A/N: So I totally saw the best show tonight called Million Dollar Quartet! It's about Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Elvis Presley, and Jerry Lee Lewis and this impromptu jam session they had at Sun Records! It's so good! If you get the chance, go see it! You won't regret it! Anyway, you'll notice some of the dialogue here is from the movie; again, I did that because I had a clearer image of it in my mind than from the books. Just a forewarning.

Tallyho!

Chapter 24:

Draco followed Voldemort and his followers back to the castle, still under the invisibility cloak. He was a few paces behind so no one would be aware that he was there but he could still hear what everyone was saying. Hagrid was carrying Harry in his arms as silent tears ran down his face. Most of the Death Eaters were celebrating as they cackled in joy at Harry Potter's death. Others stayed quiet as they showed no emotion; Voldemort was in between as he had an ugly grin on his face but remained silent. As they walked up to the school, a large crowd began to grow in the courtyard as they met Voldemort halfway. Both groups stopped with a large space in between them that would stand as no man's land. Hermione, Ron, and Ginny were in the front row of the large group while Draco spotted Blaise, Pansy, Theo, and Luna in the far back. He maneuvered his way around Voldemort's group to get off to the side and watch, preparing himself in case he needed to intervene.

There was absolute silence as both groups stopped. Voldemort smiled an ugly smile. "Harry Potter is dead!"

"NO!" Hermione and Ginny cried. They tried to run to him but Ron and Mr. Weasley were holding the girls back as their faces expressed the deep pain that they felt. Draco closed his eyes as he wished he could run to Hermione and comfort her. Tell her that Harry wasn't really dead. But he couldn't. He couldn't reveal himself just yet. That time would come, just not yet.

"Insolent fools!" Voldemort bellowed. "Did you really think that a teenager could beat me? ME?! The greatest wizard in all time?! NO! Your hero is dead and now you must answer to me! Join us; and you will be spared! If you do not, you will face my wrath!"

Everyone was silent. Hermione and Ginny had tears running down their face and everyone else stared at Voldemort in silence, challenging him with their eyes but no one bold enough to speak. Finally, Neville limped forward. He was badly beat up and was holding the Sorting Hat for some reason. Voldemort furrowed his brows as the other Death Eaters chuckled at the sight. What the hell are you doing, Longbottom? Draco thought. "Well, I must admit, I had hoped for better," Voldemort said causing the Death Eaters to chuckle again. "And what is your name?" he asked.

"Neville Longbottom," the Gryffindor said quietly.

The Death Eaters laughed, Bellatrix the loudest. Voldemort sneered. "Well, Neville, I'm sure we could find a place for you amongst us."

"I need to say something," Neville said.

Voldemort clenched his fist. "Well, Neville, I'm sure we'd all be delighted to hear what you have to say."

Neville hesitated before speaking. "It doesn't matter that Harry's gone."

"Stand down, Neville!" Seamus said.

"People die everyday!" Neville replied. Draco suddenly had a flashback of when they received the news that Ted had died and Hermione had slapped Harry. He felt a strong sense of deja vu at the moment. "Everyone we lost today, Tonks, Remus, Harry, Fred, all of them. They all died fighting. They died for us so that we would have a chance to keep fighting and live through this. None of them died in vain." He turned to Voldemort. "But you will. Because you're wrong! Harry died knowing he had friends and love and something to fight for. Not you. You'll die alone and burn in hell for the things you've done!" Neville dropped the Sorting Hat but not before pulling out the sword of Gryffindor out of it. What the hell? Draco thought. He didn't have much time to process it though as he saw Voldemort prepare to send the killing curse towards Neville. Thinking quickly, he sent a shield charm to Neville just in time for the curse to fizzle and saving Neville.

Draco threw the cloak off himself and walked into the middle of no man's land where Neville was standing and the Dark Lord was looking baffled and angry. "If you're going to kill someone, do it when they have a chance to fight you off. Not the cowardly way that you've become accustomed to." Draco said boldly. He stood next to Neville who gave him a quick nod in thanks. Draco barely returned it before he glared at his old master, challenging him with his eyes. His eyes flashed to Harry for a quick moment as he noticed slight movement but focused his attention on Voldemort. If Harry was going to show that he was alive, Draco hoped that he could provide a distraction to the Dark Lord until he got Harry his wand.

Voldemort's lip quirked. "It's a lucky day for you, Lucius. You get your wife and your son back on the same day. Forgive me if I don't spare the latter." Draco didn't lose eye contact with Voldemort as he prepared to shield himself from the killing curse that was about to hit him. "Avada Keda-"

"NO!" Narcissa and Hermione screamed. Narcissa grabbed Voldemort's wand arm and pointed his arm to a large piece of rubble at the last minute causing the rock to be incinerated and saving Draco's life. Voldemort screamed in anger and backhanded Narcissa hard enough that she was knocked to the ground.

Suddenly, all Draco saw was red. No one hurt his mother. No one. He immediately became full of rage that he hardly noticed more movement coming from where Hagrid was standing. Before Draco could do anything, however, Harry jumped out of Hagrid's arms and began to run towards him. Draco immediately snapped out of his rage filled thoughts and pulled out Harry's wand. "Potter!" he said, tossing it to him. Harry caught it in mid-air and threw a spell to Nagini who dodged it but slithered away from her master.

Right as Draco had said Harry's name, Voldemort and the Death Eaters (who had been staring dumbfounded for a moment) came back to life and immediately sent spells to the two boys. Draco threw up a shield protecting them as they continued to run out of the courtyard. Everyone else immediately began to throw spells at one another as they all realized that Harry wasn't dead after all. Many people retreated back to the Great Hall to move the bodies of the dead, Harry and Draco included. "Neville!" Harry said when he spotted his fellow Gryffindor running into the Great Hall. "Find the snake and kill her! It's the only way we'll be able to destroy Voldemort." he commanded. Neville nodded and ran off in the direction he saw the snake head to. Harry turned to Draco. The blonde shook his head before Harry spoke. "I've got it covered down here. Go kill that bastard once and for all!" he said. Harry nodded and ran off to face the Dark Lord. He helped move some more of the bodies before helping out those fighting the Death Eaters.

All hell had broken loose. Spells were coming twice as fast and twice as hard from both sides. Draco hadn't been more thankful for Hermione's training and Narcissa's advice than in that moment. Theo was fighting off a couple of Death Eaters in the entryway with Seamus and Draco was currently helping Ron as he fought his uncle Rastaban. He didn't care that he was fighting his family, all he cared about was defeating the Dark Lord and his followers once and for all. He and Ron made an excellent team as they defended one another while continuing to send spell after spell at Rastaban. Finally, Ron managed to knock Rastaban unconscious and he and Draco enchanted some ropes to tie around him before running off to help anyone else.

As for Hermione, she was holding her own pretty well. She was fighting two Death Eaters at once and she could see that they were getting worn out quicker than she was. Suddenly, a red flash hit one of the Death Eaters and knocked him unconscious before she did the same to the other one. She looked to where the flash had come from and saw that it was from none other than Pansy Parkinson. Hermione didn't question the help she received from the Slytherin as she saw another Death Eater coming up from behind Pansy. Hermione stunned him and smirked as he fell and hit his head on the floor knocking him unconscious. The two girls immediately became a team as they fought together like they had been fighting for years. It felt natural and they were a force to be reckoned with on the battlefield.

Ginny had barely escaped the killing curse, courtesy of Bellatrix, and tried to help Luna who had been knocked unconscious by getting hit with a strong stunning spell. Bellatrix advanced on the two girls before she was intercepted by two women: Molly Weasley and Narcissa. Bellatrix sneered at the redhead and her sister and didn't bother to say a word to either as she began to throw curses at the two women. Narcissa and Molly fought hard to keep Bellatrix at bay but discovered quickly that it was harder than it looked. Narcissa knew Bellatrix's weak spot, however, and threw a hex at her that disoriented her for a moment. Molly took the final shot and hit Bellatrix directly in the heart that caused the woman to disintegrate. As Narcissa watched her sister die, she felt no remorse. Bellatrix was no longer the woman she could call her sister; she had become a monster with no control and had to be stopped. Still, Rest in peace, dear sister, Narcissa thought. She and Molly turned around to help Luna and Ginny but found that Blaise had helped move Luna out of harm's way. The two women ran to the group to assess the damage.

Suddenly, there was a loud cracking sound that caused everyone in the room to pause. Less than a minute had passed before the roof collapsed and Harry and Voldemort came falling through, landing on the floor in the middle of the Great Hall. Both men stood up and began to circle each other like two lions about to fight over a kill as everyone watched in anticipation and amazement at what was happening.

"Give it up, Tom!" Harry yelled, using Voldemort's real name. "It's over! There's nothing left! Every horcrux you've made has been destroyed, including the one inside me!"

"That's a matter of circumstance," Voldemort hissed. "I can always create more after I destroy you."

"Don't you get it?!" Harry exclaimed. "You create any more horcruxes, there will be nothing left of you to split! You have hardly anything left of your soul! Use what little of it that is left and stop this useless fighting! Find some humanity! Stop while you can!"

"NO!" Voldemort bellowed. "I am the greatest Dark Lord that has ever lived and I will continue to live forever! Nothing can stop me!"

"Except this," Harry said. "Expelliarmus!"

Voldemort's wand flew out of his hand and into Harry's. Harry pointed the wand to it's owner and cast the killing curse on him. The green flash hit the Dark Lord and he immediately dropped to the floor, lifeless.

Harry's shoulders relaxed as he dropped Voldemort's wand and breathed a sigh of relief.

Voldemort was dead and the world, wizard and muggle, was finally safe.