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"Okay,
so now we're... over London," Kenzie said. "We should be
there shortly."
"Yeah, great for you to say. Ughhhh,"
Chris said, looking very pale.
"Are you afraid of-"
"Let's
not talk about it."
"Okay. Oh, woah nelly! Okay, only
going down," Kenzie said.
"Finally," Chris muttered
as his thestral
landed.
"Okay,
which one of you should go first? How about you? Bones! Come
here!"
"Oh no. Not now. I have children and a husband-"
Susan Bones started to say.
"Do I care?" Voldemort said
from the stand. "Come here. Now, the first death is always slow
and extremely painful-"
BANG! CRASH!
"Not on my
watch."
"Oh yeah? What's a little girl going to do to
stop me?"
"Oh, you ain't looking at no 'little girl',"
Kenzie said, stepping all the way in and coming into full
view.
"McKenzie! NO!" Harry said.
"DAD! Look at
yourself and tell me that I shouldn't do this."
Harry took a
good look at himself. He was skinnier than ever and his clothes no
longer fit. His shoes were three sizes too big. But he didn't want
his daughter in danger.
"McKenzie-"
"No, Dad.
I'm going to fight. It's fate. And you did it once. Why can't it be
done again?" Kenzie said, turning to Voldemort. "It can't
be that bad."
"I will prevail!" Voldemort
said.
"Bring it, Voldie ol' boy. I'm up to it. Piece of
cake."
"Alone?"
"Not exactly. Chris!"
Chris
came up beside Kenzie.
"Oh heck yes! This is something I've
always wanted to do!" Chris said.
"Okay. Let's duel,
capitan."