An Epic Battle

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Holly stood on the deserted fourth floor, her wand raised. If she was correct, they would be arriving soon. And so would Hayley- hopefully. She heard movement beside her, but stood rooted to the ground. "Hayley..." she muttered to herself.

Natalie did the same as Shadow...though wasn't sure how that could help.

Shadow clenched her fists by her side before summoning her magic and firing a continuous stream at Voldemort. Raven did the same and melded her stream with Shadow's, followed by Shaeman and Vrael.

Hayley, who had been struck down, got herself up, tried to heal a wound on her arm, and went to Natalie and Shadow, "Guys," she said, her arms still bleeding, "Guys, let's just go, c'mon, somebody will get hurt,"

Shadow broke from the spell.
"Here, let me help with that." She said, healing her friend.

Hayley smiled gratefully, "Thanks Shad, you really are the hero of the group," she said.

"Not really." Shadow said.

"Really," Holly said, though she was like, a mile away.

"Yes," agreed Natalie.

Shadow shook her head.
"I just make sure you guys don't go and get yourselves killed."

Hayley smiled at Shadow, "Seriously though," she said, "You save us...like all the time. You really are awesome, thankyou," she finished, admiring Shadow's healing work on her arm.

"True...plus...you are a super cool person Shadow," said Natalie.

Shadow snorted, turning her back to begin to tidy up.

Natalie began to help her.
"Alot has changed...have you noticed?" Natalie asked her.

"Yeah, I noticed." Shadow said.

"Mmm," said Natalie, looking at Shadow, "like people change too....like all those people who went over to you know who....Stan Shunpike....and all them...you know?"

Shadow didn't answer, her left hand clenched as she summoned a portla.

Natalie looked at Shadow.
"A while back...they..um...they had my sister...and I had to go and save her....this was during the summer....and I got this burn," Natalie pulled back the collar of her blouse to reveal a nasty looking burn.

"Do you want me to heal that for you?" Shadow asked, looking over her shoulder at Natalie. She used her magic to levitate the pile of bloodied and (hopefully) dead death eaters.

"Yes...but leave the one beside it yhough....that's evidence for the day I sue Violet Riddle," said Natalie, grinning slightly, but she grimaced as the smell of stale blood filled the air.
"Ew...the is foul," said Natalie, holding her noise.

Shadow nodded and used her magic to flick the death eaters through the portal, also wincing at the smell.

"It feels weird to be fighting death eaters like this...when only five years ago...I thought I was a muggle..." said Natalie, "I always knew I was different in the non-magical world....but I didn't think I was that different until I got the letter."

Shadow smiled slightly, closing the portal before she turned round slowly.
"Six years ago, I didn't even think that I could make friends like you lot."

Natalie smiled.
"See....people change for either the good, or the bad whe they come to Hogwarts....and it's safe to say that we changed for the good," said Natalie, smiling slightly.

Meanwhile, Hollly hummed a little tune to herself.

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Natalie smiled at Holly's happy little tune.
"It'll be different when we go and get jobs and stuff you know...but we'll still have each other...won't we?" said Natalie, smiling sadly.

"Yes. It will, even if I do see you in the psychiatric ward of St Mungo's all to often." Shadow said with a smile. She had already put in an application to the hospital to work there once she had finished in school.

Natalie smiled slightly.
"Don't worry...I'll see you almost everyday," she smiled.

"Course we will," Holly said. This was mostly to assure herself rather than her friends. "Thanks for .... all that heroic "risking your lives" and what not. Means a lot you know. Thanks."
She grinned.
"So how will you see Shad every day?" she asked Natalie, "Have you some secret form of telepathy I should know about?"
Holly grinned.

SHadow tried to look innocent, but she grinned.
"Come on, we'd better get out of here before Filch turns up and sends us to detention for getting blood on his nice polished floor. You know what he's like." She said, rubbing her temples. "Holly, we're coming back, so make some space will ya?"

"You sayin im fat?" Holly called into the distance, but she was laughing.

"No! Not really." Shadow said back, smiling. She took Natalie's arm and teleported to the little place in the forest.

Holly gave them a raised eyebrow look when they returned, but moved forward to hug Shadow.

"Any reason for the hug?" Shadow asked, but hugged her friend back.

"I was worried?" Holly guessed grinning, "And assume after all that you at the very least, deserve a hug."

Shadow grinned.
"Thanks Hol." She said, breaking away from her friend.

Holly grinned.
"So is everyone alright?" she asked expectantly, "I was so darn worried, and Matt wouldnt let me leave here!"

Hayley sighed and apparated to Holly, and the others, "Well, I am glad that's over," she said.
She sat down, on the hard stone floor, and rubbed her hands together, "ANyone for tea?" she said, conjuring some.

"Tea." Holly said, "That's all you think about isn't it Hayley? Tea. Just tea."
She laughed.
"No thanks though...."

Hayley laughed, and poured herself a cup, "ANyone else?" she said.

Natalie hugged Shadow also.
"That was really tough going there for a while....especially since there was like twenty five of them in total...and only a small number of us goodies....the badies seem to be everywhere now...and not just in movies," grinned Natalie, "and thats for the teleport Shad."

"Hmm," Hayley said, sipping her tea, "I actually believe, that all our shananigans would make an excellent movie," she said, "People would pay good money to see it. It would be called....'Trouble at Hogwarts,'" she laughed.

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Natalie grinned.
"Shall we screw copyright again?" Natalie asked her, still grinning happily.
She, again, thought of her three dolls.
She began to cast silly little charms for her own amusement on random trees.

Hayley laughed, "Screw copyright!" she yelled, "Screw everything!" she sighed, "It was good to let that out," she said.
She then thought of Alistair.
He was hot.

Natalie thought of Gareth.
He was hot.
She would marry him someday.
Hopefully.
"So...how's things with you and Al?" NAtalie asked Hayley.

Hayley smiled, "Awe-some," she said, twiddling her hair, "What about you and Gareth?" she asked.
Then she thought of marrying Alistair. That would be awesome.
Then they would have children. Nice.

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Natalie smiled.
"Good...I hope to marry him and have his kids when we leave Hogwarts..." she whispered to Hayley.
Then she grinned.
"Is it the same with you and Al then?" Natalie asked her.

Holly coughed pointedly.
"Is nobody going to ask me how MY love life is going?"
She thought of Riley.
Then of Matt.
And suddenly she didnt want to answer the question.
Oh dear.

Natalie sensed she shouldn't ask that question.
So she stuck with smiling.
Smiling was good.

Holly sensed Natalie shouldnt ask that question.
So Holly stuck with grinning.
She grinned.
"Um....so Natalie hows Gary eh?"

"Good," said Natalie, smiling slightly, "busy...but good."
It was cool to say, "my boyfriend is a swot...just like me."
That was exceptionally awsome.