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"Dialogue"
'Thoughts'
-Author notes-
Chapter 98: Unexpected Resistance
The Great Hall erupted into chaos when his demons began to attack everyone indiscriminately.
The professors scrambled to guide as many students as they could outside the room, while the members of the New Order launched an attack against the demonic horde.
Harry let out a chuckle. "Yes, go ahead and protect the future generations… if you can…" He gave his wand a whisk. "Fiendfyre!"
A massive hand made of crimson flames formed in front of him and moved towards the terrified students.
"Glacies Ververare!" A barrage of ice shards was shot against the hand, fighting the heat with pure cold.
Harry's eyes moved up, and he spotted someone jumping down from the enchanted ceiling of the Hall.
This person was dressed similarly to the other Order members but wore a black mask that completely hid his face.
"General!"
"The General is here!" the other members said with joy as they saw their powerful leader make his appearance.
The General stopped mid-air and remained levitating for a moment. "Aqua Magna!" A massive sphere of water now covered the fire hand, extinguishing it completely.
Harry narrowed his eyes and observed this person with suspicion. "You sound familiar…"
The General turned to him and, without hesitation, cast a Cruciatus Curse aimed at him.
Harry blocked it using one of the nearby chairs that he levitated in the way. "Aurors are using nasty curses now," he commented.
"We are no Aurors…" the General responded. "We are the New Order… and this time, I will kill you, Harry Potter."
Harry saw a pair of red eyes shining beneath that mask and could finally guess the identity of this person, just as a Killing Curse passed by his side.
"Voldemort! No… how can that be? I killed you!"
"And that won't happen again." The General launched a barrage of spells in his direction.
"We'll see about that," Harry responded in kind.
While the two of them were tangled in a long exchange of magic, the professors were trying to get all the students outside.
"Argh!" Hagrid grasped at his arm. The moment he tried to grab Luna, who was still stunned, a black blade appeared out of nowhere and made a deep cut on his arm.
And right after that, a shadowy figure emerged from beneath one of the tables and grabbed hold of the girl, taking her away.
Hagrid was about to grab the table and flip it over to chase after this shadow, but then he heard the Headmistress calling for him.
"Hagrid, come on! We need you here!" McGonagall called. The numerous imps were now blocking the one available exit, preventing her and the few last students from escaping.
The Order members were entangled in a fight with the gun-wielding Kobalos, as well as the two gigantic Dreadnaughts, and could not be of any help.
Hagrid gritted his teeth and charged at the small red demons.
"Ahhh!" He stepped over one of the creatures.
The other ones became alerted to his presence and attacked him while letting out shrieking noises.
"Go now!" the giant shouted at the Headmistress. The exit was now free.
Hagrid pulled his crossbow and shot at the incoming creatures, taking two of them before they reached him, but there were too many to count.
They immediately surrounded him and began biting at his legs.
"Grgg!" Hagrid gritted his teeth.
Just as he thought this was going to be his end, he saw a brilliant light and felt a wave of warmth enveloping his body.
A wolf made of pure light crossed into the Hall and went directly towards him.
The imps cried in pain and let go of Hagrid. When the Patronus touched the demons, these were hurt by the magic emanating from the construct, as it was made by positive emotions.
"Hagrid! Just hold on, we got you."
The giant recognized the voice of Sirius.
Sirius Black had just ventured into the Hall while riding his broom. He was wearing the same New Order uniform as the other members present.
"Go with the Headmistress. We'll take care of this," he told him as he prepared another Patronus.
Snape, Hestia, and other members of the old Order of the Phoenix appeared shortly after and began assisting in the evacuation of the students before turning their attention to the remaining demons.
Harry saw what was happening but couldn't do much to assist his demons as they got destroyed. Voldemort was holding his own quite well, not giving him time to do much.
If anything, it looked like he was even stronger than before and was matching every spell he threw.
His demons were starting to die, one after the other. One of the Dreadnaughts had already been defeated, and the other one was now surrounded by half a dozen wizards.
"Tsk…" He hadn't expected to find this amount of resistance at Hogwarts, so he had only brought a small part of his army.
'It won't matter… I already have what I wanted.' At least his shadow demons never seemed to disappoint him, and by their mental connection, Harry knew that his main goal had been completed.
With no more reason to stay here and continue to fight, he prepared to flee.
"Bombarda Maxima!" The demolition charm hit the floor of the Hall, creating a violent explosion that sent chunks of debris everywhere.
Using this as a distraction, Harry turned around and ran outside, using the holes that his demons had created for his entrance.
The General chased after him, not willing to let him escape when he had the upper hand. "Come back here!"
Harry glanced back at the masked man and chuckled. "Don't be so anxious. I will make sure to end your miserable life the next time I see you. So enjoy what little time you have left."
"Avada Kedavra!" the General sent another curse at him.
"Abaddon!" The moment Harry called upon the name of his most powerful demon, this one appeared in front of him.
The high-rank demon quickly intercepted the deadly curse with its wings and looked down at Harry. "Looks like you lost your little battle… perhaps you should have let me handle it."
"Forget about it!" Harry scoffed. "Take me back." He couldn't use Apparition from inside the wards, but this demon would have no issues.
Abaddon smiled, as if it was enjoying Harry's displeasure.
The General stopped the instant he saw this demon. His body froze and refused to move. "What is this…" He was so shocked by this presence that for a moment, he even forgot that he was chasing Harry.
The demon glanced at Voldemort with interest for a couple of seconds. Then, it wrapped Harry with its wings before disappearing from view.
"That demon…" the General muttered. Even with his limited knowledge of demonology, he was able to immediately tell that the demon he just saw was completely different from all the others.
This one was the most terrifying being he had ever seen.
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