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Chapter Four
The day of the battle had come. The Order of the Phoenix was ready, but so were the Death Eaters. It was a warm sunny day. It was as if Mother Nature was ignoring the impending doom. The Order members waited impatiently for the Death Eaters to show up.
One person in particular was very scared. She prayed to whatever god there was that Severus was not there. She knew she could not do any harm to him.
Hedwig felt someone grab her hand. She smiled. It was Sirius Black, notorious heartbreaker of Hogwarts. Hedwig looked straight into his eyes. They were filled with love and compassion. Over the past few months they had gotten very close. Just the night before, Sirius asked Hedwig to marry him. She, of course, said yes.
Albus suddenly stood up and said very gravely, "They are here."
With one last kiss, Hedwig and Sirius headed to the doors. As they opened, a fury of jinxes and hexes were throw at the Order. Hedwig managed to dodge all of them and got into a duel with Bellatrix Lestrange,
Severus quickly spotted Hedwig. She was dueling with Bellatrix and seemed to be winning. He kept on watching the duel, ignoring what was going on around him. Suddenly, Severus saw a green light emit from Bellatrix's wand. He tried, in vain, to reach her. By the time he did, it was too late. Hedwig was already gone.
Sirius quickly joined Severus, dropping down onto his knees. Sirius began sobbing over his dead fiancé. Severus was confused by the sadness that Sirius was showing. He looked at her left hand and saw a ring. Hedwig had gotten engaged to Sirius. He let a few tears drop down his face.
Hedwig was the path he wanted, but could never reach.