Harry was standing in front of Dumbledore's office when professor McGonagall came around the corner, "What are you doing out here Mr. Potter?" she asked him sternly. "I need to see Professor Dumbledore, see me and Draco..." He was cut short when Draco came running into him from the other side of the hallway, "Harry!" he exclaimed "It's happening! Fifteen minutes at the great hall! We need to see Dumbledore!". "What is happening Mr. Malfoy? What is this all about?" McGonagall asked. "There's an attack on Hogwarts! It's coming!" Harry yelled at her, "We need to see Dumbledore!", but before they could say any more the gargoyle moved over to reveal Professor Dumbledore standing there looking down at them.
"Professor Dumbledore! Draco says there is going to be and attack on Hogwarts in fifteen minutes in the great hall! We have to hurry!" Harry exclaimed hurriedly to him, he turned and looked at Draco, "Is this true?" he asked sternly. "Yes!" Draco exclaimed, "Death eaters are coming now! You need to hurry, I just got a letter and they are after Harry and they want him in the potions class room, I think they will be near Gryffindor tower too, but they are going to attack the great hall, warned me not to be there" draco finished but Dumbledore had already turned to McGonagall and said "Minerva, go to the great Hall and tell the other teachers, evacuate it. I want the whole school here in this corridor. Then I want you to evacuate Gryffindor Tower and stand ready with the other teachers and some able students as well, I'll get the aurors and the OOTP members, hurry!"
He turned to Harry and Draco and said "You two stay here or stay safe, I want Harry out of the action" with that he turned and hurried back into his office. Harry looked at Draco with a panicked look in his eyes when Ginny Weasley and a group of her friends turned the corner chatting. "Ginny!" Harry called out and ran towards her "There's going to be an attack on the school in less then fifteen minutes, Dumbledore wants everyone in this corridor, stay here with your friends" Ginny looked at him with her eyes wide and said "Are you serious?!?", "Yes!" he said and she nodded grimly and turned to her friends. Harry grabbed Draco's hand and said "Come on let's go!"
They came skidding to a halt in front of the great hall, Draco checked his wrist watch, they had 9 minutes left. The great hall was already being evacuated and the students where all rushing to where Harry and Draco had just come from. They joined the teachers and Draco headed for Snape. He turned his head to Draco and asked "Your doing?", Draco nodded and Snape smiled at him fondly, "I wasn't informed, I believe this means you are on the light side now?" Draco nodded and smiled and then Snape looked serious again, glancing from Harry to Draco, "Get him out of here, you two need to be in the middle of that corridor, it's important that the both of you are safe" and with that he turned and left them.
Draco looked over at Harry but Harry just took his hand and gave it a squeeze, "We need to go up to Gryffindor tower" he said and Draco nodded and they went. When they got there people where already leaving and McGonagall looked at them a bit startled and said "Potter and Malfoy go down to the corridor and inform Dumbledore that the hall and Gryffindor tower are evacuated" she said with Parvati Patil and a few other older students standing by her side. "But where's Hermione and Ron?" Harry asked, "Mr. Weasley is taking the younger students to the corridor and I'm sure Miss Granger is fine, now off with you two and join them!" she answered. Draco turned and headed back towards the corridor pulling Harry along with him, "Six minutes left" Draco said.
When they got to the corridor it was packed with students from all years and houses. Ginny Weasley ran up to them and said "Harry what's happening!?!", "An attack obviously" Draco drawled, "And why are you holding hands with him???" she asked staring pleadingly at Harry, "It's a long long story Ginny, where's Dumbledore?!?", But before Ginny could answer Dumbledore's office door open, though this time Tonks, Kingsly Shackebolt, Remus Lupin, and to Harry, Ginny, and Ron's great surprise, Mrs.Weasley and The twins, Fred and George Weasley, none had their usual warm smile on but looked rather grim and serious. "Mum!?!??" Ginny squealed, "Yes hello dear, No time to chat sorry" She said and rushed off somewhere into the castle with Shackebolt and Tonks after her.
Fred and George came over to them to say hi, then they both headed off to opposite sides of the corridor and took their posts there. Dumbledore came next and said "Harry, Draco you two need to get..." But he was cut off then by a large crash and rumbling sound as the whole castle seemed to shake, people swayed and some feel to the floor and screamed. Amid the screams came the magically amplified voice of Mrs.Weasley, "Albus their here!!!! Over a hundred!!" it shrieked and then it was silent. Dumbledore just stood there for a second then said "First years through fifth up those stairs and into to my office, stay there!" his voice boomed as he pointed his wand backwards at the stairs which started to move. Soon everybody was crammed onto the stairs and heading up with Fred and George standing in front of the them.
The sixth and seventh years stared at Dumbledore as he turned to face them and said "Anyone who will fight with us, come, your help is most welcome, those who will not will go to my office with the rest", Then he turned and hurried down the corridor towards the great hall. About one fourth of the students headed quickly up the stairs in tears and the rest looked around to Fred and George for instruction. Draco spotted two large lumps in the middle of the crowd and snapped his fingers saying "Crabbe, Goyle, here!", instantly the two huddled towards Draco and said "What's going on?", "An attack, their out for Potter here, I'm supposed to help, protect him" Draco ordered. They both nodded their large heads and went to stand on either side of Harry while Ron came towards him, "Harry I can't find Hermione..." But he was cut off as another great shock shook the school again. Everyone started to panic and Fred and George didn't seem to have the slightest Idea of what to do.
Harry stood on the tips of his toes and yelled out "Everybody! Listen!!!" but he was barley heard over the screams and squeals of panic and terror. Crabbe and Goyle then both yelled "OI!!!" in extremely loud voices together. Instantly the room became hushed and everyone turned their heads to Harry. Harry looked up amazed at Crabbe and Goyle, Now he knew why Malfoy kept the around all the time, they were quiet useful. He then cleared his throat and said "Okay everybody, we need three groups, I want one to the Gryffindor tower, one to the great hall, and one here with us". Some Gryffindors and Huffle Puffs formed a small group and headed towards Gryffindor Tower and the rest of the students left over formed two groups. Harry looked at them carefully, the larger group had mostly Raven Claws and Gryffindors and two Slytherins. "Okay you guys go to the great hall quick, I'm sure they'll need all the help they can get there" he said to them and they all headed straight to the great hall.
The leftovers consisted off Neville Longbottom, Luna Lovegood, Terri Boot, Ginny, Blaise Zabini, Dean Thomas, and Seamus Finnegan. Draco smirked at Blaise who smirked back and the rest all looked to Harry for instructions. "Has anyone seen Hermione?!?!??" Ron asked, but everybody just shook their heads. Ron turned to Harry and said "Harry we have to find her!". Harry nodded and said "You guys can go ahead to the great hall, we have to look for Hermione". Terri boot nodded and he and Luna Lovegood went off but the rest stayed. Neville looked at Harry and Ron and said "We'll go look for her Harry, you need to go somewhere safe", Harry was about to protest when Seamus nodded in agreement and Dean said "Ya Harry he's right, go and we'll look for her". Ron looked at Harry, gave him a quick hug and said "I'll see you around mate" and with that him, Neville, Ginny, Dean, and Seamus went off towards the opposite corridor, probably to the library. Draco turned to Crabbe and Goyle and sighed, he snapped his fingers and said "You two go with that pathetic group and make sure they don't get themselves killed".
And with that they lumbered off towards the group and Harry was left with Draco and Blaise. Draco turned to Blaise and said "Okay looks like your going to help me protect Harry". Blaise raised his eyebrow at Draco but went to Harry's other side and dropped back a little as Harry headed toward the great hall. "Where do you think you're going Harry" Draco asked him. "To the great Hall where everyone needs the most help" Harry proclaimed and kept on walking but before Draco could protest there was a large bang and a figure went skidding across the corridor right in front of Harry followed by a group of at least six black hooded figures.
Harry's heart leaped in his throat and he took out his wand pointing it towards the death eaters but none of them shot any curses, "Ah Draco, Blaise, I see two have brought us the boy" came a cool voice from underneath one of the hoods. Harry looked at Draco and Blaise panicked but Draco just looked at Blaise calmly and the other boy nodded in return. They both took a step forward and in a flash of swishing robes they had both drawn out their wands and shouted curses towards the group, brining two black hooded figures down. Harry quickly followed suit and shot some curses towards them brining down two more figures. Draco brought down the last two just narrowly dodging a jet of green light flying right passed his ear.
Blaise approached the group of fallen death eaters and pulled back one of their masks. There was a man with Blaise's nose with similar long black hair. He sneered down at the man who had been hit with the full body bind curse and brought his wand down towards the man's heart. "Goodbye Father you bloody bastered" he said coldly and then shouted "Avada Kedavra!" and a jet of green light flew from his wand. The man lay motionless. He then turned to Harry and said "Potter you have to kill them, during or after, or you will regret it". At this Harry gave a shocked face and he said "Potter it's not the same, this is the first battle of a very big war, the rules are different. You can stun them first or slow them down but in the end you kill them or they will get back up again and kill you". Harry turned to Draco but the blonde boy nodded sadly and said "What do you think their doing Harry? Probably much worse even. These are men who don't deserve to live".
"Don't daddle! They'll wake up any minute now, we have to finish this" came Blaise's voice as he unhooded the rest of them. "Here these two are the only ones left alive" he said and then shouted "Avada Kedavra!" at one. Draco looked down at the other in disgust and growled "Mcnair". Harry looked down into the face of buckbead's would-be executioner. "This one really deserves to die" Draco said disgustedly and Blaise went to stand next to Harry. "You kill this one Harry. You have to learn. He'll be your first kill and for good measure too. You know the words, you just have to really mean it" he then glanced at Draco then Harry and said, "He's a sick and twisted sadist Harry, I know from experience, He's evil, one of the worst. He enjoys watching the muggles scream and cry or anyone for that matter. Kill him Harry", Harry raised his wand up to the man's chest as he stared blankly at him from the full body bind. Harry thought about all those muggles being tortured, he though about Mcnair standing over them and pointing his wand at them all while laughing. He thought about what Blaise had said and that could only mean he was a sick sadistic pedophile and rapist. He imagined Mcnair torturing Neville or Hermione. He felt so much rage and he wanted to see Mcnair in pain worse then the crutacious curse, he wanted to see him die. "Avada Kedavra!" Harry yelled with rage and the green light flew from his wand and into Mcnair.
He stared into the now blank eyes of the dead man before him. He , Harry Potter the Gryffindor golden boy, had just preformed the killing curse and killed someone. Before he had any time to reflect on what he had done Draco grabbed his arm and said "Let's go Harry we have to go!". Harry let himself be pulled by Draco as they ran toward the great hall. "Good job Harry" Blaise called as they ran, "I know it might feel bad but it had be done and you'll have to use that curse a lot more today, so just remember to want to kill them and mean it when you say those words". Just as his words had ended they reached the entrance hall that was just before the great hall. Draco leaned against the wall as the three of them stared out at the site.
There where bodies lying on the floor of the entrance hall and loud bangs and yells and screams coming form the closed doors of the great hall. Harry rushed to the bodies to check for life, but all where dead, death eaters mostly, but a few students and two small first years lay sprawled motionless on the floor as well. . Draco and Blaise had run up to the door and Draco called "Hurry and come here Harry, we are going to take them by surprise and fling open the door, the second the doors are open spot the death eaters and start cursing, any ones that are stunned or something, kill them. I'm sure the other aurors will be doing it already too". Harry nodded gravely and turned to face the two when he spotted a familiar face on the ground. "Colin!" he yelled as he raced over to where the boy lay sprawled on the floor. Next to him was his little brother. Harry felt their faces. They where both cold as stone and motionless, staring avidly with wide blank eyes. Harry felt rage and hate rise up inside him. He stood up and Blaise looked at him cautiously, "On the count of three then" he whispered. "One...two..."he counted, "Three!" Harry yelled for him and Blaise and Draco threw open the door's.
A few heads turned at the site of them and Draco and Blaise took advantage of this, sending jets of green flying towards a number of masked figures who toppled to the floor. Harry wasted no time either, he saw a death eater standing over a small fifth year girl, wand poised and ready. The girl was cowering and Harry knew she had been inches from her death. Harry raised his wand and yelled "Avada Kedavra!", the death eater fell to the floor and the girl stared at Harry with wide tear filled blue eyes. He turned and saw Dumbledore shooting down death eaters as well and to his surprise he was using the killing curse too, and so where the aruors.
Harry rushed over to Professor McGonagall and stood back to back to her, shooting more curses towards death eaters. "Potter" she said "I should have known you wouldn't stay out of the action", "Why aren't you at Gryffindor tower?!?" he asked her wildly. "It was torn down, gone" she said sadly while shooting the body bind curse on a death eater who was about to grab a sixth year boy, sending him toppling over. "I sent people there" he said , wide eyed. "I know, they are all either standing and fighting in here or lying on the floor" she said gravely. Harry looked around and spotted Draco who had been grabbed by two death eaters. Harry's heart skipped a beat and he dashed towards them, forgetting all about McGonagall. He ran head first into one of them, shooting a full body bind curse at the other. Draco quickly shook himself free of him and sent the killing curse at the man.
Harry got up form where he had landed on the floor on top of the other death eater but before he could do anything, the death eater had yelled "expellearmus!" and Harry's wand went flying across the room. Draco sent a jet of green light at the man and turned to Harry who nodded at him and then dived for his wand as a jet of blue flames shot through where his head had been a second ago. Harry heard Draco throw some spells at the direction the curse had come from as he toppled to the ground about two feet from his wand.
For a second He just lay there, looking out at the great hall, he saw people falling, both students and death eaters. He saw with a sickening feeling Professor Sprout dodge a jet of green light as she shot another at some death eaters, she was becoming surrounded, he noticed. He looked to his right and saw Terri Boot lying there motionless, just staring at Harry with brown eyes void of life.
He scrambled up onto his feet and ran for his wand, but before he could get it he was knocked over as a flash of red light went flying past his shoulder. He looked down at the person who had just knocked him out of the way and saw Luna Lovegood staring back at him. She grabbed his wand and handed it to him, then sprang up and yelled "Avada Kedavra!" At the masked figure who had aimed the curse, sending him toppling against a wall and falling against the floor motionless. He looked at her in amazement but she just winked at him and smiled, diving back into the battle.
Harry quickly got over his shock and stood up once again. He looked around the room and saw that there were many black cloaked figures lying motionless on the floor, but there were many Hogwarts students body's there as well. But it looked as if they were winning. Harry made his way over to Draco and pressed himself against him so they could stand back to back, still killing off death eaters. Just as Harry shot down another masked death eater there was a loud cracking sound and the windows of the room burst open, the glass flying inwardly and cutting everyone. The school shook again and three new death eaters climbed through the windows whispering to the rest while throwing their own curses. Harry stared up at Dumbledore who stood quiet still, looking very pale. Harry ran to him pulling Draco along and yelled "What's happening?!?", Dumbledore did not turn to look at him but just said "This is the end of Hogwarts, the castle is coming down. Harry get people out of here now! There are death eaters surrounding the castle, you must find another way" with that he turned his misted blue eyes at Harry and yelled "Go!!" Harry turned and ran down the hall, "Draco meet me at the door, you go that way and I'll go this way, warn as many as you can!" he called to Draco. The blonde boy nodded and headed the opposite direction as Harry ran to McGonagall and warned her about what Dumbledore had said. She looked pale too and gasped as he went to go warn others. He saw Draco go straight to professor Snape who ran quickly from the room, robes billowing behind him. Harry went off and found Parvati Patil, "Parvati!" he gasped "The castle is going to be blown up or destroyed or something! Dumbledore just told me – death eaters on the grounds surrounding the castle – need to find a different way out" she nodded quickly and then he ran the other way, bumping into Luna Lovegood, "Luna!" he yelled. "I want you to go and find Ron, Neville, Crabbe, Goyle, Dean, Seamus, and Hermione, then you all get out of here, the castle is going down, there are death eaters surrounding it, you need to find another way out". She nodded and turned around, sprinting towards the door.
Harry saw Draco there and ran towards the door as well. He didn't stop to talk, just grabbed Draco's hand and begun to run, but when they where only a few feet away from the door there was a shout and spells began to fly their way. A leg locking curse hit Darco and Harry had to catch him in his arms to keep him from falling flat on his face. Before Harry knew it about five death eaters had swooped down on him and Draco. They all raised their wands and pointed at Draco while one yelled "Expellearmus!" and Harry's wand flew across the room, no longer in Harry's sight.
Harry clutched Draco tightly as he stared at the figures. This was it, he thought. This is the Day the boy who lives dies. All at once five jets of green light flew towards him as Harry thrust Draco behind him to take the full blast of all the spells. He closed his eyes tightly and waited to drop lifelessly to the floor as all the spells hit him at once.
Nothing happened. Harry was still waiting with his eyes shut tightly. He opened his eyes and saw all five of the death eaters had been thrown to different parts of the room and were all lying unconscious on the floor. Harry looked down at his body, he was unharmed. He couldn't have survived the killing curse again, especially not five of them at the same time! He felt a tingling sensation on his finger and looked down, there was the silver and emerald ring Draco had given Harry. It was blackened with scorch marks that were slowly fading, brining the ring back to its silver shade. The emeralds where shinning with a strange inner light and the ring was warm and brining a tingling feeling through his finger. He heard someone behind him shout something and then call out "Accio Wand!". Draco turned Harry around and held out his wand to him as he had already undone the spells that were on him.
Draco then grabbed Harry's hand and ran from the room, pulling him along. "What happened back there !?!?!" Harry asked, wide eyed. "It was the ring, I told you it was a family heirloom, I'll explain later" Darco called to him. Harry looked to his left as they were sprinting out of the hall and saw almost as if in slow motion, a jet of black light hit Mrs.Weasley, throwing her across the room and against the wall with a nasty crashing sound. The figure's hood fell back as they walked toward Mrs.Weasley who was bleeding heavily from a gash on her forehead. It was none other then Bellatrix Lestrange, with her mask torn and hanging from one side. She lifted her wand and pointed it at Mrs. Weasley with an evil grin on her face, and then Harry was pulled out of the room and into the hallway. They ran for what seemed like a few minutes, Harry in shock of seeing Mrs. Weasley lying there, knowing what her fate had been and hoping he was wrong. He looked around to where they were running, "Where are we going??" Harry called to him. "We need to get out of here Harry, Severus said we only have a few minutes before the whole school went down and we need to be far away from it when that happens". Harry tried to stop running but Draco just pulled him harder, "What about everyone else!?!" Harry yelled. "Severus went to take care of the others in Dumbledore's office, as for the rest, well I'm sure they will get out, and if they don't then there nothing we can do for them except to escape with our own lives" he replied as they burst through a large door.
"Where are we going..." Harry began to say as he found himself and Draco both standing outside near the quidditch pitch on the grounds. Draco pulled him quickly towards the broom shed and said "The only way out is through the sky, Hurry and get on a broom Harry, death eaters should be here any minute now". Harry looked at him with wide eyes and didn't move as Draco mounted his own broom and then took a handful of brooms under his arms. "Come on Harry please!" he yelled to Harry, "Get on this one with me and grab a bunch of broom sticks! Now Harry!" Harry blinked and then mounted the broom in front of Draco where the boy had made space for him. Draco handed him an armful of brooms and Harry shoved them under his arm.
Just then they heard a rustling behind the corner of where they were and Draco turned to Harry and said "Harry quick! It's them!", Harry stared at the spot as black hooded figures began to emerge into the clearing. "Harry please! Go!" came Draco's panicked voice from behind him and all at once Harry's mind snapped back into action and he made the broom rise high into the air. Draco breathed a sigh of relief and kissed Harry's neck softly from behind as Harry looked down at a Hogwarts. "Don't worry Love, they'll make it" Draco whispered into his ear then yelled. "Now take us over the great hall ,quick!".
When Harry had stationed them over the great hall Draco pointed his wand at the roof and screamed some words. A flash of white light flew from his wand tip and with a loud bang forged a hold in the ceiling of the great hall. Harry could see the Gryffindor table from up here. Draco threw the brooms down, then wrapped his arms around Harry tightly as he called to him to do the same. Then without having to be told, Harry shot the broom out across the sky. There was a loud grinding sound coming from beneath them and the world itself seemed to shake. Then there was a loud rumbling sound and Harry looked back at Hogwarts castle just in time to see it blow into pieces. The large chunks of stone and roof hurtled past them, one small one nearly hitting Draco in the head. There was smoke and debree every where and Harry could hardly see, not to mention the addition of the tears building up in his eyes as he saw the place he had grown up in break and fly into pieces before his eyes, probably taking all the people he had known for so long with it.
Draco seemed to feel the same way as he bowed his head and pressed himself closely against Harry's back, trying to fight back inevitable tears. Harry felt his heart sink and Draco whispered to him "its okay Harry it'll all be – Harry look!" he suddenly called. Harry turned his head wildly around to look at where Draco was pointing. He saw a great horse with wings rising into the sky and flying towards them, followed by many others. Harry's heart stopped as he recognized the blowing wavy blonde hair.
Luna Lovegood pulled up next to them riding an enormous threstal, "Hullo Harry" she said dreamily, "I got people out like you told me to do" she said waving a hand at the many threstals now flying behind them. Harry smiled broadly , he could have jumped off his broom and kissed her. "Who did you get??" he asked. "Oh I have Neville, Ginny, Seamus, that Blaise Zabini boy and some older people I don't know" she replied. "What about Ron and Hermione and dean and the rest?!?" Harry asked frantically. "Oh I don't know" she replied and swooped away back to lead her group of threstals and riders. Harry turned to look at Draco with a panicked look in his face but before he could say anything Draco gasped and pointed again at the other side of Harry and said "It worked Harry, it worked!"
Harry turned to see George Weasley rising into the air on a shabby looking broomstick With his brother Fred Weasley slumped in his arms and unconscious sitting in front of him. Behind them rose Ron, Crabbe, Goyle, Dean, Charlie, and surprisingly, Professor McGonagall, all riding the brooms Harry and Draco had thrown down. She was holding on to her hat with one had and looked as if riding did not suit her well. Harry could have cried with happiness from seeing Ron and he turned his head to smile at Draco when another sight caught his eye. A bright red dot was gaining on them. When they got closer Harry realized it was Fawks, Dumbledore's pet phoenix and there, hanging from Fawks's leg, was Professor Dumbledore. Behind him about three boats had floated into the air. Harry recognized them as the boats that first years took into Hogwarts for the first time. In the middle boat there was a great big bearded man who was unmistakably Hagrid and on the other two boats Parvati patil and Padma Patil stood leading their boats with their wands. Inside the boats students where sprawled everywhere, some looking knocked out, some leaning against the boat's insides and some just looking sick from the ride.
Dumbledore and Fawks came up to fly besides Harry and Draco and said "Well my boys, well done". "What happened??" Harry asked, "Did everyone get out okay??" Dumbledore shook his head gravely and said "I'm afraid everyone did not get out okay. All the students in my office did, of course, with the help of Professor Snape. But there where many tragic deaths". Harry had the feeling that Dumbledore was trying not to tell him something but before he could really mention anything Dumbledore said "Harry, I need you to guide all of these people to the ministry of Magic, tell Mrs. Lovegood's threstal and follow that, I shall tail behind" and with that Dumbledore fell back through the sky.
Harry looked around at the sad bunch; they were all looking tired, some nurturing wounds. Harry looked at Ginny on her threstal and saw she was crying uncontrollably, he guessed that Mrs. Weasley's fate was as he had seen it. A lot of others were crying too, George looked down at his unconscious twin and let a small tear escape his eyes, he had never seen either of them without a smile on their faces and he found himself hoping to god that Fred was alright. He couldn't imagine one without the other.
Harry looked at Hagrid and at Professor McGonagall, they looked grave too. He looked back at Hogwarts castle and it hit him for the first time that he would never walk it's halls again as he stared at the ruins still surrounded by ruble and clouds of dust. He saw Luna's threstal take off and he went into a slow dive to follow it. He felt a light squeeze around his waist and looked back at Darco, who seemed to be thinking along the same lines as he was. The War had begun.
The end....or is it?tum tum tum
Author's note: Hey! I want to thank everyone who read and reviewed my fan fiction, this is the first one I've ever finished and really liked and I'm glad you all like it to. I want to thank everyone again for their kind reviews and I want to say that I may add a sequel If I get enough reviews hint hint, and if I know enough people want one very badly, then I'll write it. Anyone who wants this sequel please let me know, I'd really appreciate it!!! It was fun writing this one and I hope I'll get to write a second one, that all depends on you guys, let me know what you think!!! Bye for now waves happily please review!
P.S: I'm sorry if I offended anyone with the death of Mrs.Weasley!!! I promised my best friend I would kill her off (she hates her because she is mean to Sirius and my friend LOVES siruis) so I did it for her. As for all the questions I left unansawered such as Where is Hermione? and the ring that Draco gave Harry, Those would be answered in the sequel if I chose to right one, which is ,once again, up to all of you.