus York, your chasers are Pete Evans, John McDaily, and Kirsty Wright. The beaters are Danny O'Day and Kristy Wright, finally your seeker and new captain Blaise Zabani. So without further ado, lets play Quidditch!!"

To say the game was a slaughter would be an understatement. Most of the Slytherin team was flying on cleansweep and a couple of Nimbus 2000's but compared to a team on Firebolts, well the game was over well before it began. The final score was 490 to 10 and the game was over in only about 40 minutes. The team celebrated but got to work fast, as they only had about two months to prepare for the finals. March ended quickly and April brought the second match of the playoffs, between Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff. While Gryffindors game was a blowout this was the complete opposite. The game was fast paced and it was close all the way to the catch. In the end it was Ravenclaw winning by 40 points. Cho Chang had caught the snitch but the race was really close.

Harry and Dumbledore had spoken over the last two months and so far Voldemort had been very quite. Snape had reported that he was searching for some sort of power that Harry had. After Snape had left that day, Bahamunt appeared and told them a chilling story.

"Harry, we are not the only summons that exist."

"WHAT??? What are you talking about?"

"Our souls have existed since the dawn of time. Our bodies did not exist until you awoke us to this mortal plane. Because we are awake our bodies are ever changing, but that is not what I want to talk to you about. While we were in the soul plane there were other creatures, and what you need to understand and know is that we are not born good or evil. We act, as the person who is the current master wants us to. I have reason to believe that Voldemort might be trying to call my other brothers. Should this happen, your advantage will be less."

Harry and Dumbledore had been left in a semi state of shock as Bahamunt left them. They had come to the same conclusion as Bahamunt but decided to fight it when it came to that.

May ended, and with it came June. The end of the year exams was quickly approaching and just about everyone was studying in the library or their common rooms, however before the finals and the ball happened, there had to be a Quidditch Finals.

"Good morning Hogwarts!" Spike yelled out, "and welcome to the final match of the season. It's the defending champs Gryffindor against Ravenclaw. Winner today takes home the cup. The stakes are stacked against Ravenclaw as defending champs are looking for a repeat. They are undefeated this year. The chasers for both teams are spectacular, as are the beaters and keepers. So it looks like the match could come down to the seekers, Ravenclaw's seeker and 7th year student Cho Chang against Gryffindors seeker and 6th year student Harry Potter.

Madame Hooch whistles them down and the captains shake hands. You can just feel the anticipation in the air folks. Madame Hooch blows the whistle and there off!! Let the final game begin!"

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