RudeGuest; I'll be honest with all the nonsense I received over people being outraged at making Harry gay I may as well have made him asexual

Thank you all for your reviews. I'm still curious as to how people found this story though

I'm unsure of this chapter. I've rewritten the ending of the feud a few times now. In the first one Harry was ruthless and hung them all in front of their mothers while their mothers watched as revenge for trying to kill him like a muggle. The second one he just ended them with killing curses but again that's a little OOC for the Harry I've created so hopefully I've found a happy medium here with this chapter. I hope the outcome will have been worth the wait. Again, I'm not great at writing battles

I have decided I may as well carry on with the war rather than have it as a separate story as i still have ideas for this story. It wont be a day by day account as that's tedious so there will be time-skips

Edited: Albus is there as Supreme Mugwump not Chief Warlock so that's been changed

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Blood Feud

Harry was irritated. He had hoped after the furore from yesterday that he'd get a lie in and be able to relax before he was collected by Albus to make his way to the ministry. Instead, he had received three letters, all before six-thirty. In fact, it was the first one that woke him up. Surprisingly it came from Gellert. It simply said "make a statement today". Harry was unsure what he felt about Gellert. He certainly didn't class the man as a friend, but he didn't think of him as an enemy either. He didn't know if Gellert thought he'd found a kindred spirit in Harry but Harry was in no mood to be one. He wasn't a psychopath and no matter how Albus had tried to spin it the man had butchered millions in his quest for domination. He was rightly reviled in the wizarding world. He knew Albus would try to spin it as "the hallows influenced him and he's tried to atone" but that was bullshit, he'd been expelled and was already on his murderous path long before he had met Albus and acquired the wand. On the other hand, he also didn't want to make an enemy of Gellert, he was the only person that Harry knew about who had beaten Voldemort in wanded-combat. Not even Dumbledore had done that and he had faced Voldemort more than anyone else. Dumbledore would likely say "I wasn't destined to defeat Tom" but that shouldn't have stopped him from incapacitating him. You didn't have to kill someone to beat them.

Funnily enough those thoughts turned to his second letter. It seemed like Albus knew what Gellert had sent in his message and his letter was full of pleas to be merciful, and to think about second chances. Which left Harry very puzzled as he'd told harry for the last week that he wasn't going to interfere, yet here he was on the day of reckoning pleading for Harry to think about sparing them. Which just wasn't going to happen. While he wasn't going to go with Gellert's route of butchering them he also wasn't going to go with Albus' of offering them mercy. They had had a week to ask for it, and chose not to. The farce of a meeting he had had with Zabini and Nott just underlined how little self-preservation they had. It left harry a bit sad at times because out of the five they were the ones who he thought would take the oath straight away it was offered. They weren't stupid, they'd just made a stupid decision and been given bad advice. They were now less than three hours away from paying for it.

The last letter was what irritated Harry the most. It was from Hermione. Picking it up he read it again

Harry

I received a letter off Ronald later on last night. I know he has a restraining order lined up against him but he's still able to communicate by letter before it goes through. In the letter he apologised for his behaviour. He said he was way out of line and he let his jealousy and temper get the best of him and he deeply regrets what happened. I'll admit Harry I am very unsure of what to do. While I know what he did was wrong, and that his actions were out of order I do not want our friendship to be thrown away over a mistake. We've been friends for far too long to just not hear him out. And I still have hope for us to come through this Harry. So, I'm planning on asking Professor McGonagall to arrange a meeting with us all. This needs to be sorted Harry, hopefully as soon as possible

Be safe today

Hermione

Harry sat there stewing in his anger for a good half an hour after reading the letter. Of all days to send a letter like that Hermione chose to send it before he's due to go into battle. Had the girl lost all her brains? Well clearly, she had given the nature of the letter. Harry had not thought about Ron since the day after he put him in the hospital where he was silently sat with his parents in Dumbledores office. Picking up a piece of parchment Harry wrote back

Hermione

You're an idiot. Stop thinking with the bits between your legs and think with that brain of yours! Ron hit you after screaming in your face about how WE had betrayed HIM over me giving you a necklace of protection. This had obviously been building up and rather than talking to us about it he hit you. That's unforgivable. If he can do it once then he can do it twice

I'd advise you to speak to your parents about it before choosing a course of action. If this is Dumbledores doing and he's put you up to this then I'll hurt him, again. It may interest you to know that in the meeting I had the following day Molly all but demanded my head and told me that if she was Head of House, I'd now be in Azkaban

However, if you believe an apology is all it takes to erase that then that's all on you. I will not be meeting with Ron, if you want to then go ahead and do so, I won't try and stop you. As for me I'm done with him. I'm done giving people second chances, I'm not Albus. And I've given him plenty of chances after what he did in fourth year. So as for me, I'm done. I will not stop you being friends with anyone Hermione but I do not want you mentioning him while you're around me should you choose to be friends again as I will not listen.

Next time choose a better time to send a letter, a few hours before I'm due to go into battle is NOT the time Hermione

Harry

Satisfied he'd been honest and not over the top he sent the letter off with Hedwig. He'd usually use Dobby but he had no desire to get another reply before he had to go to the ministry. Hearing a noise Harry looked up from the breakfast table and saw Narcissa walk in and sit down. Unsure of what to say to her Harry decided silence would be the best course of action. What do you say to someone you may have to kill in a few hours' time? The silence stretched on for a while but it was Narcissa that spoke first

"Promise me it'll be quick. Promise me that both mine and Draco's deaths will be quick Harry. While he has chosen a different path, he is still my son. Everything I own will be left to you to do as you see fit but I have no wish to live while my son dies"

"Narcissa" Harry replied "if I do not have to kill you then I won't. I will take no pleasure in ending YOUR life should I have to but I won't do so if it's not necessary"

"Harry please" Narcissa pleaded "Draco's my son. I can't live if my son doesn't. Please don't ask that of me"

"Cissy I barely know you" Harry said firmly "should this be the other way around I know full well that you'd take great pleasure out of Draco killing me. I do not care about Draco. This is all his, yours and Lucius' fault for the way you've brought him up. Now, should I not have to kill you I will not. That is the end of it" standing up Harry said "be ready in twenty minutes. I will take us both to the ministry" with that Harry swept out of the room to the Black library. The nerve of that woman! It galled him that people still believed him to be the sainted Gryffindor he never was. He was a Slytherin! Damn Dumbledore for doing all this. If he'd have gotten off his arse five years ago then none of this would have happened. Mentally slapping himself Harry pulled himself out of his angry thoughts. He needed to be on the ball today. He had nine people he had to duel at the same time, he couldn't afford to be distracted. And that's all others had done today, try to distract him. Centering himself he made his way down where Remus and Narcissa were standing apart from each other. Remus looked irritated, 'no guesses why' Harry thought. Giving Remus a hug and a promise to return he grabbed a hold of Snuffles who had joined him at the door, grabbed Narcissa and apparated to the ministry.

Punching in the code they made their way down the phone box and to the guard who weighed their wands. Carrying on he ignored the gathered crowd, who were terrified of him it seemed. Putting it down to the prejudices against Grims he ploughed through, using wandless magic to push people out of his way they made it to the lifts and made their way down to the Department of Mysteries. Upon entering the long corridor he stopped, had it really been just a few months since he was last here? Walking on he made his way to the rotating room and used his magic to get the correct door to open. Walking through he saw that all the heads were already there. There seemed to be several reporters there too, they had all been told at 8am what was happening today to give them chance to send their best people to cover it. But given they weren't there last week when he killed Lucius and the others, he could understand their confusion. Heading down the steps he ignored them and carried on to the floor where Albus was waiting with several of the families. Ignoring their glares, he walked up to Albus and said "Greetings Supreme Mugwump, are we all here yet?"

"Greetings Lord Potter-Black" Albus replied pulling out his strange watch "no, were still waiting on Lady Zabini, her son and Draco Malfoy. We still have twenty minutes to wait though so hopefully they will turn up"

"Very well. I'll just wait over there" Harry said pointing to his side "I'll be limbering up and waiting"

"Actually Lord Potter, we were hoping that you'd reconsider. Ladies Nott, Crabbe and Goyle are all willing to swear those oaths that you offered them" Albus said pointing to the families in question "their sons too"

Shaking his head Harry burst out laughing "no, I don't think so Albus. I told you the other day that they had their chance last week when I offered them terms. They chose to laugh, sneer and then walk away from my offer. They have all had a week to get in touch and to swear the vow but failed to do so. They could have even done it without me being involved and didn't. They tried to kill me Albus" turning to look at the assembled crowd that had gathered "for those who are unsure of the details; they tried to murder me in my sleep, the Supreme Mugwump tried to protect them and I sought retribution. Magic deemed my plight acceptable when I declared Blood Feud with them and their respective families. I then offered them all terms for me to reconsider, they were as such; deny Voldemort publicly and swear a vow that they wouldn't ever serve him. That's all. I didn't ask them to swear loyalty to me, to Dumbledore, the light side or anyone else. They could have sworn the vow and left the country. Had they done so none of this would be necessary.

I have discovered through research that the mothers might not have to die. Just their sons. But as they love their sons, I may have to kill them also. And for those who are outraged I'm not showing them mercy I simply say this. I don't care about your opinions. As I told Albus repeatedly I'm not a hero and don't intend to be the Wizarding worlds hero or saviour, nor will I take the fall for other peoples ineptitudes. Especially after the way I've been treated the last few years. I owe you all nothing. Now I'm going to prepare. I plan on taking them all on at once" with that Harry walked off and began to go through his series of stretches while the gallery filled up with various people, dignitaries and members of the ICW. Even the Goblin King and his nephew had arrived with their entourage. He saw several people from various media outlets milling around near the balconies. Was this being broadcast? Apparently, this was a bigger spectacle than Harry had thought. When Lady Zabini and Blaise arrived, Harry made his way to the centre. Seeing this Albus made his way to the podium

"Lords and Ladies, dignitaries and the common folk. We are gathered here today to witness Blood Feud. Lord-Harry James Potter-Black called Blood Feud against the families Malfoy, Nott, Zabini, Crabbe and Goyle. On Thursday last Lord Potter-Black defeated the Lords of those families. Today is the culmination of Blood Feud on the families. Traditionally Blood Feud is kept secret, only the Sacred 28 can call it, but as there are various news outlets here today, I as Supreme Mugwump am overriding Merlins Edict for today and tomorrow only so that this event can be broadcast worldwide. Come Thursday morning Merlins Edict will be back in place and Magic will erase all written accounts forever more.

The terms that were offered have since been rescinded to the challenged parties so this duel will continue and will be finished when one side is either dead or permanently incapacitated as per the initial challenge. As Heir Draco Malfoy has failed to show up, he has until the duel finishes to do so or his magic and life will be declared forfeit. May Merlin protect all your souls. When the sand timer empties the duel will commence" with that Albus stepped away as six pillars rose from the ground, each with the family crests on. What was strange though was the Potter one had changed. It was still the Grim and Thestral but they now stood in front of an embossed Deathly Hallows symbol

"Remember what I said Potter" Constance Zabini said "I will fight to the death to save my sons life. If that means ending yours to do so then so be it"

"So be it. Snuffles, go sit with Albus" Harry replied before getting into his duelling stance as the Grim lolloped up the stairs and sat on the podium Albus had just vacated. The sand seemed to take forever to empty but once it did Harry exploded into action casting a 'Bombarda' at the floor between them all throwing everyone back. Silencing himself and putting the disillusionment charm on himself he decided to do what he'd done in the previous duel. He made his way around the duelling arena. It seemed that the ladies had been in a situation like this before and were shielding. Harry decided the best plan of attack would be to attack. Casting several blasting curses he planned on battering down their shields, to drain them of their magic therefore making them easier to beat. The problem was there were nine of them. Narcissa had opted to stay out of reach of the others and went down to a quick 'Stupefy'. Not wanting the others to revive her he went back on the attack and quickly stunned Crabbe and Goyles mothers. Evading killing curses it seemed that the others had decided to just throw caution to the wind.

They were being picked off one at a time. Seeing the three mothers go down made the rest of them finally spring into action. Deciding that Harry couldn't evade the unforgivables they all decide to just spray them around the arena hoping to catch Harry. They didn't seem to care who they hit either as several times one of them were hit by their friends cruciatus curses. It was plain to see for the spectators just who was the favourite to win this duel. Even though he was severely outnumbered Harry had made quick work of three of the nine, and seemed content to be silent while they took each other out. A piercing curse made its way through Blaise's' shield and hit him in the abdomen. They had to finish Harry quickly or he'd bleed out. Constance seeing this decided to go full Veela, transforming took a lot of power to do. The only issue was she'd done it while being angry so the others weren't able to attack without being severely burned. It seemed in her Veela form that she could sense where Harry was so it quickly became a full out duel between them with Harry's disillusionment charm failing. Constance was taking major hits as she couldn't shield in her avian form but was ploughing through the pain, determined to end the life of the person who had threatened her son. She finally overreached while throwing a fireball and Harry landed a curse underneath her arm, blasting a hole into her side and launching her into the barrier where she reverted to her human form and lay unmoving.

Blaise seeing this resorted to throwing every dark spell he knew; Harry simply conjured a marble block repeatedly and had them rotate around him and allowed them to take the hit while Blaise exhausted himself. Which is what happened. Exhaustion combined with blood loss had Blaise pass out. Harry decided to end it with a piercing curse to the head. The Zabini pillar didn't disappear this time. Instead, it cracked down the middle and collapsed in on itself "the Zabini line has been extinguished" came the voice of Dumbledore. Meanwhile Harry decided this had gone on long enough. Fighting Constance had been a wake-up call. Quickly switching back to blasting and piercing curses he ended the lives of Crabbe and Goyle. They had been waiting behind Notts shield and came out just as he had finished off Blaise. They paid for it dearly. Their pillars also collapsed "the Crabbe and Goyle lines have been extinguished" it seemed the mothers didn't need to die after all. It seemed it was just Theo and his mother Florence Nott left when several killing curses came from behind him. He was sandwiched in the middle and had to dive out of the way and hope his reflexes were good enough. How could he have forgotten Crabbe and Goyles mothers?

Quickly standing up he made his way around the arena so that no one was behind him again. What a fool he had been. He had nearly paid for his foolishness with his very life. In his quest to spare the mothers' lives he had nearly lost his own. Deciding Gellert was right with this situation he sent volley after volley of arrow curses at them all. They were magically weak but they were nothing more than a distraction as Harry followed up with Gellert's lightening curse "fulminis" and sent them all flying. Voldemort may have a magically constructed body but they didn't. Anna Goyle died instantly, while Esmerelda Crabbe flew away into the barrier, her whole body blackened and smoking, several bones protruding from her and her neck snapped upon impact. Several people in the arena and listening on the wireless around the country threw up at the description of what happened. Theo had been lucky it seemed and was behind Anna when Harry cast his curse. Anna had taken the full hit for him but had crashed into him pinning him to the floor. A piercing curse aimed for his head was unstoppable. "The Nott line has been extinguished" was a mere formality now along with the collapse of the pillar.

Looking around he wondered where Florence Nott was. She was covered in blood, her left arm dangled uselessly as a massive gash down her side showed what had happened. Harry's spell had nearly severed her arm, just not completely. He discovered to his horror that she had her wand pointed to the head of Snuffles. How the hell had he gotten onto the battlefield?

"Drop your wands Potter" she said dangerously "or I will cut off the head of your little beast"

Harry immediately dropped them. Wondering how he was going to get Snuffles away all he could come up with was to stall her. Hopefully the blood loss would take her out soon. Harry's magic was threatening to be let loose. He was raging but there was nothing he could do.

"If you hurt him I will not hesitate to kill you" Harry growled

Florence laughed at him "do you really think I care Potter? A few days ago, you killed my husband and just a few moments ago you just executed my son! What do I have to live for now? I know of the spell you used on us. It was Grindelwald's favourite spell to use in battle. It seems we have a new Dark Lord in our midst"

"Coming from you?" Harry said incredulously "you whose son was throwing around killing curses? Whose husband was as big a coward as his master? You have the gall to accuse me of being a budding Dark Lord? Like I told Dumbledore a few days ago, I can not be arsed with the aggravation of the sheep of the wizarding world whining all the time to become a Dark Lord. Your sons and husbands master will soon join you all. Now put the wand down before I lose my patience"

All the way through Harry's retort Florence had been getting increasingly angry. She knew that she didn't have much time left on this plane, her eyes were beginning to get drowsy and her arm was getting difficult to hold up. At the end she knew it was now or never "Avada Kedavra" she cried at Snuffles. She was getting ready to laugh cruelly when her spell failed. It hit Snuffles but didn't work. "Avada Kedavra" she cried again as it failed again "why won't it work?" she cried. The entire audience were stunned. The Killing curse had only ever failed once before. Just what was going on here? They all heard the words; they all saw the green light and they all saw it hit the Grim. But they all saw it fail too. Harry was rooted to the spot. He was just as clueless as the rest as to why it failed not once but twice.

"Well, of course it won't work" came a familiar voice from the side of Harry causing him to spin around so fast he fell on his backside. It was Dee. Casually summoning Florences wand she examined it "It won't work because of what the core is. It's thestral hair. Do you really expect one of my children to cause another of my children pain?"

"Dee?" Harry asked making his way back to his feet "what are you doing here Dee?"

"Hi Harry" she said launching herself at him and giving him a hug "look at you! Why it seems like only yesterday I last saw you"

"Er Dee" Harry said uncertainly "it WAS yesterday you saw me"

"Oh" came the flippant reply "it was to you. To me it was yesterday, today, tomorrow etc etc. To answer your question though I'm here to collect nine souls. There seems to be one missing from here though. No matter, I'll get it later on" with that she walked around the arena and placed her hand on the heads of the dead. Finishing with Florence who had passed out she made her way back to Harry and sat down cross legged while she played with Snuffles

Rumbles ran around the room. Who was this teenage girl that appeared on the battlefield? How did Harry know her? Better yet how did she appear on the battlefield when Merlins wards were erected around the duelling arena.

"Lord Potter-Black" came a voice from the stands. It was the Minister Rufus Scrimgeour "who is the girl and how did she get into the duelling arena? How did she get through the wards? No one can breach Merlins wards!"

Harry laughed. He laughed until he was crying. It took several minutes for him to calm down, all the while Rufus was getting increasingly upset. He was already irritated at the lack of respect yesterday. Being called a coward in front of the wizarding media was not fun, being denied information he felt as minister he was entitled to was just another black mark against Harry. Now he was being laughed at "this is not a laughing matter Mr Potter-Black!"

"Yes," came the teary reply "it really is. Do you really think Merlin was powerful enough to stop Death from doing her job?"

Death? That word rolled around not only the arena but the world listening on. What had death got to do with the girl? Was the girl dying? Seeing the confusion from those gathered he continued "ladies and gentlemen I present to you Dee. Known to the world at large as the entity Death". Shock. Gasps, fainting. You name it, it happened. This girl dressed in black was Death? Surely this was a prank?

"I met her yesterday when I united the Hallows, I gave them her back if people are wondering and as a reward, she gave me Snuffles. Thank you for him by the way" Harry said turning to her seeing her giving Snuffles a belly rub

"Oh, its ok Harry" she replied standing up "he'll be by my side soon enough. I have to go now Harry. That ninth soul is calling me. See you soon Harry" and with that she booped him on the nose and disappeared and utter silence reigning. Narcissa had recovered from being stunned towards the end of the conversation and slowly made her way towards Harry. Showing she had no wand she went to speak when suddenly a noise behind her drew her attention and made her collapse onto her knees letting out a wail of grief. The Malfoy pillar split in half and collapsed "the Malfoy line has been extinguished" came Dumbledores voice. It seemed it was an automatic thing that the job of the Master of Ceremonies was supposed to say. Gathering himself Albus made his way back to the podium "Lords and Ladies, dignitaries and the common folk. We have witnessed here today the end of Blood Feud. Lord Harry James Potter-Black has won. The lines of Nott, Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle and Zabini have been seen to be extinguished and are no more. With the exception of Narcissa Malfoy-Black all parties involved have reached a conclusion with their business. What will happen with Narcissa Malfoy will be up to Lord Potter-Black as her Paterfamilias and as such is not up for debate. Merlins Edicts will come back into place at 7am Thursday morning. So be warned that trying to interfere could result in serious repercussions. And with that I conclude business finished. So mote it be" with that the blue wards erected around the arena disappeared along with the Potter Pillar.

Albus stepped away and made his way down to the duelling pit where Harry was kneeling and talking to an openly grieving Narcissa behind a privacy ward. Seeing Harry hold his hand up Albus halted as Snuffles came over. Bending down he scratched behind the dog's head and waited for Harry to finish. Whatever he said seemed to have worked for now as he visibly saw Narcissa draw herself up and her pureblood mask came back into place as she took a portkey from Harry and disappeared. Seeing the privacy ward go down he made his way to Harry

"Are you ok Harry?" he asked

"No Albus, I'll admit I'm not" Harry replied heavily "I never intended to end the mother's lives. They could have lived, but I admit I'm woefully ignorant when it comes to familial love. Proclaiming people as my family isn't quite the same as having an actual family it seems. Narcissa will be inconsolable but she has Andromeda there for her. It will take time but hopefully she realises that life is a gift and she's been given a second chance. Very few people have that opportunity. And no doubt there'll be people who will condemn me for what I did this past week. I have to tell myself that it was a necessary evil and I saved a lot of lives by making sure the Death Eaters couldn't harm people anymore"

Instead of blurting out what he wanted to Albus merely thought on what he wanted to say. "There will come a time Harry where we all must pay for our sins; death is death no matter which way you look at it. Killing these Death Eaters may very well have saved people's lives. I'm afraid we'll never know either way. I won't condemn you Harry, I have done enough of that over the past week. And Death seems to favour you so I am somewhat comforted by that. I believe we need to have a clear-the-air meeting sometime this week Harry. Lay everything on the table so to speak"

Nodding Harry said "you're very welcome to come to Grimmauld Place anytime Albus. The events of today have given me a certain clarity on my future. Just let me know when you want to come. I'm still suspended for the two weeks after all and I plan on using that time wisely" shaking Albus hand Harry collected Snuffles and made his way to the exit. Putting his hand up to an approaching Rufus he said "we'll have a meeting Friday where you can ask your questions. I'm not guaranteeing that I'll answer everything either. I meant what I said minister, I'm not going to be the wizarding worlds hero, nor will I take the fall for everything that goes wrong either. I owe the wizarding world nothing" leaving a spluttering minister he made his way up the steps. The crowd parted as he did and he came to a halt at the top. Standing in front of him was Gellert with Athena on his shoulder. Staring at each other for a good thirty seconds the crowd wondered just what was going on. Finally, Gellert nodded and simply said "statement made" before flashing away. Shaking his head Harry carried on to the lifts. Making his way to the apparition exit he was stopped again by a sea of reporters.

Deciding to get it over with he waved his wand and collectively silenced the reporters. With that he said "I will not answer any questions. Instead, I will give a statement. I finished exactly what I set out to do a week ago. I ended the threat from five wizarding families who have made my life hell for over six years. I took no joy from doing so. The threat was very credible and magic witnessed it. I consider this an end to that particular issue. I made a promise to the mothers during the week that I would try and end things as quickly as I could and I did that to the best of my ability. My biggest issue now is Voldemort and his followers. I will not hesitate to take you all out should I cross wands with you. Do not test me on this. Tom, if I should see you, I will not hesitate to bring battle to you where I WILL end your life. To the wizarding world at large, you are all sheep. You all are armed with a deadly weapon and have been since you were eleven years old. You all collectively severely outnumber Voldemort and his minions and yet are content to let others do it for you while you flee. Well, until I see some changes, I will not fight for you. It is NOT my job to do so, I will NOT feel bad for you not defending yourself, I do NOT owe you anything so my advice is to start practicing spells because your life is your own to keep"

With that Harry picked up Snuffles, made his way to the apparition point and left leaving a very stunned crowd of reporters. Collapsing into a chair Harry wept for the first time in many years.

The Wireless

Around the country people gathered around their radios as an important message blared out. Diagon Alley was packed as several people had set up radios at various places. Hogsmeade was the same with the pubs packed out as they waited to see what was going on. It was the event of the century as Dumbledores voice boomed out across the airwaves. Potter had declared Blood Feud a week ago and today would be the culmination

The student body at Hogwarts were stunned as they made their way to the great hall. The professors had cancelled classes today instead ordering mandatory participation in being in the Great Hall by 9:30am. There was a lot of excited chatter as they all had their breakfast. As 9:30 drew close Professor McGonagall stood up at the podium

"You are all here today to listen to the wireless' coverage of the conclusion of Lord Potter-Blacks Blood Feud. It has been decided to let the first years and second years participate. Should any of you not wish to, put your hand up and you may leave. Once the doors are sealed there will be no exit until the conclusion." seeing no one move she continued "very well. Seal the doors" with that Professor McGonagall set up several wireless' at various points in the hall so that everyone could hear.

As Dumbledores voice began his speech there was utter silence, at Harry's speech there was worry but that was quickly pushed to the back of people's minds as the duel began. No one knew who was commentating as if it was a sporting event but they described everything with such relish and enthusiasm that the students were either concerned or pleased. Many paled as the gore was described, many fainted at the sounds of the deaths and many threw up as the results of the lightening curse was described. The silence of Death appearing had them all confused and terrified. Death was a real person? Not only that but she disappeared to collect another soul not long after. The sound of the Malfoy pillar crumbling told people just who's soul had been collected

They world at large all breathed a sigh of relief as it seemed to be over. Dumbledores voice saying "So Mote It Be!" started up the chatter again. It was only low chatter as various reporters reviewed what had happened. They were worried about Merlins edicts and whether or not Harry was indeed a budding Dark Lord until someone screamed that Potter was there until they were all silenced. Hearing Potters words brought home just how much they had relied on other people rather than doing things for themselves. They felt shame that they placed all their hopes on a sixteen-year-old wizard rather than helping out themselves. Potter wasn't to know it but he had caused a revolution to happen. Many decided to go home and brush up on their curses and charms, others decided to help out warding important areas, many decided to flood the ministry offering to be a sort of reserve militia. The ministry would be kept very busy over the next few weeks making plans and sorting people into the places they could fit in best. The Wizarding world was preparing to fight back

Elsewhere Voldemort, Bella, Draco and Pettigrew were also gathered around a wireless. There was utter silence as they took in just what had happened. Tom was very worried. That was twice in two days that he had heard about Death. When they heard that Death was coming for Draco he started crying. Potter hadn't been lying after all. Voldemort was stunned as he watched as a young girl appeared into their midst. Time seemed to stand still as she walked over to Draco, touch his heart and claim his soul. Smiling at Tom as time seemed to continue on as normal she vanished again. No one said a word until they heard the reporters talk about Potter appearing from the lifts. Hearing Potters words made Tom very angry. Who was he to call out a Dark Lord? Normally his ego would demand that he retaliate but instead he decided to continue on with his plans. Potter wasn't going anywhere and the sooner he had his heir the better. Leading the way down the dungeons he opened the cell and spoke "Hello Horace. It seems we have much to talk about"