Disclaimer: Harry does not belong to me, but rather belongs to JK Rowling.

A/N: This is the sequel to Harry Potter and the War of the Wizarding World. I suggest that you read that first or else you won't have any idea what's going on in this story. Not that I'm saying you can't read this, but in all honestly, I truly believe you will be thoroughly confused...

Summary: This is a story about Harry's summer before and during his seventh year at Hogwarts. Just after Harry turns 17, Privet Drive is attacked and Harry is forced to protect the family who had never showed him love. Shortly before the start of school, a close friend of the trio disappears and Harry is thrown into turmoil. School begins and the friend returns, but only as the shell of a person. Harry has much more on his plate this year with N.E.W.T.S and the battle against Voldemort coming ever closer.

Warning: There are scenes of torture, mention of rape, and implied sex within this story. The rating may be raised because of this.

Title: Harry Potter and the Battle of the Worlds

Ch. 2

And the Wards Crumble

Harry watched beside his friends in a stunned silence at the scene before him. Because the Death Eaters were wearing their hoods, he had no way of knowing who they were, but he sensed that the ones from the Ministry weren't there. These were the new recruits summoned to do Voldemort's bidding. Harry waved his friends closer so that he could whisper,

"Be as quiet as you can and stun the ones closest to us. Once they are down, keep stunning until we are noticed. Once noticed, tried to get into my yard so you are protected by the wards." They all nodded silently to him and spread out quickly across each side of the street. Harry noted that the Dursley's car was in the driveway and he prayed that Dudley had made it back home and was safe inside.

When his friends were in place, Harry gave them the command and they ran forward to the closest Death Eater. Harry watched as 6 Death Eaters fell. His friends had enough sense to catch them before they hit the ground and set them down quitely. Any noise they made were masked by the Death eaters constant cry of spells made to break the wards on Harry's childhood home. They had just stunned their second Death Eater when Lupin and Mr. Weasley ran from Ms. Figgs and cursed any Death Eater they could reach.

"HARRY! Get everyone inside the wards!" Lupin cried. Almost instantly all the Death Eaters turned their attention to the 6 of them standing behind them. All wands now pointed on them. Without hesitation, the six of them began firing spells at will and ran through the crowd of Death Eaters to safety. Hermione and Tally had thrown a protection spell around them as they ran so that the spells sent their way bounced off. Lupin and Mr. Weasley caught the attention of some of the Death Eaters and were distracting them in order to help Harry and his friends.

"HARRY!" Harry closed his eyes for a split-second, his worst fears confirmed. Dudley, standing back from the scene with fear evident on his face, wasn't in the house as Harry had prayed. One of the Death Eaters had turned at the sound of Dudley's cry and was now trying to curse him. Lupin and Mr. Weasley, who were now inside the protection of the wards, cursed to themselves.

"Get him Harry, we'll distract them." Tally whispered to him. Harry nodded and prepared himself. Suddenly all hell broke lose as his friends fired curse after curse from all different directions at the Death Eaters. Distracted and unsure of where all the curses were coming from, the Death Eaters scattered for protection, as their curses wouldn't penetrate the barrier. Harry saw his opportunity and ran with the protection under the cover of the trees and darkness. Dudley, somehow sensing that this was his chance, had come out of hiding and was now running toward Harry. When they met, Harry quickly turned and guided Dudley back to safety before any of the Death Eaters had become aware that Harry had been out of the safety zone.

"Inside, now!" Lupin cried, pulling Neville and Hermione inside. Once inside, Uncle Vernon had roughly pulled Harry and Dudley into the livingroom. Petunia had begun to sob onto Dudley shoulder, thanking the Lord that he was alive. "I want you all to stay in here! The Order and Aurors are already here, we will fight them." Harry made to protest, but Lupin cut him off, "No, Harry! WE WILL FIGHT! I need you to protect your family." Harry watched as Mr. Weasley and Lupin ran back out into the battle, stuck inside to do nothing but wait.

"THIS ISN'T FAIR!" He cried out in anger, watching the battle through the window. Many Order members, including Ron's older brothers and Tally's brother, were fighting the Death Eaters. "The barrier is there, they can't harm me!"

"But Harry, who's to say the barrier will last? If it were to break, and you were out there, you could be captured, or worse, killed." Hermione said quietly beside him. He turned to see his friends watching him warily. His family stood in the corner of the room, looking confused and frightened.

"What's going on, Harry?" Dudley asked him.

"They are trying to break the wards." The lights flickered briefly and a cold sensation drafted over Harry. He noticed the other occupants in the room shiver slightly. They felt it too.

"Ha-Harry! The Dementors, look!" Neville stuttered from the window. Harry ran and saw one of his neighbors standing on their porch collaspe as a Dementor neared him. Because he was a muggle, he was unaware of the horror that stood before him.

"There are at least seven of them!" Tally said from beside him. "They can't fight the Death Eaters and protect the public from the Dementors!" Her voice was filled with worry and fear.

"We have to do something." Harry said. He turned to his friends, they all nodded and raised their wands.

"We will stay on the porch, use the patronus curse to head the Dementors off. The three of you are to stay here, do not go outside. Don't even move! I'll be back to help you." He told his aunt and uncle. The six of them ran out the door and prepared themselves against the Dementors. They each closed their eyes to think of a happy thought. When Harry found his, he opened his eyes and waited only a few more moments until everyone was ready. "On the count of three...one...two...THREE, EXPECTO PATRONUM!" Their six patronuses ran forward to the seven Dementors, charging them down. Harry could immediately sense relief as the Dementors ran from Privet Drive with the patronuses chasing behind them.

"BACK INSIDE!" Harry heard one of the Order members demand of them. A sudden searing pain erupted from Harry's scar and he fell to his knees.

"Harry!" He heard Tally scream.

"He's here." He heard the gasps from his friends and panicked cries from the Order members.

"Harry, your family!" Harry looked up to see Hermione staring down at him in fear. He looked back and saw that the number of Death Eaters now overwhelmed the Order members. The wards were beginning to crack under the stress of the curses. He knew that the strongest of Death Eaters were now amongst them. He stood, ignoring the pain in his forehead and pushed his friends back inside.

"Tally, I need you to make a portkey to send my aunt and uncle to Headquarters, do you think you can do that?"

"Of course." Harry ran into the living room to his aunt and uncle, who had taken to his words and had not moved from their position. Tally went to find an object to change into a portkey while Harry went to talk to his aunt and uncle.

"He's here, isn't he?" Aunt Petunia asked before Harry could even open his mouth.

"Yes, he is."

"What do you want us to do?" his aunt asked of him.

"I need you to trust me. Tally is making an escape for you. You must take it, all of you. Take it and it'll bring you to the Headquarters of the Order of the Pheonix. The Order are the people who oppose Voldemort and his ideas. Once there, you cannot leave. As soon as everything is straightened out here, I'll come back for you. Understand?" The three of them nodded their heads.

"It'll be quick. I need you to take hold of this book. All of you." Tally handed them one of aunt Petunia's romance novels. They each took hold on it and waited.

"I'm sorry for my behavior earlier." Dudley said quietly to Tally, who was standing beside him. She nodded her head at him. It was obvious that she was concentrating on the wand movements and the spell that she probably had not heard him at all. Suddenly she looked up at Dudley and smiled,

"It's alright, you aren't the first guy to treat me like that and you won't be the last." Before Dudley could reply, Tally tapped her wand to it and whispered 'Portus' the book glowed blued for a moment before turning back to normal.

"Thank you Harry. Thank you for this." His aunt said the second before vanishing in front of his eyes. He sat there in a stunned silence. His aunt had never thanked him for anything. The shouts from outside told him that the Order were in danger as the wards were beginning to weaken. Harry and his friends ran outside. Many of his neighbors' houses had caught on fire and people were running wild out into the streets. Immediately they started cursing the Death Eaters in front of them. Some of the Order members yelled at them to get to safety, but those demands were ignored. Harry could see Voldemort standing at the back of the crowd watching the scene unfold in front of him.

As the night went on, Harry witnessed many people fall at the hands of Voldemort and his followers. Innocent victims in this war. His neighbors. People who happened to be in the way. Knowing he couldn't help them had done a number on Harry. Their lives were taken because of him. They were the victims in this cruel war because they had no understanding of what was happening and Harry Potter happened to be their neighbor. Voldemort's laugh could be heard over all the fighting and curse throwing. His cold, dead-like laugh sent chills down Harry's spine.

The assaults against the wards were starting to take affect. Some of the stronger curses had started to break through the barriers. Harry knew that within the next hour, the wards would crumble. The ground beneath their feet began to shake as the curses to the wards became almost frantic. The Order members began to push Harry and his friends closer to the house, demanding that they go to safety.

It was almost like an explosion occurred the second before Harry and his friends reached the safety of the house. A bright white light flashed as the final curse brought the barrier down. Harry looked to see who had cast the curse powerful enough to destroy the blood barrier. To his horror he saw Voldemort walk across the the threshold and into his front yard.

"EVERYONE INSIDE!" Harry yelled, pushing Blaise through the door. His friend stood huddled in the front hall waiting for Harry's next orders.

"He got through, Harry, he got through!" Hermione whimpered. She understood what this meant. Voldemort had enough power to break through a blood barrier ward, who was to say what else he could do. The screams from outside grew loud. Harry and the others ran to the living room window. They watched in horror as the Death Eaters cursed Order members and his friends. They watched as Tonks went down under the Cruciatus curse. Her screams and agony clear over all others. Voldemort continued to make his way toward the house where Harry and his friends waited. Whenever an Order member tried to stop him, a flick of his wand sent them flying into the night air.

"Tally, I need you to make another portkey to send the six of you to headquarters." They jump and whirled around to face Dumbledore, who was standing directly behind them. There was no twinkle in his electric blue eyes. Dumbledore stood tall and powerful before them. Harry felt another shiver run through him while looking at him. "Tally, go, hurry." Tally immediately went to search for something to use as a portkey. "Harry, take your friends and head upstairs. You will find all your things packed, as well as your aunt, uncle, and cousin's things. Make sure you take it all with you. Whatever you do, do not leave Grimauld Palace." Harry nodded and led the way upstairs and to his room. There he found his trunk, Hedwig in her cage, and three suitcases ready for them to take. Tally came back into the room. This time she had a blanket.

"I thought it would be easier to hold." She said when Harry eyed it. The house shook violently and they heard explosions on the first floor.

"Hurry Tally!" Hermione cried frantically. Tally tapped the blanket and whispered the spell for the second time that night. The blanketed glowed blue for a moment before settling back down once more. They each grabbed a part of the blanket, Harry grabbed his suitcase, Tally grabbed Hedwig, Ron, Blaise, and Neville each grabbed a suitcase. Just as they felt the familiar pull around the naval, the door to Harry's bedroom burst open and there standing before them for a split-second was Voldemort, red eyes blazing into his emerald green ones and then just as suddenly Harry and his friends were being bumped roughly against one another just before their feet hit the hard floor in the kitchen of Grimauld Palace, Headquarters of the Order of the Pheonix.

A/N:

Like I said in the last story, I'm not so good with the battle scenes. I promise that the very last one should be a good one. Anyway, how'd you like it?

Everyone should take notice to the warning that I posted. It wasn't there before.

Also, the last chapter had so many spelling mistakes and I'm sorry. I think I actually didn't even finish a thought somewhere in there... I usually don't get a chance to write until late in the evening and so I'm extremely tired. I'll try to catch them sooner before posting.

And, if you couldn't tell, I'm trying to make Ron look more heroic. The movies always make him out to be such a whimp, but JK Rowling gives him more credit than that, so I'm trying to do the same.

Esrb99: Why was your R/Hr Theory deleted? Were you doing something wrong? I can't believe you were suspended...again! Get up your next chapter as soon as you can and thanks for all the support you've been showing me!!!

SiriusRulz14: Thanks for reading my stories. I'm glad you like them. Like I told Indigo Feline before, I love Tally too! I hope you continue to enjoy her. I think that sometimes I make her too sappy or outspoken, but I can't help it. I just see her as such a strong individual who is still very much a girly-girl. Anyway, plan on a lot of action, hope you review again!

darkdanny: Obviously you aren't that great a fan of Dudley's...nor am I for that matter. I tried to put him in his place. He obviously doesn't listen to Harry, so I made the girls do that. Think it worked??? I also read that you aren't a fan of Hagrid's either, any particular reason why?

Indigo Feline: Can't tell you who disappears, but it's an easy guess. You'll understand about the whole empty shell thing when it comes about. It will happen within the next chapter or so, so you don't have to wait long. I'm glad Harry is of age as well. Makes things easier. Dudley is a dumbass...pig. I think he will finally learn his lesson. Did you like how it was Tally and Hermione who eventually put him in his place? (I'm assuming you are a girl and so would appreciate the whole girl power thing...).

Chibi Ching: Yay! You reviewed again! I'm happy I started the sequel so soon after finishing the first one, keeps people reading.