The last chapter. I feel so sad, and relieved, that I've finished. I contemplated killing Hans, but I couldn't do 's too tragic. Hope you enjoy this. ;)

Chapter Nineteen

The End

Lucius watched as the newborns fought valiantly against the Vampire Hunters. His cruel once grey eyes watched emotionlessly as some of the people he once associated with as brothers were torn apart and burnt. A smirk twisted his mouth. "A few meaningless losses." He snarled. Rodolphus joined him. "Yes, they are aren't they? Weak!" He muttered, a smirk appearing on his own face. "Soon we shall be avenged."

"Sooner than you think." The two men spun round to see Hermione Granger stood there, her golden eyes blazing, flanked by her fiancé and a Vampire Hunter. "So you wrote the letters? You killed Theodore Nott!" She hissed, her eyes turning black.

"He was a weakling. Refused to join us, refused power. He deserved death." Rodolphus snarled. Hermione laughed harshly. "Power? You really are messed up. This isn't about Power. So what will you do after I'm dead? You have no-one left." She growled. "Just each other. For eternity!"

Lucius dropped into a crouch. "You killed my family! I want my revenge!" He roared. Before Rodolphus could stop him, Lucius lunged for Hermione. A deadly dance between the two began.

Lucius pulled out his wand and sent a slicing hex at Hermione. Hermione swerved out of the way and sent her own back at him. Lucius hissed as he tried to dodge and it nicked his thigh. Angrily, Lucius sent a stinging hex at her and it hit its mark.

Hermione bit her lip, ignoring the stinging as she focussed on the blonde Vampire she was currently battling. She sent a bat bogey at him, half wondering if it would work, and half praying it would. Thankfully, for her at least, it did.

Lucius snarled as he swatted the last bat bogey away and spun on his heel to face Hermione. But she was gone. "Come, Mudblood. Show yourself!" He growled. He was suddenly pushed to the ground and he rolled over to see Hermione standing over him. Lucius threw his wand to one side, deciding to fight hand to hand. The two began to circle each other.

Hermione's keen eyes scanned Lucius' position and analysed any move he might make. Suddenly, the taller Vampire charged and tried to pull off her leg. Hermione dived out of the way. She kicked his legs from under him and leapt up. Lucius snarled in rage and lunged at her. Hermione, recreating Edward's moves in November, grabbed onto Lucius' arm. His momentum, like with the newborn male the year before, tore off his arm and Lucius let out an agonized cry.

Lucius cried out as his arm was torn off. Pain racked his body, but was slowly consumed by the fire of hatred that sprung up deep within him. If he had had blood, Lucius was sure it would be boiling right at that moment. He hated Hermione Granger with every fibre of his being and was bent on destroying her.

Changing tactics, Lucius suddenly lunged for Edward, hand reached out for his arm. Hermione saw him and threw out her arm to create her shield. It had been homed in during the weeks stay with the Guild and now she could control it at will.

Lucius was almost at Edward, but hit a barrier and fell back. Snarling and spitting in rage, Lucius snapped. He tore at Hermione and tried to rip her apart. He bit her a couple of times, but Hermione bit him more. Lucius cried out as she tore off another arm and a leg. When he couldn't move, Hermione got to her feet and glared at the remains of a powerful man. "Say hello to Draco for me in hell." She hissed before setting his body alight. Lucius' screams filled the clearing.

Rodolphus watched the fight between with his Brother in law and Hermione with disinterest. He scoffed as Lucius has one arm torn off. He just criticized him in his head. After all, he had never really liked Lucius. He was too cocky and bragged a lot.

Rodolphus kept an eye on Edward and Hans, both of whom were too involved in the fight between the two fairly newborn Vampires. If he had wanted, Rodolphus could have slipped away, but he wanted to fight. Wanted to kill Hermione.

Hans and Edward were almost on the edge of their seats. The rest of the fighting had stopped the Vampire Hunters and the Cullens having finished off the newborns or captured them. They were now watching the fight and anticipating the fight between Hermione and Rodolphus, worry filling the Cullens and Hans.

In the Gryffindor Common Room, the students winced as Lucius' screams echoed across the grounds to them. "At least it's not Hermione." Ginny murmured. "It's horrible though. But it needs to be done, if she ever wants a life with Edward in peace." Harry agreed, his troubled Green eyes watching the battle below.

Hermione stepped back, panting a little. Slow clapping made her spin round at Vampire Speed. "Well done, Mudblood. Well done. Now, you have to fight me. And this time, you won't win." Rodolphus snarled, smiling so his sharp teeth gleamed.

The deadly dance began again. Rodolphus tried to curse Hermione, but Hermione decided to risk testing her shield to see if it worked on spells. To her delight it did and the curse ricocheted off into the night sky. Rodolphus, realising Wands were useless against her at that point, threw his to one side.

Hermione frowned as her opponent threw his wand to one side. "What? You really think that I just because I have a wand, I don't know any other types of fighting? No, I delighted in hurting Muggles the Muggle way, a taste of Irony." Rodolphus sneered. Hermione pushed her wand into her pocket and mimicked his fighting stance, tensed and ready.

Rodolphus punched her in the face, the crack echoing around the grounds. Hermione leapt up and gave him a round house kick to the face. Rodolphus staggered a little, before returning that with kicking her legs out from under her.

Hermione paused as she lay on the floor, looking around for any weapons. Hans threw a couple of his knives. Hermione reached up and caught them expertly. She smiled at him, before kicking Rodolphus off of her and leaping to her feet.

Hermione lunged forward, mocking jabbing him on one side. Rodolphus swerved out of the way, but into the path of the other knife. He let out an enraged yell as his arm fell to the ground. Hermione smirked and slashed again. Rodolphus, thinking she was faking it again, stayed still. His other arm hit the floor.

"I change tactics, never rely on the actions I made before." Hermione told him. Rodolphus glared at her and Hermione tried to cut him. Now armless, Rodolphus could do nothing to stop her except try to avoid being him.

Rodolphus twisted and the blade missed by less than a millimetre. Hermione swung round and hacked at his ankle. Rodolphus let out a slight hiss as the blade cut through the bone and his ankle fell. Hermione twisted again and, before he could dodge, hacked off his other leg.

Not being able to stand, Rodolphus fell to the ground. He stared up as Hermione towered over him, her power and strength crackling in the air around her. "Please, spare me. I'll leave. I promise." He begged weakly. Hermione's narrowed. "I'm sorry, but I can't allow that." She snapped, driving the two blades through the dark man's neck.

The eight Vampires gathered up the pieces of Lestrange and added them to a fire that someone had started at the beginning of the fight. The plumes of smoke rising from it was a purple and the smell was sweet with an acrid underline. It was the overall nature of a Vampire. Beauty hiding the monster beneath.

Harry watched with the other students as Hermione fought against Rodolphus like a professional. She wielded the swords as if they were an extension of her own body. The students let out a cheer as the Vampires added the body to the fire, delighted that they were now safe and their heroine was alive.

Hermione lent into Edward as she watched the fire die out. "It seems fitting, don't you think? My life as a human ended with a battle and my new life as a Vampire finally starts properly with a battle." Hermione mused. Edward kissed her forehead. "I'm just glad you're safe. You're my world." He whispered.

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