Chapter 1

There was a thunderous sound in the air as a bolt of lightning illuminated the village of Hogsmead. But if one were to look from above the village you would see that it wasn't completely dark and peaceful at all. It was actually far from it… There were buildings on fire in addition to fires all along the roads. But it wasn't only the fires in these locations that gave off light but also flashing lights of all colors indicating that a fight between wizards and witches was taking place. All along the city there were people in white robes who were called Aurors fighting beside the students and professors who came from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and beside them were any residence of Hogsmead who decided to not let their village fall without a fight. Those who were fighting against them were dressed in black robes and had white mask on. Pretty much anyone who saw them would know that they were death eaters, the faithful servants of one of the strongest wizards ever to set foot on the planet. Most people who said his name cringed in fear, he was most commonly known He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named but those who didn't fear him call him Voldemort and only two people in the world defied him to the point where they called him by his true given name which was Tom Riddle.

And amazingly in a time where people thought there was no hope left after all of the destruction and murder that Voldemort had caused a seventh year student who attended Hogwarts, whom was called The-Boy-Who-Lived in history as the one who vanquished Voldemort but was more commonly referred to as Harry Potter and one of the most powerful wizards in the world named Albus Dumbledore rallied all those who defied the Dark Lord and attacked his forces head on in a heated battle for the freedom of the world.

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Harry had become strong through the teachings with his headmaster Albus Dumbledore along with some of his closest friends who began to train him in all aspects of fighting such as spell work, fencing and even martial arts who was taught by Nymphadora Tonks. It was on July 14th when Harry was meeting Professor Dumbledore to discuss some of the details on when the final battle would be when suddenly an owl came into the office and began to flap its wings frantically while sticking out its leg that had a roll of parchment on it. Dumbledore quickly took the parchment off the owls leg and unwound the roll as the owl flew off. As soon as the headmaster read the note his hands began to shake as all the color drained from his face. Harry stood up and gently took the note from the headmaster and read it himself making his eyes widen in horror.

Albus I hope you get this message quickly. I'm at The Three Broomsticks in Hogsmead and have already sent a signal for more aurors. The death eaters are attacking the village in full force the younger students have already been evacuated into the Hog's End and your brother should be taking care of the rest so expect the students shortly. While the older students particularly those in the D.A. are holding the death eaters back to the best of their ability. However we will need more help to secure this town not only are there death eaters but a small number of giants and dementors have arrived along with the dark lord himself. I must go now Albus please hurry along with Harry I truly believe with you both we can end this war. If I don't speak to you again… Know that it has been an honor serving with you. Good Luck to us all.

Kingsley Shacklebolt

"No! Ron, Hermione and Ginny along with the others are in Hogsmead today!" thought Harry beginning to panic. "I have to get there now! I have to end this for everyone."

Harry looked at Dumbledore who slowly met his gaze.

"This is it Sir." Harry said putting the letter down. Dumbledore looked at the young man in front of him and was amazed at the determined look in his face.

"I believe you right Harry." Dumbledore replied standing up. The headmaster then stuck out his hand to Harry. "If the worst should happen to me. Know that I have always had your best interest at heart Harry and that I love you. It's been an honor knowing you…" Harry had a surprised look on his face before his eyes began to glaze slightly just like his headmasters before grasping the old man's hand while nodding.

"Same here sir…" With that both professor and student flooed into the inevitable chaos.

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Ronald Weasley had just got blow off his feet as a spell impacted a wall behind him making him land hard in the dirt. He looked up to see that a death eater was closing in on him and firing off another spell at him making him roll to the right. He was about to return fire with a spell of his own but the death eater was already the ground with a well-placed stunner fired off from his sister Ginny

"Are you alright?" she asked helping him up.

"Yeah where is Harry and Hermione?" he asked looking around. He had a nasty gash on his arm but he knew he couldn't stop fighting now.

"Last I saw them they were in the main square." She answered running behind him as her brother took off. When they got there they saw several students and aurors behind objects shooting spells at death eaters who were also behind cover.

"Ginny! Ron!" The couple saw Ron's oldest brothers Bill and Charlie motioning at them behind a huge box. "Thank goodness you're alright."

"Guys have you seen Harry or Hermione?"

"Last I saw him was in the east side of the town fending off some death eaters while some villagers escaped. The order and students along with the ministry aurors have pretty much pushed whoever is left into here and towards the edge of the cliff at the end of the town. I have no idea where Hermione is." Answered Bill firing a stunning spell at a death eater who quickly hid behind a barrel. There was suddenly a huge explosion as the Weasley brothers along with Hermione look on their left to see a box explode in front of 3 aurors making the shards impale their bodies leaving them groaning in pain.

"It's the Dark Lord! Everyone fall back and regroup!" shouted Kingsley shooting a stunner at Voldemort who merely erected a shield to block it firing a killing curse at a auror who was attempting to escape killing the man. The students and aurors soon mixed together behind several obstacles.

"Surrender now! And your lives will be spared!" Voldemort shouted with his death eaters spread out all around him. "Do you even know what you are fighting for?! Well I am fighting for you! And this is proof! Bring the mudblood out!"

"NO!" whispered Ron. Ginny's eyes widened in horror as well seeing her best friend and Ron's girlfriend, Hermione Granger, being brought out having her hand and mouth bound.

"Avada-" began Voldemort but was interrupted when someone came out of his hiding spot.

"Please don't do this…" Ron said to Voldemort.

"Ah… A blood traitor. Quite entertaining. You would grovel and beg for this girls life?"

"Yes… Yes you son of a bitch!" Ron shouted making him scream in pain as a slicing spell hit his right leg making him kneel.

"Because you are pure blood is the only reason why you are still alive!" Voldemort shouted. "Now kneel down and ask for forgiveness and maybe I'll keep your girlfriend as a pet…" Voldemort began to chuckle as Ron got down on his hands and knees making Hermione cry even some more.

"I would never beg to you!" shouted Ron.

Voldemort raised his wand at Hermione but before he could utter a word he heard the boy grunt and looked at him just in time to see Ron's body drop slightly as if something stepped on him and before the dark lord knew it a silver-colored cloak flew into the wind and he was staring into the eyes of Harry Potter!

Ginny looked in awe as the boy she loved suddenly appeared in the air right in front of Voldemort tossing his invisibility cloak away. But her eyes soon traveled to the shiny weapon that he carried in his right hand that she recognized as the Sword of Gryffindor! Harry yelled in rage as he shoved the sword deep into Voldemort making him scream in pain. The Boy-Who-Lived quickly pulled out the sword and stabbed the man holding Hermione down before pointing his wand which was in his left hand at Voldemort and casting a banishing charm throwing the dark lord several yards away with his sheer power. All the aurors and students soon woke up from their surprise and started the battle more a renewed sense of energy and hope making the death eaters begin to cower once again. Harry dodged spells as he ran over to stand in front of Voldemort.

"How dare you…" Voldemort spat out putting a hand on his chest to stem the flow of blood that was coming out. "I'll have you head for this!"

Voldemort quickly raised his wand and fired a slicing hex at Harry who jumped to the left to avoid it while returning fire with his own spells. Harry then transfigured a stone wall to protect him from a spell he had never seen before shattering the concrete wall. Harry pointed at a huge block and levitated it before throwing it at full force towards the dark lord who jumped aside as well barely dodging the boulder before firing another cutting curse this time hitting Harry in the shoulder making him cry out in pain. Harry quickly pointed his wand at Voldemort.

"Expulso!" shouted Harry. The orange beam of light flew at the dark lord who put up his shield only to be blown of his feet after Harry's explosion curse struck his shield.

"If that curse had hit me head on… I may not have survived… The boy is stronger then I anticipated!" thought Voldemort. "But no matter! He cannot defeat the greatest wizard in the world!"

Everyone who saw what the last spell Harry had cast did was amazed and could hardly move including the death eaters. Never in their life did they expect to see someone fight with the dark lord almost as an equal where both combatants were being injured! The battle continued for a couple more minutes before Harry heard a little girl crying to his right. Voldemort's eyes widened in glee as he pointed his wand at the girl shaking her mother trying to get her awake.

"Sectumsempra!" Voldemort shouted at the girl.

Ginny turned around just in time to see Harry begin running towards the girl while throwing his the Sword of Gryffindor at the dark lord with his good hand while pointing his wand at the sword muttering something. Ginny saw the sword pierce Voldemort's shoulder making him yell in pain making her want to do a happy dance. Harry then jumped into the way of the spell making Ginny gasp in horror seeing the clothing on Harry's back shred into pieces revealing several gashes on his back. All the people not to mention those who were fighting the death eaters looked in sadness seeing Harry endure so much pain but were surprised again when Harry turned his body around on his knees and fired a Reductor curse at Voldemort sending him to the ground. Voldemort attempted to remove the sword but yelped as his hand was burned when he grabbed the hilt.

"He must have used a Flagrante Curse on the sword so it would burn skin if anything were to touch it!" cried Tonks happily as she stunned another death eater.

Harry then saw his chance as Voldemort casted a counter curse on the sword so he could begin to remove it.

"Accio Firebolt!" Harry shouted. His beloved broom which wasn't far away zoomed in his direction as he limped onto the broom and flew right towards Voldemort who was on his feet by now.

The dark lord saw this immediately forgetting to take out the Sword of Gryffindor and pointed his wand at Harry just as the boy jumped off his broom and pointed his own wand at Voldemort. Suddenly everyone heart froze when Voldemort's wand transfigured into a long spear that went right through Harry's mid section making the boy stop a little over a arm length away from his enemy.

"No! Harry!" shouted Ron but was stopped when a death eater stepped in front of him firing a killing curse at Harry's best friend but it was blocked when a huge stone wall was placed in-between Ron and the death eater blocking the deadly beam of light. Dumbledore soon arrived along with several order members and professors but stopped in horror when he saw Harry's predicament.

"Why continue fighting?!" shouted Voldemort. "Let it go!" He began to get annoyed with the boy's resilience as he twisted the spear making Harry groan in pain.

"Never! I'll never let you destroy what I have come to love!" shouted Harry grabbing Voldemort's hand and shoving the spear deeper into himself but making Voldemort come closer. Harry then grabbed the hilt of the Sword of Gryffindor and pulled it out of the dark lord making him yell in pain. Harry then swung the sword that was named after his ancestor and cut off the head of the most feared wizard in the world. Harry collapsed on the ground as the spear that was within him turned back into a wand. Suddenly Voldemort's body began to emit a huge amount of energy before creating a huge explosion that sent everyone flying back several feet.

"What's going on?!" Molly Weasley shouted while clinging onto her husband, Arthur Weasley. The wind was blowing at a huge speed all around the entire town.

"It's Voldemort's magical energy returning to the source!" shouted Dumbledore protecting several students and wounded aurors from all of the flying debris and dust.

"Harry!" shouted Ginny who was being restrained by Bill and George.

Through the dust they saw a figure trying to make his way to them stumbling onto the floor and getting up while shielding his eyes. When suddenly they all heard a thundering noise but it didn't seem to be coming from the sky but from underneath them!

"Harry get out of there!" shouted Remus through the howling wind. "The cliff is collapsing!" Harry must have heard because he picked up his pace towards them but with so many wounds and his energy was already spent he was constantly falling down onto the ground. Ron quickly broke into a run towards his friend despite his wounded leg as pieces of the cliff began to break off towards the edge and fall into the river below.

Mrs. Weasley screamed out her son's name but it had no effect as Ron kept limping towards his best friend who was quickly losing ground as the cliff crumpled more and more towards the teenager. Ron soon felt a piece of debris hit his head hard making him fall to the ground. He quickly looked at Harry who had just taken a jump as the ground below him collapsed making him land at the outskirts of the damaged cliff clutching onto a couple of rocks as his body dangled from the edge.

"Harry!" shouted Ron who was still several yards away.

Harry looked up to see his best friend trying to run towards him through all the winds and rocks and behind him was Hermione and Ginny who had her brothers following. As the dust began to settle he looked around and actually saw how much the cliff was gone along with the smoke that seemed to be rising from the village.

The villagers had all come out to help anyone that was hurt after the death eaters had retreated on foot, since they couldn't apparate because of the anti-apparating field they placed on the town before their attack, while everyone was occupied with the energy surge that Voldemort's body had given off. All of the villagers who saw Harry clinging onto the edge of the cliff with his life were silently hoping that the red haired man who was running towards Harry would make it.

Ron was going as fast as he could when he tripped over some debris and looked at Harry's face which was clear now even though he was still about 30 yards away. When something caught his eye that made him panic. Harry followed his best friends gaze and looked back at his friend. About 3 feet in front of him the ground began to crumple and give away slowly.

"Harry!" Shouted Ron who began to run again. Harry smiled at his best friends and especially at Ginny which brought tears to his eyes to see her panicked expression.

"Harry!" she shouted. The Boy-Who-Lived looked at all his friends and nodded at them smiling before the ground in front of him collapsed along making him fall into the huge river followed by several boulders and rocks that had also been dislodged from around him.

"Harry no!" shouted Ron reaching where his best friend had just been. Ron fell to his knees and grabbed the dirt with his hands not believing what was happening.

"This is just a dream…" Hermione began to say crying out loud before dropping on her knees and hugging Ron from behind.

Soon all the adults joined the teenagers who couldn't believe their hero was gone as well. Mrs. Weasley looked at her daughter who's eyes were glazed before she fell down on her knee's. Molly had just hugged her daughter when Ginny gave off on of the most heart wrenching cry's that anyone has ever heard in their lifetime…

Thank you for reading this. Now there won't be any huge changes in the story for at least a few more chapters so bear with me please and stick with it.