Chapter 47
"So It Begins"
Tom sat at his desk and chunked darts at a picture of Dumbledore on his wall. He had his feet propped up on his desk. He was about to throw another dart when the wind from outside blew into his office and scattered papers. He stood up and peered out the window. The sky was dark as well as the ground below. He could sense something wasn't right. Suddenly, lighting raced across the sky. He could see people around his castle. He grabbed his wand and raced out of his office. Just as he was about to yell that they were about to be attacked, a trumpet-like sound filled the air. He looked around and watched as several people jumped out of their hiding places and charged after the death eaters.
"Get them!" Tom yelled to his death eaters.
Lucius Malfoy ran up to his lord.
"My lord, please wait in your study until we can make a safe escape for you," he said.
Tom nodded his head, and then headed back up to his study.
The place began to fill with jets of light as a battle ensued. Ron ran to the nearest cage and freed the people, telling them to follow him out of the castle. He led them outside where the people from another group took over. Ron went back in and freed more and more people.
Harry had been awakened from his uncomfortable sleep by the sounds of yelling and explosions. He looked up from his cage floor and saw the death eaters battling with people Harry recognized as aurors or Order members. He sat up quickly and began to yell to the people.
"HEY! OVER HERE! I'M OVER HERE!" he yelled, his knuckles going white from clutching the cage bars so hard.
Ron had just come back in when he heard a familiar voice over the noise of battle. He looked around and saw a disgruntled Harry in a cage. Ron ducked a curse and sprinted over to Harry.
"Ron!" yelled Harry.
"Harry!" yelled Ron.
Ron used his wand to open Harry's cage door. Harry stumbled out and had to grab onto Ron for support. A jet of green light came hurtling their way. Ron and Harry jumped behind a stone pillar.
"What's going on?" asked Harry.
"Dumbledore assembled a small army to rescue everyone here and stop Voldemort and his goons from destroying the world," said Ron.
"Excellent," said Harry.
Ron pulled Harry's wand out of his robe pocket.
"Thought you might need this," he said while handing it to Harry.
Harry took it and twirled it in his hand.
"Where's Hermione's parents?" asked Ron.
"They're being held in a room that is at the moment blocked by death eaters," said Harry. "I'll help you rescue them, even if it means losing my life. As long as I know Hermione has her parents, I'll die happy."
Ron looked at his best friend. He gave him a manly hug before getting up.
"Shall we make a run for the door on three?" he asked.
Harry got up and smirked, wand raised and ready.
"One, two...THREE!" they both yelled.
They came out from behind the pillar and ran, shooting stupefying curses in the death eater's direction. Harry saw Dumbledore battling two death eaters and knock them both out with a stupefying curse. They made their way to the door and into the room.
"Mr. and Mrs. Granger!" yelled Ron.
The Grangers stood up in their cage.
"Oh my dear boys!" said Mrs. Granger. "We're over here!"
Ron and Harry found Hermione's parents. They unlocked their cage and blasted a hole in the castle wall. They led them outside to the edge of the woods where other rescued people wait.
"Where's Hermione?" asked Mrs. Granger.
Ron looked up to where Hermione was supposed to be waiting, but she was not there. He looked to Harry with a drained expression.
"Take care of her parents. I'll go find her," said Harry as he dashed back into the castle.
Hermione managed to sneak into the castle. She could now see the battle that was raging inside. She ducked past a few unconscious death eaters and to the foot of a staircase. She knew Tom would be up there in his study. She just had to get to him.
Lucius Malfoy sent a jet of green light at a nearby enemy. He cursed Dumbledore in his head for attacking them like this. He was about to make a run for it when he caught glimpse of a figure in a black robe and white dress slink among the shadows. He turned his head and watched as the figure made their way to the staircase that led up to his lord's study. The figure turned around and looked behind her. Lucius growled. It was that filthy mudblood whore. He got up and slinked through the castle, watching as Hermione ascended up the stairs.
"Tonight, my dear, you will die," he growled.
"So It Begins"
Tom sat at his desk and chunked darts at a picture of Dumbledore on his wall. He had his feet propped up on his desk. He was about to throw another dart when the wind from outside blew into his office and scattered papers. He stood up and peered out the window. The sky was dark as well as the ground below. He could sense something wasn't right. Suddenly, lighting raced across the sky. He could see people around his castle. He grabbed his wand and raced out of his office. Just as he was about to yell that they were about to be attacked, a trumpet-like sound filled the air. He looked around and watched as several people jumped out of their hiding places and charged after the death eaters.
"Get them!" Tom yelled to his death eaters.
Lucius Malfoy ran up to his lord.
"My lord, please wait in your study until we can make a safe escape for you," he said.
Tom nodded his head, and then headed back up to his study.
The place began to fill with jets of light as a battle ensued. Ron ran to the nearest cage and freed the people, telling them to follow him out of the castle. He led them outside where the people from another group took over. Ron went back in and freed more and more people.
Harry had been awakened from his uncomfortable sleep by the sounds of yelling and explosions. He looked up from his cage floor and saw the death eaters battling with people Harry recognized as aurors or Order members. He sat up quickly and began to yell to the people.
"HEY! OVER HERE! I'M OVER HERE!" he yelled, his knuckles going white from clutching the cage bars so hard.
Ron had just come back in when he heard a familiar voice over the noise of battle. He looked around and saw a disgruntled Harry in a cage. Ron ducked a curse and sprinted over to Harry.
"Ron!" yelled Harry.
"Harry!" yelled Ron.
Ron used his wand to open Harry's cage door. Harry stumbled out and had to grab onto Ron for support. A jet of green light came hurtling their way. Ron and Harry jumped behind a stone pillar.
"What's going on?" asked Harry.
"Dumbledore assembled a small army to rescue everyone here and stop Voldemort and his goons from destroying the world," said Ron.
"Excellent," said Harry.
Ron pulled Harry's wand out of his robe pocket.
"Thought you might need this," he said while handing it to Harry.
Harry took it and twirled it in his hand.
"Where's Hermione's parents?" asked Ron.
"They're being held in a room that is at the moment blocked by death eaters," said Harry. "I'll help you rescue them, even if it means losing my life. As long as I know Hermione has her parents, I'll die happy."
Ron looked at his best friend. He gave him a manly hug before getting up.
"Shall we make a run for the door on three?" he asked.
Harry got up and smirked, wand raised and ready.
"One, two...THREE!" they both yelled.
They came out from behind the pillar and ran, shooting stupefying curses in the death eater's direction. Harry saw Dumbledore battling two death eaters and knock them both out with a stupefying curse. They made their way to the door and into the room.
"Mr. and Mrs. Granger!" yelled Ron.
The Grangers stood up in their cage.
"Oh my dear boys!" said Mrs. Granger. "We're over here!"
Ron and Harry found Hermione's parents. They unlocked their cage and blasted a hole in the castle wall. They led them outside to the edge of the woods where other rescued people wait.
"Where's Hermione?" asked Mrs. Granger.
Ron looked up to where Hermione was supposed to be waiting, but she was not there. He looked to Harry with a drained expression.
"Take care of her parents. I'll go find her," said Harry as he dashed back into the castle.
Hermione managed to sneak into the castle. She could now see the battle that was raging inside. She ducked past a few unconscious death eaters and to the foot of a staircase. She knew Tom would be up there in his study. She just had to get to him.
Lucius Malfoy sent a jet of green light at a nearby enemy. He cursed Dumbledore in his head for attacking them like this. He was about to make a run for it when he caught glimpse of a figure in a black robe and white dress slink among the shadows. He turned his head and watched as the figure made their way to the staircase that led up to his lord's study. The figure turned around and looked behind her. Lucius growled. It was that filthy mudblood whore. He got up and slinked through the castle, watching as Hermione ascended up the stairs.
"Tonight, my dear, you will die," he growled.