CH 1

The Final Battle

Harry and Voldemort stared each other down, the fighting around them stilling, death eaters and warriors for the light alike waiting to see what would come of this confrontation.

"This is where it ends Potter! This is where you die!"

"You're right about one thing, Tommy-boy, this is where it ends."

Both the boy-who-lived and he-who-must-not-be-named looked at their wands and then back at their opponent.

"I remember what happened last time we tried to duel," Voldemort hissed, "I'm ready for it this time. Are you?"

"More than ready, Moldymort."

Voldemort hissed in anger at once again being called by a derogatory name and then raised his wand. He yelled the killing curse while Harry whipped out a stunning curse. The two spells raced towards each other, and then collided in mid-air.

Just like back in forth year the spells connected into a golden beam connecting the two wands. The golden web appeared and surrounded them once more. As the bubbles appeared and started their back and forth dance it dawned on Harry, 'this is what Dumbledore meant when he said love is the power that Voldemort knows not!' with this realization Harry looked at the bubbles which had drawn dangerously close to his own wand from his moment of inattention.

He knew what to do.

Harry grabbed onto his wand with both hands and started to will the bubbles back along the beam, focusing on the people he loved, and who loved him. The Weasleys who were his surrogate family, Dumbledore who was like a grandfather to him, the bubbles were retreating, his parents and godfather who died to protect him, Remus his surrogate godfather, Ron and Hermione his best friends. And Ginny, his soul mate. 'Where did that thought come from?'

The bubbles had been hovering around the middle but once Ginny came to his mind the bubbles raced to and contacted with Voldemort's wand. And just like three years ago there was screaming, phoenix song, and then Voldemort's wand started regurgitating spirits again.

There was no way anyone was looking away now! Everyone was looking on in shock and horror at what was happening. The deatheaters thinking 'not again', the order members including Harry's friends concerned for their champion and savior.

This time Harry was prepared when Cedric came out, but Mr. Diggory was not. "Cedric!" he screamed as he reached toward the dome.

"Don't interfere dad! Tell mum I love her." Cedric responded

"I miss you son."

"I miss you too dad. I gotta go; I need to help Harry destroy the dark wanker!" Cedric smirked then joined the other shadows of Voldemort's victims that were once again circling the two.

Everyone gasped as they came out. Lily walked to her son and told her how proud she was. When James came out he joined her and said, "You know what to do son, so do it!"

"Yes dad."

Harry braced himself as the shadow people circled the wand kept vibrating harder and harder until Harry couldn't hold it any longer.

"Mom, dad I can't hold it! Help me please!" James continued up one side towards his son while Lily turned to walk against the flow down the other side so Harry had a parent on each side, James pausing just long enough to tell Cedric to take the other shadows and keep Voldemort from escaping.

"We will do this as a family." Lily said as she put one hand on Harry's right shoulder and the other on his hand.

"We are both proud of you and we love you Harry." His father added as he took the same stance as Lily except on Harry's left side. "Just remember, kiddo, your mother and I are a part of you and we will always be with you!"

And with that a rush of warmth and power flowed through Harry down his arms, wand and the beam connecting him and Voldemort. Those standing around the web gasped as they saw the Potters melt into their son and Harry glowed with power. They could actually see the power rush down the beam and connect with Voldemort's wand rushing right through it and into Voldemort himself.

Voldemort screamed in pain and agony as his spirit ripped itself from his body trying to get away from the one thing he could not defend himself against, pure love. When his spirit tried to make a break for it Cedric and the others leapt on him, holding him in place as the beam charged up with love tore through him and vanquished him once and for all.

Then Voldemort's body hit the ground, his wand flew up into the air and disintegrated to dust before it even hit the ground. The shadows and the web faded away. The deatheaters all passed out from the pain of the backlash coming through their dark marks, those standing closest to them could practically taste the acrid smell of burning flesh coming from the marks.

The headmaster approached the pile of ashes that was once the most feared wizard of the time and cast a few diagnostic charms.

"Voldemort has been vanquished, once and for all!" Dumbledore exclaimed to the shocked warriors of the light, who started to celebrate as soon as their leader's words managed to percolate into their minds.

The war was over.

In all the celebrating and congratulating that was going on only one persona noticed that something was wrong as Harry suddenly dropped his wand and his eyes rolled back into his head as he dropped to the ground like a sack of flour.

"HARRY!" Ginny screamed as she ran towards the man that she loved as he passed out on the ground.