The beginning

"Find him, he must not escape he has to be on the school grounds." Shouted Voldermort to his death eaters.

Potter had to be on the school grounds some where, didn't he? There was no other way out of Hogwarts. He had death eaters covering all the secret entrances into Hogsmeade, he could see the willow tree guarding the secret tunnel to the shrieking shack so he couldn't escape from there. There was always the forbidden forest but his dementors were there ready to come at his call, he had promised them young souls but he didn't want Hogwarts students to be there reward for following him. Potter couldn't fly out, as soon as he and his death eaters and the rest of his army had got through the wards he had activated them again so no one could escape. There was always the room of requirement? But surely he was the only one to know of that secret room? He had searched for the whole of his second school year, surely Potter with his pathetic powers couldn't have found it, could he? But then again, Potter had always managed to escape him. Was he really more powerful than himself? He didn't think so, but there was always a chance that he could have found the room. If he had there was no way of knowing where he would escape too, his wand wasn't monitored by the ministry any more so he wouldn't be able to find him if he used magic. Doubt clouded his mind, where was Potter? Was he truly more powerful than himself? If he let Potter escape it would take months, maybe years too find him and by then he could truly be more powerful than Lord Voldermort. He must be found.

"The one to bring me Potter will have my eternal gratitude." Said Voldermort

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How was he going to tell Ron? Would he hate him for it? Would he even want to know him any more? Why would he? His parents were dead because of him, they had died because Ron was his friend. Ron was his best friend, he had stood by him through nearly every thing, apart from the year his name came out of the goblet of fire but they had got through that, the truth came out eventually. He would just have to tell Ron no matter what the consequences, he owed that to him. Harry started walking away from the bodies of Ron's parents. Ron was still in the room of requirement waiting for him.

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Harry walked through the door towards Ron and Hermione, they both breathed a sigh of relief at his return. Ron went over to Harry and took a closer look at him.

"You've been crying, what's happening down there?" Asked Ron.

"Ron there's something I've got to tell you, its your mum and dad-"

"What is it? Are they here? Where are they?" Ron cut him off excitedly.

Harry looked away from Ron, how could he tell him that his mum and dad was dead? They had always been there for him, feeding him and clothing him and always a tower of support. He looked up to see Ron staring at him expectingly.

"Ron there" he nearly threw up "I'm so sorry Ron there dead." Harry finished.

He braced himself expecting the blow, there was nothing. He looked up, Ron was staring at him his face had gone white. Hermione had tears streaking down her cheeks and she was shaking. She was looking at Ron as though she was afraid he would completely lose it.

"Where are they? In the great hall?." Ron's voice was a bit shaky as he asked.

"Er, Yes they are, the death eaters are gone as well." Harry said.

Without saying a thing Ron started running. Harry and Hermione were close on his heels.

When they arrived at the great hall all the dead bodies had been moved into the trophy room, whilst the survivors rallied for one last attack. Ron and Hermione went to the trophy room and Harry went to see professor Mc Gonnogall, she was looking extremely worried about the situation of things. She was talking to a parent of one of the students when Harry approached her. She looked relieved and worried at the same time to see Harry walking towards her.

"Professor what are we going to do about the student's, I don't want anyone else dying because of me." Harry said.

"Potter, how did you get the first years out of the school?"

"I took them to the room of requirement, its on the seventh floor its a room which changes inside at need." As Harry said this it dawned on him that they could get the rest of the parents and students out the way he got the first years out. "were going to have to move fast, we havent got much time left before Voldermort realises I'm still in the school."

"Right, ALL PARENTS AND STUDENTS FOLLOW ME!" Professor Mc Gonnogal announced.

"Professor what about the bodies in the trophy room? We cant just leave them, can we?" Harry asked.

"You're right, but we cant take them with us either. I think I know what to do, but it will have to come later"

"OK, im going to get Ron and Hermione, we will catch up."

"OK Potter." With that professor Mc Gonnogal went off to lead the remaining survivors to safety.

Harry ran to the trophy room to find Ron smashing trophies with his wand, when Ron saw Harry had entered he stopped what he was doing and said " what"

"McGonnogal's leading the students out of the castle, she said we have to get out too Voldermort is going to come back. Ron I'm sorry about your parents but I don't want you to die it would be a waste of a good life."

"i dont blame you Harry, they would have come even if I didnt know you its not your fault. But I cant just leave there bodies here."

"Mc Gonnogal said she was going to deal with the bodies once she's outside."

"Right, we should go then" He then turned to look at his parents bodies and said. "bye mum, bye dad."

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The three of them were now in the mountains outside of hogsmeade. They were with Mc Gonnagal, they were all looking at the castle it was swarming with dementors, giants and deatheaters they were all looking for Harry. He turned and looked at the professor "what are we going to do about the castle, we cant take it back now?" Harry asked her. Hogwarts was his home, from the minute he had stepped through the threshold. To see it over run with voldermort's horde made his blood boil.

"Hogwarts is finished, you're right we will never take it back now, but I can make it so that they will never have it" she stood up, drew her wand out of her robe. She pointed her wand towards the school. DESTRUCTO HOGWART EN ELVA."

Before Harry's eyes the towers of hogwarts started to crumble, the grounds were set aflame. The lake froze over the top, the only thing which wasn't affected was the forbidden forest. Harry was crying without shame, his one true home was crumbling before his eyes. He knew deep down that he preffered this to Voldermort residing in it. He looked back at the castle it was on fire now, and out of the fire flew a great winged bat, its screaming could be heard miles around..

"What now professor?" Ron asked

"Now, well Mr Weasley, now the real war begins."