The Potter Twins

Chapter 7: The Last Horcrux

Ron and Hermione must have destroyed the cup Horcux because I felt it, like a piece of me was dying along with Voldemort. Harry, for some reason, didn't feel it. "Haley? Are you okay?" He helped me stand up.

"I'm fine." I said shaky. "Let's go get the diadem." He nodded but was still concerned for me. When we came to the Room of Requirement, it opened up to our practice room but filled top to bottom with stuff. Furniture, books, lamps. There was at least one of everything ever made in the room. We walked around in circles before I heard the Horcrux. "There." I said and pointed to a table. 

Harry moved a half knitted quilt over and found a box, opened it and found the diadem. It was a beautiful tiara with blue jewels. I almost felt bad destroying it. A Death Eater found his way into the room with us and a fight ensured. Hermione and Ron joined us and somehow, during the fight, the Death Eater caught something on fire causing the whole room to catch flames. 

We don't know what happened to the Death Eater, maybe he died in the fire. But we flew our way out as the fire took the room. Once outside, Hermione threw me the Basilisk fang and I stabbed the tiara. Ron kicked it into the engulfed room and the doors closed. 

I felt the same feeling as I did before, I gasped for air and then I saw him. He was talking to the snake, telling her he needed to keep her safe. "Its the snake. She's the last one." 

"You have a connection with him right now, Haley. Use it. Find him and we find the snake." Harry said, holding my hand. I looked into his mind and saw him talking to Lucius Malfoy. For a man that everyone feared, including his son, he looked terrified talking with the Dark Lord in the boathouse. "I know where he is." 

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The Dark Lord's followers were everywhere and our side was doing the best to keep them at bay. The four of us fought our way out and down the steps to the boathouse. There we heard Snape talking to the Dark Lord about the Elder Wand. 

"The wand is loyal to the wizard who killed his last owner. You, Severus. You killed Dumbledore." 

"My Lord?" I think Snape knew what was about to happen, I knew what was about to happen. We heard a thud against the window. It was Snape. 

"Nagini. Kill." Then we heard three more thuds as the snake attacked then already wounded and defenseless Snape. I started to get up to help him, but Harry stopped me. I knew I shouldn't go in there but he had done so much for us, I felt like I was betraying him but not helping. We heard the Dark Lord and his snake apparite out and went into the boathouse.

Snape was beaten and bloody. I applied pressure to his slit throat but I didn't think it would help much. He looked at me and started to cry. "Take them. Take them." He said, talking about his tears. 

Hermione handed me a flask and I caught his tears, which were his memories. Harry joined me at my side and Snape spoke to him. "Take them to the Pensieve." Snape looked from my brother to me and said one last thing. "You have your mother's eyes." 

The Dark Lord spoke to everyone then. "You have fought valiantly, but in vain. Every drop of magical blood spilled is a terrible waste. Therefore I command my forces to retreat. In their absence, dispose of your dead with dignity. Potters, I now speak only to you. Tonight, you have allowed your friends to die for you rather than face me yourself. Join me in the Forbidden Forest and confront your fate. If you do not, I will kill every last man, woman and child who tried to conceal you from me." 

The Death Eaters all left the castle as we made our way back inside. We went into the Great Hall and saw so many injured people and almost as many dead. Ron saw his parents and ran over to them followed by Hermione and then us. I knew something was wrong before I saw him. Fred had been hit by an explosion during the fight and the blast had killed him. George was a mess, as I would be if it was Harry laying there. I had to look away but what my eyes fell on didn't comfort me. 

Remus and Tonks were laying there, holding hands. Harry noticed where I was looking and pulled me away and to the Pensieve in Dumbledore's office. He poured in Snape's tears and we watched his memories. 

It was from the time he met Lily until he found her after the Gordic's Hollow attack. That's how we found out what I already thought was true, with one different detail. Everyone thought Harry was the Horcrux, but it was me. Now I understand my prophecy orb, Harry may be the Chosen One, but I was his protector. I have to die for my brother to live. I, of course, didn't tell him. I made him take me to the Potions classroom before we went to the Forbidden Forest, but I didn't let him in. 

I made a Paralyzing Potion for Harry to take before we met Voldemort so he wouldn't stop me from saving him. We walked together, hoping not to see anyone, but we found Hermione and Ron on the steps. They stood up when they heard up coming up behind them. "Where have you been?"

"We thought you went to the forest." Ron said, very concerned.

I looked at Harry. "We're going there now." 

"No, you can't! You can't give yourselves up to him." Ron said and stepped in front of us. 

"There's a reason we can hear them, the Horcruxes. I've known for a while." Hermione started to cry us to let them go with us. I told her no. That they needed to kill the snake and then kill him. She hugged me tight and Ron hugged Harry. "Tell Draco 'I'm sorry'." I whispered to her and she nodded. 

Harry took my hand and we walked from the castle and into the Forbidden Forest.