Chapter 15

Flashback

Hermione didn't know what to do. She was so confused. All she could hear were the shouts and yelps of pain from the three boys. She wished with all her heart that someone would save them. She opened her eyes as a familiar voice rang through her head.

"Sssshhhh…"

There was a loud bang and the death eaters were all thrown backward. A flash of light erupted from the center of the circle, surprising all the death eaters when all the members of the order burst out. Each one armed and ready. There were about the same number as the death eaters and some were just students from Hogwarts. Neville, Luna, Ginny, and the rest of the D.A. even the graduates. Hermione was so relieved yet an uneasy feeling settled into the back of her mind. Suddenly, the realization hit her.

The war had begun.

End Flashback

Hermione saw Professor Lupin race to Harry and Ron. He immediately healed them and instantly they stood up once more to fight once again. After a glance at Hermione they ran towards the cemetery, which has become the wars battlefield.

It was so dense. Even from that far away, Hermione knew it was dangerous to be inside. The after effects of all the spells and curses being used were frightening. There was an exhaust formed like heavy smog and some parts sparkled with light as each new spell was cast creating more and more fog. Everything was going too fast.

Hermione ran to Draco's side and healed him as much as she could. She was so physically exhausted.

Draco got up and hugged Hermione. He leaned in to kiss her when… A spell flew right in front of their faces, missing Draco by merely centimeters.

"Hermione!" Draco shouted. He pushed her out of the way as an unknown spell came rushing past her.

"Draco!" She shouted, falling to the ground.

Hermione crawled over to Draco and hugged him tight as she looked around unable to control the sudden burst of emotion that she was feeling.

The battlefield was now surrounded by a mist of white smoke, blinding nearly everyone who came across it. It had all the wizards running around and you couldn't tell who was who. The spells were being cast at all directions. Now it seemed as though there were no more sides but a simple fight for survival. Hermione looked around looking for the people who were screaming for their lives, some begged, some acted willingly yet to her surprise, some would take their own lives. She was so afraid. Was this the end for all of them? Hermione held Draco even tighter.

"Don't be scared Hermione." He said with fear in his eyes. He looked right at her, holding her by her shoulders making a space between them.

"I'm not. I know you'll protect me." Hermione said with love in her voice as she too stared straight into his eyes.

Just as suddenly Draco was hurtled backwards. Hermione sent a spell at the direction the blast came from and rushed at his side.

"It looks like you'll be protecting me." Draco laughed but was soon followed by his yelp of pain.

"Draco! You're bleeding!" Hermione gestured to his abdomen.

"It's just a scratch." He said, trying to get up.

"We have to help. Listen, do you know the Pollymery spell?" he asked her.

"Yeah. You use it to contact others when you're in peril. Like some sort of telepathy spell. The incantation is 'Portimadible Silentious Ignatious'" She answered afraid of what it meant.

"Use it. If you're in trouble, communicate to me. Don't worry about me. Just try not to die out there. I don't know what I'd do without you." He said. He kissed her on her forehead and he immediately ran out of sight.

Hermione followed him and dodged all of the spells that was being thrown at her. She wanted to be with Draco. In his comforting arms. This was just a way too frightening experience for her. She knew she would never be the same after this.

"Stupefy!" she shouted at her back.

The battle was so intense. You couldn't tell really you were aiming at whether friend or foe. She just kept searching for the order members and healing them as best as she could. She was so exhausted. She didn't run into Draco or Harry. This made her worry. She just left a couple of the D.A. members after healing them when she heard the Killing Curse being shouted. She turned around and saw the familiar flash of green light. She ducked out of the way and it hit a death eater right behind her. She didn't know where to go. She felt like she was lost. She turned back every once in a while. She could feel death and sadness in the air. She got scared and lonely.

She found a headstone and quickly ducked behind it as a group of deatheaters were coming across it. She knew she could handle them all alone. They stayed there. She was so afraid. She suddenly realized she was breathing very loudly and the deatheaters were trying to find the source. She quickly covered her mouth. A deatheater had spotted Hermione poking her head to see if they were still there. Hermione quickly hid once more and she heard the deatheaters leave. That was too close.

She ran. She didn't know what else to do. She heard some spells coming her way and on instinct, she ducked. She was so frightened. She saw came into a clearing.

A deatheater had grabbed a girl and was slicing her face. The girl screamed in pain. She could see blood coming out of the girls head and she heard the maniac laugh the deatheater omitted. He sliced the face off and he let go of the girl. He was holding the face with his bare hands while the body of the lifeless girl fell to the ground. Hermione was horrorstruck. She couldn't see who the girl was. She cried for whoever she was. No one deserved that kind of death. Suddenly, the deatheater saw her and he came running towards her. She ran to the opposite direction. She was half-blinded by tears and the fact that the smog became even thicker did not help. She felt so vulnerable even with her wand. She had to get away.

She suddenly saw something. She saw two red heads. She ran to them in fear. One of them was lying on the ground.

"Hermione!" Ron shouted in relief.

"It's Ginny! She got hit on the head! I'm not sure what the spell was! Please help her! Harry is facing You-know-who right now! I have to help him! Please take care of Ginny!" And Ron ran to the opposite direction.

Hermione healed Ginny as best as she could since healing really took a lot out of you, and apparated to the gates of Hogwarts.

"Ginny! Wake up!"

Ginny stirred.

"Hermione! Where's Harry? I have to help him! Oww!" she yelled clutching her head.

"You have to rest. We're at the Hogwarts gates. You can go in to the hospital wing. I have to leave you." Hermione hugged Ginny.

Ginny nodded and tried to get up. She fell back to the ground. Ginny conjured up some crutches and signaled Hermione to leave.

"Leave! They need you!" she shouted. "Harry needs you…" she whispered.

Ginny was crying. Hermione flung her arms around the red headed girl and said,

"Don't worry. Nothing will happen as long as I am there. I will do my best."

Ginny smiled a small smile.

That was enough for Hermione and she quickly apparated back to the battle.

A spell appeared out of nowhere and caught Hermione off guard. She ducked but it hit the tombstone which exploded and she was pushed to the ground tripping and straining her ankle.

"Oww!" she concentrated but she couldn't heal it. She was too tired after healing Harry, Ron, Draco, the order members and Ginny.

She conjured up bandages instead and wrapped it around her ankle.

She got up and limped. She could hear spells being cast and see clouds of smoke erupting from a wand every once in a while. She was about send a spell towards an unsuspecting death eater when, suddenly, she felt a hand on her shoulder.

She turned and gasped.

"Ah, Ms. Granger. We meet again."