Harry and Hermione: A Coincidental Love

Chapter 2: Battling

Harry's POV

I can do this I thought over and over. It was meant for me to destroy Voldemort, with my friends by my side to help me. Ginny, Ron, and Hermione will always be there to make sure I am okay. I have the best friends a guy can ask for, and I also have the best girlfriend any guy (except her brothers, of course) want. I am lucky, in spite of the fact my parents and godfather are dead.. I have true friends, unlike people like Malfoy. I have friends, great friends, and they are as close to me as any brother and sisters—except Ginny. She is the one I have romantic interest in… and, well, we understand and comfort each other more sensuously than me and Ron do, of course.

It didn't take long to get to where Voldemort was centered in the battlefield. He wanted to be in the precise center, and that is exactly where he was. What a show-off! Mr. Malfoy was near him, fighting by his side, trying to "prove himself." Draco wasn't far off, fighting a few younger years, especially 3rd years, which wasn't surprising. He was always picking on the younger years, just because he could. He would torture the ones that seemed to be most distressed until they were dead or wished it to be. My fist clenched around my wand, until my knuckles were white. He had really done it this time.. Voldemort can wait. Malfoy goes first.

I walked up to Draco, as he was about to finish off Colin Creevy. Before he could, however, I took out my wand and screamed "Expeliarmus!" He blasted backwards, farther than I had expected. I looked to my side to see Hermione. She smirked at me and said, "Did you think I was going to just let you fight him? I understand how much you hate him, Harry. I know, trust me, I know." I smiled at her comfortingly, knowing what she had gone through because of him—hell.

Draco grabbed his wand, and threw the Crucio spell at Hermione. I grabbed her by the shoulders and move her out of the way, just in time, for the spell to zoom past her face. "Thanks," she muttered. I nodded, and she threw the same spell at him, with a lot of anger in her voice… though, I couldn't help but notice the smugness in her voice. Draco doubled over immediately, almost BEFORE the spell even hit him. I swear, after two seconds, he started twitching, then was knocked unconscious. "Either you are good at this, or Malfoy's just plain weak. She laughed lightly, gave Draco one last triumphant look, and walked off with me, back to Ron and Ginny.

Unfortunately, we didn't see them anywhere. I guess they got pushed back through the crowd. Me and Hermione went back over to where Voldemort was acting like a wild maniac, laughing crazily at everyone else's expense. More anger flowed through me than when it was with Draco. As if she had read my mind, Hermione nodded and stood behind me. "I'll be right here, Harry." I smiled lightly at her, and she smiled back.

"Oh, look here. Young Mr. Potter has got himself a girlfriend. WELL, what a surprise… Mudblood? I was so sure she and that Muggle-loving fool's son would get together. Oh well. Unexpected things happen, I am sure. I think you should say goodbye before facing me." He said with a malicious grin. I looked at him with a death glare, until a pale hand touched his shoulder, making him shudder. "Now, Lucious, I think you should leave Mr. Potter to me. Do with the Mudblood, however, as you see fit," said Voldemort. Lucious nodded, and circled around me to Hermione. I looked at her, and she nodded her head in Voldemort's direction, urging me to fight him. I walked quickly forward, ready to fight the one that made my life mainly hell, except for the fact that I got friends.

He got into dueling position, and I followed suit. However, instead of bowing, he took the first lunge at me with the Imperius spell. For what he wanted to control me for, I didn't even want to know. I shot Perfectulas Totalus at him, he dodging it by half an inch. He attempted to summon a rock from behind me, which would go through my head to get to him, but, as soon as he said the Accio-, I ducked so I wouldn't be hit by whatever he was trying to summon. He heaved the rock at me, and I rolled to the side to avoid getting hit by it.

Enough games, Harry. Remember what he told you in the Department of Mysteries. You have to want him dead. Think of everything he has done to you.. Killing your parents, and then one of his Death Eaters killing the only REAL family you had left. Sticking you with the Dursleys, for your own protection. You must end this right now before he tears other families apart.

I screamed "AVADA KEDAVERA!" at the top of my lungs. The jet of green light, I will never forget. Voldemort's surprised face at the spell I had just thrown at him. He crumpled to the ground, and screamed. It reminded me of the night he had killed my parents, and I fainted at hearing my mother scream, once again…

Hermione's POV

I nodded at Harry, giving him the mental message to go ahead and fight Voldemort. I needed to get rid of Lucious Malfoy myself. He was the one that had tortured innocent people just because he could, and yet still had the insignificance to snivel and kiss-up to someone like Voldemort. He was cruel and weak, a horrible combination.

As I was walking to get into position, he went ahead and threw the Crucio spell at me. He missed, however, and I didn't have to move. He narrowed his eyes at me, daring me to fight. Which I was all to well prepared to do.

"Expelliarmus!" I yelled. His wand flew out of his hand, and he looked aghast, as it was lost in the crowd. I smirked, and he glared at me evilly. He ran up to me, and before I could react, he grabbed me by the neck, trying to cut off my arm. I grabbed his hand and bit it. He yelled in pain, and dropped me. I clenched my wand tighter, and pointed it directly at his head. He got on his knees and begged me not to kill him. I looked at him and said," I am sure this is exactly what you did to all the people you tortured and killed. Avada Kedarvra."

His eyes went blank and he fell to the ground with a loud thump. I smirked in satisfaction, but then frowned at what I had done. I just tore a family apart—like what happened to Harry. I had just killed Draco's father. And even if they don't deserve to live, they should all be dead or alive together. I stopped thinking and decided to find Harry. It wasn't hard, considering all the people on OUR side were cheering, at an almost lifeless form I knew to be Harry.