"Harry!!"

He nearly dropped the book he was reading when Hermione's shrill voice interrupted him.

"Oh I am sorry…what were you reading?"

He shrugged and closed the book. "Just more things on Horcruxes. Nothing I didn't know about them already though. "So what did you need Hermione?"

"Oh Mr. Shacklebolt contacted us he was going to drop by tomorrow he sounded like he needed a favor from you. I told him he could drop by."

Harry stood up and stretched. "It should be fine..." He wandered over to the only window in the room and looked out. A week had passed since he saw that mysterious figure and gotten the Ansem Report. However all that was in the book was this one passage.

Much of my life has been dedicated to pursuit of knowledge. That knowledge has guarded this world well. Not a soul doubts that. I am blessed with people's smiles and respect. But though I am called a sage, there are things I do not understand. I believe darkness sleeps in every heart, no matter how pure. Given the chance, the smallest drop can spread and swallow the heart. I have witnessed it many times.

Darkness... Darkness of the heart. How is it born? How does it come to affect us so? As ruler of this world, I must find the answers. I must find them before the world is lost to those taken by the darkness

Harry had read the passage many times. He noticed the key element was darkness. The figure had mentioned darkness. Was this darkness the key to defeating Voldermort? And what did it have to do with a heart? Most importantly who was Ansem and what did he find out about darkness? Could it be used for good?

He had lied to Hermione. For the last week he had forgotten all about Horocruxes and instead focused all his attention on finding out all he could on this Ansem. However he had so far come up with nothing at all.

Harry could feel her eyes on him and turned around. "Something else wrong Hermione?"

Hermione sighed and walked over closer to Harry. "Umm remember how Ron went back home for a while at the beginning of the week." Harry nodded a small feeling of dread started to pour over him as he realized what she was going to say before she said it.

"Well he isn't going to be coming back…err alone."

Harry sighed. "Ginny?"

Hermione nodded.

Harry looked down. "She won't give up will she…"

"Harry you know how she fee…"

"Save it Hermione."

"But…"

"DON'T," The tone in Harry's voice had a certain finality in it that Hermione knew shouldn't be crossed, "I know perfectly damn well how she feels. And I know where it will lead her too. Same place it led Sirius and Dumbledore."

Hermione stared at Harry a bit longer. "She is willing to take that risk Harry. She is being led by her heart…sometimes that is enough to overcome anything."

"BUT NOT DEATH HERMIONE AND I DON'T WANT TO LOSE HER!" Harry yelled back.

"EVEN IF IT DOES MEAN LOSING HER!?" Hermione yelled right back. It took them a few minutes to regain their composure. "Harry…." Hermione started but decided to let it lie. Instead she smiled. "You look like you haven't had a decent meal all week…comon I'll cook something lets just get you out of this room. Haven't you heard the old muggle saying 'All work and no play'.

Harry laughed a little and smiled back. "Somehow Hermione I thought you would be the last one to say that." He put the report back down on the desk and followed her out of the room making sure to lock in carefully. "Err but could we probably I dunno…order something instead."

"And what is that supposed to mean?" Hermione said sounding a bit stern.

"Err nothing…nothing at all." Harry said.

Two figures sit inside the great hall. The curtains are drawn down so not a hint of light can show through. The skies of the hall show black clouds and no sign of a sun or a single star for that matter. It was the same figures from outside the castle a week ago. One was sitting in the chair that only a year ago Dumbledore would give his beginning and ending of the year speeches. The other was in front of him on his knee as if bowing.

"It is all set now. We have figured out everyway in and out of this castle. There is no secrets within Hogwarts we do not know. Now all we need is Voldermort and Malicifent to be good little pawns in our game."

The figure that was sitting nodded. "I see…then we are no longer needed here. The heartless should be perfect to take this place. There should be no reason to reveal ourselves or the nobodies as of yet."

The kneeling figured stood up. "As you wish Superior, and what of the boy? Have you made any progress?"

The superior nodded again. "I let him see the old fools report. I will use the ones I created after that."

"And what of Sora sir?"

The figure laughed, "He is a lost cause. Trapped in a world where light and dark doesn't exist. This time he should not be able to interfere with our plans." He stood up. "Now let us leave this castle and return to our world."

"Yes Superior as you wish. I will inform the others of our departure."

The superior threw his hands up in the air and a portal of shadows appeared behind him. Before he left he took one long look at the other figure. "Remember Rixuris that new boy Voldermort let us…acquire…is not to be trusted. His emotions are too strong to control. Even as a nobody all he cares about is getting revenge on Harry."

Rixuris grinned. "I took care of him once Superior and if he acts up again I will personally turn him into a dusk."

The superior backed into the portal of shadows and disappeared. Rixuris opened his own portal but before he went into it he took one last long look around the great hall. "I am so sorry Harry...I wish it didn't have to come to this…" He sighed. "But then again…how can someone that has no heart be sorry of anything." He walked into the portal and also disappeared.

Darkness…..nothing but Darkness…..I can't see….I can't feel…

Kairi….

Riku???

Donald…Goofy???

Anyone...am I alive?…or dead?

Please….

Help me..

I really gotta stop writing at 5 in the morning haha. Sorry this chapter took so long I promise updates won't take as long as this. Expect the next chapter next week. Please Review if you get a chance! Thanks!