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Hogwarts No More

"I understand that you saved Corynne," Dumbledore said to Melanie who stayed silent and just listened, "In all my years of living, I've seen this power only once. A friend of mine had it and unfortunately it killed her in the end, but you can control it to the point of..."

"Killing another human being," Melanie said as Dumbledore stayed silent, "I don't think my power will work on Jared or Voldemort for that matter."

"If you control your power, you could destroy all the evil," Dumbledore said, but Melanie still felt uneasy.

"I won't turn evil will I?"

"There is a slight chance that you will gain so much power that it will take over your body, but if I know you you won't let that happen?"

"Yea," she said still feeling uneasy, "I must go I have a lot of homework."

"Go," Dumbledore said as Melanie went to the door, "Just remember what I said."

"I will think about it," Melanie said opening the door and leaving with unsettling feelings in her stomach.

"He has to be kidding," Will said that night. Everyone had left the dance early because of what happened. It was only nine o'clock and everyone was still in their dress clothes: Melanie in her dress, Corynne in hers, Will and Marco in their suits, and several other sixth year students in their dress clothes.

"Hardly," Melanie said as Will and Marco paced.

"How do we defeat Jared?" Corynne asked as she folded her arms and sat on a chair.

"I'm not sure," Melanie said sighing, "I've never been able to defeat a ghost. We need to research about defeating ghosts or we could as Dumbledore."

"Did you guys feel that?" Jilian asked. Everyone stopped and fell silent. They heard a rumbling from above their heads.

"What is that?" Marco asked. Suddenly Melanie remembered something that Jared said earlier that night. He said that he was looking for something bigger to destroy. Melanie ran to the window and saw a figure standing outside the castle with his arms raised.

"We need to save the school," Melanie said, "Jared is outside trying to destroy the school. We need to break up and save as many students as we can. Ready GO!" They broke apart and went their separate ways, except for Marco and Melanie.

"I don't like this plan," he said hugging Melanie.

"Neither do I," Melanie said holding hands, "but we need to save the students."

"What if I never see you again?" Marco asked running his hands up and down her arms.

"Don't say that," Melanie said hugging him, "We need to go. I promise that we will live throught this."

"I hope so," Marco said as the rumbling continued. Melanie ran to the portrait when Marco stopped her, "Melanie, I love you."

Melanie turned her head and ran into Marco's arms. She looked into Marco's eyes and passionately kissed him. The kiss only lasted a few seconds, but neither of then had regrets, "I love you too."

The castle was like awar zone; large pieces of stone were missing from the ceiling that were now on the floor, several students were already dead, Melanie helped a few students from under large pieces of stone, other students were running through the halls trying to get out of the collapsing castle. Melanie started to search for other people who might have not gotten out yet. Then she found someone: it was Corynne. Melanie ran to her aid immediately and tried to help, but she was stuck under a large boulder that was too heavy for Melanie to leift. Both of Corynne's legs were crushed.

"Are you alright?" Melanie asked.

"For now," Corynne said smiling.

"The boulder is too heavy," Melanie said tring again.

"It's alright," Corynne said as the rumbling continued, "You need to get out. You'll die if you stay here."

"So will you," Melanie said holding Corynne's hand, "I'm staying here no matter what happens." Meanwhile outside, Marco and Jilian were teating the injured and severely injured, but Marco was really worried for one person.

"Where's Melanie?"

"I don't know," Jilian said looking around, "She must've never come out."

"She'll die in there," Marco said running toward the castle, but then he stopped and saw the most horrific sight that someone would only dream about. The castle was now collapsing: first the towers caved in, then the walls until it was just a huge dust cloud. No one could see anything for a few minutes, but when the smoke cleared away everyone saw the devastation. Marco, eyes red from crying, ran to the castle and started searching for Melanie.

"MELANIE!" he yelled, but no one answered, "MELANIE!" He frantically started to tear through the ruble, but the ruble was so wide spread she could have been anywhere. Then a sign came...

"HELP!"

It sounded like Melanie.

"SOMEONE HELP!" Marco took the oppurtunity and followed the voice, but once he got there the voice was of a young girl. He helped the girl up and sighed. How would he ever find her now? He could not imagine living life without seeing her. He walked back over to Jilian and Melanie was standing in front of him, her lip cut, her head cut, but she was alive and that was what Marco cared about. He went over to her and kissed her so passionately people around them were beginning to sweat. He broke their kiss and hugged her tightly.

"I was so worried," he said.

"I know," she said hugging him again, "All I kept thinking was that I was never going to see you again."

"Why were you still in there?" Marco asked walking over to the injured.

"I had to save Corynne," Melanie said smiling at Corynne, "By the way, where's Will?"

Corynne got up, despite her limping on one of her newly healed legs, and stared at Marco.

"He's over with the dead," Marco said as Corynne ran, as best she could, over to where the dead were and sure enough there was Will, with his arm and neck broken, lying there motionless. Corynne and Melanie bent down and started to cry. Melanie, without question spread her hands over his heart and put as much healing power into his body as she could muster, but her power did nothing.

"Why can't you heal him?" Corynne asked angrily.

"I don't know," Melanie said trying again, but it still did not work, "My magic isn't working."

"Then make it work," Corynne demanded.

"Cor I can't," Melanie said getting up and looking down at Corynne, "I'm sorry." She gave Melanie a glare of death and went back to crying. Marco and Melanie decided to walk among the injured and came across Eva's body.

Melanie bent down and kissed her cheek.

"Move her over to the dead," Marco said as he tried to catch up with Melanie. They walked over to where the castle once stood and gazed upon it.

"I have to restore it," Melanie said as Marco glared at her, "I'm not asked permission, only support. I have to restore Hogwarts, but first I must restore something else."

"What would that be?"

"London."