Harry could neither dodge nor wanted to. He closed his eyes.
Darren said he would come with him to die. Wasn't this perfect now?
They were brothers. If they were going to die, shouldn't they die together?
But the stone dais in front of Harry suddenly turned into a tabby cat. The tabby cat stood in front of Harry.
Voldemort turned to Dumbledore and roared, "You're stopping me. You clearly know... you know why I'm so furious! I lost... I need revenge!"
"Tom, this was all an accident. If Darren hadn't fallen into—"
"Enough! I don't want to hear anything. That boy has to die today!"
Voldemort raised his wand.
A streak of green light shot straight at Dumbledore. Dumbledore flicked his wand.
Something appeared in the air. Even Harry felt a chill run down his spine. Then the green light vanished for no reason. Dumbledore waved his wand again.
A shield appeared in the air. It protected Harry. Voldemort gave a cold laugh.
"This is the person you place such hopes in. You want him to live, but you don't want anyone else to live!"
Voldemort swung his wand.
An explosion erupted beside Harry. The shield was blasted to the verge of shattering.
But it did not break. It still protected Harry.
Dumbledore waved his wand, reinforcing the shield once more. Then, as though nothing mattered to him, he walked up to Voldemort.
"Tom, I want to..."
Harry saw Voldemort's scarlet eyes fix on him again. He knew Voldemort truly wanted to kill him.
"Harry, don't move..."
Dumbledore suddenly turned and looked at Harry in alarm. Harry suddenly felt as though his entire scar had split open. He felt like he had become a monster.
He looked up at Dumbledore and said, "Kill me, Dumbledore!"
Burning pain swept over