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THE PAST

July 7, 1998

Godric's hollow

The battle raged all around Harry Potter; curses flew everywhere, lighting up the dark skies like fireworks. The Ministry's aurors were completely overwhelmed; Rufus Scrimgeour dead by Voldemort's hand, but The Order rallied on…led by Dumbledore himself with Snape by his side, they were fighting back with a vengeance. Harry smiled to himself as he deflected a curse hurled by Dolohov; his saviour was alive afterall, he might even hug the greasy git—he was that glad!

He scanned the battlefield for signs of the huge ugly Nagini—the sixth and final horcrux that he hadn't been able to destroy yet. He had to kill the serpent before he could move on the Voldemort. Just then a familiar voice cried out and he turned just in time to see Ginny fall down in a flash of green. "GINNY!", he screamed, but too late; it was done. Tears streamed down his face as he thought back to this evening, when he had had a shouting match with her—he had told her not to come with The Order. But she was a stubborn girl, and maybe that was why he fell in love with her. She came..and now she was gone! Forever.

But he didn't have the time to grieve, not yet. He had to find the snake. He had to kill the monster that had killed the people he loved, one by one. He had to stop him before he lost even Ron and Hermione. As he dwelled on these thoughts, he saw Snape deflect a killing curse meant for Hermione. NO! Not his friends too. He turned away and began his search for the sixth horcrux with something akin to desperation.

And find the snake he did….as he stood with his wand pointing over the dead snake, Voldemort appeared; and the battlefield went silent as everyone turned to watch the scene unfold.

" You are finshed you bastard!", yelled Harry.

"Oh! You think so Potter? I ,who am immortal can not be killed by an angry child.", sneered the hideous face.

Harry smiled mirthlessly, "Your horcruxes are all gone Voldemort!" Voldemort's face contorted with rage. "Yes" Harry continued, " here, this snake was the last one wasn't it? Its dead..and you will be soon enough!".

Voldemort smiled, " I wanted to kill you tonight Potter, but now you have to live. Nagini wasn't the last horcrux..but thank you, boy, for telling me about the rest of them. Now you can not be allowed to die!"

A few meters away, Dumbledore stiffened as a horrible realisation sank in. Harry looked perplexed; but then as he looked at Voldemort's sneering face, it struck him. His face paled.

Hermione screamed as she saw her best friend turn his wand on himself, Dumbledore closed his eyes with pain, Remus Lupin tried to run to Harry. But Harry was faster..faster than even Voldemort who suddenly looked very frightened.

He, Harry potter was the last horcrux…and he had to be destroyed at any cost. As he muttered the killing curse, he hoped that he had made the fight atleast a little bit easier for whoever was destined to kill Voldemort. He closed his eyes as the green light flashed.

Miles away, in a distant country, a 13 year old girl screamed.

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