Harry Potter - Series Fan Fiction ❯ Harry Potter and the Dark Messanger ❯ It's The End Of The World ( Chapter 13 )

Chapter 13: The End Of The World As We Know It

 

 

A/N This Chapter Contains Violence, Blood, Gore, And Makes a Jason Vorhees or Freddy Krueger Movie Look Like The Teletubbies, Catuion To The Squeamish!

 

Harry was having a good week of relax and comfort. He went out onto the Quidditch Field with Ron, The Twins, and Cho to help him train for Beater. Harry was amazed at the new Cho who was completely different from the Cho he played against earlier in the school year. According to Cho it was the good luck necklace Ron had given her. He went down to Hagrid's cabin a couple times catching up on the things he missed over the year. Harry was going over his career's with Hermione based on what he thought he did well in as Hermione went over her career options.

 

“Basically Hermione as long as you didn't have your heart set on being a prophet or seer you can do whatever you want.” Harry joked with her as he went over a list of jobs in the Ministry checking off the ones he thought he would be good for.

 

“I don't know Harry, I talked to Bill before and you have to do well in your Ancient Runes and Charms to get a job at the bank and I know I did badly on my Ancient Runes OWL.” Hermione went over another list drawing a check next to almost job.

 

“How do you know this Hermione? I thought you said Divination was complete rubbish if I remember correctly.” Harry smiled at her writing a check next to Secretary to the Head of Muggle Relations. “This would be cool, working with Ron's Dad.” Harry kept going down the list checking off a couple more.

 

“Well don't think he would give you special treatment just because he knows you, he hasn't given you special treatment even though you are The Famous Harry Potter.” Hermione smiled back checking off more jobs on the list. “I'm glad you are interested in your future unlike a certain red head we know.” Hermione had tried to get Ron to join them but he always waved her off going to do something else.

 

“Yeah well this is just for Hogwarts, I know I can get on a Quidditch team when I graduate, I practice hard, I play hard, and I know I can do it. But I could get an injury like Malfoy's so it is better to have a fall back in case my first goal isn't reached.” Harry wrote a check next to Assistant for Shop Clerk.

 

“Also Quidditch isn't year round you know, what will you do during the off season? Although you probably wouldn't have to do anything with all the money you'll make off of Quidditch and what you already have.” Hermione turned to the third page and started checking off more jobs.

 

“Quidditch is year round if you do it right, practice, and I could probably teach some people to gain a little extra gold if I needed to.” Harry skimmed through page five only checking off one other job. “Besides I'll need to be at home some of the time when I get older.” Hermione stopped checking off jobs.

 

“What for Harry?”

 

“Well you know, get older, find the right woman, settle down…” Harry blushed and went back to the jobs list seeing if there was anything good he missed.

 

“Well you really are looking into your future, glad to see you are and not letting yourself worry about You-Know-Who.” Harry looked up at her and stared. “Sorry, so you aren't worrying about Voldemort.”

 

“Why would I? Sure him and his Death Eaters want me and everyone I love dead, sure right now I have the second most powerful wizard alive who wants me dead, but Dumbledore is here and I know quite enough to defend myself, and Voldemort can't kill me, our wands screw up when we duel since they have the same tail feather in them.” Harry tried to pass it off as the truth but Hermione could tell he was a little scared, if not for himself then for the people around him that he cared for.

 

“Well I'm sure the Aurors and the Ministry will stop Voldemort, they rounded up how many Death Eaters after the arrest of Malfoy?” Hermione went through the last two pages checking off even more jobs. “I finished the Necronomicon, pretty good read, and I think I know something about Monica she didn't want anyone else to know.” Hermione handed the book back to Harry. “We should turn these in to Professor McGonagall so she can go over them.” They stood up and left for Professor McGonagall's nearly running into a screaming panicking Monica.

 

“They're coming, Salazar saw them and told me they are coming, they already got to Hogsmeade, we gotta get Dumbledore!”

 

“What?” Hermione and Harry were confused not understanding half the things Monica had just said.

 

“Death Eaters!” This they did understand.

 

“Here? No way, Dumbledore is here, they wouldn't be that stupid would they?”

 

“They are too! Salazar told me so! We gotta warn everyone and tell the teachers! Please believe me!” Monica looked like she was on the verge of crying. “Please believe me I'm not lying and Salazar isn't either, he wouldn't want something to happen to his home.” Monica wrung her hands together pleading with Harry and Hermione.

 

Harry and Hermione knew where Dumbledore's office was but they would have to take at least ten minutes just to get there from where they were. “Wait, I know what to do, Dobby!” Crack

 

“Yes Mister Harry Potter Sir.”

 

“Go to Dumbledore and tell him Death Eaters are attacking the castle.” Crack

 

“Good thinking Harry, but now what do we do? What if Monica is wrong?”

 

“I am not wrong! Salazar said the Death Eaters were using a path in Honeydukes to get into the castle so he took a quicker route to get here. He already said he was going to warn the other ghosts and have them spread the word.” Monica looked like she was about to smack Hermione. “We gotta find a teacher and other students, what do we do? We never had this problem back at home why the hell did we have to move here!” Monica was getting more upset as Harry and Hermione tried to think of something to do.

 

“We were going towards the Transfiguration room to see if professor McGonagall was there so let's keep going.” Before any of them could take another step Dobby appeared with some bad news.

 

“The Master of Hogwarts in not on school grounds, a House Elf needs the Master of Hogwarts permission to leave it and he is not here Mister Harry Potter Sir.” This wasn't good, the Master of Hogwarts was Dumbledore so if he wasn't here…

 

“Dobby you would do anything for me since I freed you, and I am sure Dumbledore would understand so go to him wherever he is and tell him Hogwarts id under attack! You haven't been `working' for Dumbledore like you `worked' for the Malfoy family so it's not like you fall under the same rules and spells right?” Harry was getting worried, if Dobby couldn't go to Dumbledore since he wasn't on school grounds then if Voldemort came here now the school would be destroyed and a hundred people could be killed easily.

 

“I guess I could Mister Harry Potter Sir, the Master of Hogwarts has been very kind and even pays Dobby so he can buy more socks.” Crack, Dobby disappeared again. The three continued towards the Transfiguration class finding it empty.

 

“Now what do we do?” Hermione and Monica were worrying and it was starting to show on Harry.

 

“The Great Hall, there has to be someone there, even if it is just students we can warn them to go to their Common Rooms, safest place I can think of for now.” The three started running in the direction of the Great Hall when they ran into Devin.

 

“Devin! The school's getting attacked!” Monica hugged her brother then started going on about Salazar and his warnings.

 

“You make the weirdest friends Monica.” Devin didn't seem worried or even hint at any emotion to the news. “So what's the game plan?”

 

“We are going to the Great Hall and warn everyone there and then finding a teacher and hope Dobby gets to Dumbledore wherever he is, but you need to go to the Common Room.” Hermione was trying to rush her words and get Devin out of the way.

 

“Only if Monica comes with me.”

 

“I'm not going to the Common Room I can take care of myself and you know Devin!” The two siblings were interrupted by Hermione.

 

“Fine come with us then we just need to get to the Great Hall now move!” Hermione shoved Devin and Monica out of her way and started running towards the Great Hall. The rest followed her running stopping when they could hear screaming. “It's coming from the Great Hall, the Death Eaters must have already gotten in from the Honeydukes tunnel, but how did they know about the tunnel?”

 

“Wormtail, he was a Marauder so he would know about it, and the Whomping Willow tunnel from the Shrieking Shack.” Thankfully the third tunnel had collapsed so no one could get in through that one. “Get your wands out and keep you heads down, if we can get the surprise on them we might be able to stop this group, let's just hope it is only Death Eaters.” Harry knew this sounded strange but really human Death Eaters weren't that scary to him, but Zombies or Trolls or other nasty creatures could cause a problem. More screams came from the direction of the Great Hall so the four teens ran faster stopping outside of the entrance. Looking inside Harry could see over twenty Death Eaters laughing with about a dozen students laying on the floor around them.

 

“They're dead, all dead, those bastards don't know what they did.” Devin shoved Harry out of the way but never touched him; Harry could see the red aura coming from Devin becoming thick pushing Hermione and Monica out of his way too. “Hey, Assholes!” Devin walked into the Great Hall getting the Death Eaters attention. “Fools, you are mine, I will drink your blood like wine and when I am done killing your ass I will use your skull as my glass.” Devin's red aura became black and started to spread pushing chairs and tables and bodies of students out of his way. “Run!” Devin pointed a hand at Harry, Hermione, and Monica pushing them away from the entrance of the Great Hall.

 

“Devin don't do it, you heard mom you ain't supposed to use your powers like this!” Monica tried to get into the Great Hall but again was pushed away by Devin's power.

 

“Avada Kedavra!” Three Killing Curses flew and hit Devin but nothing happened.

 

“That's the best you got? You can't kill me with that, the spell strips a person of their soul; I have none, at least not yet.” Devin stuck his arms out wide laughing as everything around him started to shake. “You fools have no idea what's about to come, do you?” Devin threw his arms up causing all the chairs, tables, wands, and everything else made of wood to shatter into thousands of slivers of wooden needles.

 

“We need to get out of here, you heard Devin, run!” Hermione grabbed Monica's arm dragging her away from the Great Hall entrance just as Devin sent the slivers of wooden needles at the Death Eaters shedding them of their lives. The three ran towards the Gryffindor Tower warning any student they saw on the way finally running into a teacher when they were near the entrance of their Common Room.

 

“What are you three doing out here the school is under attack! I sent the House Elves out to warn the other students and am waiting for the Headmaster to get back here.” Professor McGonagall set her wand down giving the password to the Fat Lady so the three could go in. “As long as they don't know the password they can't get in if they are able to get past me.” The three ran inside and found chaos in the Common Room. The older students had their wands pointed at them nearly casting spells at the three as they got in.

 

“Has anyone seen Ron?” Harry was worried about everyone but he worried about his Brother the most, his right arm was injured so he couldn't defend himself very well if he had to.

 

“No we were hoping he was with you.” The Twins seemed to be the leaders of the older students.

 

“Where is everyone else?” Hermione noticed that everyone here seemed old, no 1st year or other years.

 

“We made them go into their dorm rooms incase the Death Eaters make it in here. You three should probably go to yours just in case.”

 

“Are you kidding? I could beat everyone here in a duel, probably all at the same time, I'm not going anywhere.” Harry got his wand out and was ready to prove his point if needed.

 

“I am a Prefect so I too should stay out here but you Monica need to go to your Dorm Room, make sure Brown and Patil are there, and be ready for anything.” Monica crossed her arms not complying.

 

“If it wasn't for me you wouldn't even know about this! Salazar came to me since I was the only one who would listen to him!” Hermione crossed her arms getting ready for an argument.

 

“You mean you were the only one who could! You're a Necromancer, you deal with the dead all the time don't you? It's how you could hurt Peeves when he caught you with…” Hermione stopped there giving up, there were more important things to worry about and she had promised Monica she wouldn't tell anyone about Monica.

 

“I am not a Necromancer! I don't raise the dead or any other shit like that; how in the hell did you even think that!” Monica was not about to let up on this.

 

“I read the Necronomicon, it said that Necromancers can see and talk to spirits others can't, and they raise Zombies, and use the flesh of the dead to cast spells, and are evil, Merlin fought two of them in his life, they are always evil. You said Devin feared you and I can see why, some of those spells were Dark Magic at its worse, or best if I was a Necromancer.” Hermione wanted to stop fighting; there was something a lot more dangerous then a young Necromancer.

 

“You just said Necromancer's raise the dead, use the flesh of the dead for spells, and are evil, I don't raise the dead, use flesh for anything, and I'm not evil! I may see or talk to ghosts but it doesn't make me a Necromancer!” Monica seemed to be getting mad so Harry decided he needed to intervene.

 

“Look who cares alright? We have something called Voldemort attacking the castle if you don't remember? You two can fight over this later if we all live through this.”

 

“Who do you think told them where to go? I bet she has been helping them the whole time! Maybe Draco was the victim in the Astronomy Tower.”

 

“Shut Up!” Harry stood between the two girls fed up with the bickering. “Like I said, if we all live through this you can fight then but until then shut the hell up!” Harry was about to snap and cast silencing spells on them to shut them up.

 

“Sorry.” Both girls remained quiet standing with the other students who were waiting for the entrance to open and spill forth evil. The door opened but thankfully it was more students, younger ones who were sent to their dorm rooms. A few minutes later the door opened again and Professor McGonagall came in.

 

“I need to go to somewhere, if this door opens cast whatever spells you want at the person, no one and I do mean no one should be coming in.” Before Professor McGonagall could leave Harry spoke up.

 

“What about Ron and Devin? They haven't made it here yet.” This caught Professor McGonagall off guard.

 

“Well, I'm sorry to say this but if they haven't already made it here then I can only fear the worse has happened. Although if they do make it you should stun them in case they are under the Imperius Curse.” This time Professor McGonagall did leave the Common Room for wherever it was she was headed.

 

“That can't be true, Ron isn't dead, he probably just went with Cho to her Common Room, and Devin…” Hermione wasn't sure what happened with Devin and didn't want to say what she thought.

 

“What if he wasn't? What if he was outside practicing for Quidditch? I can't stay here and let him die, he would come for me and I will come for him.” Harry started to walk towards the entrance when Hermione tried to stop him.

 

“You can't Harry you will get killed! I can't let you do this Harry; I can't let you throw your life away!” Hermione raised her wand and pointed it at Harry.

 

“Go ahead and see what I do Hermione if you try to stop me. Ron is my brother, I can't stay here, and if I die it wouldn't be thrown away. I have an idea though Hermione that should help keep me safe. Harry ran to the dorm rooms and went to his finding Dean, Seamus, and Neville.

 

“You're alive! Where's Ron?” Neville got up and hugged Harry.

 

“I don't know that is why I am getting some things and going to look for him.” Harry got his Invisibility Cloak and Marauders Map. Harry ran back down to the Common Room and showed Hermione the objects he got. “This way I will be safe and able to find him quickly.” Harry opened the entrance and left Hermione and the others behind in the search for his friend. Going a few feet he got the Marauders Map and activated it. He saw that the Great Hall only had one person in it, Devin, not showing the names of the students who were already dead. “Well I guess this means you don't show up if you are dead.” Harry kept searching the map looking for Ron and any name that Harry didn't recognize so he could avoid them. He kept looking over the map still not finding Ron but did see another student who was in trouble, Cho. She was outside and seemed to be dealing with several Death Eaters. Harry ran as fast as he could thankful for all the running he had been doing over the year getting to the doorway to see Cho doing something Harry never thought he would see her do. She was standing above another student, the Head Boy Michael Nikkturn, wand pointed at his back as he kept asking her why she was doing what she was doing.

 

“Avada Kedavra.” Cho took his life as though she was swatting a fly. She then stood there like a statue until someone called out and told her to turn around. Harry looked up and tried to see who it was but they were with other Death Eaters and had a mask on. Cho turned around and pointed her wand at Harry casting another Killing Curse. Harry used his Seeker abilities and dodged out of the way casting spells at Cho who then used her Seeker abilities to dodge them.

 

“Stop!” Cho immediately stopped moving and was hit by a stunning spell from Harry. “Very good Harry but I don't think you are good enough to stop a top lieutenant of the Dark Lord. The Death Eater removed his mask smiling at Harry.

 

“Ron!” Harry couldn't believe it; he reached into his pocket getting the Marauders Map out and looked at where they were seeing that the Marauders Map showing the person in front of him was indeed Ron Weasly. “No, you're under the Imperius Curse, fight it Ron, fight it Brother!” Harry went to cast a spell at Ron but was stopped by a binding spell from another Death Eater.

 

“No Harry I am not under some silly spell I am doing this all on my own, oh this feels so good to finally tell the truth.” Ron seemed to stretch his neck out mocking Harry. “I was such a valuable person to the Dark Lord, it was because of me Wormtail got away, it was because of me you and Hermione broke up, it was because of me Cho has been nothing but a pawn, Cho!” Cho turned to face him. “I have no more use of you, kill yourself.” Cho turned her wand on herself and cast the killing curse. Before she had hit the ground Harry broke the binding spell and cast a stunning spell at Ron who dodged it easily. “Are you kidding me Harry? I have trained under the Dark Lord himself! He gave me special powers, special items, he gave me everything I wanted! Power, gold, any woman I wanted, a future beyond working for the Ministry like my lazy father, I am Voldemort's right hand man!” Ron laughed at Harry who went over to Cho who was dead.

 

“How could you do this Ron? I've seen your left arm before, no Dark Mark, and how did you control Cho? You could barely cast a disarming spell at me in DADA yet you could cast the Imperius Curse on her?” Ron stopped laughing pulling the sleeve of his left arm up showing that he did have no Dark Mark.

 

“You see I wasn't useful to the Dark Lord just because of my connection with you and Dumbledore, I gave him a few great ideas. Didn't you wonder why I thought Hermione was a Death Eater? She protected her right arm, not her left, yet the Dark Mark is always on the left arm. I told the Dark Lord about this and he thought it was brilliant! His new recruits could have the Dark Mark put just about anywhere, right arm, shoulder, back, thigh, wherever they wanted! They could go out showing their left arm to anyone and not be suspected of being a Death Eater! I also came up with a couple other ideas but enough of this, guys?” The other Death Eaters turned to him. “Leave Potter to me, I will bring his dead body to the Dark Lord myself!” Ron took his cloak off first then grabbed the bandages around his right arm tearing it off revealing where his Dark Mark was.

 

“You bastard, how could you do this to me? To Dumbledore? To your family! When did you do this?” Harry was getting nervous, this was Ron, his Brother, how could he duel him seriously?

 

“Easily Harry, and when? A Death Eater came to me when I was in the hospital and recruited me. It was so simple Harry, no one would suspect little old me to become a Death Eater. I'm just glad I got the collar for Cho, having that slanted pussy to shag whenever I wanted it was great, and of course using her to spy on Hermione when she went to places I couldn't go like a Prefect meeting or the Prefect Bathroom. Of course I unlike the failure Mariah realized that I would have to order Cho to eat so she couldn't do what she did before. Cho was so much fun Harry to bad you never got the chance, although when I am done with you I may put the collar on Hermione.” Harry realized what had happened, when he was sleeping, he saw Hermione wherever she went and it was Ron and Cho who were doing it.

 

“Why? Why would you do this Ron?” Harry was close to crying, he had been betrayed by his Brother.

 

“To mess with you, why do you think I made you and Hermione break up? Although I screwed up the cookies my other plan worked saving me from punishment from the Dark Lord.” Ron smiled evilly at Harry pointing his wand at Harry. “Are you ready Mate? I played you for a fool in DADA, I could have killed you easily but the Dark Lord wanted me to play injured so I could keep the bandage on my arm. Tonight you will die!” Ron cast a blasting spell which Harry dodged. Harry cast a stunning spell but had it deflected by a Shield Charm. “Come on Harry I killed Cho, I made you and Hermione break up, I killed a few others as well like Draco and his goons, aren't you mad enough to get serious about this?” Ron cast a few more blasting spells before casting an Unforgivable Spell. “Crucio!” Harry dodged this but then heard screaming behind him. “Oops missed, oh well he will live for now.” Ron cast it again this time catching Harry in it.

 

“Don't think that will work Ron.” Harry could feel the pain going through his body but didn't let it affect him. He stood up pointing his wand at Ron. “Inpeco Loonis!” The spell hit a shocked Ron and dropped him to the ground screaming about how his eyes were burning. “Now for the rest of you!” Harry cast several other spells he had learned from the Necronomicon and other books dropping six other Death Eaters. “Ron, you may be my Brother but I am going to kill you, you don't deserve to live, you aren't human.” Before Harry could cast the Unforgivable Curse he had in mind the ground started to shake.

 

“Must be the Trolls, or the Giants, maybe even the Manticore.” Ron stood up wiping the blood from his eyes. “Damn good spell Harry I'll have to remember it.” Ron pointed his wand at Harry. “But you must realize you have lost, the Dark Lord is attacking the Ministry with Werewolves and Dementors, Giants, Trolls, Death Eaters, and a Manticore has destroyed Hogsmeade and now we have are aim set on Hogwarts. Once I am through with you I will hunt that despicable traitor Snape down and kill him. The Dark Lord shall grant me with even more power if I return with both of you.” Ron cast the killing curse at Harry who dodged it casting one at Ron. “Wow Harry maybe I underestimated you.” Ron cast another one at Harry who cast another one. The ground kept shaking and Harry could hear yelling from all around him. The sky went from night to day as a bright light shone from behind Harry. Harry turned around to see a shaft of light shooting upwards into the sky. Something was floating in the middle of it but the light was too bright to see what it was.

 

“Harry, Ron!” Harry turned around and saw two teachers supporting each other, Professor Snape and Professor Krats. “What are you two doing out here? This is no time to be playing hero, twenty points from Gryffindor.” Professor Snape was in a bad way bleeding from a chest wound.

 

“The traitor! Oh this is too grand, I get Potter and the Traitor brought to me, must be destiny.” Ron pointed his wand at Professor Snape casting the killing curse only to be blocked by Professor Krats. “Damn woman interfering where she shouldn't be, of course she was the DADA teacher so I guess this was bound to happen.”

 

“NO! Harry cast a killing curse at Ron who dodged it casting one at Harry.

 

“Oh boo hoo Harry you had to see it coming, no DADA teacher lasts more then a year.” Ron stuck his right arm out about to cast another killing curse when a white beam of light hit him where his Dark Mark was. Ron screamed in pain as the part of his arm in front of his Dark Mark fell off and blood began to pour out of the wound. Another beam of light shot out and hit Professor Snape's left arm cutting it off where his Dark Mark was. Harry turned to the source of the beams of light, the shaft of light that had appeared from before. Harry could see what was in the middle of it, Devin. More beams of light came out raining down on the Death Eaters.

 

“Professor Snape are you alright?” Harry ran over to Professor Snape who was bleeding badly. “Cast a sealing spell Harry, I can't find my wand.” Harry did what Professor Snape asked stopping the blood flow. “Run Harry, I'll stay here with Diane, make sure nothing gets to her.” Snape stumbled over and fell down next to Professor Krats putting his arm over her body. Harry felt something poke him in the back.

 

“To bad Harry it almost hurt enough to stop me.” Ron had his wand against Harry's back. “But I think this is when we say goodbye.” Harry could hear the words that had made him famous, the words that had killed his family.

 

“Diffindo.” Ron's wand was cut in half before he could finish the spell. Another teacher had saved Harry's life.

 

“Professor Trelawney!” Harry was amazed; the Professor that always predicted his death had just saved his life.

 

“I saw you were in danger so I came.” Harry felt like he was hit in the chest, the prediction Professor Trelawney had made to Ron, when the traitor exposed himself many will die, at least that's what Harry thought it said.

 

“Another woman interfering damn it!” Ron turned and started to run. Harry went to chase after him but Professor Trelawney stopped him.

 

“You mustn't I need help with these two.” Trelawney and Harry picked up Professor Snape and Professor Krats up, Trelawney helping Professor Snape walk and Harry carrying the body of Diane Stark back to the castle. The Death Eaters were falling back all of them missing limbs. The Trolls had been cut down by the beams of light also and had most of the Giants before the rest retreated. The only thing still standing was the Manticore.

 

“Where's Hagrid?” The Manticore had already destroyed his cabin and Harry couldn't see him anywhere which was something hard to do since he was so tall.

 

“I don't know Harry, I wish I did but I was trying to stop the Trolls who were attacking the Astronomy Tower.” They got to the entrance of the castle and set Professor Snape and Professor Krats down. “Where could Dumbledore be? He had a plan to be back here in less than ten minutes but he hasn't made it.”

 

“Really? I sent Dobby to get Dumbledore, we need him!” Harry sat down trying not to cry in desperation. “We need Dumbledore, we can't do this without him, what the hell?” Harry thought he had gone blind before realizing the shaft of light had stopped shinning. It was night again being light by the full moon so it wasn't completely dark. The Manticore seemed to glow in the moonlight as the blood reflected the moon rays. It started to walk towards where Harry, Trelawney, Snape, and Krats were stepping on bodies along the way.

 

“Fire!” Dozens of arrows seemed to appear in the sky landing against the Manticore creating a thud noise with every hit.

 

“The Centaurs, I guess Hagrid was able to get to them.” Professor Trelawney looked towards the edge of the woods to see the Centaurs. Another volley of arrows was fired hitting the Manticore. The Manticore turned towards the Centaurs charging them.

 

“Run away!” The Centaurs turned and ran into the woods with the Manticore following.

 

“Good, a Centaur is faster then a Manticore and they know the woods well enough to lose that beast.” The Death Eaters called for a full retreat and grabbed different objects turning them into portkeys.

 

“Damn it they are getting away.” Harry didn't feel like going after them though, he was tired from dueling with Cho and then Ron, he was tired from carrying the body of a teacher, and he was tried from being alive. The few Trolls still alive ran away into the woods leaving behind bodies of Death Eaters, students, Trolls, Giants, and a teacher. “I can't believe this, it is my entire fault, Voldemort came here because of me, and Voldemort went after Ron because of me, all these people.” Harry wept into his hands wishing he had let Ron kill him.

 

“Don't say such things Potter this is the fault of the Dark Lord and his followers. A kid like you could never be at fault for something like this.” Snape had sat up holding onto Professor Krats hand with his remaining hand. “She didn't deserve this, what will happen to her kids?” Harry could hear the feelings in Professor Snape's voice, Harry wasn't sure but Harry thought he could hear love in those words.

 

“Kid, that beam of light was from Devin, I don't think he made it.” Harry wasn't sure what would happen to Monica though, she had lost her mother and her brother to the Death Eaters, Harry had lost his mother and brother to the Death Eaters, Voldemort had ruined someone else's life.

 

“We need to get into the castle incase they come back.” A large man walked forward and lifted Professor Krats body up. “C'mon `Arry, Severus, Sibyll, before that animal comes back.”

 

“Hagrid!” Harry stood up and hugged Hagrid glad to see someone else had made it. “Where's Fang?” Harry didn't see Hagrid's trusty beast of a dog.

 

“He didn't make it.” Hagrid left Harry at that and walked with Professor Krats body into the castle.

 

Harry went to the Common Room opening the door and casting a Shield Charm just incase any Death Eaters had gotten inside since Ron was a Gryffindor so he would know the password. Thankfully he was welcomed with hugs and other forms of greeting except from two girls. He saw Monica was crying and Ginny was holding her trying to comfort her. Harry walked over and asked what the problem was. “Her Mom died, Monica said her ghost came and said goodbye and she hasn't stopped crying.” Ginny rubbed Monica's back answering for Monica.

 

“She's right, Ron killed her.” Harry was thinking about not telling the truth but Ginny had to know what her brother had done.

 

“What? She was a Death Eater?” Ginny was confused by this.

 

“No, Ron was, is, he got away.” This time Ginny started crying with Monica. “I'm sorry Ginny I could have stopped him but he got away.” Ginny and Monica cried together for awhile as Harry spread the news of what happened, or what he knew.

 

“Dumbledore never made it?” Several asked this question as Harry completed his story.

 

“He might have been at the Ministry, Voldemort attacked there too so Dumbledore might have been busy protecting the Ministry.”

 

“But what about us? We are his students, he is our Headmaster, why didn't he come and save us!” This came from a 3rd year.

 

“Well we fought them off without Dumbledore so maybe he knew we could do it without him.” It was the best explanation Harry could come up with, the other he didn't want to think about, he had already lost one teacher that night.

 

“Harry you said that Ron was a Death Eater, but he is our little brother, it must have been someone using a spell or a potion.” The Twins couldn't believe that their brother let alone any Weasly could become a Death Eater.

 

“I looked at the Marauders Map, something that can't be fooled, and it said it was Ron. He betrayed everyone, he killed people, he used Cho before he killed her, he killed Devin's and Monica's mom, he is a Death Eater.” Harry had no other way to say it but bluntly. “It isn't his fault, he wouldn't have been targeted by Voldemort if it wasn't for me, I'm sorry I did this to your family Fred, George.” This is why he wanted Hermione mad at him, if only he had made Ron mad at him he wouldn't have been a target for Voldemort.

 

“Don't say that Harry we don't blame you do we Fred?” The other red head shook his head.

 

“Of course we don't blame you Harry it is You-Know-Who and Ron's fault that prat. I wish you could have stopped him though Harry if only so we could find out why he did this.” Harry didn't listen to them he knew it was his fault, if he had only just listened to Malfoy his first year, had only accepted that he belonged in Slytherin, then this never would have happened. Harry was about to go to his dorm room when Monica stopped him.

 

“Where's Devin? I haven't seen him in either form so he must be alive.” Monica said the last part as her voice cracked.

 

“I don't know Monica, he saved Hogwarts though, it was him who killed the Trolls and Death Eaters, but then he stopped and I haven't seen him since.” Harry wanted to tell her Devin was dead but Monica said she hadn't seen him in `either form' which Harry assumed meant she hadn't seen Devin's ghost. Harry got out his Marauders Map and looked for Devin and found him still in the Great Hall. “He might be hurt; we should go make sure he is ok.” Harry put the map away and went to the exit. “Anyone else want to come?” Hermione and Monica both nodded so they went with Harry to the Great Hall.

 

Getting to the Great Hall they found blood, bodies, and carnage. In the middle of all this was a body still intact. “Devin!” Monica ran over to the body and turned it over. “He's breathing, he's still alive!” She tried to pick him up but couldn't, he was too heavy.

 

“Mobilicorpus.” Harry cast a spell to make Devin's body float as though it was put on an invisible stretcher. “Let's hope that Madam Pomfrey is ok, Devin will probably need a lot of work done.” Harry tried to ignore the smell, it reminded him of a butcher shop he had been to when younger, but that place was clean, the Great Hall was anything but clean. The three walked slowly checking the Marauders Map every minute just in case a Death Eater had somehow made it. When they got to Madam Pomfrey's office they found Professor Snape, Professor Flitwick, and Professor McGonagall along with several students.

 

“More? Ok you can go over there until I get to you, Professor McGonagall could you help me with this?” Madam Pomfrey seemed to be in a state of mind that made it possible for her to do her job and not flinch at all the wounds or feel tired from all the work she was doing. Harry did as she told him and took Devin over to the table and laid Devin down on it.

 

“We are taking up room, we should go.”

 

“No, I'm not leaving my Brother.” Monica wasn't about to leave Devin, the closest family member she had left.

 

“Alright I and Hermione will go back to the Common Room you stay here and help Madam Pomfrey if you can.” Harry and Hermione left quickly wanting to get back to the Common Room as soon as possible. Getting there Harry was again greeted with hugs and was asked about what had happened with Devin. “We found him; he's still alive, for now. Monica stayed with him and to help Madam Pomfrey with everyone who was there.” Ginny stood up and went over to Harry.

 

“I just got a hold of Luna, she was hiding in her secret place when the attack happened, and she got bad news when she went to the Ravenclaw tower.” Harry raised an eyebrow letting Ginny continue. “The students who were left said Cho came in and started attacking everyone, some of the older students were able to fight her off but so many of the younger students were killed before someone told her to leave the rest alone.” Ginny got out a mirror and tapped it three times, a few seconds later Luna's face appeared on it.

 

“Ginny I am sorry to hear about what happened to your brother, is Harry there?” Ginny nodded and handed the mirror to Harry. “You say she was under Ron's control? The students I talked to say she used spells not taught at school, did you stop her or did she escape with Ron?”

 

“She didn't do either, Ron killed her when he was done with her, I'm sorry to hear about your classmates but can you find your Head of House?” Luna shook her head.

 

“I don't know where they are and it is too dangerous to go outside the Common Room, sorry.” The mirror clouded up and then came clear again showing Harry his reflection, he noticed he had blood in his hair and some of his face.

 

“Harry what do we do? How do we know they aren't dead? What about Hagrid? His cabin is outside; he would have been in the middle of everything.” Harry told Hermione Hagrid was alright although his dog Fang hadn't made it.

 

“Well I think the worse is over but we can't let our guard down until Dumbledore gets here.” Fred, or George, was taking over things. “All who feel up to it stay here and stay awake in case any Death Eaters come back, the rest go to bed, especially you Harry.” Harry wanted to stay but his body told him to go to his bed and sleep.

 

 

A/N This is NOT the last chapter, one more to go, then of course book #6, and actually doing it differently, but you'll have to wait for it to come.