Hi, sorry for such a short chapter. This one was a bit hard to write, but I had it all planned. Wow, the last chapter. Anyway, hope you enjoy it. :)

The usual disclaimer: I own nothing from Twlight or Harry Potter, just the plot

Chapter Fourteen

Dying

Hermione stood still, panting for a couple of minutes, and stared at the body. She had killed someone again. She had vowed never to do it again. But she had. She was a killer.

Edward walked over to her and wrapped his arm around her waist. She tried to feebly push him away. "Don't. I'm a killer." She whispered. "You did what was necessary. It was either her or you." Edward comforted her, kissing her neck lightly.

The Weasley twins bounded over to them. "Wow, Hermione that was…." Fred began. "Awesome!" George finished. The two then began talking rapidly, finishing each others sentence, saying how amazing she had been at fighting Bellatrix.

They then linked arms and skipped around the clearing singing "Ding dong the witch is dead, which old witch? The wicked witch! Ding dong the wicked witch is dead!" (Taken from Desi-Pari Always' review).

The Order, the Swan cousins, the wolves and two covens laughed at their antics. Edward was relieved to hear Hermione laugh, knowing she was now more relaxed than before.

All around them, Aurors, summoned by Moody, started arresting all the Deatheaters and capturing all the newborns. The Deatheaters were in for a long stay in Azkaban and the Ministry were going to see if any Vampires wanted to convert to Animal Blood. If not then they would be killed.

Hermione sagged against Edward, relieved that all of it was over. She could finally move on and truly be happy again. She was startled to think about the things she had accomplished since coming to Forks. She had found love and moved on from Ron, gotten to experience an American Muggle High School and had gotten revenge for her parent's deaths.

The next moment happened so fast, not even the Vampires could comprehend what was going on, and that was saying something.

Rodolphus and Lucius were being led past Hermione and Edward. Suddenly, they wordlessly summoned their wands, breaking out of their hand cuffs and stunning the two Aurors with them.

Lucius covered Rodolphus' back as he stalked towards Hermione. Edward pushed her behind him, but Rodolphus cast a killing curse at him. It wouldn't kill him, as he was already dead, but it would slow him down a lot.

He then turned to Hermione, an evil grin on his face and his eyes mad. "You just killed my wife. I think some revenge is in order, don't you?" He snarled. Before anyone could blink Rodolphus cast a Sectumsempra. Hermione fell to the ground as two deep wounds slashed across her body.

Before anyone could catch them, Lucius and Rodolphus apperated. "SOMEONE TRACE THEIR MAGIC!" Dumbledore yelled. Moody tried and shook his head. "They've placed a dampening charm on their wands, any magic they do can't be traced." He announced. Everyone turned their worried eyes to Hermione.

Blood covered the ground around her. The Cullens raced forward, Edward finally free from the effects of the Killing Curse. He dropped down to his knees and cradled Hermione's head in his lap.

"Edward?" Hermione whimpered, her voice weak. "Shh, it's okay. I'm here." Edward replied, his voice strained as if he was going to cry. "I can't…I can't breathe properly. I think I'm dying." Hermione whispered, tears leaking out of her eyes.

Carlisle tried to stem the flow of blood but there was too much of it. "I can't stop it. Edward, there's only one thing you can do." He told his son. Edward met his eyes, the emotion in them torn. "I can't." He murmured. "It's either that or she dies." Carlisle reminded him. Edward looked down at Hermione's rapidly paling face and then at her wound. "I'll do it. I can't lose her, not now." He stated.

"Mione, love, this is going to hurt. Are you ready?" Edward told his girlfriend in a quiet voice. "I know. Just do it." Hermione replied weakly. Edward nodded and gently moved his head to her neck. He kissed it before sinking his teeth into her neck.

Hermione arched up with a strangled cry of pain as Edward bit her. "Hermione, it'll be over soon. I love you." He whispered. It was the last thing she heard before she succumbed to the fire.

Jacob felt Sam bristle as Edward bit Hermione. He growled and went to attack the vampire. Jacob put his hand on his shoulder, stopping him. "Leave it." Jacob told him. Sam glared at him. "He just broke the treaty." He snapped. "I know, but he loves her. It was the only way. Leave it alone, Sam. You'd do the same thing if you were a Vampire and Emily was dying. I know I would, if it was Bella." Jacob told his pack leader. With a heavy sigh, Sam stepped down.

"It's over. Let's go home." Ginny whispered in Harry's ear. "Hermione will be fine." Harry turned to her. "But she won't be Hermione anymore, will she? I mean all a newborn cares about is blood. So she can't come to Hogwarts can she? It starts soon." He said sadly. Ginny hugged him. "Give her time, she'll be fine. It's Hermione." She replied.

Dumbledore approached Edward and put a hand on his stone shoulder. "Keep good care of her. If she is okay to come to Hogwarts, send an owl to me. I'll leave one in the house. Just don't eat it." He told him, eyes sparkling at his own joke. Edward nodded and scooped his crying love into his arms.

With that, the Cullens sped off back to their manor. Edward went straight to his room and placed Hermione on the bed, gently stroking her hair she whined and moaned in pain.

The Denali clan were taken back to Alaska by Moody and Kingsley. "Thank you. It was nice to meet you." Tanya smiled, for once serious. "No, it should be us that be thanking you. If not for your coven, we would have most likely lost. So thank you." Kingsley said, his rich voice sincere. Tanya nodded and watched as the two men apperated again.

Molly Weasley fretted as the Order arrived at the Cullen manor. Carlisle was outside with their stuff. "I think it's best if you don't come in. We're all working hard to help Hermione. I'm sorry." He sighed, smiling apologetically. The group nodded or murmured they knew before collecting their things. Before they left, a loud scream met their ears. Harry's face became pained.

He walked over to Carlisle. "Thank you for everything. Please, take good care of her. She means a lot to us." He smiled, shaking the elder man's hand. Carlisle nodded and watched as they portkeyed away.

Please Read and Review. Sorry for such a rushed ending, I needed to tie everything up and I hate going over a page, as in writing a page and a bit, in Microsoft Word. Drives me nuts. lol