𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑢𝑝𝑜𝑛 𝑎 𝑑𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑚 \\ 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗿𝘆 𝗷. 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿

𝐶𝑋𝑉.

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𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙣𝙚-𝙝𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙙-𝙛𝙞𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙣

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THE HEROES OF Hogwarts rejoiced at Harry's arrival, just as Voldemort's Death Eaters were fleeing, the man standing outside the castle, stunned. The students and what remained of the Order ran inside, preparing to fight for the last time. Caroline picked up her wand, rushing over to Hermione, Ron and Harry, the brunette having just arrived. "I'll lure him into the castle," Harry said, Kingsley blocking spells. "We have to kill the snake." before Harry could say more, Caroline was in his arms.

        "You die again, I'll murder you." she threatened quickly, kissing him rapidly.

        "You'll need this." Hermione handed Harry the Basilisk fang.

        Neville stepped in front of them holding the Sword. "Neville!" Mr. Weasley shouted as Voldemort drew even closer.

        Using the sword, Neville blocked a spell, but was thrown into the air, landing in the Great Hall. Voldemort and Nagini apparated away, and Harry kissed Caroline before he ran. They would discuss everything later. "For the record, I had a plan, I wasn't trying to die." Caroline said to Mr. Weasley, her friends and Kingsley, stunning a Death Eater.

        She didn't stick around to hear their response as Bellatrix Lestrange flew over to her, picked her up and slammed her into the rubble inside the Great Hall. "Barty wasn't able to kill you, though he wanted to, so badly." Bellatrix cackled, raising her wand to use the torture curse on Caroline.

        Rolling, Caroline dodged the spell, attacking Bellatrix instead. "Yeah, it's too bad I'm really good at living." she exploded the rocks that Bellatrix laid on, when she saw it. Harry, calling out to her. He held his bracelet in his hand as he ran away from Voldemort, tapping it over and over.

        Her ring was glowing, and there was a voice in her head again. I need you, it whispered over and over again. His voice. Harry needed her. So, Caroline followed her heart, and somehow, she was led to him.

         They were lying in the courtyard, Harry and Voldemort. They were crawling for their wands, standing up once they grabbed hold. As Harry was about to shoot his spell at Voldemort, Caroline ran over, casting the same curse at the Dark Lord at the exact time he tried to spell them. It was two teenagers against the most powerful wizard in history. But they had something Voldemort never did. Someone to love.

        As red met green in a magical, horrible mist, Voldemort began to get the edge on Harry and Caroline. So, Caroline took Harry by the hand, lacing their fingers together. They were linked, because Harry had died and come back for her, so they were united in love forever. They were more powerful together. Then, all of a sudden, they all lowered their wands. Neville had killed Nagini, and Harry, Voldemort, and now Caroline, felt it happen.

        Harry and Caroline looked at each other and realised together what this meant. So they laced their fingers together again and shot the same curse at Voldemort, as he cursed them back. But they were stronger than him. And they won the Elder Wand, catching it together, shocked looks on their faces. Voldemort crumbled to the ground, turning into ash, screaming while he disappeared. The sun came out when the last part of the Dark Lord was swept away.

        Caroline smiled. She looked at Harry, and he thought she was going to hug him, and kiss him, and hold him. But instead, she dropped her wand and released her grip on the Elder Wand, slapping Harry repeatedly in the chest. "What's that for?" Harry asked, fending off her attacks.