Chapter 2

The Meeting – part 2

Harry, wide-eyed and mouth open, stared at Hermione as she pushed back the heavy hood and attempted to straighten her mattered hair. He couldn't believe she would have left the letter, or that she would have set up this secret dawn meeting.

"Hermione, what are you doing here?" inquired Harry.

"I need to tell you something Harry, something very important." Hermione said, looking as if she hadn't slept the previous night either.

"What is it?" he asked

"That Dumbledore is leaving." Replied Hermione, a sad expression crept its way onto her youthful face.

"What, he can't do that!"

"Oh yes he can Harry. He can and he is, and he also wants to see you, Ron and I. apparently he wants to show us something. It sounds like you're in trouble Harry."

"That can't be right, I mean, I haven't done anything wrong, so I can't be in trouble." Said Harry, his voice betraying his show of confidence.

"I just said that it sounds like you are in trouble. I didn't say that you were." She informed him, a sly smile on her lips.

"Well that's good; I mean that I'm not in trouble. It's not good about Dumbledore."

"Ron should be joining us soon; oh look there he is on the other side of the pitch."

"Hermione, where did you get the spell for that note?" Harry asked, genuinely curious.

"It's simple Harry. All you have to do is wave your wand at the note and say 'Insto Evapiroso'."

Ron casually approached his two friends at the far side of the quidditch pitch. As he crossed he glanced down at a folded piece of paper in his hand, then looked again at Hermione and Harry, a confused look on his face.

"You really love those disappearing notes, don't you?" Harry asked Hermione with a smile.

"Hey Ron," Said Harry.

"Hello Ron. How nice of you to join us." Hermione said with a cheeky grin.

"Yeah, yeah," Said Ron, waving away the comment.

"So what are we here for?" he finally asked Hermione.

"Dumbledore is leaving and he wants to see us." She replied "He said that he would meet us in his office at 11am."

"We'd better go the sun's rising and we don't want to get caught out here alone." Harry told the others.