(( Okay… last Friday. I have only one thing that will explain why I was not on to upload the new chapter xD PSP… Yes… I finally got one (finally was able to afford one Dx I'm so poor so I'm so excited to finally have one haha. AAAAAAND I'm completely addicted to it xD Lol. And why didn't I upload on Saturday you ask? Simple. Because I was in the mindframe of "it is past Friday, everything is done for the week" even though it wasn't xD And I didn't realize until a few days later and I was like "Oh poopie" Buuuut oh well : 3 Here you go, chapter 19! J Enjoy xD
DISCLAIMER: I do not own Harry Potter or the related characters in any way, I just write fan fictions while manipulating them in my mind -w- ))
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Everything… All of it… had led up to this night.
The night Hogwarts fell.
The night he died.
The night she ignored her broken heart, and vanished into the eternal darkness, never to return.
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She stared at his backside, the dark cloak billowing out behind him as the ominous wind blew past the mass of death eaters assembled for the final battle, with the purpose of defeating and taking over Hogwarts.
The time had come. Many meetings had taken place, and much had happened between them all… At long last, the night had arisen, and blood would be shed for the ultimate claim to power in the wizarding world.
Aaliyah looked out at the school as their shields arose and inhaled, holding her breath for a moment before releasing it. There was no telling what sort of outcome would happen that night… but either way, she knew her time with this group was finished after tonight.
She had no reason to stay…
Her amber golden eyes wandered over the crowd to where Lucius stood, seeing his white blonde hair flow in the wind faintly, standing next to Narcissi a few feet away.
It brought no hint of jealousy upon her as she turned her head away and lifted her wand upon the cry of their master, proclaiming attack.
And attack they did…
The battle started out easy… and the death eaters claimed their way into Hogwarts, all hell breaking loose between those ancient walls.
Many things happened that night… Many things that would not be soon forgotten by a few people in fact…
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Aaliyah watched from afar as the Snatchers charged towards one of the other entrances into the school.
Their cries filled the night as they charged ahead blindly.
She frowned.
"Fools…"
And fools they were, several charging straight through the barrier and disintegrating within a moment.
At that, the masses stopped charging, the one at the front, the same man Aaliyah had allowed into her bed at one point, stopped to look around at the invisible barrier in front of them, being cautious.
His eyes fell onto Neville Longbottom, who stood at the other side, watching them wide eyed, but then began to taunt them.
"Hah!" he laughed, giving them a pointed look.
It was not even a minute after, that Lord Voldemort summoned the power of his wand forth, destroying the barrier surrounding the school.
Aaliyah glanced at Voldemort calmly as he stood in a somewhat broken way. Hunched back slightly.
He lifted his wand, looking at it in distaste, even though he had fell the barrier around Hogwarts with what seemed like ease.
She let her amber eyes fall to the elder wand he'd so proudly boasted about and couldn't help the faint smirk that appeared on her face.
It was breaking.
It was not truly his…
He glared, his eyes meeting hers for a moment, her smirk only widening slightly at him, though she didn't say aloud what she knew to be going on already. For that, he was at least somewhat grateful to her, though he would never let the day come that he would admit to that.
She turned away and watched as the barrier began to disintegrate quickly, and then her gaze fell upon the masses of Snatchers, who took a tentative step towards the rickety bridge at the side of the school… and then charged.
Neville ran like he'd never run before, flying through the rickety old bridge to the other side, glancing back every so often as the Snatchers, their leader at the front racing right after him.
Aaliyah's lips parted when she saw him draw his wand while running and narrowed her eyes, watching as he cast a spell as a desperate attempt to destroy the bridge and the Snatchers along with it.
She sighed.
"Not getting in that way then…"one of the other Death Eaters said with a nasty laugh.
Aaliyah frowned, glancing at them, then came to stand next to Voldemort, looking out at the school.
He turned away, and strode a few feet before disapparating with Nagini, leaving the other Death Eaters to go to the school and claim the win for his side.
Aaliyah glanced to her side, and then stepped forward among the other Death Eaters, all of them now robed in black, including her, who looked eerie dressed in the dark color, blending in with the crowd fluidly, though standing to out to several who knew well of her.
And the battle of Hogwarts began.
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"Perhaps we should just call off the battle…" Lucius said, looking at the Dark Lord imploringly.
"Fool," Voldemort snarled, slapping him across the face. "By the end of the night, the boy will seek ME out," he said seething, looking at Lucius like he was a worm that he wanted to squash right there under his bare foot, his true hatred of the man being made known. "I have a plan… and so far, it has been working perfectly… Now… go get me Snape. I wish to speak with him about an… urgent matter…" he said.
Lucius swallowed, trembling as he reached up to touch his stinging cheek and nodded, turning to go find the dark haired man, any opportunity to be away from Voldemort, being a blessing to him.
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Aaliyah walked down the halls silently, her back straight, not even flinching with each rumble beneath her heeled feet, or each explosion that rang through the halls.
She came to a classroom and opened the door, looking at the figure that stood there.
"Anna…"
The dark haired woman turned her head and looked over her shoulder at her sister, her dark green eyes meeting the golden ones of the eldest pair.
"Come… you might get injured if you stay in here…" she said quietly, holding out her hand.
Anna looked at her silently and after what felt like millennia, but was only a few minutes, pushed herself away from the window sill and stepped towards her elder sister.
The two walked hand in hand for some time through the halls, Aaliyah noticing the absent expression on her sister's face.
They left the school and waited outside, Anna stopping and standing firmly for some time in a spot, staring ahead her eyes widened.
Aaliyah frowned, watching her.
"Anna, we have to go… the others are retreating," she said, having noticed for some time the attacks diminishing and eventually coming to a stop. It unnerved her, until she heard Voldemort's voice ringing in her mind, explaining to all why it had happened and what he expected to happen next.
Anna then looked at her and moved, away, heading slightly off course, down the hill a little bit.
"Anna!" Aaliyah barked in irritation as she followed her a ways down the hill side, not wishing to annoy Voldemort, even if she didn't much care. It still annoyed her to be late when the others had probably been in tue forest for some time now.
She then saw her.
Lilia, she remembered her name to be.
She ran down the hillside, a panicked look on her face.
Aaliyah frowned, watching her go, hearing a hysterical cry from the young girl as she disappeared down the winding stone staircase and to the boathouse. She could only think of one reason why she was going there, knowing Voldemort had sought out Snape there earlier in the night.
Anna stepped forward, wishing to go after her daughter, fearing that she might not see her again.
"Anna."
She froze at the tone in Aaliyah's voice.
"We need to go. Leave her… She doesn't know you…" she said icily.
Anna's heart ached at those words, but she knew they were true.
She had no place in Lilia's life. She never had since she'd decided to leave.
She slowly turned her back on the boathouse where a heart wrenching scream of agony came from only second after Lilia's entry, and walked back towards her sister, taking her hand and left the grounds with her and went towards the Forbidden Forest.
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The onslaught lasted well into the night, until Voldemort decided to pull back and wait in the forest for Harry Potter himself to show his face to him, give himself up, and let him win with ease.
Aaliyah had come into the forest with the other Death Eaters, many sent away, only the few Voldemort asked to stay, remaining.
"Perhaps he will not come…" a male said, looking at Voldemort quietly.
Aaliyah glanced at him and frowned, wondering why he could say such a thing with no consequence from Voldemort. But when she looked at him, she could see he was… surprised.
"I thought for certain he would come…" he breathed, staring out into the dark forest.
There was a moment of silence as Voldemort turned away in shock.
"Look!" Bellatrix hissed, pointing into the forest.
All eyes turned to see a small figure come out of the trees, and come into view.
"Harry Potter…" Voldemort sneered, stepping towards him.
Harry looked at the group of Death Eaters who at that moment, majority wise looked like a pakc of ravenous wolves ready to pounce and devour him greedily, enjoying the mental images of tearing him limb from limb.
"You came…"
He nodded, looking at them, then centering his gaze solely on Lord Voldemort.
Aaliyah stood slightly in front of Anna, watching the boy who was such an enormous threat to The Dark Lord.
Her eyes wandered over to him… and she felt nothing. If he was killed, she would not care. Perhaps at one point, she desired him in some sick masochistic way… but she no longer wanted him…
She looked at Lucius and felt a weary sigh escape her as he held Narcissa's hand tightly.
His grey eyes suddenly met hers.
And Narcissa let go of his hand, her own eyes looking at Aaliyah, following Lucius's gaze.
Aaliyah stared at the woman silently, then turned her head away, feeling no remorse for her actions.
She always got what she wanted… and so far… she had.
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"He is dead…" Narcissa said, standing from the Potter boy's limp body and looked back at the group of Death Eaters and Voldemort.
Aaliyah looked at the display silently, meeting Narcissa's eyes, who narrowed back at her in a daring way.
She smirked knowingly, but said nothing of what she knew, only turning away to head back towards the castle with a few others making sure to clear the way for their master.
Hagrid was mad to carry Harry's limp body back to the castle, his girlfriend, Ginny Weasley screaming his name out in agony at the sight of his body in Hagrid's stunned arms, though she was stopped by her father who grasped her arm and prevented her from getting too close.
"You see?" Voldemort laughed, gesturing at the limp body of his foe. "Potter is dead! Haha!" he laughed wickedly, the other Death Eaters laughing along with him nastily and mockingly.
The student body and professors all stood silently, watching with heavy hearts as the most wicked and vile man to grace the earth stood before them, taunting them and telling them all to join him.
"Draco?" Lucius breathed, looking at his son who stood amongst the other students, a frightened and unsure expression on his face.
"Come, Draco…" Lucius said.
Aaliyah stood high up in the school itself, having apparated there with her sister who stood by her side, watching from a safe vantage point, knowing that in a moment… they were going to leave without returning. No sense in fighting a battle Anna knew was lost to their side.
"Draco…?" Narcissa called out to him.
The blonde boy finally tensed his jaw and walked over to his family, only to be stopped by an awkward embrace from Lord Voldemort, who welcomed him to his side.
"Anyone else?"
What happened next, even Aaliyah was surprised to see.
The Longbottom boy had stepped forward, only to be laughed at by Voldemort and his group when he stated his name. Though he didn't stop there.
He spoke challengingly, defiantly, and bravely to the man who inspired fear in the bravest of men.
And with that, Harry burst from Hagrid's arms and vanished running into the castle, avoiding Voldemort's attacked as he watched in shock, having not expected him to be alive of course.
With that distraction, along with the death eaters disapparating left and right to either fight inside or leave.
Aaliyah stared out at the beginning fight between Voldemort and Potter, and watched as Narcissa took Draco's hand, turning and walking briskly away from the school, not wanting to get involved in this war anymore.
Lucius looked around wide eyed, trying to find Aaliyah, to make sure she was alright, but saw no sign of her, and so turned to run after his wife and son, leaving behind the path of a Death Eater.
Aaliyah sighed. "Come… we are dine here, Anna…" she said, taking her hand and disapparated from the school, leaving the others to do whatever they wanted, Aaliyah no longer seeing any need to remain there, and so, returned home.
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Lucius stared out the window silently, the house empty and lonesome for some time now.
Narcissa and he had returned after the battle, only being spared from being dragged to Azkaban because of what Narcissa had done, saying Potter was dead when he was alive, and in so doing, had saved so many from a horrifying death and life.
When they'd come home… everything had felt different.
It didn't take long for them both to realize their marriage had been over for a long time.
In a way, they would always love one another, but they were no longer in love… they had grown apart, and could not get past the things that had come between them in all the past time.
It had been a several months since Narcissa had left to live in one of their other homes with Draco, leaving Lucius behind in the main manor to do whatever he decided to.
He started when there was a firm knock on the door, and he frowned, looking over his shoulder out at the empty hallway. Sighing, he turned away from the window and walked downstairs to the main door and opened it, frowning when there was no one standing there.
He stepped out onto the front porch and frowned, seeing the front gates rematerializing. Someone had stepped through them.
He took off towards the gates and went through them, panting shakily as he ran, coming out onto the main road, his heart sinking when there was no one there.
He couldn't lie no matter how hard he tried. He had hoped for a long time that Aaliyah would return to him. That she might appear on his door step, and step into his arms… and not leave this time.
He missed her. As much as she was a free bird and had slept with other men while with him… he wanted her. He desired her in so many ways, and his heart yearned for her.
He swallowed, then turned back towards his manor, stopping when he saw a cloaked individual.
She reached up with one hand and pulled her hood back, a waterfall of silvery white hair framing her olive toned face. Aaliyah looked at him silently, and hesitantly stepped in his direction.
He stared at her brilliance silently, his heart racing, only praying he wasn't imagining what he was seeing.
"You disappeared…" he said.
She looked at him silently and nodded. "I had no reason to stay anymore…" she said.
He looked at her and frowned. "Then why have you come back?"
She looked at him and then lowered her gaze. "I left something behind… " she said and sighed, walking towards him.
He watched her draw closer and closer, and stood still as she placed as hand on his cheek, leaning up to press her lips to his, a gesture which he gladly returned.
She looked up at him and rubbed her thumb gently against his cheek and sighed. "I missed you…" she said and smirked. "I don't like that feeling very much, so it looks like I'm going to be keeping you company for a while longer…" she said.
He couldn't help but smirk and pulled her close, kissing her much more deeply this time, it being a long while before he let her go and brought her back to his manor, where they took their time catching up with one another in all ways.
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(( Aaaannnnnndddddddd that is the final chapter. I was debating about oding another chapter where Aaliyah and Lucius have a daughter, and Aaliyah ends up leaving just like Anabelle left Lilia behind, BUT I dunno. Somehow I didn't feel like crushing the heart of another character in my fan fics soooooo I decided to go for the happier ending wit these two haha :D
Anyways, SOOOOO sorry it's late Dx I've honestly had a migraine all day, I've been sick in the bathroom and I also kept falling asleep cause I'm not feeling too well BUT It's a relatively long chapter and it's the last one so yay :D Done! ^^ Also, if you guys are interested in the F.E.A.R. franchise at all, please keep a lookout on my profile for my first F.E.A.R. fanfic :D It's in the planning stage right now, but oh boy I'm excited to write it :D It ties in to all three of the main games so woot! Hopefully it will go great :D Can't wait to begin getting it up onto this site ^^ Anyways. Please review and let me know your thoughts on this fan fic, as complicated as it was and as late as I was with the final chapter xD Arghhhh lol. Stupid winter sicknesses LOL, good thing though, there's loads of snowo n the ground finally :D Hooray ^w^ Anyways! Toodloo :D ))