Post by doctormadwoman on Jul 20, 2005 22:16:54 GMT -5
Hmmmm...what if Minerva took the Killing Curse instead of Albus?? What if SHE went with him instead of Harry? Very scary where my mind goes at 2 A.M...
Minerva supported Albus as they gathered their bearings on the tower. She heard footsteps coming from behind the door. The Dark Mark shone evilly above their heads as a frazzled young Draco Malfoy burst out onto the tower top, brandishing his wand.
"Mr. Malfoy??! YOU'RE behind this?!" Minerva gasped. Malfoy smirked weakly.
"Right you are, Professer." the boy sneered. he trained his wand upon Dumbeldore, but his hand shook.
Minerva sensed internal conflict within the troubled boy, perhaps he could be persuaded...
"You don't want to do this, Draco." Minerva said gently.
She picked up her wand and slowly neared the him.
"Expelliarmus!!" Darco shouted. Minerva's wand soared over the tower side.
"Draco, I can help you. Just lower your wand..." she said.
"Listen to Minerva, Draco. You don't want to serve the Dark Lord. Killing isn't as easy as the innocent think." Albus choked out. The potion was making it hard for him to stand and talk at once. He slid down the wall alittle more.
"Quiet, old man!! I don't need help!! And I WILL kill you, AND your Deputy!!" Draco shouted. He once again trained his wand on Albus.
"Mr. Malfoy, is you were going to kill me, you would have done so already. Now put down your wand."
Albus whispered.
"Look where being a Death Eater put your father. And Karkaroff. Just put the wand down." Minerva said.
Malfoy's hand shook and he lowered his wand.
Behind him, Snape and several others burst out into the night.
"Do it already, Draco!! He's weak and helpless!" Greyback howled gleefully. The others agreed.
Malfoy leveled his wand.
"Not TOTALLY helpless!!" Minerva cried. She leapt forward and snatched Draco's wand from his hand, throwing a curse at the gathered company. ;D Sensing Snape's intention, she dove behind a stray rock that had shaken loose from her curse. A jet of green light glaced off and blew a chunk of stone wall into the night. She rolled to her feet and threw another hex at her foes.
Albus had scraped together some strength to use his own wand. He was battling a pair of Death Eaters at once, and there seemed to be little ill effects. The witch and wizards jumped, swirled and danced around eachother, avoiding curses, falling stone and, in some cases, out stretched feet. Eventually, Minerva and Albus were fighting back to back.
"So *pant* how're you doing *Watch out!*, Albus??"
Minerva panted as they doged as one. Albus chuckled.
"Fine, my dear. But what about *Hold on!* yourself?"
Minerva delt a punishing blow to a snarling Greyback.
"Oh, I've never felt more alive! Raaagghh!!"
Both flew forward sending hexes flying.
This carried on for around half an hour before Minerva and Albus were once more huddled against the tower's low wall.
"Albus? There's something I wish to tell you." Minerva gasped. Albus turned to her.
"What, my dear? Because I already know it was you who covered Sybil in tripe when she passed out at that staff meeting." Albus said wearily. Minerva rolled her eyes. Why is he making jokes? Those filthy pieces of scum won't gloat much longer."No! i just wanted to say that I...I...that I love you, Albus." Minerva said.
Albus looked at her in shock. Minerva felt crushed. He obviously didn't feel the same...
As you you can imagine, Minerva was rather shocked when Albus drew her in for a gentle kiss. A good kind of shock. They were drawn into the all too real nightmare that was reality by the jeering of the Death Eaters.
"How sweeth...two loversth sharing feeligsth justh before they die." Greyback sneered through a split lip.
"Enough of this, Dumbledore will die NOW!" hissed Snape. His wand rose upward as he aimed for a weakened Albus. Minerva's eyes widened as she took in what was about to happen. She made a quick desision. Minerva flung her body at Albus, knocking him out of the way as she took the jet of green light. Her life force shattered as the Killing Curse slammed into Minerva. She flew 20 feet into the air, her body illuminated in the sinister glow of the dark Mark. Then she landed on the stone floor with a soft THUD.
"MINERVA!!" Albus cried. He drew her body near him. She was dead. She had died for him.
"NO. No, no, no, NO. She didn't die, she can't. Minerva. Oh, my Minerva. Why? Why did you do that?" he moaned. Albus held her close and rocked a little.
The only woman he ever loved was gone. She died for him. She had taken the curse that was to kill him. Albus pressed his head to hers. His heart felt like it was going to rip in half. he heard yelling and he heard the Death Eaters scrambling for the door. Albus looked up. Snape and his fellows were escaping. Albus shot to his feet, all weakness forgotten. He had to get Severus. Had to. Had to avenge Minerva. Placing the brave Scottish witch on a stray slab of stone, Albus ran down the stairs after Minerva's murderer.
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I own no HP charactors, but I DO own the plot of this. The outcome tomorrow. If this fic was a spoiler, I only ask one this of the angry spoilees: PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!!"
Minerva supported Albus as they gathered their bearings on the tower. She heard footsteps coming from behind the door. The Dark Mark shone evilly above their heads as a frazzled young Draco Malfoy burst out onto the tower top, brandishing his wand.
"Mr. Malfoy??! YOU'RE behind this?!" Minerva gasped. Malfoy smirked weakly.
"Right you are, Professer." the boy sneered. he trained his wand upon Dumbeldore, but his hand shook.
Minerva sensed internal conflict within the troubled boy, perhaps he could be persuaded...
"You don't want to do this, Draco." Minerva said gently.
She picked up her wand and slowly neared the him.
"Expelliarmus!!" Darco shouted. Minerva's wand soared over the tower side.
"Draco, I can help you. Just lower your wand..." she said.
"Listen to Minerva, Draco. You don't want to serve the Dark Lord. Killing isn't as easy as the innocent think." Albus choked out. The potion was making it hard for him to stand and talk at once. He slid down the wall alittle more.
"Quiet, old man!! I don't need help!! And I WILL kill you, AND your Deputy!!" Draco shouted. He once again trained his wand on Albus.
"Mr. Malfoy, is you were going to kill me, you would have done so already. Now put down your wand."
Albus whispered.
"Look where being a Death Eater put your father. And Karkaroff. Just put the wand down." Minerva said.
Malfoy's hand shook and he lowered his wand.
Behind him, Snape and several others burst out into the night.
"Do it already, Draco!! He's weak and helpless!" Greyback howled gleefully. The others agreed.
Malfoy leveled his wand.
"Not TOTALLY helpless!!" Minerva cried. She leapt forward and snatched Draco's wand from his hand, throwing a curse at the gathered company. ;D Sensing Snape's intention, she dove behind a stray rock that had shaken loose from her curse. A jet of green light glaced off and blew a chunk of stone wall into the night. She rolled to her feet and threw another hex at her foes.
Albus had scraped together some strength to use his own wand. He was battling a pair of Death Eaters at once, and there seemed to be little ill effects. The witch and wizards jumped, swirled and danced around eachother, avoiding curses, falling stone and, in some cases, out stretched feet. Eventually, Minerva and Albus were fighting back to back.
"So *pant* how're you doing *Watch out!*, Albus??"
Minerva panted as they doged as one. Albus chuckled.
"Fine, my dear. But what about *Hold on!* yourself?"
Minerva delt a punishing blow to a snarling Greyback.
"Oh, I've never felt more alive! Raaagghh!!"
Both flew forward sending hexes flying.
This carried on for around half an hour before Minerva and Albus were once more huddled against the tower's low wall.
"Albus? There's something I wish to tell you." Minerva gasped. Albus turned to her.
"What, my dear? Because I already know it was you who covered Sybil in tripe when she passed out at that staff meeting." Albus said wearily. Minerva rolled her eyes. Why is he making jokes? Those filthy pieces of scum won't gloat much longer."No! i just wanted to say that I...I...that I love you, Albus." Minerva said.
Albus looked at her in shock. Minerva felt crushed. He obviously didn't feel the same...
As you you can imagine, Minerva was rather shocked when Albus drew her in for a gentle kiss. A good kind of shock. They were drawn into the all too real nightmare that was reality by the jeering of the Death Eaters.
"How sweeth...two loversth sharing feeligsth justh before they die." Greyback sneered through a split lip.
"Enough of this, Dumbledore will die NOW!" hissed Snape. His wand rose upward as he aimed for a weakened Albus. Minerva's eyes widened as she took in what was about to happen. She made a quick desision. Minerva flung her body at Albus, knocking him out of the way as she took the jet of green light. Her life force shattered as the Killing Curse slammed into Minerva. She flew 20 feet into the air, her body illuminated in the sinister glow of the dark Mark. Then she landed on the stone floor with a soft THUD.
"MINERVA!!" Albus cried. He drew her body near him. She was dead. She had died for him.
"NO. No, no, no, NO. She didn't die, she can't. Minerva. Oh, my Minerva. Why? Why did you do that?" he moaned. Albus held her close and rocked a little.
The only woman he ever loved was gone. She died for him. She had taken the curse that was to kill him. Albus pressed his head to hers. His heart felt like it was going to rip in half. he heard yelling and he heard the Death Eaters scrambling for the door. Albus looked up. Snape and his fellows were escaping. Albus shot to his feet, all weakness forgotten. He had to get Severus. Had to. Had to avenge Minerva. Placing the brave Scottish witch on a stray slab of stone, Albus ran down the stairs after Minerva's murderer.
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I own no HP charactors, but I DO own the plot of this. The outcome tomorrow. If this fic was a spoiler, I only ask one this of the angry spoilees: PLEASE DON'T KILL ME!!"
