AN: Hello! I'm proud to say that it hasn't been that big of a gap this time between updates! It's officially been a year since I first started this story. I honestly can't believe it! So, I want to try and wrap this story up soon, but I will be sad when it comes to an end. I'm thinking this one, and then another four or five chapters plus and epilogue. Hopefully it will be the latter, but don't worry, I PLAN ON FINISHING THIS STORY! There is nothing more irritating to me than unfinished stories! Ok enough with me. I hope that you all like this chapter, its gonna get emotional! PLEASE REVIEW

(sigh) If only I owned Twilight and Harry Potter, all my troubles would float away on my piles of money. Sadly, I don't own them, and I have many troubles that refuse to float away.

BPOV

I felt numb.

That's the only way I can describe it. At first, the pain and fear of death had overwhelmed me. What about my family? Renesmee? Who would be her mother if I died? Would Edward run to Volturi as soon as he saw my body? I preyed he wouldn't. And then I'd had to pull myself together. If we were going to do this, we needed to get down there fast. We had a total of fifteen minuets before Alice would see my choice and therefore my fate. And I knew once Edward found out what I had planned, he would make it impossible for me to leave the castle. As I ran down the long staircase, dragging Harry behind me, I devised a plan in my head. Alice would see my choice before Voldemort will have done the deed- that was practically guaranteed. And I knew that Edward would come after me once he knew my choice, and I needed to prevent that happening.

"Harry?" I said, still running down the stairs.

"Yeah?" He replied, breathless. I slowed slightly.

"If Ron and Hermione are in the Great Hall with the others, we can't talk to them. I can't risk Edward figuring it out. And, I, I don't know if I'd be able to leave if I spoke to them all again" I said in agony.

"We have to try! We can't not talk to them Bella! They deserve to know" Harry cried.

"Yeah but Harry, if they know, and Edward finds out because of their thoughts, I haven't got a chance in getting down there!" I told him.

I was considering what options we had available just as we reached the bottom of the stairs. It seemed like I still had a small bit of luck on my side. Ron and Hermione were not in the Great Hall. They were sat together on the stairs just outside it. They turned when they heard us coming. I quickly put my finger to my lips, showing them to whisper.

"Edward can't hear this" I whispered to them. I then proceeded to push my shield so it covered Ron, Hermione and Harry, so we were completely invisible to Edwards's mind reading abilities. I didn't need him hearing anyone's thoughts either.

"We thought you'd gone, to the forest" Ron whispered. He was holding Hermione's hand. I smiled. At least they would have each other.

"We're going there now" Harry whispered, so quietly that I almost didn't hear it. Hermione gasped.

"No!" she yelled, and I covered her mouth.

"If Edward hears us there's no way he'll let me go" I whispered frantically.

"Well maybe that's would be a good thing" Ron whispered.

"We need to die Ron" I whispered solemnly. "A part of Voldemort lives inside both of us" Hermione started crying. My eyes began to prick for the fiftieth time that night.

"I think we've both know for a long time." Harry whispered. "I think you have too" He said to Hermione.

"I'll come with you" Hermione just about murmured. I shook my head.

"Hermione, I need to stop them coming after me once they figure it out. I need you to put a charm on the doors of the great hall so that they won't be able to come after me. Nothing must be able to get through those doors. Do you know a spell that will do that?" I whispered. She trembled and nodded her head, before grabbing me and hugging me hard. I hugged her back tighter. I looked to see Harry and Ron giving each other solemn looks.

"Kill the snake." Harry told him, and Ron simply nodded. After Hermione eventually let go of me to grab Harry, I kissed Ron on the cheek, and Ron and Hermione both moved towards the great hall. I followed them.

"Bella!" Harry cried.

"I need to keep my promise." I whispered, before standing in the doorway of the great hall. I still had Ron and Hermione's minds protected. I looked into the Hall, and spotted my family on the left hand side. Edwards face turned, and his eyes met mine briefly. He started to smile.

"I'm sorry" I mouthed at him. I saw his face turn to confusion, and then horror, before the doors closed fully. A second later I heard Hermione cast the spell from inside the hall, and I grabbed Harry and put I'm on my back at inhuman speed, before racing out of the castle, keeping Hermione's and Ron's' minds shielded for as long as possible.

But no matter how fast I ran, it didn't stop me from hearing Edwards screams.

I didn't stop running until we reached the edge of the forbidden forest. Harry got off my back, and I sat down on a rock to compose my thoughts. But it suddenly felt like I had no thoughts to compose. I was going to die. Harry was going to die. We both needed to die. I took in a deep breath and got up.

"You ready?" I asked Harry shakily. He was holding something in his hand. I saw a flash of light as the metal object reflected the moonlight. I looked closer at the object.

"Is that, your snitch? The one Dumbledore left for you?" I asked. Harry nodded.

"I think I've finally figured out its inscription." He explained. Harry and I had spent months sending letters to each other, trying to figure out what 'I open at the close' meant. Harry held out his hand, and I took it in mine. He smiled at me, before bringing the snitch to his lips, and saying;

"We are ready to die"

For a moment, nothing happened. Then suddenly, the top section of the snitch flipped open, and a small stone began to float out of it. I gasped.

"The Deathly Hallows" Harry cried. I froze.

"It's the resurrection stone" I trembled. For a moment, Harry left it there, floating.

"Do you think we will both be able to see?" Harry asked.

"We are twins, perhaps we will" Actually, I preyed we would.

Harry nodded, before taking the stone in his hand. I closed my eyes, and reopened them, gasping at what I saw.

Mum and Dad.

"Mum" I whispered, before running towards her form. She reached out to me, but as I went to grab her hand, my hand passed straight through hers. I couldn't touch her. She smiled beautifully at me.

"I'm so proud of you sweet heart" she murmured lovingly. Dad was now beaming at me. Harry had joined me at my side.

"Can you see them?" I whispered. He nodded his head in shock.

"Harry, my son, It's almost over" Dad told him. Harry nodded.

"Will it hurt? Dying?" Harry asked, and I jumped when I heard another voice behind us.

"Faster than falling asleep" I turned to see Sirius Black smiling at us and next to him was Lupin.

"But what about Teddy? Your son" I murmured to him. He smiled at me.

"He will know what his parents died for, and in time he will understand." Remus replied to me, and I started whimpering.

"Bella, I don't know that one over there" Harry whispered in my ear. I turned and gasped. On the other side of the clearing smiling at me, was Irina Denali, except she looked different. She no longer had the golden eyes of a vampire, but piecing blue ones. I walked towards her.

"Irina" I whispered, shocked.

"I know that it's not my place to be here Bella, but I needed to take this opportunity to talk to you" she said quietly. "I'm sorry, for they way that I acted. I know that I put your family in terrible danger, and that the Volturi are still a threat. And it's because of me."

"Irina, you couldn't have known, and you don't need to apologise, you died to save us" I told her. How I wished I could touch her hand. My words didn't seem to affect her though.

"I had no idea just how hard your life has been Bella. You and your brother are amazing. And you should know, I have never seen a love stronger than that of yours and Edwards, in both heaven and on Earth." She told me. "I'm so sorry for what I put you through Bella, but I needed to take this opportunity to tell you that." She said, looking straight at my eyes.

"I forgive you Irina. I forgave you the moment you sacrificed yourself." I told her solemnly. She let out a big sigh.

"And now I can rest in piece knowing that" she told me, her blue eyes sparkling. "And I promise I will watch over your family for you Bella"

"Thank you" I whimpered, before backing away.

"You ready?" Harry asked. I nodded, before he took my hand.

"Mum, dad, will you stay with us?" I said. Harry nodded.

"Yes will you all stay with us?" Harry asked. Mum gave us the most promising look in the world, before saying strongly;

"Always"

And with that, Harry dropped the stone, and they all disappeared. But I knew they were all still there. Harry and I walked hand in hand, deeper into the dark forest. A few metres in, I could hear movement ahead.

"We have searched for the twins my Lord, but to no avail. They are not here" I could here someone saying just as we reached a clearing in the trees. I could see a group of death eaters around a fire, with one just in front of us with his back to us. He was the one who had spoken. A dark figure was nearer the fire, and they had their back to us too.

"It seems, that I misjudged them both" and acid voice said, and the figure turned. Voldemort's face immediately made me tremble in fear. Even now when he was at his weakest, he still looked terrifying. The death eater had moved away.

"It seems they are not coming" Voldemort murmured.

"You're wrong" Harry said loudly, before waling into the clearing, hand in hand with me. Voldemort's face changed into a wicked smile. I tried to look strong.

"HARRY! BELLA! NO! WHAT ARE YOU DOIN?" Someone yelled, and I turned to see Hagrid tied down. Death eaters silenced him at once.

"Bellaaaaa" He hissed, dragging out the end. I shivered. "You came to me after all"

"I didn't come to stand by your side. I came for you to kill me" I yelled.

"Oh but I can't let that happen now can I?" Voldemort mocked. He began to move closer. "How can I possibly kill such a beautiful treasure as you? A Vampire Witch. Imagine it Bella, you, the wife of the most powerful wizard of all time, and a Vampire as well."

"I told you, I would rather die!" I yelled. I backed up slightly as he continued to come towards us.

"We can live, side by side" he hissed, coming closer. "Living together as immortals, as you will have changed me into a Vampire Wizard. And together, we will rule the wizarding world" His red eyes were glistening, and he was very close now. Before I knew what I was doing, I spat at his feet. He didn't like that. He backed up and growled loudly.

"Your only making this harder for yourself Bella!" He growled.

"Leave her alone!" Harry yelled.

"Quiet Potter!" Voldemort screamed. He paused for a moment, before smiling wickedly. "Your going to change me Bella, whether you like it or not."

"Maybe I'll just drain you until your dead" I growled.

"And you think my death eaters will let that happen?" He growled, before taking his wand and drawing a line up his forearm. Before I was aware wha was happening, all of my senses were filled with the sweet scent of blood. Voldemort had cut his wrist. He wanted to lose control, so that I would bite him, and he would become immortal.

"Hold your breath Bella!" Harry yelled, clinging onto my hand. Like that would stop me if I really wanted to go. Voldemort held his wrist and smiled wickedly at me.

"You know you can't resist it Bella" he hissed.

All I could smell was blood. All I could see was the blood dripping off his wrist. Venom pooled in my mouth, and I fought against it with all of my might. No, I couldn't give him what he wanted. No, I didn't want any part of him inside of me. No, I wouldn't give into it. No, no, no.

"NO!" I screamed as loudly as I possibly could. "I WILL NEVER CHANGE YOU!"

Voldemort's face turned from shock to anger. He muttered a spell, and the slash in his wrist disappeared.

"Fine, you give me no choice but to kill you." He hissed angrily. "But it's such a waste." He stepped forward a few steps, before raising his wand. I squeezed Harry's hand tightly, before shutting my eyes. This was it. I though of my family. I thought of Harry. I though of Edward. His first touch, kiss. The first time he told me he loved me. When he proposed. When he said I do. Isle Esme. Him touching our unborn daughter through my skin. Him delivering our daughter. The first hunt. The first time I held my daughter. The first night in the cottage. When I learned that I would have him and Nessie forever.

Forever.

"AVADA KEDAVRA!" Voldemort's voice rang out, and then there was nothing.

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