The Final Battle As Told By...

Ron's POV (612 words)


I looked up as I heard shouts in the corridor. Percy and Fred were fighting Death Eaters and as if on cue, Harry, Hermione, and I all ran forward to help them. I dimly heard Percy yell to the minister and Fred joke back. Other than that, everything was a haze of light and black robes. Suddenly with a loud noise, something exploded and it seemed like everyone was flung in the air. Crawling and the ground, I saw Percy who was shaking Fred who lay still on the ground. I felt all my limbs go numb as I felt myself move towards them. It seemed like time had slowed down as I stared at Fred who still seem to be laughing a silent laugh on the ground, his eyes not moving. I quickly snapped out the daze when Harry shouted for us to get down and I automatically grabbed Hermione to the floor. With a heavy heart I felt tears slip down my face as I watch Percy try to shield the body, no Fred. Yelling for Percy he pulled him back and tried to convince him to leave Fred. I did not want to loose anyone else. Hermione’s scream seem to cut through the air and I turned just in time to see a gigantic spider crawl through the hole in the wall. It seemed even though once I saw Fred lay there, I became a block of ice, and move like a machine. The spider just seem like a pitiful ball of yarn compared to what just happened and I was too numb that the thought that I was not afraid of it just then, did not even cross my mind. Harry pushed Hermione and me ahead and as I glance back I saw him lift Fred up. Turning to Hermione, I tried not to think of Fred’s limp body in Percy’s and Harry’s arms. Then the numbness became anger, that course through my body that seemed to threaten to erupt any second. Percy yelled to a Death Eater and a tried to run forward to avenge Fred. Hermione screamed for Harry to come behind the tapestry as she griped me so I would not run after Percy to that death eater that I wanted to kill with my bare hands. A thought seem to flicker through my head as I dimly remember Harry running after Bellatrix in the Department of Mysteries after Sirius fell through that veil. Now I know exactly how he felt. The emptiness, the anger, the numbness, all in me as I tried to tell Hermione that a wanted, no needed to go out and kill those Death Eaters who ruined everything. All the numbness seemed to drain away but I was still angry, at the Death Eaters, the evil murders and most defiantly Voldemort. Harry’s eyes seem to glaze as he dropped on the ground. My whole body seemed to grow numb again as thoughts flashed into my head of loosing Harry. Hermione seemed to understand the look that I must have on and she told me that he was looking for Voldemort. Suddenly Harry looked up and told us the Dark Lord was in the Shrieking Shack. I let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding, squared my shoulders I told them I was going to get the horcrux. If Harry goes, Voldemort will kill him, I can not bear to loose Hermione and if I die, I’ll see Fred. But in the mist of our arguing, Death Eaters flung open the tapestry and as we raced away, Harry threw his invisibility cloak on us as we raced down the hallway.

Andromeda Tonk’s POV

I sat in my husband’s old armchair by little Teddy’s crib, waiting for my daughter and her husband to return. They were at Hogwarts fighting, fighting against Voldemort and his band of Death Eaters. Dora was supposed to stay behind, here with me and her little boy, but no she had to go and fight beside Remus. I was glad that she found love. Yes at first I wasn’t so sure about the relationship, he was after all about fourteen years older than her, only six years younger than me, but I realized that age had no matter in love. Plus I knew Remus was a good man and would make my Dora happy. He had been friends with my dear cousin Sirius and I know Sirius made good choices in friends, with the exception of Pettigrew, but then again Sirius never did care much for him in the first place.

I hoped they would return soon. I was so scared and I was afraid they might get hurt. This war would soon be over though. Harry Potter was a smart boy and would surely destroy You-Know-Who. When the war was over I would be so happy. I had lost so much because of it. My beloved husband, Ted, was now dead. He had to run because he was muggleborn and now he is dead. He was caught and killed. I lost the only man I loved. He was my life, he was my love. Because of him I was blasted off my family tree. I gave up my family for him. He gave me the strength to leave them and their stupid prejudice ways. I could never have done it without him and now he was gone.

I wiped tears from my eyes and looked down at little Teddy who had just stirred in his sleep. Dora had named him after her father. She loved her father so much and he loved her too. I used to have to stop them from wrecking the house in their hours of roughhousing. She was so much like him sometimes. She loved to joke around and make people laugh. She had a heart of gold just like him. There was a time, my thirty-sixth birthday to be exact, that Ted and Dora worked together on a surprise for me. I wasn’t really expecting anything, just some ‘happy birthdays’ and maybe a few cards. They had worked together and attempted to make me dinner and some dessert. All the food was burnt, but I ate it anyway. It was the thought that count and I enjoyed myself, even with a charcoal cake.

Teddy woke up and his blonde hair turned teal. The site made me smile. It seemed like yesterday Nymphadora was born and her metamorphmagus abilities showed almost immediately, just like little Teddy. He began to cry and I got up and picked him up, trying to calm him down. He probably missed his mother. She had been here when he fell asleep and the poor boy probably expected her when he woke. He looked so much like Remus, just with his mother dark, twinkling eyes and special ability to change hair color and other parts of his body. He eventually calmed down and rested his small little head on my shoulder. I smiled again at his precious face.

For hours I waited for their return, wishing they were alright. Teddy went back to sleep with a bottle of milk. I wondered into the living room, which was still within earshot of Teddy if he happened to awake. I held my knees up to my chest as I sat on the couch watching the flames of the fireplace dance to unheard music. I couldn’t wait till it was all over and peace arrived. I was tired of living in fear. My life was always fear and I wanted it to end. Maybe if I was lucky I would get to be with one of my sisters without fear of being hexed, but I did not see that happening anytime soon; my sisters, especially Bellatrix, where too deep in with the Dark Arts and following their ‘precious’ Dark Lord. I lost my family to him. Sirius was the only one I had of my family after I ran off with Ted. I even lost my cousin Regulus. Regulus was going to join the good side of things, but then he died. He died because he was in far too deep.

Tears continued to fall down my face. Being alone had surfaced so many painful memories. I pushed them back as I tried to think hopeful. Remus and Dora would be back at any moment. They would tell me how Harry Potter defeated You-Know-Who and how the war was finally over. We would celebrate with champagne and then realize we need to be quiet so we wouldn’t wake Teddy. There would be festivals in Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade, Hogwarts, and all other Wizarding places. The next generation, Teddy’s generation, would grow up without the fear my daughter, me, and countless others did. The dark times would be over and we would all live happily ever after.

There was a knock on the door. I giant smile formed on my face. It was probably Remus and Tonks. They always knocked on the door to be polite. I bolted to the door, opening it quickly. My smile soon faded. It was my younger sister Narcissa. She looked worn and tired and had a depressing look on her face. Why was she here and not Dora? If You-Know-Who had one she would have hexed me by now not look at me as if she knew something that would hurt me, so why was she here and not my daughter?

“Hello Meda,” she began slowly. “May I come in?”

“Are you going to hex me to oblivion?” I asked with a sort of hiss.

“No,” she said shaking her head. “I have not come to harm you.”

I let her in and closed the door behind her. She looked as if she wanted to tell me something, or had to, but wasn’t sure how to say it. I crossed my arms and then asked, “What do you want Narcissa?” She looked away, but I could see a tear fall down her face. I rushed beside her, my older sister compassion showing up. “Are you alright? Did something happen? Are Lucius and Draco alright?”

She nodded and looked to me, more tears threatening to spill from her eyes. “They’re fine. They went home after the celebration feast. The Dark Lord is dead,” she said with a slight smile at her final sentence. “Potter killed him. The war is over. I helped the boy in the way. Tricked the Dark Lord into thinking he was dead.”

I smiled at her and reached a hand to rub her back. “That’s great,” I said. “I am so glad to hear it. And what of Bellatrix? Is she in Azkaban now?”

My sister sniffed and shook her head. “She stayed loyal to him till the end,” she replied. “She was killed my Molly Weasley.”

“Oh,” was all I could say. Bellatrix and I hadn’t been very close since school started. She got more into the Dark Arts and we grew apart. I then remembered of my daughter. “What of my daughter and her husband?”

Cissy looked away again and I could see her hold back tears. She shook her head and tears finally escaped both her and my eyes. “I am so sorry,” she began. “I am so sorry. Th…the…they are dead. Remus was killed by Dolohov and Nymphadora was killed by Be…Bellatrix.”

My legs weakened and I collapsed. They were dead. My baby girl and Remus were dead. First Regulus, then Sirius, and then Ted, and now Dora and Remus. My eyes stung with tears. Now all I had was Teddy and…did I have Cissy now? She was here and she had switched sides. She was the one to bring the bad news. She was here now.

I felt my sister wrap her arms around me as I cried on my knees. “I am so sorry Meda,” She spoke softly comforting me. I could hear the sadness in her voice. “I am sorry about your daughter and her husband. About your husband too. And most of all I am sorry I was never there for you. I am sorry I turned my back on you. I am so sorry Meda.”

“I know,” I spoke behind my sobs. I reached up my hands and wrapped my fingers on her arms making sure she wouldn’t leave. “I missed you so much Cissy.”

“I missed you too,” she replied. I then turned and hugged her. I did have her now. I finally had my sister back. I lost my daughter and son-in-law, but at least I still had her and Teddy. At least I knew that my daughter and Remus died making the world better. I made sure Teddy knew that too. He grew up a fine boy. He was mischievous, like Remus, and playful like Dora. Finally a happy life for us all.

Luna Lovegood

Luna left the Room of Requirement with the other D.A. members but she stayed close to Dean who had helped her out of the room. The room emptied them out onto the third floor where they quickly ran into some Death Eaters. Luna quickly scanned the room looking to see who was all there and saw that there was three Death Eaters surrounded by at least six seventh years.

Luna drew out her wand and sent many Stunning Spells that had hit one of the Death Eaters right in the back of the head. Luna watched as he landed flat on his head and he did not get back up again. One of the Death Eaters, unbalanced from dodging three spells at once, took a step back and tripped over his fallen comrade. He looked down at the ground to see what he had tripped over when Luna sent another Stunning Spell at him where he slumped down on top of the Death Eater he had fallen over.

Luna saw that the last remaining Death Eater had managed to escape and disappear from sight. Luna ran around the corner of the hallway expected to see him there but to her horror she saw that there was many fellow students laying on the floor. She darted to the closest one and saw a second year boy. Why did he sneak into the castle? He should have left with the other underage wizards, Luna thought as she tried to revive him hoping that he was hit by a Stunning Spell. She pointed her wand at his chest and said “Ennervate” but the boy neither woke up nor even did he stir.

Sadden by the thought of someone dying so young, Luna got to her feet and tried to awake the others that where laying on the floor in the quiet hallway. Out of the ten bodies that lay there, only four of them had awoken. Luna made sure they where fine before she headed off to the steps, trying to make her way to the font of the castle.

She quickly raced down the moving staircase and tripped on the third to last step just as a green spell soar right above her head. Thrilled that the spell had missed her she rushed to her feet and ran into the second floor corridor.

She was stunned by what she had seen. There before her was a corridor packed with Death Eaters and Order and D.A. members fighting with their lives. Luna shook off this surprised feeling and rushed over to where Dean was batting a Death Eater who had just sent a tripping spell at him causing him to fall flat on his face. Luna shouted “Stupefy” but the Death Eater had easily deflected the spell. Luna then darted in front of Dean just as the Death Eater was going to say another spell and she put the Jelly Legs Jinx on him. The Death Eaters’ legs started to shake so much that he dropped his wand which gave Luna enough time to help Dean back up and they both rushed on down to the first floor.

Ginny Weasley

"Ginny, we'll be back in a moment, just keep out of the way, keep safe -- come on!" Harry said before disappearing with Ron and Hermione and leaving Tonks and Ginny behind.
She was scared, she almost wanted to stop them from leaving. Was this the last time she would see them?
They turned back towards the battle below them.
"Stupefy!" Ginny yelled, pointing her wand out of the window at one of the death eaters. She saw him fall before pointing her wand at another, but before she could say anything there was a crash behind her as three or four death eaters came stumbling into the hall.
"Locomotor mortis!" she said, pointing her wand at the closest death eater, causing him to trip over his locked legs and fall flat on his face.
She ducked out of the way as a spell flew by her, barely missing her right arm.
"Expelliarmus!" she said, hitting death eater who was shooting off spells towards Tonks, who was hiding behind a door, sending jinxes out whenever she got the chance.
"Thanks," Tonks shouted, throwing a smile towards Ginny before firing off a spell towards the nearest death eater and missing.
Ginny sent another stunning spell at the last death eater and he went down.
"Good job, Ginny," Tonks said, walking past Ginny and into the room the death eaters had come through.

She could see more people fighting up ahead so she ran towards them, Tonks at her side.
"Stupefy!" Ginny shouted, sending the curse into the crowd of death eaters. She crouched behind a table with Tonks. Tonks sent a spell around the side of the table and she heard a grunt as it hit someone.
“Is that my neice hiding behind a table like the coward she is?” Ginny heard a familiar woman’s voice. She peeked around the top of the table. Bellatrix Lestrange was standing in the middle of all the death eaters. Ginny looked over at Tonks, she had gone white.
“Don’t you have a hug for your auntie?” Bellatrix said, taking a step closer to where they sat, hidden beside the table.
Tonks stood up and walked out from behind the table, facing Bellatrix, her wand raised in her right hand. A death eater made a move with his wand but Bellatrix stopped him.
“No! She is mine!” She said, pulling out her own wand.
They just stared at eachother for a few moments, Bellatrix had an almost comical look on her face and a smile that promised pain.
“Crucio!” She suddenly shouted. Tonks dived for the floor and missed the spell by inches.
“Stupefy!” Ginny heard but before she could turn and see who it was she saw spells flying and ducked to avoid them.
There were more DA and Order members in here now, but Ginny could still see Tonks and Bellatrix dueling.

Ginny sent a stunning spell at the nearest death eater, watched him fall, and then turned to another. He sent a killing curse at her and she dove out of the way, and saw Tonks get hit in the chest with a killing curse. Bellatrix smiled down at the crumpled body of Nymphadora Tonks before turning and running out of the room, most of the death eaters following her.
"Noooooo!" Ginny screamed, running over to the unmoving Tonks. "Come on, Tonks. It can't be. It can't be!!!" She shouted, taking Tonks by the shoulders and shaking her. She was crying, her breath coming in shaky gasps, tears falling onto the now lifeless Tonks.

Ginny Weasley’s Point of View

“Then you’ve got to come back! Ginny! You’ve got to come back! Harry’s voice faded as Ginny sprinted away from the Room of Requirement. She was not about to sit back and let every single member of her family fight while she sat and waited to hear the end of the battle. She could handle herself, and darnnit, they knew that. But they still thought of her as the baby. Well, this baby is about to show them…
She didn’t see any of the Death Eaters until she got to the first floor-a part of her wondered if someone was going ahead of her, knocking out any opponents. A foolish thought, but one that tripped her temper nonetheless.
A large burly Death Eater strode up to her, his voice jeering, “And wot’s a purty little fing like you doin’ in a place like this?” That was most definitely the wrong thing to say.
“Aguamenti!” Ginny’s anger caused the stream of water to hit the Death Eater with such force, he was knocked backwards into a suit of armor.
“Oh, so the little girl wants to play does she?” He fired a spell at her, and Ginny dodged, blessing her good Quiddich reflexes. The spell hit another Death Eater, who had just been coming behind her. He howled in pain as two antlers sprouted from his head. She fired an arrow jinx at him; one arrow caught him in the chest, the other in the charm. Spinning around, just as the Death Eater started, “Avada-”
“Stupefy!” It was Neville, running from down the stairs, firing stunning spells at just about everyone.
“Thanks Neville!” she called, heading down another corridor as he nodded his head. “Avis oppugno!” Fierce robins flew at four of the Death Eaters that were battling her dad, Seamus, Luna Lovegood, Parvati Patil, and Cho Chang. Sending a babbling jinx at another Death Eater, she joined their group. Her father looked pleased and upset at the same time,
“Ginny! Didn’t your mother tell you to stay in the Room of Requirement?”
“Dad, you know me. I can’t resist a fight.” She replied, “Duck!” A Death Eater was approaching him, sending her signature bat bogey hex, which was fueled by her temper as the water charm had been.
“Thanks. Look, I’m going to head up to the fourth floor, where the twins are, do you want to come with?”
“No, I’ll stay down here.” She hugged her dad quickly, whispering, “Good luck.” It was one thing to worry about her family when she could see them fighting, it was another to have to deal with wondering about them in their absence. “You all better hurt some serious Death Eater pants, or I’ll be furious with you.” She said shakily as they broke apart, watching her father run in the direction of the stairs, casting binding charms on every Death Eater that got too close.
Ginny stood back-to-back with Luna, “Are you lot ready to show them what the DA’s all about? On the count of three…blasting curses. One…two…three!” Five blasting curses were sent at five different Death Eaters, knocking them into suits of armor, walls, and each other. “That’s it! We’ve all got to cast the spells at once. If we fight together, they can’t get close. Quickly, again, full body bind…one…two…”
“Petrificus Totalus!” As five more Death Eaters fell, Ginny heard a dreadful noise, a sound as though part of the castle had been smashed in. Her blood ran cold. It was coming from upstairs. Maybe around the fourth floor.

((Okay I KNOW someone already did it...But I lurve Ginny!!))