The Heads Up:

For those who are interested in stuff that is not fic-centric, check out my other journal, dragongirl16 , which is where all the boring day-to-day stuff gets posted, plus updates on what I'm writing at the moment.

( The Archive )

Chapter 48 Epilogue

The Great Hall was still exposed to the elements. The tables had been repaired, though great gouges still existed in the fine grain of the wood. What remained of the Houses were gathered at each of the tables, with both parents and children sitting together.

Harry sat wedged between Draco and ( Read more... )

Bill and Ginny were in the Slytherin dorms. The younger girl would not rest until she had been able to see Harry, but the Healers had thrown them out before they could do so. They had returned to the dungeons in time to see Pansy and Millicent arrive. The trio of girls had collapsed into each other’s arms, crying and laughing at ( Read more... )

Chapter 47: Aftermath

Lucius Malfoy was tired. His clothes were grimy, his hair a mess and his muscles screamed with exhaustion. He sat on the steps of the castle, his elbows on his knees and his hands hanging limply between. He stared out over the once green lawns, now blackened by spells and blood.

The Dark Beasts ( Read more... )

Chapter 46: Faith

The castle shook under their feet. Sirius swore as he was pitched to the side, the air whooshing from his lungs as he met the ground. He rolled to his feet, his wand held tight in his hand.

The doors to the Great Hall shuddered, and then broke. The wood above the bar splintered and ( Read more... )

Chapter 45 Courage in the Dark

Hagrid flung his rake around in a low circle, pushing back the ring of werewolves circling him. He caught one across the side of the face, lifting the beast and flinging it some distance away. The monster gave a small whimper, and then was still.

Hagrid panted for breath, sweat dripping ( Read more... )

Gwyn ap Nudd let out a grunt as his energy was suddenly sucked from his body. He went to his knees in the Dark, his right hand pressed against his heart. He shuddered, his breath hitching in his throat as more energy was ripped away from his soul. Tendrils of the Dark reached for him, its greedy hands ready to rip and rend.

( Read more... )

Chapter 44: The Siege of Hogwarts Part One

The tension in the Great Hall was thick enough to cut. Students trickled into the Hall in small groups, their eyes sweeping over the Slytherin table and then ducking behind raised hands, their hushed murmurs creating a virtual sea of noise that swept over the Hall.

Ginny ( Read more... )

The first thing Draco registered was the absolute pounding in his head. He moaned, his left hand reaching up to touch the back of his skull. It came away sticky and he swore, sitting up with a jerk and looking around.

He saw no one, except for Weasley, who lay on the ground, immobilized with what appeared to be nasty ( Read more... )

Chapter 43: The Horned God

Severus was at the window again. His long fingers were tapping on the cold stone as his dark eyes swept over the lengthening shadows on the lawn. The last sliver of sun stayed suspended above the tree line and then vanished. He rotated his shoulders and shivered.

“Severus?” Lucius stopped ( Read more... )