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07-19-2005, 01:19 PM
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Chapter 25 – The Seer Overheard
Harry is happy to be with Ginny and miraculously Ron does not have objections, very strong ones, anyway. One evening Hermione says that she suspects who the prince might be; a witch by the name Eileen Prince. Harry refuses this idea for he is sure the Prince is male, not solely because of of the name, but also because of the style in which it is written. Harry decides to get the book, but just ere he reaches the corridor, he hears a commotion. Professor Trelawney has been cursed out of the room, and she heard a whooping voice. Harry suggests they should go to Dumbledore. At first the professor refuses, but Harry manages to talk her into it. On the way she mutters about 'the lightening-struck tower' and she talks to Harry about when she was first appointed. Harry finally find out who told Voldemort about the prophecy: Snape. Harry rushes to Dumbledore in rage, leaving the Trelawney behind. When Harry knocks on the door, Dumbledore tells him to enter. In the office Harry gets the choice of raging about Snape or to follow Dumbledore, as long as he promises to follow his every order, in the quest to find one of the remaining Horcruxes. | 
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07-19-2005, 01:32 PM
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Chapter 26 – The Cave
Dumbledore takes Harry to Hog's Head whence they Apperate to the cave in which Voldemort scared the two fellow orphans. They have to swim in and reaches the ante-chamber. Dumbledore knows it is there because Magic leaves traces. He understands that to gain entrance to the real chamber he needs to spill blood. Dumbledore gives his, because he says Harry's more valuable.
Inside the chamber they're standing at the edge of a lake and in the middle there is a misty green light. Harry tries to summon the Horcrux, but all that happens is that something shoots out of the water. After a bit, Dumbledore discovers the invisible boat. It's bewitched to only carry one with great magical power, but as Harry is underage, he doesn't count to Voldemort. While crossing to the island Harry discovers that the water is thick with Inferi. They reach the bank safe and they discover a basin with green potion. The only way to reach it is by a golden goblet. Dumbledore tells Harry that he shall drink the potion himself and warns Harry that it might be a poison, but suspect that if it is, the drinker won't die immediately. He makes Harry promise to feed him the rest of the potion if he is unable to finish it himself. Sure enough, it is a poison and Dumbledore screams and shouts, but Harry makes Dumbledore drink it. When all is drunk he asks Harry to give him water, but since Harry can't fill the goblet with water magically, he dips it into the lake. Now the Inferi come out of the water, but Dumbledore gets to his feet and creates fire. They manage to make their way out and when Harry tells the headmaster not to worry, he replies: 'I am not worried, Harry, I am with you.' | |
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07-19-2005, 01:33 PM
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Chapter 27 – The Lightening-Struck Tower
When they return to Hogsmeade Dumbledore tells Harry that he needs Snape, but before Harry can do anything Madam Rosmerta comes and tells them of the Dark Mark that hovers over the Astronomy tower. Suddenly Dumbledore gains strength and he and Harry hurries on Madam Rosmerta's brooms. When they reach the tower Dumbledore tells Harry to go and fetch Snape, but then they hear running footsteps on the other side of the door. As the intruder yells ‘Expellarmus’ Harry is frozen: Dumbledore had stunned Harry rather than defending himself. The intruder is Draco Malfoy. Dumbledore tells Malfoy that he is no killer and try to persuade Malfoy to come to the good side, but Malfoy insist that he is on the winning side, he can kill and he's afraid; there are Death Eaters in the castle. Malfoy had fixed the broken Vanishing Cabinet and Borgin had created a portal between it and the one that exist in his shop. Malfoy never get the nerve to kill the headmaster, not even when other Death Eaters appear. Finally Severus Snape turns up, Dumbledore pleads. Snape walks over to the old wizard, he gaze at him with revulsion and hatred in every line of his face and kills Dumbledore. | |
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07-19-2005, 01:40 PM
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Chapter 28 – The Flight of the Prince
As Dumbledore dies, the spell upon Harry loses its effect. Harry stun the last Death Eater to leave the tower and sets down the stairs in persuasion of Snape who ran with Malfoy. While running down he enters a battle scene where a few Death Eaters, Order Members and Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Luna and Neville are also present. Though Harry has hardly time to help anyone and luckily Snape and Malfoy does not use the Vanishing Cabinet, but run out into the grounds, Harry hard upon their heels. Hagrid is fighting a few Death Eaters and the spells repel. Harry finally manages to catch up with them and Snape orders Malfoy to run. Harry tries to attack Snape, but in vain for Snape is a Legimens, after all. Harry is hit by the Cruciatus Cure and Snape yells again that they all should run and this time they heed his order. They are not to kill Harry for Voldemort himself wants to do that murder. When Harry tries the Prince's spells on Snape, Snape gets furious and tells Harry not to use his own spells on him. For Snape is the Half-Blood Prince. Then Harry tells Snape to kill him and calls him 'coward,' which infurates Snape who yells 'DON'T CALL ME COWARD' and slashes the air, but Buckbeak comes to Harry's rescue. Snape flees and disapperates.
Hagrid's house is burning and now Harry manages to perform the water spell. When the fire has been put out Hagrid and Harry goes to Dumbledore's broken body. Harry picks up the locket that's fallen out of Dumbledore's pocket. The locket is not engraved with any symbol of Slytherin's and inside there is a note signed R.A.B., which says that the real Horcrux has been stolen and replaced. Dumbledore weakened himself and died for nothing. | |
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07-19-2005, 01:44 PM
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Chapter 29 – Phoenix Lament
Ginny leads Harry to the Hospital Wing where Neville and Bill is recovering and gathered there is Ron, Hermione, Luna, Tonks and Lupin. Bill has been bitten by Greyback, but because he was not transformed, Bill's situation is special. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and Fleur comes to the Hospital Wing and Fleur is offended when Mrs. Weasley alludes to that Fleur no longer wants to be with Bill now that he is contaminated and his good looks are ruined. Unexpectedly, Tonks exclaims that she doesn't care either. It turns out that she's in love with Lupin who's refused her only on the grounds of his condition and age. While they are there, Fawkes starts singing.
After they've left the wing Harry accompanies McGonagall, the new Headmisterss, to her office, where she holds council with the Head of Houses. They speak of closing Hogwarts. Harry is allowed to disappear before the Minister of Magic appears. | |
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07-19-2005, 01:47 PM
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Chapter 30 – The White Tomb
All classes are suspended and examinations postphoned. A lot of parents want to bring their children home. Hermione searches for the initials in the library and tells Harry that the girl she had thought was the Prince, was in fact, Snape's mother. His friends tell him that Snape attacked Flitwick and made them check on him while he ran to the tower. They joined the battle not long afterwards and having used the coins for DA they managed to summon Luna and Neville. They confess that if they had not drank the Felix Felicis potion, none of them would probably be there.
Then there is the funeral and it finally sinks in that Dumbledore is gone. Now Harry makes a decision: He will not return to Hogwarts, but search for the Horcraxes and seek to finish Voldemort. He breaks up with Ginny and when the Minister asks, he still refuses to be poster boy for the Ministery. While alone he lets Ron and Hermione, who's now together, catch up with him. He tells them that he needs to do this alone, but they are his true friends and won't let him. | |
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