Last time, knowing that Voldemort has survived his attack, Harry asked Will to recharge him again, this time using the Heart of Candracar as a power source. While being recharged, Harry watched as Virgil attempted to hold off Voldemort with his eye-beams. Virgil's cyber eyes overheated from the over use of the battle, and exploded. Just as Voldemort was about to move on Laura, Steve, Nigel and Riven restrained him. Harry then realized what he'd been doing wrong; he wasn't thinking about all his friends. With the spell properly ready, Harry sent it at Voldemort. Did it work this time? To find out, read on, so on with the show!

Chapter 52: The Scar

When Harry regained consciousness, the first thing he noticed was that he felt good. More than good, he felt better than he felt in a long time. "Are you alright?" asked Ginny. "Alright," said Harry, "And more. It's like a huge weight has been lifted from my heart."

"More like your head." Said Ron as he stared at Harry. Harry then realized that everyone was staring at him. "What?" asked Harry, "What is it?" "Harry," said Hermione in a stunned and amazed voice, "Your scar is gone!" "What?" asked a surprised Harry, his hand feeling his forehead.

"It's gone alright," said Will, "Like it was never there." "Good riddance," said Stella as she handed Harry a hand mirror, "It clashed with your hair." Harry looked at his reflection to see that his scar, a purple lightning bolt on the middle of his forehead, really was gone. "If that isn't a sign that Voldemort is really gone," said Bloom, "I don't know what is."

"Oh he's dead alright!" Harry looked to see Max bent over a pile of ashes where Voldemort last stood. As Harry moved over to the ashes, he thought he saw Max put something in his pocket, but thought nothing of it.

"Then it's finally over," said Ron, "I hope." "Don't say things like that," said Steve, "It usually leads to the villain coming back for one last scare." "For f#cks sake Steve!" exclaimed Laura, "This isn't some cheap slasher film! Look at it!" he pointed at the pile of ashes, "Voldemort is dead!"

Just then, something grabbed Steve on the shoulder from behind. He spun around, his blaster drawn and set for kill. Yet it was only Aaron Spartan. "Whoa!" exclaimed Aaron, "It's just me!" "Don't scare me like that!" exclaimed Steve, "I've had a rough day." "Uh, hello!" exclaimed Virgil, who was still on the ground, "I've had a rough day too you know."

"We'll get you new eyes when we go home," said Max, "But what about you Aaron?" he asked, "What about Jill and D.P.?" "Jill's gonna be fine," said Aaron, "Though her back is gonna trouble her every now and then for the rest of her life, but nothing too serious. As for D.P., his arm was totally shattered when Voldemort threw it; it's a total loss to reattach it. So, I'm gonna fix D.P. with a new metal arm. He should be in fighting condition in a couple of months."

"Well that's good." Said Max. "It gets even better," said Aaron, "Leon is awake and feeling fine." "They found a cure for the Necro-virus?" exclaimed Laura. "No," said Aaron, "And that's the strange part. Apparently the samples of the zombies, or Infiri as you wizards call them, the ones that attacked you, they had no trace of the virus in them."

"So he's okay then." Said Laura, more stating than asking. "A little groggy from being in cryo-sleep for over a month, but fine. Oh, when I saw him, he was really mad at you, Max." "What did I do to him?" asked Max. "Well," said Aaron, "He told me to tell you, and I quote: 'Thanks for putting me on ice for nothing, asshole!'" "That's 'Cajun-man' for you." Said Steve. "Uh, hello?" whined Virgil, "Me? I'm still here." "Shut up yah big baby!" exclaimed Laura, tears of happiness in her eyes, "We're having an emotional moment here!"

"What now" asked Ginny. "Now," said Ron, "Now we go home." "That's the smartest thing I've ever herd you say." Said Hermione.

The end of chapter 52. Short and sweet, that's how it is. Next chapter, As Max and the Ramblers return to the USA, Will and her friends return to their world, while Bloom and her friends leave for theirs. See you next time!