Chapter 24-

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The sky was pitch black, dark with rain clouds threatening to spill over the grounds. The Death Eaters were now outnumbered and it looked as though the war might soon be over. But not until Harry and Voldemort fought it out.

Ron was the first to see Voldemort appear on the field. He quickly looked around for Harry. He would be there if Harry needed him. Hermione saw Harry and Voldemort face each other. If only she knew what they were saying.

"So, Harry, we meet yet again," Voldemort said, rather juvenillishly.

"So, you've finally shown your face here," Harry said. "Took you long enough."

"I wanted to stay in top condition to duel with you. No mistakes this time," Voldemort said.

"All this because you are a desperate fool. How is this worth a little power?" Harry asked angrily.

"Don't mouth off to me, Potter. That was your parents' problem. All they had to do was step aside. It would have been easy getting you out of the way," he said angrily. Unexpectedly, Voldemort fired the Cruciatus Curse at Harry. Hermione watched as Harry crumbled to the ground writhing, screaming, and clutching his head. She knew she could leave now, but her fear for her friend kept her rooted to the spot.

She watched as Harry recovered and sent a spell at Voldemort. It had a burning impact in the arm of his robes. The two of them kept exchanging spells, both hoping for a direct hit.

Then, Harry gave an odd signal to a person she couldn't see. A cloud of smoke surrounded them and then cleared. Hermione looked closely at Harry's face. He looked completely confused like he didn't know where he was. Both Harry and Voldemort got worried and she saw them yell the Killing Curse. Jets of green light flew from each wand.

Instead of latching to each other, one stream of light overpowered the other and sent a person falling. Hermione darted out from the forest and ran over to see what happened. She bursted into tears when she found Harry lying dead in the grass and Voldemort sitting against a tree, regaining strength. She knelt next to Harry, took his hand and began to sob.

"No, please, no," she begged. "It can't be true."

Ron ran over to Hermione as soon as he saw her sink to the ground crying. He looked down at Harry and felt his stomach twist. Harry was dead. Voldemort had finally gotten what he wanted. He just couldn't grasp this new reality.

Suddenly, Harry's body began to quiver. His legs stretched out and his hair grew shorter. His broken glasses vanished and his face morphed. Ron was no longer looking at his best friend, but his worst enemy. Ron and Hermione looked at each other with their eyes wide, then over at the other Voldemort sitting against the tree. Except it was no longer Voldemort. It was Harry. They ran over to him and helped him up.

"Harry, you're okay!" Hermione exclaimed, hugging him. Harry nodded, wincing a little.

"Harry, what bloody happened here? I don't get it!" Ron asked incredulously.

"Before this all started, Dumbledore began preparing me for a duel with Voldemort. I really had no chance and Dumbledore knew it. First he taught me how to muster enough emotion to perform the Killing Curse. But then he came up with a plan. He told me that I needed to give him a signal at the right moment," Harry explained.

"The head nod," Hermione said.

"Yeah. Then he performed some spell or something that switched our bodies. He knew that would confuse Voldemort enough to give me a chance. I said the Killing Curse, and so did he. But he was too confused to concentrate properly. Mine overpowered his and I...killed him," Harry said in disbelief.

"I don't believe it!" Ron said. "You finally defeated Voldemort!"

By now, the remaining Death Eaters, (there were only a few), realized that Voldemort was dead. Ron, Harry, and Hermione watched amazed as the Death Eaters surrendered. They watched as Dumbledore binded them and sent them away. He glanced back at them and winked.

"Let's find Draco," Hermione insisted. There were crowds and crowds of people rejoicing that they'd won. However, they found Draco easily as he stood there by himself, head down, and arms crossed. Hermione ran up to him. When he saw her, his face lit up and he opened his arms for her to jump into.

"I'm so glad you're okay!" she cried happily.

"I'm just happy you're safe," he told her, his smile fading.

"What's wrong?" she asked, concerned. He sighed and shook his head.

"Nothing," he said. "Everything's right."

"Don't worry about your father," she said. "You did what had to be done." He looked at her strangely.

"How did you--?" he began, but she cut him off.

"I knew it had to happen," she said, and he nodded. She took his hand and looked at her two best friends.

"It's over. It's finally over," she said.

The four of them walked back towards the castle. A light rain began to sprinkle down on them like tears of as they walked towards the day's sunrise, hoping to see a rainbow after the storm.

I'll always remember

It was late afternoon

It lasted forever

And ended so soon, yeah

You were all by yourself

Starin' up at a dark gray sky

I was changed...

In places no one will find

All your feelings so deep inside

It was there that I realized

That forever was in your eyes

The moment I saw you cry

It was late in September

And I'd seen you before

You were always the cold one

But I was never that sure

You were all by yourself

Starin' up at a dark gray sky

I was changed

In places no one will find

All your feelings so deep inside

It was there that I realized

That forever was in your eyes

The moment I saw you cry

And I wanted to hold you

I wanted to make it go away

I wanted to know you

I wanted to make your everything

Alright

I'll always remember

It was late afternoon

In places no one will find...

THE END