Sorry this chapter isn't as long as the others are, but there was not much to explain for the War, and about everything else, I wanted to explain it on chapter 20… so this is why this chapter is so short… I rewrote it three times, so I hope you like it…:D

Sara: thanks for your review, and yes, I know that the part of the eyes was pretty lame, but I couldn't come up with nothing else (I didn't like it either…)…:P I hope you like this chapter!!!

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Chapter 19: "The Great War"

Several days had passed and they were already back at Hogwarts… there were news that Voldemort was planning on attacking Hogwarts, so security was set all around the school. Harry knew, somehow, that it wouldn't work, that it was no use to put people and Aurors around the school, because the moment Voldemort arrived, they wouldn't stand a single chance against him… he was the only one who could save them all, and he already knew how.

Now the students had been sent to their rooms because Dumbledore knew He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was getting nearer… he knew it…

"Auch!" Harry said. "He's here…" He said looking worried.

All the Order had assembled on the Great Hall to wait for the Death Eaters that were coming. They were hidden in strategic places so as to attack in certain way, but they knew that it would be useless… many of them wouldn't tell the tale afterwards… many of them wouldn't see their loved ones again… Harry was terrified at the thought of loosing Sirius again, but this time he knew what he had to do… he knew that the winning of the war depended on him…

"What was that?" Ginny asked worried as noises could be heard outside.

"Harry let's go!" Hermione said when she saw Harry quietly drinking his juice. "This is not the time to be drinking Pumpkin juice!"

"I'm coming…" Harry said. He was behaving in a funny way; it was as if he weren't worried at all by Voldemort's arrival. He took his place hiding his fear… he would tell her after this ordeal had passed…

"Are you sure you want to do this, Harry?" Luna asked. Harry just nodded and smiled at her.

"I love you." Ron told Luna and kissed her as he walked by.

"Me too…" She answered.

"Professor, what's happening?" Hermione asked.

"It's time, Hermione, it's time." He answered.

Hermione let out a gasp.

After the students had gone to take refuge in their common rooms, the battle began. Thousands of Death Eaters burst into the Great Halls with their wands raised, Voldemort was with them, and Harry decided to take him despite Hermione's constant warnings of not doing something stupid. Spells shot past from every direction. All the kids fought fiercely… until the event they were dreading arrived. Voldemort had taken hold of Harry and the boy seemed to be unconscious. He seemed so pale… he looked like… like DEAD…

"Everyone! Come to see the show! The boy who lived is now the boy who died!" Voldemort exclaimed hysterically. The Death Eaters turned around to see it, their eyes gleaming with pleasure. Hermione looked around for Draco, but he was nowhere to be seen… then Hermione heard a whisper…

"One less Mudblood… you totally fell for it, didn't you Granger… mmm… I thought you were more intelligent… tut-tut…" Hermione recognized that voice… it was Draco's. (A/N: if you speak or at least understand Spanish, listen to the song "Vestido Azul" by La oreja de Van Gogh… I think it's perfect to express what Hermione's feeling right now.) "'I love you…' God, I wouldn't have fell for it, and that red mark… mmm…" He laughed softly. "It must be some delusion from that old bat." He whispered in her ear, touching her hair. "But it was fun anyway… I mean, a guy has its needs… you're pretty good, you know?"

"Why?" Hermione said with her eyes full of tears.

"My Lord! I've got a Mudblood!" Draco said laughing hysterically. "Can we have a pre-show?"

"Of course Mr. Malfoy!" Voldemort said throwing Harry on the floor.

"Crucio!" Draco shouted pointing his wand at Hermione, even though she felt just a twinge of pain; she knew what she had to do. She fell to the floor and started shouting and contracting her body. (A/N: Again, if you speak Spanish, listen to the song "La Paz De Tus Ojos" by La Oreja de Van Gogh, for those who speak English, I could translate it… but you would have to wait 'til the next chapter…). Draco was really enjoying this, he seemed as if he had forgotten how good this felt… but there was something in his look… something didn't seem right to Hermione…

Taking advantage of Voldemort's sudden distraction, Neville shot a tremendous desmaius spell… it wouldn't have worked if Ron, Luna and Ginny hadn't had the same idea in their minds…

As soon as she felt safe, Hermione ran at Draco and slapped him before shooting a stunning spell at him, but something hit her on the back of her head… when she turned around, she saw Draco holding Harry's dead body, and laughing with pleasure… and Ron holding Voldemort's body…

"Tonks! Come on!" Sirius said while fighting with a female Death Eater.

"Is this thingy that you worship any use to you now?" Ron said showing them Voldemort's inert corpse. "It's over!" He continued. "It's all over! You're a bunch of losers!"

The battle seemed to have continued for hours, even though it only last half an hour. The kids were exhausted… they were expecting it somehow… but guilt was haunting them like a shadow blackening their victory… every Death Eater had been given the kiss… some of the members of the Order were badly hurt, Luna, Draco, and Hermione had had to be taken to the hospital wing…

"I feel bad for her…" Ginny said.

"Yeah… she must feel like crap right now…" Ron answered as they were escorted to the hospital wing by Sirius the following morning.

Ginny had to sleep with Ron now, because Dumbledore was afraid there might be any Death Eater hidden around the castle.

"She'll get over it…" Sirius said looking around the corners.

"Do you think we…" Ron started.

"No. Definitely not," Sirius interrupted as he opened the door of the infirmary.

When they entered, they found Luna reading the Daily Prophet and Hermione still sleeping.

"How is she?" Ginny asked.

"She's been crying all night… Poor thing" Luna answered.

"That jerk…" Ron said sitting next to Luna and kissing her forehead.

"Thank you Weasley… I love you too…" Draco said waking up.

"Talk again and I swear I'll hex you!" Ron said heatedly.

"All right children! If you promise not to fight, Ronnie, I'll buy you a lollypop…" Hermione said rolling her eyes. "I can't even sleep in here! God!" She said and her eyes filled with tears at the sight of Draco. "What is that murderer doing here?!" She asked bewildered.

"Hermione… calm down… we can explain…" Sirius said putting an arm on Hermione's shoulder.

"I DON'T NEED ANY EXPLANATION! HE'S A SPY! HE BETRAYED US!"

"Hermione… if you stop shouting… we'll give you an explanation… but you have to stop trying to deafen us!" Ginny said amused at Hermione's reaction.

"What do you have to say for this brat? Where's Harry?"

"Well, Hermione, I think you should see something…" Sirius said looking down.

"What's happening?"

"Well… when this brat… as you call him…" At one of Sirius reprimanding looks, Ron added, "well, ok, but Hermione agrees with me…"

"Exactly," She said raising her head in dignified way.

"Well… first of all, Harry is… he is dead… Hermione, I think we should go and see his body…"(To be continued in chapter 20! MWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH hehe).