"Harry will probably be here soon!" Neville announced to the DA.
"You think?" Michael asked skeptically.
"Nah," Ari said. "Neville doesn't think. He leaves all the thinking to us."
"He probably got the sword from Gringotts," Neville said. "He should be here soon to help us fight!"
"Did you have too much firewhisky?" Seamus asked.
"Make fun of me all you want," Neville said, "But we need to get ready to fight. Harry will be here any day for the final battle."
"I fought already today," Terry told him. "I'm ready for a holiday."
"Come on!" Neville urged everyone. "We need to practice –"
But they never found out what they need to practice. Everyone was surprised when Arianna walked in from her portrait and gestured to Neville.
"Do you need me to come?" Neville asked. "Is Harry here already?"
Arianna beckoned with her hand and Neville followed her. They all tried to guess what Arianna really wanted until Neville returned a few minutes later.
"Look who it is! Didn't I tell you?" Neville screamed when he came back to the room.
Sure enough, Harry, Ron and Hermione were with him. After Neville explained that they were living in the room for safety reasons, Harry announced that he just came to do something and then he's leaving. The entire DA argued with him that they need to help. After the old DA members who graduated or were on the run joined them, Harry agreed.
Ari, Terry, and Michael wondered what Ravenclaw item it was that Harry needed. They didn't see how the lost diadem could be in school and wondered what Harry was really up to.
Luna went with Harry to show him the Ravenclaw common room while the whole order of the phoenix came. While waiting for Harry and Luna to come back, Ron and Hermione left the safety of the room, saying that they need the bathroom. Ari was tempted to tell them that there was a bathroom up there, but decided to stay out of it. Harry came back and announced that they're meeting in the great hall to fight. Ari sent a message to his grandmother before joining his friends at the Ravenclaw table.
When you-know-who announced that he wants Potter, Ari stood with the rest of the Ravenclaws blocking Pansy from grabbing him. He wondered if his grandmother would come.
Ari was assigned to the group going to the Ravenclaw tower. He got a message from his grandmother that she is waiting outside the gates but doesn't want to mess with Hogwarts security by portkeying in.
She'll fight the death eaters if they try to breach the wards.
Ari saw large crowds of death eaters near the gate. He noticed his grandmother too.
"Stunning spells when the death eaters get close enough," Flitwick told his group.
As the death eaters enter Hogwarts grounds, Ari saw his grandmother start to fight. When the death eaters got closer, everyone in the Ravenclaw tower did stunning spells. They watched as some of the death eaters fell while others continued. The stunners bounced off the giants. When the remaining death eaters saw where the spells were coming from, they shot spells at the tower. Ari managed an impediment jinx before firing another stunner.
When the tower starts to shake, Ari ran into the corridors with his team, shooting stunners at every death eater he saw. He was ready to run back to the crumbling Ravenclaw tower when he saw the acromantula. He ran in the other direction, dodging killing curses while trying to imagine it's his grandmother sending her green light. Ari stunned one death eater and shot another one with jelly legs. He ran into the great hall and saw a table on fire. He shot a quick aguamenti and tried to figure out what to do next. He wondered what happened to Oma. A death eater approached him and Ari fired a silencing charm. He did a shield charm to block an unknown silence hex. He disarmed the unknown death eater and pocketed his wand, figuring it was good to have a back up.
Ari rejoined his group, hoping nobody noticed him running from spiders. They were out on the grounds now, fighting groups of death eaters.
"Confingo!" Ari shouted when he saw a death eater on the wall. He watched with satisfaction as the wall tumbled down. Maybe Oma's training wasn't so bad after all.
The group ran together, stunning death eaters in their way. Ari just wanted to find his grandmother.
Ari managed to dodge a cruciatus curse before disarming the death eater who fired it. He now had three wands. He managed to disarm another death eater, thinking that with four wands, he can help anyone from his side that loses theirs. He was disappointed however when the death eater yanked the wand back from him. Ari used his rugby skills to escape the death eater's grasp. He shielded a cutting hex and cast a body bind on the death eater.
The next death eater sent a killing curse at Ari. At this point, he lost his group, but he didn't care. He just wanted to know that Oma was safe.
Ari disillusioned himself and watched others fight. He saw some impressive spell casting on both sides, but didn't want to get caught in the crossfire. He disarmed another death eater but didn't try to grab the wand this time. He didn't want a repeat of his last attempt. He stunned the death eater instead.
Ari soon found himself surrounded by dementors. He couldn't maintain a patronus long enough and was relieved when Kingsley rescued him.
"Where's your group?" Kingsley demanded.
"I got separated when I tried to steal a fourth wand," Ari explained. "If you know of anyone who needs a wand, I have two spears. I stopped trying to steal wands after that death eater had me in a headlock."
"Join a group, any group," Kingsley said. "It's not safe to be on your own."
"My grandmother is here somewhere," Ari told him.
"Was that the old lady fighting near the gate?" Kingsley asked.
"Did you see what happened to her?" Ari asked anxiously.
"She was-" Kingsley was interrupted by a giant heading towards them.
"Stupefy!" Ari shouted and watched his spell bounce off.
Kingsley fired a conjunctivitis curse instead.
"At least it will distract him," Kingsley said.
"Where's my grandmother?" Ari tried again.
"Crucio!" they hear a voice call out and they both dodged to the side.
Ari shot a stunner at the death eater, but she blocked it. He tried disarming her, but she shielded it and the spell went back to him. She seemed surprised when he took a second wand out of his pocket as if this was an expected occurrence. The next spell shot was a killing curse. Kingsley shoved Ari out of the way hard. She fired a blasting curse which Kingsley deflected.
"Run!" Kingsley told Ari. "I'll deal with her. This is the worst of the death eaters."
Ari was eager to go off again in search of his grandmother. He once again disillusioned himself before running at top speed towards the gates.
It isn't long before Ari found himself dueling another death eater. When it looked like he was losing, he unleashed one of his powerful football kicks and watched the unfortunate death eater fall down. He followed with a stunning spell. Somehow, the kick was more fun than using a wand. Ari stomped on the death eater's wand before continuing his hunt.
Ari shot a stinging hex at the next death eater he passed. It wasn't too impressive, but it left its mark. He just wanted to get to the gates.
"Avada Kedavra!" a death eater shouted while firing the curse at Ari.
Ari dodged, disarmed, and stunned the death eater. He was relieved that his second wand was working for him, and took the death eater's wand to add to his collection.
Ari continued to run but that stupid giant was heading toward him again. He suddenly remembered Oma's many means of escape.
"Accio broom!" he shouted. He was relieved when the broom came to his hand and flew high above the giant's head. He flew off towards the gate but stopped when he heard a familiar scary voice announcing that they have an hour break from fighting in order to dispose of the dead and treat the injured.