Chapter two: The curse

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I heard a cold menacing laugh that I could never forget and I knew the second I heard it who it was.

Bellatrix Lestrange

So many thoughts were going threw my brain at once: How is this possible? What's going to happen to me? Why me? Why couldn't this all be over? And so many more.

I was frozen I couldn't move. I was paralyzed by fear. I slowly groped for my wand in my pocket and pulled it out slowly.

Bellatrix spoke.

"Hermione Granger. Potter's little mudblood. How convenient. This will make things much, much easier." She said quietly.

I heard a few people chuckle in the background. Death Eaters. Great so I wasn't alone I thought bitterly.

My hand was shaking terribly. My whole body was shaking. I knew it was hopeless. Me against Bellatrix and who knows how many Death Eaters. I never felt so helpless. I remembered the night at Malfoy Manor. How horrible it was. I turned around to face her and I could feel a tear making it's way down my face. There stood Bellatrix with about 12 Death Eaters with her. Bellatrix had a huge smile on the wicked face of hers. I was going to die, there was no question about it. But if I was going to go down there was no way I was going down without a fight. Especially after what Bellatrix has done. I remembered Bellatrix taunting Britney after Bella had killed Mrs. Weasley.

*Mrs. Weasley was battling Bellatrix*

"Avada Kedavra!" Bellatrix bellowed. A flash of green light hit Mrs. Weasley.

"Mom!" Ginny said breaking away from Hermione who was holding on to her arm protectively. Ginny had only missed death by a inch. She couldn't imagine what she would do if something happened to Ginny.

Ginny ran over to where her mother was and so did I. I foolishly put my wand down for a second to see if Mrs. Wealsley still had a pulse even though I knew it was hopeless.

"Mrs. Weasley!" I yelled.

Tears were already streaming down Ginny's face and I felt my eyes begin to water too.

"Two Wesley's down." Bellatrix cackled. We both looked up and Bellatrix's wand was pointed right at Ginny.

"It seems the world will be without you filthy Weasley's by the nights end." Bellatrix said cackling. Her wand still pointed at Ginny. I held my breath and for a second I didn't do anything. I grabbed Ginny's free hand. We both closed our eyes.

"Crucio!" I heard a voice yell but it wasn't Bellatrix who spoke, Ginny and I both looked around and saw Britney her wand pointed at Bellatrix a look of pure hatred on her face. Hermione also noticed that her face had tears streaming down it.

Bellatrix screamed a horrid scream which could have defecated someone Hermione guessed. Bellatrix fell to the floor and screamed in pain. Britney looked like she could care less if Bellatrix screamed herself to death. Hermione had never seen Britney like that. Britney who would rather do anything than use a unforgivable curse was now looking at Bellatrix with hatred beyond measure. Something appeared to have snapped inside of Britney.

Ginny and Hermione got out of the way while Bellatrix fought Britney.

Bellatrix looked angrier than Hermione had ever seen anyone. It was hard to tell whose face showed more hatred and disgust.

Britney's hand was shaking terrible and tears continued to fall down her face. Britney knew she stood no chance against Bellatrix.

Bellatrix threw hex after hex at Britney but she deflected all of them. Britney however, didn't send any curses at Bella and with every hex Bellatrix sent Britney stepped back a few steps.

"Come on, pretty, You can't dance forever." Bellatrix said clearly enjoying the sport.

Bellatrix wasn't even trying that hard to hex Britney. Tears continued to flow down Britney's usually flawless face.

"Aw, is the scum crying? Are you sad that I killed your precious Freddie? Don't worry, dearie. With the way this fight is going, I think you'll be reunited with your love any time now. I heard that Finir got a bite of your mud blood friend. Werewolf and mud blood. Wonder what the wizarding world will think of that, Well if she lives of course." Bellatrix taunted.

"CRUCIO!" Britney roared. Unprepared for Britney to fight back Bellatrix didn't block it in time. She once again let out a horrible scream.

"Stupefy!" Britney yelled before Bellatrix could regain herself and Bellatrix went flying across the room.

long story short, Hermione and Bellatrix battled for quite a few minutes, Bellatrix refused to let Death Eaters to assist her. They just stood and watched. Hermione noticed that Bellatrix shot no killing curses at her, Bellatirx eventually won as Hermione was sure she would.

"Did you honestly think you could stop me? You filthy little mudblood." Bellatrix taunted walking over to Hermione who's face was bloody and who was lying on the ground because of the "Crucio's" Bellatrix threw at her.

"No." Hermione said sitting up staring Bellatrix square in the eye.

"I didn't think I could stop you. But there is someone who can. It's over, Bella. Your master is dead. You're the most wanted witch alive, Bellatrix. You won't get away. Killing me won't stop you from rotting in Azkaban. You'll pay! You'll pay for what you've done. To The Weasley's, the Longnottom's and to me personally!" I yelled struggling to get up getting angrier and angrier with every word.

"Ah, but you see I am very much alive. Crucio." She said and with the flick of her wand I was once again lying on the ground. I wish I could say I didn't scream, that I didn't give her the satisfaction.

"Don't you see? I don't care about getting caught. Once Harry Potter is dead and I have done what should have been done years ago, I will gladly join my master-"

"You mean in hell?" I spat breaking her off.

"Crucio!" She screamed louder than ever.

This went on for a while. Bellatrix tortured Hermione while the Death Eaters stood silent. Bellatrix tried to find out where Harry is but to no avail for Hermione refused to break and let another one of her friends be hurt if she could stop it.

"I. don't. Understand!" She said with each passing word she flicked her wand and made Hermione scream.

"Why isn't she breaking? No ones lasted this long! How is this possible? Why won't she break?" Bellatrix screamed talking as if Hermione wasn't there.

Hermione started laughing. She looked up at Bellatrix.

"If there's one thing you don't understand, Bella. It's love. I love my friends more than I fear you. You can kill me but I won't die a traitor. You miscalculated." Hermione said.

Bellatrix eyes gleamed for a spit second and she knew she had done it.

Bellatrix walked over to me and slapped me as hard as she could then picked me up and threw me down hard on the forest floor.

"I won't have this! I simply won't! This, this mudblood thinking she beat me! I bet you think you're so clever, that you saved your friends. Well you are very wrong. I will find Harry and I will kill him and I will destroy everything you hold dear. Harry Potter will not get away. I don't need your help! I'll find him by myself!.….Yes, that's what I'll do." She said smiling bigger than ever.

"Any last words?" She said raising her wand.

This is it...

Oh, Harry please be safe. I silently begged. Please don't go looking for me. Whatever you do stay strong. Please stay safe, Harry. Please don't let Bella hurt anyone again. I'm so sorry I couldn't stop her. I felt tears begin to fill my eyes. I'm never going to see Harry again. Or Ron, Or Britney, Or Ginny. They already had so many deaths. Why did this have to happen? The last things I said to Harry were so cold. He tried to warn me. I was so stupid to go outside at night.

I took off a locket I had, opened it and looked at a picture of Harry, Ron and me from our first year and I smiled. I actually smiled.

I held it close and closed my eyed.

Goodbye world.

"AVADA KEDAVRA!" Bellatrix screamed.

And everything went blank.