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Mattheo is confused by Voldemorts words, "What?" He asks, when suddenly a light is turned on. The light reveals Olivia, laid on the floor with bloody clothes. Mattheos heart sinks, then inflates with rage "What did you do?!" He yells, once again trying to break free from the chair. Bellatrix then enters from the darkness, cackling. "She has been hurt, not enough to die but she could. It all depends on what you do next." Voldemort says, awaiting Mattheos reply.

"Let her go!" He shouts. Voldemort sneers and clicks his fingers. Bellatrix lowers herself to Olivia's level and stabs her in the abdomen. Olivia splutters blood out of her mouth, waking up and clutching the wound. She coughs and groans. "No!" Mattheo screams, moving even more. Bellatrix lifts Olivia's blood soaked hair so Mattheo can see her face clearly. "Mattheo?" Olivia calls out. Mattheos eyes water, watching her in this state transfers her pain onto his. "Via..shit" He says, his voice breaking.

"Look at your poor girlfriend." Bellatrix chants, pouting. Mattheo looks away. Olivia waits for the life to leave her, when there is a bang from another room, doors bursting open. "Expelliarmus!" Draco yells, removing Bellatrixes dagger from her cold clutch. Spells are being casted around the room, while Theo runs to Olivia, who lays on the floor. "Olive please" He pleads, pulling her closer to carry her. The blood soaks onto his clothes and hands as he tries to hold his tears back aswell as his sister.

Blaise unties Mattheo from his chair, freeing him. Mattheo jumps up and begins helping cover Theo and Olivia. The group had wounded them enough to distract them while they escape. When they reach Hogwarts, they know they've been pursued. "Olive please stay with me,please!" Theo frantically yells, as she lays on the common room couch with Theo crouching beside her. The boys secure all entrances and exits.

Mattheo rushes to her side, with the same first aid kit she used on him. He scrambles through the box with Theo and finds the things they need. Olivia groans in pain, dipping in and out of consciousness. Mattheo holds onto her cold hand, taking it in both of his and blowing on it to warm her up. His face is cold from the tears and wind. Theo grabs peroxide and lifts her top to clean it. Olivia winces and breathes through her nose. "It's okay ,Olivia,it's okay" Theo reassures her.

"Mattheo?" Olivia says, her vision blurry. "Theo's here with me." Mattheo says, rubbing her hand. "Someone's coming!" Tom shouts. Draco,Tom and Blaise anxiously wait by the door when Lorenzo,Pansy and Astoria burst in covered in soot and blood. "What happened to you?" Blaise asks. "The door!" Draco shouts and they both re-barricade the door. The whole time, Mattheos eyes are on Olivia. "I'm so sorry Via" He says, tears forming in his eyes once again.

While Olivia rests, Theo and Mattheo decide to go and see what is happening. They look out the windows and see the castle in disarray; bodies on the floor, rubble scattered where classrooms once were. "Shit" Mattheo says. Theo rubs the back of his head. "What's our plan?" Theo asks. Mattheo thinks, "Stay here with Via, I need to fix this. It is my fault." Theo nods and hugs Mattheo one last time. "I love you brother." Theo says, Mattheo holds his tears back and nods. "Love you." Mattheo pulls away and makes his way to the fighting.

"Ahh, my son." Voldemort calls out while the crowd makes way for Mattheo. Mattheo stands on their side, adjacent to his father. "Come! Join me! That is if your girlfriend is finished!?" Voldemort says, gaining a scattered laugh from his crowd. Mattheos jaw clenched at his remark. Mattheo steps forward but as he was just halfway, there was shouting from behind him, "Please!Youre in no shape!" Astoria shouts, followed by footsteps.

Mattheo turns around and sees Olivia, clutching her waist and crying. His heart breaks at the sight of her. Theo runs out behind her, watching this moment. Mattheo smiles at her, a singular tear rolling down his cheek as he turns back around and walks towards Voldemort. There's shuffling behind him, Theo holds Olivia back from chasing after him, "Mattheo please!" Olivia shouts, breaking him even more. He knows that this is the only way she could ever live happily.

He reaches the spot and now stands opposite his father. "I knew you were brave enough, son! Now, where's..." Voldemort is cut off by a curse- "Avada Kedavra!" This was screamed, a deep rooted and personal scream. The voice belonged to Tom. Tom saw what was going to come from Mattheos future if he had fallen into his fathers clutches.Voldemort lays on the ground, lifeless. Mattheo shot a look and watched Tom get struck by multiple curses and he runs over to him, "Tom!" He yells as he falls to the ground with him.

Tom looks up at his crying brother and smiled warmly. "I want you to live your life here. I have given you two gifts, Mattheo. And I want you to cherish them." Tom says, on the verge of death. Mattheo sniffs, "What gifts?" He asks. Tom lightly chuckles at his naïve brother. "Life and love. I've saved your life and given you Olivia. Go help her, I am useless now. I will watch you." Tom says, removing Mattheos hands and slipping away.

The fighting is deafening, bodies falling, lights flashing. Though he sees Olivia so clearly, and runs to her. He finds her and Theo and pulls them back to the common room. Mattheo sits on the couch, covered in blood and holds Olivia in his arms. He flinches at the sounds of power striking people and wonders who got hit. He doesn't look at anyone, he thinks about Tom. The noise eventually dies down, but the group will never forget this day, Mattheo will never forget how the last 3 minutes of his brothers life had determined his destiny.