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The Death Eaters were close enough now that Harry could see their eyes, narrowed with hatred. Harry knew that there was no way he could keep them back for much longer. Already he had been hit with several spells; fortunately none of them had done any real damage. Neville was still showing surprising strength in the battle and Harry couldn't help but be proud of him despite the fact that it looked as if they were all about to die.

Just when things looked as if they couldn't get any worse, a chill swept the grounds and Harry's head began to ring with his mother's voice. This could only mean one thing, dementors. He looked up and sure enough, there they were. About twenty-four of them were sweeping across the grounds. Immediately Harry thought of Ginny. She didn't pass out when dementors were near, but she did take it pretty hard. Did she know how to cast a patronus yet? He wasn't sure, but he knew he had to protect her.

"EXPECTO PATRONUM!" Harry bellowed. An enormous silver stag erupted from his wand and began to charge down dementors. One by one the dementors were hurled from the horns of the stag and landed yards away before sweeping off of the grounds once again.

The Death Eaters continued to close in around the little group. So far none of them had been put out of action. Harry knew now that it was only a matter of time unless the Order showed up very soon.

Harry felt a sharp, throbbing pain in his side and fell to the ground. He was in agony. A hand closed over his forearm and he knew even without looking up that it was not one of his friends. He knew he was in trouble now.

"Well Mr. Potter it looks like you aren't so wonderful after all. It's a pity you couldn't hold out until the Dark Lord arrived. He so wanted to murder you. Of course, he wouldn't deny any one of us the chance if we had you as I do now. You are in a spot of trouble now." Luscious Malfoy sounded calm though Harry could tell that this was his dream.

"Rot in hell Malfoy!" yelled someone from behind Harry. He looked back to see Tonks standing there with her wan pointed at Malfoy's forehead. "Expelliarmus!" she yelled making him fly backward into a wall of Death Eaters that had been advancing towards them. They fell over like bowling pins and Tonks laughed heartily as though watching Sirius singing Christmas carols about wild hippogriffs and nifflers.

Order members were fighting everywhere now. Apparently they had come from the gates while Harry was tied up with Luscious. Among them were Remus, Flitwick, Hagrid, McGonagall, Snape, Mad-Eye Moody, Kingsley Shacklebot, Mundungus Fletcher, and several others that Harry did not recognize. Harry ignored them and continued to fight like his life depended on it. As he struck down MacNair a pain erupted from his forehead. It was like none he had ever experienced. It made him fall to his knees and urge to cry out. It subsided quickly and he stood again. It was time. Neville, Ginny, Hermoine, and Ron joined him. Nobody said anything. The magnitude of what was about to happen hit them all at once.

They walked five abreast across the grounds. Harry seemed to know exactly where he was going. As the lake came into sight Harry remembered that night five years ago when he had saved his godfather from the dementor's kiss. He walked to this spot at the water's edge and stopped. Standing there he saw a man, standing silhouetted against the moon. Harry was the only one who could see him. He was the man that Harry had loved as a father, the man that Harry still believed he had killed. The man smiled at Harry and gestured to the figure that was coming swiftly their way as if to say "Kill the bastard for me, ok?" as Harry knew he would if he were speaking.

Harry turned his attention to Lord Voldemort with a new calm about him. This was his destiny. He was about to fulfill his destiny, the thing he had lived his life thus far to do. After tonight he would get to live his life, either here on earth, or with his parents and Sirius. This thought comforted Harry, it made him feel like he had the strength to beat the man who had ruined so many lives, stolen so many futures.

Finally Voldemort came to a stop in front of Harry. "So we meet again Tom."

A/N: Hey guys if you have read all this w/ the first chapter then its really cool but now please PLEASE REVIEW. It makes me feel like I am actually getting somewhere and im really tempted to quit posting if I don't get enough reviews. Plz r &R. Oh yeah sorry this one was so short guys, the next few are going to be really long though, so I had to condense here. Oh yeah and thanx princessdza for your reviews!