The wizarding world suddenly fell into an eerie calm.
No major events occurred for a week, making it seem like the peaceful days had returned.
However, some observant individuals believed this was a sign of a greater storm.
How could those evil Death Eaters remain quiet?
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**Hogwarts.**
Luna was helping the Delacour sisters resonate.
As for Hermione, she had already shown some connection, so it was up to her now.
Maybe she'd establish the link in the next second, or it might take a long time.
Luna had immediately seen the divine realm; she hadn't realized it would be difficult for others.
*Boom!*
Suddenly, an explosion echoed, and even in the pool, they felt the violent tremors.
"What happened?" Gabrielle, the younger sister, looked scared.
Fleur was also uneasy; the explosion wasn't far away.
And after the first, more followed.
"Don't worry, I'm here."
Luna, more composed than the sisters, comforted them, stepping out of the pool. With a wave, their clothes flew over.
After dressing, she instructed:
"You two help Cedric gather our house students in the Great Hall. Don't let them run around."
Then she used a holy apparition to the castle courtyard.
She saw numerous Death Eaters attacking Hogwarts' magical barrier with their wands, looking like it would break soon.
Students were panicking, running, screaming.
The older students, however, were doing better, some helping the professors lead the younger ones to the Great Hall.
"Attacking Hogwarts directly?"
Luna frowned, puzzled.
Even if Voldemort planned an attack, it shouldn't be a frontal assault.
The Ministry of Magic would surely assist!
Did he think his power had grown to invincibility?
Too little information to analyze.
Luna stopped pondering, flashing to Headmistress McGonagall in the courtyard center.
Seeing her, McGonagall immediately said:
"Begin."
Since Snape brought back the news, the school had prepared.
In the next second, McGonagall raised her wand, shouting:
"Statues, attack!"
*Boom! Boom! Boom!*
The soldier statues, usually decorative, and animated, jumped from the walls!
Unlike Dumbledore's direct control of magic statues, McGonagall used the Headmaster's authority to activate them for automatic defense.
In the next second, Luna raised her wand:
"Holy Blessing!"
Divine white power burst forth, white feathers falling on the statues and merging into them.
The stiff golems' eyes glowed white, their stiff joints becoming agile.
In the next moment, at least a hundred enhanced statues charged the Death Eaters attacking the barrier!
Simultaneously, the magical barrier shattered.
"Headmistress McGonagall, the Great Hall needs your and the professors' protection. Leave this side to me," Luna said.
After instructing, energy wings spread behind her, and she soared skyward.
Death Eaters on brooms scattered, unwilling to fight.
The reason was simple.
In the Ministry battle, defiant Death Eaters had died terribly.
Even so, several unlucky Death Eaters were shot down.
Luna intended to pursue, but saw someone apparate into the sky, blocking her path!
"Voldemort?"
Luna frowned, sensing something amiss.
Though it was still the noseless face, blue veins throbbed beneath the skin, and red eyes filled with madness and excitement, looked abnormal.
But soon she noticed the wand-like scepter in his hand.
It was the giant wand stolen from Ollivanders.
"Naive girl, did you think I came unprepared?"
Voldemort roared, his body bursting into a black fog, forming a skull, charging madly.
Luna raised her hand, casting a holy spell "Fragmentation"!
The house-sized skull lost a chunk.
But in an instant, it reformed, laughing maniacally, continuing to attack!
Meanwhile, other Death Eaters landed in the school, engaging professors and senior students.
Fortunately, the reinforced statues guarded the main entrance, so the Death Eaters had no advantage.
*On the ground.*
Hermione, Ron, and the recently awakened Harry reunited, fighting the Death Eaters together.
The trio's coordination was seamless, not only keeping themselves safe but also successfully stunning several enemies.
Hermione occasionally glanced at the sky, worried.
Voldemort was much stronger than before.
But as time passed, Luna began to gain the upper hand!
With a burst of white light, all of Hogwarts shook.
A black smoke fell to the ground, turning into a corpse.
The battlefield fell silent for a second.
In the next moment, the Death Eaters stopped fighting and fled in panic, while the surviving students and professors began to cheer.
Voldemort was dead!
The holy power had protected the wizarding world!
Luna landed near the body, breathing heavily, looking at the bloodied Voldemort with relief.
Though his vitality had been formidable, his offensive power wasn't much greater than last time.
So it only took more time.
Hermione and the others gathered, faces filled with victory's joy.
**In the Great Hall.**
McGonagall looked through the window at the crowd, finally feeling the burden lift.
With Voldemort dead, peace would reign in the wizarding world for a long time.
As for permanence... only naive wizards might think so.
Snape, meanwhile, stared at Harry in the crowd.
His eyes, with a smile like Lily's, were filled with...
Excitement?
Snape frowned, puzzled by the boy's excitement.
Was it because of Voldemort's torture?
That could explain it.
But then, he suddenly saw Harry raise his wand.
"Watch out!!"
Snape shouted, but no one outside could hear.
In the crowd.
Hermione noticed Harry's movement.
But unlike Snape, she couldn't react in time.
Then!
She saw a green light, thick as an arm, shoot from his wand, hitting Luna in the back.
"Avada Kedavra!"
Luna slowly turned disbelief in her eyes.
"You... you are Voldemort."
She fell backward, lifeless.
The crowd scattered in shock, while Hermione stood frozen, Luna's last words echoing in her mind, the world turning dark, falling into an abyss of despair.
I could have stopped it, I should have noticed...
'Harry' laughed maniacally:
"Dumbledore failed! Harry Potter failed!"
"You, the apostle of a god, also failed!!"
"This time, I won. This world will be mine!"
His terrifying laugh and the truth left students and professors horrified.
But then, a clear voice suddenly rang out:
"No, you haven't won."
Voldemort turned sharply, seeing Hermione holding Luna, white light shining from her.
That familiar glow made him instantly uneasy!
At that moment, Hermione solemnly declared:
"Resurrection is a miracle."
Feathers of white fell, and Luna's eyes opened in the holy light.
She was resurrected.
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*Marvel World.*
Balder smiled with satisfaction.
Originally, he intended to personally resurrect Luna to display the miracle, but Hermione's devout prayers broke through the final barrier.
Thus, the second divine follower was born.
He granted her a spark of life force.
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**PS:**
Earth's divine power includes the power of life.
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