A/N: Thanks to pettybureaucrat, Snowy-Mel, evil-mastermind666, Brolly-ann-miller, and Cynthia Cacciola for reviewing.

Also, I am SO sorry about how long this took. I had many problems with this chapter. I guess I am not so great with the fighting scenes. After writing this, I have so much more respect for what JKR can do because not only has she written several fight scenes, she does them SO much better than I could ever wish to do.

Then, to make things worse, apparently did not want me to finish the story because for about three days, it would not allow me to upload the chapter.

Anyway, I promise to have the next – which is also the last – chapter out soon (hopefully – as long as I do not have the problem with uploading again).

Remember that you must die

The next day was hectic. Everyone rushed around, continuously apparating in and out of the Burrow as an Order meeting ran non-stop.

During the meeting the plan to attack Voldemort's hangout was formed. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny as well as Lupin, Tonks, Moody, and Kingsley Shacklebolt would make their way to Voldemort and his most trusted Death Eaters, who would undoubtedly be guarding Voldemort, while the Order members, Goblins and the others would distract the remaining Death Eaters.

Everyone was told how to kill Nagini incase Harry was not around to do it himself. They were also warned of the possible consequences of performing the spell on Nagini.

Soon, work was ending for the day, and more people were crowding around inside the Burrow and on the grounds, waiting for the signal, save for Mr. Granger, his wife, and Aiden who would be remaining at the Burrow.

After Mrs. Weasley had served dinner, which very few of the anxious people at the Burrow ate, they prepared to leave.

Everyone at the Burrow were wishing their loved ones good luck and many were hugging and kissing, each fearing this would be the last time they would do so.

Hermione rushed over to her parents and Aiden and kissed each of them, telling them not to worry, but knowing by the looks on her parents face that they would do nothing but worry until she and the others returned.

At her friends' urging, Hermione took up her position at the portkey that Harry, Ron, and Ginny were holding.

They had decided that the best way to get all the people to the Riddle House was to create a large number of portkeys, which Lupin and Hermione had spent a portion of the day doing. It was just lucky that the Ministry official who was in charge of issuing portkeys was a member of the Order.

The portkeys were handed out one to each group of ten and soon, everyone was reappearing in the graveyard outside of the Riddle House.

Now at the graveyard that Harry had witnessed the rebirth of Voldemort only a few years ago, Harry looked at Ron, Hermione, and Ginny. "Ready?"

The three nodded, giving Harry small, but nervous smiles.

"We have to try and stay together. If we are separated, make sure you stay with a group. Do not go off on your own trying to find us."

Before they could make any sign of agreement, multiple loud popping noises, signaling the arrival of Death Eaters, echoed throughout the crowd of Order members, goblins, and dragons.


Within five minutes, about one hundred Death Eaters had apparated into the graveyard at the call of their master, throwing curses and hexes as they fought the crowd trying to drive them away from the Riddle House, and consequently, away from their leader.

Harry threw a curse at an unknown Death Eater, while Ron shot a powerful stunning spell at one of the others.

Hermione and Ginny, close by, were throwing their own hexes at two large male Death Eaters, stunning one and causing the other to yell in surprise as, in turn, each of his four limbs turned to jelly – just as Harry's arm had done after Lockhart had deboned his arm in his second year.

Lupin, Tonks, Moody, and Shacklebolt, who would be following them into the house, were making their way over to them. As far as they could tell, the Order members and Goblins were having a fairly easy time of it, although they did see several bodies belonging to Order members and goblins, lying slain across the grounds. Most of the bodies, however, were that of Death Eaters. Apparently, Voldemort kept only his best and most vicious fighters close to him.

Once the four adults met up with the four teenagers, on silent agreement, they began making their way toward the house, mindful of the Death Eaters that were swarming around.

As they made their way toward the entrance of the house, about twenty-some Death Eaters apparated in front of them, blocking their way into the house. After the initial hundred or so Death Eaters had arrived, at least a hundred, maybe two hundred more had apparated into the graveyard.

Before they had much chance to curse any of the Death Eaters, Charlie and another dragon trainer flew in low on their dragons and fire soon engulfed the Death Eaters that had been standing in front of the door.

Ignoring the smell of burning flesh and hair and the screams of the burned Death Eaters, Harry and the others walked around the fallen Death Eaters and Harry blasted the door open.

Almost immediately after stepping in the door, they were met by a handful of Voldmort's more trusted followers – Bellatrix Lestrange, her husband, Rudolphus, Fenrir Greyback and two other werewolves.

Immediately, the two nameless werewolves, still in their human form as it was not a full moon, but fearsome just the same, lunged at Shacklebolt and Moody.

Tonks and Hermione watched anxiously for a chance to hex the werewolves without injuring Shacklebolt and Moody as the others turned back to the Lestranges and Greyback.

"Don't harm the boy, Greyback. My master wants him alive and healthy before he kills him," Bellatrix shrieked before shooting a hex at Lupin, which he quickly blocked.

Fighting ensured and Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Lupin were able to effectively drive the Death Eaters back, although they were unable to seriously injury any.

They had just turned a corner when Hermione, Tonks, and Moody, who looked worse than ever before as he had several new deep scratches running across his face and arms, came running up behind them.

"Where's Shacklebolt?" Harry called over to Hermione as he blocked a curse from Bellatrix.

Hermione shook her head, signally to Harry that Shacklebolt had not survived the attack by the werewolves, and turned back to help Ron who was fighting the newly-arrived massive Death Eater from the attack at Hogwarts and Branna's Inn.

Harry turned back to his fight and was surprised to see that Bellatrix was gone. Harry looked around and was about to help Ginny with her fight, when he saw Nagini slither down a nearby hallway.

Harry aimed his wand and shot the now-familiar spell at Nagini, but missed. Before he could attempt the spell again, another Death Eater he had never encountered before apparated in front of him and shot a curse at him, causing a cut to form on his arm, blood seeping out. Harry turned his focus away from Nagini and shot his own curse at the Death Eater, successfully hitting his target.

He knew, while he was fighting the Death Eater that he need to get to Nagini before the snake escaped. As this flashed across his mind, Harry saw Moody out of the corner of his eye. Moody had not been occupied with a Death Eater and had made his way toward Nagini as, just like Harry, he had seen Nagini slithering down the hallway.

Before Harry could shout from him to stop, to take over Harry's own battle, so that Harry could go after Nagini himself, Moody raised his wand and shot the curse at Nagini, effectively causing the snake to explode in a shower of muscle, blood, and scales.

It seemed to Harry that Moody had survived the aftershocks that others seemed to experience from the spell, but, he knew that he was wrong when he saw Moody fall to the ground, his eyes, while open, completely expressionless - he was dead.


Meanwhile, Lupin shot a yellow beam of light at Greyback, hoping to knock him out, but Greyback quickly dodged the curse and sneered.

"That your girlfriend, Lupin?" Greyback smirked, looking over at Tonks, who was attempting battling Rudolphus, and doing very well as the Death Eater showed definite signs of injury and weakness.

Lupin ignored the taunt and shot another hex and Greyback, this time successfully hitting Greyback. A small cut appeared on Greyback's face and blood began leaking from the wound.

Greyback brought his arm up, wiping the blood away and, seeing his chance for revenge, he jumped at Tonks, throwing her to the ground.

Lupin yelled in rage and, dove for Greyback, pulling him off Tonks. They began rolling around of the ground, Greyback's sharp nails digging into Lupin's flesh as Lupin, in turn, slammed his fist into Greyback's face, chest, and stomach – where ever he could reach.

Tonks, who had gotten up from the ground, stood anxiously watching closely for any chance to hex Greyback. Finally – after what seemed like hours to her – Tonks saw an opening and, full of fear for her lover, Tonks did something she had never done before. She shot the Avada Kedavra curse at Greyback, and, miraculously, the unforgivable curse hit its target.

Greyback slumped over, lying motionlessly on the floor and Tonks grabbed on to Lupin's arm, pulling with all her might to help him stand up.

"Thanks," Lupin smiled at Tonks and, ignoring the wounds Greyback had inflicted in their most recent fight, Lupin drew up his wand and shot a curse behind Tonk's back at a Death Eater who had been aiming his wand at Tonks.

Harry, Ginny, Ron, Hermione, Lupin, Tonks, and the newly-deceased Moody, had successfully seriously injured or killed the Death Eaters they had come across so far in the Riddle house, except, of course,for Bellatrix, who, sensing a loss, had apparated away, most likely to Voldemort himself.

Harry and the others began making their way up a nearby staircase, which Harry told the others lead to the room he had seen Voldemort in before, when a voice echoed through the house.

"Harry, we meet again," Voldemort stood at the top of the staircase, Bellatrix, Peter Pettigrew, Lucius and Draco Malfoy and Snape stood surrounding him.

Harry gritted his teeth and narrowed his eyes.

Before anything could be done however, Voldemort spoke again. "Let us return to where we first met Harry. Where this first began."

With that, Voldemort apparated away.

Seconds later, Harry followed.

"Damn it, Harry!" Ginny cried and then turned to the others. "Godric's Hollow."

Ron and Hermione nodded and Ginny ran over to Hermione, grasping her arm and preparing herself for side-along apparition – she hadn't learnt to apparate yet and this was not the time to practice.

As Lupin and Tonkshadboth visited Godric's Hollow several times while trying to find clues about the teenagers' earlier disappearance, they knew exactly were to apparate and where soon reappearing at the Potters' old house.

"I kidnapped Ollivander, Harry Potter. Our wands can duel properly this time," Voldemort hissed raising his wand as Harry raised his.

Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Lupin and Tonks engaged Bellatrix, Pettigrew, Lucius Malfoy, Draco Malfoy, and Snape in battle, but continued to watch Harry and Voldemort closely.

In the ruins, Harry and Voldemort were shooting curses at each other, each blocking or dodging their opponent's attacks.

Curses continued bouncing off the ruins of Harry's parents' house as they continued to fight.

Out of the corner of his eye, Harry saw Ginny fall to the ground, as Draco sent a curse at her.

For several agonizing seconds, Harry feared that Ginny was dead, but he breathed a sigh of relief when she got up, looking relatively unharmed.

Still, all the pain and anger that Voldemort has caused Harry, the death of his parents, of Sirius, the pain he had caused his friends, and Neville's parents raged through Harry and erupted through his wand with the words "Avada Kedavra."

Green light blasted through the air, but instead of hitting its target, it rebounded off a nearby stone pillar continuing to bounce off the ruins of the house.

Voldemort's snakelike face turned away from the progression of the spell and back to Harry, smirking evilly.

"Very good, Harry. So much anger in someone so young. You would do well to become one of my followers."

With that, Voldemort sent a disarming curse at Harry, and this time, he hit his mark.

Harry's wand leapt out of his hand and, although he tried desperately to grasp it in his hand once more, the wand flew about ten feet away.

"Will you join me, Harry? Leave the mudbloods and blood traitors behind?"

Harry growled, but stood his ground. Voldemort had his wand pointed at Harry's neck and, until Voldemort gave him an opening, Harry couldn't do anything.

But, then, miraculously, out of the corner of his eye, Harry saw it approaching. The green light that had been making its way around the ruins was returning, and, thank Merlin, it seemed to be heading toward Voldemort.

Not wanting to alert Voldemort to this discovery, Harry focused all his attention on the black-robed figure in front of him.

But, when Harry saw the gleam in Voldemort's eyes, he knew that Voldemort had also seen the curse.

"Killing you with your own curse would be ironic wouldn't it?" Voldemort asked, fisting his hand onto Harry's collar and pulling Harry in front of him. The curse hit another crumbling wall, and was now in position to hit Harry, heading straight for him.

A scream of "No!" was issued from Ginny, who had no longer been engaged in a fight and had been watching Harry and Voldemort anxiously, saw what was about to happen. Even as Harry yelled at her to stay back, Ginny ran forward and jumped at Harry.

A hush fell over everyone at Godric's Hollow.Those who had survived the battle at Godric's Hollowwatched in horror as three figures – that of Harry, Ginny, and Voldemort – fell to the ground.

A dead silence spread throughout the grounds. They stared in fascination, waiting to see what would happen next.

At first, none of the fallen figures moved. Then, moments later, Voldemort's body began to shift around.


Another A/N: Before anyone reviews saying I didn't mention the Death Eaters, namely Lucius and Draco Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange, when I said they "watched in horror as three figures…" there is a reason for it. A reason that everyone will, of course, find out about in the next (last) chapter.