A/N: Sorry for the long delay everyone, I write in my spare time and I haven't had much spare time for a long while.
"Speaking"
thinking
(Mind speech to a select person)
(Mind speech to whole group)
(Mind speech to Squad)
Soul voices to Harry
Battle, Loyalties and History
"So why were we chosen over all the others?" Harry asked his soul brothers, they were once again in the white room which Harry assumed was his soul.
The most primitive looking version of him stepped forward, "well…it started at the start of time, with me. We made a mistake…a very big mistake" he sighed.
"You must understand, at the beginning, those that were given magic by the creators were tasked with overseeing the beginning stages of Humanity's growth, us in particular. But we grew impatient with pace they were taking to reach intelligence and maturity etcetera so we used our power to give them knowledge…power…and unfortunately ambition and everything that went with it" He paused for a moment thinking, "We thought it would make our job easier, but after that it got much, much harder. Some humans started displaying signs of magic, they started to thirst for it and they were getting very powerful, very fast. One man in particular…he wiped out much of the competition from the humans that harnessed magic until he was finally the most powerful human being existence, he defied the laws of the magic, of the universe. If not for us he would have enslaved the human race at that time and humanity would be doomed, we stopped him…barely but could not fully kill him" Harry interrupted him for a minute, "what do you mean by 'we', it was just you wasn't?"
The man shook his head, "No, there are others that are connected to the same soul mind as you, and have reincarnated as many times as you have because of the same mistake they have to rectify…but I was the leader, as you are here…even though this time around you are but a child. In the end it will depend on you just like he has for aeons".
Harry took of his glasses and ran fingers through his hair, "wow…here everyone is thinking that I'm so noble, just a kid that was in the wrong place at the wrong time and now its like I'm not doing it for the good of the world but rather to get back into the good books of the creators of the universe".
They all grinned, "Puts a weird spin on the whole hero thing doesn't" the man before him said. Kil'Shael stepped forward, his glowing eyes catching Harry's attention once again, "Enough of the history lesson, Voldemort hasn't found a link with his past versions so we should have the upper hand, at least for a while. Let's get back to practice, this arcane magic could be very useful as your trump card".
Harry wake up! There is someone creeping towards you
He woke with a start, hand flying to the sheathed dagger he constantly kept on his ankle and grabbing the silent creeper with his free hand, bringing his dagger up to his assailant's throat.
"Harry! It's just me, Tonks!" the 'assailant' whispered.
He let go of Tonks and sheathed his dagger, "What are you doing here?"
"I j-just wanted to see you" Tonks whispered sheepishly.
Harry smiled, and gestured for her to wait before drawing his wand and waving it around them. "Ok, I cast a silencing charm around us" Harry told her, not bothering to whisper anymore. They sat there in awkward silence for a few moments before they both started speaking at the same time. "Well…you go first" Harry said shyly.
"How have you been?" Tonks asked, equally as shy.
"I've been good…missing you though" Harry said, grinning slightly.
"I've been missing you too Harry" Tonks said quietly, moving closer to Harry.
He reached up an brushed a strand of hair off Tonk's face, their heads slowing inching closer to each other. Harry's lips gently brushed tonks, causing tingles to race down his spine.
"Ahem"
Harry sighed, turning around to view the intruder.
"Headmaster! I…err…I w-was j-just checking in on Harry" Tonks said, face as red as a tomato.
"Indeed" Dumbledore said, eyes twinkling ever so slightly, before his expression turned grave.
"Death Eaters have been sighted entering the Forbidden Forest. We must prepare" Dumbledore said, nodding at Harry, "We need you in my office as soon as possible".
Harry nodded and dragged his trunk out from under his bed.
"I'll talk to you later Harry" Tonks whispered and left the room.
Harry took a deep breath and rested his hands on his trunk, slowly opening the clasps.
The day has come…the battle for Hogwarts is neigh
Aye, don't lose focus and do something stupid
I won't.
He donned the suit he was given for his birthday, slipping his necklace under his shirt.
Harry strapped both his guns to his chest and his katana across his back, and finally placing both wands in the two wrist holsters.
"Where you think you're going?" A male voice called from behind him, Harry turned already knowing who it was. Ron was standing behind him with full battle gear on.
"A meeting of something, probably just a false alarm" Harry said, falsely cheerful.
"Bull shit, I'm coming with you" Ron said sternly.
"No, you're not…if you want to do something summon everyone to the Room of Requirement, I'll meet you there later" Harry said to him, breezing out of the room.
"What's the plan Dumbledore?" Moody asked, once everyone had gathered in the room.
Snape, McGonnagal, Lupin, Moody, Tonks, Shacklebolt and Harry were all present in the room and listening intently to Dumbledore who sat behind his large desk.
"We could pull everyone in the order onto active duty for tonight but we STILL wouldn't have enough to evenly match the Death eaters" Dumbledore said with a deep sigh.
"Well, I have a different tactic in mind then Professor, I'm not sure how acquainted with muggle history you all are…but there have been many encounters when a numerically superior and technologically superior force has been beaten by a smaller force with primitive means" Harry said making his way to Dumbledore's desk and placing a infamous piece of battered parchment onto the desk.
"With this map, we can keep on step ahead of the enemy at all times, by using stealth and passage ways through the school we can trap them, scare them, and break them without high casualties" Harry said, activating the map and displaying to everyone, sharing a quick grin with moody as he passed him.
"That would be a good plan Potter, if our order members had the skill of stealth work and subtly" Moody growled, both eyes focus on Harry.
"No? Then we'll have to use the ones I have trained…we have been training for a long time Professors, we know what to do" Harry said taking glasses off and cleaning them.
"Potter, I doubt you and your little Gryffindor trained DA have a subtle bone in their body" Snape sneered at him.
"Sorry to disappoint you Sir, but the stealth contingent of the DA is predominantly Slytherin" Harry told him, smirking ever so slightly at the stunned expression that flitted across the Head of Slytherin's face. Harry let a low whistle.
4 figures appeared to detach themselves from the wall and gathered in formation around Harry, all of them wearing almost identical suits to Harry's.
"There are more, but these are the only ones I brought to demonstrate their skill, by using a mixture of magic, stealth and skill they are almost perfect. We tried to replicate my suit as best we could for all of them" Harry said gesturing the students around him, their faces shrouded by spell and cloth.
Moody stood up and came with inches of the stoic student standing to attention on Harry's right, "Do you really think you can match the Death Eaters" Moody growled to the still student. He moved his head ever so slightly to see Harry, who nodded.
"Yes Sir, they have strength in numbers and fear not skill" a charm cleverly distorted his voice to change tone and depth every few words.
Moody nodded and stepped back, "I think we should go with Potter's plan Dumbledore, it just might work".
"Come with us Professors and we'll show you the rest" Harry said, opening the door.
"We've been training for a long time, each has a different area of expertise" Harry said gesturing to the students.
"That group of fighters there are called the "Eagles", they are the…brains if you will"
Harry said pointing to the group of students that were gathered around Hermione who was briefing them on what Harry had told her. "Those rowdy bunches there are the warriors of the DA, the 'Lions' is their codename" he said, this time pointing towards the large group of students slapping each other on the back and talking each other up.
"And finally that sneaky group, they are the… 'Vipers'" Harry said nodding at the group quietly talking to each other, shielded in all their secretive gear.
"We'll separate the Lions and Eagles into squads of 4" Harry said moving around with the Professors.
Harry stopped, "Headmaster, are you familiar with the rune of multiplying?"
Dumbledore nodded, "Ok Sir, then I'm going to need your help in something, I need you to cast the rune as I do mine" Harry said, drawing his wand.
"Hermione, you know that you're going to be in charge of communications and directing us with the map right?" he asked, calling the brunette over.
"Yes, I've been meaning to ask you about that, how am I going to communicate with you all?" Hermione asked, frown creasing her features.
"That's what we're going to settle right now. Stay still and keep your mind blank" Harry said, drawing a miniature rune onto the girl's temple but didn't close it.
"Now Professor", Dumbledore quickly drew a rune in the air, causing the rune on Hermione's temple to appear on everyone's in the room.
The runes faded after a few seconds.
"You can now talk to everyone, take a minute or two to figure it out, it should come naturally to you if I did that spell right" Harry told her.
(Harry? Can you hear me?)
(Yes, Hermione. Were you thinking just of talking to me or everyone?)
(Just you)
(Okay Hermione, try Everyone, then try just to Dumbledore)
(Everyone? Can you all hear me?)
Everyone in room nodded at her, but Hermione's eyes were still closed in concentration.
(I'll be using this to inform you of things. Don't bother replying back)
(Headmaster? Are you ready?)
(That I am Ms. Granger)
"Okay! I think I'm set with this mind speech thing" Hermione said, nodding to Harry.
"Everyone, you can speak to each other by thinking of them and sending a message, try doing this now with your neighbour. But be aware that when you do this, Hermione can hear you" Harry said to everyone.
He walked over to Ron, "Okay Ron, you'll going to be in command of the Lions and Eagles as a whole but they are going to separated into squads of four, I'll leave you to name the leaders of these squads" Ron nodded sharply and turned to give out orders.
Harry looked around and sighed, How many will die in this coming battle?
We have no way of knowing that…but with careful planning and Hermione directed the troops away or to enemies as she sees them, most should live.
I wish they didn't have to fight
Right now, they're probably wishing that too
You're right…
Harry walked up to the front of the room and called for hush, everyone complied immediately, "Ladies and Gentlemen…today we fight the very face of evil, I see in your eyes the fear that I feel, courage is not the absence of fear everyone…remember these halls, remember the good memories, remember your friends and remember the ones that have already been lost to this war! Today you fight for them! Today you fight for hope! Today you fight for HOGWARTS!" A great cheer rose up as he finished his speech; a recurring chant of "Hogwarts" was shouted over and over from the children to the Order members. He walked over to the Vipers already geared up and masked, "Well everyone…this is your time. Many of you were considered prime candidates for Death Eaters yourselves, this is your time to prove them wrong. Draco you take half and ill take the other half. Stealth and precision everyone" Harry finished, pulling his covering over his mouth and the wrapping his mop of hair up.
A great resounding boom shook the foundations of the school, one or two screams rose up but were quickly silenced.
(Dumbledore, are all the students somewhere safe by now?)
(Yes Harry, they are deep in the dungeons with some of the teachers guarding them)
"It's go time everyone! Hermione, you and your selected go to the Headmaster's office as quick as you can! Lions and Eagles go to your starting positions!" Harry yelled, nodding at Malfoy to leave with his group.
Harry searched the faces of Wizards and Witches running to where they were supposed to be and sighted Tonks, he ran over and grabbed her by the arm and pulled her into a strong kiss. "That better be you Harry" she mumbled after they broke apart.
Harry chuckled, "Stay safe" and he was gone.
(The Death eaters are inside, they've broken up into scouting groups looking for prey)
(Harry, you have a group of 5 DE's heading your way)
(Head's up boys, we've got 5 coming our way, hide! And hit them in the back as they pass. Silently now)
Harry's Vipers seemed to melt into the shadows as the Deatheaters neared their position, the Deatheaters walked pass them without a backward glance. The Vipers silently came out from the shadows and non-verbally stunned each Deatheater in the back and they went down like clockwork.
(That was easy)
(Don't get cocky, not all of them will be that easy) Harry warned as they dragged the bodies to a nearby class room and continued patrolling.
(Seamus's pack of Lions are retreating from Deatheaters, they could use your help. They are 200 metres in front of you)
"Follow me!" Harry whispered and took off down the hall, his viper group following on his heels.
(Stop here! Verbal stunners as soon as you see them ) Harry told his group, as they positioned themselves in wating.
(We're waiting around the next corner as soon as you come round, hit the deck as fast as you can) Harry bethought the Seamus.
The sound of fighting was coming closer, a lone green spell whizzed past the corner making Harry angry.
They could hear Seamus and his group sprinting every closer to them.
Harry's knuckles were white on his wand as he fought to contain him self from jumping around the corner and shooting a spell too soon.
Seamus and his group raced ran the corner and dived to the ground just as they were told to, the Deatheaters didn't.
"Stupefy!" Harry roared, making a stunner rocket of his wand and smash into lead Deatheater, all Deatheaters hit the ground again. Seamus's Lions thanked them and dragged the bodies away.
(Harry there is another group of Deatheaters approaching from behind, they are sprinting towards you!)
"Incoming from behind! Ready yourselves" Harry whispered to his group.
They melted back into the shadows again and readied themselves by hiding behind statues and suits of armour. 8 Deatheaters came speeding down the corridor shooting balls of light in front of them. "There's one! Avada Kedavra" He screamed shooting the curse at Viper no longer in shadow behind Harry.
The boy dived to the ground to avoid the curse, Harry swore and leapt from the shadows as the Deatheaters ran past, drawing his Katana out and straight into a Deatheater that was running. They stopped and turned and were attacked from behind once again as Harry's comrades leapt from the shadows to help. Harry threw his Katana at a Deatheater, impaling the man through the chest, he rolled out of the way of a killing curse and smoothing pulled his gun out of the leg holster and shot the culprit in the chest. Before blowing a hole in another one with a Bludgeoning Hex at close range, the raven haired wizard dived forward and kicked out a Deatheater's legs and punching him in the throat as the man landed. He rolled to his feet and pulled his katana out of a dead Deatheater and looked around for another victim…there was none. The Deatheaters were all dead…not stunned but killed by him and his Vipers. "Good work boys…rest easy in the knowledge that you killed bad men" Harry said hoarsely, wiping his katana on a Deatheaters robe and sheathing it.
(Harry, Draco is having trouble I think, there are Deatheaters with him but I think he has been taken hostage. He's on the 3rd floor heading towards the statue of Smith's Sin)
"Quickly now men, follow me" Harry said taking it off down the hallway.
They found the group on the 3rd floor, the vipers were all stunned and tied up floating behind the Deatheaters except for Draco…he was standing free and walking on his own accord.
What…what is going on?
I think you've been betrayed
"Potter, I know you're there, come out or we'll kill these students" Malfoy said, eyes wiping to Harry's hidden position.
Harry stepped into the light, "Why Draco…you could have been free from your father's faults but you follow in his footsteps instead" He said, shaking his head slightly.
"Shut up! You know nothing of my life" Malfoy screamed, pointing his wand at Harry's chest.
"You don't have to do this Draco…I can help you" Harry told him, stepping forward slowly.
Malfoy looked torn, as if he was fighting an inner battle, "Malfoy, don't even think of it. Don't make me kill you" A voice that belonged to McNair said to the blonde.
"Tell Voldemort to stick it up his arse" Draco sneered, turning and seeing Mcnair's head splatter against the wall as Harry dove into action.
Harry's vipers dove out of the shadows as well, along with Malfoy they killed and stunned everyone of the Deatheaters there.
Silence reigned as the last Deatheater fell, "You did the right thing Draco" Harry said quietly as his vipers revived the rest of Draco's unit.
"I hope so" the blonde muttered as his team rose.
"What happened?" they asked groggily, "Malfoy was breaking his final bonds with Voldemort" Harry told them.
They looked silently at Malfoy for moments, "You chose the winning side Malfoy" a boy said finally and Harry breathed a sigh of relief.
(Harry, all the Deatheaters have grouped together and are fighting the Order and Lions in the Great hall. They have been picked off for a while and now they've banded together. They need your help, this is the final battle for Hogwarts)
"We have to leave, they are fighting in the great hall, I'm afraid we must join in open fighting" Harry said, pulling back his hood and face guard as did Draco.
They took off down the hall towards the stairs.
The Deatheaters still had numerical superiority but it was an even contest.
The vipers joined the battle, flinging a arsenal of spells at the Deatheaters, who were firing Killing curses left and right. The tables have been upturned to use as cover, Harry ran over to the one which Dumbledore was using.
"Sir!" he said sitting down next to Dumbledore, "there's too many and we can't defend against the killing curse" He said sadly before standing and rapidly shooting spells which Harry had no idea what they did.
Harry, it's time to use your trump card. Do you remember the flaming dance rune?
Yes
Now would be a GREAT time to use it!
"Sir, I'm going to cast a complex rune, I need a distraction to get their attention away from me for a while" Harry whispered, Dumbledore nodded and ran towards the table that moody was using and together they cast a volley of spells at the Deatheaters to draw their attention.
Harry stood up and took a deep breath, "Cieto" he said and started a waving dance that formed an intricate rune around his body. A spell flew right past as he neared the end of the rune.
Concentrate! Forget about them
Harry lunged forward, pointing his wand towards the Deatheaters and finishing his rune, causing great whips of fire to leap from his person and wrap around all visible Deatheaters, burning them to death. The rune had greatly reduced the Deatheaters numbers and raised the morale of the Order and students.
Harry slumped down behind the table, and waited for his energy to come back.
Come on Harry you can't sleep now, they still need you to lead them
Energy flooded back into his body and he leapt up to feet and drew his 2nd wand in his left and bethought to identical runes of destruction, causing silver balls of energy to explode out of his wands into the Deatheater ranks, "HOGWARTS!" he roared racing forward towards the Deatheater ranks, dodging spells and weaving bloody death around him with his wands and runes. His movements began to become just like his training routine, he shot, he slashed and he shot some more. He looked over his shoulder to see his school friends and the Order charging after him, a bone breaking hex smashed into his stomach but the armour took most of the blow so no bones broke but it drove Harry to his knees. He looked up to see Ron run past him and drive his claymore into the Deatheater standing above Harry. He stood and roared again, the Deatheaters would rue this day.
Harry looked around at the carnage and destruction that used to be the Great Hall. Hogwarts was saved and the Deatheaters repelled, the death toll was yet to be counted though.
You might have lost some friends but in the end you saved a lot more then you would have if you didn't have your friends fighting with you
I hope so
"Harry!" someone screamed from behind him, he turned and saw Tonks running towards him. Harry grinned and picked up Tonks in a huge bear hug, he could feel her tears wetting his blood soaked suit. "I'm so glad you're ok" she whispered looking up into his eyes.
"Me too, I-" He never finished his sentence because at that moment darkness claimed him.
A/N: Wow…that was pretty long, I hope you all liked it and sorry again for the wait.
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