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Chapter 76: Pussyfooting Around
Hermione had stood in the shadows breathlessly watching Tom fight Dumbledore. She knew that Tom would be able to handle anything the old wizard threw his way, until a member of The Order had stepped into the fight and hit Tom with an unexpected spell.
Hearing Dumbledore declare, "It's time to rid the world of this evil creature known as Lord Voldemort."
Seeing him raise his wand for one final blow made all of Hermione's fears fly away as she came running out of her hiding place. "Never!" she shouted out. "Never again will I allow you Dumbledore, to take away my happiness."
Hermione had her wand out facing her greatest enemy. It didn't matter that maybe he was more powerful, older and more experienced than her; she was ready to help her mate take down Albus Dumbledore.
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Sirius Black had been slightly entertained watching the fighting. In his mind he was neutral about this current fight. He hated both men that were battling one another, Voldemort and Dumbledore. They both were master manipulators and always vying for power. It would be a better world if they both ended up killing one another, then maybe the rest of the wizarding world would wake up and decide it was better to work together and get along. There had been enough deaths already and it was time for peace to take over. There would also be a benefit for him that he would of course be available to help Hermione pick up the shattered pieces of her life. His lips curled up in a grin just thinking of this scenario.
It was interesting seeing how both wizards were evenly matched. No one had the upper hand at this point. Who knew how long the two wizards could be dancing around each other? It was like one big pissing match to show who was more powerful.
The only thing that would make this whole thing even better would be a smoke. He was itching for a fix and he didn't dare grab one and give himself away. Sirius also really needed to go take a piss and stretch after sitting in one spot for so long. He stretched as much as he could, and almost fell off of the window seat when he saw someone from The Order turn around and shoot off a spell towards Voldemort. Seeing the great Lord Voldemort blasted back and knocked out made him jump up with his mouth agape. This was the turning point in this fight and everyone in the room was watching. Dumbledore made his declaration to rid the world of Voldemort.
Before Dumbledore could even raise his wand again he saw Hermione jump out of nowhere. Sirius's heart almost leaped out of his chest. She wasn't still supposed to be here. He was sure that she was going to go back to be with Thomas. Why was she here putting herself and her new baby in danger? He felt a mixture of worry and pure anger at the woman. Would she ever learn her lesson? Dumbledore was not here for a party and was ready to kill off all of The Death Eaters, Hermione included.
Sirius pulled out his wand, standing rigid as he watched Hermione position herself in front of the fallen Voldemort, almost as if she was protecting him. Her words of, "Never!" made even Dumbledore stand up straighter and notice.
He wanted to run out there and fight for her and keep her safe, but he knew that when her evil lover woke up he would be in trouble. All he could do at the moment was stand and watch, and see what Hermione could really do. Maybe he would finally see what Lord Voldemort loved about this woman.
Even his wacky cousin couldn't fully keep The Dark Lord's interest, but he had wanted Hermione and his son.
Yes, he along with every other person in the room would stand back, and see if Lord Voldemort's woman was worthy of her reputation.
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Hermione watched the surprise that was written clearly on Dumbledore's face. She could also see the slight evidence of fear there too. It hadn't been that long ago that Hermione had trapped him in the Weasley's shed and bound him and threatened his life if he ever came after her son again. She knew that he probably also knew that his plan to kill her son had failed.
Her lip curled up in a sneer as she watched the crazy old man that she was determined to finish off today. The game was over. The trial of living with this man who wanted all of her loved ones dead needed to be finished. She was tired of Albus Dumbledore. The man had not only made Harry's life hard through the years, but he certainly had tried to ruin her and Tom's lives since she had time traveled.
"So we meet again Hermione." His voice echoed through the large room.
"You should have run when you had the chance. Now your son will not have either parent to raise him." He laughed as he finished his words.
Hermione kept staring the man down. Let the blowhard talk while she planned on killing him.
"Does it remind you of another young boy you once loved? Harry Potter lost both of his parents too. Is that what you want for your son?"
Dumbledore kept grinning madly at her. All she wanted to do was wipe the smile off of his old, withered face. Actually smashing it into the ground, and then stomping on it for good measure felt like a good plan too. Right now she wanted to keep him talking and talking like she knew he loved to do. The man was in love with his own words. This would give Tom a chance to wake up and between the two of them they could finish Dumbledore off together.
"Why would care about my son? You have wanted him dead before he was even born."
Hermione kept up every shield Tom had taught her. She wouldn't put it past Dumbledore to try tricking her into being distracted enough to allow him to attack her too.
"This fight is not between us, it's between me and Tom." Dumbledore spoke quietly in a firm voice. "You were never to be a part of this. I warned you from the first day you showed up at Hogwarts, Hermione McMillan, that you were to stay away from Tom Riddle Jr."
Hermione glanced down at Tom seeing that he was starting to stir, but she quickly looked up at Dumbledore, not wanting him to notice.
"I have given you more than one chance to leave this monster you call a lover. I even took you away from him to give you a new start, and what do you do? You go looking for him again. I thought you were more intelligent than that Hermione."
Dumbledore's words grated on her nerves. She knew that was what they were meant to do, to get a rise out of her, but she couldn't let them make her lose her focus. This was a battle to the death and she wanted to come out on the winning end.
"You are such a fool Dumbledore, " Hermione hissed out in a loud voice.
"You always think that you are the most powerful. You think that you are the one to tell everyone else in the wizarding world what they should do and how they should do it. Well, think again old man. Your days of being in charge are going to end today, right here, right now."
Dumbledore glared back at Hermione as his lip curled into a sneer at her words. His wand hand started shaking as his anger began to build. Hermione knew that the words were going to end and the fighting would begin again. She only hoped that Tom would be ready to fight at her side.
"So be it. You have made your decision and there will be no mercy from me any longer."
Dumbledore drew his wand up high and started to deliver a curse, but before the curse could hit Hermione, Tom blocked it as he jumped to his feet. The curse rebounded off of the Dark Lord's shield making Dumbledore hit the ground seeing it head back his way.
Hermione had missed seeing Tom get up, but wanted to shout with happiness knowing he was back in the game. They stood side-by-side, determination in their eyes as they watched Dumbledore fall to the floor. Hermione was glad that Tom was letting her stay by him and fight. Once before he'd pushed her aside during a battle in order to protect her. This had only turned into a two-day fight later on.
Hermione leveled a mild curse to Dumbledore's side when she saw one of Dumbledore's fighters entering the fight. It was the same man who had previously cursed Tom. Her anger at the man boiled to the surface as she hexed him, "Appicus." A swarm of angry bees came shooting out of Hermione's wand that engulfed the man, stinging the length of his body. The man ran away screaming with his arms flailing. She giggled as she saw him run out the door.
Tom seeing the distraction made by Hermione with her swarm of bees, cast Crucio on Dumbledore. The man didn't even have a chance to get off of the floor as his body rolled around in pain. The Dark Lord held the curse out, teeth clenched and his wand held tightly in his hand. Dumbledore lay moaning as the curse was held on him and blood started pouring out of his nose. Hermione could see Tom was showing him as much mercy as he had shown either of them through the years.
Around the room the rest of the Death Eaters started fighting The Order members again. With their leader strong and mobile, they were following his example throwing curses to anyone unlucky enough to be standing by them.
Hermione saw Lucius Malfoy fiercely battling an Auror and he seemed to be taking charge of the fight. She laughed at his graceful way of dueling as if he was dancing. His final death curse ended the life and the battle for the unfortunate Auror. He looked over to Hermione with a raised eyebrow, nodded his head towards her, and headed off to take on another ministry worker.
A fierce battle cry made her jump back as Dumbledore arose and sent a curse her way. Hermione flew backwards landing in a heap on the ground. She struggled to breathe as the drop to the floor had winded her. Her head felt like it was spinning and the ground would not stop moving. How could she have been so stupid to let down her shields? She lay quietly with her chest heaving, trying to suck in precious air. Looking towards Tom and Dumbledore she could see the fight was continuing in full force. There was nothing she could do at the moment, with Dumbledore having taken her out of the battle.
Tom shouted out, "Avada Kadavra," but Dumbledore was ready for the killing curse sent his way, and blocked it as if it was a mild tickling charm.
The older wizard in turn sent a spell, "Incarcerous," while ropes shot out at Tom who laughed as he batted them away with his magic.
"Is that all that you have old man? You're getting tired and weak Albus." Tom's words only made Dumbledore's face turn a dark shade of red. His eyes bore into Tom's and flashed with anger. No words were said, but he gritted his teeth and gripped his wand ready for what would come next.
Tom cast a wordless Incendio catching Dumbledore's robes on fire. The older wizard quickly doused them out with a flick of his wand. "Maybe you're the one getting old and tired Tom. I expect more than that from you."
Hermione's back ached and her head hurt. Her hands smoothed down the back of her head where she felt a huge bump forming. She sucked in her breath when her hands came back covered in blood. She fell back down not sure what to do. Here she was in the middle of a battle, curses being fired all around her, and on top of everything else she was now injured. Seeing Tom and Dumbledore still fighting she knew that she probably would only be in the way, but how was she going to get herself to a safe spot? She felt the tears start forming in her eyes as she cursed pregnancy hormones that turned her into either a raging shrew or a simpering child.
Before even a single tear could fall, she felt her body being dragged across the room towards a nearby hallway, but she couldn't see who was doing it. She thrashed her arms around struggling to get away, but whoever had her was holding her in a tight grip.
"Hold still woman," she heard a familiar male voice whisper to her.
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Sirius had been watching the show, and even though he'd probably never admit it, he'd been enjoying it very much. It served all of them right beating the shite out of each other. He was really hoping that one or the other would just finish this and take the other one out. Tom had tried sending the killing curse out a few times, but good old Albus was still spry enough to flick the curses away and they kept pussyfooting around with each other.
Things hadn't been as funny when he saw Dumbledore send a spell towards Hermione that shot her backwards. Once he saw her head knocked against the floor and then her not getting right back up, the warning bells rang.
He couldn't leave her out there in the middle of the battle, so vulnerable with curses being shot around like snowflakes in a snowstorm. That's when he decided it was time to leave his window seat. He disillusioned himself first before he ran through the mayhem, twisting and turning to avoid stray hexes and spells. He didn't say a word to her once he got there, but he bent down and dragged her across the large floor. It didn't help that she was fighting him the whole way, but he was determined to get her to safety, and then let her know who had rescued her.
"Hold still woman," Sirius said in his usual sarcastic tone.
"Sirius?" she tried sitting up and looked all around since she still couldn't see him.
"Finite Incantatum," he said and he dropped down next to her. "What in the blazes were you doing in there? I thought I told you to go to your son." He hadn't meant to yell at her, but it accidentally came out that way because he had been so concerned.
Hermione looked at him with a surprised expression on her face, then he saw a glimpse of those angry eyes every man should be wary of in a woman. Hermione raised her hand and smacked him across the face as hard as she could.
"Really?" Sirius said as he rocked back onto his arse trying not to laugh.
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I know, another chapter without the end of the story. I'm trying…believe me! I just wanted this scene to happen, so I had to leave old Tom and Albus out there playing around. I hope you won't be too angry at me. But, the good thing is, here's another chapter for you.
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