I do not own Harry Potter and please... Read the note from Chapter 1. Ignorance is so NOT BLISS
Some of you have been wondering about the movie quote in the previous chapter. It is from the movie the Core. In it the main characters are talking about the pressures they have on themselves to save the world. One says simply and to the best of my memory, what was stated in the previous one.
I can't save the entire world. It's to much pressure, to big a chance to fail...but I can save two of them and succeed."
It suits Harry in this story don't you think?
Chapter 69
Aftermath
Interlude
In the days that would come to follow, since that meeting and confrontation of sorts at Hogwarts. The battle between the light and the dark side changed noticeably to those who would look.
Although there were still those great battles, the dark would be surprised as unlike before. Where there victims would just sit there and plead for their lives, this time the light fought back!
On August 14, help and the use of the Unforgivables was registered all over the United Kingdom, causing the thinly spread out Ministry to be spread even further save for around their headquarters in Diagon Alley.
This would be considered the day, that the Wizarding World would realize that they can make a difference if they stand up and fight.
At the home of a former classmate and friend, Cho Chang would fight back. Aiding a muggleborn friend, named Jessica Davidson whom she had been visiting at the time, it was between the two of them that they stalled the Death Eaters from destroying the house, to enable Jessica's brother and father to get their mother out in the firefight. The two girl fleeing with them were creating as much of an obstacle as they could.
Ducking curse after curse, Jessica would not make it as she was killed in the attempts to escape. Having been the stronger of the two girls, magic wise, Jessica had chosen to be the last out along with Cho.
None of the other three able to do magic, they had insisted despite the protests from the two men that they go last to buy them time.
But somehow as the explosions kept getting closer and closer as the house was literally being torn apart now. The young woman had deftly knocked her friend out and lifted her to her father, who was hurt from taking some debris from the windows being blown out in the living room at the beginning of the attack.
"Daddy...go." Jessica whispered softly as the older man pulled Cho to safety.
"No baby girl..."
"Please Daddy...go. They are almost here...RUN!"
Slamming the window closed with a spell, the young woman waited for those few moments, for the Death Eaters to come out. Her father constantly banging for her to flee, he noticed as she was pointing her wand to the gas tank a soft smile crossing her features.
"If I die...I am taking all of you with me!"
A red flame shooting out of her wand seconds later, the man all but vanished in time to Cho summoning him as she came to when the house exploded. The spell had caused the propane tank for Barbecues to explode...
Killing everyone inside...
Among them were the Crabbes, both father and son leading the attack as it was simple hit and destroy run. They had counted on the fact that the mere sight would cause people to freeze up as it had in the past, for they could strike fear with their size and weight.
It was unexpected that as the fire reached them in mere seconds, that their victims would fight back.
They were not the first though among the inner circle to die that day.
Although the daughter was tired and fed up, her father was not. Pansy Parkinson lost her father to an auror, who had arrived in the nick of time to help a wizard save three of his children from death.
Ironically, the oldest boy whom even if he was only 15 years old, was responsible as well for taking out three other death eaters along with his sibling whom had recently turned 11. It seems that their father had taken the words that Alexandre had spoken to heart.
Mr. Kingsley had decided to teach his children defense that had been sorely lacking, because of incompetent teachers at Hogwarts. He himself knowing of the famed curse on the position had done that as the words spoken by those at the meeting rang true.
Don't just wait around and hope the wards will hold. Get out and run while you can...
And if you can't?
BLAST your way out and make damn sure that they die or are unable to attack, for if you could save those you love. Then it is all worth it.
Voldemort was not pleased. Normally the populace would put up a mock fight; wizard and muggle alight and be done quickly. In fact he had ordered it done so as he needed new slaves to work on remodeling his home. But this time when they returned?
Not many came back with his much wanted workers. In fact some came back with none at all.
Voldemort was not happy. Especially when he heard the excuses that were given, he had screamed in rage. Three more minions had died alongside the 10 others whom had been caught in the explosion. 6 others would not be ready to fight him now as well, due to injuries that he inflicted.
He was not happy.
The light was developing a backbone. It was then a wicked smile crossed his lips. Perhaps it was time to unleash, one to put them back in their places again. Bellatrix may be gone...
But her apprentice was most assuredly not.
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Short yes, but someone once again told me they were willing to help beta. And as you can see no changes and I had waited for quite some time...
This is just a small chapter to tide you over to the next one, which should be coming next week. Having some difficulty with it coming to my satisfaction after all