Harry Potter and the Darkest Battle

It was a gloomy night at Privet Drive. At Number Four, Harry lay in his bedroom on his bed, asleep; a copy of the Daily Prophet lay open on his lap. Suddenly...

BANG! Errol, the Weasleys' ancient owl, had crashed into the window. Harry looked around the room as if he was under attack. He looked towards the window and saw Errol.

He raised his wand arm and muttered, 'Alohomora!'

The window flew open. Errol flew in the room. Before Harry could relieve Errol of the package he was clutching, he had flown into the room door.

Harry got up, picked up Errol and placed him on the bed.

'Rennervate!' said Harry.

There was a flash of red light and Errol opened his eyes. He flew into the air and shot around the room, until Harry shouted, 'Petrificus Totalus!'

Errol stopped flying in midair and fell back onto the bed, giving Harry the chance to relieve him of the package. He carried the package over to the table and unwrapped it. Under the wrapping were a wand and a note from Hermione:

Harry

I thought that you would need this wand in case of Death Eaters...

'Crucio!'

There were screams coming from Aunt Petunia. Harry stopped reading and placed his ear against the wall. He could hear cackles coming from downstairs, and there was only one person Harry knew who cackled like that.

'Bellatrix Lestrange!' yelled Harry.

He ran over to the table, grabbed the wand and ran over to the room door. He had his hand on the door handle when the door flew open and someone shouted: 'Expelliarmus!'

Harry was blasted back from the door and against the wall; his wand flew out of the window.

'Incarcerous!'

Ropes flew from nowhere and tied up Harry. He fell; face down, to the floor.

Harry couldn't get the ropes off him. Then he had an idea:

'Accio wand!'

His wand flew back in the room and hovered above Harry.

'Diffindo!'

The ropes vanished and Harry was free. He grabbed his wand and rushed to the door. As soon as he walked out of the room, he tripped and fell on his face again.

'Well done, Potter,' said a voice behind Harry. 'You walked into my trap and fell for my Trip Jinx! Get up!'

Harry was pulled up and, turning around, he saw Antonin Dolohov.

'Hello Antonin,' said Harry, and without waiting for a reply, he shouted: 'Expelliarmus!'

Antonin's wand was blasted out of his grip. Harry caught the wand and pocketed it. Then he pinned Antonin against the wall.

'Now, Antonin, I'm not going to kill you...' Harry said, and Antonin tried to slink away. '...yet!' finished Harry, and Antonin stopped trying to get away. 'Now, what are you, Bellatrix and ... whoever is here doing here?!' he demanded.

Antonin spat at the floor. 'I'm not about to tell you!'

'Crucio!'

Antonin fell to the ground and shrieked in pain.

'ARGH! Okay, I'll talk! I'll talk!'

Harry flicked his wand and the curse stopped.

'We came here to look for you! The Dark Lord wants you!' shouted Antonin.

'Great!' said Harry. 'Now, where is Bellatrix?'

Antonin beckoned his head, meaning that Bellatrix was downstairs.

'Excellent, now move!' Harry demanded, pointing downstairs.

'No!' replied Antonin almost at once.

'Cruc-'

'ALRIGHT! ALRIGHT!'

Antonin and started to walk downstairs, with Harry close behind him. Downstairs, Harry saw Bellatrix and Aunt Petunia, Bellatrix had her wand aimed directly at Aunt Petunia's chest.

'Avada-'

'Bellatrix! Don't kill her!' yelled Antonin.

'Why not?' asked Bellatrix, turning around.

'Because of me!' shouted Harry, pointing his wand at Bellatrix. 'If you harm her anymore, I'll kill you!'

'Yeah right!' chuckled Bellatrix, turning back to Aunt Petunia.

Harry looked at his wand. This wand had only performed an Unforgivable Curse once before, maybe. He raised it and muttered, 'Avada Kedavra!'

Nothing happened.

'Was that you're best shot?' asked Bellatrix, turning around again. 'Would Sirius be happy to know that his godson couldn't even kill me? I bet he thinks that you could actually kill me, that filthy cousin of mine!'

Filthy cousin?! thought Harry. Now he was angry.

'BELLATRIX!' he yelled, without knowing what he was saying. 'You think that I'm a loser? How about a duel to see who the loser really is?!'

'Hmm...' said Bellatrix. 'Potter, you're on!'

For a moment, Harry and Bellatrix stared at each other, but then they both acted:

'Expelliarmus!' yelled Harry.

'Rictusempra!' Bellatrix shrieked.

A jet of red light shot from Harry's wand. A jet of silver light flew from Bellatrix's wand. They collided and fought to get to their opponents. Harry gripped his wand tightly as he summoned up all his strength

'Avada Kedavra!' he roared.

The red jet vanished and a jet of green light blasted from the wand this time. The green jet flew straight through the silver jet of light and hit Bellatrix directly in the face. She was blasted into the air and out of sight.

Harry lowered his wand, exhausted.

'Wow, Potter, thanks; you killed my biggest enemy! How can I ever repay you?' said Antonin.

'Well, there are a few things you can do,' said Harry.

'Anything, name it!'

'One; leave the Dark Side and join the Good Side, working for the Order of the Phoenix. Two; call me Harry from now on!' replied Harry.

'Sure thing...Harry!' said Antonin.

'Oh, yes!' said Harry. 'Take this!'

Harry gave Antonin back his wand.

Suddenly, there were footsteps coming from the living room.

'Harry! Hide!' whispered Antonin.

Harry raised his wand to the roof above him and whispered: 'Ascendio!'

Harry rose into the air and vanished through the roof. He landed in Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's bedroom.

From downstairs, Harry heard Antonin and another voice, a rather familiar voice.

'Antonin, did you find him?'

'Yes Lucius, Potter is upstairs.'

Then there were footsteps coming upstairs. Harry gripped his wand tightly as the footsteps reached the bedroom door.

'Reducto!'

The door was blasted apart. Wood flew everywhere. Harry looked and saw Lucius Malfoy standing in the doorway, his wand pointing directly at Harry.

'Ah, Potter. Long time-no see!'

'Yeah, so?!' asked Harry.

'The Dark Lord is waiting for you, Potter!'

'Yeah, I know!'

'The Dark Lord wants to kill you, Potter,' said Malfoy. 'I'm going to give him what he wants! Stup-'

'Expelliarmus!'

Malfoy was blasted away from Harry, his wand shot from his grip and Harry caught it.

Antonin appeared, his wand pointing directly at Malfoy.

'Keep you're wand away from my friend!' he shouted. 'Harry, we got to get out of here!'

'Kill him,' said Harry. 'I'll pack my trunk!'

'No! You kill Lucius. I'll pack your trunk!' said Antonin.

Antonin flicked his wand and Malfoy moved in front of Harry.

Antonin rushed off to Harry's room.

Harry aimed his wand directly at Malfoy.

'I'll give you 10 seconds to get away before I get you!' announced Harry. 'One (Malfoy got up). Two (Malfoy ran towards the room door). Ten! Stupefy!'

A jet of red light shot from Harry's wand and hit Malfoy in the back just before he got to the door. He was blasted into the air, smashed through the door and out of sight. Harry could hear him falling down the stairs.