Title: Armageddon HP Style

Author: Jennifer

Rating: PG-13

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters, or any original scenes or dialogue from the movie Armageddon.

Chapter Six: Shanghai Surprised

"It's coming in at 30,000 miles an hour!" William yelled as he and other NASA officials ran through the office building.

"It's going to strike Southeast Asia in two minutes," one of the officials said.

"We're gonna have to warn—"

"Warn who? The entire South Pacific?" William exclaimed.

The people of Shanghai were peacefully enjoying their day…it was nothing out of the ordinary…yet.

Many people were at work, some sat outside their homes with their loved ones, talking, smiling, holding each other. Some sat in the grass staring at the now-tranquil sky, wondering what it would be like if they were to die at that very instant.

They never expected what would happen next. The meteor shower that seemed to appear out of nowhere; it struck office buildings, restaurants, homes, lakes and seas. So many people died in that instant...

William covered his face with his hands at the news of the meteor shower and how many had died. His pager beeped. He looked at the message. "So the whole world knows," he said, sighing exasperatedly.

Harry stood in the background, listening to William talk. His legs were shaky. Were they really going into space? Was this reality? Was there actually a chance that he could die? His legs became shaky as he walked over to William.

"You know," William said, "I still remember the first, middle, and last name of every astronaut who qualified for the training program." He looked at Harry. "I was assigned to be an official, but boy I wanted to go up there. I wanted to be one of those guys with a mission patch on my arm. I tell ya, I'd be in that shuttle with ya, if I could."

Harry smiled knowingly. "You don't want to be up in that shuttle any more than I do."

William's smile faded. "Well, good luck in Florida tomorrow."