Prologue

Excerpted From the FF He Loves Her

"Where is Harry?" Ron shouted. Everyone was staring at the astronomy tower where flashes of light were coming from the top of the tower. Ron had just awoken from a dream. He knew he had to find Harry. Then it hit him. He knew where Harry was and what those flashes of light were. There were two wands that were making that eerie red and blue light.

Ron bounded out of bed. I have to find Hermione. As he reached the bottom of the stairs Ginny came running down them asking where Hermione was. Ron shouted, "What do you mean you don't know where Hermione is?" Ron felt terrified. "I have no time for this! Ginny, send an owl to Lupin and tell him to get here QUICK! I am going to see Professor Dumbledore." With that he turned on is heel and ran as fast as he could to the stone gargoyle.

"I see that you are alone Potter!" Sneered Malfoy. "Good, it will be easier to kill you."

Harry rushed to Hermione's side where she was bound and gagged with a python guarding her. As he approached the snake turned and hissed venomously. Harry tilted his head slightly and hissed back, "Let me pass!" The snake blinked hard and looked slightly surprised. The snake looked at Malfoy and then at Harry. "Bite him you idiot!" Shouted Malfoy. The snake reared and hissed maliciously at Malfoy. Harry saw his chance and rushed to Hermione's side. Hermione was trembling and bitten. Harry was just about to comfort her when Hermione's eyes widened and the hair on the back of his neck stood up. As Harry stood up and slowly turned around he saw that Malfoy had turned his attention to him and had his wand pointed at his throat, just millimeters from his Adam's apple.

Just then Ron burst in wand drawn on Malfoy. Harry gave the slightest nod to show that Malfoy shouldn't intervene.

"What are you staring at Potter?! Don't go trying to play insane on me, we both know that you are not—since I am the one who started the rumor in the first pla" but he realized that there was something behind him. Wheeling around and shouting "Avadra Kedavra" his spell hit Ron squarely on the chest who fell limply to the ground with a surprised look upon his face that mirrored Malfoy.

Harry heard an anguished wail from behind him, it was Hermione.

"I thought it was that stupid snake." stuttered Malfoy. But before anyone could say another word Harry had begun to shout curses and jinxes right and left. Malfoy looked like a pile of frozen dragon dung with his face plastered on it.

Shaking, Harry held his wand pointed at the stiff pile.

He heard Hermione gasp and turned to see Professor Dumbledore standing near Hermione with a very grave and solemn expression upon his aged and careworn face.

"Professor... He... Killed... him" was all that Harry could manage to say.

Dumbledore remained stock-still.

After what seemed like an eternity, Dumbledore finally spoke.

"It is our choices, Harry that make us who we are. You have a choice before you now, what you choose will have a great impact upon the rest of your days. I am not going to interfere this time; however, if you choose to kill Malfoy- I am rather afraid that you will regret it forever."

Hermione woke up and all she could see was two green eyes and lots of red. The light was too bright. She closed her eyes again. And as she focused her attention, she could hear Fred and George arguing. So that is what all the red was. The Weasleys must be there. Then she felt a tight knot in her throat and a tear slid down her face. Ron.

She heard Mr. Weasley's voice call out, "Ginny, please go get Healer Smythwick, and tell him that we think that she is conscious.