[3], Voldemort and Death Eater confronting the defenders of Hogwarts, Voldemort, his voice magically magnified, announced that Harry was dead and that he was killed as he ran away, trying to save himself. [17], However, Harry realised that Dumbledore had overestimated him and that Nagini, the last Horcrux, remained to bind Voldemort to the Earth even after Harry had been killed. Harry privately thought that the Grey Lady was only one of many who had been hoodwinked by Tom Riddle's charms. [15], As the Snatchers fell into the ravine below, Neville threw himself onto the un-exploded part of the bridge, holding to the intact wooden beams, as Ginny Weasley, Seamus Finnigan, Cho Chang, Ernie Macmillan, Leanne, Padma Patil, and Nigel Wolpert managed to help him up. Harry recognised Lavender Brown, both Patil twins, Terry Boot, Ernie Macmillan, Anthony Goldstein, and Michael Corner. Plus, he had his Horcruxes. With a swipe of her wand she began to duel. Voldemort's pupils contracted to thin slits, and the skin around his eyes whitened. Harry revealed that Snape's Patronus was a doe, the same as Lily's, because he loved her for nearly all of his life, from the time when they were children. Voldemort proclaimed that it was accident and chance, and that Harry crouched and snivelled behind the skirts of greater men and women and permitted Voldemort to kill them for Harry to save himself. [16], Dumbledore in his office talking to Snape, Harry then learnt that Snape had revealed the prophecy made by Sybill Trelawney (not knowing, at first, that it was referring to Lily and her family) to Voldemort, prompting the Dark Lord to attack the Potters in an attempt to prevent its fulfilment. In a barely audible whisper, with her lips an inch from Harry's ear and her long hair shielding his face from the onlookers, the woman asked if Draco was alive and in the castle. The Battle of Hogwarts, also known as the Final Battle of Hogwarts, was a dangerous violent conflict that concluded the Second Wizarding War. They informed him that Ron had opened the Chamber of Secrets by mimicking the Parseltongue language Harry had made to open the Locket Horcrux, and Hermione had recovered several Basilisk fangs, using one of them to destroy Helga Hufflepuff's Cup, one of the Horcruxes and recovering the others to destroy any future Horcruxes that they found. There were more duelers all over the stairs and in the entrance hall: Yaxley was close to the front doors in combat with Filius Flitwick, and a masked Death Eater duelling Kingsley Shacklebolt right beside them. When Harry realised how loyal they were being to him, he accepted help, telling them that Voldemort was on his way to Hogwarts and that he, Harry, needed to find something in the castle. Snape eventually agreed to do as the Headmaster requested and a plan was formed. Albus was often too busy for Ariana, so she liked Aberforth best. Panting and gasping over their sprint, the trio reached the tree and tried to find the single knot in the back that would paralyse the branches. [14], The two-way mirror in Aberforth's possession, Harry's attention was caught by Sirius Black's half of his two-way mirror on the mantelpiece. ", and Voldemort's giants roared in return and ran at Grawp like bull elephants, making the ground tremble beneath them. Her mother eventually relented to the point of allowing Ginny to stay at Hogwarts if she stayed in the Room of Requirement. Molly's well-aimed curse soared beneath Bellatrix's outscretched arm and hit her squarely in the chest, directly over her heart. [5], After Voldemort left the shack with Nagini, Harry pointed his wand at the crate blocking his view, making it lift an inch into the air and drift sideways. Dumbledore's Army communicated the need to fight to the Order of the Phoenix and their other allies, leading to a large-scale battle. [14], The rest of the family was moved out by Aberforth's mother, Kendra Dumbledore, and Percival died in Azkaban. Snape cast Sectumsempra at a Death Eater to prevent him from cursing Lupin, but the spell missed and hit George instead, severing his ear. Mistakenly believing Snape to have won the wand's allegiance upon killing Albus Dumbledore, Voldemort surmised that while Snape lived, the Elder Wand would never truly belong to him. The Death Eaters enlisted giants, Dementors, and Acromantulas to fight for them, while the defenders of Hogwarts included Centaurs, house-elves, students and their parents, shopkeepers from Hogsmeade, enchanted armor and statues and desks, and many others. Voldemort then cast the Cruciatus Curse on Harry's body, believing that his body must not be allowed to remain unsullied upon the floor but must be subjected to humiliation to prove Voldemort's victory. As Harry, Ron, and Hermione tried to get Percy to stop clutching to his dead brother so they could get out of danger, an Acromantula (one of Aragog's descendants) was trying to climb through the huge hole in the wall, but Ron and Harry blasted it backwards with a combined spell. [5], Voldemort told Snape that he had been a valuable and faithful servant and that he regretted what he had to do. The flames began to burn the multiple objects in the room. They narrowly missed being killed by the inferno, and upon getting out of the room they collapsed on the hallway floor. At first, Voldemort was afraid that Harry had conquered him by superior skill.