

2.1 Order of the Phoenix and Dumbledore's army casualties.1.6.2 Announcing Harry Potter's alleged death.It is also assumed to be the final conflict in which the Elder Wand took part, due to it being resealed in Albus Dumbledore's tomb after the battle. It was the most devastating battle of the war, with casualties including: Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks, Severus Snape, Fred Weasley, Colin Creevey, Lavender Brown, and at least fifty more who fought against Voldemort and his Death Eaters. The battle ended with a decisive victory for the Order and the D.A., with many Death Eaters killed or captured and Voldemort himself dead. Voldemort also announced that he wanted Harry Potter to surrender himself by midnight. Voldemort led his forces from the Shrieking Shack in Hogsmeade while Harry Potter, Kingsley Shacklebolt and Minerva McGonagall led the defenders of Hogwarts. Dumbledore's Army then communicated the need to fight to the Order of the Phoenix and their other allies within the British Ministry of Magic, leading to a large-scale battle. When the Dark Wizard Lord Voldemort learned that his archenemy Harry Potter had secretly ventured into the castle to locate and destroy one of his final Horcruxes, he ordered every single Death Eater and dark creature that had ever pledged loyalty to him to launch a massive attack on the school. It took place in the early hours of 2 May, 1998, within the castle and on the grounds of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the mountainous region of Scotland. The Battle of Hogwarts was the final conflict of the Second Wizarding War. You have until midnight." - Lord Voldemort's ultimatum

Give me Harry Potter, and you will be rewarded. Give me Harry Potter, and I shall leave the school untouched. Give me Harry Potter, and none shall be harmed. I have great respect for the teachers of Hogwarts. " I know that you are preparing to fight. More than a hundred Death Eaters and Snatchers.Bewitched suits of armour and statues (100+).Final defeat and death of Lord Voldemort.Collapse of Voldemort's control over the Ministry of Magic.Decisive victory for the Order of the Phoenix and Dumbledore's Army.
