Chapter 11: Forgiveness and Secrets
A/N: Yay I'm nearly done with this story! Not that I haven't loved writing it it's just nice that the end is in sight.
Disclaimer: The speech, yeah that's not mine, Aragorn in lord of the rings uses it just before the battle out side the black gate, I just changed a few words to fit the situation. XD x
Harry ran to the headmasters office, letter in hand. He shouted the password to the gargoyle (Chocolate Éclairs) and ran up to Dumbledore
"Harry what's wrong?" asked the aged headmaster
"Tonight, battle, die, tonight!" Harry was short of breath from running
"Harry, what are you talking about?" Asked Dumbledore, harry handed him the letter Lucius had sent to Draco, "Tonight?" Harry nodded "well go and find Mr. Malfoy I'll need to talk to him and I'll need to get the order together, and the D.A can you get them Harry, tell them they don't have to fight put it would help if they did." You could see the worry in the old man's eyes as he was trying to formulate some sort of plan.
"Albus I found these three outside, trying to get in to the office" Severus Snape said as he entered the office with Draco, Ron and Blaise. (A/N: thought it was about time Snape made an entrance)
"Ahhh thank you Severus, Draco I need to talk to you about the letter, Harry go get the D.A. Draco will be fine. Ron go with Harry. Blaise, will you fight?" Blaise nodded "ok go with Harry and Ron then." The three boys left the office, leaving Draco, Dumbledore and Severus behind. Harry was the last to leave, but not before he went over to Draco kissed him lightly on the lips and whispered "I will protect you Dragon" "I know, lion, I know."
When the three boys got to the room of requirements, Harry used his old coin to call them all.
"What if they don't have their coins on them?" asked Ron
"I put a charm on the paper 'Mio…Granger had everyone sign, it makes sure that you'll always keep the coin on you, everyone will have put it in their pockets subconsciously" as Harry spoke Ron pulled his own coin out of his pocket.
"Oh"
Fifteen minutes later the whole of Dumbledore's Army was sitting in what looked like the Gryffindor common room except it had all of the house colours including Slytherin.
"Well Voldermort" Shivers all around "Oh for Merlin's sake it's only a fucking name!" fumed Harry. "Well anyway he is coming here tonight" everyone in the room seemed to hold their breath "Yeah, well he plans on killing me tonight and giving Draco the mark. He doesn't want it before any of you ask, Voldermort" Shudders. Harry glared at everyone "doesn't know that we know he is coming, we plan to use this to our advantage. Well I think we do. I don't actually know the plan; Dumbledore does though so we should be ok." Harry paused, no one looked as though they were going to object so he carried on, "Dumbledore has said that non of you have to fight and If you don't want to I wont hold it against you, but we need you all if we want to win." No one moved.
"This is why we started the D.A I think we all intend to see this battle through." Harry looked at who had just spoken, Hermione Granger.
"Well thanks Granger, your right this is why, yourself, Ron and I started the D.A, so I'm glad your all with Me," replied Harry. "Well, right then we should all go to the great hall I think that's were Dumbledore is waiting." Harry, Ron and Blaise watched as everyone left and headed to the great hall. Hermione granger stayed behind.
"Zabini can I speak to Ron and Harry alone please?" she asked no spitefulness in her voice.
"Erm, sure" he looked at Ron, "I'll just erm, wait outside." He left. Ron and Harry looked at Hermione neither knowing what to say to their former best friend.
"I know this won't excuse what I've done but, I'm sorry." The bushy haired girl said looking at her feet.
"Your right Hermione it doesn't excuse it, you're the reason Voldermort is coming here tonight. If you hadn't been so spiteful none of this would be happening." Replied Harry, he struggled to remain calm.
"I know, it is and I truly am sorry I didn't mean for any of this to happen. I miss you two, and even though you're gay, and it's hard for me to accept I want to try and be friends again. I understand if you two don't I mean I haven't exactly done anything to deserve either of your forgiveness but I will try and make up for it." Tears threatened to fall from the girls eyes.
"Hermione, it's because of you the love of my life is in danger, how the hell can I ever forgive you for that? I mean I can forgive you for everything else but not for that, never for that!" shouted Harry
"Harry's right Hermione, Draco is one of my best friends now, yeah ok were not as close as you, Harry and I were but I still love him just as much as I loved you, an as much as I love Harry. Hermione I can forgive you but if anything happens, to Harry, Draco or especially Blaise, I swear to Merlin AND to God, I will kill you." Ron told her, keeping Calm but anyone could here the truth behind his words.
"Ok." Was all Hermione said.
"Same here Hermione, if Draco so much as has a cut on his hand you are dead." Promised Harry.
With that the three left the secret room, Hermione went straight to the great hall, Blaise hugged and kissed Ron, then hugged Harry. "Thank you; yes I heard what you said." The three then left for the great hall.
Dumbledore stood in front of the order and the D.A, Snape on his left, McGonagall on his right and Hagrid behind him. Harry, Ron and Blaise went to stand with him Blaise and Ron next to Snape and Harry in between Dumbledore and McGonagall.
"Where's Draco?" asked Harry
"He is playing his part Harry, do not fret he is safe, Hagrid is going to be with him" Hearing this Hagrid left, Harry was not eased but said nothing.
"Thank you for coming to our aid tonight" Dumbledore was addressing the congregation. "You all know why you are here. So I will only say this, I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me, a day may come when the courage of the good fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of wolves and shattered wands, when the age of light comes crashing down, but it is not this day! This day we will fight!" Dumbledore finished triumphantly.
Cheers erupted, from everyone in the hall, they would fight and they would win! Harry sighed, did Dumbledore not realise how much pressure he already had on his shoulders. "You can do this Harry." Ron had come behind his friend and whispered in his ear. Harry just nodded focusing on the task in hand.
"MY DEATH EATERS WILL NOT ENTER THE SCHOOL FOR ANOTHER HOUR. YES, I KNOW THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF MY PRESENCE AT THE SCHOOL. MY FOLLOWERS AND I SHALL BE IN THE FOREST, I ONLY ASK FOR HARRY POTTER. IF YOU WANT THERE TO BE NO DEATH FACE ME YOUR SELF." Voldermort's voice rang through out the school, Dumbledore was thankful that he had evacuated all students who did not wish to help and where underage, bar those in Dumbledore's Army. Everyone looked at Harry, People said "Don't go Harry" or "We will fight." Harry ignored this and looked at Ron, who knew that Harry had to die said, "I come with you Harry, you fight Him, and I'll get Nagini." Harry smiled, "Ron I can't let you put yourself in danger like that, plus Blaise wouldn't let you go. I'll be fine."
"Mate, I'm coming no matter what anyone says, you'd have done it for me, so let me do it for you, plus as Harry Potters side kick I'm kind of expected to go." Joked Ron, Harry cuffed Ron around the head. The two boys looked at Blaise, who just nodded, he didn't want Ron to put himself in danger but he knew he had to.
"Now how are we going to sneak out of the hall?" queried Harry
Ron of course had no clue what they were going to do; Luna how ever had heard the conversation between the Gryffindor's and decided to help
"Look over there," she shouted, pointing at the opposite direction to Harry and Ron, "It's a Nargle!" everyone looked, including Ron, Harry rolled his eyes and put the cloak of himself and Ron. He still carried it everywhere just as Dumbledore had instructed last year.
So off they went to the forbidden forest, preparing to face what could be the end of magic as they knew it.
A/N: Let's leave it there. Right so Draco gone! Well not really but kind of I guess hah aim so evil! Anyway, I wanted to know would anyone object if I use J.K's version of the battle and just tweaked it a bit, only because I think that battle was perfect and should not be messed with. If I don't get any comments on it I'll just assume everyone's ok with it. Ok so what do you think? I know I said that there was only 2 chapters left but I think that their might be like 3 or 4 now so :s…so R&R bye x x