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Spiffycool- Yes, I got this up early, just for you ~.^! Glad you like my writing style! Harry will make his decision soon and it'd be sad if you cried. And I'm going to work, really! I am! You don't believe me?.okay I'm going for real..
Yay- Thank you and okay!
hemione1992- ^.^ Yup, sorry!
EclipseAzNGTX- Glad you like it so much. And you have a nice day too.
TomFeltonLover- Thank you and I'll try to hurry it up.
Selenium-Rubid- Thank you so very much! Heh. I'm very honored that you would say such and I'm glad you like it.
lzshpr()- GOOD GOOD! Me like that you like!
Snape coolgirl- Thanks. Good. Okay.
Moriana Phoenix- I'm glad you like and I'm sorry to say that Tom is not at all loyal to the light ^.^;;;, this will be explained by Tom to Harry in later chapters. And thanks for that bit on Poena. I had looked up pain and that's what I got..^.^;;; but oh well! I'll put that now.
POENA MEANS PUNISHMENT NOT PAIN!!!!!!! ^.^
NO NAME- Glad you do and I'll try not to keep you waiting long. Lol
maruder no.5- Setting deadlines for me now are you? I promise nothing.
Bella- Yes he was and I think everyone does.
Fiery Pheonix- Heh. Sorry and Thank you!
HoshiHikari4ever - Read the rest!
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It seemed as if they were all frozen in time, Lucius, Harry, and Tom. Tom had pulled his wand up to Lucius, who had his own wand pointed at Harry, whom was looking at Tom. Each of them had a look of questioning. What should they do? Who would make the first move? Shall it be me?
Tom glared at Lucius with all the hate he could muster and in doing so, his eyes were turning that blood red, once again. Lucius however was at a loose of what to really do, he could kill Potter but that would give Tom an opening. He could just kill Tom but what would Potter do? Then a thought passed through Lucius' mind. Potter wouldn't do anything! The boy probably hated Tom..
A mischievous smirk crossed Lucius' lips as he started to speak. "How much do you care about this boy Tom?"
Tom said nothing as he just stood there with hate written all over his face. No other emotions even flickered through his eyes, which was really creepy to both Lucius and Harry.
"You don't? That's a shame..." With that Lucius raised his wand to Harry and started the words to the killing curse "Avada." only to turn his wand last second to Tom "Kedavra!"
At the same time Tom shouted out a very different spell "Accioitum Speculum [1]!" (Wow and my first footnote...)
A flash of green light and smoke was all Harry remembered when he was knocked out from the pure force of the two spells. From then on, Harry was floating into the darkness.
~*~*~
When Harry next opened his eyes he quickly shut them for the bright light that hit them. More slowly this time he opened his eyes and quickly realized he was in the infirmary at Hogwarts. Groaning, Harry sat up in the bed and saw three smiling faces. Those were Remus, Albus, and Sirius.
"Gah, just when I was beginning to think I wouldn't have to be in the infirmary for a long long time." Harry all but whined making the three adults laugh.
"Must've been a record for you, Harry. Being out of this place for that long" Sirius joked with him sitting at the edge of his bed.
"Though we must say, you didn't even do anything this time!" Remus added with a toothy smile.
"Though as for Tom and Lucius.." Albus looked like he had aged about 10 years.
"What about them Headmaster?" bile rose in Harry's throat, what had happened to those two. Were they dead? Or did one come out alive?
The old Headmaster pointed along the row of beds to the last two. The second to last held Lucius Malfoy, literally. There were ropes that had tied him down to the bed, though he was pale and unmoving. Next to him, on the last bed laid Tom. The ex-Dark Lord looked dead laying on his bed. Harry could even see his breaths.
Turning back to Dumbledore, Harry was breathing deep, trying to calm himself. "Is.is he.dead?"
That old twinkle returned to Dumbledore's eyes as he shook his head "Why, no my boy. He is very much alive. He's just asleep."
Though Harry was relieved he couldn't help but feel that the Headmaster had made him worry like that on purpose. "Then what happened, Headmaster?"
A wide smile graced Albus' lips as he sat down on the other side of Harry's bed. "Well, Mr. Potter, it would seem that Tom had survived the killing curse"
Immediately Harry's hand went to his scar, and had a puzzled look "Was it.like how I survived?"
Remus and Sirius both had interested looks as they listened to what the Headmaster had to say.
"No, dear Harry. He did it a much..more tangible way.." The Headmaster trailed off to tell exactly how it happened.
~*~*~(Flashback to the battle)~*~*~
"You don't? That's a shame..." With that Lucius raised his wand to Harry and started the words to the killing curse "Avada." only to turn his wand last second to Tom "Kedavra!"
At the same time Tom shouted out a very different spell "Accioitum Speculum!"
Just as the green light was about to hit Tom, smoke erupted from Tom's wand and an oval mirror as big as Tom's body popped right before the ex-Dark Lord and the Killing Curse hit it. A large explosion hit as the Killing Curse basically paused for a minute and was sent straight back at Lucius.
Tom had been thrown from the explosion and hit his head hard on one of the walls, knocking him out cold.
Lucius had been knocked back all the way to his chair were he sat sprawled, unconcious.
~*~*~(End Anti-climatic Flashback)~*~*~
Harry had a dry look on his face when Albus was finished. A strange kind of silence filled the room until Harry opened his mouth. "That's it? A giant mirror? That's all it took to block the killing curse?"
The Headmaster nodded with that little smile "Yes, a bit anti-climatic for a final battle. But it worked."
"How?" Remus was the one to ask "It shouldn't have been so simple."
"And why not, my boy?" Albus asked still smiling "Most spells are a form of light before they hit their intended target, in this case the Avada Kedavra was a green light. Mirrors reflect light so the curse was reflected back to Lucius"
"So, is Lucius dead?" Harry's brow was furrowed as he looked back over at the blonde.
"No. When the spell was reflected it was not that powerful. Only enough to knock him out, not kill him" Albus explained.
"Because the Avada Kedavra is based on the power of the user, so if altered, like reflected by a mirror, it becomes less powerful" Sirius said, understanding.
"Yes, well, in any case" Albus stood up and looked down at Harry "Have you made your decision about Tom?"
Harry looked down at his hands "I'll never forgive what he has done to me.."
Albus looked sad at the news, as did Remus and Sirius (who was clued in earlier). The Headmaster simply nodded "It is your choice Harry"
With that the three of them (Remus, Sirius, and Albus) left Harry alone, and the green eyed boy finished his sentence. "But if he chooses to become a five year old again, then I'm willing to give him a second chance."
Little did Harry know that he was indeed heard, by one Tom Riddle who was feigning sleep.
~*~*~*~*~
END OF CHAPTER!
PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!
[1] A very very very rough translation of 'Summon Mirror'. Accioitum comes from Accio just with a different ending and Speculum is supposed to mean 'mirror' or image, copy. Sorry if it's sooooo terribly wrong.
REVIEW!!!!!!!
A/N: MWAHA! REVIEWS!
Spiffycool- Yes, I got this up early, just for you ~.^! Glad you like my writing style! Harry will make his decision soon and it'd be sad if you cried. And I'm going to work, really! I am! You don't believe me?.okay I'm going for real..
Yay- Thank you and okay!
hemione1992- ^.^ Yup, sorry!
EclipseAzNGTX- Glad you like it so much. And you have a nice day too.
TomFeltonLover- Thank you and I'll try to hurry it up.
Selenium-Rubid- Thank you so very much! Heh. I'm very honored that you would say such and I'm glad you like it.
lzshpr()- GOOD GOOD! Me like that you like!
Snape coolgirl- Thanks. Good. Okay.
Moriana Phoenix- I'm glad you like and I'm sorry to say that Tom is not at all loyal to the light ^.^;;;, this will be explained by Tom to Harry in later chapters. And thanks for that bit on Poena. I had looked up pain and that's what I got..^.^;;; but oh well! I'll put that now.
POENA MEANS PUNISHMENT NOT PAIN!!!!!!! ^.^
NO NAME- Glad you do and I'll try not to keep you waiting long. Lol
maruder no.5- Setting deadlines for me now are you? I promise nothing.
Bella- Yes he was and I think everyone does.
Fiery Pheonix- Heh. Sorry and Thank you!
HoshiHikari4ever - Read the rest!
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It seemed as if they were all frozen in time, Lucius, Harry, and Tom. Tom had pulled his wand up to Lucius, who had his own wand pointed at Harry, whom was looking at Tom. Each of them had a look of questioning. What should they do? Who would make the first move? Shall it be me?
Tom glared at Lucius with all the hate he could muster and in doing so, his eyes were turning that blood red, once again. Lucius however was at a loose of what to really do, he could kill Potter but that would give Tom an opening. He could just kill Tom but what would Potter do? Then a thought passed through Lucius' mind. Potter wouldn't do anything! The boy probably hated Tom..
A mischievous smirk crossed Lucius' lips as he started to speak. "How much do you care about this boy Tom?"
Tom said nothing as he just stood there with hate written all over his face. No other emotions even flickered through his eyes, which was really creepy to both Lucius and Harry.
"You don't? That's a shame..." With that Lucius raised his wand to Harry and started the words to the killing curse "Avada." only to turn his wand last second to Tom "Kedavra!"
At the same time Tom shouted out a very different spell "Accioitum Speculum [1]!" (Wow and my first footnote...)
A flash of green light and smoke was all Harry remembered when he was knocked out from the pure force of the two spells. From then on, Harry was floating into the darkness.
~*~*~
When Harry next opened his eyes he quickly shut them for the bright light that hit them. More slowly this time he opened his eyes and quickly realized he was in the infirmary at Hogwarts. Groaning, Harry sat up in the bed and saw three smiling faces. Those were Remus, Albus, and Sirius.
"Gah, just when I was beginning to think I wouldn't have to be in the infirmary for a long long time." Harry all but whined making the three adults laugh.
"Must've been a record for you, Harry. Being out of this place for that long" Sirius joked with him sitting at the edge of his bed.
"Though we must say, you didn't even do anything this time!" Remus added with a toothy smile.
"Though as for Tom and Lucius.." Albus looked like he had aged about 10 years.
"What about them Headmaster?" bile rose in Harry's throat, what had happened to those two. Were they dead? Or did one come out alive?
The old Headmaster pointed along the row of beds to the last two. The second to last held Lucius Malfoy, literally. There were ropes that had tied him down to the bed, though he was pale and unmoving. Next to him, on the last bed laid Tom. The ex-Dark Lord looked dead laying on his bed. Harry could even see his breaths.
Turning back to Dumbledore, Harry was breathing deep, trying to calm himself. "Is.is he.dead?"
That old twinkle returned to Dumbledore's eyes as he shook his head "Why, no my boy. He is very much alive. He's just asleep."
Though Harry was relieved he couldn't help but feel that the Headmaster had made him worry like that on purpose. "Then what happened, Headmaster?"
A wide smile graced Albus' lips as he sat down on the other side of Harry's bed. "Well, Mr. Potter, it would seem that Tom had survived the killing curse"
Immediately Harry's hand went to his scar, and had a puzzled look "Was it.like how I survived?"
Remus and Sirius both had interested looks as they listened to what the Headmaster had to say.
"No, dear Harry. He did it a much..more tangible way.." The Headmaster trailed off to tell exactly how it happened.
~*~*~(Flashback to the battle)~*~*~
"You don't? That's a shame..." With that Lucius raised his wand to Harry and started the words to the killing curse "Avada." only to turn his wand last second to Tom "Kedavra!"
At the same time Tom shouted out a very different spell "Accioitum Speculum!"
Just as the green light was about to hit Tom, smoke erupted from Tom's wand and an oval mirror as big as Tom's body popped right before the ex-Dark Lord and the Killing Curse hit it. A large explosion hit as the Killing Curse basically paused for a minute and was sent straight back at Lucius.
Tom had been thrown from the explosion and hit his head hard on one of the walls, knocking him out cold.
Lucius had been knocked back all the way to his chair were he sat sprawled, unconcious.
~*~*~(End Anti-climatic Flashback)~*~*~
Harry had a dry look on his face when Albus was finished. A strange kind of silence filled the room until Harry opened his mouth. "That's it? A giant mirror? That's all it took to block the killing curse?"
The Headmaster nodded with that little smile "Yes, a bit anti-climatic for a final battle. But it worked."
"How?" Remus was the one to ask "It shouldn't have been so simple."
"And why not, my boy?" Albus asked still smiling "Most spells are a form of light before they hit their intended target, in this case the Avada Kedavra was a green light. Mirrors reflect light so the curse was reflected back to Lucius"
"So, is Lucius dead?" Harry's brow was furrowed as he looked back over at the blonde.
"No. When the spell was reflected it was not that powerful. Only enough to knock him out, not kill him" Albus explained.
"Because the Avada Kedavra is based on the power of the user, so if altered, like reflected by a mirror, it becomes less powerful" Sirius said, understanding.
"Yes, well, in any case" Albus stood up and looked down at Harry "Have you made your decision about Tom?"
Harry looked down at his hands "I'll never forgive what he has done to me.."
Albus looked sad at the news, as did Remus and Sirius (who was clued in earlier). The Headmaster simply nodded "It is your choice Harry"
With that the three of them (Remus, Sirius, and Albus) left Harry alone, and the green eyed boy finished his sentence. "But if he chooses to become a five year old again, then I'm willing to give him a second chance."
Little did Harry know that he was indeed heard, by one Tom Riddle who was feigning sleep.
~*~*~*~*~
END OF CHAPTER!
PLEASE REVIEW!!!!!
[1] A very very very rough translation of 'Summon Mirror'. Accioitum comes from Accio just with a different ending and Speculum is supposed to mean 'mirror' or image, copy. Sorry if it's sooooo terribly wrong.
REVIEW!!!!!!!