11. Sacrifice

The war breaks out and spells are casted on both sides. Jade grabbed Scabior and dragged him away from supporters of Harry Potter. After she took her silver gobstone and pressed it close to her chest she started casting spells herself. "I need to get inside. Help me!"

"Going inside is madness!" Scabior didn't want to die but since he was more scared of the Salem witch then Harry's classmates he ordered his men to go forward. They reach a boat house where they ran into the Dark Lord and the dead body of Severus Snape. "Jade... you are who I need now. No one knows more about soul pieces... take Nagini... I await Potter..."

Jade quickly nodded and let the snake follow her outside. Scabior wasn't happy about their companion and stayed always three steps behind Jade who was still trying to find a way inside.

Hermione and Ron didn't know what to do next. Ron still held the sword but without the soul piece they couldn't destroy it. Around them spells were casted and friends died. Ron lost brothers and felt guilty they didn't do anything. "Let's at least find a safer place!"

"It's nowhere safe! This is war!" Hermione yelled back when she felt an earthquake beneath her feet. "This was in the dungeons!"

"Astoria, throw that thing away!" Daphne screamed but her sister didn't hear her. The walls of the dungeons had bricks and most of their friends had already left. Daphne wanted to run too but leaving Astoria behind was a huge step to do. "Give me your hand! We have to run!"

"What is going on?"

"What?" Daphne looked over her shoulders and ran the stairs upstairs to Hermione and Ron. "My sister... she is down there. Please, get her out! She doesn't listen and her stupid stone will destroy the walls. It causes these earthquakes... and it's all Jade's fault!"

The collapse of the dungeons made all of them scream. Daphne believed her sister dead and sobbed heavily. Hermione sank to her side and patted her back. She didn't know what to say and only heard the screams around her. This war killed friends and family. She looked up to Ron and took the sword from him. "Go and help your family!"

"No, we destory the soul piece! This is the only way to stop this!"

"You talk about this... Daphne?" Jade saw Astoria's sister on the ground and her eyes wandered to the entrance of the dungeons. "You stupid girl... she is not dead!"

"How... how do you..." Daphne was interrupted by Hermione who killed the snake next to Jade and spoiled blood all over Jade's legs. Jade was angry but she walked passed Hermione and dragged Scabior with her. "Astoria has one of my stones with her. My soul piece is with her and that's more important to me than a stupid snake or war. Start digging for her!"

"My sister is dead because of your gobstone!"

"No! She is alive because of my gobstone! I saw hers changing its color! She was in danger and now that I'm here too... in this war... my soul piece was sending help messages to the other stones. That's what causes these earthquakes! To push away all dangerous magic! If Astoria holds on to my gobstone it will save her and let no rock or wall come down on her. She is in... in a vacuum and we must reach it!" Jade saw Hermione and Ron help Scabior while Daphne was still frozen and accusing Jade of killing her sister. With one of her own spells Jade made sure Daphne was finally quiet while the other three lifted rock after rock and found Astoria on the ground of the dungeons.

Harry's death didn't let Voldemort feel the strength he needed to win this war. He felt weak and could also feel Jade's betrayal. Nagini was dead and the only soul piece left was the one in his chest. It was not much of the strength he once had.

Harry's corpse was the only thing that kept him and his supporters going. They brought him to the school and wanted to see Harry's supporters give in. The battle was over and his war was won. "Harry Potter is dead!"

Lord Voldemort knew no happiness and was disappointed when none of Harry's supporters knelt in front of him instead his friends stepped out of the survivers. "Harry died for us! He destroyed all soul pieces! Lord Voldemort has no might anymore! He can't win!" Hermione held Harry's sword up in the air and hundreds of wands followed her.

"Attack them! Kill them!"

"It is over, Voldemort!" Ron was the first to cast a spell and hundred of classmates follow his lead. Hermione casted one spell to let the sword fly and destroy the Dark Lord once and for all.

"Jade?"

"It's over, little girl" Jade looked at Astoria and took her gobstone from her hands. Scabior carried Daphne's sister and had watched Jade change after Hermione and Ron had left them. "You lied"

"Not yet. We take her to Malfoy Manor" Jade didn't care about the war and everybody's loss. She didn't look back at Daphne and let Scabior cast a spell to take them back to Astoria's new room. She was put on the bed and got time to recover.

Jade kissed Astoria's blonde hair which was shining golden in the glow of the gobstones once more. She was going to be okay and Jade was dealing with Scabior instead. "You called me a liar"

"Yes... you said you care for no one but that's a lie. You care for the girl... She is a bit young isn't she?" Scabior stepped out of the room before Jade dragged him outside. She closed the door behind her and didn't speak until they reached the living room. The golden light was back and Jade embraced it. "She has grown this year. She isn't naive anymore but she will have a lot of questions... I want you to leave. Bring me every information you find about Petunia Dursley. I want to finish this Harry Potter story before anyone else does"

"Still it's all about your big moment"

"That's why I came here. I never wanted a husband, Scabior. I want fame and might... now that I gave Potter's friends what they wanted they will come and thank me. It's good to know what you want... and always be on the side that's most useful" Jade looked out of the window when Scabior bowed and grinned in her back.

"Guess that makes me be on your side"