Sorry about the shorter chapter, things are getting to the good part now. I don't own Harry Potter.

Airiala rushed through the forest towards the school. There was no time to waste. She had to help her fellow Elementals, she had to save Harry and Hogwarts.

She had to save Severus.

She burst out of the forest and found herself in the middle of a battlefield. Wands were out pointing every which way and flashes of color flew across it as spells were cast. Airiala ducked back into the forest just as three more spells flew past her hiding place.

She glanced out from the trees and could see Raina in the distance by the lake. She was hurling water balls across the field, knocking down large groups of Deatheaters with each blast. Lando was using the now muddy fields to slow them down and keep them stuck, like trapped in molasses. She couldn't see where Lando was, but she could see his handy work easily.

It appeared at though Lando had done more than just use the muddy fields. There were large boulders all around the far end of the field where she would randomly see Order members step out from behind. She had never noticed these before because they hadn't been there before. Lando had to have brought them in for this exact purpose. She couldn't see Pyro or any sign of him anywhere.

She saw Harry and Dumbledore behind a large boulder in the center of all the other boulders. They were attacking but she could tell that Harry was waiting for the right opportunity to attack the Dark Lord. She could see Voldemort too, surrounded by Deatheaters, also waiting for the right opportunity to strike.

She couldn't see Severus.

Spells and defections were flying everywhere, making it difficult to see very much going on across the field. Still she continued to search for Severus. Was he dead? Injured? Fighting elsewhere? Helping inside?

She didn't know, and that worried her. She almost wished that she was like the other Elementals and able to find the last person they slept with rather than being so normal in that regard. Of course, with her powers gone it was possible that she wouldn't have been able to tap into Severus' location anyways.

Suddenly a body was knocked into the trees, heading straight for her. She couldn't tell if it was friend or foe and there was no time to move as the body slammed into hers.

The two rolled onto the ground before coming to a stop, Airiala on her back with the stranger on top of her. The stranger jumped up and took a fighting stance, glaring down at her before his red eyes focused on just who he had landed on.

"Airiala?"

Airiala smiled up at the man. "What a way to make an entrance Pyro," she said. "Maybe next time a more graceful landing is in order."

Airiala stood and instantly found herself in Pyro's arms, wrapped in a tight hug. She grunted at the impact his body collided with hers.

"We thought you were dead," he exclaimed before releasing her. He kept his hands on her shoulders, looking deep into her gray eyes with happiness. "When the wind stopped and we couldn't feel you anymore, we were so sure you were dead."

"Not dead, not yet anyways," Airiala said firmly. She turned back to where the battle was still going on. "Where's Severus?"

Pyro pointed to the castle. "Last I saw he was headed for the hospital wing. Ron Weasley was hit by the Crucio. He was able to save him before anyone was able to kill him, but he was badly injured. Severus was rushing him there to get immediate attention moments before I was hit and slammed into you. Chances are he is still in there."

Airiala looked up at the school. Severus was inside, he was still alive. Relief filled her at that knowledge.

Airiala turned her attention to Pyro. "I told the Ultimate Lie, it sealed my powers as a result."

Pyro's eyes filled with hope. "So, you know the Ultimate Truth?"

Airiala turned back to the castle, a castle where she knew that Severus was alive and well. She had to get to him, had to tell him how she felt.

She knew that it would end her life to do so, his love for Lily Potter had lasted over 17 years after her death. Despite the fact that he had held her in his arms, despite the fact that he was the first and only man to make her powers swirl without her intent, the first man to make her so angry that she saw red, the first man to show her a passion so overwhelming that her powers swirled around them as they made love, she knew that he didn't love her as she did him.

He couldn't love her.

Airiala turned back to Pyro and nodded. "Yes," she said firmly. "I know the Ultimate Truth."