Return of the marauders: The beginning of the end
Harry watched Voldemort from the darkness. He wasn't doing anything. It seemed he only came to enjoy the deaths just like he went to a picnic. Confident that Voldemort wouldn't attack, Harry jumped in the middle of the fight. Since he heard the prophecy, Harry had better confidence in himself so he started to fight with five Death Eaters at a time. The power he inspired encouraged others and in no time they were gaining terrain. Viewing this he yelled to the Death Eaters:
"Fight Potter with every inch of your miserable powers and those who fail will suffer!"
They listened because they immediately surrounded Harry. His power was fading quickly. He couldn't fight all of them whatever the prophecy said.
"Cheers Harry!" said Ron. He just apparated near Harry when he sensed he was in trouble. Ginny and Hermione followed his advice. Though his power was less used, he was still weak.
"I can't fight much longer. I'm going to faint."
"Oh, no you won't Harry Potter! If you faint were lost!" said Hermione.
"But I don't have any power anymore"
"How's this for a stimulant?" said Hermione and gave him a big kiss on the lips.
"Hermione! You could have just hugged him!" said Ron with an angry face.
The fact that Hermione kissed him and the idea that Ron was jealous made him seem better. He made a stupefy spell that stunned three Death Eaters.
"You idiots!" screamed Voldemort "You're letting them win."
Though Harry was happy by this conclusion it was far from the truth. The Death Eaters he stunned were back by their mates. They didn't have authorization to kill and the Death Eaters didn't care of the law. They were outnumbered. Nothing could get worse!
"Harry, you better have a happy memory in your head because we really need it now." Said Ron.
Harry had forgotten about the Dementors. Their arrival was a major disadvantage. He remembered the moment he saw Sirius, James and Lupin alive.
"Expecto Patronum!" yelled Harry and his patronus went out of the quidditch pitch. He knew he couldn't keep them forever but at least hold then till the Order arrives.
"Nice stag Harry!" said James "But I think this is my line of work. Expecto Patronum!"
A dragon came out of James wand. It flew next to the stag and started to burn Dementors. They went back some meters and waited for the patronuses to fade.
"That's nasty! Harry listen to me! Leave the Dementors to me. You go and help your friends."
He didn't notice that his friends left him. Ron and Ginny were facing Draco, Crabbe and Goyle, Hermione was fighting Nott and McNair, Oliver was hurting Krum, Angelina and Katie were protecting Alicia from Pansy and Bellatrix and Lee who woke up was fighting Lucius Malfoy and someone that Harry had seen before. Hundreds of people who Harry didn't know also were fighting, once in a while someone died. Harry couldn't imagine if someone actually he knew died. Speaking of the dead...
"Well George, it looks like we arrived not a minute too late. Cheers guys! We thought we should check the quidditch match results but it looks that not all agree on the results. Darn cheaters! Hey, George, we got stuff to do and people to bother. I think we should go first to our best friend Mr. Malfoy."
"I don't agree! Snivellus has been through our sufferance and we should repay him being where he suffers."
"Agree! And with that we also see Lucius Malfoy. Hey, Lee, how are you doing?"
"Harry, you should go help Ron. It looks like he needs it." Said James.
Ron was attacked by the Tarantallegra curse. He yelled "Stupefy!" and hit Crabbe. Draco and Goyle took him to recover leaving a few swears behind.
"Thanks Harry! I don't know how to dance so this is like the Crucio curse to me."
"Where is Ginny?"
"She went to protect Alicia. What is that sound?"
Harry heard a yell. It was Cedric dieing. The Dementors were lose. James came to them. He was definitely weak. He said that the Dementors received reinforcements and that they were about 1000 and then he fainted.
"Why do they always have to faint? Stupefy!" yelled Ron pointing to a Death Eater.
"Ron, the Dementors will be here soon. We need a plan."
"So why are you asking me this? Hermione is the one with plans and powerful spells. I'm the one that runs away screaming 'mommy'!"
"So where is she?"
"I saw her last time in the locker room fighting Krum." Said Ron smiling.
Harry arrived at the right time. Hermione was hit by the leg locker curse and Krum was preparing to make the avada kedavra curse.
"Stupefy!" yelled Harry and hit Krum making him unconscious.
"Thanks Harry! I own you one."
"Than you can help me. The Dementors almost arrived but the Order isn't here yet. I need a way to even the odes.
"The stupefy charm doesn't work so we need a way to make them unconscious."
"How?"
"Whack them in the head. Au! His stupid ball case."
"Hermione! You're a genius!"
"Don't make fun of me! I didn't see it while I was walking that's all."
"No! I mean you're a genius! The ball case has two bludgers remember? There got to be more for backup somewhere. We take the bats, free the bludgers and send them to Death Eaters. Do you remember how to fly?"
Hermione mumbled something about how she preferred to stupefy than to fly.
"Search the balls. I'll go notify those who can fly on a broom."
Soon Harry gathered Ron, Ginny, Lee, the Romanian and British quidditch team, he found Cho, even Neville accepted to help.
Harry, James, Ron, Ginny and Hermione were to start before the bludgers are relished and the others to come after. Harry didn't fly for a year. The sky was bleu, the wind was called, green light was surrounding him. Green light was surrounding him!
"What's happening?"
"They're shooting at us. They petrified everyone else. We can't do it Harry!" said Ron.
"Ow, yes we can! I'm not the youngest quidditch player in my generation for nothing." Said Harry and took of.
"Harry where..."
Hermione didn't finish the sentence. Harry was going with an amazing speed to the stunned kids. He yelled "Enervate!" and all revived.
"Harry, how did you bloody do that?"
"I don't know Ron. I never knew I hade it in me till now."
"You hoped Harry and this is the real magic." Said James" Look! They did it!"
20 bludgers were flying in the air. The rest of the flyers came and the hunt started. Soon they had left unconscious half of the Death Eater though many of them had wounds.
"We're winning! Au!"
"What's wrong Harry?" asked James.
"He's happy. Voldemort is happy."
"Why is he happy? We're winning and he's loseing! Ha!" said Ron.
"Dementors! They passed threw the charms."
Hundreds of Dementors filled the stadium. People were screaming. All the D.A. members helped out but it was very exhausting. Most of them fainted at the second summoning. Harry didn't know what to do.
"What to do?" asked Harry.
"Harry, remember when you woke up the quidditch players with the enervate charm? Can't you do it again?" asked Hermione.
"I'm much to weak. We need Dumbledore."
A sound filled the stadium. A bird was approaching the stadium and had a had in his beak.
"Fawkes!"
Fawkes went to Harry and handed him the sorting had. Out of nowhere a sword appeared the sword of Godric Gryffindor.
"Bingo! This sword doesn't need power. Try it." Said James.
Harry waved the sword and yell "Expecto Patronum!". A giant stag came out of Harry's sword. He cleared the area for a limited time.
"Harry quick yell 'Inverto corpus patronus."
"Inverto corpus patronus" said Harry and a itch covered his body. He started to float to the stag and few seconds later he united with the stag.
"No way" whispered Ron.
Harry had compete power of his patronus and nothing could hurt him. He breathe fire to the Dementore and they caught fire making a horrid sound. After that those Dementors disappeared. The others understood and hid so he couldn't see or touch them. The patrons disappeared and Harry fell on the grass.
"Harry are you OK?" asked Hermione worried.
"He's just weak. He'll recover. Meantime continue fighting. Some Death Eaters started to gain conscious." Said James.
It was helpless. Without Harry they couldn't hold on much longer.
"What do we do?" asked Ron.
"Somebody needs to move Harry so he could be safe and we can go up again." Said James" Fred! George! We need you!"
"What's wrong mate?"
"Can you move Harry near the big torch? Nobody can get there. And be careful! He's recovering."
"Sure. Oh look George! He's sleeping like a baby! I wonder what he's dreaming."
Harry was indeed sleeping. He was watching the battle. Seeing the Death Eater recover he felt happy but in the same time angry. He started to speak to the man near him.
"Krum, bring the mud-blood. It's time to make Potter suffer. I feel that he came to me again. Let's let him see how his girlfriend is killed by him."
"Yes Dark Lord."
Harry couldn't suffer any longer. He had to stop Voldemort from killing Hermione. By the distance he could see how Krum was approaching Hermione. Krum sent a red light to her but she used the shield charm. He knew he couldn't recover any time and Krum just managed to petrify her. He had to stop him. He was using all his energy to take control but nothing was happening.
"Think of a happy feeling" thought Harry and Hermione appeared in his mind. She was kissing Harry last year while she fainted. Then Krum appeared in front of him with Hermione on his arms.
"Very well Krum! You will be reworded. Now watch Potter while your friend dies! Avada... Now!"
Harry succeeded. He didn't let Voldemort kill her. He pointed the wand to Krum. Now he was Voldemort. He can do unforgiving spells.
"Avada..." but he stopped because Krum realized the danger and Disapparated.
"Potter!" yelled Voldemort"Get out!"
Voldemort was taking control. All he needed to do is take Hermione to a safer place.
"Enervate!" said Harry and Voldemort took full control. "Die mud-blood! Avada Kedavra!"
But it was too late. Hermione was gone. The spell hit Goyle senior and he died.
"Blast you Potter! You lost me a Death Eater. You will pay! Avada Kedavra!" yell Voldemort pointing to Neville occupied with Nott.
Harry didn't have much time. He woke up. His scar was bleeding but he didn't care. He had to rescue Neville.
"Accio firebolt!" said Harry and jumped on the broom. He was ditching green lights with the speed of light. He arrived before the curse hit Neville. Being on the other side of the quidditch pitch, the curse was slow and didn't arrive yet. He yells "Protection!" and the shield rejected the curse.
Only then Harry realized he did the summon and the shield without a wand. He was so weak but he had to fight. Dementors started to approach again. He looked for the sword but it wasn't anywhere. He had to depend on his wand. He took it and he yell with all his forces "Expecto Patronum!" but this time the stag didn't appear. Instead a phoenix came and he spoke with the voice of Dumbledore.
"Harry, I give you my patronus because he is more strong. He will not disappear so fight. Don't care about the Dementors. Fawkes and Moltres will take care of them."
"Moltres!" thought Harry "Where did I heard this name before?" but the answer came to him immediately. In the sixth year when Hermione asked the question about the Chamber of Secrets, Binns was teaching about the history of Phoenixes. He said that a phoenix named Moltres by his wings on fire was the only bird that does not die transforming into ashes but lives thousands of years killing the bad with the simple sound. He had to clear the way before innocent dies. Fortunately nobody was in his way and Moltres had clear path to the Dementors. What Harry saw was amazing: Moltres starting to sing, ten Dementors caught fire transforming from the dark hooded figures to big red flames. They even started to scream, Harry almost fell of the broom although a patronus was guarding him.
A scram filled the air and Harry remembered he was in the middle of the battle. He saw a green light approaching Katie and hitting her on the chest. He flew as fast as he could to catch and kill the Death Eater. It was Crabbe senior and because he was angry for the lose of his friend; he blamed Katie because he was stunned by her. With a simple swish of his wand he yelled "Avada Kedavra!", and Crabbe died.
"Harry, what have you done!" cried someone.
It was Hermione. She was crying because Harry will go to Azkaban but he didn't care. Katie was his friend. He even dated her two years ago during the attacks to Peeves. He couldn't forgive himself if Katie's death wasn't revenged.
"Sorry, Hermione but I had to do it."
"Sorry to interrupt chit-chat but we got a battle." Said James who came "Harry, the Order isn't going to come any soon. We need the Marauders. Go to the locker room and search for my mirror. Call Sirius. Remus and Peter are with him. Tell them to come as fast as they can. Go!"
The locker room was empty. Harry was relieved he got a break from all the fighting. He found the mirror and called Sirius. Sirius's face appears.
"What's up Harry?" asked Sirius.
"There is an attack at the Quidditch Stadium. Dad said we need the Marauders."
"I understand." Said Sirius and he's face disappear.
Harry just noticed he wasn't alone anymore. He turned his back and in front of him were Draco, Crabbe and Goyle.
"Hello, Potter!" said Draco and Harry noticed a deep note of hate in his voice "I guess you feel good now. Crabbe and Goyle's fathers died because of you. I promise that you will suffer. Crucio!"
Draco's spell hit him directly in his heart. He couldn't suffer the pain. He will go insane like the Longbottoms. "No!" said Harry "I'm going to let them win!"
He rose up half an hour later recovering from the shock. His face was spreading power. Draco hit him again but the curse rejected into a shield. Draco tried again but with no success. Suddenly he found himself in the air trying to survive. He was furious at Draco for what he did. Crabbe and Goyle tried to help him but they were stunned. Draco's face started to bleed but nobody could tell because he was chocking and took a different color.
"Tell me Draco, how does it feel to suffer? My ex-girlfriend died today because of one of you and guess what? I killed him. The same thing I will do to you!"
"Harry, please no! Please let me live! I beg you!"
"You Death Eaters have no heart. You kill people but when your life is in danger you cry. You're disgusting! I should do humanity a favor and kill you!"
"Please no! Please forgive me!"
"FOGIVE YOU! WHY SHOULD I? YOU HAVEN'T FORGIVED OTHERS!"
"I'm sorry! Believe me! I'm so sorry! I will do anything!"
"THEN BRING KATIE BACK ALIVE!"
"I can't do that!"
"Then why should you live? You only make trouble!"
"Harry, I promise I won't kill anymore!"
"Too late! It's time to die!"
"Harry NO!"
James arrived at the right time. Seeing Harry isn't coming, he got worried and went to check up on him. It was a good thing he did.
"Harry don't"
"Why? He made my life a hell. You weren't at Hogwarts to see what he did to me! Actually you weren't anywhere when I needed you! Why this secrets? What have I done to deserve this?"
"Harry, I know you're suffering..."
"Suffering? Ha! That's an easy way to put what I'm feeling. But I guess you don't know, do you?"
"You're wrong! You think I didn't suffer seeing you grow without me? You think my life was a joy? You only know how I was in school but you don't know how I really was! Let me tell you! When I had five years my grandparents died because of me! I was a spoiled brat and I went in the town! The wizard Grindelwald was in power. When my grandparents realized I was gone they came to rescue me! I was attacked by him but they came to rescue me by dieing to save me! My sister was the most beautiful woman in school. Everybody loved her including Nott. On my suggestion she went out with him and got killed by Voldemort! You were just born when Voldemort was at full power! I begged my parents to come and see you but what happened? They were murdered! And let me tell you the latest thing! Have you wondered why your mother isn't here? BECAUSE SHE IS CRAZY! A killing curse is a hundred cruciatus curses at the same time. I barely survived with my brains intact but your mother was too fragile. Even with the elixir not many survive. Now she is in Saint Mungle. Why? Because of me! I suggested that we should risk our life for the prophecy and because she loved me, she agreed. Now because of me she can't figure what 11 is! How is that for sufferance?"
James stopped yelling and cried. Harry was truly sorry for making his dad go threw this. He never knew what happened to his father. He thought he was a stupid boy who thought life was a joke. Draco was forgotten on the floor. After he heard that, the pain stopped and he let him go. Now he was trying to help James. Half an hour later, a note of joy sounded from the battle location. The Marauders arrived!
"Harry let's forget what happened here! Let's go out there and fight and if death decides to take one of us we have to promise we will continue fighting. Is that clear?"
"Yes!"
Harry went to help the others. Why was Dumbledore so late? Why wasn't he there? With the help of the Marauders, Harry started to fight with more energy than before.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Like I said, please review so I'll know if I should continue or not.
P.S. I noticed I didn't put a disclaimer so here goes: I don't own Harry Potter neighther other caracters. Not even the Romania Quidditch Team. They are the names of some classmates.