Hermione gripped Harry's arm as a dark robed figured lumbered through the crowd and stopped in front of them.
"Harry Potter, what a pleasure." The figure mocked.
"Voldemort." Harry gritted through his teeth. Hermione shrank back and began to shake violently. Voldemort chuckled.
"Still a foolish boy I see. Do you still believe you can defeat me?" Harry straightened and gripped his wand tighter.
"I know I can defeat you." The room rippled with laughter as his answer but quickly silence as Voldemort raised his hand.
"Well than Mr. Potter, let's see if you're any better at dueling." Voldemort shook his robe off revealing pale-scarred skin and deep-set red eyes. His nose was near impossible to make out and Harry held back a shudder. A nearby Death Eater stepped forward, holding out Voldemorts wand, which was quickly snatched out of his hand.
"Take away the girl." Hermione held tight to Harry's arm as two Death Eaters stepped forward to grab her.
"Harry!" Hermione screamed. Harry grabbed Hermione.
"She stays!" Harry commanded his wand still pointed at Voldemort. Voldemort waved his hand at the Death Eaters who let go of their grasp on the girl. Harry slowly turned to her.
"Hermione, I need you to stay back. I don't want you to get hurt." Hermione shook her head adamantly.
"You can't fight him alone Harry, you aren't strong enough." Harry smiled a little.
"You forgot that I'm the boy who lived Hermione." Hermione nodded as a tear fell down her face. She carefully stepped back.
"Shall we begin Harry?"
The circle of Death Eaters grew tight around them as Voldemort put his wand at the ready. The room grew silent as the two stared at one another.
"Expelliarmus!" Harry shouted. Voldemort chuckled as the spell flew past him.
"Now, now Harry, You can do better than that."
"Crucio!" Harry fell to the ground in pain.
"Harry!" Hermione could be heard screaming. She tried to run forward but was quickly apprehended by two Death Eaters.
"Stop it!" Voldemort took the spell off and glanced at Hermione as Harry lay on the ground panting.
"You should know better than to interrupt a dual Ms. Granger."
"Stupefy!" Hermione fell to the ground without a sound.
"Hermione…" Harry whispered. He bit his lip and pushed himself off the ground. He winced in pain as he lifted his wand. Voldemort chuckled at his pain.
"This is just the beginning Potter."
"Avada kedavra!" Harry hit the floor, barely dodging the spell, which had hit a Death Eater behind Harry. Harry chuckled a little.
"I think you missed." Voldemort growled and pointed his wand at Harry.
"Crucio!"
"Stupefy!" Harry yelled rolling out of the way and pushing himself quickly to his feet.
"Crucio!" Harry's spell made contact. To his dismay Voldemort barely winced.
"You must mean an Unforgivable before you use it boy!" Voldemort bellowed.
"Avada-"An explosion from the front hall drew their attention.
"Reducto!" A voice yelled. The doors to the room exploded in pieces. The first through the rubble was Dumbledore, followed by the rest of the Order. Death Eaters scattered and curses began flying across the room. Out of the corner Harry saw Ron make a run for it and quickly reacted.
"Impedimenta!" Ron stopped where he was, unable to move. Harry quickly turned his attention back to Voldemort who was surrounded by a group of Death Eaters and desperately trying to make his escape. The Order quickly moved in, taking down Death Eaters left and right as Harry made his way towards Voldemort.
"Tom!" Harry shouted. Voldemorts eyes blazed with hate as his stared at Harry.
"We aren't done with our duel." Voldemort smiled wickedly.
"So be it." Voldemort drew his wand and stepped towards Harry. Battles ensued around them, but as far as Harry was concerned only he and Voldemort were in that room.
"Are you ready to die Potter?" Voldemort sneered. Harry's eyes sharpened.
"Not today."
"Avada kedavra!" A shot of green light shot out of Harry's wand and missed by inches, smashing into the wall behind Voldemort.
"My turn." Voldemort readied his wand.
"Crucio!" Harry screamed in pain as he fell to his knees, his wand falling from his grasp. He felt as if he were being ripped apart and for a brief moment would have accepted death over the pain he felt. The curse was finally lifted and Harry fell to the ground exhausted. Hermione, who still lay unconscious, finally started coming to. She was vaguely aware of screams around her and explosions. Her eyes fluttered open. She slowly sat up only to see Harry on the ground before Voldemort, who had his wand pointed down at Harry.
"Harry!" She screamed. Somehow Harry managed to roll over, fixing his eyes on Hermione. His hand reached out for his wand, which lay on the ground next to him. Before he could wrap his fingers around the wand, Voldemort made his next move.
"Avada kedavra!" A shot of green light shot out of his wand, hitting Harry in the back. He jerked for a moment before he fell still, his eyes still fixed on Hermione.