NPOV
I could feel every single one of my nerves on end as she stared at me. I kept expecting any second for her to kill me, torture me, and do anything. But she did nothing.
I was looking for anything of her there, but she was just empty. It was terrifying.
"Catherine, Cathy I know you're there somewhere, otherwise you would have done something by now."
"Stupefy!"
Catherine blocked the curse that came from the doorway, I looked over at Hermione who was stood there wand ready.
"Did the little mudblood to come help you?" Cathy spat "Pathetic."
They threw several curses at each other various items smashing and blowing up all over the place. I starred down at my wand knowing what I had to do, I had to stop Catherine.
"STUPEFY!"
The curse caught her on the side sending her straight into the wall and she slid down onto the floor. I felt my heart stop as I starred down at her body waiting for any sign of life. Her chest heaved and I was next to her in a second making sure she was ok.
"Oh Neville. Is she one of them?"
"No. Imperius curse."
Hermione nodded kneeling down on her other side.
"I don't expect her to be waking up anytime soon. What should we do with her?"
Blood was trickling down the side of Catherine's face and this close I could see the damage done to her body. They had definitely tortured her when she was with them.
"Let's leave her here, for now."
With a flick of her wand Hermione produced a cot with we both carefully placed Catherine in it. Hermione left the classroom giving me a final glance as she left. I kissed Catherine's forehead before finally running out back to the great hall.
CPOV
When I first woke up all I could feel was the large pain in my side and on my head. Then I remembered everything, Chasing after Neville, trying to hurt him, thinking about killing him. Saying those things to him. I couldn't even control it, I was there but I wasn't aware of what I was doing. I didn't feel a shroud of guilt while I was saying those things. It made me sick.
I looked around the Herbology Classroom observing the damage me and Hermione had caused and pushed myself up grabbing my wand off the floor. I was going to end this now. I ran through the corridors following the noise and screams that came outside of the school. I stood there starring at the people fighting, then I spotted them, Ron and Neville were dueling wit Greyback who was laughing blocking there spells with ease. I made my way over avoiding the curse being thrown to and fro between the students, teachers and death eaters.
When I came up just behind Neville I noticed the burns all over his head. The blood. What the hell has happened to him?
I took my place beside Neville giving looks from both the boys. Did Neville still think I was under that curse?
"Three for the price of one." Greyback muttered starring intently at us not about to give up easily.
I looked over at Neville who was starring at me. "I'm sorry." I whispered.
"You're Catharine right?
"Yeah."
"STUPEFY!" Me and Neville shouted in chorus aiming the spells at Greybacks chest but he managed to block both. We dueled, me, Ron and Neville against Greyback. I had never seen Neville so determined it, so confident, it was overwhelming.
"EXPELLIARMUS!" Greyback shouted pointing his wand at Neville who flew back.
He threw another curse at Ron who flew back sliding across the floor.
"NEVILLE! RON!" In my panic I didn't see Greyback run towards. His hand was around my throat lifting me off the floor.
"You're more trouble than you're worth!" Greyback spat at me as he continued to choke me. I spotted it then, most of the school was destroyed and I spotted a part of an archway hanging over us. I was going to end this.
I raised my wand straight up and he started laughing, for the last time.
"Why are you even bothering? What are you going to do?"
"REDUCTO!"
The archway broke apart and started to fall as Greyback dropped me to the ground.
"CATHERINE!" I heard Neville call but I felt Ron's arms wrap around me pulling me back out of the way of the rocks. We both fell back landing onto Neville as the rocks collapsed onto of Greyback crushing him in the process. Ron's arms left me and I felt Neville pull me close to him as we remained there, starring at the piles of rocks and debris.
He was finally gone.
"NOT MY DAUGHTER YOU BITCH!"
All of us turned around watching the sight, Molly Weasley dueling with Bellatrix as she laughed mocking Ron's mum. She suddenly froze collapsing on the floor and Voldermort screamed casting a curse in Molly's direction but it didn't work, that's when Harry showed up.
Ron was immediately on his feet running over to his mum and people started retreating to the hall following Harry and Voldermort.
I could feel Neville's hands on me attempting to pull me up. "Come on Cathy we have to go."
"No. you go, I can't."
"Catherine."
"Go Neville. I just I can't. Please.
He gave me a sad look but ran off after everyone as I sat there starring at Bellatrix's body. My Mother. I pushed myself up slowly making my way over before kneeling down beside her. I moved the wild hair out of her face and for the first time really looked at her. In death she actually looked almost innocent, still deranged, but innocent.
I then pushed the thought out of my mind angry at myself for even thinking it. She had tortured me, taken away my family. But she was my blood. And now she was dead. Now I officially had no family, I didn't even know what had happened to my cousin and his family.
I didn't know how long I had been sat there when I heard Cheering coming from the hall. But I still didn't move, it was only when people came out moving the bodies I finally retreated to the hall. Neville was stood there surrounded by a heard of girls looking rather uncomfortable. Luna walked up next to me also watching the sight.
"Why are they doing that?"
"Because Neville killed Nagini, Pulled the sword of Godric Gryffindor out off the sorting hat. And sliced its head off." She said doing a waving motion with her hand.
I looked back at Neville smiling slightly as I watched him awkwardly talking to the girls.
"I'm sorry about your mother Catherine. Even if she was Evil."
"Thanks Luna. But it's ok. For the best."
"Yes."
I walked over to Neville grabbing his hand and pulling his away from the girls out of the hall. He didn't question it as I pulled him outside towards the lake my hand still firmly in his. As we sat there in silence starring out towards the lake I felt his grip on my hand tighten.
"You're a hero Neville."
"no." he muttered. "I'm not"
"you are too me. You were long before this."
He gave me a small smile before looking down at my shoulder. "He did that?"
"Yeah."
"So, your?"
"No. he said, it was just like tendencies or something. I might have to talk to Lupin or Bill Weasley about it."
"Lupin is dead."
"Oh…oh god."
"So is Tonks. Colin Creevey. Fred."
"Weasley?"
"Yeah." There was an eerie silence between us as we thought about who had died. "I thought, you were...maybe. But I kept going. I knew I had too."
"We don't have to talk about that now."
I rested my head on his shoulder as we looked out over the lake. Not saying another word.
OK, So yeah. I'm sorry if it was horrible. One more chapter left! Review?
