A/N: Battle of Five Armies! How is Hermione going to make a difference and change the rather...unfortunate outcome from the books? Let me know what you all think!

Thank you to: FleurSuoh, Belieber Twihard, just me, Heather, Robin Winters, and J.D. Von Wolfe for your reviews to the previous chapter!

J.D. Von Wolfe: I haven't decided yet whether or not I want to take this story to Lord of the Rings...I don't know...maybe...It all depends on how this one turns out I guess!

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This was it. This was the moment that Hermione had been dreading. Azog loomed menacingly over the three hunched bodies on the ground. Thorin's eyes were closed and his face bloodied and scarred. Fili hovered protectively over Thorin, his eyes challenging the Pale Orc. And Kili. Kili stood directly in front of Azog, his sword lifted, ready to protect his uncle and brother no matter the cost.

And Hermione knew exactly what it would cost.

"No!" She shrieked, trying to get Azog's attention.

Kili's eyes flickered briefly towards her and his eyes widened in fear. He gave an almost imperceptible shake of his head before the giant mace came swinging at him.

Hermione screamed as his body flew out of Azog's way. She wordlessly shot a beam of purple light, which tore open Azog's pale flesh. Instead of crying out in pain like the spell should have made him, he only turned towards him with annoyance written across his face.

He leered at her before making his way towards his new challenger. Hermione's hands shook in fear, her body ached for her to run away and sleep away all her pain and misery. But her mind forced her to stay where she way.

Azog grunted something out in Black Speech before lunging towards her. Hermione jumped out of the way as his mace pounded into the ground where she had been standing a second ago.

"Stupefy!" She said shrilly, flicking her wand.

The jet of red light seemed to be absorbed by Azog's skin itself as it collided harmlessly with him.

Hermione swallowed.

Then she began an intricate dance with the Pale Orc, dodging his blows, firing jinxes, hexes, curses, anything that popped into her mind.

But she was too slow, Azog brought his mace down heavily, and Hermione rolled out of the way to avoid being impaled into the ground. She did not escape without injury, the mace caught her wand arm and sent her wand clattering down the ledge and onto the ground below.

Her arm stung. Hermione felt disoriented as she lay there on the ground trying to regain her strength. Her eyes fluttered shut as she was slowly giving in to the waves of defeat that tried so hard to drag her down, time after time. And by Merlin, she wanted to give in. She wanted it to just end.

The ground shook as Azog stepped closer to her broken form. The din of the battle seemed softer, further away. Hermione's tired eyes met Azog's bloodthirsty ones. His mouth twisted into a gruesome smile.

"Hermione!" Even Fili's voice seemed detached and far away. "Hermione, NO! Fight! FIGHT!"

That was what it took for Hermione to gather her remaining strength and unsheathe the heavy sword Kili gave to her. She knew that she was no match for the Pale Orc, but she also knew that she would die protecting the ones she loved. She would not run away. Azog curled his black lips over his teeth and snarled. With a loud yell he swung his mace towards her, fully expecting to be able to knock her over with one blow.

But something extraordinary happened. Hermione lifted the sword, just like Kili taught her, and blocked his blow. The impact caused her teeth to chatter and her arms to shake, but by some miracle, she was still standing.

Azog swung a second time, but once again, Hermione was able to successfully parry his attack. He's only playing with me, Hermione realized. Her stubborn streak caused her to scream and swing her sword defiantly at him. The Pale Orc smirked and easily knocked her sword out of her grip.

Hermione watched in horror as her final attempt went soaring out of her hands and fell with a clang to the ground behind Azog. She swallowed and held her head high as he slowly advanced on her.

She glared into his black eyes that glinted maliciously as he raised his mace high over his head. Hermione grit her teeth and refused to look away as he brought his weapon down.

Suddenly, the tip of a sword protruded from Azog's stomach. His black eyes widened in surprise as he glanced down towards his wound. The sword was pulled out and a second later, the Pale Orc's head rolled off his body.

It fell with a heavy thud to the ground, and a moment later his body collapsed as well.

Hermione glanced up in shock at Fili who stood there with his face smeared with dust and blood. His sword was dripping with the blood of the Pale Orc.

Fighting the urge to vomit Hermione dragged herself to her feet and stumbled towards Kili who was lying on the ground, unmoving.

"No, no, no!" Hermione muttered, desperately holding his face in her hands. "Please, PLEASE!"

He remained still.

Hermione's eyes scanned him up and down in a frenzy, trying to find his wounds. His arm was broken and mangled beyond recognition and his head was sporting a large gash. She could still see the faint glimmer of the mithril beneath his armor.

"No, Kili!" She screamed, tears streaking down her cheeks. "Wh-Where's my wand?!"

Her shaking hands searched for her wand that was not on her.

"Kili, Kili! Wake up! Please, no! I saved you! Fili saved you!" Hermione pleaded.

Fili had also stumbled over and dropped to his knees when he saw Hermione cradling his lifeless brother.

"NO!" He cried.

Hermione pressed her head to his chest, frantically listening for the telltale lub-dub of his heart. Something. Anything that would let her know that she had not lost another loved one.

"Please." She whispered.

And it was then that she felt the weak beating of a heart.

"Fili." She whispered hoarsely. Her vision began to swim before her eyes. "No, Fili! Kili-"

She finally succumbed and fell into the welcoming arms of unconsciousness.

A/N: *Evil laugh* ...Will Kili survive? Will Hermione? And what of our dear Draco Malfoy? Please leave a review with your thoughts! Thanks!