𝚂𝚎𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚜 & 𝙻𝚒𝚎𝚜 ||𝙳.𝙼 𝙵𝚊𝚗𝚏𝚒𝚌||

Chapter 74 - The War

George.

"Georgie" I said as I hugged him tightly.

Mum and Dad hugged me as well. I cried seeing my family after more than half a year.

"Did you get my hint?" I asked Fred as we left the RoR.

"Yes, of course, but I didn't know where you were, if we-we did, we would've rescued you" he said as we stunned the Death Eaters that were in the hallways.

We reached the Great Hall and the doors opened.

"You still have a bit of a security problem, headmaster" Harry said as we entered the hall.

"And I'm afraid, it's quite extensive" Harry completed.

"How dare you stand where he stood? Tell them what happened that night. Tell them how you looked him in the eye, a man who trusted you, and killed him" Harry yelled and Snape drew his wand.

We all drew our wands as well. McGonagall came in front of Harry and started dueling with Snape.

Spell after spell. Shot. Snape blocking every spell of McGonagall's. Until I noticed, he didn't block one spell but directed it to the Death Eaters standing behind him.

"Coward!" McGonagall yelled as Snape escaped out of Hogwarts.

Everyone cheered except for a few Slytherins. I sighed in relief but their sigh soon turned into a frown when I heard a first-year scream. Then Padma. Then Parkinson.

"I know that many of you will want to fight. Some of you may even think it is wise to fight. But this is folly" his voice echoed in the hall.

"Give me Harry Potter. And you shall be free. Give me Harry Potter and I shall leave Hogwarts untouched. Give me Harry Potter and you will be rewarded. You have one hour" he completed and I looked at Harry.

"Well, what are you waiting for? Someone grab him" Parkinson said from next to Blaise.

Ginny shielded Harry, then Hermione, then me and one by one, the Order and a few more students shielded Harry.

"Students out of bed... Students out of bed..." Filch shouted and came running to the hall.

"They are supposed to be out of bed, you blithering idiot" McGonagall said from the stage.

"Oh, sorry, ma'am"

"As it happens, your arrival is most opportune" McGonagall said as she stepped down from the stage.

"If you would, I would like you, please to lead Miss Parkinson and the rest of the Slytherin House from the hall" she completed pointing her wand at her and the others.

"Exactly where is it that I'll be leading them?" Filch asked and I shook my head.

"The dungeons would do" she replied and I appeared in front of her.

"No!" I yelled, "Just because Parkinson is scared doesn't mean the whole house should suffer. I believe that there might be a few Slytherins in here who would like to fight" I completed and waited for someone to raise their hand.

I looked at Blaise. No response. I looked at Theo. No response.

"Do you think that we all are doing this for Harry? No, we're doing it for ourselves, for our future, for our upcoming generation, so that they don't have to go through what we did. Right now, our lives are just as important as Harry's. And would you want to live in a world that is ruled by Voldemort?" I said and a lot of people gasped at how I took his name.

"A lot of people died for this. Like Harry's mom. And mine. And Cedric. And Dumbledore. And Professor Moody. They died for us. They died fighting for the right side. Don't let their deaths go in vain. And its just his name. For Merlin's sake, I'm his daughter and I'm fighting against him. Now, who's with me?" I asked and one by one, a lot of people raised their hands.