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Soaring-Bright-Flame: Thanks; I can't wait to know what you think about this chapter. A trebuchet is a modified catapult that throws its projectile by use of a sling. The counter weight is a swinging basket that falls forward hence pulling the throwing arm up and forward. The sling is attached to the arm by two ways; one is permanently fixed while the other fits over a hook or release pin. When the arm moves up and forward the sling gets to a certain point, opens and throws the projectile. They were used in LOTR Return of the King to defend Minas Tirith. They were a widely used siege weapon during the Middle Ages. Look them up on google, I'm sure you've seen one somewhere.
Thanks for all of your reviews, and before the chapter begins...I definitely recommend the movie Kingdom of Heaven. I saw it last Friday and it was sooo good. This is a super long chapter that has a mix of fluff, action, and tragedy. SO please tell me what you think. Now on with the chapter.
Chapter Fifteen
Siege of Tears
As Raven sat by herself she heard something off in the distance. Rising from her spot she floated on over to the rear and saw the Dreamcatcher start back up. Raven gripped the piece from the Hufflepuff seal in her pocket. How was this possible? And who was coming through now? She called her friends over and they promptly made their way to the opposite wall. The liquid blue event horizon appeared making its swirling entrance before it changed to steady ripples from the center. A lone figure emerged from the portal. Cyborg zoomed in on him and let out a short gasp.
"Who? Who is it," asked Robin.
"Rob its Scott!" Cyborg said pointing toward the gateway. Scott stood to the side of the Dreamcatcher as though expecting something else.
"What's he waiting for," asked Ron. At that moment a line of people came jogging through the portal. They all gaped in surprise as many many more followed that first group. When the last group came through Scott looked in their direction and waved his hands. Getting the message Raven lifted off the wall and glided over to the group. Shortly after takeoff she landed next to him amongst the scattered talking and whispering.
"Scott…"
"Raven," he answered with a nod. She mouthed wordlessly toward the gate as if demanding an explanation. "I know what you're thinking," he said. "Apparently you only the outgoing portal needs to have all the pieces inserted." Raven quickly put the piece she carried back into its place, then just as quickly removed it and the Dreamcatcher shut off. "Well, glad that worked," he said with a small smile. Raven looked around at the large group he had brought with him. She recognized a few of them as Hogwarts students.
"Who are all these people," she asked with small frown.
"Help me lead them to the fort, I'll explain once we get there." She nodded and assisted in herding the large mass back to Antioch. They approached the large double wooden doors and Hermione gave Cyborg, Robin, Harry, Ron, and Beast Boy to open them. The doors were indeed heavy and took great effort to crack just enough for everyone to move in single file. Once they were all inside Raven used her powers to shut the doors with a low thud.
"We'll show them all were the rooms are," said Hermione. She bid Starfire to follow her which she did happily. Scott and the others meanwhile adjourned to what appeared to be the commander's quarters.
"They're hunting them down like rats," said Scott looking out the window. He turned around to face them. "Ministry agents have been sweeping all throughout the school nabbing every half-blood they come across, and any pure blood who won't rat them out." He paused seeing Harry and Ron casting downward looks.
"What about Ginny," asked Ron quietly. He looked up at Scott. "What about my sister?"
"She managed to get out with your parents before they questioned her," reassured Scott. He looked out the window again and pointed down at the large crowd. "I saved as many as I could, figure that about every remaining half-blood in Hogwarts along with a couple of pure-bloods."
"How many," asked Beast Boy.
"About four hundred, give or take." Robin paced around the room in a few small circles. Raven meanwhile had something else on her mind.
"We thought you were off looking for Noah," said Raven.
"Yesss, I was until I learned that he was captured and administered the dementor's kiss." He has spoke as though insulted but his looks said otherwise. Raven shook her head.
"I'm so sorry," she answered. He gave her a light smile.
"Its alright, not all souls can be destroyed in such a way. I'm sure he's with my mother now." An awkward and stiff silence filled the room for the longest of moments. Robin moved next to Scott at the window and sighed.
"Not that we're not happy to see all of you, but you haven't exactly come at the best time."
"Excuse me," asked Scott. Robin opened his mouth to answer but was cut off by Starfire suddenly flying through the open window.
"You must see this immediately," she said with a note of urgency. They all field out of the room and swiftly made their way outside and atop the wall facing the obelisk. It looked like a massive walking carpet moving all around the tall structure. The endless lines of undead militia marched in constant motion stopping to make various battalion formations. Back on the wall they watched the sight before them with apprehensive stares. They saw yet even more dead soldiers rising from the barren earth. Scott tapped the stone rampart with his fingers.
"Not exactly the best time," he agreed. Neville climbed up the stairs to the top of the wall. Harry turned and held his breath when he saw who was with him. Following Neville was none other than Chao Chang. Chao however was not looking at Harry but made frequent glances at Scott, who remained starting out at the large army of darkness, evil, and all around badness.
"Oy guys," said Neville.
"Hey Neville what is it," asked Robin. He looked around for a moment.
"They're getting a little nervous," he said referring to the half-blood refugees. "They know something's up, and that it isn't good."
"The last thing we need right now is four hundred and twenty-five students in a panic," said Raven.
"Agreed Raven but what are we to do? It is hard to neglect such a force for however long a time," said Starfire. Robin and Harry whispered to each other for a moment.
"We tell them what's happening," said Harry. Hermione however bit her lip.
"Harry I'm not sure that's such a good idea, we've never been in a situation like this before."
"Ahhh we've been in worse," said Cyborg.
"Not to my knowledge," said Starfire adorably. Cyborg gave her a slightly reproachful look.
"Look," said Robin getting everyone's attention. "They're not just students or little kids, they're people. And they have the right to know the truth." Within a few minuets they had all gathered at the foot of the wall wandering just what was going on. Harry and Robin ascended the stone staircase and looked over the large crowd that had begun to hush its scattered whispering. Robin leaned closer to Harry.
"They know you better; I think you should start off." Harry gave a short nod and returned his gaze to the dead quiet audience. He cleared his throat hoping that whatever came out would be good.
"I know the lot of you have come here seeking refuge from the reckless persecution in our homeland. And seeing that you were able to escape it commends you greatly." He paused with another swift nod. "But the fact is you have come to escape evil only to face an even greater threat. One that lies just on the other side of this wall." Like a wave more hushed whispering broke out among them. "I must now beg your forgiveness, for having the audacity to ask what I am about to ask of all of you." Beast Boy and Cyborg glanced at each other, as did Ron and Hermione. "I believe we as a hole now have a new mission; to hold this fort at all costs. If Voldemort…yes I said Voldemort," said Harry noticing the many winces and looks of fear. "If Voldemort and his followers make it through the Dreamcatcher they will not stop, ever, until everyone we knew and loved are dead." Scott stared up at Harry unblinking. Many of the onlookers had also now gotten over the utterance of Voldemort's name and now simply listened. Harry turned his head to Robin who took the floor.
"We don't know exactly if and when they will decide to attack, so anyone who does not wish to stay should go now back through the gateway while we are still alive. As we understand it," he said nodding down at Scott. "The agents have left Hogwarts for now, so you will have a small window of opportunity to slip out of the castle and to your homes. If any of you wish to depart, you certainly may do so. You have that right. But if you want to stay here with us, we will stop Slade and Voldemort from reaching that portal…or we will die trying." He stopped hoping to hear the usual inspired battle cry from the crowd but nothing came. A long silence had come over them, no one knew at all what to say. Neville swallowed but then put on a determined frown and marched forward. All eyes on him he walked up to a rack along the bottom of the wall and removed a bow and quiver full of arrows. Slinging quiver over his shoulder he fast walked up the stairs and took up a spot on the wall. Harry and Robin turned back around and were greeted with the sight of their friends and comrades forming lines in front of the racks and fitting themselves with arms. In the next few minuets they had lined the wall completely with two hundred and fifty archers and two to a trebuchet (being that there dozens of the large weapons a bulk of the Hogwarts students were assigned to man them). Using her alien strength Starfire helped reposition one of the trebs. And upon finishing glanced over at Robin teaching a group practical defense techniques. Hermione had taken to writing up a fort manifest complete with the names of everyone who helped defend Antioch. Cyborg sat down next to her as she put the finishing touches on Justin Flinch-Fletchley's name.
"You know, we really need to lighten the mood around here," he said in a sigh.
"We could be besieged at any time by an army of reanimated dead men," said Hermione. "How do you purpose we do that?"
"Ahem." They both turned to see Scott holding what looked like a case for a musical instrument. "I think I might be able to help with that."
AT THE TOP OF THE OBELISK……………………..
Voldemort stood over a table were lain a layout of Antioch. Hesipped from a glass of wineand called over his death eaters. "Nott, you will lead the first charge." He ran his finger on the paper toward the frontal wall. Nott took a look at the map and bowed his head. "I would have Macniar lead the second, but seeing how he has disappeared…the task falls to you Crabbe." Crabbe replied in the affirmative. "Luscious…" The head of the Malfoy family strode up to the table. "The third." Malfoy studied the layout for a moment then gave his master an obedient nod. "Wipe them out, take no prisoners."
"None but a few," corrected Slade. Voldemort looked up at him.
"Come again, partner?" Slade joined them at the table.
"I want Robin and his friends alive, you can do what you want with the others. But Robin is mine." Voldemort walked over to the fireplace were a roaring fire was currently feeding off of Noah/Malchior's drained body.
"In this time of conquest we can ill afford to make distinctions between enemies and old obsessions. It is not a question as to whom I can capture and torture, it is more whom can I annihilate and use to torture their loved ones. In this time of conquest sacrifices must be made. Without blood, without tears, there can be no glory." Slade stared him in the eyes.
BACK AT THE FORT………………….
The happy musical sound of a violin could be heard all throughout the fort. Scott jumped up from where he was currently sitting so as to move about the dancing crowd. He played at a fast and giddy pace, something you would defiantly clap to (just picture the happiest violin tune you know, if any). Cyborg, Hermione, and Scott had decided to throw a sort of mini party to try and relieve the stress. Though the term 'stress' was a huge understatement. While this was gong on they had stationed a couple of volunteer watchmen on the wall. Starfire sat next to Robin and clapped her hands happily along with the music. He soon found her happiness to be quite contagious and began clapping along with her. A small circle had now formed as Cyborg had challenged Beast Boy to a break-dance contest. Hermione sat against the wall bobbing her head to the music and saw Ron come up to and hold out his hand.
"Oy Hermione! Wanna dance?" He had to raise his voice over the music and frequent cheers. She smiled up at him and took his hand. The two danced around in large loopy circles and many other couples began to follow suit. Scott then began stinging a small section of his fiddle making a high whistling sound. From across the yard Chao had begun to double over laughing and she danced her way over to him. Starfire couldn't take it any more and grabbed Robin by the wrist pulling him into the mass of dancers. Having no problem with it whatsoever Robin took her hands and they danced. They swept by the small circle where Cyborg and Beast Boy's contest was coming to a close. Cyborg's robotic waist spun a couple of 360's and put on a crocked smile challenging Beast Boy to top it. Scott finished his tune with a swift end and they broke into applause. He bowed humbly before them with humble smile.
"Do another one!" Shouted someone in the crowd.
"Yeah come on one more," came another. He had been playing well into the evening was getting a little tired but obliged nonetheless. He gave them a couple of nods and set himself up.
"Yeah SCOTT!" There were general laughs at Cyborg's shout. He laid his string on his violin and played. This however was not something people jump around, clap, or give loud cheers. It was slow and soothing, that mixed with the candles and nighttime sky created an equally soothing atmosphere. Without any particular direction they all simply began slow dancing. Starfire's head lay on Robin's shoulder and he held her close. Beast Boy had invited Raven to join him, which she was only too happy to accept. As Scott played Chao walked to him the two just stared at each other while he went on providing them with a means of escaping their plight for however long a time. From the top of the wall the watchmen stood looking down at the player with inspired grins. Scott and Chao soon began to sway with one another to and fro, Chao entranced by his playing. He finished his piece with a slow and steady end and paused for the longest of times. They all stood in place not entirely knowing the music had stopped. Scott reached forward and held the side of Chao's face.
"Dumbledore's right," he said quietly. "Music is a magic beyond all others." He set his instrument down and brought forward for a lingering kiss. Still in a world of their own Robin and Starfire did the same along with a number of others captured by the moment. It all seemed instinctive; it wasn't some young infatuation among all of them. It is said in times of great sorrow we reveal what we truly feel towards someone. Tonight was no exception. Beast Boy and Raven had snuck off to the opposite end of the fort and perched themselves on a high balcony. Beast Boy scooted next to her and Raven let out a series of worried sighs.
"Raven, don't think about your powers." He said laying a hand on hers. She closed hers around his trying to keep her chaotic abilities under control.
"Beast Boy…I…I want this. More than you know. But I simply can't shake the thought of you melting out of my mind." Beast Boy let out a small chuckle.
"Come on Raven I'm sure I don't annoy you that much." Raven sputtered out a short laugh and a hay bail below them blew apart. They both jumped slightly.
"See! That's exactly what I'm talking about," she said eyeing the ruined produce.
"Raven I think I know you better than anyone, and I know you'll find a way to keep your stuff under control. The secret's there you just have to find it." Raven bit her lip and shook her head.
"But what if something happens before I find it?" She looked up at him. "What if something happens to you? I don't know how I could go on." Beast Boy let his arm curl around her shoulders.
"We'll be fine Raven, nothing's going to happen to either of us. I'm sure Rob's had this same exact talk with Star. I think we should follow their example and just enjoy our time together, and not worry about tomorrow." Raven closed her eyes and cocked her face toward the moon.
"Scott did a good job tonight didn't he," she asked. Beast Boy nodded in agreement.
"I'll say. And Rorek thought he was good so…if he says so it must be true," he said playfully. Raven smiled and let herself lean against the green changeling.
ELSEHERE IN THE FORT……………………
"Starfire we're heading up to wall," said Robin. She nodded and waved after him.
"Thank you Robin I shall join you shortly," she called back. The small party had died down and they had returned to their posts. Starfire watched Robin and Cyborg join Scott, Harry, and Ron up on the wall and retreated to what she had taken as her quarters. She sat on her bed and pulled out her diary. She unlocked it and removed a small pen form the spine. She then wrote in flawless longhand;
'My dearest diary, it feels as if I have been away from you for decades. I have so much to tell about my past days at Hogwarts. First my friends and I were all in danger from Malchior who had become a parasitic spirit able to possess the bodies of others. I soon fell pray to him and was forced to be his host for a long period of time. My friends soon defeated him and now….' She went on writing about Malchior's book being stolen and Noah getting captured. Starfire then described he cartouche they found in Professor Frost's office. That soon progressed to them being chased out of the school through a large ring shaped portal called the Dreamcatcher and she eventually arrived at their current situation. "…We know what awaits us beyond the wall. And we are prepared to meet it. My only regret thus far is not telling Robin how I feel. He means so much to me, should I loose him, oh I cannot begin to imagine what life would be like. I have not forgotten the promise he made to me, and I know Robin will do all he can to keep it. I hope beyond all hope that Robin, all of my friends, and all of these people return from this conflict safe and sound. Thank you as always,
Starfire
She put the pen away and with a hopeful sigh she closed the book with a snap.
LATE THAT NIGHT………………..
The late midnight moon shone brightly over Antioch. The four hundred or so defenders lay sleeping at their posts, worn out from exhaustion. Starfire sat up against Robin, her head perched on his shoulder and sleeping quite soundly. Beast Boy, Raven, and Ron were out like lights toward the right side of the wall. Cyborg, Harry, and Scott took up command over the left side. Robin and Starfire were left with a section of the middle to lead. Down below Neville leaned against one of the trebuchets for support and snorted loudly in his sleep. Robin tried to fall asleep but for some reason his mind forbade him from dozing off. He sat with his arm around the slumbering Starfire gazing up at the sky and let his eyes flutter to a close.
From hundreds of yards away Nott took lead of nearly a thousand undead and quietly marched forward. Crabbe and Malfoy readied their regiments while Voldemort and Slade watched form atop the obelisk. Closer and closer Nott's men crept to the high wall. Twenty other death eaters followed him in his group scattered about the crowd of zombie soldiers. Slade looked through a telescope at the slumbering wall defenders and chuckled lightly. 'This may be just too easy.' Nott's group was but a few fifty yards away from the wall, creeping ever so swiftly and quietly. The light evening breeze seemed to wrap a cloaking shroud around them. As they progressed one of the death eaters stepped on a small twig and a light snap was born. Robin's eyes slowly opened and re-closed them in dread. He held Starfire a little tighter and laid a kiss on her forehead.
"I'm sorry Star," he whispered. "I did my best." He gently moved her aside so that she lay up against the rampart and slowly looked over the wall. In the next instant he threw a bird-a-rang at the nearest soldier and it struck him in the neck taking his head along with it. Nott quickly drew his wand.
"KILL THEM ALLLLLLL!" At once they all yelled out and charged forward. Starfire along with everyone else on the wall jerked awake and saw Robin throwing down disk after disk after disk. At once they all fixed arrows in their bows and showed their attackers with a hail of arrows. Nott took one in the stomach and fell over wincing. Scott fired his last arrow and quickly realized that he had rapidly used them all up. He was about to go for his wand when Chao reached up and handed him a new quiver stocked full of ammo. With a smile he took it and continued defending. Cyborg and Harry wasted no time in joining Scott with a mixture of wand work and sonic blasts. What death eaters there were began letting deadly curses fly up onto the wall. They flew past like rockets mostly missing their targets but snagging a poor defender here and there. Ron ran up to Robin.
"ROBIN WE NEED THOSE TREBS!" Robin nodded and looked over at Starfire.
"STARFIRE!" She launched another barrage of starbolts and looked over at him. "LIGHT EM' UP!" He said nodding to the large weapons below. She nodded and swiftly flew down to the dozens of ready trebuchets. As she passed each one she ran a charged fist along each projectile making it a large fireball. Once they were all lit she flew up into the air and hovered to see over the wall. With a glaring scan of the on charging army she shouted downward.
"RELEASE!" Each one who was in charge of their trebuchet pulled the lever back and fired. The long throwing arms all flew forward and threw a cloud of fireballs into the air. With a whistling sound the fireballs rained down on the charging attackers like asteroids. Starfire let loose her own balls of energy like a green wave form high in the sky. Scott received another quiver refill from Chao and saw Crabbe's regiment approaching. Hermione released another arrow and in the same moment got an idea. Removing her wand she pointed to the line of defenders and uttered a few simple words. At once all their arrows were charged with a fiery tip. Robin saw with horror that Crabbe's group also carried siege ladders with them. Another wave of fireballs from the trebuchets rained down upon the evil army and rolling about causing many of them to scatter in various directions. A siege ladder successfully connected to a section next to Cyborg and he immediately blew it to splinters. Beast Boy made out Malfoy's wave coming in and decided to not let them gain any group. He transformed into a humming bird and speedily zipped about the massing attackers. Raven noticed him at once.
"BEAST BOY DON'T" He was already to far out to hear anything but battle cries and explosions. Reaching Malfoy's regiment he quickly morphed into a gigantic wooly mammoth and stomped all about the dead soldiers. He rammed a handful while squashing another dozen with his tree trunk feet. Just as he knocked away a ladder carrier with his sharp tusks he saw a trebuchet fireball flying his way. It hit the ground not far from him and skipped up into his side. With an elephant-sounding yelp he fell over smashing more dead soldiers along with him. Raven gasped out loud and took off toward him. Beast Boy morphed back to himself and rolled onto his back coming face to face with three death eaters ready to strike. Just as they brought their wands down they were suddenly picked up by black energy and thrown a great distance away. The last thing he saw before blacking out was Raven descending down over him and lifting him off the ground.
By this time a number of siege ladders had made contact with the wall and soldier after soldier began to make their way up. Robin knocked away a rotting zombie soldier with his staff and threw another bird-a-rang down at the crowd. The number of projectiles from the trebuchets had also diminished since they began. Starfire zoomed forward and traced the ground below with her eyebeams. Anyone unlucky enough to be in the way was cut in half clean. Neville rushed around franticly making sure the trebuchets had more things to throw but they were quickly running out of ordinance.
Malfoy fired a number of curses up at the wall and noticed Scott frequently popping around the ramparts to fire his arrows. He hid behind a small bush and waited wit an evil grin. On the wall Scott reached down and received another batch of arrows from Chao.
"Keep em' coming," he said quickly. He moved around the rampart and pulled back on his string but Malfoy was ready. Before he could fire Malfoy jumped up and shot him in the forehead with a deadly curse. He dropped his bow and flat on his back on the wall. Chao looked over at him and knelt down next to his body. He had spoken to her only one second ago, and in the same instant he was gone. Harry pushed yet another ladder away from the wall causing it to crash down on the others. He saw in the distance a group of death eaters putting their wands together and forming a huge red ball. He noticed another group doing the same and could think only one reason for it.
"DOWN! OFF THE WALL!" He shouted. The death eaters reared back and launched the balls of energy directly at the wall. They saw them and had just enough time to look away before they hit and blew part to sections of the wall. Cyborg flew backward in the air and landed in a crumpled heap next to a few others. By now a number of dead soldiers and death eaters had either made it over the wall or through the two huge gaping holes. A third year Hufflepuff ran about trying to fix an arrow to bow but couldn't from his shaking hands. He gave up and leapt into a small hole off to the side. Two death eaters saw him and crowded around the hole. He looked up at them fearfully just before they his vision went black from the curses being fired down at him. Starfire helped Cyborg and Robin to their feet.
"They are over the walls!" She shouted. From a bird's eye view the dead soldiers and death eaters look like an army of ants flowing over and through the ruined wall. Only a few remained still firing arrows now, the rest had retreated to the rear of the fort. Raven glided next to them with Beast Boy's arm over her shoulder.
"ROBIN! The fort's lost, we have to evacuate them to the dreamcatcher!" Robin looked around sadly and gave her a nod. She ran off carrying Beast Boy along with her and shouting at anyone near to follow. Harry and Ron helped up another few to their feet and saw the death eaters redirecting a trebuchet and aiming it at them. They quickly ran in opposite direction just as the last ball of fire hit and knocked them off their feet. They now saw everything moving in slow motion; small explosions going off, students running for their lives, and thousands of dead soldiers coming their way. They got to their feet and staggered about. Robin and Harry shouted out two words though all their hearing seemed to be impaired. They could only see them mouth 'Fall Back!' They retreated to back doors and Cyborg slammed the doors to the courtyard shut. He lodged a heavy board between them.
"That'll keep them out for so long," he said. Raven flew back in.
"Everyone's at the gate, everyone still alive that is," she added darkly. Harry nodded.
"Hermione, you and Starfire go with them. We'll hold them off for as long as we can. Last one through the gate pull a piece of with them so no one can follow." Starfire, Raven, and Hermione however were slowly shaking their heads.
"N-no. We can't just leave you all here," said Hermione her voice shaking.
"You sure can and you will," returned Ron. Starfire simply wouldn't take no for an answer.
"NO! I refuse to leave my friends behind."
"Robin there has to be another way," said Raven. They heard a loud bang against the door behind them. Robin turned away from it and back to Raven.
"There isn't," he said shaking his head. "Either we stay and give you enough time to get away or we go and you all die." Raven and Hermione hated more than anything to admit it but Robin made a good point. They slowly and tearfully nodded their heads.
"Never!" Shouted Starfire. She ran up to Robin and tugged on his wrist. "You will all come with us now please!" She dragged him a few feet, her eyes spilling tears. Robin pulled away and she spun around.
"If you don't go now you'll…..we have to do what we can to save as many a possible. Now you should go." He turned away."
"YOU PROMISED!" The words pierced his heart like a jagged knife. He faced her red and puffy face that was sparkling with tears. He took her shoulders.
"I love you, very much." She hiccupped and wanted to fall into him but he held her erect. "If I didn't, then I wouldn't be telling you to leave now." Starfire continued to disregard him. "Fine, then as your leader I'm ordering you and Raven to fall back with Hermione and the survivors through the dreamcatcher." She sniffled and shook her head.
"Forgive me, but that is an order hat must respectfully refuse to obey." He nodded.
"I thought you'd say that." She then felt a small prick in her arm and upon looking down saw Robin removing a sedative needle. Almost instantly she felt her eyes drooping and her strength leaving her. She collapsed into Raven and Hermione's arms. With one last droopy-eyed look she reached out to him.
"R-Robin…" Her head slumped forward and she completely out.
"We'll be seeing you," said Cyborg. Raven and Hermione and both wiped their eyes and left, Raven using her powers to shut the large wooden doors behind them. Robin, Cyborg, Harry, and Ron all gave each other ready nods and a smile that said 'It's been nice knowing ya.' They heard the door bang once more and spun around to see it blown open. From out of the smoke came a horde of dead soldiers and death eaters. Cyborg reared up his fists and gave a loud cry.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAA!" Robin whipped out his staff, Harry and Ron their wands and they ran up to the oncoming mass. And all faded to darkness.
DON'T PANIC! There's still at least two chapters left, so they can't be gone. Can they? I have to know what you thought of this chapter. Was it great, bad, too long, or anything. And despite the tragedy of this chapter the story does have a happy ending, so hang in there and we'll see what happens next. Thanks for reading so far and I hope your liking it. Laters.