Alright here is the next chapter, which we'll get started with right away, I will warn you right now there is fighting in this chapter and part two has something tragic in it.

Voldemort: The disclaimer is in the first and second chapter and any music will have the disclaimer in the chapter that it appears in. Voldemort's Hikari1 does not own I'm Still Here by Goo Goo Dolls. How tragic is the next chapter exactly?

Hikari: How tragic do you find death?

---Chapter 20---

---Death of a Dear Friend Part 1---

I am a question to the world
not an answer to be heard
or a moment
that's held in your arms

Harry and Rose stood at the top tower of Hogwarts overlooking the grounds. The weeks had passed slowly and soon Spring Break would be upon them. Rose had actually taken to teaching the DADA students basic defense moves though as she said it would soon come in handy to keep them alive till she could get to them.

And what do you think you'd ever say?
I won't listen anyway
you don't know me
And I'll never be what you want me to be

The two had taken to watching over Hogwarts after the flying lessons which were getting more and more complicated. Neither of the two expected what was to happen later that day though and how it would change the course of their lives.

And what do you think you'd understand?
I'm a boy, no, I'm a man
you can't take me
and throw me away

And how can you learn what's never shown?
Yeah, you stand here on your own
they don't know me
Cause I'm not here

Harry looked over at his sister, who had started to get little bags under her eyes from staying up later at night studying different spells and magic. Rose had taken to changing her whole office into a library and when she wasn't teaching or helping Harry and Draco with their training she was studying different magic and spells.

Chorus:
And I want a moment to be real
Want to touch things I don't feel
Want to hold on and feel I belong
and how can the world want me to change?
They're the ones that stay the same
they don't know me
Cause I'm not here

Harry cast a small spell on Rose that Adrien had taught him and she fell asleep in the chair she had magicked up. She was barely getting any sleep nowadays, so Harry or Adrien would cast the spell when she needed her rest the most.

And you see the things they never see
all you wanted I could be
now you know me
and I'm not afraid

Harry loved his sister but it was difficult for him to see her push herself trying to figure out different magics to protect him and everyone at Hogwarts. It was amazing to him how she expected him to do so little. She hadn't asked him to come up here and watch the school with her; he did it because he wanted to.

And I want to tell you who I am
Can you help me be a man?
They can't break me
As long as I know who I am (Chorus)

Life was so different now for Harry with his sister. He didn't want things to change but he knew that as long as that evil was out there his sister would not be able to take care of him and he would have to go back to the Dursley's till she was able to; Adrien had already told him this.

They can't tell me who to be
Cause I'm not what they see
Yeah, the world is still sleeping while I keep on dreaming for me
And their words are just whispers and lies that I'll never believe (Chorus)

Harry watched his sister before turning his head to the tower door as it opened and Adrien walked over with Draco. The three looked in different directions before they all turned their heads to the direction of the lake and looked at the horizon.

I'm the one now
Cause I'm still here
I'm the one
Cause I'm still here
I'm still here
I'm still here
I'm still here

Harry quickly cast the counter spell on Rose who woke up with a start and looked in the direction of the lake. Her eyes became cold and she grabbed onto the tower wall and the boys followed her example and suddenly the ground shook with such force that if the group hadn't been holding onto the wall they would've fallen. The four quickly raced out of the tower, down the different staircases, and out of the school's entrance as the earth in front of the school shook once more and small cracks appeared in a certain area before bursting open and Rose and Harry held up their hands emitting two different shields protecting the school, Adrien and Draco, and themselves.

After the ground stopped shaking and hurling Rose and Harry lowered their shields and looked at the crack where wisps of darkness were emitting from. As they watched the ground the students and teachers ran up behind them and Dumbledore grabbed Harry and Draco's shoulders.

"Get back in the school! What in the world do you think you two are doing?" He demanded.

"Helping Rose for one thing," Harry said his emerald eyes becoming laced with coldness.

"Harry stay back, I don't want you to be a part of this," Rose said and walked forward before she stood barely 10 feet from the hole in the ground. "Reveal yourself Kuragari!"

The dark strands surged around the hole before a dark figure emerged from the ground the darkness emitting from him swirled around him like serpents. He had black hair laced with white streaks that went to his waist, he wore black armor that looked like it came from the middle ages, he had blood red eyes, his aura was surging with power, and he sat on a black horse that had black bat wings and red eyes that stared in anger at everyone.

"My dear Rosalind, it's been so long since I've seen you, please don't tell me you're still holding a grudge." Kuragari said as he dismounted and his clothes changed into black wizard robes.

"How dare you ask that, of course I'm still holding a grudge you killed my parents!" Rose yelled.

"Now, now I didn't kill your parents..."

"Your evil was in the person that killed them!"

"Hmm, true, but I can't really help that now, can I? Now that I am out though, your powers and your brother's should be enough to get me back to my full strength."

"Leave my brother out of this!"

"Why after all, it was his parents I killed too."

"I will not Harry be a part of this! This is between you and me; let's finish this so I can seal you up forever!"

"You're afraid, you're afraid of losing him, just like how you lost your parents."

"Shut up!"

Rose flew at Kuragari and punched him hard in the face causing him to fly back a few feet before he charged at her and punched her in the gut.

"It's all your fault you know," Kuragari said. "If you had been stronger, it most likely wouldn't have happened."

"Shut it!" Rose yelled and kicked Kuragari who blocked it and grabbed Rose's leg and threw her against a tree.

"Rose!" Harry yelled and was about to run forward when he was grabbed by Dumbledore. He struggled against him but Dumbledore did not let him go.

"Don't get involved with her Harry; she doesn't deserve your help." Dumbledore said.

"You're wrong! You just say that because you can't control my sister like how you tried to control me."

"Harry stay out of this!" Rose yelled as she held her back before standing up and glaring at Kuragari. They both charged at each other and the fight continued on. (A.N-I'm so bad at writing fight scenes) Everyone was watching as blow for blow was exchanged between the two before Rose pulled a sword out of thin air and Kuragari did the same and a sword fight began. They seemed evenly matched till Kuragari knocked the sword out of Rose's hands and sliced her arm and then sliced his sword across her stomach. Rose fell to the ground and glared up at him as she held her stomach wound.

"Such a pity, I expected so much more from the daughter of Lillian and James Potter, and I expected their son to fight me too, oh well, you're such a disappointment Rose, it's no wonder your parents were killed. You couldn't protect them and you could barely protect your brother from your aunt and uncle's abuse, I wonder how ashamed they are of you right now, I can imagine that your brother is disappointed that his great sister is such a weakling. Your brother is probably just as weak as you and I feel so bad having to kill him but I need his powers so I can have my own back. You know I won't even need you," Kuragari said and picked Rose up by the neck slowly choking her. "Your brother will make such a great student and then when he's done learning everything there is to know, well he'll be of no further use to me and I can easily absorb his powers, what a sad waste of a human you are, not even being able to defend your own brother, oh well..." Kuragari flung Rose against a tree again and she coughed up a small amount of blood.

Harry watched in torment as his sister was beat up, and he could not do anything about it. Dumbledore wouldn't let him help and Rose had forbidden him from participating in the fight because she didn't want to lose him like how they lost their parents. Harry growled and hit Dumbledore where it hurts before running forward and using his own magic to send Kuragari flying into the lake.

"Rose! Rose, are you alright?" Harry asked as he knelt besides his sister. Rose coughed up some more blood and looked at Harry.

"Why? I told you not to fight, I don't want to lose you, Kuragari's right I can't protect you. I haven't been able to protect you; otherwise you wouldn't have had to put up with all that abuse from ouraunt and uncle." Rose said as she glared at the ground.

"No, he's wrong; you couldn't have helped what happened..."

"Oh how sweet, the Potter siblings together till death, which means that it's the end for the both of you, how sad, well not really," Kuragari said and held his right hand up in the air. Dark energy and dark magic began to slowly gather in his hands before he ran forward at the two. Rose and Harry quickly stood up and Rose shoved Harry out of the way and braced herself for what was to come.

What happened next was sounbelievable to Harry that time seemed to have slowed down and everything happened in slow motion. Harry watched in horror as Kuragari prepared to shove the dark ball into his sister when someone else blocked it and Rose was staring at that person. The one who had thrown themselves in harms way to protect the siblings was none other than...

-----TBC-----

Yes, I know I'm sure you all want to kill me and mutilate me now because I stopped right at the climax.

Voldemort: They're going to do more than that.

Hikari: Don't give them any ideas I already know I'm probably going to have a mob come after me with pitchforks, guns, grenades, torches, etc, unless I continue the next chapter right away. Well you guys have to review before I do. Send me your guesses on who you think took the hit for the Potter siblings. Review quickly and the next chapter will be up right away.

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