Here is the final chapter of When Twins Strike Back. Enjoy!

Umbridge was fired as headmistress, so Dumbledore got his job back. Lucius Malfoy was arrested and sent to Azkaban. At least I knew my summer wouldn't be as horrible as it was in the past. Now people were starting to question whether or not Fudge would keep his job. But at least the only thing that mattered was that now people knew the truth. Voldemort had returned.

I was packing up all my stuff in my trunk. When I was done, I headed downstairs. Sure enough, Harry was on the couch with a sad look on his face.

He looked up and saw me. "Hey."

"Hi," I greeted him. "You ready to leave?"

"I'm never ready to leave."

"Same here."

"Lucius was arrested."

"I know."

It was silent for a moment. Then without knowing, Harry came up to me and pulled me in for a hug. He silently cried in my shoulder as I held him.

"Stop, Harry. I'll start crying if you don't stop."

"I'm sorry, Max," his voice cracked. "I'm so sorry for everything that I did to you this year."

"I know, Harry," I whispered in his ear. "I know."

*******

"I know how you feel, you two."

"No, you don't," Harry said to Dumbledore. We were in his office. He wanted to talk to us. And of course, last night's events came up. "It's our fault."

"No, the fault is mine," he said. "I knew it was a matter of time before Voldemort made the connection between you two. I thought by distancing myself from you two, as I have done all year, he'd be less tempted, and therefore, you might be more protected."

We were silent for a second. Then I spoke up. "The prophecy said: 'Neither can live while the other survives.' It means that me and Harry or Voldemort will die in the end."

"Yes."

"Why didn't you tell us?" I asked.

"For the same reason you two tried to save Sirius. The same reason your friends saved you two. The same reason Malfoy saved you all those times. After all these years, after all you two have suffered, I didn't want to cause either of you anymore pain. I cared too much about you."

"When will you tell me the reason I live with Malfoy?" I changed the subject.

"Sooner than you think," he replied.

As we left Dumbledore's office, we saw Luna putting up posters on the way to the feast.

"How come you're not at the feast?" Harry asked her.

"Lost all my possessions. Apparently, people have been hiding them," she replied with her dreamy voice.

"That's awful," I said.

"Oh, it's all good fun. But as it is the last night, I really do need them back."

"Do you want any help finding them?" I asked.

She shook her head. "I'm good. I'm sorry about your godfather." She grabbed our hands and smiled weakly.

"Are you sure you don't want any help looking?" Harry asked this time.

"That's all right. My mum always said that the things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end." We found her shoes dangling from the wall. "If not always in the way we expect. I think I'll just go have some pudding." With that, she skipped her way down to the Great Hall.

"That explains a lot," I told Harry. "It's like when Cedric showed up. He came back, but not in the way I expected."

"Did you ever tell him everything you wanted to tell him?"

I nodded. "He wants me to be happy again. But I'm scared."

"Why?"

"Because if I become happy, then I'll just lose everything again. Like I said before, the more you care, the more you have to lose. I've already lost so many people, Harry. I can't afford to lose anyone else. Especially you."

Harry grabbed my hand and looked at me. "You won't lose me. I'll make sure of that."

*******

It was finally time to go home once again for the summer. I was somewhat nervous about going back. With Lucius gone, I was worried about what Draco would do to me. He was horrible to me back in third year, and in fourth year he was not as cruel but still mean. Who knew what would happen this summer.

"I've been thinking about something," Harry said to me, Ron, Hermione, Neville, Luna, and Ginny.

"What's that?" Hermione asked.

"Even though we've got a fight ahead of us, we've got one thing that Voldemort doesn't have."

"A nose?" Ron teased.

We all laughed.

"No. I was going to say something worth fighting for," Harry replied.

"Well, we're here for both of you," Hermione said. "All of us."

"Like Max said before," Ron started. "If it's a war he wants--"

"--then it's a war he shall fucking get," I finished, smiling.

Everyone laughed when I said that.

The train ride back home was not as bad as it was last year. All seven of us crammed into one compartment and talked and laughed. It was sad when we arrived back in London. I was dreading getting off the train. Facing Draco and his mother was going to be hard.

As we got off, Harry and I stood in front of each other for our usual goodbye. "I'll see you soon, Max."

"You say that every year."

"I have nothing else to say."

"I know. I'll write to you this time. I promise."

"Me, too." He pulled me in for a quick hug and brushed a piece of hair away from my face. "I love you, Max."

"I love you, too, Harry."

With that, he left me and ran through the wall, disappearing for another two months. I walked over to Narcissa and Draco as they gave me the death glare.

We left the station and headed over to their flying car. Draco snatched my trunk and gave me a dirty look. "Everything that we have ends here. I mean it this time."

I said nothing. My only reaction was that I got inside the car and into the backseat while Draco moved up to the front seat.

The ride back home was silent. We arrived at Malfoy Manor and I quickly grabbed my things. But Narcissa snatched my broom.

"This stays with me," she snarled.

We headed inside the house and I headed upstairs into my room. I threw my stuff down on the floor and sighed. When I quietly closed the door, I heard someone behind me.

"Hello, Maxine." I turned around and saw a blond man at the edge of my bed with a smirk on his face.

"Lucius," I said. "How are you here? They arrested you. Harry told me--"

"I have my ways of escaping a fate worse than death," he replied. "However, I don't think I can say the same for you, Potter. Are you ready for the worst summer yet?"

I took a deep breath. "Ready as I'll ever be."

END OF BOOK THREE

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A/N: Annnd that's the end of When Twins Strike Back! I don't feel as sad as I did when I finished the first two but there is a little bit that is sad. But I hope you all enjoyed this book!

So next year will be Max's sixth year! And that's when the good stuff comes in.

Yup. You guessed it. Drax.

I've been waiting for this moment for such a long time. Now it's here. I can't wait to start on Closer to Love, which is the fourth book in the Double Trouble series! The release day is official: January 1st, 2014.

I would like to give a shout out to XMrsStephenKingX, arty_writes, and BeaniesAndConverse! These three really love this series and I hope to see more love from them later on in the series.

So if you're actually reading this, which book is your favorite and why? And do you think Max has grown as a character since the first book? Comment and let me know.

Comment, vote, and get ready to ship Drax. Love you all! <3

-A