Chapter 7: The Dark Mark

There it was, plastered against the clouds, the Dark Mark. Everyone stood there for a moment, no one could beleive it. Dumbledore turned to Minerva, "Get the students back inside!" he said.

"ALL STAFF COME WITH ME!" Dumbledore shouted.

The students started to follow Professor McGonagall back to the castle. Harry stood there for moment, he was a teacher but he didnt know if Dumbledore wanted him to come or not.

"Harry, come with me please," Dumbledore said.

Harry said nothing and followed the Headmaster to the Forbidden Forest.

"This is it, I'm going to face him. I'm going to die!" Harry thought.

"Thats no way to think," said a voice in Harry's head.

Harry relized that this was the Headmaster's voice. "Professor?" Harry thought.

"Yes," replied the Headmaster's voice.

"How are you doing this, and why?" Harry thought.

"Legilimency Harry, and I thought that you would be doubting yourself. So I thought I would pay your mind a visit, and to tell you that you have powers that no other wizard could ever harness. When you face him you will kill him, all you have to do is beleive in yourselve. That's all." Dumbledore's voice said.

"Thanks Professor," thought Harry.

"Your welcome Harry," said Dumbledore.

Harry noticed a jet of green light was heading towards Dumbledore, Harry jumped out in front of him and muttered the countercurse "Finite Incantium!" the curse rebounded toward the person who cast it.

"Harry wait here," Dumbledore said. Dumbledore bounded off into the darkness.

"Come to me, Harry, come to me," Harry heard someone hiss.

Harry knew who the voice belonged to, he hesitated, then remembering what Dumbledore had said. He walked towards the voice.

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Hermione and Ron watched from the window in the Gryffindor Common room.

"Oh Ron, I hope Harry's alright!" Hermione said.

"Me too Love," said Ron.

Then Ron caught sign of something, it was a stream of green light, then it disappeared. Ron gasped and Hermione screamed, the first battle had begun.

"Ron, I cant watch this, I'm going to bed," Hermione said. Ron kissed her and said goodnight. Ron went to the Boy's Dormitries, but not to sleep, he grabbed his wand and ran back down to the Common room and out the Portrait Hole.

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Harry walked and walked, he followed the voice, and after a few minutes of walking found a cave. He walked in and found the Dark Lord sitting in a plump armchair.

"Ah! Harry we met again. Now that you made it, we are going to finish what started last June." Voldemort said.

Harry just stood there.

"So are you ready to die?" Voldemort said.

"Are you ready to die?" Harry retorted.

"Ha! you kill me? never," The Dark Lord said.

Voldemort stood, "Let's do this!" He said.

"AVADA KEDAVRA!" He shouted.

"FINITE INCANTIUM!" Harry shouted back.

"CRUCIO!" Voldemort shouted.

Harry could feel nothing but pain, he thought hard trying to break the curse. He fell to the floor screaming, finally he broke the curse.

"Nice job, Potter," Voldemort snarled. "You fight like your pathetic father," The Dark Lord said.

Harry was overcome with a very powerful rage. He stood up and shouted "Impedimenta,"

Voldemort laughed as the curse came hurdling towards him, he raised his wand to block it but it didnt work. The curse hit him and he flew back and hit the wall of the cave.

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Ron ran into Neville as he ran down the Grand Staircase.

"Neville? What are you doing?" Ron asked.

"Going to help Harry," he said firmly.

"Me too, Neville, lets get going," Ron said.

The two of them ran the rest of the way and didnt hesitate when they reached the forest. They used the four pointers spell to find out were Harry was. The battlefield was horrible, bodys were everywhere, either Death Eaters or Aurors lay motionless. They didnt see anyone they knew. They finally found the intrance to a cave. They went in slowly, when they reached the back of the cave they say Voldemort stand up and shoot the Imperius curse at Harry. Harry went rigid and and Voldemort said stand up and prepare to die. Ron and Neville watched as Harry followed the orders given to him. Ron stepped in and shouted "EXPELLIAMOS!" This caught Voldemort by suprise and his wand flew into the air, and Neville caught it.

Harry came out of the trance and thanked them.

"No prob," they both said.

Voldemort stood and blood was trickling down his snakelike face. "Bellatrix! come here!" Voldemort said. The witch known as Bellatrix appeared next to Voldemort.

"What my Lord?" she said.

"Kill the spairs," he said.

"NOOO!" Harry said but before he could do anything, Neville shouted "CRUCIO!"

Bellatrix fell to the floor in pain. Harry binded Voldemort, so he couldnt interfere.

After a few moments, Neville let up the curse, and shouted "AVADA KEDAVRA!" Bellatrix slumped to the floor she was dead.

"ACCIO WAND!" Voldemort shouted.

"AVADA KEDAVRA!" shouted Harry.

Voldemort disappearated before the curse hit him.

Neville pointed his wand at Bellatrix's dead body and said "Locomotor Bellatix."

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The battle had ended and Dumbledore was looking for Harry. The teachers started to walk back to the castle, when out of the edge of the forest emerged Harry, Ron, Neville, and the dead body of Bellatrix. The staff stood in awe as the three of them walked toward them. Harry was brusied and cut, but the others looked fine.

"Harry what happened?" Dumbledore asked.

"I followed Voldemort's voice, and fought him. He was about to kill me when Ron and Neville showed up, and saved me. Neville killed Bellatrix, and I almost killed Voldemort." Harry said.

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Over the next few weeks Harry, Ron, and Neville were the talk of the school. Harry's lesson's were going fine. He had the class practicing dueling.

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