"Stupid fool…" Harry muttered, before spinning on one foot, his 'Wand' appearing in his hand just as his other discreetly activating the viewing orb which had lain dormant nearby the entire battle. It activated just as a beam of light was fired against the Killing Curse.
White met with green, and the two balanced for a mere moment, before the brilliant spell of his began to consume the other, flowing towards the Dark Lord at an alarming rate until it reached his Wand. There is entered, producing cracks and fissures, first in the weapon and then the man's own body as the shining energy filled him.
Then the Dark Lord exploded, illuminating the entire battlefield as if it were noon, several beam of concentrated light arching outwards in various directions… targeting various objects that still bore fragments of the man's soul.
The eruption quickly overwhelmed those assembled, throwing them backwards, or onto the ground itself, and shattering the display sphere in the resulting shock wave.
Then all fell silent, and dark, once more. That is until a young boy sat back up and stretched.
"Now then… where were we?"
...
Severus Snape made a discreet gesture of pulling back his sleeve, to reveal a blank arm… it was true. Voldemort was dead . The Potion Master resisted the urge to shout in joy, to scream and holler, to dance like a lunatic.
Years… over a decade of scheming and planning… and it was over . All he had to do was survive this night, and he could retire . No more spying, no more hiding his thoughts in fear of being discovered. No more double agent. No more pretending .
All thanks to one person.
His mind froze, Harry Potter, the boy who he had picked on and borderline tormented had suddenly become the source of his freedom. Lily's son, whom he had played a part in making an orphan, had been the key to his own salvation… and redemption.
Before he could think upon this further a sickening wet sound filled the air, followed by a scream of pain. Looking to his left he noticed that Amycus Carrow's hand had been rather cleanly separated from the rest of his arm. This notion immediately became known to Fleur Delacour, whom the man had been holding hostage, and she threw her head backwards into his chest, knocking the wind from his lungs and dropping him, to the ground before sprinting across the devastated landscape.
"Foolish girl…" Lucius Malfoy muttered from nearby, earning the Slytherin's attention. "No one would dare raise a Wand against you now…" Severus agreed, judging by the terrified expressions of every Death Eater present, he doubted any of them would so much as look at the girl now that her allegiance was made apparent.
The boy put a comforting arm around her, while her face buried into his shoulder to conceal her sobs of fear, and relief. Emerald-eyes turned to Rabastan Lestrange next. This time, however, the man seemed to take the hint and, raised his arms in a submissive gesture.
The boy raised his hand once more and snapped, the flames incinerating the Lestrange brother, and earning a scream of rage from the remaining, and a secret cheer from Bellatrix.
"Y-y-y-you! WHY!?" Rudolphus screamed in rage and confusion, earning the slight tilting of the boy's head.
"Whatever do you mean? I told them both that they were going to die…" With that declaration the, still screaming, Carrow was silenced as dozens of blades ripped through his torso from the ground below him.
...
"Well, if that is all then you can all go." The teen turned, transfiguring a bench out of the nearby rubble, and sat down, allowing the girl to promptly fall onto it next to him.
The adults, and the two remaining champions merely stared in shock, "Y… you're letting us go?"
"Yes."
"Why!?"
Snape fought the urge to murder whatever dumb bastard was trying to argue for them all to be torn to pieces by a fourteen-year-old. Why couldn't they just shut their damn mouths and be grateful?
"Because none of you are a threat to me, and I believe it is obvious now that if you try going after someone I care about the consequences will be… most unpleasant. Thus, I could care less about what happens to any of you. My guess is that you have around three minutes before my godfather finishes breaching your Wards and a group of Aurors, led by Albus Dumbledore, arrive so that gives you all a decent head start. With Voldemort's return being displayed across the world your return will be as well… which means that life will be quite a bit more hectic for most of you in the coming months."
One by one the Dark Lord's followers disappeared, leaving only Malfoy and Snape, along with the four teens.
"My Lord I…"
Harry didn't even bother looking at the man, his gaze now directed onto the blonde Veela, "You should probably clean up those bodies Minister . If your pardons are linked to what happened you will undoubtedly find yourself in Azkaban… and I am finding it difficult to care what befalls you."
The Malfoy Lord visibly flinched, before nodding slightly and departing with the nearby corpses. Snape gave the slightest of nods as well, before Apparating to maintain his own cover.
A minute passed, before Cedric spoke up to break the silence, "You aren't going to get away with it Potter…"
Turning, the raven-haired boy gave the Hufflepuff his attention, along with a curious expression.
" We know the truth. We heard your death threats, felt your dark Magic, watched you let murderers go free… and Malfoy calling you a Lord?"
"You should probably take your shot then." The two male champions blinked in confusion, earning a further elaboration. "In case you aren't aware I just stepped on the most powerful Dark Lord of the last several hundred years like a bug. If you plan on trying to defeat me, now would be your best chance."
Krum gritted his teeth, before putting a hand on Cedric's shoulder and shaking his head. "You are just like the other Dark Lords, and you will fall just the same. Durmstrang will join Hogwarts and unite against you. Fleur will…"
The Bulgarian halted mid speech, watching as the French Witch turned a glare on the two other Champions. "I do not understand why you were chosen for loyalty Cedric. Harry has saved our lives twice now and you turn your back so easily…"
"B-but Fleur… what he has done…"
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