Harry Potter
The Fight for Survival
By xXxKaraBeckerCutterxXx
Disclaimer: Harry Potter and all related concepts do not belong to me! I am merely borrowing them for my own personal enjoyment. All OC's and anything you dont recognize is copyrighted by me: xXxKaraBeckerCutterxXx
Rating: K
Pairing: Marcus/OC - Fred/OC - Harry/Ginny
Genre: Adventure/Friendship/Romance
Warnings: Please do not flame me for anything.
Summary: In order to deal with the future, one must understand the past. As the final battle approches the safety of Hogwarts is called into question. But as danger looms, the fight for magic...may come with a price.
Author's Note: Chapter dedicated too: Matt-hardy-lover-101, Fan of Fics, LexiLoLo200 and DJScales.
Author's Note Two: There are still technical difficulties going on with the faniction site. So updates are still going screwy, at the moment I can only update in the morning before college. Hopefully all will be sorted soon.
On a happier note: I acquired Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 today on DVD and have already watched it; oh yeah. And you will be pleased to know that while watching it I was coming up with the first half of my final story. Although I do not know what I am doing yet, I will leave a poll at the end of this story and you tell me what you want.
As you all very well know, the end of this story is going to be different to that of 's version because our hero's already have the locket in their posession and therefore have no reason to go to the cave to get it. I don't know how it is going to work out, but I do hope it is not crappy seeing as how much the series as improved in the past five stories.
In response to Fan of Fics: Yes, Harry and Ginny kissed in the Room of Requirements. I just didnt mention it after because of all the things with the Horcruxes and the memory and things. But yes, they are together. Never fear. They may not be my favourite pairing in the canon story, but they are together. I'll try and bring it into the Funeral chaper. 'Kay?
Enjoy this next installment...
Lightning Strikes
Riley grinned happily as she sat under the shade of an Elm tree near the Black lake; around her sat her friends -both Gryffindor and Slytherin- as they discussed the topic of the Horcruxes and watched the Giant Squid lounge lazily in the centre of the black lake "I knew it!" she gushed "I told you he was looking for Horcruxes," she tapped Charlie's foot as the Slytherin sat in the branch of the tree above her.
"Yeah, you did" Charlie nodded "and I never doubted you for a second - But the fact remains, that even at our age...Voldemort was thinking of ways in which to make sure he could never be killed! He was sixteen; and even then he was planning on World Domination!"
Nathan glanced up in the tree "So you think he succeeded?" he questiond "He made a Horcrux?"
"Actually, he made more than one" Charlie responded "The diary was one...remember, Tom Riddle's sixteen year old self actually came out of that one! He manipulated Ginny to open the chamber four years ago..."
Her friends nodded in rememberance
Charlie continued "...and then there is the ring. Morfin Gaunt's ring. Dumbledore, and we -" she pointed at Harry and herself "- believe that it was turned into an Horcrux, otherwise Dumbledore wouldnt have seen fit to destroy it!" she reached for Slytherin's locket which now lay arond her neck "and Dumbledore seems to think that this -" she took off the locket "- is one..."
"Open it," Nikki instructed
"I can't," Charlie answered "Its has hard to open now, as it ever was"
Hermione looked up "Have you tried speaking in Parseltongue?" she asked "I mean, it was Slytherin's locket; and wasnt he a Parselmouth?"
Charlie nodded "Yeah, so what, you think the locket is just like the Chamber?" she asked "That only a Parselmouth can open it?"
"It would offer a possible explanation, as to why you couldnt open it before you found out you could speak to snakes," the Gryffindor bookworm pointed out
Her friends frowned "That actually makes sense," Ron pointed out "In a confusing sort of way"
Riley smirked "What she means is, before we came to Hogwarts; Charlie never knew she could talk to Snakes and the locket wouldnt open. After she found out she was a Parselmouth, she found that she could open anything belonged to Slytherin himself!"
Hermione nodded promptly "Exactly. The locket belonged to Slytherin, and he could talk to snakes." she turned back to Charlie "So maybe only a Parselmouth can open it"
"You guys are scary when you do that," Charlie pointed out, looking between her best friend and Hermione
Riley smirked "Not as scary as when you and Harry finish one another's sentances," she responded "You're like twins! And your not even related!"
Harry and Charlie exchanged looks and grinned
Pansy frowned, before looking up "Back on topic," she stated "Are you trying to say that You-Know-Who has made it impossible for himself to be killed?" she asked
"That's what I thought," Harry agreed "I mean, why couldn't he just make a Philosopher's Stone, or steal one, if he was so interested in immortality?"
Riley turned rolled her eyes "He already tried that, remember?" she asked "Five years ago, Voldemort had Quirrel to try and steal the stone. But there are several reason in existence why Voldemort wouldn't be pleased with that kind of immortality..."
"What do you mean?" Draco asked
"While the Elixir of Life does extend one's life, it must be drunk regularly, and for all eternity, if the drinker is to maintain his immortality. Therefore, Voldemort would be entirely depenent on the Elixir, and if it ran out, or was contaminated, or if the Stone was stolen, he would die just like any other man." Riley explained
Charlie glanced down "We all know that Voldemort likes to operate alone," she spoke, turning everyone's attention to her "But even I believe, if the Stone could have given him a body of his own, he would have taken it. He didnt look happy about using Quirrel to transport him everywhere; and I think is own words were something like 'Living like a Parasite...'" she cracked a grin
"What else was said?" Nikki asked, enquiring the memory further
Harry and Charlie looked thoughtful
"He wanted to know about ripping the soul into seven pieces," Harry answered
Daphne looked horrified "He made seven Horcruxes?" she squeaked
"Six," Riley corrected "The seventh horcrux is Voldemort himself," she pointed out "without a piece of soul inside him now; he'd be nothing. That last seventh piece of his soul would be the final piece that someone would have to destroy in order to destroy Voldemort"
Ron turned to the Genius "But we still have to find the other six first?"
"Three," Charlie responded
"What?" Millicent asked
Charlie turned in her direction "We have to find three Horcruxes," she repeated "Two have already been destroyed, we have the third -" she held up her locket again "- the seventh is inside Voldemort himself; that leaves three more out there somewhere"
Her friends sighed
They were no where near close to finding the Horcruxes, as they were to destroying Voldemort. And the end of term was approaching fast.
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Over the next couple of weeks, Dumbledore was rarely seen at Hogwarts, meaning that everytime Charlie attempted to hand over her locket to him he was never around to retrieve it.
"If he wanted it as soon as possible," she complained one night in the Slytherin common room "Why isnt he around whenever I go see him?"
Daphne looked up from her Charms essay "Maybe he wants you and Potter to try and figure out how to open and destroy it?"
"He would have told us that," Charlie pointed out "He told me to take it specially to him, granted he said he wanted our help in destroying it, but..." she shrugged
"Where is it now?" Riley asked, "I noticed you're wearing you Phoenix pendant"
The Slytherin frowned "Of course im wearing my Phoenix," she answered "My Locket is upstairs in my bedside table drawer. I don't see the point in keeping it on me when im in the common room, its not like someone is going to try and steal it from me!"
"Stranger things have happened,"
"Who would want an old Locket?" Pansy asked "especially a Locket that won't even open?"
Riley glanced up "Who would want an old diary, that no one writes in?"
The purebloods frowned, but Charlie knew what Riley was getting at "That was different," she responded "Carrot-top stole the Diary, so that no one would find out that she had opened the Chamber of Secrets..."
"Carrot-top?" Blaise questioned
"Ginny Weasley," Charlie answered "She's a red head...hence, carrot top!" she grinned
Her friends rolled their eyes and shook their heads.
"Point?" Riley asked
"No one is going to break into my dorm room, just to steal Slytherin's locket!" Charlie answered "What value could it be to anybody, but us?"
The Gryffindor turned around "It belonged to the Founder of your house," she answered "That's alot of value!"
Charlie glared playfully at her best friend "There is just no winning with you!" she cried, and she went back to inspecting the Marauders Map which lay in her lap.
The Portrait hole opened behind them, and the older Slytherins entered the common room; discussing something in quiet voices. The younger students paid them little attention, due to the fact that their older friends rarely told them anything about their dicussions or where they had been when they disappeared for days at a time.
"HE'S HERE!" Charlie suddenly yelled, jumping to her feet and startling her friends
"Who?" everyone asked, even Marcus, Nikki and Adrian snapped to attention
"Dumbledore!" Charlie answered "He's in the Astronomy Tower...he's with Professor Snape -"
Nikki popped up beside her friend "Yes, they're dicussing the enchantments around Hogwarts. We just passed Professor Snape, as we returned"
"Where have you been, anyway?" Riley asked
"No where," Marcus answered
The Gryffindor frowned "Why are they discussing the enchantments?" she asked "and why are they up on the astronomy tower, anyway?"
"Maybe Dumbledore is putting the enchantments up early tonight?" Millicent suggested
Charlie frowned as she sat back down, and scanned the map
"There is only one reason why Dumbledore would do that," Riley pointed out "and that's if he believes the school was about to be attacked..."
Draco glanced at Charlie "What are you looking for?" he asked
"He's not here," Charlie muttered "Malcolm's not on the map! I can't see him!"
Riley jumped up and peeked over her friends shoulder "You don't think he's using the Room, do you?" she asked
"He could be," Charlie answered
"Where's Harry?" Riley asked quickly
The Muggleborn Slytherin pointed at the Quidditch field "He's with the team on the field," she answered "The final game against Ravenclaw is tomorrow, isnt it?"
Her friends nodded in answer.
Returning her attention to the map, Charlie scanned it once more for any sign of Malcolm's name before giving into temptation and discarding the map. "Well, I can't find him"
"Its almost curfew," Nikki pointed out "If he doesnt return when curfew is in place, you can check again. Okay?"
Charlie nodded, and pulled out her Potions homework and set to work.
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Alex Malcolm, sighed as he lay in his bed in the Slytherin dorm rooms; tonight was the night. The night where the final part of his plan was put in motion. He had spent all year trying to perfect the bloody thing in the Room of Requirements and he had finally done it! And now, tonight, everything would come together...pushing back the blankets which covered his body, he rolled out of bed; changed quickly into his black clothing and slipped on his shoes; before shuffling across the seventh year boys dorm room as quietly as possible, and down into the common room.
It was empty. Which wasnt a surprise...given the time.
Crossing the common room as quickly as possible, the Malcolm heir slipped through the Portrait hole and disappeared up through the dungeons.
Unknown to him, he was being watched from the shadows; by an unlikely pair.
"Where is he off to then?" Daphne whispered, as she clutched her school robe around her shoulders tightly, and in her hand she held her wand. "Huh?" she asked, turning to Charlie who stood beside her
The Muggleborn scanned the Marauders Map in her hand "He's heading in the seventh floor's direction," she answered her friend, also dressed in her school robes "He can't be going back to the Room of Requirements...could he?"
"Don't know," Daphne shrugged "You'd think by now he'd finish his task, wouldn't you?"
"Maybe he failed," Charlie answered "and he's given it one last go for good measure..." she consulted the map again "Nope, he's walked straight past the room..." she pointed at the moving dot which was Malcolm
Daphne frowned "Why's he heading up to the Astronomy tower?" she asked
Charlie fell silent as her eyes scanned the tower in question; there was only one other person up there "Dumbledore..." she whispered "...he's gone to kill Dumbledore!"
"Alone?" Daphne questioned "That's suicide!"
"He's not alone!" said a voice from behind the two girls, causing them to jump and spin around. Millicent, Pansy, Draco, Nathan and Blaise all stood behind them; brandishing their wands and fully clothed. It had been Pansy who had spoken, she was staring at the map over Charlie's shoulder "Look!" she pointed at the seventh floor corridor
Charlie and Daphne gasped "Death Eaters!" they whispered.
So Malcolm did finish his task...whatever it was.
"How did they get in?" Draco asked
"No time," Charlie answered "Draco; you, Nathan and Blaise go wake Professor Snape and the rest of Slytherin! Tell them its an emergency and we've got an immediate Death Eater incursion!"
The three boys nodded and disappeared back into the Slytherin common room
Charlie turned to the girls "Milli;" she adressed her friend "Im about to do something, that i'm not supposed to do, but right now I don't care! This is a matter of life and death!" she explained "But I want you and Pansy, to go wake the Gryffindors!"
"We can't," Pansy interrupted
"You can," Charlie nodded "Im going to give you the password to Gryffindor tower! Pansy you wake Professor McGonagall, Millicent you wake Riley...tell her what is going on! Tell her to get all of Gryffindor up and ready for whatever is to come...understand?"
The two girls nodded
"Good," Charlie nodded "The password is 'Golden'"
The two girls took off immediately.
Daphne turned to Charlie "What about me?" she asked
"You're coming with me," Charlie answered, checking the map, before grabbing Daphne by the hand and pulling her up to the Astronomy Tower.
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Making to the Astronomy Tower, Charlie and Daphne quickly hid themselves on the platform beneath the top and watched as the Death Eaters and Malcolm crowded around Dumbledore, who was wandless.
"Where is his wand?" Daphne whispered
Charlie shook her head "I don't know," she answered back
"Well, look what we have here" Bellatrix spoke, her voice quiet and silky, just like it was the previous year in the Ministry of Magic "Well done, Alex" she whispered
"Good evening, Bellatrix" Dumbledore spoke, as if greeting an old friend "I think introductions are in order, don't you?"
"Love to, Albus, but i'm afriad we're all on a bit of a tight schedule" Bellatrix responded "Do it!" she hissed turning back to Malcolm
Greyback, a werewolf/death eater growled "He doesn't have the stomach, just like his father!"
Malcolm glared in his direction
"Its clear he doesnt want the young Princess's hand anymore," Greyback continued "Or he would not have tried to kill her...if he did, he would not hesitate to finish this deed!"
"Ah, so Voldemort has promised his only daughter's hand in marriage," Dumbledore smiled "A bold choice on his part..."
Bellatrix hissed at the headmaster
"Let me finish him in my own way," Greyback continued
"No!" Bellatrix snapped "The Dark Lord was clear, the boy is to do it" she turned to Alex "This is your moment. Do it."
Alex hesitated
"Go on, Alex..." Bellatrix continued "NOW!" she screeched
Down below, Charlie and Daphne exchanged looks; checking the map they spotted that all of Slytherin and Gryffindor were awake in their common rooms, while the Professor infiltrated the corridors and were heading in one direction.
The Astronomy Tower.
Alex trembled in fear...
Dumbledore glanced down, and caught Charlie's eye. He smiled somewhat sadly, before there was a shout -
"Avada Kedavra!"
Charlie felt her heart stop beating, as a jet of green light shot out of the end of Malcolm's wand and hit Dumbledore square in the chest. Beside her, Daphne's screams of horror were written on her face, as she clutched Charlie's hand tightly in her own; as they were forced to watch Dumbledore get blasted backwards out of the Astronomy tower. The headmaster seemed to hover in the air for a few minutes, before he fell like a great rag doll, over the battlements and out of sight.
With a yell of victory, Bellatrix pointed her wand into the air and unleashed a brightly from the tip. The spell hit the clouds and formed into a shape of a skull and a protruding snake from its mouth; before fleeing the scene along with the others.
Including Alex.
A/N: Oh-no! Dumbledore cannot be dead!
Apologies if this seemed rushed, I kind of manipulated the book slightly in this chapter and used the conversation Harry and Dumbledore had about the Horcruxes into a conversation for Charlie, Harry and the other sixth years.
Also the scene in the Slytherin common room, is obviously my own idea. And near to the end where Dumbledore is killed is my own, like the fact that Charlie assigned her friends jobs to awake Slytherin and Gryffindor, to the Death Eater incursion...and the fact that it was she and Daphne who followed the Death Eaters up to the Astronomy Tower and witnessed Dumbledore's death.
And another thing, Snape is now innocent...because he didnt kill Dumbledore. But you were expecting that, werent you? How could I kill Charlie's godfather...answer me that one?
Next chapter will be the chapter labelled 'Flight of the Prince' in the Half-blood Prince book. Although it would be changed in my story.
Right, well I am off to bed. Night all.
Review (please)
~*Kara*~
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Chapter updated 12 April 2011 at 03:44am