Thank You to everyone who has waited so very patiently for this chapter. This is it. The final chapter. Hope you all enjoy it. Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or it's characters.

Chapter 16: Love Conquers All

Rayne couldn't think straight. She was hurt and confused, but at the same time she couldn't help but feel the intense emotion running through Harry as he knelt before her.

"I know the blood bond we have is as binding as a marriage, but I want to marry you anyway. Please, Rayne, think about it." Harry continued as she stood in silence.

He could tell she was in shock. He had just done the very last thing she had ever expected on the night they were about to go into battle. He slowly stood up, and leaned in to lay a kiss on her cheek.

"Think about it." He whispered to her.

He turned her back around and let her face the school again. He wrapped his arms around her and laid his head back on her shoulder again. They just stood in silence watching the moon rise, and the green glow of Voldemort's signal cast a light over the land below.

Rayne was going over what had just happened in her head. He had just offered her everything she could have ever wanted. She relived her lonely life in her mind. She was still angry that he had tested her, but he thought he had done it for a good reason. She could relate, when you have never had anyone to love, or who really loves you in return, it is hard to decide what you really feel, or what they feel towards you. All she knew was that, even though he had been a jerk, she still loved him with all her heart.

"Yes." Rayne whispered.

The wind picked up slightly, as the couple stood on the ledge. Harry closed his eyes and let the wind run through his hair. He opened his eyes immediately when he thought he heard it whisper the one word he longed to hear Rayne say. Then he realized he had heard it, but it wasn't the wind.

"Say it again." Harry said turning Rayne abruptly to face him.

"Yes, I will marry you Harry." Rayne said looking at him. As there eyes met, a smile broke out onto both of there faces. Harry grabbed Rayne and hugged her with a grip that was like iron, never wanting to let her go.

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Albus Dumbledore slowly opened his eyes. Though his vision was blurry, he noticed the walls of the room he was in were made of stone. The smell of mildew and dirt besieged his nostrils. For a moment he couldn't place what had happened. He remembered having dinner in the Great Hall, and feeling very sick and weak after wards. He had lain down and woke up in a prison. No enemy could have made it past the wards, so he was positive this was an inside job. While still piecing together the last few events he remembered, he heard a groan coming from a little ways away. His eyes searched for the source of the noise, but he found he was alone in his stone prison. He heard another groan coming from the opposite direction. He slowly got up from the cold hard ground, and moved towards the wall. He found out quickly that he was in a cell, whit nothing but a heavy wooden door between himself and freedom.

"BOMBARDO" he shouted. But nothing happened. He knew he didn't have his wand, but that usually never mattered. He was so powerful, that he could use controlled magic. There must be a ward or protection on the door. He started trying different methods of escape, even disapperating, but to no avail. The wards and charms protecting the cell were to strong. Stronger than the one's used to protect Hogwarts. It was no use, He would have to wait until either the wizard who cast these spells appeared, or a powerful wizard or witch came to set them free. He sighed. Just then he heard a voice calling out asking if anyone was out there. He immediately recognized the voice as Molly Weasley's. Then he heard the responses come slowly from others. Remis Lupin, Arthur Weasley, Minerva McGonnagal, Severus Snape, Hagrid and every other member of the order or Teacher at Hogwarts. Every last one. That is when fear struck the old man. He figured the teachers were captured the same way he was, but the Order too? Only one person could have pulled this off from the inside. Phoenix Darklighter.

"If we are all here, who is protecting the school, the children? Who is going to help in the fight?" Hagrid asked more to himself than any of the others.

"There is no way out for any of us, so we will just have to put our faith in Harry. He will fight alone." Minerva said matter-of-factly though her voice held a tinge of grief and sadness.

"No, he won't be alone. Rayne will fight beside him. That is what she was here for, to train him and fight with him. Just so happens they found love along the way." Dumbledore said.

"They will be killed!" Molly Weasley's voice rang out in the motherly panic everyone of her children was so accustomed to.

"Perhaps, but they are the only shot we have. We must put our faith in them." Dumbledore replied.

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Hermione was sick of waiting. Harry had left her to go after Rayne over an hour ago. She hoped Rayne hadn't done anything to him. Last time she saw her, she was extremely upset. She disapperated to the top of the mountain where she knew Harry had gone. When she got there much to her relief she saw Harry and Rayne standing staring at the horizon. They hadn't heard the soft pop that she made when she appeared, so she cleared her throat softly.

Harry turned his head and motioned for her to come stand beside them. She walked over and stood on the Left side of Harry.

"We are running out of time you know. We have to make our move soon." Hermione softly reminded them.

"You're right. It's time. I just wanted to take in the view for one last time before the War begins. Who knows if we will ever see it again?" Rayne said eyes still scanning the Horizon.

"Don't talk like that; of course we will see it again. Together we can defeat anything they throw at us." Harry said confidently. Hermione nodded in agreement.

"Doesn't it worry you that we haven't found any of the teachers, and the Order is unreachable? We can't even find Dumbledore. You do realize that Voldemort has an army? We are all alone." Rayne replied defending her statement.

"Worrying about it won't change it. So let's just do what we can." Hermione said softly.

Rayne didn't say anything in response. She pulled out her wand. She held out her left palm face up, and silently waved the wand over it. With a green glow, the Blood stone appeared. As it glowed in her palm Hermione couldn't help but stare, that was when she noticed the ring. Suddenly she realized just what had been going on earlier. She smiled.

Rayne put her wand down on the ground and held the stone above her head with both hands and Harry and Hermione backed away. The glowing became blinding as Rayne yelled out a warning that she would be sure both their enemies would hear.

"Hear me heirs of Slytherin. Thy blood is tainted. Come to me for I have that which you seek. The key to immortality, the purification of you soul, the power of Slytherin himself. I will destroy it if you do not come find me. My challenge to you is to come and try to take the power from me."

The green glow spread through the sky making her challenge heard to all no matter where they were.

Harry and Hermione gave each other a sad look.

"This is it." Harry let out a sigh.

"Stay safe Harry, I want you to be in one piece for your wedding." Hermione replied.

"You too, Hermione. Thank you. I just hope Rayne is still alive for our wedding. What if this kills her? How will I live with that?" Harry replied sadly.

"Don't think that way. She loves you, and love is a strong motivator. She won't go down without a hell of a fight. Neither would you." Hermione told him.

The silence resumed as Harry watched his fiancée call Phoenix and Voldemort to her.

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Phoenix's head snapped up toward the sky. An evil smile crossed his face.

"The stupid fool. She has found the blood Stone and is trying to use it's power. Only the true heir can unlock the full potential of that stone." He laughed.

Draco, who had been forced to accompany Phoenix, stood next to him back in his underground lair where the battle between Phoenix and Rayne had occurred over 17 years ago. He was gathering old weapons and spells.

"What if Voldemort gets to it first. He is after all the original Heir to Slytherin." Draco sneered.

Phoenix knew Draco was right, which made him even more angry.

"Well we will just have to beat him to it." Phoenix snapped at him and turned toward the light. The next moment he and Draco were gone.

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Voldemort smiled as he looked out the window of the abandoned castle he was currently inhabiting. The call of the stone made his blood boil with the thought of power.

He called the leaders of his army together.

"We must make sure Phoenix doesn't beat us to this. Get everyone together we leave now."

"Yes, Master." They all replied and hurried out of the room.

Voldemort turned to his faithful servant Peter Pettigrew.

"This is what we have been waiting for. Nothing will stop us after I get that stone. Those children do not know what they have found nor what they can unleash with its power. Come, we must leave."

He said calmly. He turned and walked out of the room.

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They were coming, she could feel it. Soon it would be all over.

"We need to get out of here and find a more open space, one where they can't sneak-up or surround us easily." Harry said quietly, the memories of his fifth year battle with the Death Eaters in the Department of Ministries vividly coming to mind.

Harry's comment snapped Rayne out of her thoughts.

"Where do you suggest we go?" Rayne asked.

"How about take to the air for now." Hermione suggested.

"Hermione, you hate flying. Why would you suggest it?" Harry looked at her as if she had three heads.

"Who said I was going to be flying? I simply suggested you and Rayne take to the air. I will disapperate to the location you two choose. When you find the right place, just send me a message Order Style." Hermione said with a wink.

Harry nodded and yelled "Accio Firebolt".

"We'll see you soon." Rayne said to Hermione as she mounted her Broomstick. And then Harry and Rayne were gone.

They flew around for about half an hour before finally landing in an empty field just on the opposite side of the Forbidden Forest. The land was out of Hogwarts protection, but it was open, with few places to hide. The perfect battleground. Harry sent Hermione the message letting her know where they had settled.

A few minutes later Hermione apparated.

"What's the plan?" She asked as she walked over to them.

"Well," Harry said as he sat down in the middle of the field, "Now, we wait."

Rayne and Hermione sat down next to him, and they waited.

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Rayne felt Phoenix before she saw him. She jumped from her sitting position into a crouching one. Harry and Hermione noticed this. Harry and Hermione could hear her thoughts in their heads.

"Sneaky Bastard, now where are you, where are you hiding."

Harry watched as her eyes slowly scanned her surroundings, Harry and Hermione were still low in the long grass of the field.

"Come on Phoenix, you can't hide forever. I know you better than that." Harry could now feel her fangs lengthening, her extraordinary night-vision and hearing kicking in. It was hard for him to remember that he and Rayne were now Vampires sometimes.

Then Harry felt a burning sensation on his forehead, and a feeling of evil glee that wasn't his own.

"Voldemort has arrived." Harry silently told Rayne. Rayne silently conveyed the information to Hermione while telling her to keep absolutely still and very low to the ground.

Harry brought his wand slowly to the ready. "I'll go after Voldemort, you take down Phoenix."

"What about the Death Eaters, We may have taken down Phoenix's backups, but Voldemort still has his army of assholes." Rayne reminded him.

Hermione grabbed Harry's foot at that comment and motioned to herself. He nodded letting her know the message was received.

"Let Hermione take care of them." Harry told Rayne.

At this comment, Rayne abruptly turned her head and looked straight at Hermione. She nodded at Rayne.

"I hope you know what you are doing, there are probably hundreds of them, be very careful."

Hermione smiled and pulled out from under her robes, Harry's invisibility cloak. She slowly wrapped it around herself and was gone from sight.

"They'll never know what hit them." Harry said.

"We'll sit and wait until Hermione has done her job. Then we attack." Rayne said.

"Right." Harry agreed.

It took Hermione less than two hours to eliminate the Death Eaters. She made her way back to where she knew Harry and Rayne lay in wait. Rayne could feel her presence and made sure to let Harry know so he didn't give away their position.

"You really are the smartest witch of our age." Rayne told her with a smile. At that, Hermione moved silently away still under cover of the invisibility cloak, to a safer location.

"Ready." Harry asked

"Ready, let's go." Rayne said.

Harry grabbed Rayne's wrist just as she was about to move out. She paused and turned to look at him. He leaned in and gave her a searing kiss before he released her.

Then they parted ways, Harry going after Voldemort and Rayne seeking out Phoenix.

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Rayne could hear Phoenix's heartbeat in her ears. It was echoing in her head. Her newly acquired hearing helped her track the sound to the source. It didn't take her long to come face to face with her loathsome brother.

"I believe you have something that belongs to me, my darling sister." Phoenix said snydly.

"Come and get it." Rayne said coolly.

Phoenix took a step towards her. Rayne stood her ground. She was trying to figure out if he was going to try to physically attack her, or bring his wand out and try to stun her. She mentally checked herself for her wand, and suddenly her stomach turned. She didn't have it. Then she remembered leaving it on the cliff where she had sent out the energy pulse from the Blood Stone. This would be one hell of a fight.

Phoenix took out his wand and pointed it right at Rayne's chest. "It looks like you forgot something, now what could it be?" Phoenix began slowly circling her. "It isn't polite not to draw your wand when being challenged to a duel, unless that is , you don't have one."

Rayne cursed him mentally for being so observant. One thing about Phoenix, was that he could tell her emotions by just looking at her, no matter how hard she tried to hide them from him. They were twins after all. Rayne summoned up all her courage.

"I don't even need my wand to fight you, so I figured I wouldn't even bother to drag it along." Rayne lied.

"Is that so, well, I don't need to hide behind this stupid piece of wood either." Phoenix hissed throwing his wand behind him while still circling her.

Rayne smiled at her luck, and braced herself for a physical attack.

Fists went flying, Rayne and Phoenix were going at it martial arts style.

Rayne landed a round house kick that sent phoenix flying. Phoenix jumped to his feet and countered with a low kick that took Rayne's feet out from underneath her. Phoenix jumped in the air and was about to land his foot in Rayne's chest when she rolled out of the way at the last minute and back flipped so she was now standing. Phoenix charged again, this time coming at her full speed, she caught a sliver gleam in the moonlight, but realized all too late, what it was. She had blocked Phoenix's attack, but felt a searing pain shoot up both her wrists. Phoenix backed away laughing, Holding up his arms in front of him, two shining sliver blades protruded from his sleeves. While blocking the attack, Rayne had allowed Phoenix to slit her wrists. She fell to the ground. The warm blood oozing out of the slashes. She was furious, but at the same time she was in pain. She had only one chance, she slowly began to summon her elemental powers, and had Phoenix not been so busy gloating, he would have seen her Blue-green eyes turn into a deep purple color.

"Looks like it is at an end. I win, you die!" Phoenix cackled madly. "Now hand over that stone, or I will finish off your precious Harry the same way."

"You never learn do you? Things are never as easy as they seem. As long as there is some blood in me, I will not die. All they have to do is reach me in time." Rayne said through clenched teeth.

"Don't be stupid, no human could survive that much blood loss. By the time they reach you, you'll be dead." Phoenix stated.

"Who ever said I was human." Rayne said slowly.

"What!" Phoenix was caught off guard.

Rayne used this as her opportunity to strike. She stood up while Phoenix was still staring at her, and brought her arms above her head.

"You can't kill someone who is already dead. Did you really think I would let it be that easy for you?" She said as she gathered a tremendous amount of energy into a ball above her.

Before a wide-eyed Phoenix even knew what hit him, the energy ball was blasting his way. The last thing he heard was "I want you to know, I did love you once. Goodbye, Phoenix." The energy blast hit him and obliterated his body.

And then Rayne fell to the ground and the world around her went black.

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Harry stood before Voldemort. He was feeling strangely calm. Usually his rage got the best of him and clouded his judgment, but not this time. He had trained long and hard for this moment, and now he had something, someone, to life for. He would never back down. He pointed his wand at the evil wizard.

"Where is the Blood Stone boy?" Voldemort commanded.

"Why on earth would I ever answer that?" Harry retorted.

"You insolent brat. For that you will die painfully." Voldemort hissed.

With that Voldemort screamed out "Crucio!" And a red beam of light shot forth from his wand. Harry ducked in the nick of time, and quickly screamed "Protego" And successfully shielded himself from the curse.

"Impedimenta" Harry quickly yelled, the spell sending Voldemort flying off his feet and forcing him to land hard on his back, momentarily knocking the wind out of him. Now was his chance, to finish the job, just as he had raised his wand above his head to deliver the most unforgivable curse of them all, he heard a scream. He recognized it as Hermione. Something must be wrong; a feeling of dread was slowly filling him. What if something happened to Hermione or worse Hermione and Rayne?

"Petrificus Totalus" He shouted quickly and turned to run toward the scream knowing that a simple spell like that would not hold Voldemort for long. He was probably already working a counter spell, which he himself didn't even know. He ran and ran, till he finally reached where he had left Hermione last. She wasn't there, he reached out for Rayne with his mind, but he couldn't find her. He couldn't fathom how that was possible. They were connected after all. The feeling of dread turned into one of terror. Something was desperately wrong. He listened carefully hoping to here a noise that would lead him in the right direction. He heard Hermione scream for help again. He broke out into a full out run toward the voice. Behind him a green light shot up from the ground.

"Shit." He said as he looked behind him. Voldemort had just broken free for the spell.

Harry finally reached the spot where Hermione sat on the ground. She looked up at him with a look tore his heart to pieces.

"Hermione, what happened are you OK?" Harry said in between gasps.

"I'm fine, but Harry, it's Rayne…" she trailed off. That was when Harry finally looked next to Hermione on the ground. There covered in Blood, barely breathing, lay Rayne.

"NO!" Harry screamed as he fell to his knees next to her. He understood that feeling of dread now, the same one Rayne had told him about when he had died before her in the ritual. He was out of time, Voldemort was approaching fast, and Rayne was barely alive. She was bleeding to death.

"Hermione, quick you need to hide, where is Phoenix?" He asked quickly as to waste no more time.

"He is dead, Rayne blew him into oblivion." Hermione replied between sobs.

"So that is why she is almost dead. Using that kind of power could kill anybody." Harry said softly as he brushed a strand of bloody hair out of Rayne's face and lovingly stroked her cheek.

"I don't think it was using the power that killed her, it was Phoenix's sneak attack with knives he had hidden in his sleeve. He slit her wrists so deep she couldn't heal them. The power blast was her last resort. She didn't have her wand." Hermione explained tearfully.

"What the hell do you mean she didn't have her wand?" Harry shouted.

"She left it on the cliff. I remember her cursing herself out mentally. I could hear it." Hermione cried.

"Thanks for everything Hermione, please, time is up, Voldemort is on his way. Please go hide yourself." Harry pleaded with his friend.

Hermione nodded and disappeared beneath the invisibility cape once more.

Harry bent over Rayne. "Please Rayne, wake up, I need you, we are halfway done, you did it, you beat Phoenix, but I need you now." Harry placed his wand to Rayne's wrist and softly muttered "Injurus Helioux" He repeated the process on the other wrist, which sealed off Rayne's wounds so she wouldn't lose anymore blood. It was all he could do. He would have given her some of his blood, but as he reached his wrist up to his mouth, a voice came from behind him.

"I see that useless son of mine actually served some purpose after all. Now you are all alone." Voldemort laughed.

"She's not dead yet." Harry shouted at him.

"She is as good as dead to us. No one could lose that much blood and survive." Voldemort laughed.

"You bastard!" Harry spat.

"You should be grateful I will give you the opportunity to join her. Then I will take the stone, and destroy the world!" Voldemort said with a hint of glee in his voice.

Harry raised his wand, but Voldemort started a full on assault.

Spells were flying back and forth. Rayne was drifting in and out of consciousness. What was happening, she felt so weak, and she needed blood. She weakly tried to reach out on her mental path to Hermione. And just as she did so, she felt a presence beside her.

Rayne struggled to find her voice, but decided Mental communication would be far less stressful.

"Why are you here, you should be hiding somewhere safe." Rayne scolded

"I am safe, they can't see me." Hermione replied in a whisper.

"I need to help him. I need blood." Rayne told her

"Take mine, I have the cloak to protect me." Hermione offered softly.

Hermione slowly reached her arm out from under the cloak so as not to draw attention to Rayne. Voldemort and Harry were concentrating on each other for the moment, and the last thing she wanted to do was distract them.

Rayne accepted her offered wrist, and slowly replenished some of the blood she lost. She only took just enough to make one last stand. She would be able to make sure Harry was safe. She would use another power blast.

"You will barely survive, if you do that again." Hermione said worriedly.

"I know, but I have to put my faith in the fact that I am strong enough to do it again. The bright side is, at least I am no longer losing blood. I can't believe he almost bleed me to death. I guess you never know what to expect." Rayne replied in her normal calm way.

"I'm glad you're not dead." Hermione added.

"Me too, now you really need to go this time. Wait in the forest for us, I have to pay a visit to my dear old dad." Rayne commanded.

Hermione didn't wait for a second invitation; she fled straight to the forest and waited.

Out of nowhere Rayne heard "Impedimenta" and saw Harry go flying through the air. Only this time, he didn't get up. Voldemort was closing in fast. She could see the beginning of the killing curse forming on her father's lips. Harry was trying to get up, but his arms were giving out as he tried to push himself up. Rayne started gathering energy, slowly pushing herself upright. Voldemort was standing right in front of her, with his back facing her, His front facing Harry. Neither had any idea that Rayne was alive, not to mention standing up. She raised her hand silently above her head; the energy began to form in a ball above her.

"I am putting an end to this now Potter. So much for Love. All it brings you is pain, do you not see that yet. Look at your precious Rayne, you loved her didn't you, just like you would have loved you mother and your father, and any brothers or sisters you would have had if they weren't dead. Just like you love your friends, who all abandoned you in this, your final hour. Only fools believe in love Potter." Voldemort laughed maniacally.

Harry saw the light gathering behind an oblivious Voldemort, and simply smiled.

"Your wrong." Harry said simply.

"Ever the fool. Humor me. How am I wrong?" Voldemort said pointing his wand at Harry's chest.

"Because, Love conquers all." Rayne said from behind him.

Voldemort turned in horror just in time to see Rayne throw the energy blast right at him. It came so fast that he didn't have time to react, and like his son, was blown to pieces.

Rayne fell to her knees, and stared into Harry's eyes. He slowly was able to crawl over to her. They threw themselves into each others arms. Hermione, who had watched the whole thing from the forest, came running out.

"It's over!" She shouted.

"Yes, it's over." Harry said softly.

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Epilogue: What happened after?

Word spread quickly of how Harry Potter, the Boy who lived, defeated Voldemort, with the help of his best friend Hermione Granger and the same mysterious witch who had defeated Dark Lord Merrick over 17 years ago, though her name still had never been released. The peace in the wizarding world was restored, and people no longer lived in fear. Rayne and Harry were married the summer after graduation. Still to this day, Hermione is the only one who knows their secret. They figured after awhile everyone else would just figure it out, when they never aged. Harry took up a job as an Auror with the ministry of Magic, and Rayne became the newest Defense Against The Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts. Hermione and Ron got married the summer after Harry and Rayne. Hermione took over teaching Charms at Hoqwarts when Professor Flitwick Retired. Ron took a job in the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Department in the Ministry, following in his fathers footsteps.

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THE END!

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