HP Starlight

Esther ran back to the Room of Requirement, where the Weasleys were coming out of the secret passage, followed by Kingsley, Moody, and Sirius.Moody covered the eye that lost the magic eye with a black eyepatch, and it looked less scary, but the eyes of the good eye were still sharp.After a while Lupine, Bill, Fleur, George and Fred, and Ginny also came out of the secret passage...

The more people there are, the bigger the room will be.Kingsley and Moody decided to let Ginny stay and wait for the people who came later, and the others went to join Harry and the others first.To avoid detection, Esther asked the Room of Requirement to open a direct staircase to the second floor.The Room of Response responded to her, there was a slight noise in the corner of the wall, and a deep staircase appeared.They descended the steep stairs until they came to a wall.Esther touched the stone wall suspiciously, and a soft feeling came from the tip of his fingers.She pushed the wall and it melted, and she quickly emerged from the hole.On the far staircase a large group of students hurried downstairs to assemble in the auditorium, and no one noticed her.

"Safe," she said to those behind her.Others came out one after another and went into the bathroom a few steps away from them.

"Shouldn't the students be in bed at this time?" Lupine asked strangely.

But without waiting for Esther to explain, Myrtle got out of the toilet and said with a smile, "Because the principal called them to a meeting. Today is really lively, so many people came. First, Harry Potter and his two A friend. Now there are so many old acquaintances."

"Harry and the others haven't come up yet?" Esther asked.

"Not yet, perhaps they intend to stay," said Myrtle.

"I'll go down and have a look." As Esther was talking, a broomstick wobbled up, looking overwhelmed.The broom was controlled by Ron, and Hermione sat behind him holding a pale Harry close to him.Everyone gathered around worriedly, and Hermione quickly explained, "It's all right, I'm not hurt."

Harry took a moment to say, "Voldemort is here, and he'll be at Hogwarts soon."

"It's finally out of hiding, huh? We're worried that we have nowhere to find him." Moody said seriously, "We'll deal with him at Hogwarts. But before that, the students here must be evacuated immediately."

Esther wanted to tell them that Snape was planning to do it.But the vigorous Moody didn't give her this chance.

They broke into the Hogwarts Great Hall and interrupted Snape's speech.Snape glanced indifferently at his fellow Order members, but said nothing.Harry came out and stood in the middle of the crowd and asked him why he could still be headmaster with peace of mind after killing Dumbledore.For a split second Esther expected Snape to tell the truth and set things right.But Snape responded by drawing his wand and pointing it at Harry.The atmosphere became tense, and Professor McGonagall pushed Harry away to duel with Snape.Esther had to use Occlumency to the extreme to keep her worry from showing on her face.She forced herself to watch Snape step back step by step.The Carlo brothers and sisters standing behind Snape drew out their wands as if they wanted to join the battle, and Esther also quickly raised his wand to prepare.Unexpectedly, Snape seemed to perceive the change behind him, so he transferred Professor McGonagall's spell to the Carrow brothers and sisters, stunned them, and then escaped through the window.The cheers in the auditorium made Esther feel extremely ironic.She even wanted to chase Snape out of here, but Voldemort's voice calmed her down.

"I know you're ready to resist," Voldemort's dangerous snakelike hiss squeezed into his head from all directions, making it impossible to avoid, "but this is stupid behavior. Hand over Harry Potter, and you will No one will be hurt; hand over Harry Potter and Hogwarts will be safe; hand over Harry Potter and you will be rewarded. Give you an hour."

Voldemort's voice disappeared, but the oppressive feeling it brought did not fade away.Esther watched everyone staring at Harry, and walked over to him silently.

"What are you waiting for, grab him?" A voice rang out from the Slytherin House team.

Esther frowned. As a Slytherin student, he judged the situation the most, he was wise and safe, and never expressed his position easily.And now someone was foolish enough to bring up the idea of ​​grabbing Harry, especially when there was a group of supporters standing behind him.Esther couldn't help but wonder if she had borrowed a school robe and pretended to be a Slytherin.

Sure enough, her words aroused the disgust of others, and Harry was blocked by a group of classmates who supported him.

In order to prevent Slytherin from being hostile by other colleges, Esther took the initiative to say to Professor McGonagall, who was in danger, "Professor, please allow me to take the Slytherin students away first."

Professor McGonagall nodded grimly.Esther summoned several prefects and led the Slytherin juniors up the marble stairs.She escorted them all the way to the secret passage in the Room of Requirement, watching them leave one by one.Some senior students recognized her and seemed to want to say something to her.But they hesitated until the end and still didn't say it.Then Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff and Gryffindor students also left from the secret passage one after another.While the students were leaving, people kept entering Hogwarts through secret passages.Esther didn't know most of them, but she politely thanked everyone who came to the battle and told them to go to the auditorium to find someone from the Order of the Phoenix to arrange the battle area.

Gradually, no one came in the secret passage, and Esther was about to close the secret passage, when suddenly a head of bright pink hair emerged from the dark hole. "Tonks?" Esther looked at her slightly round belly in surprise, "Why don't you stay at home?"

"I can't stand waiting for news. Where's Remus?" Tonks asked anxiously.

"It was in the auditorium before, but now I don't know. I have been here for a long time to evacuate the crowd, and I don't know outside—" As Est was talking, the castle suddenly shook violently, the sound of explosions came from outside the door, and the battle here we go.

"I'll go find him." Tonks said and rushed out the door.

"Tonks," Esther grabbed her, took out the Felicity Elixir and handed it to her, "for the child."

Tonks didn't hesitate, drank the golden potion in one gulp, and ran out in a hurry.

Now that the battle had already begun, there was no need for him to stay in the Room of Requirement.She locked the secret passage with a charm and left the Room of Requirement to find Harry.She felt it was time to tell him the truth.

But the process of finding Harry was not smooth.She questioned every person or portrait she saw, but by the time she got to where they told her, Harry had left and gone elsewhere.It's like playing hide-and-seek with her on purpose.The battle became more and more intense, with spells flying past her from time to time, and explosions happening around her.A portion of the Death Eaters had stormed the castle, and Esther had to stop and fight them.

Esther searched while fighting, and finally after turning around the castle, he saw Harry at the other end of the corridor.He, along with Ron, Hermione, Fred, and Percy, stuns a Death Eater.But they are inexperienced and think that stunning the enemy is victory.Among the few people who relaxed, none of them noticed that the death eaters on the ground had spikes all over their bodies.

"Super armor protection!" Esther pointed his wand at the few people who gathered together and talked excitedly.A powerful Iron Armor Curse flew along the corridor, blocking in front of several people.

The Death Eaters on the ground exploded, and the side of the castle was blown away.Even with the protection of Esther's Iron Armor Curse, several people were shocked back again and again.Broken bricks and stones hit them head and face, and blood gushed out from their heads and bodies.

Various spells flew in from the broken wall.Regardless of the danger, Esther rushed into the diffuse dust and pushed and pulled several people out of the dangerous place.She looked angrily at the few people who were still in shock and shouted loudly, "This is war, do you think you are going to a ball? After a dance, you can rest for a while and talk about the world? How vigilant are you?"

"Don't be too nervous, Esther, we're fine." Harry said, wiping the blood off his face.

Esther wanted to teach them a few more words, but another Death Eater attacked them, and then there were acromantulas.They had to fight again.

"Harry, this is not going to work, we have to hurry up and get rid of the snake. Can you get into his head and see where he is? The snake is following him, isn't it?" said Hermione.

Esther, Ron, and Hermione covered Harry, who was temporarily unconscious.After a while, Harry regained his composure and said to them, "He's in the dock, the snake is protected by a magic cage. He just sent Lucius Malfoy to find Snape."

Esther suddenly had a bad feeling.Had Snape been exposed?But even if he was exposed, shouldn't he settle accounts with him at this time?She decided to temporarily give up her reason and let herself be willful for a while.

Hermione and Ron had already started down the stairs to the dock.Esther pulled Harry aside, took out Snape's memory and the Resurrection Stone and handed it to Harry, saying, "Harry, I have something to tell you. Dumbledore asked me to tell you more than the snake More important things. This memory goes to the principal's office to read with a pensieve. You read it alone. Make a decision after reading it. This resurrection stone is for you... I hope it can really help you. In addition, Gran The Sword of Fendor is behind Dumbledore's portrait, if you can use it, you can go there to get it. You can also tell other Gryffindor students to get it."

"Dumbledore asked you to tell me?" Harry looked a little confused.

"Yes, I can't explain it to you in detail. Go read your memory and make a decision. No matter what you decide, I will support you. Go!" Esther didn't want to say any more, and turned into a bat directly Fly out of the broken window.

A series of spells were densely intertwined, and Esther had to fly extra carefully.In addition to spells, dodge giants, Hogwarts stone statues and hordes of dementors.After a difficult flight, she finally arrived near the dock.But Snape had already walked outside the dock, and Lucius Malfoy was still following him, so she couldn't stop him directly.

Esther thought about it and decided to take a risk.She flew up to Snape to get his attention.Snape froze for a moment, but immediately put on a nonchalant look.

"Did the Dark Lord say what happened?" Snape asked Lucius suddenly.

"No, the Dark Lord didn't say anything," Lucius said absently.

Snape frowned, glanced at Esther quickly, and shook his head slightly.

Esther knew that Snape had made up his mind.The night Voldemort came back to life, she couldn't stop him from returning to the Death Eaters.And tonight she still couldn't stop him from carrying out his undercover mission to the end.She had to settle on the eaves outside the dock and look in through the huge, blurred windows.

Snape cast a quick glance at the serpent in its magic cage, then bowed obediently to Voldemort, waiting for Voldemort to tell him why he had come.Voldemort seemed to be thinking about something seriously and didn't seem in a hurry.It took him a long time to pace up and down the dock before he said slowly, "Severus, I have a problem."

"Master?" Snape showed due doubts.

"Why doesn't it work on me, Severus?" Voldemort said, stroking his wand lightly.

"Master, in the past few hours, you have used it to perform superb magic--"

"No," interrupted Voldemort in his praise, "I am the master, but the wand keeps repelling me."

"The power of the wand is incomparable. You can easily break through the protection strengthened by the people of Hogwarts with it. When that boy comes tonight, it will not let you down. I'm sure. It only obeys Your order, only loyal to you."

"is it?"

"Owner?"

"Does it really only listen to me? You're a smart man, Severus, and you know whose true allegiance it has."

"Of course you, my master."

"The Elder Wand does not serve me well, as I am not its true owner. It belonged to the wizard who killed its former owner—"

Esther's heart jumped, and she probably guessed what Voldemort was going to do.The strong suffocation made her chest ache and her head was buzzing.

"—you killed Dumbledore, Severus. As long as you live, the Elder Wand cannot really be mine. You were a good and faithful servant, Severus, but only I can live forever."

Esther flew up and hit the glass trying to rush in to save him.But the power of the bat is too weak, she only felt dizzy from being hit, and stared at her eyes, but it didn't destroy a single bit of the glass.Voldemort had already made his move, slit Snape's throat with his wand, and said lightly, "Nagini, kill."

"No—" Esther screamed sharply, but humans couldn't hear the bat's sound at all.She watched the giant snake pounce on Snape again and again, and the dock was hit with a thud.Esther was so frightened that she lost her balance and fell to the snow.She flapped her wings and crawled towards the door of the dock, unable to even concentrate on transforming herself back into human form.

There was finally no movement in the dock.Est stumbled into it.Snape fell on the bloodstain and twitched non-stop. The blood on his neck was no longer splashed, but it was still gurgling out.Esther subconsciously covered his wound with her hand.Snape seemed to be still conscious. He saw her and opened his mouth to her, but only made a sound like a broken bellows.

Calm down, Esther, be calm.she told herself in her heart.Your healing magic is very strong, and Arthur was injured so badly back then.You can, you have succeeded, you must succeed.

Esther uses Occlumency to stop her trembling.She drew her wand out with a bloody hand and drew a steady arc through the air.One bottle, two bottles... She fetched all the potions she knew where.In Godric's Hollow, in Grimmauld Place, in Snape's pantry...until potions filled her surroundings.

First, rinse the wound with a detoxifying agent to wash away the snake venom on the surface, and then start chanting mantras to connect the blood vessels and heal the wound.She could feel the magic in her body draining rapidly.But she didn't dare to stop, she had to sprint with all her strength to catch up with that little hope.

She chanted the mantra over and over to fill up the blood holes one after another.Snape's condition did not improve significantly, and his body temperature was still dropping.She opened the blood tonic and poured it into his mouth.Snape was no longer sober as before, and he swallowed less than half of a bottle of blood tonic.Esther opened another bottle and poured it to him without hesitation.The burning fire of Hogwarts Castle outside the window reflected in, flickering, just like Esther's mood.

Suddenly Voldemort's cold voice rang out without warning, making her hands tremble in fright, and the medicine bottle fell to the ground and shattered into several pieces.She was no longer able to maintain Occlumency, and could only let his voice press into her brain from the surrounding air, destroying her spirit.

"You fought valiantly, and Lord Voldemort admires your courage—

"But the blood of wizards is precious, and every drop of blood shed is a loss and a waste. Lord Voldemort is merciful, and I am willing to give you one more chance. I will order my team to retreat temporarily--

"Harry Potter, I'll give you one hour to come find me in the Forbidden Forest and face your fate. If you hide any more ignominiously behind your friends, I will kill them myself, men, women, and children— —”

Voldemort's voice died away, along with the distant cry and explosion.Esther stretched out his movable hand to the next bottle of blood tonic, and continued his previous work as if he had never been interrupted.

The high-intensity healing magic made her more and more tired.She knew that she couldn't hold on for long, and the potion was almost exhausted, but she still didn't dare to relax when despair hit her.She squeezed the last of her magic power into the wand, causing it to emit a pale green light that seeped into Snape's bloody wound.

Suddenly a flame flew in from the window, illuminating a large area around Este.The singing sound like fairy music made her feel hopeful to return to her body.The wand's light became full and bright again.Phoenix Fawkes lightly landed beside Esther, turned his head and put his nimble eyes on Snape's wound.Big teardrops fell on the bright red skin and white smoke rose.Esther also continued to wave his wand to help the blood tonic quickly transform into blood, and flow in the blood vessels that were about to dry up again.

With Fox's help, Snape's condition gradually stabilized.His breathing became stronger little by little, and a little blood appeared on his face.Esther fed him several rejuvenating potions.Finally, there was light in Snape's lax black eyes again.He seemed to have taken some effort to allow his eyes to see the person in front of him clearly.Snape slightly raised the corner of his mouth, and said softly in a hoarse voice, "It seems that I can continue the next journey later, isn't it?"

"Yes, sir." Esther smiled back, tears welling in her eyes.

Fawkes let out a melodious chirp, and another voice from the door said, "If you're ready, we'll go on." Dumbledore and Grindelwald stood watching them from the door.

"Is the train late? Are you finally willing to show up?" Esther said dissatisfied.

"We cannot appear, or the plan will fail," said Dumbledore.

"What should we do now?" Snape asked with difficulty.

"Go back to Hogwarts and wait. Harry has gone to the Forbidden Forest, and I think it will be over soon," said Dumbledore.

"He still chose to go, didn't he?" Esther's eyes dimmed.

"Yes, he is brave," said Dumbledore.

"Let's just go, Severus is too weak, he needs to rest," Esther demanded.

"You know - I won't - stay here," said Snape, pulling himself up with an effort.

Knowing she could never stop Snape from deciding what to do, Esther had to give him a hand, help him to his feet, and throw him a few Energizing Charms.

The four of them hid themselves with the Disillusionment Charm, and approached Hogwarts quietly.It was quiet outside the castle, and through the window, everyone could be seen healing in the auditorium.The casualties were not serious, and it seems that Dumbledore and Grindelwald helped a lot secretly.Esther was surprised to find that the few Slytherins who wanted to talk to her were among them.

They didn't wait long, and soon the mighty Death Eaters in the distance came towards Hogwarts.People in the castle heard the movement and came out to check.Among them are not only Hogwarts teachers and students, but also parents of students, nearby villagers, house elves, centaurs and ghosts.When they saw Harry in Hagrid's arms, they couldn't help screaming and howling.

"Quiet!" Voldemort's magical voice silenced the crowd. "Harry Potter is dead! I killed him while he was running away! He was just a little boy who depended on others and sacrificed for him. He was nothing."

"He beat you!" Ron yelled, breaking the spell.The resisters roared and shouted again.

"Quiet!" Voldemort had to use the spell again to silence everyone's noisy voices. "I'm giving you a chance, but it doesn't mean that you will let your behavior go. Now is the time for you to take a stand, either join us—or die—"

Depressed emotions hang over the ruined castle, and fear and despair persecute most people.It looks like they have no choice, even if that is not willingly.

"Esther, can you still summon the Patronus? Let it enter Harry's body." Dumbledore whispered.

The sense of oppression brought by Voldemort made it difficult for Esther to think of any happy memories. Coupled with the excessive fatigue just now, she could hardly even release the silver mist.

A warm hand tentatively grasped her wrist. It was Snape's.They can't see each other, but they can feel each other's presence.She could feel Snape's strength coming from his slightly callused fingertips.Esther firmly believed, and under the leadership of Snape, he drew a circle with his wand in the air.A plump, almost congealed doe jumped out from the tip of the staff, and before everyone could react, it plunged into Harry's chest.

Voldemort also didn't see the source of the spell clearly. He scanned the opposite crowd and looked at Harry warily. The accident made him feel a little uneasy.

It seemed like a few seconds and a century later, Harry in Hagrid's arms suddenly turned over and jumped onto the snow, drew out his wand and shot an explosive spell at Nagini.Hogwarts teachers and students erupted into shouts like a tsunami.Voldemort casts a spell at Harry furiously, but is entangled by McGonagall, Slughorn and Kingsley.Some of the Death Eaters were fleeing, while another part of the fanatical Death Eaters attacked again. The resisters were not to be outdone, and the battle started again.

A silver light flashed in the chaos, and Neville Longbottom cut off Nagini's head with a single stroke of the Gryffindor sword.Voldemort let out a scream that had never been heard before.A Death Eater cast a spell on Neville without the protection of his wand.Snape suddenly let go of Esther's hand and cast an Iron Armor Curse on Neville.The dangerous purple light hit the solid protective cover, the light scattered and disappeared into the air.

Enraged, Voldemort shook off the three he was fighting, releasing three huge fireballs that flew forward.With its destructive power, the flames turned the passing area into a piece of scorched earth, and it seemed that they were about to devour the lives of all the people who were fighting indiscriminately.Dumbledore, Grindelwald, and Snape appeared tacitly as if they had agreed, and stopped the flames one by one.

Dumbledore deformed and elongated the fireball, forming a semicircular wall of fire in front of Voldemort.

Grindelwald wrapped and assimilated another fireball with a blue flame, and it fell behind Voldemort to form another half circle, forming a wide and empty closed fire circle with Dumbledore's red flame.

The last fireball was entangled in the black smoke from Snape's release, and the momentum faded but did not stop.Seeing that the heat wave was about to engulf Snape, Esther poured out all the magic power she could mobilize and released an ice shield to block the fireball.Snape's wand again spewed black smoke around the ice shield to form a mysterious barrier.The fireball hit it and finally disappeared.

For the sudden appearance of Dumbledore and Snape, both the Death Eaters and the resisters were so surprised that they forgot to fight.The battlefield suddenly became strangely quiet.

The light of the red and blue flames complement each other, illuminating the entire sky, as if the day is coming early, and everything becomes clearly visible.

"Dumbledore? Aren't you dead? Severus? You...not dead?" Voldemort hissed, narrowing his scarlet eyes.

Dumbledore, looking cheerful, said briskly, "Ah, yes, it should have been. But thanks to someone who's done his best, things have changed a bit. I'd like to tell you, Tom, but in that Before, shouldn't you apologize for what you did? Repent, Tom, and atone for your atrocities, and there may be a chance."

"Put down your hypocrisy, Dumbledore. I have powerful magic, and I don't need you to give me a chance." Although the tone was tough, Voldemort was obviously a little scared.He seems to want to escape, but Dumbledore and Grindelwald's firewall makes him nowhere to go.

"Professor Dumbledore, give him to me." Harry looked at Voldemort resolutely.

"Harry, it's none of your business, stand back." Snape frowned and made a hoarse voice.

"Professor Snape - sorry - thank you too. But this is my business, my business and that of Tom Riddle. You have done enough, now let me finish it."

Step by step, Harry walked into the ring of fire through the gap.He stared straight at Voldemort with his wand raised, "Are you scared, Tom? Your Horcrux is gone. It's just you and me. We can't both live, only one survives. One of us is leaving for good— —”

"How dare you! Do you think you're the one who survived? A marionette manipulated by Dumbledore? A boy who survived by chance and survival?"

"Since you don't believe it, try it." Harry shook his wand provocatively.

After a stalemate for a while, the two suddenly shouted a spell at the same time.

"Avada Kedavra!"

"Except your weapons!"

The two rays of light collided and made a loud noise.Voldemort watched in disbelief as the green light he emitted bounced back to him.He staggered backwards and ended up in the slush.The Elder Wand flipped in the air and landed in Harry's hand in a beautiful arc.

Everyone seems to be a little overwhelmed with what happened one after another.But soon, overwhelming cheers resounded through the heavens and the earth, and even shook some of the castle's gravel.Some of the Death Eaters fled, some surrendered.The brief confusion was quickly quelled by the victors present.People embrace each other to celebrate the end of the dark reign.Dumbledore and Harry were surrounded by an enthusiastic crowd in the center talking non-stop.Grindelwald disappeared into the crowd without a trace.

Esther stood quietly on the periphery of the crowd and watched all this with a smile. Suddenly, an invisible hand pulled her away from the noisy crowd and walked into the castle.

"I know you don't like excitement." Snape's injured voice made him speak slowly, "help me pack up and go back to Spider's End?"

"With pleasure." Esther held Snape's hand back, showing a bright smile.