April 20th was really an ironic day to have a duel and Harry knew it as well. It was the birthday of a very evil and horrible man by the name of Adolph Hitler who had not only killed over half the European population of Jews (a total of 6 million) but millions of other good peoples as well. Though there was a raging debate among magical scholars if Grindlewald had controlled Hitler or not Harry firmly believed Hitler was the smarter and more cunning of the diabolical pair. He stood before the school with Ginny at his side right side, the headmaster to his left and the heads of houses behind him to the left on all clad in armor. Representing the muggle world was Dudley Dursley clad in his armor and a brand new navy cloak over all.
Discover moreExplore Top AudiobooksAnimeCookiesStory writing softwareFan fiction communityAurors flanked the pathway up the great hall to where Harry stood with students fifth year up standing behind them all clad in armor (the students armor belonged to the school of course but was loaned to them to use) many with bows and arrows as well. Remus, fully recovered stood by Dora still reeling from the losses sustained, oh true it was less than in the last timeline but still, so many students dead. He remembered the words of Fate and realized that not all could be saved. At least he had found the last Horcrux and Harry today was going to teach Voldemort a powerful lesson.
He watched as at the appointed time Voldemort came into the great hall flanked by what remained of his followers all clad in black none with masks at this time. The minister actually growled as he saw Lucius among them but at a look from Harry he lowered his wand from cursing the man. Voldemort was clad in expensive robes of silk and velvet with a velvet cap on his bald head. His cloak was fine velvet and his soft leather shoes barely made a sound on the floor. He had black armor on padded no doubt with silk and his red eyes glowed as he glared at Harry who stood looking more a lord than Voldemort ever could.
Discover moreRead Graphic NovelsBook Movie TicketsWatch Classic CartoonsCartoonsFan community platform"Hello Tom, thank you for coming." Harry said.
"My name is lord Voldemort you ill mannered brat!" Voldemort snarled.
"No, you were not knighted or made a lord by the crown, you are no lord Tom you committed treason by putting yourself above your rank. I am a true lord, you are not, however that is not however what I wish to speak of today before we duel, I think you would wish to hear about this."
"Oh and what would that be?" Voldemort said.
"Horcrux, or more importantly multiple ones." Harry said.
He smiled as he got the reaction he wanted, Voldemort looked at him stunned and watched as Harry made a table appear to show seven items on it. He saw his diary, ring, the locket, the cup and diadem the head of Nagini and the small harp. He snarled in rage at Harry and expected to see a look of amusement on the brat's face. Yet when he looked up at the boy he saw sadness? Why would the brat be sad how dare he feel sorry for him!
Discover moreFan fiction forumFiction writing toolsFan fiction writingBooksApp store optimization"Now I would like to share with all who are here just what a Horcrux is." Harry said, "I wanted Hermione to as she knows more but she wanted me to."
"You can tell it better than any!" Fred said from where he stood.
"I will lend you my ear to learn oh wise one." George said getting Severus to glare at him.
"Right well a Horcrux can be created when a witch or wizard commits first degree murder, murder they fully mean and then use a spell to create a Horcrux, sounds simple right? Wrong, many try to make one most fail, all but six in history have even been able to create one, however Tom here could not just create one he had to have more than one, very bad idea."
"I thought I at good idea." Voldemort snarled.
"No, now Tom here figured out that when he made one Horcrux his soul was not spilt in half to his delight, he tricked a good and noble man who had studied these in away to destroy them mind you. So back to how these things are created, a shard, is taken off the soul and placed in an item, an eight in fact which is why you see seven things here. However there was a slight problem when old Tom here came to kill me, a small shard, really small hit me and lodged in my forehead. I was able for a time to wall this off and it blocked my magic until a certain match in my third year. It was too small a piece to anchor Tom here to the mortal plain but if it had not been gotten out well at the least I would have blocked magical talents and at the worst have to fight that evil in me. However God was merciful and here I am shard free. Now how much soul do you think is in Tom now?"
Everyone was stunned by what he had said so far and looked from one to the other while Harry spoke. He was more than lucky, somehow he was blessed by a higher being. There was no way he could have gone through what he had and not be. Dudley it seemed took all this better than most witches and wizards here. He shook his head looking over at Voldemort, he knew where this was going, Voldemort was insane by his own hand, he had done this to himself, no-one else had.
"He has a bit less than an eight left in him, so you can imagine what that has done to his power, oh he is still powerful but nothing like what he could have been had he not given into evil." Harry said. "He cannot even blame his upbringing for how he turned out."
"My father…."
"Your mother tricked him and used illegal love potions on him! Sure you were raised in an Orphanage but you could not have been raised in a nicer one at that time. I know for a fact speaking to orphans of that time you got three good meals a day, Christmas gifts and your caregivers did care about you. Then Dumbledore took you under his wing and did all he could to give you family and how did you replay him?" Harry hissed his green eyes glowing, "you went on a killing spree killing three innocent people then killed a student blaming Hagrid for it and then if that were not enough you left the school to become an evil illegal dark lord!"
"You know nothing you brat!"
"Oh?" Harry snarled, "Albus Dumbledore loved you and wanted you to be his son at one time and you betrayed him you bastard!"
There were murmurs around the hall, many people were looking at Dumbledore with new eyes, they saw for the first time a man who had been betrayed horribly. Voldemort for once had nothing to say at all he saw his own followers looking at him warily. Yet he was too far gone to change and he looked at Harry and saw him as his downfall, yet he needed a mirror to look into and he would see the real monster that was him. There were looks of horror too as many realized what had been done to Dumbledore and some who had never seen Dumbledore as anything but the enemy realized he was human and had been hurt the worst here.
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Severus watched and listened to Harry and he felt such a fool for what he had done so long before. He wished he could turn back time and he wished he had never taken the mark. Yet what was done was done and here he was, he could not change the past. Remus stood near him and he felt for his dear friend as Severus had become. He knew he blamed himself but then Severus had been a young man and had been caught up by a liar and an evil man and had been for a few years on the wrong side of the war. His turning spy and doing the right thing had shown just how noble he was.
He had even captured Nagini and done as Harry asked brining her to him. Harry knew she had to die and he had spoke to her giving her the choice. Nagini was not evil, she did not understand all the things her master did were evil but when Harry had explained her with Ginny's help what Voldemort had done and that those he ordered her to kill he had no right to that she had done something that Severus and Remus had not believed possible. Maybe she did it out of the fact she did not understand she would die or she did it to the promise she would be honored. Of course it was probably due to what was said, and Severus only understood a few words as he stood and watched Harry and Ginny spoke to the agitated Snake.
"Why should I help you?" Nagini said, "you are two legs and speakers but why should I have to leave my master and go away?"
"Because it is the right thing." Harry replied.
"I care not for this right and wrong, I love master, master gives me tender flesh, I have not had such young flesh for a long time." Nagini said.
"Nagini you have had many children have you not?" Ginny asked.
"Yes I have, why do you ask girl child speaker?"
"Your master has killed children." Ginny replied, "he killed my mate's mother as she defended him."
"My master is not so cruel." Nagini said.
"He is and he did something evil to you." Harry said, "He put magic in you that would make sure he could kill many, many mothers and children."
"So I go away and wicked master does too?" Nagini asked, "will I get good food if I do go?"
"Yes, you will." Ginny said.
"Then light master speaker take your sword and send me away." Nagini said.
Severus had stood with his wand drawn, he thought Harry insane to want to speak to Nagini and give her a choice. She was evil and delighted in what she did, yet as the snake at first hissed in anger then seemed to be as thoughtful as she could be he realized one more victim of Voldemort. She stretched out her head closing her eyes and let Harry bring down his sword on her neck severing her head from body. There was a wailing sound and a dark substance leaked out of Nagini and once done there was a parting hiss that got Harry to grin. He took up the head and carefully put it in the sack with all the other Horcruxes in it.
Now he stood looking at the evil form that was Voldemort and he saw him take out his wand while Harry spoke. He tried to cry out, to warn Harry but it was too late as he saw the deadly green light heading to the boy. He jumped forward but it was too late and Harry fell with a stunned look on his face. Severus screamed in anguish and fell to his knees before Harry cradling the boy to his chest. Remus had fallen to his knees by him and he was trying to wake Harry but the boy would not wake. Remus got up and turned his wand on Voldemort and shot several strong spells at him, all meant to kill and maim.
"You bastard you dare cheat like that?" Remus snarled, "you foul evil piece of…"
"Yes but I win." Voldemort said, "you all will die now!"
"No you are the one to die today!" Severus snarled.
He jumped up while Voldemort banished Remus away from him and set up powerful shields around himself and the remaining death eaters still standing by him, these were very few, only Bellatrix, Penny, Wormtail, both Lestrange brothers, Gibbon, Jugson, Sewlyn, and Travers were the last left alive. Though they were few they were the most brutal of all the death eaters left, and they were looking forward to taking down anyone who opposed their master. Severus conjured several silver knives and sent them at Voldemort but he dodged them and they hit both Jugson and Travers killing them instantly. Severus continued to cast powerful spells and Voldemort was surprised at the rage that fueled the power of the wizard before him.
"I despise you." Severus hissed, "you betrayed me for the last time you foul evil demon!"
"You betrayed me, you were the one who warned the Potters and Longbottoms to safety." Voldemort said looking at Severus in a new light, and not a favorable one at all. "You are the traitor…"
"No I never broke my oath, you though promised to leave Lily alone, I had hoped…" Here his wand was hexed from his hands and he stood defenseless before Voldemort.
"Oho so you were in love with the mudblood where you?" Bellatrix taunted, "how pathetic!"
"I do not deny it, I loved her so much I would have done anything to make her happy and keep her safe." Severus said looking over at Wormtail, "unlike certain slime who would betray their own brothers and family!"
Voldemort silenced Severus with a wave of his wand and walked around his captive wondering just what he should do to him. He was aware the headmaster was working to get through his shields but he would have taken care of Severus Snape by that time. Severus stood tall, he would not bow or beg ever again, he would die here yes but with Harry dead he had nothing to live for anymore as it was.
"What should I start on hmm?" Voldemort hissed at Severus, "your lying tongue? Or maybe your eyes, what would harm you most?"
"I could remove his manhood." Penny said an insane gleam in her eyes. "That would be fun."
"No I have a better idea." Voldemort said raising his wand, "I take his sanity."
A flicker of fear crossed Severus's face as Voldemort started to say the spell. He could not move and he knew he was going to end up just as Neville's parents had and there was no hope for him now. Yet he did not see Neville was inside the wards and had snuck close to Bellatrix, he would make the Lestrange brothers suffer as he suffered and he cried out a challenge and threw his battle axe so hard it caught her through her armored bodice and threw her back breaking the powerful wards as she lashed out with a surprising burst of magic before she died. With the wards down all hell broke loose as the battle began again, but Severus could do nothing but fall to the floor and cradle Harry in his arms sobbing as his heart shattered fully.
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Yes a cliffie, I am evil that way! Anyway Nagini is just another victim in a long line of victim's of Riddle. I never did hate her, I was more mad at Riddle when he had her go after Severus in canon. She gave her life to stop an evil man, and yes she did speak to Harry after he chopped her head off as she slithered off to that great ghostly snaky afterlife that all good snakes go to.