Phoenix Tears
By Phoenix Ash
Rating: T
Spoilers: SS, COS, POA, GOF, OOTP, HBP
Category: action/adventure/romance
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters.
A.N. well here's to you, my wonderful reviewers, especially, Deatheater101. Here marks a turn around in my story.
Chapter Ten
Battle in the Department of Mysteries
The evening of August twelfth came extraordinarily fast. Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione flooed into Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes to find the D.A. already there.
"Harry, mate, come here for a sec." Fred and George beckoned them to the back room. He followed them and found tons and tons of items.
"We've been experimenting since noon and we have some supplies for the D.A." they handed him modified leather Quiddicth armor. On the left breast was written Dumbledore's army in gold.
"The armor resists all minor and moderate spells."
They then handed him a belt.
"We have developed three types of belts. The standard belt comes with one portable swamp, ten WWW detonators, a spare wand, a portkey back here, three knives, basic healer supplies, black powder for quick escapes, a new energy shield that we've invented, and several sabotage devices.
"The Healers belt carries advanced healing supplies, five WWW detonators, a spare wand, a shield device, a portkey, and two knives. The Heavy Hitters belt includes two portable swamps, twenty WWW detonators, a portkey, sabotage devices, three knives, a spare wand, and a shield device."
Harry looked at these things in awe.
"One more thing." They handed him a small gold shield pin. "This allows you to communicate with anyone else who has this. We will have more things as we develop them in this back room."
"Thank you." He put on the armor and belt and put the communicator above the logo on his armor. He stepped outside on the balcony and addressed the crowd.
"Everyone please form a line in front of me." He said. One by one, he readied everyone. He handed everyone a Nimbus two thousand.
"Okay, everyone follow me." He walked outside and they took off, flying toward the ministry. There was a sense of authority in the air with them.
They landed silently.
"We need to go in groups of four. Once your there, wait for me. Neville, Luna, Susan and Justin first."
Once again the Ministry was dark and quiet. They proceeded to the Department of Mysteries and again they where in the circular black room.
"We need to get to the veil." Harry shouted. A door to his right opened.
Almost hesitant, Harry led them into the amphitheater-like room that held the veil. What lay in there shocked them.
Voldemort was already there, along with thirty or so Death eaters.
"Get them!" Voldemort hissed. The entire D.A. stood in formation and withdrew their wands and shields (which was the equivalent of the protego spell).
Instantaneously, spells rained down on them and everyone burst into action. The D.A. rushed forward down the stone steps, shooting a volley of spells at the death eaters.
Over the din, Voldemort shouted, "Tempus Fugit! Beyond time, beyond what is gone, beyond this world I call the spirit of Grindelwald to sacrifice his essence for me, his successor."
The ground shook, but still the two sides fought.
Hermione twirled and sent two men out cold. She drew her knife and thrust it, sending it ten yards into the heart of a death eater fighting Seamus.
Seamus noticed that twenty more death eaters came bounding down the stairs the D.A. had come from. They were surrounded.
"To hell with death." He muttered and sent several spells at the new party, taking down five, one who was sneaking up on Susan Bones.
Susan had her hands full. She had taken a basic healing course, lucky for her. She counter cursed Justin, whose entire body was like jelly. She shot a spell over her shoulder as another wounded soldier came her way. Harry flew by, battling a man whose skin was pale.
Harry was the first one to see it. Voldemort was screaming the chant now and the ground shook fiercely with every word.
"Come to me! Sacrifice your existence to me!" the veil flew wildly and a single soul flew out and dissolved into Voldemort.
"Oh shit."
Voldemort looked at him, his eyes now permanently blood red and orange. His slit like pupils dilated and he hissed.
The battle went from bad to worse. Dumbledore's Army held their ground, but they were out numbered ten to one.
Finally Harry tapped his communicator.
"Everyone retreat to the atrium! Focus all your efforts on breaking a hole in their lines surrounding the Camber! Use all force necessary!"
Ginny flung out a detonator and thrust it into the Death eater's lines. The explosion was awe striking, blowing out a section of the stone benches.
The D.A. retreated into the black circular room, still being bombarded by the death eaters
"We need to get to the elevator!" Harry shouted at the room. Another door opened and the D.A. burst into the corridor, now running to the elevator. Several WWW detonators were thrown behind them, killing several of their pursuers. They finally reached the elevator.
"Not all of us can fit." Harry shouted. "Wounded ones first. Get to the surface!" The elevator lifted the first half of the teens to the atrium.
There was a loud bang and at least seventeen death eaters emerged from the department of mysteries.
Harry pushed the up button fiercely as one member fell down, stiff as a board.
The lift came and they trampled in, Harry uncursing the member. Spells shot at the lift and it cracked the glass.
Once on the atrium they started to pile in the telephone box. More and more death eaters came toward them until they were surrounded. No one had gotten to the telephone booth. They fished out their portkeys and they disappeared to the twin's shop, leaving a very angry dark lord behind.
They came into the shop tired and deposited their items in lockers with their names on it in the back of the store. Thankfully none was permanently hurt.
Harry found Ginny in his bed again that night, much to Ron's grumbles.
"I only want to talk to him!" she protested at her brother.
"And what, shag?" ignoring him, she went to Harry's bed.
"What's wrong?" she asked as he put his head in his hands.
"I almost sent innocent lives to their deaths, and even worse, my worst enemy becomes immortal. I'm having a fun day indeed." He said coldly.
"It wasn't your fault."
"We weren't organized, we don't have enough people." He replied.
"We can recruit more."
"Yes, but still," He sighed. "Does Hermione still have the tablet?"
"I think so. Why?" She questioned.
"I need to destroy those horcruxes."
"You don't need to do this alone. You have the D.A."
"We need to organize them in groups, each led by one who was at the Department of Mysteries in fifth year. I think Luna's group can be all healers and I'm sure we can-" he was cut off when Ginny kissed him.
"Enough of that now, get some rest. Goodnight." She walked to her room, silent.
"Does she do that often?" Fawkes asked.
"You have no idea." Harry replied. He rolled over and fell asleep.
Little bit of a longer chapter, but more is coming soon. Now marks where I start doing DETAILS! DETAILS! DETAILS! This is what you people want, right?
On the D.A., I loved them from the start, so I decided to have the twins supply them with 'the latest and greatest'. The D.A. has a special role in here too.