The arm of Voldemort was set above the fireplace the following morning when all the students came down for breakfast. When they saw a very alive Harry and the pale arm, they all cheered and congratulated him. Dumbledore found Harry, and thanked him for defeating Voldemort; he even asked Harry to forgive him for not believing in him. Harry brushed it off and joined everyone in celebration. During the party, almost everyone came up and thanked him. Even Snape thanked him for killing the horrible beast. Unfortunately, their happiness was short-lived.

The doors to the Great Hall were slammed open once more, and there stood a rather frightening looking woman. The entire hall fell silent as they stared at the unwanted visitor. Bellatrix LeStrange didn't seem bothered by the silence. In fact, she laughed as she walked across the hall. Her laugh was more of a cackle, and it caused the students to cover their ears when she passed them. "Well, Harry Potter, we meet at last."

Harry had never met this woman before, but he had seen her picture plenty of times, and Sirius had mentioned her a couple of times. "Bellatrix. What do you think you're doing here?"

She drew her wand, but she didn't use it. She did, however, twirl it in her fingers as she continued to make her way towards Harry. "I heard that you killed someone yesterday, Potter. I watched him die. Can you believe that? I watched him bleed out because you tore his arm off. I don't think that was a very nice thing to do. What do you think, Potter?"

Harry never took his eyes off of her wand, but he was trying his best to act calmly. "I think he deserved it. He wiped out the entire Hufflepuff house, not that we really needed them, and then he proceeded to try and do the same thing to the rest of the school. I thought that it was time that he was stopped."

Bellatrix seemed displeased by that response. She snarled at him, "He was twice the man you will ever be, Potter."

Harry threw his arms up in the air. "He wasn't even a man! He was a giant lizard pretending to be a man."

Bellatrix raised her wand and pointed it at Harry. "You will die today, Potter."

Harry raised his wand as well. "I don't think so. Stupefy."

The two dueled for a long time, but neither one of them could seem to get the upper hand. Finally, having enough after seeing Harry get hit with a particularly nasty curse, Snape shouted, "Potter, use Sectumsempra. Trust me."

Not turning to look at the man, Harry shouted back, "No one trusts you, Snape!"

"Just use the spell, you moronic boy."

Harry nodded and raised his wand and pointed it at the deranged woman. "Sectumsempra." Harry stood in shock as he watched the spell hit the woman. She fell to the floor, bleeding, and Harry knew that she, too, would soon die just like Voldemort.

As soon as she took her last breath, Dumbledore had the body removed from the Hall. Snape walked up to Harry, crossed his arms, but he said nothing. After a few moments of silence between them, Harry finally spoke up, "So, um, I got rid of her as well."

"Potter, your stupidity still amazes me to this day."

Harry felt his mouth drop. "What's that supposed to mean? You were the one that told me to use that spell! It worked, and I don't understand why you're so upset."

"Potter, you had no idea what that spell did. I could have set you up for failure," Snape drawled. "You didn't even question it."

Harry threw his arms up in the air, knowing that he wasn't going to win this argument, but also knowing that he wasn't going down without some sort of fight. "You gave me that potion to defeat Grendel. That worked, so I figured that the spell would work as well." Harry pointed and accusing finger at the man. "I did question it, but you told me to use it anyways."

"Ten points to Gryffindor for your logical thinking." Snape told him, but at Harry's surprised, he added, "However, I shall be taking twenty more from your house due to your stupidity. Good day, Potter."

"What a git," Harry mumbled under his breath as he rejoined the celebration.