Hermione Voldemort's Daughter

Chapter 38: It's begun (Battle Part 1)

"Sophia, it's time to- WHAT THE SLYTHERIN IS GOING ON IN HERE!" I opened my eyes to my father standing in the doorway, eyes twitching, and veins bulging.

"Oh- morning Dad!" I waved, closing my eyes again.

"Sophia, what are you doing? What is the Malfoy boy doing snuggled up next to you like a RABBIT?" My father roared. Draco stirred from beside me, yawning like a baby rabbit.

"Morning Voldemort," He yawned, closing his eyes again.

"WHAT IS GOING ON?" He wailed. Luna popped up from behind him.

"Morning everyone!" She laughed.

"Dad, this isn't what it looks like!" I protested as he walked over to the bed and ripped the covers from us. Draco opened his eyes and shivered.

"Brr... That's cold!" He whined, snatching the covers from him and snuggling back down.

"Dad, you have it all wrong!" I told him, "I had a nightmare- about Justin, and Draco came in to comfort me- that's it!"

"I'm watching you..." He growled. I nodded and poked Draco.

"Draco get up." I instructed.

"No..." He refused, turning over and shoving his head in the pillow. I sighed and pushed him off the bed. "OW!"

"Get up then!" I told him, sitting up, "was there a reason to wake me up just then, Dad?"

"Sophia," he said softly, "It's the day of the deadline. It's D-day. Harry- he's been camping out there all night- with a bunch of protestors."

"Well what do you think he'd be doing, walking in with a lawyer, politely asking for his friend back?" Draco grumbled from the floor, rubbing his head.

"No, but this... This seems like it may turn out to be a battle." My father sighed, "and what's more, there is no Hermione Elddir to claim as a prize."

"Hey!" I snapped, "I am no prize! You can't objectify me that way!"

"Sorry honey," He sighed again, "I'm a bit on edge. I mean, it's all ending today, and I just don't... I'm holding a meeting in the dining hall. I think you should all get some breakfast, then come down." He turned and left. I looked at Draco.

"Get out." I told him.

"Why, what did I do?" He whined, getting up.

"Nothing I need to get dressed." I replied, pushing him out of the door. I chose a quick little outfit, shoved my hair back into a bobble, and bounded down to the kitchen, were Dotti was.

"Hi Dotti" I chirped. "Has Draco and Luna been down yet?"

"No Mistress," she replied, "and what can Dotti do for you today Mistress?"

"Can I have a banana, an apple and loads of grapes, please?" I asked her. She nodded and fetched them for me. I ran back up to my room where Luna and Draco now where, having dressed.

"Apple," I handed Luna, "Banana." I gave Draco the banana and started eating my grapes, "Breakfast."

"Why do I have to start my day on a regular, Hufflepuffy banana?" Draco complained. I rolled my eyes and hit the banana, making it all mushy.

"There. Now you have a mashed banana- better?" I grinned, and walked down to the meeting. We could hear voices even before we got in.

"What do we do?"

"There's nothing TO do, The Dark Lord is dead Harry Potter wins end of story!"

"Yes, yes, I know, Blaise marries Ginny. They live happily ever after- there is literally-"

"HELLO? I'M NOT DEAD!" We walked inside. "Good morning Sophia, Draco, Luna." My dad patted the three seats nearest him. "Why don't you take a seat?"

"Where do you want me to take it?" I asked, before sitting by Luna and Draco.

"Ha ha, very funny Sophia." He rolled his eyes, "However, this isn't a funny circumstance. Harry Potter is going to battle us today, to get his best friend back, but his best friend isn't here, we haven't got her. What do we do? And Yaxley, please don't say I'm dead again."

"Well," Yaxley began, "It looks like we're going to have to fight. And we're gonna fight, so hard, that we're gonna win."

"Well, good plan, Yaxley, but how are we going to win?"

"Well if I know Harry," I began, but Travers interrupted.

"You do." He nodded, and I glared at him.

"If I know Harry, he won't just be fighting with his side. He'll have a few people sneaking in while they keep us busy, to go and get Hermione." I nodded. "So, if we have one of us girls go in there, we could trick those people into the cellar, of which we slip out and lock them in, therefore bringing down their numbers." I nodded.

"Good, who wants to pretend to be Hermione Elddir?" Nobody answered.

"My lord, I would like to volunteer for this task." Luna said from beside me. I bit back a giggle at Luna's impersonation of Bellatrix.

"Well Bella, I think you'd be a little too- wait, those words didn't come from your mouth." My father frowned.

"I said it!" Luna said, leaning forward.

"Okay then, Luna, we'll have to make you look like Hermione Elddir." My father nodded.

"I have a wig!" Luna said, bringing a wig from her bag.

"Okay then, after the meeting we will take you down to the dungeons." My father nodded, "any more plans? Most importantly, what do we do with Potter?"

"Kill him!"

"Make him a slave!"

"Rip his guts out and feed them to Nagini!"

"That comes under killing him, Aunt."

"Oh... it's still a good idea."

"Why don't we just tell him the truth?" There was silence.

"What, Sophia?" My father asked quietly.

"It's too much to just keep lying and lying to him about," I pointed out, "so why don't we just tell him the truth? Even if he doesn't believe us, we did try. And you have the certificate as well, so that's proof."

"Okay..." My father hesitated, "If any of you have the chance, bring Harry Potter to me! Until then, we'll have to just defend the Manor. Anybody know a little inspirational catchphrase I can shout at this point?" But wether anyone knew of one I didn't know. A terrifyingly loud BOOM shook the house and I screamed, before Harry's sonorused voice commanded,

"Voldemort, we have the house surrounded. If you do not hand us Hermione Elddir in three minutes, we have no choice but to fight to." We panicked.

"Sophia," My father ordered, "Get Luna down to the dungeon. Everyone else, get your wands ready. It's begun."

A/N: And... it's begun. The beginning of the end. There are three parts to the Battle more or less, and a little break in between because I randomly wanted to: The beginning; The Battle; The bit in between; The end.

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