Great Romantic Moments

The Scene: Voldemort does not figure in this scene, but Snape has discovered a foretelling, provided to him by Delores Umbridge. The foretelling states that if Snape can marry and have a child with Ginny Weasley, he will gain control of the magical world.

First Snape tried to woo Ginny by providing her with extravagant gifts such as a magical dagger. She would have none of it, and eventually Snape just kidnapped her. He took her to a tall tower in Hogwarts, and took over the grounds.

Of course, Harry is out to stop him. Our scene opens with Harry, Hagrid and Dumbledore's Army assaulting the grounds of Hogwarts to end the threat of Snape's tyranny, and to rescue Harry's lovely maiden. Hagrid and Harry have found the room where Snape is trying to perform a grotesque marriage ritual with Ginny. Harry goes around to burst in through a window, while Hagrid bangs on the door.

Oh yeah, and Harry saved Hagrid at some point, so Hagrid owes him a life debt, and Delores Umbridge is still floating around somewhere...

Harry came crashing through the window in the tower of Hogwarts where Snape was holding Ginny. As Harry landed prone on the floor, he felt the handle of the dagger that Ginny had given him dig into his waist.

Harry looked up at the room into which he had landed, and saw ghastly images and pictures scrawled over the walls. Eerie candlelight burned throughout the room. The room was dominated by a black inverted cross, which was mounted on the mildewed far wall. The room was obviously awash in the Dark Arts.

Under the cross, two figures struggled.

About 10 cubits away leered the face of Severus Snape. Under him, thrashed a small ginger haired figure. Ginny was fighting fiercely, but it was obviously a losing struggle.

Harry felt a reminiscent moment of a student's fear of the former Professor, as Snape gave an annoyed sigh and looked daggers at Harry.

"Do you mind, Potter," sneered Snape. "We've just been married."

Startled by Snape's voice and horrified by his words, Harry leapt to his feet, pulling out his wand. Harry could still hear Hagrid banging on the door to the room.

Snape cockily stood to his feet, and pulled out a very long wand covered in an ornate scabbard. With a flourish, Snape threw the scabbard off the wand and brandished the wand at Harry.

Harry had a feeling he knew that wand.

"Recognize this, Potter," snarled Snape. "It was your father's. Appropriate, don't you think, that I now use it to send you to meet him."

Harry stood bravely in front of the older wizard, unwavering; the meager light in the room glinted from the sweat of his brow. "I'll shall never fear my father's wand," he said nonchalantly.

Snape suddenly unleashed a quick spell at Harry and the duel was joined. The two men crashed about the room, spells coming off their wands so quickly that it appeared they fought with swords. Snape looked as if he fought with a two-handed broadsword; Harry, with a smaller and lighter, but weaker, long sword.

As the two crashed about the room, Ginny stood on the putrid altar placed under the inverted cross, cheering Harry on and generally acting uncharacteristically aflutter. Harry gained a momentary advantage over Snape in their duel, as Snape lost his balance and stumbled backwards.

Harry charged forward triumphantly, roaring, "Sectum Sempra!" The spell boiled from the tip of Harry's wand at Snape's head. But at the last second Snape turned his face jerkily to avoid the blow, and only large tufts of his greasy hair were cut from his head.

Snape heaved himself to his feet, backing up against the altar. He reached for his hair and felt how close Harry's strike had come. Holding his wand in front of him defensively, Snape looked at Harry in fear and surprise. Snape obviously had not expected Harry to be such a competent opponent.

Harry poked his wand forward and picked the greasy tufts of hair from where they had fallen. Harry brandished them at Snape in the manner that Snape had brandished Harry's father's wand.

"If I must," began Harry determinedly, "I will take you a piece at a time."

Snape suddenly whirled and grabbed the front of Ginny's robes, pulling her down for a forced kiss. Snape turned back to Harry and snarled, "I'll do the only taking today."

Ginny grabbed a candle and threw the hot wax in its holder down the front of Snape's chest. Seared by the wax, Snape grunted in distracted pain. Harry attacked during the momentary diversion, and the duel was rejoined.

As the duel progressed, the furniture in the room was overturned, the decorations knocked about and anything that could be used as a weapon by the combatants was utilized. Unfortunately, however, the man with the larger and superior wand began to gain the advantage.

Ultimately, Snape disarmed Harry, breaking his wand just above where Harry gripped it. Harry through the remnant of the wand at Snape's head as Harry backpedaled, seeking a place of safety. Harry stumbled against an alcove window and fell on the seat of his pants on the ledge.

Snape charged forward and put his wand to Harry's throat. He gave Harry a ghastly smile and turned his face towards Ginny, saying, "Get ready..."

While Snape's head was turned, Harry drew the dagger Ginny had given him, and thrust it into Snape's chest with the speed of a whip's crack. Snape dropped his wand in horrified surprise and looked down at the dagger. Gasping and struggling, Snape turned towards Ginny and pulled the dagger from his chest. He looked at it despairingly; because he realized it was a dagger he had given Ginny earlier as a token of his regard.

Snape dropped the dagger and fell to his knees. In his death throws, Snape crawled to a window, gasping for air for his punctured lung, and expired on the windowsill.

Ginny and Harry looked in each other's eyes and began to walk towards one another. Suddenly, Delores Umbridge popped up from behind the altar with a shriek from the depths of hell, and rushed at Harry with a spear. Having no weapon, Harry was certain he was a goner.

Suddenly, the door to the room shattered open, and the huge figure of Rubius Hagrid stood in the doorway. Hagrid heaved a curved scimitar through the air at the onrushing pudgy figure of Umbridge.

The sword struck Umbridge in the chest with such force that it knocked her across the room and slammed her against a wall. Harry looked at Hagrid in dazed disbelief.

"I 'ave kept me vow, Harry," said Hagrid simply and walked away down the hall.

Alone at last, Ginny and Harry rushed together, and collapsed to their knees in each other's arms.

Ginny held Harry's face. "You came for me," she said shakily. "You're alive..."

"I would die for you!" said Harry, overcome by emotion.

Their lips met, and all was right with the world.

A/N:

Okay, can you guess what moment this is? Let me give you some hints...Little John...Men in Tights...an American actor who can't maintain an English accent?

That's right...it's the movie Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves.

I do not own either the rights to the film referenced above or the wonderful Harry Potter story. I do this only for fun and not for profit. These names are all used without permission.

Keep an eye out for the next installment...