Harry Potter and The Last Horcrux

Destroying Death

"Harry Potter," a cold voice said from behind Harry.

Harry turned around...and there stood Voldemort. It was just them in the courtyard.

"He should be coming soon...to take what is his," Voldemort said as the looked up in the sky.

Dark clouds covered their view of the blue sky, and drew closer to the ground getting darker and darker. A lightning bolt struck next to Harry and Voldemort. There stood where the lightning just struck, a cloaked skeleton, ready to take what he should own. Harry and Voldemort looked towards Death and froze from Death's icy cold soul. Then the Drifter began to come closer to their location. Harry and Voldemort had their wands, hidden inside their sleeves, and dropped them into their hands to prepare to clash.

"Stupefy!" Harry and Voldemort shouted simultaneously.

Death was knocked out as Harry and Voldemort looked to the entrance of Hogwarts - near the Great Hall - and began to see the glowing light of the Drifter. As they did before, their eyes locked into the light like a trance and they both stood frozen. Hermione, Ginny, and Ron watched below, as the plan Voldemort and Harry once made, failed. They heard quiet footsteps from behind them and saw Neville approaching them from behind. He proudly carried the Sword of Gryffindor in his hand and made the quiet sign with his index finger over his lips. He crept down a staircase and hid once he reached the bottom. Then, Death reawoke.

"No!" Ginny shouted from above.

Harry and Voldemort suddenly were released from their hypnotic curse and saw Death. Several long strips of cloth stretched out from Death's cloak and snatched Voldemort's and Harry's arms. Then he grabbed their torso and legs. Voldemort and Harry were dragged towards Death.

"Nice...very nice...," Death said as it gave a grin.

Voldemort fiercely fought for freedom. Then he dropped his wand. Harry pointed his wand towards Death and prepared to cast a spell. The Drifter came closer to them.

"Stupe - ," Harry said.

Death quickly had a strip of his cloak tie around Harry's neck to prevent him from casting anything and caused a strong breeze to blow Harry's wand away. Neville knew he was the only person to save Harry - and reluctantly Voldemort as well. He came out of his hiding spot and pointed his wand out.

"Obscuro!" Neville casted.

Suddenly, a blindfold appeared over Death's eyes and he angrily ripped it off looking for the person who did it. Neville quickly hid behind a wall and then he heard a loud boom. Hermione cast a destructive spell that destroyed the stone beneath Death. Harry and Voldemort were released and quickly snatched their wands. Then they launched their own spells at the same time.

"Crucio!" Harry shouted.

"Avada Kevada!" Voldemort shouted at the same time.

Death was overwhelmed with pain and fled back to hell to recover. He knew he would not be well enough to return to the mortal world for until ten centuries from then. Death knew he would only get one of them. Harry and Voldemort froze in their footsteps staring at the spot where Death once stood. Voldemort took a swift glance at Harry and attacked.

"Impedimenta!" He casted.

Harry was suddenly launched into the air and crashed in the Great Hall. He didn't even notice Neville. Then, Voldemort turned into a black cloud and chased Harry. He then ran to the room with the changing staircases. Harry stopped on a moving staircase to look for Voldemort. Neville, on the other hand, followed Harry far behind to catch the Drifter. In the tower, Harry finally spotted the cloud and tried shooting a spell at Voldemort. He couldn't stop it. Before he knew it, he was falling off the tower and into the cobblestone courtyard. The Drifter and Neville quickly followed. Hermione, Ron, and Ginny also followed. After crashing in the courtyard, Harry and Voldemort collected themselves.

"Morsmordre!" Voldemort shouted.

Harry began to stand up and saw the clouds form the Dark Mark. The translucent windows of the Room of Requirement allowed the students to see a blurry image of the two men fighting. Death Eaters quickly penetrated the shield and Dumbledore's Army quickly went into battle. Just like how it was nineteen years ago, Harry and Voldemort began to have a wizard's duel. The Drifter flew quickly into the middle of the duel and was struck by both Harry and Voldemort's forces. Harry and Voldemort stopped the duel and waited to see the reaction of the Drifter. Suddenly, both wizards fell to their knees as they were severely weakened by their own sorcery. Voldemort disappeared as Death Eaters quickly surrounded Harry.

"Stupefy!" They all shouted.

Harry dodged the spells and quickly noticed Neville, Hermione, Ron, and Ginny standing inside a tower. He raced in there and they all met to discuss plans.

"What should we do?" Neville asked.

"Okay, Dumbledore's Army must not make any gestures that the students are in the Room of Requirement!" Harry said. "Also, everyone - including Ginny, Hermione, Ron, and I - will not be in the Room of Requirement. However, we will have three hidden protecters, who will be hiding watching the entrance of the Room of Requirment."

"Expulso!" Death Eaters shouted as they got closer to them.

Some of the changing staircases were blown apart as Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Neville ran to tell other members of Dumbledore's Army. They climbed up staircases and returned to the courtyard where Death was nearly killed. Death Eaters suddenly landed and they all prepared for a fight.

"Sectumsempra!" one shouted.

Harry looked back at Ginny and saw her fall as her shoulder was bleeding. He quickly flew back to protect her.

"Stupefy!" Harry shouted as a Death Eater was hit.

"Impedimenta!" a Death Eater shouted as Ron flew back.

"Aresto momentum," Ginny casted.

Ron carefully touched the rock and bounced back into action. Then Voldemort appeared. Harry and Ginny parted. Then the Drifter appeared. Drawn into the light of the Drifter, Harry and Voldemort stared into it.

"Harry!" Hermione shouted.

Harry and Voldemort were snapped out of the hypnotic curse and stood there waiting for someone to do something. The sun began to set, leaving shadows as tall as skyscrapers. The Drifter, Harry, and Voldemort continued to wait.

"Avada Kevada!" Voldemort shouted.

It hit the Drifter and brought the two wizards to their knees. Voldemort fled as the Drifter disappeared. Harry kneeled in the courtyard as the sun disappeared. Ginny, Hermione, and Neville noticed a small envelope appear where Death once stood. On the back, it had a wax figure of a skull sealing the envelope. Neville walked over as his friends all watched and opened it. After the seal was broken, a black cloud of smoke exploded. Then it dispersed.

"Your body is weak, your mind is strong, your soul is weak, your heart is strong," Neville read. "Signed, Death."

Harry stood up and looked at Neville, and then to Hermione, Ron, and Ginny. He took a deep breath. A bunch of red sparks flew up into the air and a large fiery snake appeared and screamed. The Death Eaters all over Hogwarts left and fled into the woods. Voldemort's forces retreated. Clouds of blackness rushed across the horizon.

"I think I might go to bed," Harry said weakly.

"A-Alright," Hermione said.

"Are you okay?" Ginny asked.

"Yea...just tired," Harry muttered as he made his way to the Room of Requirement.

They all followed Harry. Hermione pulled out a medicine and healed Ginny. They moved out of the corner and camped out in the Great Hall.