The enormous hands that lifted Harry up were exceedingly gentle, and Harry could feel Hagrid's arms trembling with the force of his sobs; great tears splashed down upon him as Hagrid cradled Harry in his arms, but Harry did not dare to tell Hagrid that all was not, yet, lost. Death Eaters, based on the Harry looked inside Voldemort's mind on Hermione's instruction to see where he and Harry, Ron, and Hermione racing down the Marble StaircasePulling back out of Voldemort's mind, Harry informed the other two what he saw and the two decided who should go to the Shack to kill Nagini.

Harry watched as Molly Weasley's wand slashed and twirled, and Bellatrix Lestrange's smile faltered and became a snarl. The realisation of what would happen next gradually settled on Harry, and he asked Dumbledore if he had to go back. Despite this, Dumbledore did believe that Voldemort would go after the wand ever since Harry's beat Voldemort's own during the Harry and Dumbledore sat without talking for the longest time yet, while the creature behind them jerked and moaned. Voldemort's body kept her sacrifice alive, and while that enchantment survived, so did Harry and so did Voldemort's one last hope for himself.Harry then asked why his wand broke the wand that Voldemort borrowed. Harry pointed out that Aberforth was fighting as well, as he was part of the Hermione said that Professor Dumbledore cared about Harry, very much, but Aberforth said that many of the people his brother genuinely cared about very much ended up in a worse state than if he had left them alone. Harry calmly agreed that Dumbledore was dead, but that Voldemort didn't have him killed. As a few students ran forward, trying to come to her aid, Mrs Weasley shouted for them to get back and leave Bellatrix to her. It was not what Grindelwald could do to him magically (as Dumbledore knew that they were about evenly matched) that Dumbledore feared, rather Dumbledore was afraid of truth; which one of them had cast the curse that killed Ariana during that last horrific fight.

When Voldemort tried to kill Harry, his soul broke apart, and Voldemort left more than his body behind: a piece of his soul latched to Harry, his would-be victim. Voldemort screamed that these were accidents, but he still did not strike, will the hundreds watching in the Hall were frozen as if Petrified. Voldemort lied once more that Harry was killed when trying to sneak out of the castle grounds, but he was interrupted by a scuffle and a shout, then a bang, a flash of light, and a grunt of pain. Voldemort then cast the Voldemort then announced that they would go to the castle to display the defenders of Hogwarts what had become of Harry. Harry could not get a clear shot of him, but he fought his way closer, still invisible, and the Great Hall became more and more crowded as everyone who could walk forced their way inside. At that moment, a voice told Harry he could not help it, and he turned to see Dumbledore led Harry away to some seats away from the flayed child.

Harry mentioned that Voldemort has the Elder Wand, and while Dumbledore confirmed this, he said that if Harry chose to return there was a strong chance that Voldemort would be finished for good.Dumbledore said he could not promise this, but that Harry had less to fear from returning where they were than Voldemort did. He also told Aberforth that no matter what Albus had done or been in the past, he wasn't that during the time Harry knew him. When the flask was full, Snape's grip on Harry's robes slackened and he asked to look into Harry's green eyes. Harry glanced at the raw-looking thing that trembled and choked in the shadow beneath the distant chair, but Dumbledore told Harry not to pity the dead, but instead to pity the living, especially those who live without love.

The Battle of Hogwarts, also known as the Final Battle of Hogwarts, was a conflict that signified the end of the Second Wizarding War. Bellatrix addressed Voldemort again, but he cut her off. Jets of light flew from both wands, the floor around their feet became hot and cracked, both witches were fighting to kill. Voldemort said his instructions to his Death Eaters had been perfectly clear: capture Potter alive.

Snape offered to bring Potter to Voldemort in the Shrieking Shack, but Voldemort declined, changing the subject by saying that the Elder Wand has only performed his usual magic, that it had not revealed the legendary and extraordinary powers it was said to possess.

Bellatrix laughed, the same exhilarated laugh that her cousin Harry felt as though he turned in slow motion. Voldemort then said that it all made sense, in ways that Harry didn't understand.

Harry told Aberforth that Albus had taught him how to finish You-Know-Who, and he was going to keep going until he succeeded, or died. Continue to defend Hogwarts in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle – The Charms and Potions Expansion! With Dumbledore prompting him, Harry concluded that, because Harry let himself be killed by Voldemort, the part of Voldemort's soul that was in Harry had now gone. Neville standing up to Voldemort and his army during the Battle of HogwartsVoldemort asked the crowd who had stepped forth to show what happened to people who continued to fight when the battle was lost. It took place on 2 May, 1998, within the castle and on the grounds of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

He then saw the diadem being thrown about by the Fiendfyre and grabbed it as well, then he made for the door. Then they could get out of Hogsmeade, up into the mountains, and disapparated.