Thank you again for the reviews, you guys make me so happy. Now this is where everything gets interesting, as this is only the second last chapter of this story. I know, we're nearly there! The last chapter will be posted up in the next few days hopefully, but for now, here is the second last chapter. Enjoy!
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Harry and Snape fired a spell at each other. The spells connected and ricocheted off, blasting fresh new holes in the walls. Already, the two rooms were now one massive room; there were several holes in the ceiling, many along the walls and a few in the floor, looking down into the room below
Both wizards were panting hard from the exertion. No matter how hard they tried, the couldn't land a decisive spell on each other, or at least, one that could change the tide of the fight
"Avada Kedavra!" cried Snape
Harry dived out the way, as the spell rushed past like an oncoming train. Rolling onto his knees, Harry threw a spell at Snape, who deflected it
"How long do you think we can keep this up for?" he asked
"How long did you expect it to last for?"
"Well, we'll see, won't we?"
"I've been waiting, but I haven't seen anything worth while"
"Incendio!"
"Glacius!"
Fire and ice slammed into each other, shooting outwards and ripping new holes in the walls. Harry could feel the intense heat coming from Snape's wand and pushed hard with his spell, freezing the length of the flame and blasting Snape back. He got up and melted the ice patch on his chest, leaving an ice burn behind. Snape grimaced at the pain, as Harry drew his sword
"Think you can finish me off now?"
"Well, you're taking forever to finish me off, so I thought, what the heck, right?"
Snape fired a spell, knocking the sword out of Harry's hand. He retaliated with the Disarming Charm, only for Snape to block him
"Stupefy!" cried Harry
Snape dodged his spell and raised his wand
"Wingardium Leviosa!"
The spell struck Harry in the chest, leaving him at the mercy of Snape's magic. Snape smiled and flicked his wrist. Harry slammed into the wall and fell. Snape picked him up with the spell and slammed him into the opposite wall. Harry groaned, as Snape tossed him high into the ceiling on the upper floor. Harry fell and landed with a solid smack, knocking the wind out of him. Groaning, Harry rolled onto his back, spitting blood onto his robes. Snape aimed his wand
"It's high time you died, Harry Potter. Avada Kedavra!"
Harry Apparated out of the way and grabbed his wand. Getting to his feet and ignoring the pain, he faced Snape
"Quick one there, Potter, but how quick are you?"
Harry frowned, as Snape aimed his wand again
"Avada Kedavra!"
Harry jumped to his left and turned away
"Carpe Retractum!"
The spell grabbed hold of the sword's handle. With a small yank, Harry threw the sword through the air and catching Snape full-on in the chest, lifting him off the ground and slamming him down. Blood quickly began to surround Snape, as he choked on his own blood. Harry walked over and knelt next to him
"Finally, revenge is mine"
He removed the sword and wiped the blood off on Snape's already soaked robes, before leaving the room, as Snape slowly bled to death
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Ron couldn't believe his eyes, as Hermione held her wand on him. She still had the marks of torture on her, but there was determination and fury set in her eyes
"How is this possible?" Ron asked, more to himself than anyone else
"Your mother gave me a potion," answered Hermione, "It repaired my damaged body and mind, while also invigorating me"
"I didn't know she could do that"
"There are a few other things your mother can do that you didn't know about"
"Enough talk!" cried Ron
"No, I'm not finished," said Hermione, "I'm going to stop you, Ron. I am going to stop this madness of yours. You have fallen too far into corruption. You are beyond saving"
"Shut up!"
Ron fired a spell at Hermione in anger. She deflected it, taking out a Death Eater. Ginny shot a spell at Ron, slamming him into the stairs. Ron growled under his breath and got to his feet, as Ginny and Hermione stepped forward, wands aimed at him
"Oh come on, two on one, now that's not exactly fair"
A werewolf came up behind Ginny and threw his arms around her waist, dragging her away back into the battle, in which the Order of the Phoenix was severely outnumbered. Acromantulas, werewolves and numerous Death Eaters. They were getting hemmed in from all corners, until a bright, blinding light engulfed the battle. Ron and Hermione shielded their eyes from the light, as Harry appeared in the midst of it
"Hello, everyone"
"It's Potter!"
"Kill him and everyone else"
"Click-click-click-click. Fresh meat!"
Harry blasted a Death Eater back and spun around. With a wide sweep of his wand, Harry sent three werewolves flying through the air. An Acromantula lunged at Harry, who repelled it with a spell. Inspired by this, the Order began a fresh attack on the opposition
"Sorry, Ron, but it looks like we're gonna win," said Hermione
"Maybe not. Look"
Ron was pointing at the seventh floor. Hermione turned around to look and gasped. Lucius was standing on the seventh floor, wand extended. And floating above everyone, high above the ground floor, suspended by Lucius' magic, was none other than Draco, unconscious, bleeding and beaten. Hermione couldn't believe her eyes
And then, suddenly, all went dark
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What will happen in the next chapter! Find out when it comes. Until then, cya!