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Chapter Ten - Harry's Fate

Harry came to a clearing just before the Forbidden Forest. There stood his parents. "You've been so brave. You don't have to be brave anymore. You're almost there." His mother said. "Does it hurt, dying?" Harry asked. "Quicker than falling asleep." His father answered. "Remus and Sirius say hello." Harry said. "We visited your grave." "I know sweetheart. We are always looking over you. Sirius and Remus are not at fault. It was just an unfortunate chain of events. Never forget that." Lily said. "If you're watching over me, you must know about my boyfriend." "Yes son, we're proud of you and support you, don't let anyone make you think otherwise." His father said. "Sweetheart are you ready?" Lily asked. Harry nodded. "Remember, we'll be with you until the end." James said. "We love you Harry." Lily said. They disappeared. Harry continued walking. He came to the first clearing in the Forbidden Forest. Voldemort was assembled with his few trusted followers. Hagrid was behind them, being held in shackles and chanins. "NO 'ARRY. NO!" Hagrid yelled. "Be quiet oaf!" One of his 'guards' snarled. "Harry Potter. The boy who lived. Come to die." Voldemort mocked. "AVADA KEDAVRA!" Harry was plunged into darkness. He woke up in a white setting. We got up and walked over to a trolley. He saw a sickening form of Voldemort. "He's dying Harry." Said a voice. "Dumbledore!" Harry exclaimed. "My boy, do you know where we are?" Harry thought for a moment. "It looks like Kings Cross station, only cleaner." "Kings Cross you say, interesting. Do you know why you're here Harry?" Harry shook his head. "It's not your time to die. I can send you back, or you can go on to the afterlife. It's a big decision Harry. But one you must make." Harry thought about his family and friends that lived. Then his family and friends that died. "I'll go back." He said. "Good choice. Goodbye Harry. And good luck." Harry slowly opened his eyes. He felt a presence. "Narcissa is he alive or dead?" Voldemort demanded. "Is he alive? Draco, is he alive?" Harry nodded. Narcissa turned to the group. "Dead." She said coldly. "No." Hagrid said quietly. 

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Everyone was gathered in the courtyard. "Someone's coming." Draco yelled. Voldemort got closer and they could see Harry in Hagrid's arms. "HARRY POTTER IS DEAD!" Voldemort cackled. "NO!" Draco yelled. Sirius sank to the floor. Hermione grabbed Ron and buried into him. "Shut up, you traitorous boy. The Dark Lord is speaking." Lucius hissed at his son. He had disowned his son for his sexuality a long time ago. Narcissa however, fully supported her son and Harry. She secretly loved him, in a similar way to Molly Weasly. "He is dead. Who will come forward and join me. Nobody moved or made a sound. "If you think any of us would join such a pathetic excuse for a wizard. Especially after murdering my godson then you're wrong." Sirius announced. Neville came forward. "He's right. Do you know the state that one of your mindless lackies left my parents in? DO YOU? I'd rather die than associate myself with that." "Believe me Longbottom, THAT COULD BE ARRANGED." Bellatrix taunted. Ron and Hermione walked forward. "Harry taught for the right cause and died. But Harry's heart did beat for us. All of us." Hermione began. "And just because he's gone, why does that change. He didn't die in vain. But you will." Ron finished. Nagini began to slither quite quickly towards Neville, Ron and Hermione. Harry rolled out of Hargrid's arms. Voldemort screamed, outraged. Narcissa walked over to her son. Harry was running through the open corridors of the school. Voldemort shot multiple killing curses at him. All of them missed. The battle started back up and Draco came to face off with his father. "Well well well, I will enjoy killing you." Lucius laughed." Draco disarmed him. "I don't think so, Father." He said sarcastically, before pushing him off the bridge. Elizabeth took out deatheater after deatheater. They began to run from her in fear. Meanwhile Voldemort had chased Harry to the astronomy tower. "Why do you live?" Voldemort spat. "Because I have something to live for." Harry replied. "You were right when you told Snape that your wand was failing you. It still is." Harry said. "But I killed Snape." Voldemort argued. "What if the wand never belonged to Snape? What if it had aligence to someone else? Come on Tom. Let's finish this the way we started it! Together!" He pulled him off the ledge. 

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Elizabeth had joined Ron and Hermione. They were running from Nagini. Elizabeth tripped on some rubble. Ron turned around and picked her up and caried her. They caught a glimpse of Harry duelling Voldemort. They turned a corner and came out onto a part of the courtyard that was covered in rubble. Nagini was coming towards them from the other direction. They fell back on the rubble. Ron wrapped his arms around them both. Neville came out of nowhere and swung the sword. He decapitated the snake. It decentigrated. Voldemort and Harry stopped, looked at Neville then at each other. They started their spells again. Voldemort was losing rapidly. Harry's spell reached the end of Voldemort's wand. It flew out of his hand. Harry caught it. Shot a simple spell at him. Voldemort began to decentigrate, just as Nagni had. He disappeared into the air. Harry sank to the ground. Ron, Hermione, Neville and Elizabeth ran over to him. "It's over." Ron breathed. "Why didn't it work for him? The elder wand." Hermione asked. "Well, it was Bellatrix who disarmed Dumbledore that night, so it belonged to her. Until, the other day, when I disarmed Bellatrix." What are you gonna do mate? I mean, that's the bloody elder wand." Ron pointed out. "I'm gonna do what somebody should've done a long time ago. He walked out to the bridge, snapped the wand in half and tossed both halves over the side. He returned to the courtyard to see that Draco, Sirius, Remus and the rest of the Weaslys had now joined them. Draco ran to him and crashed his mouth onto Harry's. Harry kissed back passionately. Sirius and Remus smiled to each other knowingly." VOLDEMORT IS DEAD!" Harry announced for anybody to hear. Cheers went up.