Bloody Beautiful-Bloody Love (Book 4-George Weasley Love Story)

Chapter 55

Kat's POV:

I stood in the front with my wand drawn and George's hand held tightly in my own as the great doors swung open, revealing him and his followers. I glanced along the line of death eaters before spotting Hagrid standing close to Voldemort, holding Harry's body. I felt unshed tears burn my eyes until I listened closer. I could swear I heard his heart beating, but that was impossible.

"NO!!" (Mc)

My attention was snagged away from Harry and his impossibly beating heart, as Minnie burst through us and saw Harry. I never knew that such a torn and terrible sound could have been made by her in despair. The rest of us moved out of the castle onto the now crumbling steps of the castle. I saw the snake that was the last Horcrux, and I glared as Voldemort stroked it's head with a smile on his face. I saw Ginny rush towards Harry as she, Ron, and Hermione cried out, but before she made it two feet from the rest of us Aleric was gently pulling her back towards us.

"We ain't afraid of yeh!" (Seamus)

I hissed at the Death Eaters as others continued to yell abuse and screams of hate toward them, following Seamus's lead. I saw anger flit across Voldemort's face, before it was replaced with the same smirk of victory as he looked at us. He cast a charm over us as he yelled for silence, and we found that we couldn't yell.

"It is over! Set him down, Hagrid, at my feet, where he belongs! You see? Harry Potter is dead! Do you understand now, deluded ones? He was nothing, ever, but a boy who relied on others to sacrifice themselves for him!" (V)

"He beat you!" (Ron)

I watched as the charm broke over us allowed us to continue our taunts and screams and yells at the Death Eaters. I saw a few Death Eaters pause at this, watching their master's charm over us fail, before he cast a stronger one over us.

"He was killed while trying to sneak out of the castle ground, killed while trying to save himself." (V)

I hissed as I detected the lie that he was telling us before I saw someone charge toward him. I looked just in time to see Neville disarmed and hit the ground a few feet from dark lord himself. I hissed again as he laughed at Neville after throwing his wand away.

"And who is this? It seems our dhampir friend knows him well. Who has volunteered to demonstrate what happens to those who continue to fight when the battle is lost?" (V)

"Hahahah it's Neville Longbottom, my Lord! The boy who has been giving the Carrows so much trouble! The son of the Aurors, remember?" (B)

"Ah yes, I remember. But you are a pureblood, aren't you, my brave boy?" (V)

I watched with a sense of pride and sense of foreboding as I watched Neville stand up from the ground. A defiant and intense look etched on his bruised and bloody face. I glared at Bellatrix as she laughed at him again before I looking back to Neville and his answer.

"So what if I am?" (Nev)

"You show some spirit and bravery, and you come of noble stock. You will make a very valuable Death Eater. We need your kind, Neville Longbottom." (V)

"I'll join you when hell freezes over. Dumbledore's Army!" (Nev)

The rest of us answered Neville's shout of defiance with cheers of our own as the silencing charm once again broke. I saw Voldemort's fury in his snake-like eyes glow as he realized that Neville was not one to follow him. Though as he answered Neville in a silky smooth voice, I found more fear than if he would have screamed at us all.

"Very well. If that is your choice. Longbottom, we revert to the original plan. On your head be it." (Nev)

I saw a twitch-like movement from Harry as Voldemort waved his wand toward the castle. I waited for it to topple like a block tower but instead the sorting hat fly out of one of the broken windows. It landed in his hand, looking like it'd seen better days to be sure, before Voldemort started speaking again.