Snape sighed and muttered a counter curse which would return the powder to its original state- but it was too late. Draco was gone and Snape was in trouble. Dumbledore was conflicted, it was an accident, but still it was a dangerous experiment and Snape should have done something. Dumbledore had to deal with Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy breathing down his back, and he had to deal with Rita Skeeter reporting some crap about Hogwarts being unsafe for students. Actually, Hermione had taken care of her, and even though what she had done was against school policy, Dumbledore was glad of Rita's "disappearance". Even though what she would have reported was true, Hogwarts was becoming dangerous for students, he was in denial himself and he didn't want to admit the school was falling to pieces because of him becoming Headmaster.
The Holidays arrived and students were sent home on a much quieter and more subdued Hogwarts Express. Harry's usual compartment was filled with laughter, as Fred and George were playing a loud game of Exploding Snap and would jokily hex anyone who became too quiet and had to remind them all that Malfoy was dead- they didn't want the holidays to be full of mourning. Ginny however was close to death herself. She was already struggling against Low Self Esteem without Harry going and dying- but now she had to accept that. She honestly felt as if there was no point to living, but she had to remind herself that she was staying with Luna in the holidays for a bit, and that would cheer her up a bit- just to have some girl time. The train reached King's Cross, and they filed out towards a loving Mrs Weasley with her arms wide ready to welcome them, when Ginny caught Luna just to confirm her staying with them. "Luna… hey Luna!" Ginny shouted, trying to get her attention. "Hey, you definitely are having me to stay in the holidays aren't you?" said Ginny, trying to hide the note of despair in her voice. "Aww Ginny I meant that as a joke! I'm going backpacking in Devon for the whole holidays!" Ginny felt dead inside. One of her only friends had pranked her at an emotional time, and even though it was a small matter, it meant the world to Ginny.
She turned to go to her family who were waiting for her, to cry in her mother's arms, when the Hogwarts Express started coughing, signalling it was about to depart back to Hogwarts behind her. She must have been hallucinating, as she could have sworn she was Harry on the other side of the track, so she broke out into a jog towards the rails, ready to reach him in any way she could. She reached the platform edge with shouts of "Ginny! Hurry up!" behind her, which she barely heard. She stared at the mirage of Harry, when the Hogwarts Express started moving magically at full speed about 200m behind her. As there was no driver on the return journey, the train left the station at full speed and smacked straight into Ginny as she stepped out onto the track.
Earlier that day, Snape went home. He had a lot on his mind, and asked to leave early. Dumbledore granted it, and he Apparated from Hogsmede around 4pm. He barely had an hour to himself when none other than Sirius Black arrived at his door, brandishing a knife. "How DARE you! Allowing Harry to die like that and then MURDERING another student! I'll kill you myself!" Snape stood up and soon a fully-fledged duel was about, hexes flying everywhere, slowly destroying Snape's house while both of them became more and more bloodthirsty and desperate. The duel went on for many hours, deep into the night, when finally the Killing curses came out. Snape flashed a jet of green light at Sirius who was throwing the knife at Snape as a last resort- Sirius got hit by the curse and was gone. He died with a laugh on his face as he saw the knife stab Snape cleanly through the heart. Snape was gone within a minute, and his last thought was that of relief, of escaping the mad world while killing his childhood enemy. Both of them thought the same words as they died- 'Mission accomplished'.
A/N sorry for all the killing, the power of the pen may have got to my head... sorry for not updating in a while, there's this thing called school and apparently i have to pay attention in lessons to get my GCSE's... thank you for all your lovely views, don't forget to review!