AN1: For the purposes of this chapter, I am going to split it into three parts one for each point of view and it's going to be a very, very long chapter. Also there will have to be certain times when I need to use direct quotes from the DH book for authenticity, so where it is required the information that comes directly from the book will be italicized. I own nothing from the books or characters, only the plot from Neville, Luna, and Ginny's POV. I usually despise stories where half the story or dialogue is straight from the books because I just think that it's disrespectful using someone else's story and claiming it as your own because you add a few extra words. However, I am writing the final battle from the view of my three chosen instead of JKR's three chosen and where the story meets up, she deserves for her words to remain intact so out of respect for her genius, her words will remain. It will remain controlled so that you aren't reading the same story over and over but there will be overlapping with the three because each POV will start at the same place, either the Great Hall or in the Room of Requirement. They will then meet up again in the Great Hall during the lull in the battle when Harry is using the Pensieve and meeting Voldemort, then split again for the last surge in fighting. This is the final chapter for this story, and it's been much harder than I originally thought it would be to write this story, so thanks for hanging in there with me. Just a warning, there is much about this story that is AU.
Just a heads up, if you've read my profile you will know this, if you haven't then be warned a twin will die in this battle but it won't be Fred. I solemnly swear that Fred never died and George wears blue boxers! I am a member of the Twin Exchange. So there you are, I cannot write Fred as dead although I did one story where he was dead, I won't do another. So we'll see what twin dies! You will probably be quite surprised! Sadly, besides Fred, I will leave JKR's deaths as they are only adding my own to that. Sorry Remus and Tonks, I still love ya!
Also, there will be a part of a song that each of the three chose which inspired them.
Time for Change-Motley Crue-Rock Gods!-Neville
Youth Gone Wild-Skid Row-I was going to marry Sebastian Bach one day lol, oh to be 17 again!-Luna
Black Cloud Rain-Corey Hart-Amazing lyrical genius-Ginny
"Time For Change"
I heard some kids telling me The lines on their faces so deep, yeah Change I feel the the future
How they've lost all the faith, in the way
They've been talking world peace
And the wars in the streets
A revolution, or reach out
And touch the day
We're overdue, child
Now it's time for change
Nothing stays the same
Now it's time for change
In the hands of our youth
No more lies-Motley Crue
MAY
PART 1- NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM
The portrait opened and everyone gathered started whooping and hollering, the applause thunderous as first Harry Potter came through followed by Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger who refused to release the hand of Fred Weasley, George Weasley, and Ginny. Once everyone was finished greeting their friends and hugs and handshakes were finished Neville held his hands up for silence.
Before Neville could speak however, Harry said, "Wow, look at the lot of you! It looks like you've been practicing Muggle dueling on each other!"
"Yes well, we just figured we would make life easy for ourselves with the regime and rebel!" Neville said sarcastically making everyone present laugh. "Ok Harry, you said you needed our help, what can we do?"
"All right, there's something we need to find, something that'll help us overthrow You-Know-Who. It's here at Hogwart's but we don't know where. It might have belonged to Ravenclaw. Has anyone heard of an object like that? Has anyone ever come across something with her eagle on it, for instance?
Luna and Harry left so that he could see what this lost diadem looked like and the others began plotting their next moves. Since Voldemort was already on his way they decided to make a final stand. The Order of the Phoenix was here along with all the teachers and Aberforth Dumbledore had agreed to start spreading the word to other members of the wizarding community too so that those who were willing to fight alongside them would be able to get to Hogwarts and give all of them a better shot at finally winning the war.
Once Hermione and Ron had left saying they needed to retrieve something from one of the bathrooms, the DA and Order members started making plans and everyone headed to the Great Hall to begin organizing with the rest of the school.
Neville, Ginny, and Luna stood in the Great Hall speaking with Kingsley Shackelbolt, Remus Lupin, and Professors McGonagall, Sprout, and Flitwick. They had quickly been called to the front as soon as they entered the Great Hall as the leaders of Dumbledore's Army. Just as they decided how to split into groups Voldemort's voice was heard warning them not to fight, that it was a futile effort, and to hand over Harry Potter. Pansy Parkinson tried to get people to get him and Slytherin House minus Professor Slughorn was led to the Room of Requirement to be lead out of the castle. They were warned that if they returned it would be as enemies and the fight was to the death, they couldn't believe Professor McGonagall threatened them with death! In the meantime, Molly Weasley had noticed her daughter and sent her back to the Room of Requirement with the rest of the underage students.
After the groups were divvied up Neville led Seamus Finnigan, Cho Chang, Oliver Wood, Dean Thomas, Ernie Macmillan, Lavender Brown, and Parvati Patil to the greenhouses to retrieve plants that were to be used offensively. Once they had all of the plants Neville lead them to the outer wall of the school where they had lobbed fully grown Mandrake's over for the Death Eaters while Neville's group had worn soundproof ear muffs. None of them sorry for whatever deaths were caused by what they had just done.
As they finally got back to the school things had deteriorated quickly and the Death Eaters had found entrance to the grounds. They were coming. Neville hurried to the entrance to the Great Hall where they had stowed the Venomous Tentacula and he and the others set them in front of the doors then cast disillusionment charms on them to make them more difficult to see so that there would be a few victims caught before they were blasted away. After they did this all they could do was take cover and wait for the castle to be breached.
It wasn't a terribly long wait…..
Neville heard the first signs that they had finally made it to the castle before he saw them. They heard the cursing when the Tentacula struck, and Neville smiled. He quickly squashed his enjoyment as it was time for actual fighting, so when Crabbe and Goyle Sr. came through the door they were stunned and engulfed in ropes before they were fully aware anything had happened. After that everybody partnered up so they could utilize teamwork. One half would shield while the other half threw curses at the death eaters. Neville fired curses left, right, and center while Ernie did his best with throwing up shields. In fact his first shield was so strong that when Rabastan Lestrange sent Avada Kadavra their way it rebounded and killed him instantly.
"One down, a thousand to go, eh Neville?" He smiled. Neville just shook his head while laughing and they threw themselves back into the action.
As the fighting went on the teams were separated and some were left to fight on their own, or partner with an ally they met up with randomly. Neville had run around the corner by the library and bumped into Dean and Seamus trying to fight off fifteen death eaters by themselves.
"Don't think I've ever been so happy to see you mate!" Dean said to Neville.
"Won a wand did you? Neville asked him.
Dean smiled big, "Yes well, I doubt very much that Avery will need it in Hell!" Seamus smirked at his best friend.
That was all the jokes they had time for because as Neville joined in the fighting Lavender Brown turned the same corner he had with Parvati, Padma, and Hannah Abbott and just as Lavender came around she was hit by a green curse and fell to the floor dead.
Parvati screamed. "Parvati, there will be time later for grief, get your head back in the game or we all die!" Hannah said forcefully, making Neville look at her in a new light. She smiled up at him shyly. Then threw up a shield to protect his back when he was about hit because he wasn't paying attention.
"Thanks for that!" He yelled at her to be heard over all the noise of the fighting.
"Thank me after this is all over!" She hollered back with a smile as she turned one of the death eaters into a slug.
Once they had cleared the hallway with only the loss of Lavender and a very nasty cursed injury to Padma, they all headed outside where an Order member had told them they were needed in a major way. They led Padma to a place where she could hide in relative safety as they fought their way across the grounds. The Order was putting up one hell of a fight out here, and especially Aberforth who none had seen this fierce before, but they were losing ground. The giants were making mincemeat of the grounds as Firenze and Hagrid and Grawp did their best to fight the giants one at a time.
Seamus , Luna, and Ernie came running from the direction of the forest yelling about Dementors and a giant and Ron, Harry, and Hermione but Neville didn't have time to understand what they were on about before Bellatrix Lestrange found him.
"Ready to live with mummy and daddy again Longbottom, or would you prefer to join Dumbledore?" She cackled at him, while a pink colored curse that he had no way of knowing flew his way, he only just missed it by diving to his left. He jumped immediately to his feet and yelled, "Expelliarmus!" but that was never one of his stronger spells and it was of course blocked.
Unlike Harry who had tried this once, Neville had true hate in him. Hate especially reserved for Bellatrix and her minions who attacked his parents. Much like Harry's rage was aimed at Voldemort Neville owed all of his to her.
So when he yelled, "Crucio" at her, it worked, and it worked well. He'd never used an Unforgiveable curse, nor would he ever again, but she earned it and he savored it for all of two minutes until she broke free of it.
"Well, well, well, little Longbottom likes to play!" She screamed. Just as she was focusing on Neville to use whatever curse was building she fell to the ground stunned and Neville looked up at Dean Thomas who just winked at him and turned back to the fighting. Neville smiled while shaking his head and conjured ropes to bind Bellatrix's unconscious body.
Just as they began fighting again, Voldemort's voice was once again heard ordering his troops to fall back and desist the fighting for an hour. As the death eaters pulled back Neville and his group began to go from body to body to find the injured and help them back into the castle so they could save as many as possible. When he found Colin Creevey, for the first time he fell to his knees and let the tears fall.
Suddenly he felt a hand on one shoulder and a head on his other and a warm body shaking against his back. He turned his head to the left and saw Hannah and he turned into her arms as they both cried their grief together for a few moments. Then she looked up at him and leaned forward and gave him his very first kiss. Right there on the battlefield Neville grabbed her and returned that kiss with ferocious intensity. Then they held hands and walked into the Great Hall to offer their assistance and help their side regroup.
AN2: This will go back to the time in the Great Hall as they plan for the looming battle, and take you through the first half again only from Luna's POV.
Youth Gone Wild-Skid Row They call us problem child
I look and see it's not only me
So many others have stood where I stand
We are the young so raise your hands
We spend our lives on trial
We walk an endless mile
We are the youth gone wild
We stand and we won't fall
We're the one and one for all
The writing's on the wall
We are the youth gone wild
PART 2-LUNA LOVEGOOD
Luna left the Great Hall to head up to Gryffindor Tower with Professor McGonagall. Heading up there with them Luna lead Michael Corner, Anthony Goldstein, Terry Boot, Katie Bell, Millicent Bulstrode, and Tracey Davis who refused to be split from her Slytherin best friend. After hurrying through the halls at a breakneck speed they spread out through the whole of Gryffindor Tower. The boys however had to take up spots in the boys dormitories because just like their own houses, they weren't permitted in the girl's side, the castle working against them. So Luna, Katie, and Tracey went to windows in the sixth year girl's dorm while Michael, Terry and Anthony headed for the second year boys dorm. That left McGonagall and Millie to work from the common room windows.
At the beginning it was simple to fire down spells at the wizards and witches on the grounds. Luna's group was responsible for many injured death eaters, and McGonagall was responsible for quite a few dead death eaters. But not long into the battle they could no longer distinguish between their side and the death eaters. Once the ground fighters went out to meet the swarming death eaters they decided it was time to leave the tower and head into the thick of things where they could do more good.
That's when things got a little screwed up, because without knowing how, the group got separated. Luna stayed with Katie, Michael and Terry and the four promised not to lose each other. When they reached the Hall by the Hospital Wing Luna got hit without warning straight in the face with a stunner. Unfortunately it was sent by Ron Weasley by accident and he automatically ran to her.
"Enervate!" Ron cried. When Luna came to he leaned down and kissed her right on her mouth although it didn't seem to be a conscious thing because he seemed as surprised as everyone but Luna.
"About time Ronald!" Luna said by way of answer then grabbed him around his neck and snogged him silly for a few minutes. "Now, shoo I have a job to do, and so do you. Stay safe and I will see you after this mess is over."
With that they were all running in different directions. Ron and Hermione left to find Harry and Luna, Michael, Katie, and Terry left to head into the grounds. They were running down the staircases when they ran into some Death Eaters. They automatically partnered up with Katie doing shields for her and Michael, and Terry threw up shields for himself and Luna. Luna was vicious as a fighter, surprising many who knew her but she was a very powerful witch behind her gentle nature much like Molly Weasley in this way which might explain why Ron saw it when most didn't.
Yaxley, the bastard tried to hit Terry with Avada so without thinking it through Luna shot a Sectumsempra his way and it hit home. From the top of his forehead down to his waist, the blood began shooting out and he dropped to the floor like yesterday's garbage. His own fellows didn't offer him help they just stepped on him to advance or retreat. There were five Death Eaters left and Luna and the rest had been trained by the best so they were no match for them. Once the five were taken care of they took off down the stairs again heading for the grounds.
Once they made it to the grounds Luna ended up separated from them when she ran to the aid of a Thestral that was injured by the forest. He had a torn cheek and wing. Both on the left side, and as his pained cry rang out Luna had no choice but to take a moment and help the poor creature. She cast a spell to reduce the pain as she healed his wounds. When she was done the Thestral rubbed his snout along her cheek in thanks and she gave it a pat. As she was turning to leave she ran into Seamus and Ernie and they took off together at a jog.
As they were getting to the grounds they felt Dementors in the area and cast their Patronus's. Surprised to see the man that taught them to use it struggling to conjure one himself they sent theirs to help Ron, Hermione, and Harry. When the Dementors were gone and they started to say something a massive giant came at them and they all ran for it.
She again found herself separated from Seamus, and Ernie, but ran headfirst into Michael and Katie, falling to the ground. As she fell a she was hit by what the others thought was a conjunctivitis spell hit her in the eyes and she screamed out in pain, and fell unconscious to the ground as she fainted.
An hour later that is how Ron Weasley found her and he wasted no time making sure she was breathing then rushing her to Madame Pomfrey. It turned out that it was a twist on the conjunctivitis and stunning spell most likely created by the individual who cast it. She would be just fine, but her vision would be affected for a few hours. Ron leaned down and kissed her forehead and the two spent the next few minutes talking quietly together until they saw Neville carrying Parvati Patil over to the side where they were laying their dead. He laid her down right next to Lavender. Then he and a bloodied Ginny went back to the grounds as she and Ron watched on.
AN3: This time we are going back to when Harry returns to the Room of Requirement and asks Ginny to leave. You voted for her to be healed and fight, because you're absolutely right, Ginny is a fighter or she wouldn't be Harry's perfect match!
"Black Cloud Rain"
We say that believing was yours and mine to break
Colors bled each glittered night, the sky was crying
Is there a danger that we feel too much?
We believe that love survives let it conquer
Would I walk a thousand miles to see your smile?
Would I lay me down and die?
Yes you came, saved me from
(The black cloud rains)
Sweet angel in my arms
Then you cried washed away
(The black cloud rains)
All my senses came alive
You touched love so pure
(The black cloud rains)
Never shadow again
I don't want to live in the black cloud rain
I don't want to follow the black cloud rain
I don't want to pray to the black cloud rain
Shelter me from the black cloud rain
There is forgiveness breathing in the world
Ancient souls from ancient times run deeper
We are everything and nothing recognized
Scary monsters on my wall, yea
Yes you came, saved me from
(The black cloud rains)
Sweet angel in my arms
Then you cried washed away
(Black cloud rains)
All my senses came alive
You touched love so pure
(The black cloud rains)
Never shadow again-Corey Hart
PART 3-GINNY WEASLEY
Ginny was mad enough to spit! She couldn't believe they all went off and left her here! She was just as capable of fighting as they were but just because there were three whole months until her seventeenth birthday they left her here. That is, until Harry returned and had asked her to leave the room. She took off running as he was yelling simply delighted to be freed…
"And then you can come back in! You've got to come back in!"
She of course did no such thing! She took off with Tonks as soon as she was free and they went off looking for Lupin together. Along the way they passed Fred and Percy and the group they were with. Percy grabbed ahold of her and Tonks kept going.
"What the bloody Hell do you think you're doing Percy? Let me go!" she yelled at the brother she was still too pissed at to talk to calmly.
"Why aren't you in the Room of Requirement?" He yelled as he let her go, she just raised her wand and hit him with a Bat Bogey hex and took off again.
She was running low on luck though because she turned a corner and was grabbed by Bill who was with George's group.
"Fuck! I am running into more damn brother's here than I do at home!" She cried frustrated.
"Ginny, I love you, but you're going back now. You're too young for this fight." He demanded.
Just then however a group of ten Death Eaters came through a tunnel and George's group became busy with them and Ginny scarpered while she could. She ran into a group of the DA and took lead of them. She led Colin Creevey, Lisa Turpin, Mandy Brocklehurst, Eddie Carmichael and Marietta Edgecombe who had just left the Astronomy Tower with Professor Sprout. Well all but Colin who had just met up with them when Ginny came upon them. Then they all headed down to the lower levels of the castle, Colin had said that help was needed in the dungeons and main floor.
They had to fight through more than one group of Death Eaters to get down there, and Ginny was very happy to have been the one who killed Fenrir Greyback. She sliced him open with a curse and stood over him and told him it was for Bill, Remus, and all the innocent whose blood he spilled. She stood there and watched as life left his eyes and she felt no remorse at all. She turned with a smile on her face to the others and then they took off again.
When they reached the dungeons Ginny was the first to go down, but she's tough and fought her way back. She didn't know what hit her, but her ribs felt like they were cracked in a few places. One Episky later and they were healed, but bruised. She partnered up anyway taking the offense and started fighting back. When she saw Malfoy and Crabbe looking singed run by, she hit them both with a stunner and returned the fire to the Death Eaters they were in the current skirmish with. Colin and Marietta had partnered and they both lay dead on the floor to her right, and she cried as she fought. Colin had been her friend since they started school together. Now he was gone. She saw Macnair laughing and tried to hit him, but he got away. The rest of his fellows were lying on the ground.
Just as they returned to the main floor Voldemort called for his forces to retreat for an hour and for Harry to come meet his fate. Over her dead body would he get Harry Ginny was thinking the whole time. Her group returned to the Great Hall to find out where they were needed during the lull.
AN4: Now, I know Ginny's fight was short but she was locked in the Room of Requirement for half of the first part of the fight. She will be as involved as everyone whose stories now meet up for the final surge. The story is going to pick up just as Neville steps forward to confront Voldemort and meet his destiny.
PART 4- The final battle-The Other Trio together again.
To say that they were all devastated would be a gross understatement. There lying on the ground was Harry Potter. He meant different things to many people, but to all he meant hope. Ginny was inconsolable and on the ground herself crying out her grief in Bills arms. Ron and Arthur were trying to hold Hermione on her feet. Tears were falling down all their faces. Voldemort was telling them some gibberish about Harry being killed as he ran away, like any of them would believe that lie.
Just then Neville charged at Voldemort, but he was disarmed and knocked to the ground.
"And who is this?" Voldemort said in his soft snake's hiss. "Who has volunteered to demonstrate what happens to those who continue to fight when the battle is lost?"
Voldemort was then informed that it was Neville and that he was also responsible for giving the Carrow's such a hard time.
"Ah yes, I remember," said Voldemort, looking at Neville. "But you are a pureblood, aren't you, my brave boy?" Voldemort asked Neville, who stood facing him, his empty hands curled into fists.
"So what if I am?" said Neville loudly.
"You show spirit and bravery, and you come of noble stock. You will make a very valuable Death Eater. We need your kind, Neville Longbottom."
"I'll join you when hell freezes over," said Neville. "Dumbledore's Army!" he shouted, and there was an answering cheer from the crowd.
"Very well," said Voldemort, "If that is your choice, Longbottom, we revert to the original plan. On your own head be it."
Things got crazy fast after that. Voldemort summoned the sorting hat and tried to roast Neville alive, more people were charging their way toward them lead by Charlie and Slughorn, Neville pulled out the sword of Gryffindor and killed Nagini and Harry Potter disappeared.
The battle resumed and was heading into the castle where Ginny, Luna, and Hermione met up with the evil Bellatrix Lestrange. They fought hard, with everything in them, but they were losing and an Avada missed Ginny by an inch.
"NOT MY DAUGHTER, YOU BITCH!"
Molly Weasley shoved all three girls out of her way and began dueling with Bellatrix. They were well matched, but Molly had conviction on her side. Just when Bellatrix's arrogance got the best of her Molly Weasley, the homemaker, sent a killing curse at her and Bellatrix fell.
Hagrid and Charlie had taken down Macnair for the innocent creatures, Arthur and Percy took down Rookwood, and the Malfoy's were not even fighting, just huddled into a corner. Narcissa watched her sister fall without even a flinch, which was telling.
Then Harry did it, Voldemort was dead and chaos reigned. Things moved very quickly after that, Kingsley was named temporary Minister, the battle was celebrated and the next day everyone went home. To plan funerals, plan futures, and heal. Some returned to Hogwarts the next week including both Trio's to help begin repairing and rebuilding the castle.
Then life went on.
Ginny, Neville, and Luna finished their story and looked at each other smiling. They felt that now that the story was told, they could finally find peace and lay it to rest. They dedicated the book to the friends lost to the war. Then they joined their families to celebrate finishing the book. All was well.