Okay, folks! Here I have it! This is it, the chapter I've been longing to write ever since the Bellatrix LeStrange idea popped into my mind! ;) I want you guys to love it! I know it's short but it's like the most crucial chapter in the whole story. Next chapter will also be short (don't expect much from me until weekend and not even on weekend because I gotta study...) and I'll get it done between tomorrow and Thursday. But for the time being, please enjoy this one!

Noah's POV

We all met in the common room around eleven o'clock in the night. We all wore jeans and t-shirts, just as we would in a regular summer day. Actually, I wasn't quite used to seeing my friends without their school uniform. We were all quite scared, but I could see Gwen was the most. She was squeezing Cody's hand so hard I could see tears of pain filling my friend's eyes.

We tiptoed all our way to the outside of the castle. When we made it to the forest, my heart started thumping wildly. I realized how suicide our plan was, but I wouldn't back down. We had to stop that witch all for once.

We started walking between the shadows, hiding as much as we could. It was a silent night, so a single loud step or a branch in the grass breaking would be enough to get everyone closer to us.

"I'm scared..." Courtney whispered.

I grabbed her hand and gave it a little reassuring squeeze.

"It'll be okay," I assured, although I wasn't sure it would.

We kept on walking for another while. Half an hour had gone by and we hadn't still found any sign of Bellatrix LeStrange. That is, until we saw a shadow in the night, laughing evily.

"Hogwarts children," she said with a devilish voice "please come here."

My heart started pounding so fast I thought I was having a heart attack in the spot. Then, the Death Eater came out of the shadows. We could see her ghostly white face, her curly messy hair and her big black robe. And, of course, the Death Eater tattoo in her arm.

"I thought it'd been quite a while without anyone showing up," she sneered.

"Reducto!" Courtney cried, coming out of the shadows.

A red string of light came from her wand's point, almost hitting Bellatrix, who took her wand.

"Come out here, you stupid children!"

We all came out, facing the Death Eater. I could feel beads of sweat trickling down my neck.

"You're the girl who cast the reducto spell..." Bellatrix hissed "Sectunsempra!"

I saw everything going slower. Little strings of black energy started coming out of Bellatrix's wand. Courtney stood paralyzed. She'd get harmed. I could not let Bellatix harm her, so I threw myself to my side, getting hit by the spell.

It felt like a sword in my stomach. I fell off to the ground, bleeding as if I were a fountain. I could only hear someone yelling before I passed out.

Courtney's POV

"NOAH!" I yelled.

I saw he had passed out, and was unconscious in the grass.

"Courtney, leave him there," Cody ordered "We'll keep her busy."

I felt how my own tears strained down my face. He'd given himself to save me. I thought it could've been me who was there, lying in the ground and bleeding. I hid him from Bellatrix. I quickly ripped my shirt's sleeve and made a bandage for him, tying it against his stomach and making sure it was tied hard enough for it to press the wound.

"Noah..." I whispered, still crying "It'll be okay."

I gave him a soft kiss on his cheek,

"I swear we'll win this," I assured him.

Then, I rushed back to where my friends were.

"Reducto!" I cried again.

Bellatrix didn't seem affected by our spells. She stood there in silence. Then she pointed at Cody.

"Crucio!" she cried.

Cody fell to his knees, grasping his neck. He couldn't breathe and was choking and crying out. I could see tears of pain running down his cheeks.

"Cody!" Gwen and I yelled.

"Avada Kedavra!" Bellatrix screeched, pointing at Gwen.

My friend rolled to one side and miraculously survived the spell, which struck a tree.

"Damn!" the Death Eater cried.

I analyzed the situation. Cody was cursed, fighting against death. Noah was hidden, bleeding profously. Gwen and I were really weak, almost about to pass out.

Gwen joined me, hidden behind a tree.

"What are we going to do?" she whispered anxiously.

"I don't know," I whispered back, fighting against tears.

"Any spell?" she insisted.

"I don't know!" I almost yelled, just as loud for the bloodthirsty Death Eater to find our hiding.

"Ready to die?" Bellatrix asked.

We're dead, I thought, finally breaking into tears.

DUN DUN DUN! What will happen? Will any of them survive? Are the girls going to die? Is Cody going to survive the Crucio spell? Is Noah's wound getting healed? Well...keep on track with Total Drama Hogwarts!

Note: I think I'm rating it T for minor coarse language and kissing. What do you think?

-Nikki :)