The Love Of A Wizard

Horcruxes Destroyed

All was quiet as all eyes followed Harry. For he was a terrible sight to behold. He was dirty and bruised, but more than that, he was injured. His hand was dripping blood profusely on the floor and on his back, she saw he carried a bag.
“Harry Potter.” Came Voldemort’s voice.
“Tom Riddle.” Came Harry’s sarcastic reply. The Death eaters cried out in fury and Voldemort raised his hand for silence.
“You have failed Potter. Just as your parents did before you.” Harry was walking down the stone steps to the main floor below. He was met by Hermione, Neville and weird girl. All three had wands out, pointed at Death Eaters.
Laughter from the Death Eaters camp. The rest of the Order moved up behind Harry and pointed their wands. This included, Claudia counted, five house elves and six Goblins. No one spoke.
Harry pulled the bag from his back and reached inside.
“Brought something for you Tom. Here.” He pulled out a locket and tossed it on the floor.
“Broken.” Harry said as he reached into the bag. He produced a half a cup and tossed it on the floor. “Broken.” And he reached in again with his bloody hand and produced, what looked like a feather quill. It was black and bent at an odd angle. “Broken.” Harry tossed the bag aside and everyone stared silently at the broken Horcruxes on the floor.
“You surprise me Potter. I admit, I never thought you could have gotten even this far.” Came Lord Voldemort’s voice. “But you still failed. For there are more…”
“I know! The diary was destroyed long ago! The ring…Dumbledore destroyed that too!” Claudia watched this with increasing dread. The man called Lord Voldemort did not show emotion, only pointed his wand more keenly at Harry.
“You still lose Potter!” He screamed. From the other side of the stadium, on level with the muggles, Nick pointed out another man trying to hide. He had something long in his hands. Claudia narrowed her eyes and very quickly, he tossed the long thing to the floor below. It was a snake. Well…what was left of it. For it’s head was missing and there were wounds all over it.
The people below watched the snake’s body fall and it hit the floor with a thud and a squish. Harry eyed it and looked up triumphantly at Voldemort.
“Looks like I haven’t failed after all.” He said. His breath was coming a little more rapidly and he was almost sneering Severus-like.
“Wormtail…how dare you defy me.” Voldemort said lazily and flicked his wand in the direction of the man Claudia had met and hit him with a jet of black flame. Wormtail screamed and threw his body from the topmost railing and landed with a sickening thud on the floor. Right next to the headless snake.
Claudia was scanning the Death eaters side and was surprised to see Draco standing in close proximity to Severus. He was shifting his weight from one foot to the next, he didn’t look comfortable. Severus just stood and stared ahead of him and Voldemort pointed his wand at Harry.
“You will pay Potter.” His voice sounded like a hiss. He sent a green flame toward Harry who ducked out of the way and caused everyone to go flying in different directions.
It was something Claudia expected to see in a movie. The battle began once again, but this time with increased vigor. The Goblins were battling the other Goblins and the elves were trapping Death eaters in bubbles of light. Their own curses were bouncing around in the bubble with them. Harry was dodging curses flung by Voldemort and the battle began anew.
Below the muggles, Claudia saw Bellatrix Lestrange aim a curse at Remus. She was shouting something at him, but Claudia could not make out what it was. When from behind Bellatrix, Neville stepped out of no where and aimed a curse that brought her to her knees. Claudia did hear her scream then. She watched with deep satisfaction as Remus and Neville stood side by side and nodded to one another. The pointed their wands at her and two jets of green light hit her squarely in the chest. She was dead.
They immediately turned back to the fight and disappeared in the crowd. Claudia saw with surprise the little house elf, with all the hats, holding another Death Eater in the air. It looked like Lucius Malfoy. He was being twirled around and around in the air like a top. The elf looked as if he was enjoying himself.
Claudia scanned the room for Severus and found him battling with Remus in the far corner. Claudia almost screamed out. She stood and tried to watch, but couldn’t see for all of the lights and smoke. Nick was trying to pull her down, but she ran. She ran down, down the nearest staircase as fast as she could.
“Claudia!” Someone yelled. She was running so fast, she hardly noticed the lights bouncing off of her.
She tried to get across the room, but too much was happening She crept along the side wall and tried to get as far as she could.
She stepped over a few bodies, both Order members and Death Eaters and made her way around in the circle. Something to the left of her made her stop. Draco Malfoy was standing with his wand in his hand and he was staring at the fight in front of him with horror and fear. Claudia saw a flash of light from the corner of her eyes, headed right for him. Claudia jumped in front of him and the curse bounced off of her and back the way it came. She pulled Draco to the floor and looked into his gray eyes. Yes…there was Severus in there. She saw it as plain as day.
“You need to stay down Draco!” She said. He was looking at her in the oddest way and she patted him on the cheek and moved on.
From where she was, she could see the fight happening around the beautiful archway on the raised dais. It was as if the fighters were vying for the archways attention. For it stood grandly among them all.
Severus was standing over Remus when Claudia got to him and he was talking to him, while pointing his wand at him.
“-he knows Lupin. I have done what I can and that should be enough.”
“You’re a murderer. Always I have regretted treating you the way we did. I as a coward for not trying to stop it. But now-”
“Coward did you say? Yes…it was cowardly attacking someone four on one.”
“Claudia!” Remus cried and Severus turned his head toward her and she saw anger on his face. Claudia was faced with the worst position she could have possible imagined. Her lover, pointing a deadly weapon at one of her dearest friends. So Claudia did what she knew best. She kicked the wand out of Severus’s hands and aimed yet another kick to his stomach. Which had the desired effects and he doubled over. Remus stood and nodded his thanks to Claudia. He pointed his wand at Severus and Claudia found her self back in the same position as before. Only reversed.
“No Remus.” Claudia stood in front of Severus and looked at her friend. “I’m sorry. I can’t let you. There are things you don’t know…” She was begging him to understand. “Look out!” From behind Remus, another Death eater had come to apparently save Severus. Claudia pulled Remus out of the way and stood in front of them both. The Death Eater was a man, whom Claudia did not know, but he was pointing his wand at her.
“Knew it…Bella was right. You are a filthy, lying, treacherous muggle!” He aimed a curse at Claudia and it bounced off. He looked momentarily surprised, but he decided to just attack her instead. Claudia felt relieved as he was running towards her. This…I can handle, she thought. But she didn’t have to. Both Remus and Severus had aimed a curse at the Death Eater and he lay sprawled on the floor. The two men looked at each other for a moment and Remus was off to the battle again.
“Stay back.” Severus said to her as he pulled her to him in a quick kiss. Then he took of, and Claudia watched him as he approached Harry and Voldemort in a fierce battle.
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A/N: Oh my...what is Severus doing? Ahhh! 2 chapters left guys...and yes....they are ready for posting...just ready for some reviews! *lol*