Duel at Godric's Hollow

Background information
Gellert Grindelwald, who was a talented student in Durmstrang, had been expelled for his very dangerous experiments about Dark Arts He decided to stay with his great!aunt Bathilda Bagshot Bathilda knew Albus Dumbledore was a talented boy, too so she met Grindelwald with Albus Dumbledore "hey liked each other, they were intelligent, talented and they wanted to rule #uggles with their magic "hey decided to search for the Deathly Hallows, which could make them invincible $hile Albus was getting ready, his brother Aberforth said that he can't leave his little sister Ariana

"he duel
$hen Albus said that he cannot leave his family, Grindelwald lost his control Albus later said to Harry that he had seen this bad side of Grindelwald He, Grindelwald and Aberforth were duelling and they were using %illing &urses A killing curse hit Ariana so she died "hey hadn't known who killed Ariana

Duel between Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald

Background
Decades before the legendary duel, Gellert Grindelwald had come to Godric's Hollow to stay with his great aunt Bathilda Bagshot He became friends with the seventeen year old Albus Dumbledore, and they both became obsessed with the powerful ob'ects known as the Deathly Hallows "his trio included the (lder $and, )esurrection *tone, and &loak of +nvisibility "he plans became more and more far!fetched Albus's younger brother Aberforth intervened and pointed out the impossibilities of the scheme Gellert became ,uickly tempered and the three began to duel Ariana Dumbledore was killed in the process "his caused the end of Dumbledore and Grindelwald's friendship and for Grindelwald to flee and raise an army in an attempt to continue his plan of wi-arding superiority Grindelwald soon tracked down the (lder $and, won it from Gregorovitch, and began to amass power As his machinations played out over the next ./ years, he became one of the most powerful Dark $i-ards in history, and a serious threat to the wi-arding world #eanwhile, Dumbledore had become the "ransfiguration 0rofessor and Deputy Headmaster of Hogwarts, gaining a considerable reputation for his wisdom and achievements along the way

"he duel
As Grindelwald gained power, a public opinion grew that Albus Dumbledore would be the only one able to stop him Dumbledore, still haunted by his history with the dark wi-ard, procrastinated (ventually, the outcry became too vocal and Grindelwald's actions too horrible for Dumbledore to put off the confrontation any longer "he resulting battle was one of the most well known duels in the world, and one of Dumbledore's most famous moments, with Dumbledore winning the duel and the (lder $and's allegiance According

to (lphias Doge, eye!witnesses proclaimed it the greatest wi-arding duel of all time

Attack at Godric's Hollow 123425

"he 0rophecy
6The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches. Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives. The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies6 About a year before Harry's birth, *ybill "relawney met Albus Dumbledore in the Hog's Head to interview for the Divination professorship at Hogwarts *chool of $itchcraft and $i-ardry During the interview, "relawney slipped into a trance and delivered a prophecy "his prophecy referred to a young boy born at the end of 7uly whose parents had defied 8oldemort three times +t said that the boy would have power that 9ord 8oldemort lacked and that the boy would be able to defeat 8oldemort Death (ater *everus *nape was eavesdropping at the keyhole, but he was interrupted by the Barman, but not before he had heard half of the prophecy +mmediately, *nape took everything he had heard to 8oldemort, who decided that the boy was Harry 0otter, although it could very well have been :eville 9ongbottom $hen *nape found out that 8oldemort had decided to eliminate the 0otter child, he begged his master to spare 9ily 0otter

Betrayal and attack

;nce the 0otters were aware that 8oldemort was after their son, Albus Dumbledore advised them to go into hiding using the <idelius &harm "he 0otters did so, moving to Godric's Hollow, suggesting that *irius Black be their *ecret!%eeper However, *irius felt that this was a rather obvious move, as he and 7ames were best friends *o he suggested that 0eter 0ettigrew be the *ecret!%eeper instead +n the interest of secrecy, the 0otters agreed and told no one else, not even Dumbledore However, 0ettigrew had been working as a double agent for the Death (aters and told 9ord 8oldemort of the 0otters' whereabouts 8oldemort travelled to their home on Halloween =pon arriving, he saw 7ames, 9ily, and Harry in the same room, 7ames playing with Harry *eeing 8oldemort coming, 7ames gave Harry to 9ily, shouting that she take him to safety "hen 8oldemort entered the house, ,uickly killing 7ames who was going for his discarded wand He then proceeded upstairs to kill the boy He found them locked in a room with furniture blocking the door <aithful to *nape's re,uest, 8oldemort asked the unarmed 9ily, who was guarding the cot where Harry sat, to step aside, but 9ily didn't move 8oldemort warned her several times, but she refused to stop protecting her son $hen she did not move again, he killed her He then proceeded to kill Harry 9ily's loving sacrifice protected Harry, something that 8oldemort did not realise as he is unable to understand love $hen 8oldemort went to kill him, the spell rebounded +t struck his body, killing it, and driving his completely unstable soul out of the body A bit of his soul splintered off and attached itself to the only living thing left in the building, Harry Harry survived with 'ust a lightning bolt scar on his forehead

Attack in the 0hilosopher's *tone &hambers

0hilosopher's *tone &hambers
"here are seven chambers of the 0hilosopher's *tone> 2 <luffy 1)ubeus Hagrid's &hamber5 ? Devil's *nare 10omona *prout's &hamber5 @ $inged %eys 1<ilius <litwick's &hamber5 . Giant $i-ard's &hess set 1#inerva #cGonagall's &hamber5 / #ountain "roll 1Auirinus Auirrell's &hamber5 B 0otion )iddle 1*everus *nape's &hamber5 C #irror of (rised and the Battle in the 0hilosopher's *tone &hambers 1Albus Dumbledore's &hamber5

<luffy
<luffy was a giant three!headed dog, and )ubeus Hagrid's contribution to the protections put in place for the 0hilosopher's *tone +n 233?, Auirinus Auirrell enchanted a Harp to put <luffy to sleep while he was searching for the *toneD when the music stopped, <luffy awoke, and Harry 0otter, )on $easley, andHermione Granger had to play a <lute to put it back to sleep, before they were able to slip through the trap door <luffy was guarding Auirrell found out how to get past <luffy earlier that year by enticing Hagrid into a card came by betting a dragon egg, and getting him drunk enough to disclose the secret of how to pacify the otherwise vicious dog After the 0hilosopher's *tone was destroyed, Hagrid released <luffy into the <orbidden <orest

Devil's *nare
"he second obstacle within the &hambers was 0omona *prout's Devil's *nare, placed seemingly to soften a deadfall through the trapdoor guarded by <luffy However, as the Devil's *nare is known for strangling its victims to death, and increasing its force of constriction at signs of struggle, Hermione Granger 'ust barely managed to save Harry 0otter, )on $easley, and herself from death by strangulation, by attacking the plant with Bluebell flames

$inged %eys
"he third of the &hambers contained several brooms and was filled with$inged %eys, provided by 0rofessor <ilius <litwick, which, at a distance, appeared to be birds "here was a locked door at the end of the room which was impervious to the Alohamora spell, and could only be opened by identifying and catching the one key among the 6flock6 that would fit the door's lock Hermione Granger cleverly deduced that the key that would open the locked door must be an old one, to match the old lock on the door "he only old key was readily identifiable, as Auirinus Auirrell had 'ust used it and bent one of its wings As soon as Harry 0otter, )on $easley, and Hermione took off on brooms to catch the winged key, they rest of the keys scattered to make the correct one more difficult to identify again Harry was, however, able to retrieve the necessary key, which was described as old!fashioned and silver, with bright blue wings

Giant $i-ard's &hess *et

"he fourth obstacle was #inerva #cGonagall's! a giant $i-ard's &hess set )on took command of the game, with Harry, Hermione and himself replacing missing pieces, to defeat the opposing team and be

allowed to pass +n the end, )on sacrificed himself to allow Harry to capture the opposing %ing At the (nd!of!"erm <east, following the events of the attack, Albus Dumbledore awarded )on fifty House points for winning 6the best played game of chess that Hogwarts has seen these many years6

#ountain troll
$hen Harry and Hermione arrived at the obstacle set in place byAuirinus Auirrell ! a troll ! they reali-ed it was already out cold +t was later discovered that "rolls were Auirrell's specialty, which he had also used to create a diversion during the 2332 Halloween feast, in his first attempt at retrieving the 0hilosopher's *tone

0otion riddle
"Dan er lies before !ou, while safet! lies behind, Two of us will help !ou, whichever !ou would find, "ne amon us seven will let !ou move ahead, Another will transport the drinker back instead, Two amon our number hold onl! nettle wine, Three of us are killers, waitin hidden in line. #hoose, unless !ou wish to sta! here for evermore, To help !ou in !our choice, we ive !ou these clues four$ %irst, however sl!l! the poison tries to hide &ou will alwa!s find some on nettle wine's left side( )econd, different are those who stand at either end, But if !ou would move onwards neither is !our friend( Third, as !ou see clearl!, all are different si*e, +either dwarf nor iant holds death in their insides( %ourth, the second left and the second on the ri ht Are twins once !ou taste them, thou h different at first si ht." Harry and Hermione next arrived at a *everus *nape's potions riddle Hermione reali-ed which potion would help them, but there was only a little bit left *o Harry drank it and Hermione drank another one which safely let her leave the chamber Harry went on alone

"he attack
Harry, then arrived at the the obstacle of Albus Dumbledore ! the #irror of (rised *tanding there was Auirinus Auirrell Harry explained that he thought it was *nape Auirrell explained that he tried to kill Harry, while *nape tried to save him He said that he let the troll in onHalloween He then tied up Harry and tried to figure out how to get the *tone 8oldemort told him to 6,se the bo!... Auirrell summoned Harry to tell him how to get the *tone Harry lied and said he won the House &up An accomplished 9egilimens, 8oldemort wasn't fooled and told Auirrell to allow him to speak to Harry Auirrell unravelled his turban to show the red!eyed and snake!like face of "om #arvolo )iddle After Harry's refusal to 'oin the Dark 9ord, 8oldemort ordered Auirrell to kill him, but because of 9ily

(vans' loving sacrifice ten years earlier, Auirrell couldn't touch him Dumbledore arrived moments later, and 8oldemort left Auirrell's body and fled, abandoning his servant to die

*kirmish in the &hamber of *ecrets

History Background information
;n :ew Eear's (ve, 23?B "om )iddle was born to the 0ure!blood witch #erope Gaunt in a 9ondon orphanage He was an odd boy and discovered in his eleventh year that he was a wi-ard Believing death to be the realm of the weak, he initially believed his mother could not have been magical, given her death, and the young "om focused on finding his father among the records at Hogwarts *chool of $itchcraft and $i-ardry However, his search was fruitless, as "om )iddle *r had never set in the school After discovering this, he turned his attention to his mother's family and found the Gaunt line, direct descendants of *ala-ar *lytherin himself )iddle took some time to research his famous ancestor and in his fifth year, he found the fabled &hamber of *ecrets Having come to believe in fanatical 0ure!blood supremacy, )iddle planned to use the 6"error $ithin6 the chamber to rid the school of those 6unworthy6 to learn magic, that is #uggle!born wi-ards and witches "hroughout the 23.?!23.@ school year, a series of #uggle!born students were petrified <inally, late in the school year, a student was killed, and the Headmaster threatened to close the school unless the culprit was apprehended :ot wanting to return to the #uggle orphanage from which he came, )iddle decided that he needed a fall!guy He chose third year Gryffindor )ubeus Hagrid who had a reputation already and took the information to0rofessor Dippet, the Headmaster Hagrid was expelled but allowed to remain as Gamekeeper, because the"ransfiguration professor, Albus Dumbledore, did not believe him to be guilty )iddle used the girl's death to create his first Horcrux, "om )iddle's Diary, but he did not want his work forgotten, so later in his life he planned with9ucius #alfoy that the diary make its way back to Hogwarts, where it could finish *ala-ar *lytherin's work After 9ord 8oldemort's defeat, #r #alfoy shelved the plan, until such time his master returned However, after a decade had passed, he revived it, as a way to accomplish some personal goals A new #uggle 0rotection Actwas coming down from the #inistry of #agic, and #r #alfoy was desperate to derail it "herefore, he planted the diary on Ginny $easley, the daughter of the Act's chief proponent, Arthur $easley He hoped that if the authorities discovered Arthur $easley's daughter attacking #uggle!borns that the Act would die with Arthur $easley's career $hen Ginny discovered the diary among her possessions, she began to use it, and slowly, the piece of "om )iddle's soul inside began to exert an influence over the young girl By Halloween, it could possess her entirely, and that night, it forced her to open the &hamber of *ecrets for the first time in fifty years and to attack #rs :orris 0anic set in at Hogwarts as more students were attacked including &olin &reevey and 7ustin <inch!<letchley +n December, when Harry 0otter revealed that he was a 0arselmouth, many students began to believe that he was the Heir of *lytherin After the double attack on 7ustin <inch!<letchley and :early!Headless :ick, the rash of attacks suddenly stopped *hortly before 8alentine's Day, Harry found an old diary abandoned in #oaning #yrtle's bathroom $hile he found nothing in the diary, he was drawn to it 9ate in the evening, he wrote in the diary and was shocked to see it write back $hen asked about the &hamber of *ecrets, the diary showed Harry "om )iddle's capture of Hagrid :ot willing to believe that Hagrid was the culprit, Harry decided to ask him about it if another attack occurred #eanwhile, Ginny stole the diary back from Harry so it

would not divulge her secrets ;n a *aturday, early in #ay, Hermione Granger and 0enelope &learwater were attacked, and Harry and )on felt that it was time to ,uestion Hagrid =nfortunately, Hagrid was arrested by #inister for #agic &ornelius <udge, and 0rofessor Dumbledore was suspended that night, but not before Hagrid gave them a cryptic clue about spiders <ollowing Hagrid's clue, they learned that he was innocent and that the girl who died was killed in a bathroom 0utting these clues together with Hermione's clue about theBasilisk, Harry was able to intuit that the entrance to the &hamber of *ecrets was in the *econd!floor girls' lavatory

Going down into the &hamber

;n ?3 #ay, when the petrified students were to be cured and it appeared that life at Hogwarts was going to return to normal, the diary possessed Ginny again, forcing her to go down to the &hamber of *ecrets and await her death Before she went into the &hamber for the final time, the diary coerced her into scrawling 6Her skeleton will lie in the &hamber forever6 on the wall "his alerted the faculty to her disappearance "hey appointed Gilderoy 9ockhart to save her, as 9ockhart had said the previous night at dinner he knew where the entrance to the &hamber was, mainly to get him out of the way, while they prepared for the worst 9ockhart, a charlatan, tried to sneak out of the *chool, but was stopped by Harry and)on $easley, who intended to save Ginny At wand point, Harry and )on forced 9ockhart to take them to the bathroom ;nce there, Harry asked #yrtle about her death in the hope that she would confirm his hypothesis *he claimed that she heard a boy's voice speaking a strange language and then saw a pair of great yellow eyes $hen he further inspected the lavatory, Harry found a broken tap with a snake engraved in the handle He spoke to the engraving in 0arseltongue, and the entrance to the &hamber opened )eady to take the plunge, Harry and )on forced 9ockhart into the opening and followed

"he Battle
=pon entering a series of ma-e!like dungeons, the Harry, )on, and 9ockhart set out in search of Ginny "hey found nothing until they came across a great snake skin, upon seeing which 9ockhart feigned a collapse )on tried to force him to his feet, but 9ockhart grabbed )on's wand and told the boys that he was going to wipe their memories and escape However, his plan failed, as the #emory &harm backfired, causing the ceiling to cave in )on and a memory!erased 9ockhart were stuck behind the wall of rocks, and Harry had to venture into the&hamber by himself As Harry turned to head deeper in the dungeon, )on told Harry he would try moving some of the rock while he waited Harry next reached a set of doors engraved with serpents, and when he spoke in 0arseltongue, they opened, allowing him into the &hamber proper )eaching the end of the &hamber, Harry discovered Ginny collapsed at the foot of a statue of *ala-ar *lytherin As he tried to wake her, "om )iddle appeared behind him telling Harry that she would not wake Harry tried to tell "om that they were in great danger, but "om 'ust scoffed "his confused Harry as he had seen )iddle's capture of Hagrid and believed that he too wanted to stop the attacks "hen )iddle began asking Harry how he survived 8oldemort's attack on him when he was a baby, which worried Harry more He then showed Harry that his name, Tom -arvolo .iddle, could be rearranged into / am Lord 0oldemort After Harry realised the truth, )iddle continued to ,uestion him "hey argued over the merits of 8oldemort's magical experimentation, and Harry told )iddle that Dumbledore was the greatest sorcerer in the world His loyalty summoned <awkes, Dumbledore's phoenix <awkes brought the old school *orting Hat $hen satisfactorily answered, )iddle used 0arseltongue to order *ala-ar *lytherin's Basiliskafter Harry $hile Harry ran with his eyes covered, <awkes clawed the Basilisk's eye out, allowing Harry to look at the monster =nfortunately, the Basilisk had an acute sense of hearing +t lunged multiple times at Harry, but Harry dodged each =nsure of what to do, Harry placed the *orting Hat on his head and asked for help He felt the hat s,uee-e on his head, and then something

hard fell out of it +t was Godric Gryffindor's *word Harry picked up the sword and waited for the Basilisk to lunge again "his time its aim was true, but Harry stood his ground and stabbed the Basilisk through the roof of its mouth =nfortunately, one of its fangs penetrated Harry's arm As Harry lay dying, )iddle taunted him He even pointed out that <awkes was crying Harry pulled the fang out of his arm, and <awkes settled his head above Harry's wound His tears magically healed Harry's in'ury )iddle then said that he would kill Harry with his own wand 7ust as he was pointing the wand at Harry, <awkes dropped the Diary to Harry's hands Harry plunged the fang into the Diary destroying )iddle, saving Ginny, and unknowingly eliminating one of 9ord 8oldemort's Horcruxes

(ncounter at the *hrieking *hack

Background information
During the summer of 233@, the most infamous prisoner incarcerated in A-kaban prison, *irius Black, escaped #any thought him to be among 9ord 8oldemort's chief supporters and that he was certifiably insane Before he had escaped, he had been heard to say, 6He's at Hogwarts,6 repeatedly in his sleep "he #inistry of #agic supposed that Harry 0otter was Black's intended target for various reasons, among which were Black's nighttime mutterings, his supposed belief that killing Harry would bring back the Dark 9ord, and the simple fact that Harry was his godson +n an attempt to protect Harry, #inister for #agic &ornelius <udge ordered the dementors of A-kaban to protect Hogwarts :o one knew that Black's actual target was 0eter 0ettigrew, who at the time was hiding out as )onald $easley's pet rat *cabbers

8isit to Hagrid's
9ate in the afternoon of B 7une, Harry, )on, and Hermione Granger escaped from Hogwarts *chool of $itchcraft and $i-ardry to comfort )ubeus Hagrid, because his Hippogriff, Buckbeak, was about to be executed un'ustly $hile in Hagrid's hut, Hermione discovered *cabbers, )on's pet rat who was thought to be dead $hen the trio noticed that Dumbledore was on his way with a member of the &ommittee for the Disposal of Dangerous &reatures and the executioner, they were forced to leave Hagrid's though not without trying once more to convince Hagrid that they should be allowed to tell their side of the story

Attack of the $homping $illow

As they walked back to the castle, *cabbers kept trying to escape )on's grasp After he, Hermione, and Harry thought they heard the execution from afar, *cabbers finally wriggled free of )on :ot wanting to lose his pet a second time, )on sprinted after him Harry and Hermione followed, letting the &loak of +nvisibility fly behind them +n the shadow of the $homping $illow, )on caught up with *cabbers, but as he grabbed to pick him up, a large black dog attacked )on After breaking )on's ankle, the dog dragged him and the rat through the tunnel underneath the $homping $illow $hen Harry and Hermione attempted to follow, the tree attacked them "hey were forced to dodge left and right to prevent themselves from being seriously in'ured *oon, &rookshanks, Hermione's ginger cat, slipped through the melee to press the knot on the tree that free-es its branches Hermione was ama-ed that &rookshanks had done so, but Harry pointed out that her cat was friends with the large dog ;nce the risk of in'ury was gone, Harry and Hermione pursued )on through the tunnel, leaving Harry's cloak behind on the ground

+n the *hrieking *hack

*irius Black
$hen the tunnel began to rise to its end, Harry and Hermione readied themselves for whatever had taken )on *oon, they reached the end of the tunnel and found themselves in the *hrieking *hack Hearing a noise upstairs, they proceeded to search for its source 7ust as they entered a bedroom at the top of the stairs, )on screamed a warning but was too late, as *irius Black ,uickly disarmed the pair <orgetting his small stature and everything else, Harry savagely attacked *irius trying to avenge his parents deaths After a short scuffle involving Hermione, the in'ured )on, and even &rookshanks, Harry obtained his wand and was in mind to kill Black He could not bring himself to do it and was disarmed by0rofessor 9upin 9upin asked *irius a few ,uestions that confused the teenagers, and then he picked *irius up from the ground and hugged his long lost friend

"he #arauders
"his roused much protest from Harry, Hermione, and )on Hermione accused 9upin of helping *irius the whole time, of wanting Harry dead, and of being a $erewolf $hile 9upin denied the first two accusations, he admitted to being a werewolf, to )on's horror He and *irius asked )on for *cabbers, who they kept calling 0eter, claiming that there was more than meets the eye about the rat "he young wi-ards refused to believe him until he gave them back their wands, in a trade for their patience )emus explained that he helped write the #arauder's #ap, which he had recently confiscated from Harry, with his friends *irius Black, 7ames 0otter, and 0eter 0ettigrew He told Harry, Hermione, and )on that he was watching the map thinking that they would make a trip to Hagrid's He explained that even if Harry wore his father's &loak of +nvisibility that he would still appear on the map 9upin then told them that he saw 0ettigrew accompanying them as they made their way back to the castle, a fact that the trio vehemently denied He said that he witnessed *irius pull )on and 0ettigrew into the $illow "hen he explained that *cabbers was actually an Animagus by the name of 0eter 0ettigrew He explained that 0ettigrew betrayed 7ames and 9ily 0otter to 9ord 8oldemort, killed twelve #uggles with one curse, faked his death, and took the form of a rat framing *irius for everything He said that 0ettigrew, *irius, and 7ames were unregistered Animagi using the nicknames $ormtail, 0adfoot, and 0rongs respectively 9upin said that during his Hogwarts days he went in the *hrieking *hack when he transformed He told them that the $olfsbane 0otion was the only cure and a very recent discovery, and that now he kept his mind when he transformed Before the $olfsbane 0otion was discovered, however, he became a fully fledged monster once a month He said the $illow was planted, because Dumbledore allowed him to attend to Hogwarts "he *hrieking *hack was built for his use $hen his friends discovered that he was there as a werewolf, they, in their fifth year, became Animagi "he reason being that werewolves were only a threat to humans He explained that once a month he and his friends sneaked out and moved around he castle and grounds as animals He said that they roamed around the villages and came to create the #arauder's #ap He said that he did not explain that they were Animagi because that would mean breaking Dumbledore's trust He convinced himself that *irius was getting into the school using Dark Arts he learned from 9ord 8oldemort, that being an Animagus had nothing to do with it *everus *nape, he said, was interested in where he went every month *irius, he said, convinced *nape to prod the knot on the $homping $illow's trunk with a long stick <ortunately, for *nape, 7ames saved his life after finding out what *irius had done <rom then on, *nape held a grudge against the #arauders After )emus finished the tale, *nape stepped into the room and pulled off Harry's +nvisibility cloak

Arrival of *nape and $ormtail

*everus *nape appeared from under Harry's +nvisibility cloak that he left near the$homping $illow, tied )emus up, and while engaged in a vociferous conversation with Harry and Hermione, he attempted

to send *irius and )emus to A-kaban 0rison However, before he could give *irius and )emus to the dementors, Harry, )on, and Hermione simultaneously disarmed *nape *nape also says that Harry, )on, and Hermione faced suspension for being out!of!bounds )emus and *irius, then, explained that *cabbers was missing a toe, and it was pointed out that the largest part of 0ettigrew recovered was a finger After assuring him that no harm would come to the rat, )on finally handed over his rat and *irius and )emus transformed $ormtail back into a human $ormtail tried to plead innocence, but *irius and )emus cut him off After a brief chat, it was determined that 0ettigrew was indeed guilty Harry, )on, and Hermione finally believed them and were repulsed when 0ettigrew begged for mercy He survived the encounter only, because he was spared by Harry to be sent to the dementors

Attack at the Hogwarts 9ake

Background information
*ince the autumn of 2342, *irius Black had been the most notorious prisoner in A-kaban He had been wrongfully imprisoned for betraying 7ames and 9ily 0otter and the murder of 0eter 0ettigrew and twelve #uggles He was also thought to be both a loyal supporter of 9ord 8oldemort and certifiably insane Both of these assumptions were incorrect as well "welve years after his incarceration, #inister for #agic &ornelius <udge made a routine visit to the prison $hen he passed Black's cell, *irius asked the #inister for his newspaper remarking that he missed doing the crossword pu--les +n the newspaper, *irius saw a picture of the $easley family He also saw another familiar sight in that picture He saw )on $easley's rat *cabbers, but *irius could tell that the rat was in fact an Animagus by the name of 0eter 0ettigrew =pon seeing that picture, he realised that 0ettigrew was perfectly placed to attack Harry 0otter should the Dark 9ord return &onsumed with the idea of saving Harry from 0ettigrew, *irius planned to escape from A-kaban "he Dementors noticed that he began muttering 6He's at Hogwarts6 in his sleep ;ne day during the summer of 233@, when the guards opened the door to his cell to bring his food, *irius slipped past them in his Animagus form =pon escaping, he set off for Hogwarts and 0ettigrew

&onse,uences of (scape
+mmediately, the #inistry of #agic began the arduous task of tracking Black down "he Dementors were tasked with searching the countryside, while <udge informed the #uggle 0rime #inister "he #inistry published thousands of 6$anted6 posters bearing *irius' likeness "he entire populace was on edge, for they thought *irius to be a maniac +n the climate of fear, the #inistry thought it best not to inform the public of the truth with regards to any progress "hey continued to say that they were close to finding Black, when according to Arthur $easley, they had made no visible progress ;n 2 *eptember, the Hogwarts (xpress was searched by Dementors "his had a disconcerting effect on many of the students Harry 0otter, for example, collapsed in their presence when they searched his compartment "hat evening at the $elcoming <east, Albus Dumbledore informed the student population that Dementors would be guarding the castle's grounds and entrances Hundreds of Dementors were positioned around the school and in Hogsmeade village "he village itself was searched many times (ven with this strengthened security, however, *irius Black managed to gain access to the castle at least twice

(vents of 7une B

;n B 7une, Harry 0otter, Hermione Granger, and )onald $easley left the castle 'ust before sunset heading to )ubeus Hagrid's hut At dusk, his hippogriff Buckbeak was to be executed for an attack upon a student "he students knew that Buckbeak meant very much to Hagrid, and they ventured out of the castle to console him $hile at Hagrid's, Hermione found *cabbers, )on's rat, who all present thought to be dead After leaving hurriedly, *cabbers bit )on and made a break for it "hey chased him to the shadow of the $homping $illow, where a large black dog dragged )on and *cabbers into a tunnel underneath the tree $ith the aid of Hermione's cat &rookshanks, Harry and Hermione pursued )on through the tunnel =pon reaching its end, Harry and Hermione emerged in the *hrieking *hack "here, they found )on but were ambushed by *irius Black who was the dog FCAfter both 0rofessors 9upin and *nape, arrived, and the later was knocked out, *cabbers was revealed to be 0eter 0ettigrew in hiding "he whole story of *irius's past came to light, and Harry came to believe that his godfather was innocent He would not, however, permit his father's best friends to become murderers He believed that 0ettigrew should be handed over to the Dementors $ith that in mind, the assembled group set out for Hogwarts

"he attack
$hen this group emerged from the tunnel beneath the $homping $illow, they set off across the grounds "his evening was a full moon, and when the moon came out from behind a cloud, )emus 9upin transformed into a werewolf "o protect Harry, )on, and Hermione from harm, *irius transformed into his Animagus form and fought with 9upin He was badly in'ured in the fight, and 9upin ran into the forest =nder the cover of 9upin's werewolf transformation, 0ettigrew managed to remove himself from his restraints He sprung for 9upin's wand He stunned )on and transformed into his rat form and escaped $hile )on was incapacitated, Harry and Hermione ran in search of *irius to the shores of the Hogwarts 9ake "hey found him on all fours with an army of Dementors bearing down upon him Harry told Hermione to think of something happy, and they both tried to con'ure a 0atronus Hermione could not summon anything at all and soon passed outD *irius passed out, as well Harry had managed to produce a wispy shield, but he could not drive away the hundred Dementors Believing that Harry was a threat, the Dementors closed on him ;nce he could no longer produce a 0atronus, a Dementor attacked, ;ne dementor brought Harry's face up to %iss him, #eanwhile, *irius was %issed, but his soul wasn't ingested by any dementors $hen all hope was lost G Harry was almost %issed, a bright light shone out from across the lake A blindingly white stag charged across the lake, and drove away the Dementors As Harry was about to pass out, he saw a familiar figure welcoming the stag back across the lake <or a fleeting moment he believed it to be his deceased father "here had been, in fact, someone with whom Harry was intimately familiar across the lake +t was Harry himself $ith the aid of Hermione's "ime!"urner, she and Harry had returned three hours into the past to save *irius from getting the Dementor's %iss Along the way, they saved Buckbeak from his date with the axe Harry was still acting under the assumption that another person cast the 0atronus that saved him He set off alone to see his saviour, while Hermione and Buckbeak remained in Hagrid's hut ;nce he saw the Dementors about to give him the %iss, he realised that it was himself who cast the 0atronus He stepped out and cast the 0atronus across the lake saving Hermione and *irius' lives along with his own

)iot at the Auidditch $orld &up

Background information "he Death (aters

+n the years prior to the <irst $i-arding $ar, 9ord 8oldemort gathered a following of like!minded wi-ards who wished to share in his power, thugs looking for an outlet for their brutality, and cowards who wished to avoid the Dark 9ord's wrath "his group coalesced into an organisation known as the Death (aters "hey shared the same beliefs in the supremacy of pure!blood and the inferiority of Half!breeds, #uggle!borns, and #uggles He used this organisation to spread terror and enforce his will upon those who opposed him "hey did his bidding well, and many of them became nearly as feared as 9ord 8oldemort himself ;n @2 ;ctober, 2342 one of his Death (aters, 0eter 0ettigrew, directed him to the location of the 0otter family 8oldemort sought them out in order to prevent a prophecy from being fulfilled He met his downfall at their residence in Godric's Hollow "his ended the <irst $i-arding $ar As he had made his many Horcruxes, 9ord 8oldemort did not die that night in Godric's Hollow "he fragment of his soul that remained in his living body was driven out when his %illing &urse backfired +t continued to exist in a spectral form, and he fled the scene +n Albania, he knew of a ,uiet hiding place where he had found )owena )avenclaw's Diadem years previous "here he went to hide hoping that one of his servants would come for him "hey did not #any of the Death (aters who could be identified were arrested by Aurors and sentenced toA-kaban *ome, such as (van )osier, decided to fight to the death rather than face prison #any, however, were able to reintegrate themselves into wi-arding society claiming that they acted only under the +mperius &urse "here were some, among whom was 9ucius #alfoy, who kept their beliefs but did not practice them openly using a facade of respectability to protect themselves from suspicion +n 2332, an easily manipulated Hogwarts professor, Auirinus Auirrell, stumbled across 8oldemort's hiding place in Albania "he Dark 9ord used his great power of persuasion to convince Auirrell to act for him, though they were thwarted by the very boy 8oldemort had attempted to kill that fateful night in 2342, Harry 0otter <ollowing this defeat, 9ord 8oldemort returned to Albania, his morale at an all time low, thinking that no one was coming for him "hen, in summer of 233., 0eter 0ettigrew, otherwise known as $ormtail, who had faked his death and framed *irius Black for his crimes, returned to 8oldemort's service after he had been found out by his former friends, *irius Black and )emus 9upin $ith 0ettigrew's help, 8oldemort was able to return to a rudimentary body that needed constant tending but allowed him to perform magic +n this form, he returned with $ormtail to Britain

Barty &rouch 7r
Bartemius &rouch 7r was the son of a prominent #inistry of #agic official He was an excellent student in his time at Hogwarts, and he took the Dark #ark shortly after graduation He fought in the <irst $i-arding $ar with the Death (aters After 9ord 8oldemort's fall, he was among a group of Death (aters seeking their master's location Believing the Aurors, Alice and <rank 9ongbottom, to have some information, they paid them a visit ;nce there, these Death (aters, Bellatrix, )abastan, and )odolphus 9estrange, with &rouch's help sub'ected the 9ongbottoms to the &ruciatus &urse multiple times +n fact, they were driven to insanity by the torture they received, and subse,uently became permanent residents of *t #ungo's Hospital for #agical #aladies and +n'uries <or this crime, the 9estranges and &rouch were arrested and put on trial +n the face of insurmountable evidence, they were convicted and sentenced to life in A-kaban "hough &rouch tried to plead innocence, ignorance, and anything else that might have kept him out of prison, his pleas fell upon the deaf ears of his father, who was presiding over the trial and coldly sent his son to the Dementors *oon after his arrival in A-kaban, &rouch 7r 's mother became fatally ill *he asked her husband for one last favourD she wanted to trade her dying form for her son's in A-kaban 7ust before her death, she and her husband visited Barty 7r in his cell, and by way of 0oly'uice 0otion, they swapped places As dementors are blind, this went without notice ;nce back in his home, &rouch 7r was kept a complete

secret He spent his days under an +nvisibility cloak and was always under the +mperius &urse However, at some point, he was discovered by Bertha 7orkins, a witch in his father's department at the #inistry (ventually, he began fighting the +mperius &urse and there were times when he would suddenly become aware of his surroundings His keeper, $inky the House!elf, would occasionally ask his father to grant him treats ;ne of these was a trip to the Auidditch $orld &up in 233.

"he Auidditch $orld &up

+n the year 233., the Auidditch $orld &up was held in Great Britain ;n ?? August, the final was held between +reland and Bulgaria +t was attended by witches and wi-ards from all around the world including many from Britain Among these merrymakers were Arthur $easley and his children Bill, &harlie, 0ercy, <red, George, )on, and Ginny along with their friends Harry 0otter and Hermione Granger Also in attendance were many prominent wi-ards from the #inistry of #agicthe #inister for #agic &ornelius <udge and Head of the Department of +nternational #agical &ooperation Bartemius &rouch *r included As he had done a favour for event organiser 9udo Bagman, Arthur $easley and his family and friends had prime seats for the match in the "op Box "here, they met a few unfriendly faces 9ucius #alfoy, his son Draco, and his wife :arcissa were in the box as personal guests of the #inister Also, intriguingly, Barty &rouch had sent his elf, $inky, to save him a seat, but he never showed up "hey all watched a very exciting game "he +rish &hasers were too much for the Bulgarians "hey scored repeatedly, and even though the game became ,uite dirty, the Bulgarians could find no answer "hey were spared an embarrassing defeat when their *eeker, 8iktor %rum, caught the Golden *nitch causing them to lose by only ten points

"he )iot
After the match was over, the surrounding area was afire with excitement "he +rish fans were partying loudly, and everyone was en'oying the festivities Harry and his friends stayed up late into the night talking about the game <inally, after numerous recaps and Auidditch stories, when Ginny fell asleep at the table, #r $easley ordered everyone to bed *oon after, they were awoken by commotion outside ;riginally, <red thought it was the +rish celebrating, but then was disturbed to see masked men burning tents and causing much commotion "hey became particularly horrified when they discovered the mob torturing a #uggle man, )oberts, and his family *eeing the rioters approaching, #r $easley ordered his underage children and their friends to flee, while he and the older $easleys attempted to help the #inistry After Harry, Hermione, and the younger $easleys reached the woods, Harry discovered that he had lost his wand, and Harry, )on, and Hermione ,uickly became separated from <red, George, and Ginny *tumbling deeper into the forest, the trio happened upon Draco #alfoy, who was watching the proceedings with delight After dropping hints that his father was among the rioters, he pointedly warned Hermione to run for it, telling her that the crowd was after #uggles "his caused )on and Harry to 'ump to Hermione's defence, but after #alfoy departed, )on worriedly suggested that they move deeper into the woods, looking at Hermione

#inutes later, they were drawn to a clearing aglow with a silver light "here, they discovered some of the 8eela mascots of the Bulgarian :ational Auidditch team, surrounded by men drawn in by their charms attempting to impress them, including %night Bus conductor, *tan *hunpike (ven )on, who had shown a weakness for the 8eelas' power, was affected, claiming he created a broomstick that could travel to 7upiter After Harry and Hermione dragged )on from the clearing, the trio ventured deeper into the woods <inding a ,uiet spot, they decided to wait there for the commotion to subside, only to be interrupted by a deep voice yelling 6#orsmorde 6 "hey turned to see a green form rising from the woods +t formed into a green skull with a snake coming from its mouth> the Dark #ark *oon the trio heard the popping sounds of #inistry officials Apparating into the woods )eali-ing what was about to happen, Harry dragged his compatriots to the ground as the #inistry people fired off *tunning *pells Among the #inistry officials, Arthur $easley saw that his son had been attacked and called them off Bartemius &rouch *r , the most senior official present, stepped up and began to aggressively ,uestion Harry, )on, and Hermione $hen they pointed to the spot where they had heard the voice coming from, the officials found $inky, the &rouch family House!elf $hen it was posited that the elf could not have cast the spell,&edric Diggory's father, Amos presented a wand the the elf had been carrying $hen Harry saw the wand, he ,uickly claimed it as his own, drawing accusations from Amos Diggory Diggory came to his senses when challenged by Arthur $easley and returned to ,uestioning the house! elf "his ,uestioning was ,uite harsh, and Diggory continually referred to $inky as 6elf 6 $inky denied casting the Dark #ark, and Arthur $easley supported her, stating that it was highly unlikely that the elf knew the incantation "his caused Diggory to impulsively accuse &rouch, but this was ,uickly brushed aside with indignation Harry, Hermione, and )on corroborated $inky's denial claiming that a deeper human voice cast the curse At this, &rouch searched the woods, and when he returned he sacked $inky for failing to honour her family

Duel in 9ittle Hangleton

Background information
+n the decades prior to his downfall in 2342, 9ord 8oldemort created several Horcruxes to ensure his immortality "hese protected him on that fateful night in 2342, when he was struck by his rebounding %illing &urse "he shard of his soul that remained in his body was driven out of it and forced to exist in a spectral form for nearly fourteen years He travelled to a secluded forest in Albania, where decades earlier he had found )owena )avenclaw's Diadem, and hid there waiting to be found by his servants "hough none came, he was able to convince Auirinus Auirrell to return with him to Britain in2332 $hen their attempts to steal the 0hilosopher's *tone were thwarted by Harry 0otter, he returned to Albania believing that he would never return to power <inally, in 233., 8oldemort's whereabouts were discovered by one of his servants 0eter 0ettigrew, also known as $ormtail, had betrayed the 0otters to 8oldemort fourteen years previous, and framed *irius Black for the crime "hose many years, he had hidden in his Animagus form as a rat known as *cabbers After he was exposed on B 7une, he fled for the safety of his master's protection Along the

way, he manipulated Bertha 7orkins into 'oining him, and brought her before the Dark 9ord <rom her, 8oldemort learned of the "riwi-ard "ournament and of Bartemius &rouch 7r , and concocted a plan to restore his physical form and reunite with his Death (aters

"he 0lan
9ord 8oldemort planned to use Harry 0otter's blood as part of a dark potion that would return him to his body, assuming correctly that the use of 0otter's blood would override the protection afforded to Harry by his mother's sacrifice, and allow 8oldemort to touch Harry without experiencing excruciating pain ;n 8oldemort's orders, Bartemius &rouch 7r , who had been recently freed of his father's +mperius &urse, kidnapped Alastor #oody and took his place as temporary Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts *chool of $itchcraft and $i-ardry using 0oly'uice 0otion Holding #oody captive in his own trunk, &rouch confunded the Goblet of <ire into believing four schools were participating in the "riwi-ard "ournament and declaring Harry one of the &hampions

"he "hird "ask

As the third task of the "riwi-ard "ournament approached, Barty &rouch 7r did everything in his power to ensure that Harry would be given a winner's advantage upon entering the Hedge #a-e, and turned the "riwi-ard &up into a 0ortkey that would transport Harry to 9ittle Hangleton Graveyard, where 8oldemort and 0eter 0ettigrew awaited him As the task proceeded, &rouch +mperiused 8iktor %rum to torture &edric Diggory, while he put <leur Delacour out of action =nfortunately, Harry rescued &edric, and the two arrived at the cup simultaneously "hey agreed to take it together, and were both transported out of the ma-e

"he Graveyard
As soon as Harry and &edric arrived, $ormtail killed &edric on 8oldemort's command $ormtail then trapped Harry against the tomb of "om )iddle *r , and created a potion using Harry's blood, a bone dug up from the senior )iddle's grave, and one of $ormtail's own hands, to regenerate 9ord 8oldemort's body 8oldemort then retrieved his wand and summoned the Death (aters, including 9ucius #alfoy, Avery, $alden #acnair, etc , to the graveyard He expressed his fury at the Death (aters for their failure to seek and find 8oldemort after his fall in 2342, and rewarded $ormtail's efforts, however cowardly, with an enchanted silver hand to replace the one he'd sacrificed to the potion He then focused his attention on Harry, telling the Death (aters why he fell thirteen years ago, emphasi-ing his belief that it was nothing more than a fluke that allowed Harry to survive He released Harry, and initiated a duel

"he Duel
8oldemort ordered Harry to bow to him, then performed the &ruciatus &urseand the +mperius &urse, though Harry was able to resist the latter and duck behind a grave stone 8oldemort screamed, 6Avada 1edavra6 'ust as Harry yelled, "23pelliarmus6D the spells collided, and the wands' twin cores caused the rare 0riori +ncantatem effect Both wands connected through 'ets of light colored by their respective spells, with 8oldemort's green %illing &urse struggling to overpower Harry's red Disarming charm, and eventually failing As criss!crossing golden beams of light surrounded the duelists, holding the surrounding Death (aters at bay, echoes of $ormtail's silver hand, &edric Diggory, Bertha

7orkins, <rank Bryce, and 7ames and 9ily 0otter appeared, encouraging Harry not to let go of his wand or let himself be overpowered by 8oldemort "hey told him they would be able to distract 8oldemort for a moment while Harry went for the 0ortkey, and &edric asked Harry to take his body back to his familyD Harry obliged, and appeared back at Hogwarts, clutching Diggory's corpse

"he <allout
As 8oldemort had suspected, taking Harry's blood did indeed allow him to touch Harry without experiencing the kind of pain Auirinus Auirrell had in 233? $hat 8oldemort hadn't reali-ed was that it would also tie Harry's life to his ownD a fact that would later directly result in Harry surviving to bring about 8oldemort's end =pon Harry's return to Hogwarts, Barty &rouch 7r , who attempted to kill Harry personally, was discovered =nder the influence of 8eritaserum, &rouch revealed to Albus Dumbledore that his father and dying mother had helped him escape from A-kaban, as well as how he had been able to con'ure the Dark #ark at the Auidditch $orld &up #oody was freed, and Barty &rouch was given the Dementor's %iss "hough he lost of one of his most trusted servants, 8oldemort was reuinted with another> *everus *nape returned to 8oldemort's inner circle on Dumbledore's orders, hours after Harry's return from the graveyard, where he remained as a double agent throughout the *econd $i-arding $ar "hough the events at 9ittle Hangleton Graveyard marked 9ord 8oldemort's true return and effectively began the *econd $i-arding $ar, the #inistry remained in fierce denial of anything other than a tragic accident, resulting in &edric Diggory's death, having occurred <or backing Harry's claims of 8oldemort's return, Albus Dumbledore was stripped of his title as *upreme #ugwump of the +nternational &onfederation of $i-ards, and was removed from his post as &hief $arlock of the $i-engamot +n addition to nearly being expelled from Hogwarts for defending himself and his &ousin Dudley from Dementors, Harry found himself the target of a smear campaign in the $i-arding newspapers, namely the Daily 0rophet, which claimed both he and Dumbledore were either attention! seeking liars or delusional

Battle of the Department of #ysteries

Background 0rophecy
At the height of the <irst $i-arding $ar, *ybill "relawney made a prophecy predicting the coming of the only person who could defeat 9ord 8oldemort "his prophecy was heard in its entirety by Albus Dumbledore and in part by *everus *nape, a Death (ater who reported what he heard to 8oldemort "he Dark 9ord came to believe that the prophecy referred to Harry 0otter and began seeking out 7ames and 9ily 0otter's location "hey had gone into hiding when *nape, who had been in love with 9ily (vans, warned Dumbledore of the approaching danger ;n Halloween of 2342, their location was revealed to the Dark 9ord, and after killing Harry's parents, he attempted to kill the infant, but the %illing &urse rebounded and his power was broken

$hen 8oldemort returned in 233/ and failed to kill Harry for the second time, because of 4riori /ncantatem on this occasion, he became determined to hear the full prophecy, believing it to contain the secret of destroying Harry 0otter, a record of which was kept in the Department of #ysteries

Attempts at theft
+n 7anuary of 233B, there was a mass breakout of Death (aters from A-kaban after the Dementors defected to 8oldemort "en long!imprisoned Death (aters H including Bellatrix, )odolphus and )abastan 9estrange, Antonin Dolohov, Augustus )ookwood, "ravers, and #ulciber H were free to 'oin their master again "he #inistry of #agic, however, refused to admit that 8oldemort had returned and blamed the breakout on *irius Black Because the #inistry did not believe that 8oldemort had returned and because he now had many servants to do his bidding, 8oldemort did not attempt to retrieve the prophecy he sought himself "he Death (aters made a few attempts at stealing the prophecy in ,uestion 9ucius #alfoy placed Broderick Bode, an =nspeakable, under the +mperius &urse to force him to steal the prophecy However, the protection charm placed on items in the Hall of 0rophecies only allows those who are mentioned in the prophecy to access themD 8oldemort punished Avery 7r for assuring the Dark 9ord that the plan would have worked Bode was afflicted with a mind!confusing curse and admitted to *t #ungo's $hen word of Bode's improvement reached the Death (aters, they sent a potted cutting of Devil's *nare to Bode, to prevent the plot from being revealed, and it strangled him in his hospital bed (arlier, *turgis 0odmore had also been placed under the +mperius &urse to attempt the same, but was arrested trying to break into the Department of #ysteries 8oldemort also sent his #agical familiar, :agini, to scout ;rder of the 0hoenix defences of the prophecy "his resulted in the in'ury of Arthur $easley who was guarding the prophecy "hus, 8oldemort tried a different tactic =tilising his connection to Harry 0otter, who had failed in his ;cclumency lessons, 8oldemort planted a false vision in Harry's head that suggested his godfather was being tortured by Death (aters in the Department of #ysteries 8oldemort predicted that Harry would race to the #inistry to save him

DumbledoreIs Army
Harry told his friends )on $easley and Hermione Granger of his dream, intending to immediately leave Hogwarts *chool of $itchcraft and $i-ardry to save *irius Hermione, suspecting foul play, managed to talk him into first trying to see if *irius was at 2? Grimmauld 0lace $ith the help of Ginny $easley and 9una 9ovegood, they sneaked into Dolores =mbridge's office so that Harry could contact *irius by <loo 0owder 7ust after %reacher informed Harry that *irius was not thereJhaving been prompted to mislead Harry by Bellatrix 9estrange and :arcissa #alfoy, who were both Blacks by birth and treated the attention!starved house!elf much more kindly than *irius didJ=mbridge arrived with the +n,uisitorial *,uad =mbridge attempted to interrogate Harry, demanding that 0rofessor *nape provide her with 8eritaserum He told her he had none left, and although he pretended not to have any idea what Harry was talking about when he shouted that the enemy had 60adfoot,6 he went to check that *irius was still at ;rder head,uarters ;nce *nape was gone, =mbridge threatened to use the &ruciatus &urse on Harry to force him to talk "his prompted Hermione to lie, making up a story about

Dumbledore creating a weapon to use against the #inistry and tricking =mbridge into going into the <orbidden <orest with her and Harry =mbridge summarily offended the &entaurs who confronted them, and with some assistance from Grawp, Harry and Hermione escaped back to the castle +n the meantime, )on, Ginny, 9una, and :eville 9ongbottom had escaped the +n,uisitorial *,uad Hermione and Harry were covered in blood after the fracas in the <orbidden <orest, which lured "hestrals "he six DA members rode them to the #inistry of #agic to try to rescue *irius Black

Battle "he Hall of 0rophecies

;nce in the Department of #ysteries, the group made their way to the Hall of 0rophecy, which Harry had seen in his dreams "here, he spotted an orb with his and the Dark 9ordIs names and picked it up "his prompted twelve Death (aters H )odolphus 9estrange, )abastan 9estrange, Antonin Dolohov, Avery, $alden #acnair, &rabbe, :ott, Augustus )ookwood, 7ugson, #ulciber, second!in! command Bellatrix 9estrange, and leader 9ucius #alfoy H to emerge from the shadows and demand that Harry give them the prophecy ;n HarryIs signal, the six D A members all used the )eductor &urse to smash the shelves of prophecies, distracting the Death (aters so that they could flee As they ran, :ott grabbed HarryIs arm, but was stunned by Hermione and subse,uently in'ured by the collapsing shelves Harry, Hermione, and :eville were then separated from the other three

0ursuit
Harry, Hermione and :eville were pursued into the "ime &hamber by two Death (aters Harry stunned one and tackled the other when he attempted to use the %illing &urse on Hermione :eville accidentally disarmed both the Death (ater and Harry, but before the Death (ater could retrieve his wand, Hermione stunned him He was knocked into a Bell 'ar that made his head turn into that of a baby, and then back into an adult, continuously ageing and de!ageing "he three then ran into the next room, where they were struck with +mpediment 7inxes by Death (aters eventually identified as Antonin Dolohov and 7ugson Hermione silenced Dolohov to prevent him from alerting the other Death (aters as to their location, and Harry placed 7ugson in a <ull Body!Bind &urse Dolohov then struck Hermione with an unnamed curse that incapacitated her for the rest of the battle He broke :evilleIs wand and nose and wordlessly threatened Harry, but was distracted by the Death (ater with the baby head, giving Harry the chance to Body!Bind him :eville took HermioneIs wand and carried her as he and Harry met up with )on, Ginny, and 9una in the "hought &hamber )on had been hit by a curse that made him highly confused H possibly the &onfundus &harm H and GinnyIs ankle was broken, leaving her pale and in shock "hey had managed to get away from the Death (aters chasing them because 9una used the )eductor &urse on the model of the planet 0luto in the *pace &hamber to in'ure their pursuers $hile the students regrouped, the Death (aters did as well, bringing many of their number out of incapacitating curses "he group was then discovered by several Death (aters, including Bellatrix 9estrange, in the front room with the many doors "hey burst into the "hought &hamber Harry, :eville and 9una attempted to seal the doors but Death (aters still managed to get in 9una was blasted with *tunning *pells )on, in

his confusion, summoned a brain and was in'ured by it "hen Ginny was *tunned +n a desperate attempt to draw the Death (aters away from his in'ured friends, Harry sprinted deep into the Death &hamber, where he was cornered by ten Death (aters $hen :eville arrived to help, Bellatrix briefly used the &ruciatus &urse on him in an attempt to coerce Harry into handing over the prophecy

Arrival of the ;rder of the 0hoenix

7ust as Harry was about to hand the prophecy to 9ucius #alfoy, *irius Black, :ymphadora "onks,)emus 9upin, %ingsley *hacklebolt and Alastor #oody of the ;rder of the 0hoenix arrived, and the battle resumed "onks fired a *tunning *pell at 9ucius #alfoy giving Harry and :eville enough time to escape from 9ucius, but Harry was then grabbed from behind by $alden #acnair :eville 'abbed Hermione's wand hard into the eyehole of the Death (ater's mask, making him release Harry with a 6howl of pain6 Harry stunned him, only to be cornered by Dolohov, who had defeated and in'ured #oody Dolohov hit :eville with a Tarantalle ra and used the same curse he previously used on Hermione on Harry, though most of the harm was blocked by HarryIs *hield &harm Before he could attack again, *irius slammed into him and the two began to duel Harry hit Dolohov with a <ull Body!Bind &urse and *irius ran off to duel Bellatrix, who had 'ust defeated "onks +n the meantime, %ingsley was duelling )ookwood ;nce again, Harry and :eville tried to escape, but were stopped by #alfoy Harry passed :eville the prophecy and then used an +mpediment 7inx to knock #alfoy back Before he could attack again, )emus 'umped between them and told Harry and :eville to get the other D A members and leave As they tried to do this, the prophecy fell through :eville's pocket and broke At this moment, Albus Dumbledore arrived and most of the fighting stopped when the Death (aters that saw him arrive attempted to flee in fear of duelling him Dumbledore ,uickly rounded up numerous Death (aters, but Bellatrix and *irius were still duelling Bellatrix knocked her cousin into the 8eil that separates the world of living from that of the dead with a curse, killing him )emus prevented Harry from 'umping after *irius, telling him that his godfather was dead Harry pursued Bellatrix and attempted to use the &ruciatus &urse on her in retaliation for her murder of *irius He only caused her a brief moment of pain, however, as he was unable to summon enough malice to make the =nforgivable &urse successful Bellatrix attempted to curse Harry, but they were interrupted by the arrival of 9ord 8oldemort

Duel in the #inistry Atrium

8oldemort attempted to hit Harry with the %illing &urse, but the blow was preventedD Dumbledore arrived and animated a golden statue to cover Harry and shield him from the curse He animated the other statues from the <ountain of #agical Brethren to immobilise Bellatrix and warn #inistry officials 8oldemort and Dumbledore duelled, <awkes taking a %illing &urse for Dumbledore at one pointD as a phoenix, the curse caused him to burst into flames and instantly be reborn 8oldemort briefly possessed Harry, hoping that Dumbledore would sacrifice the teenager in an attempt to kill him However, as Harry dwelt on his grief for his late godfather, the power of his love forced 8oldemort to release him 8oldemort took Bellatrix with him as he fled, but not before he was seen by #inistry officials, including #inister for #agic &ornelius <udge

*econd skirmish at the Horcrux &ave

Background information "om )iddle's childhood
As a child, "om )iddle and some other children were taken by his orphanage to a place nearby the cave for an outing He took two children, Dennis Bishop and Amy Benson to the cave and terrorised them to the point that the two children were unable to speak of what happened +t is likely he magicked their way down to the cave scaring the other children in the process

0lot to kill Albus Dumbledore

;ver time Albus Dumbledore came to suspect 8oldemort had created Horcruxes +n 233@, he received proof of his theory when Harry 0otter described the way in which "om )iddle's Diary, which was subse,uently turned over to him, acted and set off to find and destroy them all $hen he found #arvolo Gaunt's )ing in the Gaunt *hack, he realised that one of the Deathly Hallows, the )esurrection *tone, was set in it, and temporarily forgot that the ring was a horcrux He placed it on his finger hoping to see his sister, father, and mother in order to ask forgiveness for the mistakes of his youth His hand was cursed horribly, but thanks to his own prodigious skill and *everus *nape's good timing, the curse was stopped for the time being Dumbledore knew that he would eventually die, and he and *nape set up a plan for *nape to kill Dumbledore "his would accomplish several ends> not harming the soul of Draco #alfoy, whom he assumed 8oldemort was using to punish the #alfoy family by ordering Draco to kill him, and cancelling the powers of the (lder $and Draco #alfoy's mother and aunt, however, went to see *nape in his home :arcissa was horribly upset by the task Draco was ordered to do Bellatrix thought otherwise, saying that her sister should be honoured Draco was given such a task *nape made :arcissa an =nbreakable 8ow, promising that he would help Draco whenever needed, and that if Draco should not succeed, *nape would fulfill the task himself Draco thought that if he could fix the 8anishing &abinet in the )oom of )e,uirement, he could bring Death (aters into the school +t took him most of the year to do so, and at times he was worried that it would not work As such, he put #adam )osmerta under the +mperius &urse He made her give %atie Bell a cursed ;pal necklace, cursing %atie and not getting anywhere close to Dumbledore, and poison mead, for Horace *lughorn to give Dumbledore for a &hristmas present "his too did not reach Dumbledore, instead it was consumed by )on $easley who would have died if it was not for the ,uick work of his friend Harry 0otter

Harry and Dumbledore's lessons

%nowing that he had little time left, Dumbledore began giving Harry 0otter private lessons in Harry's sixth year "he ob'ect of which was to teach him about 8oldemort, his past, his Horcruxes, and his way of thinking, so that once Dumbledore inevitably died, Harry would be able to continue the hunt for Horcruxes and destroy them all "hey began the first *aturday after the new term started at Hogwarts +n their first lesson, Harry and Dumbledore viewed Bob ;gden's memory by use of the 0ensieve <rom this memory, Harry learned of the family roots of "om )iddle, the Gaunt family on

the magical side and "om )iddle *r on the #uggle side He also learned of the final two heirlooms of the long impoverished Gaunt family, *ala-ar *lytherin's 9ocket and #arvolo Gaunt's )ing, the mental instability of )iddle's magical family, and #erope Gaunt's use of a 9ove 0otion to ensnare "om )iddle *r ;n a #onday a little over a month later, Harry and Dumbledore had their second lesson "his time they ventured into one of Dumbledore's own memories $hile watching the boy, "om )iddle, as he learned he was a wi-ard, they gleaned many pieces of information including, his thoughts of death as being a human weakness, his like for gathering trophies, his dislike of having a common name, his en'oyment of solitude and his preference for acting alone most likely stemming from being raised in an orphanage, and his measure of control and intent when using his magic "hey discussed the end of #erope Gaunt's life in 9ondon and the pawning of the 9ocket After the &hristmas holidays, the lessons resumed +n their third lesson, Harry and Dumbledore witnessed "om )iddle discover his heritage and blood status After the brief memory, they speculated on what happened and came to the same conclusions "om )iddle stunned his uncle, stole his wand and used it to murder his muggle relations, the )iddle family He then replaced the wand, implanted false memories in #orfin Gaunt, and stole #arvolo Gaunt's )ing from him "hey also watched the falsified memory of Horace *lughorn, and Harry was assigned to obtain the real one Before he left, Harry and Dumbledore also talked about )iddle's 6friends6 which reinforced their idea that he was a loner By #id!#arch Harry had yet to obtain the real memory from 0rofessor *lughorn, for which he was chided by Dumbledore at the outset of their fourth meeting +n another odd memory, Harry and Dumbledore visited the home of Hep-ibah *mith "here, they watched as "om )iddle, the poor assistant from Borgin and Burkes, learned of the existence of Helga Hufflepuff's &up and *ala-ar *lytherin's 9ocket "hey discussed her mysterious death 'ust days later, making the assumption that )iddle stole the two valuable items "hey also watched another of Dumbledore's memories, in which 8oldemort came to ask for the Defence Against the Dark Arts professorship "hey discussed the possibility that 8oldemort wanted to search the castle A few weeks later, Harry obtained the memory under the influence of <elix <elicis 9ate that night, he and Dumbledore delve into the memory "hey discover that 9ord 8oldemort planned on making seven Horcruxes and that he most likely made them with those priceless items he had stolen "hey discussed how big a 'ob remained for them, and Dumbledore promised Harry that he could accompany him if he were to find another

<inding the <ake 9ocket Horcrux

;ne evening in 7une 233C, Harry 0otter was summoned to Dumbledore's office "hinking that he must have found a Horcrux, Harry hastened to the office Along the way, he ran into *ybill "relawney who had 'ust been unceremoniously thrown out of the )oom of )e,uirement <rom her, he learned that Draco #alfoy had completed his mission and that *everus *nape had been the Death (ater who eavesdropped upon "he 0rophecy +n a huff, Harry ,uestioned Dumbledore who did not wish to speak on the matter $hen he was sent to retrieve his &loak of +nvisibility, Harry told )on and Hermione everything, gave them the #arauder's #ap and his <elix <elicis, and ordered them to watch the castle

Before they left, Dumbledore made Harry swear to obey any order given him, regardless of his feelings about said order *etting off from Hogwarts in the evening, Dumbledore and Harry appeared to head for the Hog's Head +nstead, they Apparated to 'ust outside a cave by the sea, being unable to enter directly due to its protective enchantments +n order to reach the cave, they had to swim through the swirling waters among the rocks ;nce inside, Dumbledore attempted to locate the Horcrux's second line of defence He spoke in a whispered tongue that Harry could not understand He found a hidden doorway which only opened when it received an offering of blood Dumbledore commented that he found this step barbaric and well below the standards he thought 9ord 8oldemort should have "hey next found themselves in a vast chamber containing an underground lake, with a solitary island at its centre from which a faint green light was visible After a failed attempt by Harry at *ummoning the Horcrux, Dumbledore located a carefully concealed boat that would allow them safe passage across the lake During the crossing, Harry learned another of the Horcrux's lines of defenceD the lake was filled with +nferi, which would attack anyone who touched the lake's water Dumbledore instructed Harry on the use of fire as the weapon of choice against the +nferi, should it become necessary Arriving at the small island, which was about the si-e of Dumbledore's office, they found a basin filled with glowing green potion "his last defence could not be touched, parted, or scooped out physically, neither could it be made to change magicallyD someone would have to drink it to obtain the Horcrux that lay within Dumbledore ordered Harry to help him drink all of the potion, no matter what effects it caused, even if Harry had to force it down Dumbledore's throat Harry was initially reluctant to cause his mentor such great pain, but when Dumbledore reminded him of his promise, he relented $hile Dumbledore drank it, he had visions of the duel between him, his brother Aberforth, and the Dark $i-ard Gellert Grindelwald that led to his sister Ariana's death $hen they finally finished the potion, Harry attempted to con'ure water for Dumbledore with an Aguamenti charm, but this proved ineffective as the water disappeared before Dumbledore could drink it "his being another defence designed by 9ord 8oldemort +n desperation, Harry filled a cup with water from the lake As he splashed it on Dumbledore's face, Harry felt something ice cold on his arm and saw a disgusting hand and the +nferi climbing up from the lake Harry panicked and attempted to fight back with a multitude of spells and curses, including +mpedimenta and *ectumsempra, but none of them worked since the +nferi were too numerous and could not feel pain He was overwhelmed and dragged under Dumbledore, having regained consciousness, created a ring of fire around them that repelled the +nferi He pocketed the 9ocket and drove the +nferi back into the lake while he and Harry escaped in the boat :oticing that the fire was costing Dumbledore all his strength, Harry supported him once back ashore $hen they reached the right place, Harry used a small cut on his arm to reopen the hidden doorway As they proceeded, he was increasingly worried about Dumbledore's weakened state as he helped Dumbledore back to the rocks outside the cave, and he sought to reassure his headmaster ;nce among the rocks Harry, Disapparated them back to Hogsmeade

)eturn to Hogwarts and Battle of the Astronomy "ower

;nce back in Hogsmeade village, #adam )osmerta alerted Dumbledore that the Dark #ark was hovering over Hogwarts "his seemed to invigorate Dumbledore *he lent Dumbledore and Harry two broomsticks, and they flew back to Hogwarts, Dumbledore lifting the protective enchantments cast

over Hogwarts so that they could enter at speed $hile they were flying, Harry could not help but worry for his friends that he had asked to watch the castle He worried if it was his fault that someone had died again $hen they arrived atop the Astronomy "ower, no one was there Dumbledore needed help ,uickly, and Harry wanted to go get 0oppy 0omfrey, but Dumbledore asked specifically for *everus *nape "he mark was there, because, Draco had finally fixed the 8anishing &abinet and introduced Death (aters into the school However, the Death (aters met resistance in the form of members of the ;rder of the 0hoenix andDumbledore's Army and fighting broke out "he Dark #ark was not placed above the Astronomy "ower, because they had killed someoneD it was a trick to lure Dumbledore back to the school faster However, Death (ater Gibbon was killed accidentally by "horfinn )owle and Bill $easley was also brutally attacked in the fighting by <enrir Greyback, even though it was a not full moon As such, Bill would not ever be a full werewolf, but would have some wolfish tendencies such as a taste for raw meat $hen they heard footsteps, Dumbledore ordered Harry, who was wearing his +nvisibility cloak, away from the door and put a <ull Body!Bind &urse on him when the attacker burst through the door Draco disarmed Dumbledore, but did nothing else but talk as the time ticked by $hile standing atop the tower, they discussed how Draco had almost killed two other innocent students over the school year and that Draco was not a killer ;ther Death (aters soon 'oined Draco atop the tower, but nobody did anything, as it was 8oldemort's order for only Draco to kill Dumbledore *nape soon 'oined them, and killed Dumbledore after the latter begged him <reed from the Body!Bind, Harry pursued *nape through the chaos of battle He finally caught up with him around Hagrid's hut He repeatedly cast spells at *nape, but they were all deflected by the more powerful wi-ard $hen Harry attempted to use *ectumsempra, *nape revealed that he was the 5alf6Blood 4rince, cursed Harry so that he could not respond, and escaped with Draco

Battle of the Astronomy "ower

Background *pinner's (nd
As a result of 9ucius #alfoy's failure to obtain the prophecy during the Battle of the Department of #ysteries in 7une of 233B, 9ord 8oldemort decided that 9ucius's son Draco should become a Death (ater, and that he should carry out the mission of killing Dumbledore :arcissa #alfoy suspected that this was revenge from 8oldemort and that the Dark 9ord did not expect Draco to fulfill his mission Determined to save her family, :arcissa ventured to *everus *nape's house at *pinner's (nd to ask him to help Draco and to complete the mission if the boy was unable to do so *nape asked Bellatrix 9estrange, who had reluctantly accompanied her sister, to bind him and :arcissa with an =nbreakable 8ow

233BK233C school year

Draco spent most of his sixth year at Hogwarts repairing a 8anishing &abinet in the )oom of )e,uirement in order to connect it with the one in Borgin and Burkes so that Death (aters could

enter Hogwarts &astle During periods of desperation, Draco invented more conventional ways to kill Dumbledore He placed the +mperius &urse upon #adam )osmerta, who in turn placed the +mperius &urse on %atie Bell, forcing her to give a cursed necklace to DumbledoreD however, %atie accidentally touched the necklace and suffered from the curse instead Draco also made )osmerta sell Horace *lughorn a poisoned bottle of mead, anticipating he would give it to Dumbledore as a &hristmas present, but )on $easley was accidentally poisoned instead, though Harry 0otter was able to save him with a be-oar

Horcrux cave
"hroughout the year, Harry had been having private lessons with Dumbledore regarding 9ord 8oldemort's past and his ,uest for immortality "hey found out what a Horcrux was, and that 8oldemort had made at least six, wanting to make his soul into seven parts "hrough 8oldemort and Dumbledore's memories of 8oldemort's childhood orphanage, Dumbledore determined that one of 8oldemort's horcruxes was placed in a cave where the orphanage had taken the children for a daily outing Before leaving the castle with Dumbledore, Harry met *ybill "relawney, who told him that she had been unable to enter the )oom of )e,uirement, and had heard someone expressing triumph Although thinking it strange, Harry said nothing about it to Dumbledore He and Harry set out to find and perhaps destroy the horcrux ;nce at the cave, Dumbledore had to drink a potion that greatly weakened him, and he and Harry had to fight an army of +nferi "hey obtained the horcrux, Harry later finding out that it was fake and someone else had taken the real one

Battle Death (aters enter Hogwarts

Harry warned )on and Hermione after he met with Dumbledore that, during his and Dumbledore's absence, Death (aters might penetrate Hogwarts Hence, he gave them <elix <elicis and ordered them to rouse Dumbledore's Army members to help them patrol the corridor of the )oom of )e,uirement, as well as *nape's office ;nly :eville 9ongbottom and 9una 9ovegood answered the call $hile )on, Ginny, and :eville kept guard outside the )oom, Hermione and 9una were stationed outside *nape's office Dumbledore had also deployed members of the ;rder of the 0hoenix to patrol the corridors and the grounds +nside the )oom of )e,uirement, Draco watched as Death (aters Alecto and Amycus &arrow, Eaxley, "horfinn )owle, Gibbon, Bellatrix 9estrange, and <enrir Greyback emerged from the 8anishing &abinet $hen Draco saw that there were people watching the corridor, he used 0eruvian +nstant Darkness 0owder to prevent )on, Ginny, and :eville from seeing the Death (aters leaving the )oom, while ensuring his own visibility with the Hand of Glory as he led the Death (aters from the room "he students immediately alerted the ;rder, and the battle began in the corridors of the upper floors +n order to catch Dumbledore's attention, Death (ater Gibbon placed the Dark #ark above the castle, but after he returned to the battle, he was accidentally killed by fellow Death (ater "horfinn )owle, who was casting %illing &urses all over the place <ilius <litwick was sent to ask *nape to 'oin the battle However, the &harms professor was stunned by *nape, who then told Hermione and 9una that <litwick passed out and asked them to look after him

Dumbledore's death
$hen Dumbledore and Harry returned to Hogsmeade village, they were immediately apprised by the +mperiused #adam )osmerta to the appearance of the Dark #ark above the Astronomy "ower "hey flew to the Astronomy "ower on #adame )osmerta's brooms $hen they reach the tower they were confronted atop the Astronomy "ower by Draco #alfoy, and before Harry could reveal himself, Dumbledore immobilised Harry with a nonverbal <ull Body!Bind &urse *imultaneously, #alfoy disarmed Dumbledore, and admitted that he, Draco, was behind a series of attacks on Hogwarts students, and that 8oldemort had ordered him to kill Dumbledore Dumbledore revealed that he knew all along of Draco's mission, along with the failed attempts on his life, and that he allowed Draco to remain at school to protect him from 8oldemort, then proceeded to offer Draco the chance to change sides, and promised to hide Draco and his mother where 8oldemort would never find them Draco could not bring himself to kill the headmaster, even after the arrival and encouragement of several Death (aters, who were smuggled into the castle by Draco, and had blocked the stairway behind them with a barrier $hen he proved unable, <enrir Greyback attempted to kill Dumbledore in his own way, but was blasted aside by Eaxley Draco was not able to complete his task, and *nape ! who had been awoken by 0rofessor <litwick to assist the ;rder ! arrived through the barrier After Dumbledore had pleaded with him in a way that did not reveal *nape's real allegience, *nape cast Avada %edavra, ending the life of one of the greatest wi-ards of all time After Dumbledore's corpse plummeted down the tower under the light of the Dark #ark, *nape dragged Draco by the collar, ordered the rest of the Death (aters to immediately flee the tower, and went downstairs to order the fighters there to follow Harry, who was forced to watch the entire spectacle from the <ull Body!Bind &urse, was set free upon Dumbledore's death, and in an enraged desire for revenge, he immediately set off to pursue *nape, hitting Eaxley with the <ull Body!Bind &urse in order to get a clear way down the stairs

0ursuit
After cursing Eaxley, who was the last remaining Death (ater in the tower, Harry tore after *nape 7ust as he entered the castle, Harry found himself in the midst of a full battle, as ;rder of the 0hoenix and Dumbledore's Army members were still fighting the fleeing Death (aters Harry saw the dead body of Gibbon, as well as a severely wounded Bill $easley, who had been brutally attacked by Greyback, on the floor As Harry rid himself of the werewolf, he saw Ginny duelling Amycus &arrow, and :ymphadora "onks trying to contain )owle, who was still causing great damage All of the Death (aters, however, began to retreat on *nape's orders before the #inistry arrived to reinforce Hogwarts %nowing that *nape had escaped the fighting unscathed, Harry cut through the castle's secret passages to catch up +n the grounds, )ubeus Hagrid tried to stop the fleeing Death (aters, but his hut was set afire by "horfinn )owle As Harry stormed across the grounds, he was cursed from behind as he was trying to attack *nape )olling over, Harry cast an +mpediment 7inx behind him and knocked over both &arrows ;nce Draco and the other Death (aters had reached the gates and Disapparated, Harry confronted *nape He tried to use a myriad of spells including numerous Dark spells against him, but *nape repelled all of them using 9egilimency After revealing that he was the Half!Blood 0rince J the owner of the 0otions textbook Harry had been using all year J and reminding Harry to close his mind,

*nape cast an unknown spell on Harry which hit him like a whip to the face knocking him to the ground, but the boy was aided by Buckbeak, who chased *nape until he Disapparated at the school gates

Battle over 9ittle $hinging

Background Harry 0otter and the Dursleys
After the murder of 7ames and 9ily 0otter by 9ord 8oldemort, Harry 0otter was left in the care of his maternal aunt, 0etunia Dursley Although she and her husband 8ernon were reluctant to take Harry in, doing so sealed powerful blood magic that would protect Harry until his seventeenth birthday Harry lived with the Dursleys at . 0rivet Drive in 9ittle $hinging when he was not at Hogwarts 8oldemort learned of this protection, and thus sought to find and kill Harry when the ;rder of the 0hoenix removed him as he came of age By 7uly 233C, there had been another break!out of Death (aters from A-kaban and 8oldemort had enough control over the #inistry of #agic to observe any Apparition, 0ortkey use, or <loo :etwork activity from the Dursleys' home, but the ;rder mistrusted the #inistry and made other plans

"he seven 0otters

+n order to preserve his position as a trusted Death (ater, *everus *nape was forced to tell 8oldemort the true date at which the ;rder planned to move Harry However, he placed a &onfundus &harm on ;rder member #undungus <letcher so that the other wi-ard would suggest a plan to have six others disguise themselves as Harry through the use of 0oly'uice 0otion to act as decoys "he rest of the ;rder was unaware of this, as they believed *nape to be a traitor However, they accepted the plan to have seven Harry 0otters, each escorted by an ;rder member acting as a protector, flee 9ittle $hinging by flight, as no other method of transportation was safe Harry himself did not like the plan because it risked othersI lives, but was overruled "he 6seven 0otters6 and their protectors were> Harry 0otter with )ubeus Hagrid, on the flying motorbike of *irius Black Hermione Granger with %ingsley *hacklebolt, on a "hestral )on $easley with :ymphadora "onks, on a broomstick George $easley with )emus 9upin, on a broomstick <red $easley with Arthur $easley, on a broomstick <leur Delacour with Bill $easley, on a "hestral #undungus <letcher with Alastor #oody, on broomstick

Battle
+mmediately after the group of fourteen took off, they were ambushed by at least thirty Death (aters, including 8oldemort himself

0ursuit of Harry

Harry and Hagrid were pursued by several Death (aters, one of whom killed Harry's owl Hedwig while aiming for Hagrid Hagrid used the motorbike's exhaust to knock one Death (ater off his broom and Harry shot as many spells as he could at them At one point, the sidecar Harry was in began to break away from the bike, forcing Harry to use a Hover &harm to remain in the air Harry struck one Death (ater with an +mpediment 7inx and knocked a tooth from his mouth when dodging a curse ;nce Hagrid lifted him up onto the bike, he blew the falling sidecar up with a Blasting &urse $hen he spotted *tan *hunpike, who was only acting under the +mperius &urse, Harry did not want to hurt him, and thus tried to disarm him "he Death (aters considered this Harry's 6trademark6 spell, and thus broke off pursuit, knowing he was the real Harry Harry and Hagrid were then pursued by 8oldemort himself, who was able to fly without support Harry's wand, recognising 8oldemort as an enemy as a result of 4riori /ncantatem two years before and acting by itself, sent a 6spurt of golden fire6 at 8oldemort and defeating the wand 8oldemort had borrowed from 9ucius #alfoy Before 8oldemort could attack him again with *elwyn's wand, Harry and Hagrid passed through the magical protections around the home of "ed and Andromeda "onks and crashed

;ther chases
+n the meantime, George $easley had been in'ured by *nape's *ectumsempra spell, though *nape was truly aiming for another Death (ater Bellatrix 9estrange had pursued her niece and )on $easley, who stunned a Death (ater while flying "onks also in'ured )odolphus 9estrange while he and his wife attacked her and )on However, they were delayed and missed their 0ortkey from the home of #uriel to the Burrow 8oldemort had first pursued #ad!(ye #oody and #undungus <letcher, believing that the real Harry would be with the formidable former Auror <letcher, however, Disapparated immediately upon seeing the danger and #oody was killed by a %illing &urse sent by 8oldemort for <letcher 1whom he believed to be the real Harry 0otter5 8oldemort then pursued Hermione Granger and %ingsley *hacklebolt, who were attacked by five Death (atersD they in'ured at least two, including "ravers, and may have killed another 8oldemort broke off pursuit when the real Harry was discovered

<all of the #inistry of #agic

Background
;ver a year since the declaration of open warfare, the situation in the wi-arding world was not very good "here were continued deaths all over the country, and 9ord 8oldemort and his Death (aters were getting stronger by the day +n the summer of 233C, 8oldemort and his followers plotted to overthrow the #inistry of #agic "o this end, there was a break!out of Death (aters from A-kaban, which the #inistry decided to keep ,uiet in order not to spread panic 8oldemort set up his head,uarters at #alfoy #anor and had his servants use the +mperius &urse to gain servants in high places within the #inistry By 7uly, Eaxley had managed to place 0ius "hicknesse, head of the Department of #agical 9aw (nforcement, under the +mperius &urse Because "hicknesse had regular contact with #inister for

#agic )ufus *crimgeour and with the heads of other #inistry departments, he was useful in sub'ugating the others "he Death (aters also made use of their growing control of the #inistry to monitor if Harry 0otter used the <loo :etwork or attempted to Apparate "his forced the ;rder of the 0hoenix to transport him away from his relatives'home by flight $hen they were ambushed by Death (aters, a battle ensued

&oup
;n 2 August, the Death (aters put their plan into action )ufus *crimgeour was interrogated for information about the whereabouts of Harry 0otter, but refused to give in, and was killed "hicknesse was installed in his place as 8oldemort's puppet "he coup was described as 6swift and ,uiet,6 and many members of the public were unaware of the take!over "he coup also resulted in8oldemort taking control of the newspaper Daily 0rophet, allowing him to control the information given to the public $ith this new tool he spread propaganda against Harry 0otter, #uggle!borns, and allies of the ;rder of the 0hoenix "his was disguised as the #inistry's new policy =sing the power of the #inistry, the Death (aters managed to take down the protections the ;rder had placed around its new head,uarters, the Burrow, and its safehouses Death (aters arrived at the Burrow during the wedding reception of Bill $easley and <leur Delacour, but %ingsley *hacklebolt had managed to send warning using his 0atronus *ome guests escaped, including Harry, Hermione Granger, and )on $easley "hose who remained were interrogated and roughed up, but no one was killed ;thers connected to the ;rder, such as "edand Andromeda "onks, were also tortured for information about Harry, but left alive 8arious Death (aters were given high!ranking positions in the #inistry, including "ravers and *elwyn, and Eaxleybecame the new head of the Department of #agical 9aw (nforcement "he "aboo curse was placed upon 8oldemort's name almost immediately, as a method of tracking enemies and spreading fear Antonin Dolohov and"horfinn )owle nearly captured Harry, )on and Hermione this way after tracking them to "ottenham &ourt )oad Harry 0otter was declared 0ublic (nemy :umber ;ne, with a reward on his head, and anyone with known connections to him was placed under surveillance, such as Arthur $easley

Attack at the Burrow

Background
"he *econd $i-arding $ar had entered its worst phase in the summer of 233C Albus Dumbledore, leader of the ;rder of the 0hoenix, was killed during an assault on Hogwarts *chool of $itchcraft and $i-ardry, and there was a break!out of Death (aters from A-kaban that the #inistry of #agic kept secret from the public "he Death (aters attempted to kill Harry 0otter when the ;rder removed him from his relatives' home in late 7uly, and a battle ensued, but Harry escaped to the Burrow ;thers were not so lucky, as Alastor #oody was killed in the fighting ;nce at the Burrow, the $easley family and friends celebrated the wedding of Bill $easley and <leur Delacour on 2 August

However, that same day, the Death (aters made use of the many high!ranking #inistry officials they had under the +mperius &urse, such as 0ius "hicknesse, to execute a virtually silent coup d'etat taking over the #inistry During the coup, the Death (aters interrogated the #inister for #agic )ufus *crimgeour in the hope of extracting the location of Harry 0otter *crimgeour resisted his interrogators and did not disclose the information, for this he was killed

Attack
=sing their newly ac,uired power, the Death (aters rapidly organised attacks of every residence connected to the ;rder of the 0hoenix %ingsley *hacklebolt, who presumably was at the #inistry when the coup took place, was able to send his 0atronus to warn the attendees of the reception at the Burrow *econds later the Death (aters apparated there and began to attack the revelers #any of the guests managed to escape including Hermione Granger who apparated herself, Harry 0otter, and )on $easley to "ottenham &ourt )oad, away from the fray "hose who remained behind were roughly interrogated for hours by the Death (aters who arrived to obtain Harry's whereabouts "hey searched the Burrow from top to bottom and found the $easley family ghoul, who had been transfigured to resemble )on sick with spattergroit as a cover for him travelling with Harry and Hermione At the same time, more Death (aters broke into all ;rder!connected houses Dedalus Diggle's house was burned down, although thankfully he was not there, and "ed and Andromeda "onks were tortured for information, and left shaken but otherwise all right However, there were no casualties +n the meantime, Harry, )on, and Hermione were tracked using the "aboo curse by two Death (aters, Antonin Dolohov and "horfinn )owle to a small cafe After a brief skirmish, the trio defeated the pair of Death (aters and escaped to 2? Grimmauld 0lace

*kirmish at 9uchino &affe

Background
;n 2 August, 233C, 9ord 8oldemort succeeded in taking over the #inistry of #agic "he Death (aters immediately placed the "aboo curse on 8oldemort's name as a method of tracking their enemies, who were the only ones brave enough to use it "hey also moved to attack residences known to be associated with the ;rder of the 0hoenix ;rder member and Auror %ingsley *hacklebolt managed to send his 0atronus in warning to the Burrow, where the wedding of Bill $easley and <leur Delacour was being held Guests starting fleeing the reception as Death (aters arrived Hermione Granger, who had been apprehensive about something like this happening, ,uickly Apparated herself, Harry 0otter, and )on $easley away to "ottenham &ourt )oad "his marked the beginning of the trio's ,uest to locate and destroy 8oldemort's Horcruxes

*kirmish Arrival
$hen Harry, )on, and Hermione arrived on the #uggle street, Hermione directed them toward an

alley, where she revealed that she had been planning ahead H her beaded bag had an =ndetectable (xtension &harm on it and, inside, she had packed clothes, camping supplies, books, medical supplies, and Harry's +nvisibility cloak )on changed out of his dress robes while Harry put on the +nvisibility &loak "he trio then headed past some workmen who wolf!whistled at Hermione, and into a 9uchino &affe, an all!night +talian cafL "here, they briefly discussed trying to find out what had happened at the Burrow, but ultimately decided that it was too risky, particularly since it was Harry that the Death (aters were after $hile conversing, Hermione said 8oldemort's name, unwittingly triggering the "aboo curse that the Death (aters had placed upon it when they took over the #inistry

"racking and attack

Antonin Dolohov and "horfinn )owle, two Death (aters disguised as workmen, soon entered the cafL, while the waitress brought Hermione and )on cappuccinos "he trio planned to try to send a 0atronus to get a message to the ;rder and then to head for the countryside, but as Hermione moved to get #uggle money, Harry noticed that the 'workmen' were drawing wands He drew his as well, and )on lunged forward to push Hermione into her bench 'ust as the Death (aters' spells shattered the wall right behind where )on's head had been Harry, still invisible,stunned )owle, while Dolohov bound )on with con'ured ropes Harry's second stunner missed, and struck the waitress while she was running away screaming Dolohov cast 23pulso in Harry's direction, and it struck the table in front of himD the force of the explosion slammed Harry in a wall, and made him lose his grip on his wand, and the +nvisibility &loak begin to slip off him Hermione then struck Dolohov with a <ull Body!Bind &urse from under the collapsed bench

&over!up and escape

Hermione severed the ropes around )on, and they identified the two Death (aters Harry had )on use his Deluminator to shut out the lights and Hermione lock the door while they debated what to do with the incapacitated Death (aters Although )on reluctantly suggested killing them, Harry argued that wiping their memories would more effectively 6throw them off the scent6 Hermione performed #emory &harms on Dolohov, )owle, and the waitress while Harry and )on cleaned up the cafL, so as to leave no trace of their presence there "he trio then Disapparated to 2? Grimmauld 0lace

+nfiltration of the #inistry of #agic

Background
*ala-ar *lytherin's 9ocket was an heirloom of 9ord 8oldemortIs maternal family and one of his Horcruxes "his was discovered at some point during the <irst $i-arding $ar by )egulus Black, a Death (ater who grew disillusioned in his allegiances and turned against the Dark 9ord )egulus, with the assistance of his loyal house!elf, %reacher, tracked the locket to its hiding place in a cave in 23C3 He replaced the locket with a fake one, leaving a note to 8oldemort admitting what he did, and was killed by the +nferi in the caveIs lake 8oldemort never learned of this, but Harry 0otter, Hermione Granger, and )on $easley deduced it in 233C "hey ,uestioned %reacher as to what had happened to the locket, and he eventually told them

what had transpired with )egulus and that #undungus <letcher had stolen the locket from 2? Grimmauld 0lace Harry sent %reacher to find <letcher and bring him back to the Black household, where he and his friends were hiding out <letcher admitted to taking the locket and told them that he was forced to give it up to a #inistry of #agic employee H Dolores =mbridge "he #inistry had fallen under 8oldemortIs control in August, and =mbridge was the head of the new #uggle!Born )egistration &ommission, an instrument of discrimination against #uggle!borns Harry, )on, and Hermione spent the next few weeks making a plan to sneak into the #inistry, the most Mdangerous place in the whole worldN for them to be at the moment

Battle *neaking in
"he trio waited outside the #inistry under HarryIs +nvisibility &loak Hermione nonverbally stunned #inistry employee #afalda Hopkirk and then took 0oly'uice 0otion to take her form "he trio moved her unconscious form into an empty theatre nearby :ext, )eginald &attermole arrived and Hermione gave him a 6sweet6 that immediately made him sick and insisted that he go to *t #ungo's, despite his reluctance *he discreetly ac,uired hairs from him in the process, and they were used to have )on take on his form Hermione and )on then obtained hairs from Albert )uncorn to disguise Harry ;nce inside, Harry, )on, and Hermione split up to take the employee entrances concealed in a set of underground public toilets (mployees had to 6flush6 themselves in, though they did not get wet "hey then found themselves in the #inistry Atrium, where the <ountain of #agical Brethren had been replaced by a statue of a wi-ard and witch seated on ornate thrones made from the bodies of #uggles Min their rightful placeN "he base of the statue read "-a ic is -i ht"

*plitting up
"hey headed for the lifts, but were intercepted by Death (ater and head of theDepartment of #agical 9aw (nforcement Eaxley, who demanded that M&attermoleN fix his office, where it was raining Hermione whispered advice on how )on could fix the problem before the trio was forced to split up *he was then pulled away from Harry as =mbridge arrived, believing that "ravers sent 6#afalda6 to record!keep for her Harry was left alone with the puppet #inister for #agic 0ius "hicknesse, and then went in search of =mbridgeIs office after putting on his &loak of +nvisibility As Harry searched for =mbridgeIs office in hopes of finding *ala-ar *lytherin's 9ocket, he came across #inistry workers creating political propaganda in the form of pamphlets entitled -udbloods and the Dan ers The! 4ose to a 4eaceful 4ure6Blood )ociet! +t was implied to have been written by =mbridge Harry then found her office H with the magical eye of the late Alastor #oody on the door Harry took the magical eye and searched the room, but could not find the locket He did, however, find a file on Arthur $easley that declared him to have Munacceptable pro!#uggle leaningsN and to be under surveillance as a known member of the ;rder of the 0hoenix and ac,uaintance of M=ndesirable :o 2N, none other than Harry himself

Harry and )on briefly met up again in the lift, where they ran into Arthur He advised M)egN on how to fix the rain in EaxleyIs office and then confronted M)uncornN on turning Dirk &resswell in as a #uggle!born who faked his family tree, forcing him to go on the run Harry attempted to warn him about the #inistry watching him After Arthur got off the lift, Harry wandered about under his +nvisibility &loak trying to find Hermione, and his attention was caught when he noticed the presence of Dementors

"he #uggle!Born )egistration &ommission

Harry found a courtroom in which a wi-ard named Alderton was being tried as a #uggle!born $hen he tried to protest that he was a half!blood, he was threatened with the Dementor's %iss and then sentenced to A-kaban #ary &attermole was called next, and Harry entered the room to find that Dolores =mbridge was conducting trials with the assistance of Eaxley and Hermione disguised as #afalda Hopkirk $hile =mbridge sadistically conducted the trial, she exposed the locket she was wearing around her neck Hermione asked her about it, and =mbridge told her it was a *elwyn family heirloom, a claim to bolster her Mpure!blood credentialsN Harry, enraged, stunned her and Eaxley from beneath the +nvisibility &loak =mbridgeIs 0atronus vanished and the Dementor in the courtroom attacked #rs &attermole Harry used a 0atronus &harm, while Hermione took the locket from =mbridge and left a copy in its place so that =mbridge would not later suspect the truth *he then freed #rs &attermole from her restraints with a )evulsion 7inx Harry and Hermione summoned their 0atronuses and freed the other #uggle! born prisoners, telling them to flee the country while 8oldemort remained in power

(scape
Harry and Hermione met back up with )on as they and the freed prisoners raced to the Atrium =nfortunately, the #inistryIs security had been alerted because #oody's magical eye was missing from =mbridge's office, and there were workers sealing off the exits Harry used his disguise as the intimidating Albert )uncorn to bully them into stopping momentarily "he #uggle!borns fled as the real )eginald &attermole arrived and Eaxley appeared, ordering that the exits be sealed again Eaxley soon figured out what was happening and tried to stop them from escaping He grabbed HermioneIs arm as she, Harry, and )on Disapparated *he used a )evulsion 7inx to force him to release her, but he was taken past the protections around 2? Grimmauld 0lace, forcing them to abandon it as a safe house as well as causing them to go on the run, aided only by a magical tent

Attack at Godric's Hollow 1233C5

Background
By late 233C, Harry 0otter and his friends )on $easley andHermione Granger were searching for the Horcruxes of 9ord 8oldemort in an attempt to defeat him once and for all "hey had obtained *ala-ar *lytherin's 9ocket in *eptember by infiltrating the#inistry of #agic, but the negative energy within the locket caused )on to abandon his friends when they had difficulty deciding what their next move should be Hermione remained with Harry

(ventually, Hermione brought up the fact that her copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, which Albus Dumbledore left to her in his will, contained a symbol that she recalled Oenophilius 9ovegood wearing to the wedding of Bill $easley and <leur Delacour that summer 8iktor %rum had seen it and claimed it was a mark of the Dark $i-ard Gellert Grindelwald =nsure what that meant, Harry and Hermione turned their focus to going to Godric's Hollow Harry wanted to see his parentsI gravesD Hermione had previously argued that they should not go because 8oldemort would expect it and probably set up a trap *he changed her mind because she suspected that Godric Gryffindor's *word H one of the only known items able to destroy a Horcrux H might be there "he two also knew that Bathilda Bagshot, an elderly historian who wrote about the history of the village, still lived there and had known 7ames and 9ily 0otter as well as the Dumbledore family "hus, the two believed that Dumbledore may have given the *word to Bathilda to give to Harry, as they previously overheard goblins Griphook and Gornuk discussing how the sword *everus *nape sent to Gringotts from Hogwarts was a fake

Ambush "he 0ottersI Graves

Hermione, still suspicious that 8oldemort had set up a trap for Harry where his parents died, held off going for a week in order to plan "hey practised Apparating and Disapparating while under HarryIs +nvisibility &loak together and surreptitiously obtained hairs from #uggles who were &hristmas shopping in order to make 0oly'uice 0otion After Apparating to the village, they disguised themselves and made their way through the settlement under the &loak Harry and Hermione passed the war memorial to his parents, which depicted the 0otters with their infant son, and walked through the graveyard "here, they spotted the graves of %endra and Ariana Dumbledore as well as that of +gnotus 0everell, which caught HermioneIs attention, as it bore the same symbol that was on her book and worn by Oenophilius 9ovegood At last, they found the graves of 7ames and 9ily 0otter, and Hermione con'ured flowers for Harry to place on their graves "hey also found a sign near the ruins of the 0ottersI home to commemorate what occurred there, with magical graffiti on it with supportive messages for Harry

Bathilda Bagshot
Harry and Hermione then reali-ed that they were being stared at by a very old woman, who was able to see them despite their being under the +nvisibility &loak *he beckoned for them to follow her, and nodded when Harry asked her if she was Bathilda Bagshot "hey followed her into a dark, dirty house that smelled like rotting meat Harry also spotted a photograph of a Mgolden!haired, merry!facedN young man he recogni-ed as having been the thief of GregorovitchIs wand and an old friend of DumbledoreIs, pictured in )ita *keeter's The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore He would later learn this was Gellert Grindelwald, BathildaIs nephew Despite persistent ,uestioning, Bathilda did not say anything to Harry or Hermione, instead beckoning for Harry to follow her upstairs Hermione reluctantly remained behind as Harry followed the old witch upstairs ;nce there, she asked him if he was M0otterN, and when he confirmed that he was, he felt the locket Horcrux around his neck start to pulse faster +t was not until later that Harry would reali-e

she was speaking in 0arseltongue to him He then felt his scar prickle and a cold voice say Mhold himN "he moment Harry turned away, 8oldemortIs snake familiar :agini came out of the old womanIs body Before Harry could use any spell, :agini bit his forearm, sending his wand flying *he then knocked him to the floor and began to coil herself around and hold Harry in place However, Hermione heard noises from below and ran upstairs, repelling the snake from Harry

(scape
Hermione managed to keep the snake at bay with several curses, and :agini smashed much of the furniture in the room Harry pulled Hermione across the bed away from the snake and Hermione used a Blasting &urse against :agini as Harry pulled them both out of the broken window "hey Disapparated in the air 'ust as 8oldemort arrived

Ambush at the 9ovegood House

Background
After Harry 0otter and Hermione Granger visited Godric's Hollow on &hristmas (ve, they became aware of a connection between Albus Dumbledore, Gellert Grindelwald, Godric's Hollow, and a symbol in The Tales of Beedle the Bard "he same symbol had been found on the grave of +gnotus 0everell in GodricIs Hollow, and had been worn by Oenophilius 9ovegood at the wedding of Bill $easley and <leur Delacour Hermione thought that Dumbledore may have wanted them to figure out the connection, as he had left the book to her in his will and they were at a loss as to where to find the other Horcruxes Although Harry was sceptical, )on $easley H who had 'ust returned to his friends using the Deluminator Dumbledore left him, and destroyed the locket Horcrux H agreed with Hermione, partly because she was still furious with him for leaving and he wanted to get back on her good side "hus, the trio headed for the 9ovegood House to ,uestion Oenophilius, though they were also eager to see 9una

An =nexpected $elcome
"o their surprise, Oenophilius did not greet them warmly when they arrived His maga-ine The 7uibbler, along with the radio program 4otterwatch, were the only media outlets telling the truth about the atrocities being committed under 9ord 8oldemortIs regime and advocating support of Harry and the ;rder of the 0hoenix Eet Oenophilius seemed reluctant to let the trio into his house and remained uncomfortable throughout their conversation Hermione pointed out the (rumpent horn in the 9ovegoodsI living room, as they are combustible and dangerous items to have Oenophilius, however, was adamant that it was the horn of a &rumple!Horned *norkack He also began to waffle when they told him that they needed his help $hen they prompted him to get 9una 9ovegood, he wandered off saying he would H but in fact called Death (aters at the #inistry of #agic with the news that Harry 0otter was in his home

"he Deathly Hallows

$hen Oenophilius returned, Harry asked him about the symbol he had worn around his neck at the wedding He informed them that it was a symbol of the Deathly Hallows, of which none of them had heard, though both )on and Hermione were familiar with the tales of Beedle the Bard *ince Hermione had a copy with her, Oenophilius bade her to read from it $hen she finished, Oenophilius explained that the items in the fairy tale were the Deathly Hallows H the (lder $and, the +nvisibility cloak, and the )esurrection *tone Harry, )on and Hermione were all very sceptical, though gradually, Harry came to believe that there could be truth to the story, given the similarities between his own +nvisibility cloak and the one of legend Oenophilius also expressed the belief that it was the 0everell brothers who were described in the story Oenophilius stepped into the kitchen and Harry looked into 9unaIs room H only to notice that it looked as if it hadnIt been touched in weeks $hen they ,uestioned Oenophilius, he became alarmed, and everybody drew their wands Hermione then spotted the newest issue of The 7uibbler, which had a picture of Harry on the cover with the title M=ndesirable :umber ;neN and a reward amount for his capture, which 8oldemort put up the reward from ?,PPP galleons to ?PP,PPP galleons because all finding of him was coming up a fail as he always escaped

*kirmish
Oenophilius revealed that Death (aters had captured his daughter 9una in order to force him to cease his public political dissention He alerted the 8oldemort!controlled #inistry that Harry was in his home in the hopes that they would return 9una in exchange "he trio was momentarily distracted as two figures on broomsticks flew past the window, and Oenophilius shot a *tunning *pell at them, but Harry shoved his friends out of the way and the spell struck the (rumpent horn 7ust as Hermione had warned, it exploded Oenophilius was blown down the spiral stairs and the house was left mostly a wreck "he trio stayed ,uiet as they heard Death (aters *elwyn and "ravers enter the ruined house a floor below

(scape
"he Death (aters beat and tortured Oenophilius briefly, convinced that he was lying about Harry being there and furious for him wasting their time He insisted that he was telling the truth and begged that they return his daughter "ravers cast Homenum )evelio, and thus detected that there were people upstairs "hey sent Oenophilius up Hermione told Harry and )on to trust her, threw the +nvisibility &loak over )on, took HarryIs hand and had )on put one on her shoulder, and aimed her wand at the stairs $hen Oenophilius emerged, Hermione hit him with a #emory &harm and then blasted the floor beneath them "ravers and *elwyn caught a glimpse of her and Harry 'ust before Hermione Disapparated all three of them

*kirmish at #alfoy #anor

Background

By the spring of 2334, 8oldemort was in control of the #inistry of #agic and had *natchers prowling the country in search of #uggle!borns, blood traitors, and =ndesirable :umber ;ne, Harry 0otter Harry, )on $easley, and Hermione Granger were secretly hunting down 8oldemort's Horcruxes in an effort to make him mortal and defeat him once and for all Harry accidentally broke the "aboo curse on 8oldemort's name, and he and his friends were immediately surrounded by a gang of *natchers led by <enrir Greyback Greyback and his gang had already captured Dean "homas and goblin Griphook and killed "ed "onks, Dirk &resswell, and Gornuk "hinking fast, Hermione used a *tinging Hex on Harry's face in an attempt to disguise his identity "he three were disarmed and ,uestioned on their identities Harry claimed that he was 68ernon Dudley6, the son of a #inistry employee and a *lytherin, a claim he was able to back up because he knew where the *lytherin common room was from having been there in his second year )on said he was *tan *hunpike, but the *natchers knew he was lying and punched him in the faceD )on then claimed he was 6Barny $easley6 Hermione told them she was 0enelope &learwater and a half!blood "hey claimed that using the Dark 9ord's name was an accident and that they did not know what the ;rder of the 0hoenix was "heir story may have been believed, but Hermione's picture was in Dail! 4rophet, which described her as "the -udblood who is known to be travellin with 5arr! 4otter" Greyback decided not to take them to the #inistry, thinking that they would 6take the credit6 As he desired the monetary reward and to bite Hermione, he decided to bring them to #alfoy #anor, where someone with the Dark #ark could call 8oldemort directly

Battle +dentification
$hen the group arrived at #alfoy #anor, they were greeted by a disdainful :arcissa #alfoy, who let them in and called her son Draco, who was home from Hogwarts for the (aster holidays, to identify the prisoners 9ucius #alfoy was also there and visibly excited at the prospect of being the one to hand Harry over to 8oldemort, in the hope it would redeem him in the Dark 9ord's eyes Draco was extremely reluctant to identify any of them, despite )on and HermioneIs identities, at least, being obvious Bellatrix 9estrange came upon the scene at that moment, and briefly argued with her brother!in!law 9ucius over who would be the one to signal 8oldemort, but stopped when she spotted Godric Gryffindor's *word among the sei-ed possessions of the prisoners

+nterrogation
Bellatrix screamed at 9ucius not to touch his Dark #ark, saying that they would Mall perish if the Dark 9ord comes nowN *he demanded to know where the *natchers got the *word, and then stunned four of them in rapid succession for their Mlack of respectN towards her *he ordered her nephew to move the unconscious men to the courtyard and implied that she might kill them later *he then ordered Greyback to take all the prisoners down to the dungeons H except for Hermione Harry, )on, Dean, and Griphook were shut into the dungeons in the cellar 'ust as Bellatrix began to torture Hermione with repeated use of the &ruciatus &urse while ,uestioning her about how she and her

friends obtained GryffindorIs *word, which Bellatrix had believed to be in her vault in Gringotts )on was reduced to sobs at hearing Hermione scream in pain

(scape
9una 9ovegood and #r ;llivander were also in the dungeons, having been imprisoned because of Oenophilius 9ovegoodIs public support of Harry and for knowledge of wands, respectively 9una helped cut the new prisonersI bonds using a nail Hermione was still screaming upstairs, driving Harry to desperately grab at a pouch around his neck A piece of a communication mirror fell to the floor, and Harry saw a blue eye H later identified as that of Aberforth Dumbledore H and screamed for help +n the meantime, Hermione managed to lie under torture and claimed that the *word was a copy "o try to confirm this story, Bellatrix sent Draco to fetch Griphook, who would be able to tell true goblin work from fake Harry begged Griphook to lie to them, and 'ust as the goblin was taken upstairs by Draco, Dobby the house!elf appeared in the dungeon using house!elf Apparition Harry ordered him take 9una, #r ;llivander, and Dean to *hell &ottage, the home of newlyweds Bill $easley and <leur Delacour Harry was briefly distracted by seeing 8oldemortIs point of view H the Dark 9ord was at :urmengard to angrily demand the location of the (lder $and from Gellert Grindelwald However, the crack of Apparition made by Dobby was heard from above, and 0eter 0ettigrew was sent to investigate the noise $hen he arrived, Harry and )on tackled him 0ettigrew started to strangle Harry, but Harry reminded him that he owed him his life, as Harry once prevented *irius Black and )emus 9upin from killing him to avenge his betrayal of 7ames and 9ily 0otter 0ettigrew slackened his grip, and his own silver hand promptly strangled him to death for his moment of pity, despite Harry and )on's efforts to prevent it 7ust then, Griphook lied to Bellatrix, saying that the *word was a fake, and she signalled 8oldemort +ncensed at the summons, he killed Grindelwald and started on his way to #alfoy #anor

*kirmish
7ust as Bellatrix was about to hand Hermione, who had been tortured into unconsciousness, over to Greyback, Harry and )on burst in )on disarmed Bellatrix, using 0ettigrewIs wand Harry stunned 9ucius, and then rolled behind a sofa to avoid curses from :arcissa, Draco, and Greyback Bellatrix then held her short knife to HermioneIs throat in threat, and Harry and )on surrendered their wands to Draco However, Dobby returned and sent the crystal chandelier falling to the floor Bellatrix released Hermione to 'ump out of the way and DracoIs face was scratched by the flying debris )on rescued Hermione from the wreckage, and Harry grabbed the wands from Draco and used them all to stun Greyback Dobby disarmed :arcissa before she could curse anyone Harry threw )on a wand, and he Disapparated with Hermione Harry then grabbed Griphook and the *word and followed Bellatrix, however, threw her knife as they vanished and struck Dobby in the chest

2334 Break!+n of Gringotts $i-arding Bank

Background
After escaping #alfoy #anor in the spring of 2334, Harry 0otter, )on $easley, and Hermione Granger stayed at *hell &ottage for a time with 9una 9ovegood, Dean "homas, #r ;llivander, and Griphook $hen Bellatrix 9estrange had interrogated and tortured Hermione with the &ruciatus &urse at #alfoy #anor, she revealed that there was something in her vault at Gringottsthat was very valuable to 9ord 8oldemort Harry and his friends deduced that this was another of 8oldemortIs Horcruxes, and thus needed a way to get into the vault in order to steal it A plan was then conceived to break into Gringotts, during their stay at *hell &ottage

0lan Bargain with Griphook

"o this end, they bargained with Griphook, a former employee of Gringotts, to help them break in He agreed to help them H in exchange for Godric Gryffindor's *word As Bill $easley explained to Harry, goblins have different conceptions of ownership than wi-ards, considering the maker and not the buyer to be the true owner Griphook also claimed that Godric Gryffindor had stolen the sword from goblin )agnuk the <irst Harry reluctantly agreed to GriphookIs ultimatum, though he planned to only hand it over after he, )on and Hermione had used it to destroy Horcruxes Griphook was also suspicious of any wi-ardIs ability to keep his word, given the poor history between his people and wi-ards

Disguise
Hermione then used a strand of Bellatrix's hair, which had fallen onto her sweater back when she was being held at #alfoy #anor, to disguise herself as Bellatrix with the 0oly'uice 0otion *he also transfigured various aspects of )on's appearance to disguise him as MDragomir DespardN, a foreign wi-ard Harry and Griphook hid under his +nvisibility cloak and the group headed to the bank At first, Hermione had difficulty imitating Death (ater, Bellatrix 9estrange, as she was Mtoo politeN to a person and was visibly startled when a beggar approached her, asking her for his children $hen he lunged for her throat, )on stunned him However, with a Mmagnificent imitation of Bellatrix's most contemptuous mannerN, Hermione managed to make "ravers less suspicious *he and )on were accompanied by "ravers into Gringotts

Break!in Getting +n
;nce the group entered, the guards used 0robity 0robes on them to detect any spells of concealment or magical items Harry ,uickly used the &onfundus &harm on the guards so that they would let them through $hen they reached the counters, "ravers presented his key and Hermione was asked to hand over her wand for identification Griphook hissed in HarryIs ear that the goblins might have been warned about imposters "his indicates that the real Bellatrix must have warned Gringotts that someone might use her wand H since Harry took in the escape and which Hermione was forced to use since her own had been taken by*natchers H might try to get into her vault Harry used the +mperius &urse on the

goblins so that they would believe it as another wand instead $hen "ravers ,uestioned how she could have gotten a new wand, Harry used the +mperius &urse on him as well "he goblin Bogrod then led the group to the 9estrange family vault, and Harry sent away the others, including "ravers "hey took a cart there, and passed through the "hief's Downfall, which washes away all magical concealment, thus restoring Hermione and )onIs true appearances *uspecting that Gringotts was aware of a security breach, they hurried to the door, which was guarded by a half! blind dragon $ith Bogrod with them, they were able to get past the dragon and into the vault

;btaining the &up

Harry, )on, Hermione and Griphook searched the treasure!filled room for either Helga Hufflepuff's &up or an item that once belonged to )owena )avenclaw "o increase security, Geminio and <lagrante curses had been added to the treasure so that it would expand and multiply exponentially if touched, and turned hot enough to burn the skin As time went on, the treasure started to grow, and the heat began to rise with them stuck inside it (ventually, they spotted HufflepuffIs &up Hermione used 9evicorpus on Harry to lift him closer to it As she, )on, Griphook became buried in burning treasure, Harry slipped GryffindorIs *word through the handle of the cup to pull it down Griphook then sei-ed the sword and fled betraying the trio and screaming that there were thieves as a crowd of armed goblins and a few wi-ards approached the vault

(scape
Harry, )on and Hermione all fired *tunning *pells at the oncoming goblins to hold them off Harry then used a )evulsion 7inx to free the dragon from its chains, so that the trio could escape on its back "he dragon began to breathe fire at the goblins and to fly through the corridor that was almost too narrow for it, while the goblins threw daggers at them Hermione used Defodio to enlarge the passageway for the dragon, and Harry and )on copied her "heir combined efforts and the dragonIs violent thrashing allow them to break into the main hallway As customers and employees fled, the dragon burst out of the doors into Diagon Alley, and launched itself into the sky

Battle of Hogwarts
Background information Horcruxes
At the climax of the Battle of the Astronomy "ower the previous year, Albus Dumbledore was killed by then!Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, *everus *nape Dumbledore, however, had left Harry 0otter with a final task> to find, and destroy the remaining Horcruxes that 8oldemort created at different points in his life ;ver several months, two Horcruxes had been found> *ala-ar *lytherin's locket which had been destroyed by )on $easley in December of 233C and the cup of Helga Hufflepuff which they had stolen from Bellatrix 9estrange's vault at Gringotts $i-arding Bank the day before the battle "wo other Horcruxes had also been destroyed already> 8oldemort's old diary that he had during his school years at Hogwarts was destroyed in 233@ by Harry 0otter, and the ring of &admus 0everell by Dumbledore sometime in 7uly, 233B After learning that his Horcruxes were being systematically

hunted down and destroyed, 8oldemort ordered a massive attack on Hogwarts &astle in an attempt to stop Harry 0otter from destroying one of the remaining Horcruxes 1)owena )avenclaw's Diadem5, which was hidden in the )oom of )e,uirement

Hogwarts
;n the <irst of August, 233C, the current #inister for #agic, )ufus *crimgeour, and the Head of the Auror ;ffice were captured by 8oldemort and interrogated for the whereabouts of Harry 0otter However, in one last brave act for Harry, )ufus *crimgeour told 8oldemort nothing, and was subse,uently killed "his placed the #inistry of #agic under the control of 8oldemort and his Death (aters Hogwarts *chool of $itchcraft and $i-ardry also fell under 8oldemort's influence, and he appointed *everus *nape as new headmaster 1ironically, *nape had killed the previous headmaster, Albus Dumbledore, 'ust a few months before5 "he &arrow siblings were also appointed as teachers #any school sub'ects were revisioned at 8oldemort's willD Defence Against the Dark Arts was more or less taught as a Dark Arts class, and #uggle *tudies became a compulsory class for indoctrinating hatred against #ugglesand #uggle!borns As a result of this, a band of students began to fight back very early on in the 233CH2334 school year, led by seventh year :eville 9ongbottom and sixth years Ginny $easley and 9una 9ovegood "his group stood as the successor to the original Dumbledore's Army, founded by Harry, )on, and Hermione in 233/

"he Battle Hogsmeade

Harry 0otter, )on $easley, and Hermione Granger Apparated into the main street of the village of Hogsmeade while wearing Harry's +nvisibility &loak and were immediately detected by a group of Death (aters due to the fact that they had triggered a &auterwauling &harm "hey all tried to Disapparate but they had been trapped because they had been bound by an Anti!Disapparation 7inx "he Death (aters tried to reveal their whereabouts by *ummoning the +nvisibility &loak, the cloak however refused to be moved due to the fact that it was the &loak of 9egend from "he "ale of the "hree Brothers "he Death (aters then sent Dementors to locate Harry, )on, and Hermione "hey agreed that sending Dementors would be a successful capture, as Harry would be given to 8oldemort soul!less Harry repelled them with his 0atronus to send them away "hey were then pulled into the Hog's Head by Aberforth Dumbledore He told the Death (aters that he had produced the 0atronus and showed it was a goat, not a stag, and had set off the &auterwauling &harm by letting his cat out Aberforth fed Harry, )on, and Hermione and explained that he had been watching them all throughout their 'ourney hunting Horcruxes by *irius Black's "wo!way mirror, retrieved from #undungus <letcher Aberforth explained many things to the trio, including Albus's involvement with Grindelwald, Ariana, and Ariana's tragic death due to the three way duel Aberforth, Albus, and Grindelwald fought Aberforth then led Harry, )on and Hermione to a secret passage from his pub to the )oom of )e,uirement where members of Dumbledore's Army had been hiding during the previous

few weeks :eville 9ongbottom greeted them enthusiastically, and then led Harry, )on, and Hermione into Hogwarts

Arrival at Hogwarts and start of the battle

:eville, Hermione, )on, and Harry arrived in the )oom of )e,uirement and were greeted by many members of Dumbledore's Army who were hiding from the &arrows and *everus *nape :eville had informed many of them to return to Hogwarts to fight and help Harry find whatever it was that he needed $hen Harry realised how loyal they were being to him and after )on's reminder that he didn't need to do everything alone, he accepted help and told them that 8oldemort was on the way to Hogwarts Harry told them that they were in need of something related to )avenclaw, and &ho and 9una helped him figure out that it could possibly have been the lost Diadem "he trio split up after that, )on and Hermione travelling down into the &hamber of *ecrets to obtain Basilisk venom filled fangs in order to destroy Helga Hufflepuff's &up and any future Horcruxes that are found, while Harry went with 9una 9ovegood to the )avenclaw &ommon )oom to have a look at a statue of )owena )avenclaw wearing her diadem Alecto &arrow, the #uggle *tudies teacher and Death (ater, appeared while the two were searching the room, but 9una 9ovegood managed to *tun her Amycus &arrow and 0rofessor #cGonagall arrived next, #cGonagall wondering why Harry would come back to Hogwarts, least of all )avenclaw "ower Amycus spat in her face, and Harry, feeling intense rage at the Death (ater, successfully used the &ruciatus &urse on him for the first time Harry then told #cGonagall that 8oldemort was trying to get into Hogwarts #inerva #cGonagall summoned the other Heads of Houses, and they all told Harry that they would do everything in their power to slow down 8oldemort's arrival (ach of them put up strong defences, although they all knew 8oldemort would get through them eventually Hogwarts was soon fortified for the coming attack, while ;rder of the 0hoenix members arrived, also summoned by :eville 9ongbottom *tudents old enough to fight stayed and younger students were evacuated by 0oppy 0omfrey and Argus <ilch <litwick, #cGonagall and *prout took groups of students to the tallest towers while Arthur $easley, )emus 9upin and %ingsley *hacklebolt took others onto the Grounds <red and George $easley defended the secret passages of Hogwarts After all the preparation, 8oldemort ordered his Death (aters to assault Hogwarts

<irst part of battle

8oldemort magically amplified his voice so it was heard throughout Hogwarts and Hogsmeade to demand those inside the castle hand Harry 0otter over to him or his army of Death (aters and dark creatures would attack $hen 0ansy 0arkinson suggested that they take the deal, practically every student, excluding the *lytherin students, in the hall threatened to curse her, and she was instructed to leave by #cGonagall "hose not willing to fight or not of age 1seventeen years or older5 were sent out of the school through the Hog's Head, particularly the students of *lytherin 1who were sent out first5 "he Death (aters stormed Hogwarts with the aid of the Acromantulas, Giants, Dementors, and #inistry officials +t was in this part of the battle that <red $easley, )emus 9upin, :ymphadora "onks and &olin &reevey were killed by Death (aters Hogwarts defenders were able to fend off the Death (aters using an array of tactics, including mandrakes and magical plants, bewitched suits of armour, and wand duels

)oom of )e,uirement
Harry 0otter, )on $easley, and Hermione Granger found )avenclaw's Diadem in the )oom of Hidden "hings transformation of the )oom of )e,uirement But before they could remove or destroy it, Draco #alfoy, 8incent &rabbe, and Gregory Goyle arrived &rabbe tried to kill )on and Hermione with %illing &urses and accidentally destroyed the diadem with <iendfyre, also killing himself in the process Harry rescued #alfoy, and )on and Hermione rescued Goyle, by flying out on broomsticks

*acrifice
=sing his connection with 8oldemort's mind, Harry 0otter uncovered 8oldemort's whereabouts in the *hrieking *hack ;n route to attack 8oldemort, Harry nearly welcomed an oblivion that would come with a Dementor's %iss, but the arrival of 9una 9ovegood, *eamus <innigan and (rnie #acmillan roused Harry to produce a 0atronus that drove off over a hundred Dementors =pon arriving at the *hack Harry 0otter witnessed 8oldemort order :agini to murder *everus *nape, believing that unless *nape was killed by him, he would not gain mastery over the (lder $and *nape's dying act was to pass on several of his memories to Harry At this point, 8oldemort ordered an hour!long ceasefire, with the re,uest that Harry 0otter give himself up +f he failed to turn himself over, 8oldemort declared he would personally enter the battle After viewing *nape's memories which revealed that Harry himself was, in fact, a Horcrux and that he needed to be killed for 9ord 8oldemort to die, Harry went into the <orbidden <orest to sacrifice himself Before doing so, he used the )esurrection *tone to bring back his parents, *irius Black, and )emus 9upin for emotional support Due to 8oldemort's use of Harry's blood in the process of creating himself a new body in 233/ in the graveyard of 9ittle Hangleton, Harry survived the %illing &urse from 8oldemort, although he was briefly knocked unconscious As an additional result of this, Harry's sacrifice put a protection on the defenders of Hogwarts from 8oldemort like his mother had once done for him +n those unconscious moments, Harry spoke to the spirit of Albus Dumbledore, who explained that the bit of 8oldemort's soul inside of Harry was gone, and he could choose to go back to the world of the living or go on into the world of the dead Harry accepted the choice to return, and feigned death while 8oldemort's forces cheered in assumed victory

<all of the Dark 9ord

After waking, Harry discovered that 8oldemort had also been unconscious during those brief moments 8oldemort suffered an additional betrayal when :arcissa #alfoy confirmed that Harry was dead, only wanting to get close enough to him to ask if her son, Draco #alfoy, was still alive =pon learning of Draco's survival, :arcissa lied to the Dark 9ord, saying that Harry 0otter was in fact deceased After )ubeus Hagrid carried Harry's 6corpse6 back to Hogwarts, guided by the Death (aters walking in a victory march, 8oldemort announced Harry's 'death' to the defenders of Hogwarts "he defenders came out of the castle and upon seeing Harry dead they screamed and shouted at the Death (aters in anger 8oldemort asked :eville 9ongbottom to 'oin the Death (aters since he was of pure blood, but :eville refused "he Dark 9ord placed a <ull Body!Bind &urse on :eville, free-ing him to the spot He then placed the *orting Hat atop his head and set it aflame

"he centaurs and Grawp then attacked the Death (aters, giving Harry time to disappear under his +nvisibility &loak in the confusion :eville broke free of 8oldemort's curse and pulled Godric Gryffindor's *word from the *orting Hat +n one stroke, :eville used the blade to behead :agini, thus destroying the last of 8oldemort's Horcruxes and rendering him mortal 8oldemort, alongside his now weakened army, forced his way into Hogwarts Additional Hogwarts allies arrived at this time> 9egions of knife!wielding house!elves led by %reacherD the returning *lytherins, the residents of Hogsmeade and the friends and families of every remaining student, all led by &harlie $easley and 0rofessor *lughorn A flock of "hestrals led by Buckbeak, and the &entaurs also threw themselves into the battle +n the midst of all the chaos, Harry, hidden under the +nvisibility &loak, was buffeted into the Great Hall ;utnumbered by the defenders and allies of Hogwarts, the Death (aters are defeated Eaxely is defeated by George and 9ee 7ordan Dolohov is defeated by <litwick $alden #acnair is defeated by Hagrid Greyback is defeated by :eville and )on )ookwood is defeated by Aberforth "hicknesse is defeated by Arthur and 0ercy "he rest are stabbed by house!elves, are shot with arrows by the centaurs, brought down by spells or trampled by the charging army until only Bellatrix 9estrange and 8oldemort remained $hilst the Dark 9ord simultaneously duelled #inerva #cGonagall, %ingsley *hacklebolt, and Horace *lughorn and became furious at his inability to defeat them, Bellatrix also duelled three opponentsD Hermione Granger, 9una 9ovegood, and Ginny $easley (,ual in power to all three, Bellatrix duelled fiercely, before sending a %illing &urse that missed Ginny by a scant inch <urious at Bellatrix's attempted murder of her daughter, #olly $easley forced the three girls to step aside and dueled Bellatrix herselfD refusing all aid Bellatrix's refusal to take her opponent seriously ultimately proved her undoingD whilst laughing at #olly, she was hit over the heart by a well aimed curse, killing her 8oldemort was furious at the loss of his best and last lieutenant, and after blasting his three opponents aside, directed his wand at #olly <ortunately, Harry cast a *hield &harm between #olly $easley and 8oldemort before the latter could raise his wand Harry then revealed himself to the survivors, giving them hope again "he cheering crowd retreated to the walls of the hall and watched then as the two great nemeses, 9ord 8oldemort and Harry 0otter, bantered and circled each other Harry revealed to 8oldemort that *nape had always been a spy for Dumbledore, ever since 8oldemort threatened 9ily 0otter's life Harry also revealed that *nape was never the true master of the (lder $and +t had been Draco #alfoy that was the rightful master, and that Harry had defeated #alfoy weeks ago, thereby gaining the allegiance of the (lder $and Harry suggested that 8oldemort try to feel remorse, mentioning that he would become less than human if he did not, at which 8oldemort was shocked #oments later, 8oldemort cast a %illing &urse with the (lder $and at Harry, who simultaneously cast his own Disarming &harm using Draco #alfoy's wand However, because the (lder $and rightfully belonged to Harry, the %illing &urse rebounded at 8oldemort and ended his life once and for all "he *econd $i-arding $ar had ended with a decisive victory for the ;rder of the 0hoenix and Dumbledore's Army

Duel in the Great Hall

Background
+n the middle of the battle, after Harry 0otter witnessed the death of*everus *nape in the *hrieking *hack, he took a flask of *nape's memories to Albus Dumbledore's 0ensieve and viewed them After seeing memories covering years of the professor's life, Harry realised that *nape was a loyal member of the ;rder of the 0hoenix, and he, Harry, was a Horcrux He ventured out to the <orbidden <orest alone knowing that saying 6Goodbye6 to )on and Hermione would be far too painful As he was passing the dementors, he opened the Golden *nitch left to him to reveal the )esurrection *tone =sing the stone, he summoned the spirits of his parents, *irius Black, and )emus 9upin "hey gave him strength as he went to his death +n the <orbidden <orest Acromantula colony, he found 9ord 8oldemort and allowed himself to be hit with the %illing &urse, destroying the Horcrux that was Harry

"he Battle
Believing Harry to be dead, 8oldemort brought the &hosen ;ne before the Hogwarts *tudents Angered, :eville 9ongbottom ran at 8oldemort and decapitated :agini with Godric Gryffindor's *word "his began the battle, and it didn't end until the death of Bellatrix 9estrange, at which point Harry revealed himself

"he Duel
As soon as Harry revealed himself, he and the Dark 9ord began to circle each other Harry said to 8oldemort that one of them was to die in the duel 8oldemort expressed his belief that Harry would die Harry explained to him that Albus Dumbledore's death was planned between the former Hogwarts headmaster and *everus *nape, that way the (lder $and's power should have died with him =nfortunately, Draco #alfoy disarmed Dumbledore, making him the true master of the (lder $and 8oldemort said he would 'ust kill Draco #alfoy, but then Harry added that he disarmed Draco #alfoy, making him the true master of the (lder $and At the same time, Harry and 8oldemort cast their spells J Harry attempting to disarm 8oldemort, and 8oldemort attempting to kill Harry "he (lder $and refused to kill its master, so it flipped over, and Harry caught it "he rebounding %illing &urse hit 9ord 8oldemort, and he was finally destroyed once and for all