ANNIKA

Once everyone was free, we took a minute to hug and make sure everyone was alright. Then Harry voiced the one thing everyone was thinking.

"What now?"

His assessment was quite correct. We were free from our bonds but the house was crawling with Death Eaters. Nobody had wand. And Angel and I were the only ones with a decent way to defend ourselves against we all knew self defense but what good would that be against wands. To top all of that off, Angel and I were still recovering from the battle and didn't have the power to go against all of them. There was a small possibility of us getting out but not without losing more of our little group.

"I really don't see what we can do?" I stated. "I mean Angel and I are the only able to put up a defense but we're still too weak to take on all the Death Eaters and get you guys out safely. We could be able to get a few of you out but not all of you. If you guys had your wands that'd be a different story but you don't. So there's nothing we can do."

"That's where you're wrong, Anni." George stated from behind me.

He had his arms wrapped protectively around my waist. He removed his wand hand and movved it in the same way he did in the forest. His wand slid out of his sleeve and into his hand. I looked at him in pure amazement.

"But I saw you drop it on the forest floor." I stated. He chuckled.

"No, you saw me drop one of the Weasley's Wizard Wheezes's fake ones." he explained. "You see, Fred underestimated me. I decided shortly after I "died" that I didn't want to get stuck in another position where I didn't have my wand when I needed it so I invented the Nothing Up My Sleeve pocket. It's simply a piece of fabric with a spell on it. You stick the fabric on a piece of clothing and it becomes an invisible pocket. And nobody will know it's there but you, even if you have something in it. I put one on every shirt I have."

"So when you hesitated you were flipping the wands?" I asked. George nodded. "You're a genius!" I all but yelled and jumped into his embrace.

"That's all good and well but what about the other six who can't defend themselves?" Angel asked.

I pulled away from George and saw that he was smiling.

GEORGE

Even as Angel reminded us that not everyone in the room had wands, a plan started to click in my head. I knew what needed to be done and exactly how to get the others some wands.

"I have a plan." I stated. "To get us out of here and get the others some wands."

"But how?" Angel asked. "We don't even know what happened to their wands."

"They don't need their wands to use magic." I explained. "You see, the magic works best if you have the wand that chose you but a wizard could use any other wizard's wand. It would work. It wouldn't be quite the same as your wand but it'll work just fine."

Angel nodded but still looked perplexed. I opened my mouth to try and explain better but she cut me off,

"We don't have time." she stated. "Just tell us what we have to do."

"Well, I need to get two of you out of the house and to Hogwarts. They would need to inform Dumbledore of what happened and have him get as many Order memebers as possible here." I explained.

"I'll go." Tonks stated.

I looked at her sad face and felt a wave of sympathy for her. She was the only one here who lost her lover. I nodded my agreement and waited for someone else to volunteer but no one did. Wonderful! Everyone wanted to stay and be a hero. That meant I'd have to make someone go. I really didn't want to do that. I knew whoever it was would fight me.

I looked around at the faces of my friends and family to try to figure out which one I needed here the least. I knew I needed Annika and Angel to cover my back. Plus, they needed to be here just in case Harry needed them for the final showdown with Voldemort. We were all determined to end this tonight. Harry, of course, had to stay to fight Voldemort. Ginny was to powerful to be sent away. She'd be able to help Harry a lot. Then there was Hermione's brains coupled with Ron's gift for strategy. Together they'd be able to succeed with their part and get out alive.

My eyes fell on Charlie with his arms around Angel. He was the only one I didn't need here. Yes he was powerful and knew a lot but he just didn't fit anyway I needed him. Besides, he was the biggest and burliest of all of us, he could provide Tonks better cover than any of us. I took a deep breath and prepared for the fight the was about to come.

"Charlie, I need you to go with Tonks." I stated.

"No." he said not moving from Angel. "I've already lost half of you. I won't risk losing anymore. I'm staying."

"Charlie, it's just as important that Dumbledore find out about this." I told him. "Getting him to send reenforcements is the best way to save us. Please, go with her and let us take care of this."

"No, I'm the big brother. I need to be here to protect you." he stated.

"You can protect us best by listening to me." I stated. "I know what has to be done. Charlie, please. Just do it."

He opened his mouth to argue back but Ginny broke away from Harry. She walked to him and placed her hand gently on his shoulder.

"Charlie, please, do this." she said calmly. "George knows what he's thinking and doing. And we've all been trained by the best. We can handle this. I promise. Please, just go."

Charlie looked from Ginny, to me, to Ron, and finally to Angel. I could see the hurt in his eyes. I knew how much he didn't want to leave any of us. Finally, he nodded.

"Thank you." Ginny whispered. "Now, George, what do you want the rest of us to do?"

"Our first priority is to get Tonks and Charlie wands and get them out the door." I explained. "After that, we'll get wands for the rest of you. Then I want Harry and Ginny to scourer the third and fourth floors and incapacitate every Death Eater you can find. Hermione and Ron will do the same thing on the first and second floors. Angel and Annika are going to be covering my back as I head to the fifth floor."

"And why are we incapacitating them?" Hermione asked.

"Because, I'm going to be going from floor to floor setting fire to the manor." I continued to explain. "I want as many of the bastards as possible stuck inside. We want as few Death Eaters as possible outside when back up gets here. Now, I want you four to stay in your pairs. One is not to go anywhere without the other. You are to cover each others back and make sure both of you get out safely. When you feel it's no longer safe to be in the manor then get out. DO NOT, come back in for anyhting."

Everyone nodded.

"Now, take a minute and say what you need to say." I finished then dragged Annika away from the group. "I'm so sorry for everything that you've been through in this life. And I'm sorry that I couldn't stop it. But I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure the bastards pay for everything they've done to you and our families. And if anything happens to me, I want you to do everything in your power to get out alive and keep living. I would never forgive myself if something happened to you because I died."

A few tears fell from her eyes and I wiped them away with my thumbs.

"I love you." she whispered.

"I love you too." I stated kissing her forehead.

We pulled apart and went to have a similiar conversation with our families. Once everyone said what they needed to say, I pulled the bobby pin out of my pocket and worked on the lock of the door.

ANNIKA

When the lock clicked, Angel and I were the first ones out the door. There were two Death Eaters standing on either side of it. Angel managed to freeze them before they got over the shock of our escape. Tonks and Charlie grabbed their wands and stunned them just in case the freeze wore off. We walked silently up the stairs. Angel and I stayed in the lead to cover the others.

That door was guarded by two Death Eaters as well. Angel and I threw both of them against the stone walls before they could make a peep. Ginny and Harry retrieved those wands and we headed for the entrance.

Thankfully, we didn't run into anymore Death Eaters before we got to the door. However, the minute Tonks and Charlie stepped outside, an alarm went off and Death Eaters came pouring out of the rooms. Angel, George, Harry, Ginny, and myself took down as many as possible trying to give Tonks and Charlie a figthing chance. By the time, we had taken most of them down, Hermione and Ron had stolen some wands too.

We ran through the house knocking out and stunning Death Eaters left and right. By the look of things, most of them were drunk. That's probably why it was so easy to take them down. Hermione and Ron left us just before the stairs and headed into other rooms on the gorund floor. Harry and Ginny split with us at the third floor. We continued up until the fifth.

We were doing pretty good until I felt a hand snake around my waist and a wand was once again jabbed at my throat. My captor made a mistake though nd forgot to pin my arms down but I'd wait before I used it to my advantadge.

"Where do you think you're going?" Malfoy's voice whispered in my ear. I surpressed a shiver.

George and Angel had froze in there place in the hallway.

"Just go." I said. "I can handle him."

"If you make one move, I'll kill her." Malfoy stated.

The others didn't move.

"Go." I stated.

"You know I can't." George stated his voice sahking with fear.

We were losing precious time. I had to do something to get them to go. Remembering what Chris taught me in self defense, I stomped down on Malfoy's foot with my heel. I then grabed his arm and twisted. His wand hit the floor with a clatter. I continued to twist it until I was behind him with his body against mine. A self satisfied smile spread across my face to hear a whimper of fear and pain from his lips.

"Now, do you believe me." I shouted at George who was now behind me. "I have to do this but you need to continue with the plan. "I'll be fine. Go!"

"I love you!" he said.

"Go now be mushy later!" I yelled.

I heard footsteps telling me the had gone.

"You wouldn't dare hurt me." Malfoy said but I could hear the worry in his voice.

"You've made my life hell, Draco." I stated twisting his arm a little further. "And now, I'm going to give you a taste of your own medicine."

I pushed him to the floor and began kicking anywhere my foot landed. I just felt all the rage and pain I've felt over the years pour out. I got so into that I didn't even realize it when he grabbed my foot and yanked me to the ground. Before I could do anything, he was on top of me with his wand jabbed at my throat. I was happy to see he had a split lip and bloody nose.

"You're going to pay for that bitch!" he snarled and wrapped his fingers around my neck.

He squeezed as I gasped for breath. I wracked my brain trying to remember the move Chris taught us to get out of a hold like this. Nothing came to mind. My vision began to blur as I forced myself to hold on to conciousness. Suddenly, something else Chris said sprang to mind. When all else fails, go for the balls. I managed to manuver my knee into a good position and brought it up hard.

Malfoy released my throat and collapsed on top of me grabbing himself. He had dropped his wand next to me. I quickly threw him off of me and grabbed the wand. Then I tossed it out of an open window. By the time I turned around, Malfoy was already getting back up.

"You're in for a world of hurt!" he yelled before charging towards me.

I flicked my wrist and threw him through a door.

"I don't think so." I said as he started to get up. I threw him back to the floor. "I'd stay down if I were you."

Malfoy being arrogant not intelligent got up and began walking toward me again.

"Or what?" He taunted.

"Or I'll show you some things I just learned how to do." I stated but he kept coming toward me.

I concentrated hard on his neck as I brought my hand into the air. I acted like I was gripping his neck and pretended to squeeze as hard as I could. Malfoy started gasping for air and clawing at the invisible hand that was choking him. After a few seconds, I threw him head first into the wall. He landed limp on the ground.

Slowly, prepared for him to pop back up, I walked over to him. I kickied him, hard, a couple times to make sure that he was really unconcious then I checked his pulse. He was still alive. I thought for a moment about delivering a life crushing blow. Then I realized that if I did, I wouldn't be any different than him. So I settled for kicking him in the stomach. That's when I caught a whiff of the smoke and saw George and Angel running back in my direction.

A/N: This one didn't turn out as good as I hoped it would. It's been a long day and I'm very tired. I hope you all enjoyed it though. The final fight is taking more chappies than I thought so I'm not sure how much longer it's going to be. Please review.