Beauty and the Beast (Remus Lupin)

92.

"Draco!" Rose blocked a spell and sent one back at a man, "You've got to watch out!"

This was far worse than the first part. Yes, this was a hundred times worse than the first part indeed. Now, it was everyone or no one. Everyone must fight for something.

George and Lee were fighting off Rookwood while Percy fought of Dolohov.

George was blocking spells from Rookwood and Rose snuck up on them. Knowing he was distracted, Rose took her chance and performed a verbal spell since it'll be the most dangerous.

She pointed her wand, "Incendio!"

Rookwood screamed in agony as he dropped to the floor.

"Nice one!" George smiled down to her. He had smiled. Actually smiled. But Rose told herself it was just the moment. He was too devastated over Fred and no smile was able to tell her otherwise.

"Draco, there's your mum!" Rose pointed back inside the castle, "come on!" She blocked a spell coming towards him.

They ran as fast as they could and Narcissa was worried in the corner, away from the duels.

"Draco!" Narcissa rushed over and hugged him tightly.

Rose ran back outside and saw Bellatrix going after Ginny. "Not my daughter, you bitch!" Mrs. Weasley came in the way of them two.

Dolohov tried stunning Rose, but Percy got him first.

"What will happen to your children when I've killed you? When Mummy's gone the same way as Freddie?" Bellatrix taunted with that gut wrenching laugh of hers.

Rose began shooting spells her way which caught Bellatrix by surprise.

Both, she and Mrs. Weasley shot spells left and right as Bellatrix blocked them all. Anger fueled Rose in ways she had never felt before. She was furious at Bellatrix in ways she wasn't able to describe.

And somehow, miraculously enough, Rose unknowingly lifted up a rock from behind Bellatrix and dropped it on top of her.

Mrs. Weasley turned to Rose in utter shock, but it was like watching weight lifted off of her shoulders.

"NOOOO!" Voldemort screamed.

"Rose!" Remus pulled Rose out of the way as Voldemort sent a killing curse her way.

Harry stopped him though.

Harry...stopped him. Looking around, there were no more deaths in fact.

He and Voldemort stood off one another as duels continued all around the yard. Neville and Seamus brought down Greyback together, which somehow made Rose feel a bit better.

Remus blocked an incoming spell towards them and they both started attacking Yaxley.

Quickly, they gained on him and knocked him out cold. Rose shot a spell and his wand broke in half besides him.

"I don't want anyone else to help!" Harry spoke loudly enough for everyone to stop and stare back at them, "It's got to be like this. It's got to be me."

"Potter doesn't mean that," Voldemort said. "This isn't how he works, is it? Who are you going to use as a shield today, Potter?"

"Nobody," said Harry simply. "There are no more Horcruxes. It's just you and me. Neither can live while the other survives, and one of us is about to leave for good..."

"One of us? You think it will be you, do you, the boy who has survived by accident, and because Dumbledore was pulling the strings?"

"Accident, was it, when my mother died to save me?" asked Harry. They were still moving sideways, both of them, in that perfect circle, maintaining the same distance from each other, and for Harry no face existed but Voldemort's. "Accident, when I decided to fight in that graveyard? Accident, that I didn't defend myself tonight, and still survived, and returned to fight again?"