Chapter 20: Year Two
"You destroyed all my Hocruxes! And for that you shall pay for severely!" Voldemort shouted.
Viktoria ran down the long corridor to where she could see the body of Harry laying on the floor as Voldemort advanced towards him. It was believed widely that this was to be the last battle of the war, in which Harry or Voldemort would have to perish and the worlds hopes and dreams lay on an eighteen year old boy. However, Voldemort was so far coming with the hardest blows and as Harry was in a weakened state due to an injury he sustained from killing Nagini, Voldemorts last Hocrux.
All around Voldemorts headquarters there were Death Eaters engaged in combat with members of the order as well as Aurors. Even in the very room in which Harry fought against Voldemort, Voldemorts inner circle of Death Eaters stood around, fighting against their opponents.
Viktoria felt tears running down her face as she ran towards Harry's fallen figure on the floor, to where Voldemort was advancing towards. From the top of her lungs she started to sing causing all the men in the room, except Harry who'd been knocked on conscious, to stop what they were doing. Even Voldemort himself had stopped to turn and look at her, frozen with the sound of her beautiful voice. Viktoria slid on her knees and kneeled besides Harry, whom she held tightly, never stopping her song.
"I'm getting so tired of you doing this," Bellatrix shrieked as she turned her wand towards Viktoria and walked over, her eyes shining with hate. Viktoria looked up at her and glared as she too out her wand and inside her head whispered something. A slash immediately came across Bellatrix, sending blood spurting. Unfortunately, Bellatrix's scream of pain was so loud that it drowned out her singing for a moment, causing everyone to snap out of their trance. For a moment everyone looked around in confusion.
Viktoria held Harry close to her and as she watched Voldemort coming closer she started to chant, causing a dark grey shield too appear like a bubble around her and Harry. Voldemort shrieked the dreaded words, shooting out a jet of green light. The curse hit the shield causing it to take on the color of the curse. Voldemort watched the green bubble, wondering what kind of a shield it was if it managed to keep the two occupants inside it from being killed by the killing curse. There was no such shield in the world that could protect from the killing curse. Voldemort ordered one of his Death Eaters to walk towards the shield and try to get in, but as soon as he came within three feet of it he dropped on the floor dead.
All the while, Viktoria merely concentrated on getting Harry out of there. She quickly pulled a pen out of her pocket and turned it into a portkey, something that took a lot of time and skill. After several minutes it took her and Harry into the woods around Voldemorts Headquarters. "Viktoria! Are you all right, what's happened to Harry?" Tonks said as she ran over to them and fell on her knees besides them.
'Stay here with him Tonks; I have to go look for Remus. Maybe he can do something to wake Harry,' Viktoria's green letters appeared as she stood up and ran towards the large castle the Dark Lord was using as his hideout. She still couldn't bear the sight of it as it reminded her of the time that he'd captured her and through her in the dungeons.
"Viktoria!" Viktoria stopped running and turned her gaze to the dark figure that was running towards her. "Viktoria you have to get the Order out of here, immediately. There aren't enough of you to continue to fight and the Dark Lord is having reinforcements brought in. You have to leave, you'll be quickly over powered," he said as he stared down into her eyes, a look of deep concern in his features. The Dark Lord had done nothing to him for setting her free as he was never able to find out whom it was that did so.
"Where is Remus, I must find him," Viktoria said as she looked at him, but he merely pointed in the direction of where she'd been with Harry just a few moments ago. Viktoria gave Severus one last look before running back into the room. To her advantage there were a couple of Death Eaters concerned with Bellatrix and getting her better, that the Order had the upper hand. Currently there were about three of them engaged in a duel with Voldemort.
"You!" someone suddenly said as she saw the Dark Lord use a particular spell that threw all three of his opponents into the air as he turned to look at her with a look of rage. Viktoria stood still as he turned his red gaze on her, a murderous gleam making it all the more menacing. "You did this to Bella, you took away my chance to kill the boy!" he bellowed as he through a curse at her, causing her to duck.
Viktoria pointed her wand at him and a jet of black shot out of her wand and hit him directly in the leg causing him to shriek in pain as he ripped open his robes to reveal his leg, which appeared to have a somewhat large animal crawling beneath his skin, making its way up along his leg. Voldemort pulled out a knife and cut open his leg to pull out the animal, which was much like a large worm with very sharp teeth.
However, Viktoria had no interest in watching Voldemort and ran over to Remus who was fighting with a Death Eater. "Crucio!" she shouted causing the Death Eater to fall on his back and started to convulse in pain. Remus stared at his sister as though he didn't know who she was as she ran up to him. 'Remus, we have to get the order out of here! Voldemorts has his enforcements coming and there won't be enough of us to fight. We need to leave and get the order and aurors out of here,' her words appeared on his palm as she pulled him along and they started to Order member the news and had it spread through the castle.
"Don't let them leave!" Voldemort shouted as he looked at the Death Eaters and more started to appear in clouds of grey smoke. But most of the Order members had already left in one manner of another. Viktoria and Remus ran down the corridor, Viktoria reached into her pocket and through black powder into the air, making it easy for no one to be able to see or shoot at them any curses.
"We have to split up Viktoria, search out for anyone who has not been warned and we shall meet outside," Remus said as they came to a stop. Viktoria nodded and hugged her brother briefly before they both took off in different directions. Viktoria ran as fast as her legs could take her and she searched for any order members or Aurors, finding only a few as she made her way up.
She came out on to the roof and froze at the sight of Voldemort, standing along. He had a hand to his injured leg, from which blood was pouring down, but he was so eaten with his rage that he hardly noticed. "You are on the wrong side of this war witch! You belong with me and my followers! You dare use the Dark Arts against us? A little to dark for your Order is it not?" he asked as he stared at her. She glared at him.
"Magic is not good or evil. It simply depends on the way a witch or wizard intends to use it," Viktoria said as she glared over at him. He pulled out his want and pointed it at her. Viktoria steadily backed away from him towards the edge of the roof. The castle was about six stories high and was surrounded by the thickest forest to be seen.
"Tell me, where did you learn such things, for they are not taught in Hogwarts," he said as he stared at her.
"My husband," she responded as she through a small ball which she pulled from her pocket, causing smoke to appear around Voldemort, it would give her a few seconds to make her get-away. Viktoria turned away and jumped off the roof, and used the levitation charm to land safely on the ground. As soon as he feet touched the ground, she ran into the woods, chased by jets of green light. Luckily the Dark Lords aim was off and she was able to run into the woods without being hit.
"Viktoria!" Harry said as he through his arms around her, she smiled as she held him. Soon Remus joined them with many other Order members and they all apparated to safety.
'Are you all right Harry?' Viktoria's question glowed as she joined Harry were he was sitting by himself. He looked over at her and tried his best to smile as he shook his head and turned his attention back to the fire. Viktoria looked around the living room of Number Twelve Grimmauld place and spotted her brother with her son and Tonks. All of their nerves had finally calmed down after the battle. 'I know you better then that Harry.'
Harry stared down at his hand, which she'd taken in her own and on which her words were written. "Everyone wanted this to be then end. The war has been going on for two years and it was supposed to come to an end today, but the only thing that happened was that I almost got myself killed. How am I supposed to beat him if I have failed?" Harry asked as he looked up at her. She stared at him and shook her head.
'No Harry, you did your best. You can't expect to win every time. You beat him your first year, your second, and you survived him your fourth and fifth year. There are many who could not have done the same, even as grown ups and much less at your young age,' Harry stared at his hand, but still felt rotten.
"But I let everyone down," he said as he looked up into her eyes. She stared at him and smiled.
She grabbed his hand and brought it to his green gaze. 'Not me, you're still my hero.' Harry smiled at her as he through his arms around her. She pulled away from him and stared down into his eyes. 'You still have a lot to learn Harry, and I think that the Order has allowed for too long for you to carry this burden without any aid. There is much that Remus, myself and Tonks can show you, Hermione, and Ron.'
"Like what?" Harry asked as he stared into her amber eyes.
'Your mother taught me a lot of ancient magic, such as the spell she used to save your life when you were a baby. Remus has studied Defense Against the Dark Arts, from all over the world, and there is much you can learn from there. And if you're interested in learning what has come to be known as the "Dark Arts" I've had the best teacher, and I can teach them to you as well.'
"But... it's bad to use Dark Magic," Harry said as he looked up at her from his hand. She stared at him and shook her head as she grabbed his hand.
'If you use "Dark Magic" on Voldemort can you really think that it's bad?' she asked as she stared at him. Harry stared down and shook his head. 'Magic isn't good or evil. It depends on the person who's using it and their intentions. For, isn't good magic bad when you use it to do something evil?'
"I guess so," he said as he looked up at her.
'But if you feel uncomfortable with using it Harry, it's perfectly fine. There is much more "good magic" out there for you to learn and I would be pleased to help you.'
TBC…