Bill's Story The Battle and the End of the War

by Bad Mum

The story of the Battle of Hogwarts and beyond from Bill Weasley's point of view. How the Weasleys found out about Fred's death, and what happened afterwards. Runs parallel to the last chapters of Deathly Hallows.

11. Not my daughter!

This is a really short chapter, but I need it before Harry's big scene with Voldemort. It contains my favourite line from the whole book - go Molly!

Chapter 11

Uncharacteristically, it was Charlie who recovered first. "Come on Bill, we need to get you out of here. You're not fit to fight any more." But as he gripped Bill's arm to help him up, the crowd in front of them parted, and they heard a familiar voice: "NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH!"

Bill cried out, and heard Charlie moan, "Mum…" as spells began to sear the air between their mother and Bellatrix Lestrange. Further away from them, Voldemort was duelling three opponents at once, but Bill and Charlie had no attention to spare for that fight. Clutching each other's hands, Bill still half-lying where he had fallen, with Charlie kneeling beside him, the brothers watched their mother fighting for her life and fighting to kill. "You – will – never – touch – our – children – again!" screamed Molly, and her curse hit Bellatrix full in the chest and she fell. Bill heard himself roaring appreciation with the rest of the crowd, and heard Charlie laughing beside him yelling: "Go, Mum! Go!"

But then Bill felt his heart lurch as Voldemort turned the full force of his fury onto Molly, blasting his three opponents backwards as if they were of no consequence at all "Oh, Mum, no…" he groaned. Charlie was on his feet, heading towards Molly and Voldemort, and Bill could see his father and Percy both struggling through the crowd opposite to reach them, but he knew with a sickening certainty that none of them would get there in time, that they were going to lose their mother as they had lost their brother.