He's Already Dead!! (Continued)

No one spoke.

Voldemort did not care.

He looked at Hagrid and said, "Come here. Stand at the very front. I want everyone to see!"

Darren opened his eyes a sliver.

He saw that Voldemort had already released Nagini from her cage.

Hagrid began sobbing loudly.

Without saying a word, he held Darren and stood at the very front.

Darren had no intention of killing Nagini now. Voldemort was right here, after all.

Voldemort had not even looked at his face. He was probably still wary of him.

Worried that he was pretending to be dead.

So he waited for Harry to come as well.

The Death Eaters were still advancing, and they should have been very close to the castle by now.

Many footsteps could also be heard from inside the castle.

Finally.

It was Harry's voice.

He stood there, pale-faced.

He saw Darren in Hagrid's arms.

This made him understand it even more clearly than when he had watched Darren fall into the Veil last time.

Darren was dead.

He would never pay attention to him again.

He had completely, utterly lost this younger brother.

"No!"

Professor McGonagall cried out in agony.

Her cry sounded as though she were weeping blood.

Then came Bellatrix's wild laughter.

Harry gave a miserable laugh.

He staggered outside.

At that moment, Voldemort was mocking them. "Quiet. It's over. He is already dead, Harry Potter..."

His voice stopped.

Because he saw Harry walking out of the castle.

He blurted out, "Darren? You disguised yourself as Harry Potter..."

Harry almost laughed.

He gave a ragged smile and said, "You could think of him disguising himself as me. Why didn't you take a proper look at him?"

Voldemort abruptly turned around.

He saw Hagrid placing Darren, who had returned to his own appearance, on the