Me and George quickly make out way back down the moving staircases (a bit inconvenient in the course of a battle if you ask me) and end up in the courtyard.
I look around for Mum and Dad, or Ron, Harry and Hermione, Bill - anyone, really.
"You see 'em, Freddie?" George asks. "Nowhere," I reply. "Let's go this way." I spin around, still looking for someone we know, and almost slam into Oliver Wood. "Wood?!"
"Fred! George!"
"Funny, isn't it?" George asks. "Not really the time for reunions of old friends."
Oliver smiles at him. "You always did think everything was funny."
I turn my head to the side, and a giant fire catches my eye. Oh no.
"Well, not everything. Look over there." George and Wood both turn to look - and they both see it as quickly as I did. "Is that...?" Wood's voice trails off.
"The quidditch pitch," George finishes.
But we don't have time to grieve for long, as Bill runs by, red sparks shooting from the tip of his wand.
"There's Bill," George says.
I turn back to face Oliver. "Sorry, but we've gotta run. Stay alive, Wood."
"Yeah. The same for you lot. When this is over, I'll find you and we can catch up."
I nod, and take off at a run after George towards the direction Bill went.

"George! Look out!" I exclaim, but before he even spots the attacker, my natural instincts* kick in, and I raise my wand and yell, "Stupefy!" and watch the man fall to the ground. George smiles weakly at me. "Thanks for that, Freddie." I nod, and smile back at him. "Anytime, Georgie."
I look over my shoulder, a bit paranoid after almost loosing my best friend.
I don't see any more attackers aiming for us, but I do see something just as shocking. My mother, father, and my brother, Percy, smiling. All three of them, smiling.
"Hey, boys!" Percy calls. He looks different.
"Freddie! Look sharp!" He exclaims, and I spin around and find myself face to face with a death eater. Next thing I know, Perce and I are side by side, dueling two foul little gits.
"O h, minister!" Percy calls, and I lol to the side. Sure enough, the minister of magic himself is mere feet from us. "Did I mention I'm resigning?"
I laugh.
"You're joking, Perce!" I yell. "I haven't heard you joke since-"

Everything explodes.

Laughing still,I see a flash of green light - and just like that, everything goes dark.