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Chapter 26

Cassidy's POV

Dad, Mum, Harry, Katie, Linds, Austin, Shane, Tonks, Lupin, Bill, Ginny, McGonagall, and about five other Aurors stormed into the chamber. Looking up, I wiped my eyes, and watched Lindsay walk up to Voldemort angrily.

"LET CASSIDY GO!" She bellowed, pointing up to where Voldemort had attached me to the wall. I flinched upon seeing the smug look on Voldemort's face.

"Crucio!" He yelled, and I closed my eyes, not able to watch my best friend in such pain because of me. My eyes re-opened when the screams subsided, and I saw Lindsay staggering toward her mother, eyes unfocused. Harry marched up to Voldemort, and wasting no time, he pointed his wand at me and let me down, also making the buttons disappear.

I ran to Dad and wrapped my arms around him, sobbing suddenly. Harry hastened in sending a good amount of hexes at Voldemort before he was ready to send any back. Everything was happening so fast that I didn't even notice the Death Eaters storming into the chamber also.

A curse was sent at me, and I ducked just in time and saw the jet of purple light hit a wall and blast through a few bricks. Thank God it didn't hit me…

Ron's POV

"Kate! Duck!" I roared as Avada Kedavra shot towards her. She dropped to the ground, and the spell hit a Death Eater who screamed and keeled over immediately.

"Sectumsempra!" I heard a voice hiss, and did a reflecting charm just in time. I knew that voice…Snape.

"Aren't you dead by now?" I asked rudely, turning to him. Snape's lip curled unpleasantly.

"You wish, don't you, Weasel?" He shot back, just as Cassi aimed a spell at his back, causing him to gasp in pain.

"Ungrateful brat!" Snape roared, spinning around, but suddenly stopping to examine her.

"So, this is why you 'retired', huh?" Cassidy said with scorn. I grinned at how much she took after me. Snape only sneared. As though a light was going off in my head, I knew what he was doing.

"Cassi! No!" I roared, just as a beam of purple light shot out of Snape's wand. Cassidy gasped as the purple light passed over her heart, and fell backwards. As I rushed over and felt for a pulse a Hermione flash back came to me…

…But the Death Eater Hermione had just struck dumb made a sudden slashing movement with his wand from which flew a streak of what looked like purple flame. It passed right across Hermione's chest; she gave a tiny "oh!" as though of surprise and then crumpled onto the floor where she lay motionless…

"Holy crud." I moaned, remembering how long it took Hermione to recover. And that Death Eater wasn't nearly as powerful as Snape. "If she dies…

Katie's POV

…I'll kill you!" I shrieked, running at Shane's motionless body, and shooting a curse at Bellatrix Lestrange at the same time.

"I'd like to see you try, pretty." Bellatrix cackled, just as a curse flew like a bullet into her leg.

"Ahhh!" Lestrange tripped and was stuck to the floor. I looked up from Shane to see Lindsay waving mockingly, grinning happily. I rolled my eyes. Linds was the kind of girl who could find humor in the most un-humorous situations.

But I had a feeling that we would need the unnecessary humor before long.

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