Prophecy's End By GhostlyShadow
The Battle
Disclaimer: I own nothing you would recognize. It's all the work of JKR.
Summary: Harry has seen the horrors of war and comes back to Hogwarts to teach DADA a changed man. He balances helping the next generation of students learn how to survive and fight and trying to find the sixth and final Horcrux. And maybe seducing his old Potions Master.
Harry sat on his bed, thinking about what had happened. How could I have kissed him? And more importantly, why did I pull away? He didn't pull away, I did! This is Snape! He killed Albus! But he had a good reason. A treacherous voice inside his head spoke up. You remember that, don't you?
-Flashback-
Harry stood over Snape, wand pointed at his throat, almost in tears.
"Why? Why did you kill him?" Snape looked up at him.
"Because he told me to." Harry's eyes widened in surprise. "That's right, Potter. He had a plan, and you weren't part of it. Because it didn't include you. He needed to die."
"No way. Why would he want to die!"
" Did I say he wanted to? The potion weakened him." He sat up and pushed Harry's wand away from his throat. "He did it so that the Dark Lord would think us weakened. While it is true that he was the greatest wizard in existence, he had his weaknesses. He died, and transferred part of his soul to you." Harry sat down, aghast. "That's right." Snape continued. "The Full-Body Bind was just a cover. The moment he died the spell was lifted because part of him exists in you. He transferred to you his ability to love, and some other powers we're not sure about." Harry glanced up at him.
"Like what?"
"Wandless magic for one. He also thought it would reveal your true Animagus form." Harry lay back heavily, exhausted.
"And all this time, I hated you. It kept me going, And now I find out that you aren't evil, and that I can't kill you." Snape shook his head.
"You can't kill me. You couldn't have if you needed to. You don't have what it takes."
-End Flashback-
A knock on his door startled him out of his reverie. He ran to the door as someone knocked frantically on the outside. He opened it and looked outside.
"Severus?" He asked the man dressed in black robes.
"Harry, I need your help. We need to get to Damsford at once." Harry nodded and grabbed Snape's arm. A moment later they DisApparated, leaving a very confused Peeves staring at the empty hallway.
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They landed in a dark tunnel, ankle deep in water. Harry looked at Snape, who was staring at him.
"Remind me to ask you how you did that when we get back." He clutched his shirt over his Mark and looked around as if getting his bearings. "This way." He ran down the tunnel as Harry struggled to keep up. They ran to the centre of the village, a paved plaza with street lights blinking on and off. Harry was surprised to see a ring of black robed and masked figures, but as far as he could tell, Snape wasn't. Snape surveyed the scene, berating himself for his slowness. Damnit. If only we were a few minutes earlier. He's already got all of his inner circle and most of the rest with him.
"Severus, what's going on?" Snape looked grim.
"They've got Draco. He refused to do the Dark Lords bidding, and now he must pay the price. We must save him, it is imperative that he isn't killed. He is important to the Order." Harry's voice hissed beside him.
"Malfoy? I suppose if he's willing to oppose Voldemort-" Snape shuddered at the name. "-then he can't be all bad. Lets go."
"You're just going to go!" spluttered Snape. "No plan?" Harry got up and started walking towards the group. "Fucking Gryffindor." Snape followed him. Harry got within 10 metres of the group and started yelling.
"Hey Voldy, Voldy, Oldie Moldy Voldie! Oi! Dickface! How about you pick on someone your own power?" Voldemort turned away from the bloody blond face in front of him. Harry Potter. And… Severus? Your betrayal will not be forgiven so… easily. You shall both die a painful death." He looked around at his Death Eaters. "GET THEM!" He screamed. A dozen hexes immediately came at Harry, who had his arms raised, hands empty.
"Oh dear. Protego!" The curses all bounced away. "You like that Lord Moldypants?" Harry hoped that his taunting had kept Voldemorts mind off of Draco. "Stupefy! Impedimentia! Sectumsempra!" Various Death Eaters dropped, falling victim to Harry's and Severus' attacks. "Nudo!" A Death Eater started vomiting uncontrollably. Effective, but not what I wanted. I want to embarrass the hell out of the asshole who hurts a helpless person. "Stripificus Totalus." Voldemort shrieked in rage as his robes disappeared, revealing a thin, slimy white body devoid of any of the normal equipment. Harry laughed. "Hey look! Voldie's dickless!" A few Death Eaters turned around and with a loud pop, Voldemort DisApparated.
Many Death Eaters started to disappear, worried about their master. Only those truly loyal to him stayed to fight.
"Do you know who you're dealing with boy?" One asked in an icily cold and familiar voice. He removed his mask.
"Lucius." Snape acknowledged him coldly. They all took off their masks. "Bellatrix. Avery. Knott. Goyle. Are you ready to die in the service of your lord?"
"Yes Severus. We are." Bellatrix's voice was low and sinister. "Are you ready to die like the man you so respected, the man you turned traitor for?"
"No. I'm ready to kill you." He smiled, a wild glint in his eyes. "Prepare to die." He drew his wand and looked at Harry. "You ready for a fight?" Harry nodded and drew his wand. He also drew his revolver silently and hid it under his cloak. "Avada Kedav-" Lucius had drawn his wand faster.
"Crucio!" Severus writhed on the ground, screaming as Harry stepped near him. He raised his revolver and pulled the trigger twice, ending Severus' pain and beginning Lucius'. He whirled around and faced Bellatrix, her eyes widened in surprise.
"You killed Sirius." His eyes glinted dangerously. "Now its your turn." His voice was filled with fury. He leveled his revolver at her as she raised her wand.
"You will die. Just like your worthless family. Diffendio!" She shouted, shattering his glasses into pieces that fell into his robes. "Can't hit me if you can't see!" She laughed mirthlessly. "And now it will be I, Bellatrix Lestrange, who eliminates the last traces of the worthless family that defied the Dark Lord! I will be honored above all others!"
"Actually-" Harry said straightening up and pointing the gun at her again. "-I got my eyes fixed a year ago. Those are fake glasses." His gun roared with flaming fury and a bullet tore through her head, exposing gray brain and red blood. "Bitch. That's for Sirius." A Stunner flew past his head, singeing his hair and he turned around in time to see Goyle, Avery, and Knott lying on the ground unmoving. Lucius sat up and pointed his wand at Draco.
"No Malfoy will EVER fight against the Dark Lord! Avada Kedavra!" What happened next was a blur for Harry. He raised the gun and emptied the remaining three bullets into Lucius' torso, shattering his arm and shoulder. Snape dove in front of Draco and absorbed the curse into his body. Draco cowered and was hit by Snape's flying body. Harry pulled the wheel out of his revolver and placed a loaded on in, aiming at the air where Lucius had been a moment before.
"Damn him. He will pay." It's too bad that he's currently being healed. I can't wait until Voldemort punishes him. Harry turned and noticed Severus' body for the first time. He ran over and lifted him off the bound Slytherin. "No. It, it can't be. Not him too!" Tears leaked from his eyes as he took in the unmarked body. First Albus, no Severus. And Sirius too. Voldemort WILL die next time. He grabbed the bleeding Malfoy and Severus' body and DisApparated. Poppy turned around as they appeared inside the Medical Wing.
"HARRY! You scared me half to death" She saw the cuts on Malfoys face, and the limp form of Severus. "What's going on Harry? What's happened to Severus?"
"He… he's dead Poppy."
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Authors Note: This chapter has been slightly rewritten. This is how it's going to be, however unhappy I am with it.Read and Review! Reviews motivate me to write!
-GhostlyShadow
