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The friends had been dragged out of the fight by the others. The only two that were still standing were Harry and Daphne. Bella had helped to get the others to the side but was now making her way back to the side of Harry and Daphne. From the side, they had seen that many of the Vampires that had been taken back were now fighting for them. Just like a lot of werewolves, who had been taken away just an hour ago. Somehow they knew that if they would fight for the good side so to say their punishment would turn out less in the end.
Susan knew she was in no shape to fight along and definitely needed a good rest for a couple of hours but she just could not go away. Hermione and Neville were sitting beside her and they were in the same shape as she was in. Harry, Daphne, and Bella were something else. The blood ritual they had done had brought them almost at the same level of magical power. It meant that Bella and Daphne were almost just as strong as he was. It also meant that Minerva, Lily, and Gabrielle would become stronger. Knowing that they might all become stronger thanks to the magical power Zanita has at her disposal. It was now the looked to the side at the spot the grandmothers were fighting with the Chimera.
Minerva had called out at Harry to take on the vampires while they were going for the Chimera. They were biting off more than they could chew, but they knew they had to. As they stepped into the middle of the fighting zone, they could only hope the others would keep the fighters away from them so they could go to work. Minerva was halfway there when she slipped her wand back into her sleeve. She knew she was no fighter so she did what she knew she could do. With both of her hands, she started to wave it in front of her. When she went from left to right her eyes became big. She felt a power she had never felt before without her wand.
A little smile became bigger and she lifted a lot of dirt from the ground. Whit her other hand she created a dust cloud from it. Augusta was behind her and blasted it at the chimera. It would not hurt it, but it would make his vision terrible.
Grandmere had come up behind her and changed into her avian form. Two fireballs were in her hand and the moment the dust cloud went towards the chimera, she threw her fireballs right into the middle of it. The dust cloud became one big fireball and it made the Chimera back up a couple of steps.
It was clear they could not win and they could only keep it back for so long. They needed help but as they looked at the friends they saw that they too needed help themselves. Daphne and Harry were on top but the others were not. The fighting had taken the best out of them. So Minerva looked around her and saw a lot of little rocks. With a wave of her hand, she lifted them up as another turned them into little spikes. Augusta did the same spell as Neville had done and send them all right to the Chimera.
Grandmere had been flowing above them and was just throwing fireballs. The Veela fire was driving it back but that was all it did. ^Grandmother you can throw the Veela fire too^.
^Harry I'm not Veela so I can't do it^ Minerva called back in her mind.
^Don'd think just hold out your hand. Hold it flat and think of Veela fire while you push your magic into your hand^. There was a moment of silence when the biggest flame erupted in the hand of Minerva. "A little less magic, we do not want to burn down the castle.
Minerva did not think she could do it but as her grandson called out to her she had to try. When the flame erupted she almost dropped all of her magic, as she felt the heat. ^How^ she almost screamed in her mind.
^Magic^ Harry called first. ^You have Veela blood and Magic running through you, that is why. We know what Gabrielle knows so we can do it too. She will be able to transfigure as you can^. Before Minerva could say something Harry really shouted in her mind. ^Throw the fire now he is coming at you^.
Minerva did not think a second longer and threw the fire at the Chimera. Her fire was joined by the fire of Grandmere and they went after each other. Augusta was between them while she threw every spell she knew, but even with the fire driving it back. Nothing seems to really hurt him. Harry stood and started to make his way over to the grandma's. A hand on his shoulder stopped him from going on. At first, he wanted to shrug the hand from his shoulder but then he saw another hand a little away with Veela fire in her hand. As he looked on he saw his Mum Lily standing there with the fire in her hand.
"You all have done enough for a while. They still have spiders and a lot more men. So we know we will need you all when they let them go. For now, rest as we take the Chimera. The vampires and Werewolves are dealing with the other side so we will help the grandmothers". Lily told him as they all looked at how she went onto the battlefield followed by the other adults from their group.
Harry knew that it was not something Luna and Astoria should watch. When he saw Arthure going that way also he grabbed Ginny to take her inside. If one of them would get hurt he just like the rest would rush out to help them. And while he hated it, his mum had been right. They had done enough for now so they needed a rest badly. At the door, he pushed the others in but he himself waited. Bella joined him as they looked on. They weren't going to join. It was something they themselves told themselves.
They only hoped the Adults could handle it or they would join. It was the same things the other friends had been thinking when they had been pushed inside. They didn't walk on but waited behind the door. Daphne had sat down against the wall as she removed the Goggles. They were protecting her but they still were way too tight for her to keep on. So as she took a couple of deep breaths she listened to the things Harry and Bella were telling each other in their mind. She herself was telling it to the others that were sitting around her.
As Harry looked on he could see that his mum had found out the way she too could do Veela fire. With a little burst of flames, they looked down as Felix dropped before them with Gabriell at his side. She was now a toddler with the mind of the Gabrielle they knew. The moment she appeared Bella and Harry grabbed her as they pushed her behind them for safety. Harry looked at Felix. "Why did you bring her here".
Felix just looked at him clearly talking back.
"Yes, I know she is cute when she pouts at you. But it is not enough to bring her in danger".
I don't care if she overrules you. You have to keep her safe you are her godbird just like I'm her godfather".
"No you are not just there to make it fun, you also have to take care of her".
"Don't go blaming Gabrielle, you are the Adult bird here".
As Harry went on against Felix. The front door had been opened and everyone was looking at him. It didn't take long for all of them to double over from laughing. It was then they all looked at the fight and with relief they saw the Grandmothers were still fighting but Sirius and James were lying a little away from them.
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Lily had walked on while she was throwing Veela fire at the Chimera. It did not hurt him or made him run away. But it did keep it back. So as long as they could keep it away from them. It would mean that the others could go for a plan of attack. James and Sirius were the first to run between the fireballs from the females. They were throwing all kinds of spells but none could see clearly what kind of spells they were throwing. The fire stopped for a moment because James and Sirius had jumped before it. So they stopped to not hit them. The moment the fire stopped the Chimera looked and saw them coming. Harry blinked and that was all he needed to do. A growl sounded while James and Sirius went flying.
None of the friends reacted and the one that wanted to run out was Amelia. Before she got by the door she was stopped by Harry and Bella. "Let me go" she growled at them.
Harry turned her around "His magic flared up and it was more than they had ever felt before. "You stay here," he said. Amelia looked at him and it was not the same as the last time they stood eye to eye. The last time Harry spoke in frustration but this time it was as the leader. She did not feel fear but she knew he would put her down if she went against him. She still wanted to say something but he just pointed at the spot Sirius went down. When she looked she saw a house elf popping away with them. "Please do not make the same mistake we made in our last fight. Some of us did not pay attention and got hurt. You were about to do the same. If you go out, then go out fighting. Protect others by fighting the enemy not by looking to take care of them. We have made arrangements to get them out the moment they are hurt. House elves are looking on and when people do not get up in five tells, they have to pop them out".
"We do not only pop away our people but also the enemy. The house elves know who is who so they take out people to the infirmary on the other side of the castle. while they take the enemy to the Dungeons".
"So you are still taking care of everyone," Amelia asked while she already knew the answer. She looked back and saw that Alice and Apoline had joined in the fight. They had walked out of the castle but had not been fighting yet.
#*
Lily stepped next to her mother and was throwing Veela fire every time her mother didn't. It still didn't hurt the Chimera but it kept it back. "Why are we not killing it? Lily asked.
"Harry thinks they are just being used and not here out of their free will just like the Yeties. Dan is putting them to sleep, while the elves ar trying to figure out where they came from" Minerva told her.
"So how do we figure out where this one came from".
^Ask it^ Harry said in her mind.
^How^ Lily called back.
^It's tail is a snake so go with that^. Lily shook her head while her mum smirked at her. Why is it he always knew what to do when they didn't? ^It wasn't me, it Susan who told me to tell you^.
With a sonorous on herself, Lily screamed. "Stop butting into our fight. You all have to rest, we can handle this. We would have realized I could talk to it eventually". Lily didn't have to look around to know the friends had dubbled over from laughing as Lily gestured to everyone to stop ad once. The Chimera stopped because he was a little surprised but the sudden stop. It was right after it that Lily asked in Passelmouth why it was fighting and if it wanted to stop because they wanted to stop too.
The lion's head growled a little as the goat just made its own sound. The snakehead stopped and looked straight at Lily. "We isss, toldss youss iss tryingss to killsss our homes".
Lily blinked and just didn't know how to respond to it. Bella screamed into her mind. And Lily shook her head again. She had said what the snake had said so for Bella to respond wasn't that surprising. What she screamed wasn't that surprising too but Lily still had to respond. "Hay I'm not as young as you. So give me a little more time to think about it for myself".
"Yes, mum" Bella responded.
Lily huffed and turned back to the snake. She asked if they had ever done it. The snake told her no. Then she asked it if they could because they were not even trying to kill it. The snake then responded that the fire was annoying but it did not hurt it. Lily knew that they were trying to kill it just because it attacked them. But she was not going to say that. When the snake asked about the two it had struck down Lily laughed. She wasn't trying to do it but she had to do it to keep the Chimera from thinking they were attacking it to kill it. "Thossss twoss werss ssyoung and Foolishss. You hasss donsss goodsss. Thesss hasss leanrss theirss lessons and wilss notsss do it against. Stupidsss littlesss childressss".
"See Bella, I told you James and Sirius hadn't grown up yet. I do hope Lily and Amelia could train them like we had done with Harry" Bella said as she to had joined the others.
Lily and Amelia wanted to respond but Minerva grabbed Lily by the shoulder as Isabella did it by Amelia. Both of them told them to not respond or the kids would never shut up.
"Like we would if they do not" Daphne whispered as she stood next to her mother and Amelia.
Amelia turned to Daphne and pointed her finger at her. When you win this war, and when I become the minister of magic. I will personally kick you all out of the witangemot chamber".
"What and let you have all the fun," Daphne asked as she looked horrified at Amelia who just smirked at her.
"She got you there Daphne," Susan told her. "See I'm her niece and she would not think of doing that to me, she loves me". Daphne didn't respond and only pointed over her shoulder at Amelia. Susan turned around and saw her aunty looking straight at her.
"You will be removed also," Amelia told her.
Susan turned back to Daphne. Alright, I'm with you. When we win this war she will not become the next minister". Amelia spluttered but Susan just didn't react. "I thought we could trust her. But if she is going to hog all the fun we can't have her". This time she turned to her aunt and stuck out her tongue at her. The moment she turned around she felt the stinging hex she knew would come.
All of that had gone beyond Lily and the others on the battlefield. The chimera had jet to go over to the attack or to stop fighting. He was in defense mode and held his ground. This was the time they knew they needed the friends. Lily, knew she could handle this and even kill the Chimera if they were lucky.
It was at that point Lily looked over her shoulder. She didn't look at the friends but at Alice. Even if it were only seconds in real-time, in her mind it were hours. She thought back at the time she and Alice went against Albus and fought the Death Eaters head-on. It was the same things the friends had been doing from the moment they got together. They knew everything they themselves knew. They not only knew magic but they lived it. They brought it together in ways none would ever dream of. Not only were they joining forces with Goblins and other magical beings they were living with it. She together with Selena Lovegood. Alice Longbottom had been thinking of things the friends had done. They had been talking about using wards in another way. The friends had shown that it could be done. They did it because they knew magic. They didn't do it because they only lived it, but they did it because they believed in magic. Just like house elves, Goblins, and all the beings they knew just like this Chimera.
Lily turned back to the chimera and dropped to her knees. Around her, there had been spellfire, guns, and all kinds of Battle sounds. In the fight with the Chimera, they had blocked out all the things the others were doing to the group of Voldemort and Grindelwald. Lily bowed her head, and in plain English she said. "We do not mean you harm and we never did. We will take you back if you want and will never bother you again. You have been led here with a ly, that was not from our side. We respect you and want to live in harmony and learn from each other to gain respect for all.
As the chimera dug his paw a little deeper into the dirt Lily knew she had to stay her ground or it might go wrong. She also had to hope none would do anything to ruin it for her. The loin head bowed a little deeper and growled even more. Its teeth are shown as its lip curled upward. Lily bowed her head as deep as she could while she kept her eyes on the Chimera. Her wand had been placed on the ground in front of her to show she was not going to attack. Still, the chimera might trust her, he did not thrust the others yet.
Harry had been looking on from the doorway. He had to rest but he could not lay down just like the others. As he looked at how his mother bent down to one knee, he dropped his wand into his hand.
Amelia had been standing next to Isabella. She would be next to jump into the fight if they took over. From the corner of her eye, she saw Harry dropping his wand into his hand. Isabella saw it too and immediately looked at the other friends. Nothing was said and all of them dropped their wands too. "Shit" Amelia whispered.
Isabella looked all over the battlefield but she didn't see what Harry saw. She also didn't know how he saw it when others didn't or what he saw. "How and what does he see".
"He is a seeker, he spots the little things we don't," Amelia told her as she too dropped her wand into her hand.
Dan had come around them all and started to fire with a machine gun. As others rushed passed him firing every spell they knew. A lot of Muggles were in the circle of Dan and it was now they saw that the protection wards had dropped.
#*
Dan who had his own break from fighting was looking out of the window. He had been fighting the Yeties but it wasn't easy. They didn't want to harm them too much. It was the one thing they all wanted. If they could they would heal them and send them back.
As the friends had started to get rid of the Vampires and the Adults of the Chimera. Dan had ordered his men to throw smoke grenades and hand grenades. To his horror, it only took a little away from their furs and nothing more. He shot them and threw everything they had. It just did not face them at all. It was a little after it he saw the friends go inside and leave the battle.
When he went in he learned that the friends had been ordered in, but like always they would only go on their own terms. They were bating Voldemort and Grindelwald into another trap. He did not know why they did it or what their meaning for it all had been. When Grindelwald had sent out his Chimera and Yeties he suddenly knew. They had been playing them the whole time. Every time the friends had called them out, they had responded by sending in their extra fighters.
One by one they had taken care of them all in a fair and honest way. If they didn't need to fight they wouldn't and if they did they always gave them the chance. It was then he saw that Grindelwald had sent all of the spare fighters he had left. He looked in awe as he saw the grandmothers fighting the beast he had only heard about in legends and stories. For the Muggels they were fairytales or myths. Now he knew it had all been true.
As he stayed by the window he had a clear view all over the battlefield. It was then that he saw some of the fighters from the other side rushing in. He knew that Harry was looking at the biggest obstacle they had, which was the Chimera. So he was looking at the two circles he and Firenze had created. He saw Voldemort's men shooting Muggle guns at them and spells. It was then he saw it. One of the spells had hit the rope they had hanging above it and the protection ward came down. Where Yeties had been held back by the wards, were now free to enter. So the people and all the magical's that were in the circles had one thing left to do. It was the one thing they did and the protection dome had been fired up.
Dan knew he had to buy time to get his men and the men of Firenze back to safety. So he rushed to the entrance and right past Harry as he took his machine gun with him. He first shot into the air and then he pointed it at one of the Yeties. He was rushing out that he was only looking at the enemy that was heading to one of the circles. He was not paying any attention to the other fighters around him.
AVADA KADAVRA AVADA KADAVRA.
The words were screamed and everyone stopped. The two spells came out of nowhere and none had any idea this would happen. None except the friends with Harry in front. He jumped right from the steps in front of the castle, with a blasting hex on the ground. He landed between the Chimera and the first Ak curse as he erected a wall right in front of himself.
Bella had done the same but she had landed on top of Dan. Dan went down and broke a leg when Bella landed on top of him. She erected a wall and it caught the other AK curse. With a scream, Dan was taken to the family wing with Poppy as Bella looked wildly around herself. The men of Grindelwald were rushing back into the forest, While Harry had his back to the chimera.
The Chimera had turned around but he did not attack Harry. He might not be able to talk in their own words but he knew about the curse that would have killed it. This Human had saved him and so he knew he would not be in danger with them but with the others. The snakehead looked back at Lily and asked her to take him away.
While a hose elf was called to take it away they were all still looking at Harry. The wall had dropped, but Harry still pointed his wand into the forest. His magic was rolling over his body and the increase of all the magic around him only fueled his anger. He did not have to place the Sonorus charm on himself because his magic was already increasing his volume. "Voldemort, you have done it now" he screamed.
None had seen Voldemort sneaking around and suddenly he let go of two Ak curses. Harry hadn't seen him either but he had felt it. Ever since Zanita had joined him in the seven he had been feeling the magic in and around Hogwarts. From that time he had been doing nothing but looking for the magic of Grindelwald and Voldemort. With Walther and his men, he knew they would not be fair. With Voldemort and Grindelwald it was a given.
When Harry stood in front of the door he finally found one of them and it had been a good thing he did. The moment his magic felt the magic of Grindelwald, Zanita found the one of Voldemort. She told him he was walking along the edge of the forest and stopped behind two overgrown bushes. The moment Harry focused on it he heard the two words he never wanted to hear. He could hold back one but not the second one. His problem was that he could not see where they were heading because he did not have the time for it. The only thing he could do was pick one and hope it had been the right one. When the two ak curses came from behind the bush one went left and the other right.
He picked the left one and jumped between the Chimera and the forest. He had to use a blasting hex to get there faster but he was on time to stop the curse. In his jump, he had looked back inside in only a blink of an eye. It was then he saw the second curse hading to Dan Granger. He could not turn or change his choice and had to go on. In the second it all took he was almost sure they had lost Dan and it broke his heart thinking of Hermione. When he landed and pulled up the wall he heard a scream. That was it. Dan was hit and Dan was no more. The scream must have been from Hermione or Emma and he just didn't dare to look back. He still had to do it and it was then he saw Bella with a wall like his own. She was standing on top of Dan and his arm was lying in a weird angle. It was definitely broken but to hear Dan scream in pain told him he was still alive.
As his magic was slowly taking form around him. The fighting stopped all over the battlefield. Everyone felt something around them and started to look around in fear. Harry was starting to breathe hard and he was slowly losing control. As the magic became more and more Minerva was the first to look up. There on top of the highest tower, she could see Emma taking some pictures with a muggle camera that just worked on its own power. Right behind her was Zanita who had a smile on her face.
Minerva reached into her magical core and felt a pull on it. It was not a pull on her magic but that of Zanita. She was the one who had the lead of the seven so she felt everything. It was now that she felt Harry pulling magic from Zanita. No, he wasn't pulling it. She was feeding him. Her magic, which was bigger than anyone they knew was pomping up the magic of Harry. When she took a closer feel she not only feel the magic from Zanita going into Harry. But also into Bella and Daphne. She even felt it going into Lily and Gabrielle.
The moment she thought about Gabrielle she popped up right next to her. As she looked down she could see she was about four years old. The magic of Zanita made her grow up faster than she would normally. "Harry is mad," Gabrielle told her as she looked at the battlefield. Minerva didn't know what to say and just nodded at the little one next to her.
Harry was still looking at the bushes where Voldemort had been behind. He was laying low but he could feel that he was still there. "Cowered" Harry screamed. "I knew Walter would play dirty because it was the only way he could win. I knew it so I did it too. It was his mistake and he paid for it. Voldemort for you to do this in the middle of a battle is just low. So in one hour you all come back here and fight. If you don't I will be coming into the forest and I will bring it all down with you all in it". Just to make his point he pointed his wand to the side. "Lucius, do you remember this one? See what I can do now" and Harry let go of a cutting curse as it took down fifty threes right behind Voldemort who rushed from his hiding spot and ran back to Grindelwald.
"ONE HOUR" Harry screamed, as Bella, who had stepped next to Harry lifted her wand in the air as a clock appeared in the air that started to count backward from one hour.
#*
Grindelwald looked at the spot Voldemort had been when he threw two Ak curses into the battle. His first was dead on, his second was just a diversion. As he looked at the spells he could see that it would hit Lily at any moment. His smile grew until there was this wall standing right between them. His eyes snapped to the other curse and saw the same thing. It was also there he heard a scream of pain. At first, he thought it had hit something, and someone was screaming about the loss. But then he saw Bellatrix standing on top of a man who was screaming out in pain.
He could not see who it was but the look in the eye of Bellatrix said it all. She was mad and so was Harry. Voldemort had done something he would have done himself if he saw the chance. When his only remaining soul piece did it, he could see one of the biggest obstacles being clear from their path. Still, for Harry to stop the curse was something bad. When he saw the cutting curse after it he felt a power that scared him to his core. The power to cut threes this clean was enormous and for Harry to do it so easily was just scary. It was then he heard the call for one hour and he knew he had to fight. He was old and he wanted to stay out of the fight for as long as he could. That plan has come to an end and he knew it.
As he got back into the clearing where all his men were waiting he could only do one thing. We will answer the fight and we will start in an hour.
"There is no way we could keep them back when we are between the threes. If they cut them down we cant blast them away because they will be blasting them to us. It is the one thing I already have dealt with before. It has kept me in bed for almost a month and it will kill us here". Voldemort said to Grindelwald as he thought back at the one time he only saw splinters coming his way.
Grindelwald looked into his eyes and read his memory. It was then he saw the time Voldemort saw all of the splinters heading towards him. the end was, even more, scarier than the fight Grindelwald had to do. The only thing he was looking forward to with a smile was the fact he was going to fight Minerva if Harry had not changed that idea. Somehow he knew Harry would do just that so he had to play his last ace. His last chance to stay out of the fight a little longer.
#*
Harry had been looking on as the enemy was walking back into the forest. He dropped to his knees when they were all out of sight. After a couple of minutes, he stood back up and saw that all his friends had surrounded him. There were no words said but they all knew it was time to end it. They had taken out all the troubling things they had. Now the only thing that was left were the man of Grindelwald and the Death Eaters. There was also the man that had come from all over Europe to fight the fight for a better and hates full life. They all wanted this kind of life where they could torture, rape, and all of those things. With Grindelwald, they knew they could get it but they only had to win the battle for it. Harry walked into the castle and back to the stage.
When he got there he said that it was time to make the last stand. It was clear that every student was to go away and the Adults had to remain to fight. Harry looked on as every student was taken away by Portkey. They were shipped to Potter Castle so to say where they were taken care of until the others would join them or when they were brought back. When the fighters were all that remained, Hermione and Neville, opened the other side of Hogwarts. It was now that all the other Europeans that were joining their side in the fight against the side of Grindelwald walked in. It was clear that the army of the friends was as big as the one from Grindelwald.
"Alright listen up" Susan screamed as she stepped next to Harry. She loved to do this and Harry always let her, while he kept an eye on the people that were in front of them. There was one thing the friends had learned and there was one thing they weren't really proud of. They learned that not everybody was to be trusted. and the other thing was they weren't as trustworthy, of the people they had standing in front of them.
The family was standing on the back of the podium and behind the friends. They all knew that this was the final stand. This would be the battle to end the war, one way or another. The only thing that was left was to tell everybody that was now in front of them. The friends waited as Tracy, Luna, and some of the others from house Hogwarts who would leave the moment the Battle would begin, brought some people onto the stage. As everybody watch they could see that they were the members of the ICW.
As they all took place around the friends Neville stepped up. "Alright. In thirty minutes we will go out and fight the final battle. We do not know how it will go but we want to keep it on the grounds between the castle and the forest. Now this is what we are going to do. If they do not come out of the forest we will go in. Harry, Bella, Daphne, and Lily will go first". Behind the friends, Lily looked from her mother to the back of Harry. She did not know why she would go first but she did not like it at all. James and Sirius made their way back from the infirmary and were just as stunned. "They will be followed by Minerva". It was again that Lily looked at Minerva as Neville went on. Minerva didn't say a thing but she held up her hand with five fingers spread wide. It was a magical number that would have to tell them something.
Neville didn't pay them any attention and went on. "When Harry goes into the forest with the others next to him he will be cutting down all the trees. The others will be destroying them to a thousand splinters each as Minerva will blast all of them into the forest. We will be walking behind them at a distance and blast everything that will try to escape. The first line will stun them. the next will cut them. If some pull up a protection ward to keep themself save. those are the ones we will have to cut down. This is the scenario if they do not come out".
Neville waited for the people to think about what he had said before he went on. "If they do come out fighting, then we will have a very big fight ahead of us. When they come out of the forest we will be waiting and fight them head on. At first, a hundred men will go into the fight. If they hold them back we will wait to help. If they can't others will join them and replace them if they need a rest. If one of us goes down and you can reach them, you put your hand on that person and say save. A house elf will get them out and into the infirmary. Let's hope we can keep all of us alive".
With those words, Neville stepped back and looked at the clock that was still counting down.
This was it again for this time. See you all in a couple of weeks.
Gr Winmau.
PS: De next chapter is The final battle.