Disclaimer: For the last time. I don't own HP.
AN: So...here we are to the last...shall we step off the end?
Yes. It's another Remus one, but this time it's him alone. Thus the character overall in this fic is Remus.
Makes sense? >.> Not really.
To the last
Zero
The final battle. He had somehow made it to the final battle. They had all promised to see eachother after the final battle and have a few good bottles of firewhiskey.
Remus fought back angry tears, he had been the only one to survive. There would be no celebrations to look forward to for him, only a meaningless existence alone in the darkness.
And it was all Voldemort's fault.
The battle raged on around him, Order and Ministry facing off against Death Eaters and creatures of the nether realms. Both sides were suffering heavy casualties, cries of anguish or horror rang out all around him, but he had only eyes for the one standing somewhat removed from the battle, who's red eyes observed to chaos with a sadistic gleam.
The prophesy never said Harry had to kill him, did it? And it certainly never said Harry couldn't have help...
Most of the people were engaged in battle, and pretty much ignored Remus as he made his way through the crowd, and none of the creatures were anywhere near him. Voldemort seemed unaware of his approach, likely he was so blinded by overconfidence, the only one he'd notice would be Harry--or maybe Dumbledore if he approached, but Remus wasn't sure about that one.
"You!" Remus growled, as he made it to the clearing where Voldemort stood.
The pale, scaly creature turned its head toward him. "Me."
"This...all of this is your fault!"
"Brilliant detective work." Voldemort smirked, "And you are?"
"Remus Lupin. James Potter's best friend."
"Wait...I thought that was Sirius Black..." the creature frowned, then sighed, "Youth these days. What is it? Come to defect? Or die?"
"I would never join you."
"That's good. Because it's a little late for that." the snake-creature looked bored.
Remus pointed his wand at the thing that was most definately not human anymore, "I'll make you pay for their deaths!"
"I thought that was supposed to be Harry Potter's job here? What's changed now?"
"Nothing."
"You must be James Potter's friend. I've having a terrible deja vu just talking to you."
"That's called having your life flash before your eyes, it means you're about to die."
The creature smirked, "Die? I think not. You might, though. If you don't scamper away. You are boring."
Without warning, Remus was flung off of his feet, and into the crowd. Snarling, Remus leapt up and flung a perticularly nasty hex at the thing that was now smirking at him. Unfortunately, it batted it away without blinking.
"Just as pathetic and foolish as your friend, I see." Voldemort sighed, "Very well, I'll just be rid of you before you get the bright idea to try to 'punch' me, like him."
"Try it!" Remus cried, throwing a curse at him.
The pale creature's mouth curved into a satisfied smirk an instant before pain exploded in Remus' back, and Remus found himself launched forward onto his face.
"Next time, you really should wait until the rest of my followers are dead before attacking me. At least James attacked me when I was alone." Voldemort hissed smugly, "Oh well, just one more fly on the wall squashed."
"LUPIN!"
Remus sighed sadly as he heard Harry's approach. I'm sorry, Harry...looks like it was your fight after all...
Lupin found himself smiling softly as the world faded away, and Voldemort's high cackle began to fade. Despite everything, the Mauraders would finally be reunited.
They were all going to have Firewhiskey after all.
An: . Yeah. That's it. I thought it would be unfair to leave Remus alive. And the saying 'to the last' can mean 'all including the last'.
So...that's it. Was a one shot. What do you think?
-Yusagi