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Hidden Bridges
Ryoko Porter

Part Twenty-Four

'It is not heroes that make history, but history that makes heroes. It is not heroes who create a people, but the people who create heroes and move history forward.'

Joseph Stalin

The hundred or so Deatheaters that watched the duel between their Lord and his foe were horribly taken by surprise as they were attacked from above and behind. It was quiet at first, a few here and there picked off. Then suddenly there was a loud roar, and another answering it. And when they looked up, they saw the shape of a huge dragon coming down upon them in the fog.

Draco swooped down at the large crowd of evil men, using his size and their fear to scatter them. As he came upon them, he took as many as he could into his talons to carry away, only to drop when he was back in the air. And then with a loud growl, he blasted a group of about ten men with his icy fire.

The others also took the opportunity to slay their own share of wizards, while dodging the spells that were shot at them in defense. Luna blinded men with her horn's light, as Hermione scooped them up with the wind that she commanded to tear them apart with storm forces. And Ron made great fire pits with his fire, and guided his prey into them.

Yet as the four great beasts terrorized them, the Deatheaters had no way of knowing that the worst was yet to come. A group of four men cowered behind a large rock that littered the Highland hills; all trying to find their wands, which they had dropped in the commotion. They thought that they were relatively safe, but were dismayed to find that they were discovered.

'Hello there,' a deceivingly innocent voice boomed into their ears. Turning, they saw that standing over them by at least fifty feet, the half dragon form of Harry Potter. The four men were not given a long time to contemplate what they were looking at, since Harry burnt them to crisps. He looked very much the same as he always had, but the differences were still great. Other than being so tall, his skin had also changed into a more snake-like pale copper. He also had grown a pair of leathery wings, and a tale that was as long as he was tall. He still had his arms, though his hands had grown more clawed. Also his pelvic bone had turned so that he legs carried him more like a raptor. His teeth now long and made for tearing apart flesh. And lastly, he'd grown a great pair of horns a top his head.

Harry took a moment to look up to see if his lover was still safe, which thankfully Draco was. Then he took another to check his other friends, who all seemed to be doing fine also. After he was sure of everyone's safety, Harry then went to charge into the duel that was still going on between Voldemort, and his disguised future self.

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'What in the name of…?' Voldemort exclaimed after he dodged the sudden fire coming at him. When he saw who his attacker was, he immediately turned back to the man who he was dueling. 'Then who are you?'

'I told you, I am the owner of that wand,' Julian grinned as the magic that made him resemble Harry melted away. It was like watching wax drip off a candle to reveal a charm inside. 'You may call me Julian Grey,' he introduced himself.

It was then that Voldemort noticed that all of his followers were dead, and that he was being surrounded by a group of highly dangerous magical creatures. Not to mention a man who dueled to such a degree as to not yet fall against him. He was trapped in a hard place, a place that he hated to be in. So without further prompting, he too changed into his own beastly magical form.

Voldemort's hydra form was more than titanic, with just one of his neck the entire length of Harry's naga form. The body was relatively small, compared to the six heads that it supported. Heads that had jaws like a lion, and teeth like a crocodile. And at once, each of the heads went after one of its hunters.

End Part 24.

Sorry again that it was so short… but I hate writing fight scenes… they're so hard to do. Anyway, within the next twelve hours, I promise that I'll have posted both endings. Also, if you didn't catch it, Harry is a naga. My mythology dictionary describes a naga as an Asian demon-dragon, which can come in many forms including human.

Ryoko Porter