emily //oliver wood & percy weasley//

the last stand

it was a long gruelling journey but they were finally here. this was the fight of their lives. the fight that would decide the fate of wizardkind. kate was casting spells back and forth, time seemed to blur, she lost track of the number of spells she cast, the row of bodies she left in her wake.

then there was the ceasefire.

"percy!" she called out, running to find her friend. she had made up with him eventually after their reunion. "perce?" she asked softly as she found him crouched over, crying. "stay away malfoy." ron weasley hissed, pointing his wand at her.

she backed up.

it was only when percy shifted that she saw what the weasley family was crying over. it was fred weasley. he was dead. a crushing horror filled her body as she imagined her family dead. she could only sit and watch.

next thing she knew, she was standing across her family. "kathryn, draco, come." her father beckoned. she held her head high, shaking it. "i'll never listen to you."

there was a sudden clamour as harry potter revealed himself to be alive.

kate fought with all her might, and eventually, the fighting stopped, with voldemort's death.

-

she was tired.

emily came to sit beside her, the younger woman had a cut running from the nose bridge to her jawline. "that's going to scar." kate noted. "i don't mind." emily said softly, "you know, i never apologised to you properly. i was so stupid to sleep with oliver. he didn't even love me, he only ever loved himself. and i said all those horrible things, when i was only ever jealous."

"i know, but we've moved past it haven't we?" kate laughed softly, "look at us, malfoy pureblood and muggleborn sitting together. but in any case, i forgive you, and i hope you forgive me too." emily smiled, leaning her head on kate's shoulder and interlocking her hand in kate's, watching the sunset together.

A/N: i've been gone for so long and im sorry. and i believe i owe you all an apology. in the past few months, i entered an extremely toxic relationship and through the duration of it, i was abused sexually and i developed depression. this ending was really rushed and im so sorry. the epilogue is up next. i'm going to finish this up because i want to commit to this story. thank you for your love and patience. 

i just want to say that trust your gut, and don't be afraid to seek help from your family and friends. i was able to leave because i asked for help. the way to moving forward starts with reaching out, i'm here for you if you ever need to talk.