Numen Pumilum
A Sacrifice of Soul
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Chapter 33: Sacrifice of Soul
Draco looked out across the field,
not wanting to admit what his eyes were showing him.
left hand, her black mask in place and her wand in hand.
amongst the Death Eater numbers, but, if Eris had truly turned, his godfather
was most likely dead already. There was
no way that Voldemort would allow a traitor to live.
mind of such thoughts. He would not
believe it. Until the moment he saw his
friend actually fighting at the side of the Death Eaters he would believe that
it was all a ruse. She wouldn’t betray
Harry. She wouldn’t have betrayed him and
their friendship. He couldn’t believe
that she betrayed them all.
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Sirius glanced at Harry after
spotting Eris. He couldn’t stand the
sight of her, the black mask and robes concealing the woman that he loved in a
bizarre barrier of evil. So he looked at
Harry, his godson, a boy he’d come to love as much as if he was his own flesh
and blood. He’d grown into a fine young
man, a strong combination of his mother and father.
and wizards prepared to live or die by the outcome of this one battle.
him to live for beyond making sure Harry survived this war.
purpose for living. If he couldn’t get
her back, whole and healthy, then he would take down
everyone who’d ever hurt her and leave himself at her mercy.
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There was compete silence despite
the number of people on the grounds. The
two armies were sizing each other up in silence.
light until she felt a hand on her right shoulder.
at her intently. When he spoke, she knew
that his voice carried to every ear present, the good and the evil.
Eris,” he said. “Bring me your brother’s
head and make yourself a queen.”
Eris nodded curtly and began to
make her way towards the Order. When she
reached the center point, she threw off her mask and robe, letting them fall in
a pile beside her. She felt cold.
emotion, it was that which came when you knew that you’d come to the climax of
all your work. It was that fear that now
that you had every element in place you’re strength would fail you.
She shook off the frost of
uncertainty and called out to her brother, “Come out and face me, Potter!
sister you betrayed by your side!”
She
watched as several of the others tried to stop Harry from coming forward.
trying to reach her along with Harry, and the others had to turn their
attentions to them, giving Harry enough time to slip away from them and rush
out to meet her.
Harry broke out into a sprint,
stopping barely three feet from her. His
expression was that of a man completely shattered.
voice. “How could you turn on all of
us? You could have come to me.
Felicity. We would have gotten through
to Sirius. We could have gotten him to
back off for a while.”
Eris narrowed her gaze and
collected her thoughts. She steeled herself
for what she was about to do.
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All Harry wanted was to pull Eris
into his arms and beg her to stay by his side.
He couldn’t kill her, not his own sister.
subdue her without harming her, especially if she was out to kill.
*Harry, you need to listen to me and not react to what I’m saying.
but her expression of rage and hatred did not change.
He focused on projecting his
thoughts into her mind. *
quiet and listen,* Eris’ voice snapped in his mind.
few moments, Severus will destroy Nagini and you’ll
be free and clear to destroy Voldemort without fear that he’ll return.
Severus watching over her until its time for him to come to you.
sorry, but it was the only way...
Harry frowned.
are you talking about? Why couldn’t you
let us know what you were doing?*
Eris shook her head slightly.
you would have tried to stop me, Harry.
You need to understand that this was the only way to save my children.*
Eris smiled sadly.
explain it all to you. What you need to
understand is that there was no other way.
The moment I chose you, Harry, I condemned myself to death.
would bring you to him, dead or alive, when he called in my debt.”
Sirius,” Harry said quietly. “But there
has to be some…”
Vow. You fulfill it or you die.
to do to him. Most importantly, make
sure that my children know that I loved them.”
Eris stared to turn away and Harry
lunged at her, grabbing her arm. “You
can’t do this! I won’t make it through
this fight without you.”
He was surprised when Eris grabbed
him into a tight hug. She whispered
fiercely in his ear, “I don’t have any other choice.
proudest moment of my life will be my dying so that you’ll live.”
Eris threw him to the ground then
and all he could do was watch in horrified fascination as his sister turned and
marched a short ways towards Voldemort.
She sent her robe and mask up in flames and Harry’s mind vaguely
registered the cheer that went up behind him as she did so.
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Eris felt a tremble go through her
as she stopped thirty feet before Voldemort.
With only a moment’s hesitation, she raised her wand and took aim at
responsible for so much of the sadness in her beloved godfather’s life.
screamed. “You dare to betray me again
after freely returning to me?”
Eris squared her shoulders and
swallowed hard. She yelled out again,
wanting Sirius and the others to hear her, “I would gladly die a thousand times
over for everyone I love if it means you’ll burn in hell!”
Suddenly
there was a rushing sound flying towards her.
It was as though hundreds of birds suddenly took flight.
closed her eyes and pictured Sirius’ face.
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Harry heard Sirius and Draco
screaming out Eris’ name as he jumped to his feet and ran towards her.
that he couldn’t make out was Eris was shouting.
his mind, he knew that the rest of the line was advance with him at a run.
The wind seemed to pick up then
and a rushing sound filled the air. He
recognized that sound and tried to run faster.
Eris collapsed just as he reached her and he caught her in his
arms. He sank to the ground with her,
his fingers racing about her neck, looking for a pulse.
He sat in shock, not noticing the
spells being fired off all around him.
He barely registered Hagrid lifting both him
and Eris up and running back away from the fighting.
pulled Eris into a tight embrace staring blankly at the shocked faces of Sirius
and his friends. What could he say?
loved so much was gone?
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A/N: Don’t kill me!
the Epilogue.