It's Not Like You'll Marry Me!

Chapter 11: Showdown with the Druid Bitch!

Author's Note: YAY! SCHOOL IS OUT! YIPEEE! I haven't updated for a while, because I have procrastinator-it is. Especially when it comes to battle scenes.

Ron and Hermione glared at the Druid queen, with looks of hate in their eyes. "Gwyneth," Ron spat, "What are you doing here."

She smirked. "Well, I was originally coming here on orders from my master, but then I decided to come just for the fun!"

"Your…" His eyes widened "Him!"

Gwyneth grinned. "That's right. Unfortunately though, I didn't feel like serving him anymore. So I just came to finish up what I had begun."

Ron clenched his hand into a fist. "You…little…"

She laughed. "No need to get angry now. After all, I promised I'd make this quick. So who's first, you, or the girl?"

Ron stepped in front of Hermione. "Touch her and you're dead!"

Gwyneth's smile widened. "Now, we're never going to get anywhere with that attitude. But you know, if you step aside, I'll let you live. After all, the world isn't complete without your attractive features."

Ron turned red in anger, but he stopped when he heard an angry growl from behind him. He looked at Hermione. Both her hands were clenched in fists and she was shaking in anger. She kept her head down, but Ron knew that she was about to explode. "Uh…'Mione?" He asked, knowing it would do nothing once she started getting angry.

"You…you broke us up." Hermione's voice was deeper, eerily so.

Ron started backing away. Oh god, here it comes.

She raised her head, and Ron could have sworn her eyes had a scary red glow to them. She's even creepier than Mum!

"You…kidnapped him. Made him evil. Made him try to hurt us!" Hermione gripped her wand. "YOU RUINED MY WEDDING DAY!" Hermione flung a red spell at her, making a giant explosion.

Note to self…NEVER get Hermione pissed. Ron stared at her, mouth agape.

The dust cleared, and Gwyneth was still there. She grinned. "My, my. Hell hath no fury like a woman on her wedding day. I have to say though, this is getting interesting. Now, let's see what you have to offer."

Hermione glared at her. "Bring it on."

Ron ran up behind her. "Uh…Hermione? Are you really going to—"

She shoved him aside before he could finish. "I should have killed her once, now I'm going to kill her for real."

Gwyneth scoffed. "I'd like to see you try."

"Then you've got it!" Another brilliant flash of light came from Hermione's wand and headed for Gwyneth. Instead of hitting her, it met a bronze light and dispersed.

Gwyneth laughed. "Silly girl. I will not be defeated so easily. Do you forget that I am immortal? I have lived two millenniums! I shall not die by the likes of you."

"Two millenniums, eh? You're powers are getting rusty." Hermione once again attacked her, this time sending small waves of power one after another. They all dispersed once they hit her barrier.

Gwyneth smiled. "My powers may be rusty, but yours are weak due to your lack of experience." This time she sent an attack, which Hermione easily evaded due to a shield charm. "This constant exchange of spells and insults is getting boring, wouldn't you say? Why don't we make this a little more interesting." She shot a spell at Ron, which he could not dodge. He was thrown against the wall.

"Ron!" Hermione cried running over to him. "Are you all right?"

He twitched slightly, but other than that he did not move. "Ron, Ron! Get up!" She cried.

Gwyneth laughed. "Worried about him are you? Don't worry; he'll still be in mint condition after this. You on the other hand, are going to suffer a lot more than he is."

Hermione stared at Ron, shaking in anger. All this, just for revenge…?

She heard footsteps behind her. "So this is how you choose to end? Worrying about him, rather than fighting? Very well, I shall grant your wish…"

Hermione turned around to see a bronze light headed at her. She cringed for the impact, but none came. She light stopped, and she looked up to see a shield charm. Huh? She turned around, and Ron was awake, with his wand raised. "No," He said. "If we're going to go down, it's us fighting together."

"Ron?" She gasped, as he tried to stand. "Are you okay? You shouldn't be standing…"

"It's all right." He said, getting to his feet. "I'm not going to let her take us down without a fight…"

"Oh, I was hoping you weren't going to fight…I don't want to hurt you, you know." Gwyneth grinned.

"SHUT UP, YOU PERVERTED FREAK!" Hermione shouted. "THAT'S MY RON YOU'RE SAYING THAT TO!" She sent another attack in her frustration, but Gwyneth stopped it.

"You're so jealous, girl. You should be a little less possessive. Let him survey other women more."

"Don't listen to her, Hermione!" Ron said. "She's just trying to make you attack."

"Well, what should I do?" She shouted. "I'm NOT going to let her talk that way about you!"

"Hermione, she's setting this all up! Don't listen to her!"

Hermione glared at him. "Are you saying we should just let her keep saying things like this?"

Ron stared. Uh oh…don't get her mad… "Uh…no…"

Gwyneth scoffed. "What nonsense. You tow fight like a married couple…yet I suppose that's to be assumed…Whatever. I suppose you've forgotten about our little fight, am I correct?" She attacked.

"Don't think so." Ron and Hermione both parried with the shield charm. It was hard to hold it up when Gwyneth increased her power on her attack. They winced as it became harder to hold it up. Finally, the shield collapsed, luckily seconds after she stopped her attack.

Her smile widened. "Just as I thought. You don't have enough power to stop me. Do not think me a fool as you saw me last time. Your feeble attempts to save yourselves are futile. You cannot stand up against an immortal being!"

Hermione did the one thing that no one suspected her to do, she laughed. She laughed so hard that it made Ron stare at her. "Wha? Hermione?"

Her laughter was so hysterical that Gwyneth stared. "What's so funny, girl?"

Hermione practically had to wipe tears out of her eyes. "You, calling yourself immortal!"

Her eyes narrowed. "I am immortal. I have lived for two thousand years!"

Hermione stared back, with sheer determination on her face. "May be, but then why is your body decaying?"

Gwyneth looked down and gasped. Her fingertips had started turning a sickening brown, while the hem of her dress was turning to dust. "Th-this cannot be!" She shrieked.

Hermione grinned. "According to the Druid calendar, today is the Day of the Moon. Even without your whole body snatching routine, you still had to consume the soul of one maiden on this day to retain your immortality, isn't that right? Since this day is almost over, I suppose you haven't taken anyone's soul yet."

Gwyneth stared at her slowly decaying body. She looked at Hermione. "There is still time. Though I haven't taken anyone's soul yet, YOUR SOUL SHALL REFRESH MY BODY!"

Hermione flicked out her shield charm, as if she had been expecting this all along. "If we resist long enough, you'll be turned to dust."

The situation was getting desperate, Gwyneth could feel the decay creep up her legs and her arms. "I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED!" She shouted. "I AM THE DRUID QUEEN LACASCA, I HAVE LIVED FOR TWO THOUSAND YEARS! YOUR LIVES SHALL BE MINE!" She raised her hands toward the ceiling. "HECATE, GIEFAN GĒ GEWEALD, SE GEWALD OF FYLL!" Gwyneth began blazing a bronze light. Hermione knew their shield charm would not last against such power.

"Ron!" She yelled. "Grab my hand! And think about what this day was originally about"

"What?"

"JUST DO IT!" He grabbed her hand, and began reflecting on the day. It was supposed to be a wedding, a day in celebration of his and Hermione's love. Mione…if she goes out, then I'm going with her. I'm not leaving the girl I love behind.

Hermione had her eyes closed. "Ron, on my signal, arboreaus!"

Why…? He was going to ask her, but he knew that she would only get angry. And he only wanted her anger to be directed at Gwyneth for now. "Right."

The bronze light blazed. "DIE!" Gwyneth screamed, sending her power at them.

"NOW!" Hermione yelled, as she squeezed Ron's hand.

"ARBOREAUS!" Sending a surge of green light back at her. The immense power hit Gwyneth's and both tried to best each other. They became one great white light, while each fought for the greater power. Suddenly, the green light broke through.

"WHAT!" Gwyneth asked, right when the green light hit her. She screamed as it consumed her, creating a wave of wind. Ron grabbed Hermione as the wind passed, rippling their clothes. The green light blazed, and finally went out.

Ron dared to open his eyes. He saw no sign of Gwyneth, though their was a lot of dust in the room. "Where did she go?"

"Take a look." Hermione said, walking towards where Gwyneth was as the dust cleared. All Ron saw, was a small tree.

"You…turned her into a tree?" He asked.

"A fitting end for a tree worshipping nutter, don't you think?" She asked.

He stared. "B-but how? She was ten times more powerful then us? How the hell did we defeat her?"

"Didn't I ask you to think what this day was originally about?" She replied. "I told you before; love has some special power in magic. It can make one stronger, able to defeat the impossible. Didn't the thing with Harry's mum already prove that?"

"Speaking of Harry? What happened with…him?" Ron asked.

Hermione smiled. "I think he's doing just fine. After all, he knew one day he must go against him, that one day he must defeat him."

"Do you really think—?" Ron asked. But…how can she know what happened to Harry?

Hermione nodded. "I do."

Ron looked back at the tree. "Do we really have to leave this here?"

"You don't have to worry about that." The tree had been turning grey, and it suddenly turned to dust.

"Too bad, I was planning on chopping it down…"

Hermione laughed, as she took his hand, and they made their way upstairs.

"Ron?" She said.

"Yea?"

She looked down at her soiled dress. "I'm gonna need to fork out another two hundred bucks for another wedding dress. Could you…help me with that?"

He nervously grinned. "Uh…."

Author's Note: Ding dong, the witch is dead! Okay, Gwyneth has gone Bye-bye, but its NOT OVER YET! Next time…THE FINAL CHAPTER!