Yes, it is another glorious chapter of "The Cullens come to Hogwarts"!

The story is drawing to a close, extremely soon, my dear readers. I only have to have one last part or "Rise to Strike" then, the ultra big battle scene will begin!

Just read, and you'll find out how all of this will turn out.

Not a lot to say here, so I'll start.

Chapter 26

Third Person POV

The battles continued in the room, as the dark wizards and witches fought with the good ones, while the good vampires kept the evil ones away. Bellatrix and Mr. Malfoy watched from a distance, trying to attack, but were always blocked by the good vampires.

"This is getting out of control!" Cedric yelled to Bella and Edward, as he fought with another wizard. The room was filled with the cackles of Bellatrix, and the yells of spells from the many wizard and witch duels. "Just wait a minute…" Edward murmured, and soon, white swirls filled the air, as Mad Eye Moody, Nymphora Tonks, Mr. Weasley and Mrs. Weasley, Sirius Black, Mr. Diggory, and Lupin all appeared before the duels, helping out the young wizards and witches.

"Uncle Black!" Bella yelled, and she ran towards him, hugging him, before moving aside and letting Harry hug his godfather. "Bella-Bum, Harry, how are things being held up here?" Sirius asked them, before looking around at the duels.

"We're glad that you all came." Harry told him, and together, Sirius, Bella and Harry all ran up to Mr. Malfoy and Bellatrix. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley ran towards their children helping them out. "Hi, children!" Mr. Weasley shouted, blasting back a dark wizard that was about to attack them. "Mum? Dad? What are you doing here?" Fred asked his parents, blasting away a dark wizard as well.

"What does it look like? We're helping all of you!" Mrs. Weasley yelled back at her son, blasting away a witch.

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Mr. Diggory blasted his way through many dark wizards and witches, before bumping into his son's back. "Cedric…" Mr. Diggory breathed when Cedric had turned around. "Um, hi dad. I'm back from the dead." Cedric said, laughing nervously, but only Mr. Diggory hugged his son fiercely, and soon, they were fighting together.

"Cedric!" Cedric turned towards the source of the voice, and saw that Cho was being cornered. Cedric and his father ran towards her, and blasted the dark wizards away. Cedric bent down and picked Cho up in his arms. "My ankle is sprained." She whimpered, and Mr. Diggory raised her foot, pointing his wand at it and said a healing spell. Cedric set her down on the ground, and they continued fighting off wizards and witches.

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Sirius and Harry were now fighting off Mr. Malfoy, as Bella fought off Bellatrix. "Stupefy!" she yelled at Bellatrix, but she repelled it by yelling, "Repello!" They continued to fight, while Sirius and Harry fought with Mr. Malfoy. Then, Sirius had said a spell that forced his wand out of his hand, and Harry knocked him back with the knock out spell.

Suddenly, Bellatrix screamed, "Avada Kedavra!" "NO!" Bella screamed, and she ran forward as the green light shot forward. She ran directly in its path, before being hit square in the chest by the spell. She was knocked backwards, landing beside Sirius and Harry with a thud. Charlie had seen it happened, and now was running over to his daughter, tears streaking down his eyes.

"NO!" He shouted, and all fights ceased in the room. Edward ran up to them, and assured Charlie. "Relax, Charlie. She's a vampire, and this curse doesn't effect us; it does stun us, but we get back up." Then, Edward turned around and shouted, "Evanesco!" at her, before she completely disappeared.

Sure enough, Bella stirred and sat up, looking around confused. "Ah, Bella." Charlie breathed and hugged his daughter, before stepping aside and letting Sirius hug her. Edward helped her stand, and soon, everyone was dueling again.

Again, suddenly everyone heard the familiar cackle, and she appeared before everyone again. "AVADA KEDRAVA!" Her shriek echoed, and this time, the blast hit Charlie. Bella gasped and stared at her father's dead eyes. They rolled into the back of his head, before he disappeared in smoke. Bella stood there for a few minutes, too shocked to do anything, before she began sobbing loudly. Everyone had quieted as they heard her crying, and she screamed, before she began running forward.

Edward and Emmett appeared by her side in a flash, holding her back. "NO! LET ME GO!" Bella sobbed, as she saw Bellatrix back away from the scene, sneering and chuckling evilly. Bella glared at her, before she broke out of their grips and ran after her. "No, Bella!" Edward shouted, running after her. Harry and Sirius followed after them, and soon, the dark wizards and witches, and evil vampires followed suit by disappearing in a swirl of black clouds. The other students, wolves and vampires soon followed as well.

In the main area where most witches and wizards of the Ministry arrived, Bellatrix was skipping quickly away from the enraged vampire Bella, who was running after her. Edward was trying to catch her, but he couldn't while Sirius and Harry yelled up to her to stop.

"I killed Phineas Black! I killed Phineas Black!" Bellatrix chanted over and over, cackling. Bella shrieked in rage before shouting, "Pertificus Totalus!" and then, Bellatrix fell to the ground, and she cowered away from Bella's enraged and snarling face. She whimpered pitifully.

"You damn witch! You killed MY FATHER!" Bella shrieked at her, and raised her wand again, ready to kill her, when all of a sudden, a snake-like voice hissed, "Kill her…"

Harry stiffened immediately and then shouted, "Edward, stop her!" Edward nodded, then raced forward and knocked Bella to the ground. He knocked her wand off to the side, where Nessie retrieved it. "So weak…" the snake-like voice added, and soon, more dark clouds swirled around as a deathly pale man, bald and with dark soulless eyes, and a weird noise, appeared.

It was Lord Voldemort.

Bellatrix backed away and went towards the many exit ways, as she disappeared in green flames. "You could have killed her in revenge. She killed your father." Voldemort murmured, and Bella sobbed again. Suddenly, a bright and fiery phoenix flew in the scene, over the heads of the students and landed, before it blew up and Professor Dumbledore appeared, his face emotionless.

"Professor Dumbledore…" the students trailed off, shocked. "Ah, Dumbeldore." Voldemort murmured again, this time looking at the Professor. White figures appeared at Voldemort's sides, surrounding him. It was the Volturi.

"Aro…" Carlisle muttered, and all of the vampires appeared at Dumbledore's sides, ready to attack the Volturi. "Ah, my dear friend, Carlisle." Aro began cheerily, and Carlisle snarled, as the other vampires near Dumbledore echoed him. "We are no longer friends, Aro. We never were, especially as you killed innocent humans so you could have your meal." Carlisle growled at him. Now, Aro's smiled had slipped into a frown, and Aro's brows furrowed.

"Oh, was that necessary, my dear friend?" Aro asked him, wagging his finger mockingly. "Yes, it was, Aro. I've lived for centuries, and I'll be glad to tear you to shreds." Carlisle snarled, then crouched. The other vampires were shocked to see Carlisle defy the vampire ruler, but otherwise, agreed with him and mirrored his position.

But, Dumbledore, Bella and Edward walked back to the others, and handed Nessie to Ginny. "Please, stay here." Bella whispered to her daughter. Then, she looked at the Weasleys. "Please, if we don't make, run as fast as possible, and take care of her." She murmured to them. "Of course." Mrs. Weasley assured her. Bella smiled, and kissed Nessie's head, as her daughter cried.

Then, she looked over at Jake. "Please, follow them and help them protect her." She whispered to him. Jake had fat tears rolling down from his large wolf eyes, and whined, howling, before licking her face. Bella laughed shakily, then stood straight.

Dumbledore looked over at his students. "All of you have done great. You've learned well from the many professors of the school, and from Harry, Edward and Bella. We will make Hogwarts history, as new and old students will remember all of you, for standing up to many dark wizards and witches, for suffering through a hard school year, and for braving through many challenges. I will remember all of you forever, and if we survive, I will be telling your story to future wizards and witches.

"You must stay back as we will fight the others. I would like to be able to send all of you back to your families, un-harmed and with pride and bravery, so you may all tell your families of the deeds you did to help us. I'm proud of all of you." he ended his speech, by smiling at all of his students, before the three turned on their heels and walked back to the others.

"Done saying goodbye to your students, Dumbledore?" Voldemort asked him; Dumbledore ignored the witty remark, and nodded. Voldemort looked over at Aro, and gestured for him to go. Aro nodded then looked at his guard.

"We are ready, master." They said together. "Are you afraid to back down at a notice?" he asked them. "No, master." They replied back. Aro smiled, then turned back to the other vampires.

"Attack, my guard!" Aro shouted, and all of the guard ran forward. The other thirty-two vampires ran forward to meet them, as Bella kept the shield around vampire group. Some of the wolves ran forward to help, while only Seth and Jake stayed behind, protecting Nessie.

All hell had broken loose, as vampires collided, trying to tear each other apart. Jane and Alec were trying their hardest to break through Bella's shield, but they were always blocked. Wolves tore at vampires, easily killing them thanks to the Cullens who kept stunning them.

Meanwhile, Dumbledore and Voldemort battled it out, using spell after spell, never backing down. They paid attention to any of the vampires fighting, but they only focused on each other.

Aro and Carlisle had collided, locking fists above each others heads. Aro began to see each and every thought Carlisle has been having for the past few centuries. He saw when he was created, to living for many years before meeting them, then leaving. He saw when he found Edward and changed him, then when he ran away, and then when he found Esme. He saw when Edward returned to the family, meeting Esme, then Rosalie joined. He saw when Rosalie asked him to change Emmett, then when Alice and Jasper had joined the family. He saw when Edward had finally met his mate, Bella. He saw everything that happened, up until when Bella was changed, and when all of the vampires banded against the Volturi and protected Nessie.

"Yield, my dear friend, before your friends and family suffer for your wrong-doing and going against the Volturi!" Aro shouted at him, and Carlisle snarled. "You will not touch my family, you will not touch any of my friends, human and vampire, and I will not back down anymore!" Carlisle shouted, before jumping and kicking him back. "NOW!" Carlisle shouted, and all of his family nodded.

"AVADA KEDAVRA!" The Cullens shouted, and with their wands raised, green lights shot out of their wands, zapping Aro. He fell backwards, stunned and unable to move at all. Wolves raced forward and tore Aro limb from limb, before he was only a pile of limbs.

The guard had stopped attacking, and soon, all of the wolves tore them limb from limb as well, killing every single last Volturi guard. The vampires gathered all of the limbs into one large pile, and Carlisle took out a lighter, lighting the pile instantly on fire. The vampires stepped back, and watched as the limbs of the Volturi burned.

"We killed the Volturi." Lily murmured. "Yes, we did." Aiden murmured back as well.

Voldemort saw that he was all alone, then disappeared. Harry jerked forward, and everyone looked at him, confused. "Harry?" Hermione asked him, but he continued jerking toward Dumbledore, before stumbling and hitting the ground.

"You haven't won, old man." Harry/Voldemort hissed. "I'll be back and ready to destroy you, Harry Potter and your school." He continued to say. Harry then grunted, as he fought internally with Voldemort. The vampires, werewolves and students, along with the adult wizard and witches looked at him in worry.

"You'll never defeat us. You'll never understand friendship, love and happiness." Harry said breathless. Then, he continued to struggle. Ministry wizards and witches began appearing in the fireplaces, as they walked out. Voldemort was standing over Harry, saying, "You will lose, Harry Potter. Everyone near and dear to your heart will be killed, and there will be nothing you can do to stop me." He then disappeared in a whirl of darkness.

"He's back." A ministry wizard muttered, and everyone rushed over to Harry and Dumbledore.

There it is readers! The final battle scene!

Now, only the epilougue is left, that and the "Thank You" page for all of the reviewers who actually took the time to read and review my story, and also to those who helped me by giving me ideas for some of the chapters and to those who fixed many things that I got wrong with Harry Potter. You readers have been the best and most supportive of my story. I'll thank each and every one of you who is on the review list thingy! =)

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Let's just recap:

*Charlie has been killed, the Volturi has been defeated and killed, and now, Voldemort has escaped, while Hogwarts has been freed and Dumbledore has returned.*

Now, only one more chapter left and then, this story will be finished forever!

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~LionsAndLambsMakeAnAwesomePair~