Hermione ran up behind him. "What's that?" she asked looking over his
shoulder.
"A letter from Dumbledore." Ron said with a look of panic in his eyes.
"What could it be about? Not us do you think?" Hermione said in a slightly panicky voice.
"Dumbledore does see everything....but....." Ron opened the letter and read it aloud.
"Dear: Mr. Weasly, Mr. Potter, and Ms. Granger I am sorry to disturb you but I need you here at Hogwarts earlier than planned. I will need you hear tomorrow. If that is a problem please send an owl stating so. If it is not please get packed and come quickly (also send an owl.) I wish you all the best of luck and please come I need your help. I cannot say all I want to here in this letter I will need to see you personally.
Thank you Professor Dumbledore"
"We have to go! Dumbledore needs us!" Hermione said.
"Of course we're going to go" Ron said matter-of-factly.
"We have to tell Harry." They rushed into the house but everyone was sitting at the big table eating.
"Umm....Harry we need to have a word with you" Ron said looking around.
"Ok what about?"
"Come here" Hermione said dragging him from his chair.
They left the dining room and stopped around the corner.
"Dumbledore needs us! He told us to be there tomorrow!" Ron told him in barely a whisper.
"Why does he need us?"
"He couldn't tell us in the letter he said in case it got intercepted," Hermione said.
"Well what are we waiting for then?"
Ron, Harry, and Hermione ran up the stairs.
Hermione went to Ginny's room and Harry and Ron went to Ron's room. Ron just took things off the floor and threw them in his trunk.
He could have sworn he threw George's old extendable ears in there.
"Harry write a letter to Dumbledore telling him we're on our way" Ron said as he threw his dress robe on top of the pile in his trunk.
They heard a faint Pop "What are you guys doing?"
"Hello Hermione?! We're still packing!" Ron said throwing things around.
"You guys still don't get it do you?" Hermione said rolling her eyes "we're of age now we can use magic!"
She pointed her wand at the floor and muttered "Ronius Packius" and the clothes went flying and in a matter of seconds everything was ready.
Ron's ears turned red. "Oh yeah....I forgot."
Ginny rushed up the stairs and stopped at Ron's room.
"Where are you going? School doesn't start for another 2 weeks" she said looking at them.
"Ginny, Dumbledore needs us so we have to go earlier than planned" Harry said in a caring voice.
Ginny turned a little teary eyed "but why do you have to go?" Harry pulled her into a hug.
"Don't worry we don't know what it is yet. Maybe he wants us to do some paper work....who knows? So don't worry about us ok" Ron said also giving Ginny a hug.
"Be careful you guys! Please be very careful. If anything happened to you I don't know what I'd do..." she shuddered at the thought.
"Ginny you're getting way ahead of yourself..." Hermione started to say.
"No I'm not! So many things have happened to you guys and I only want you to be safe so please do!" She gave each of them a hug and wiped a tear from her eye.
Ron and Harry grabbed Hermione's trunk and their own and brought them downstairs.
Mrs. Weasly stopped them at the door.
"Where do you think you 3 are going?" she said with her hands on her hips.
"Mom, Dumbledore wants us to go earlier than planned." Ron said with a sigh.
"Why does he want you? So help me if he wants you to go do something dangerous!" she said shuddering.
"We have no idea what he wants us to do Mrs. Weasly" Hermione said.
"Be careful all of you!" She said giving them each a kiss on the forehead "I will definitely have to call Arthur. And Ron I want a letter every week telling me how the teaching is going ok?"
"Yes Mom sure," Ron said rolling his eyes.
Mrs. Weasly gave them all one more hug and sent them off.
"How are we going to get there?" Harry asked them as the reached the end of the step.
"Ummmm......I don't really know...." Ron said looking embarrassed.
Hermione rolled her eyes "There are loads of options!" she said "We could go through the Floo Powder Network, we could take the Knight Bus, we could fly, come on pick one!"
Ron looked at Harry "What do you want to do?" asked Ron.
"Well I don't like going by Floo Powder, and the Knight Bus is not a friendly ride! So let's fly guys!"
Hermione looked scared.
"What's the matter Hermione?" Harry asked her.
"Oh nothing.....I don't have a broom."
"You can ride with me on mine" Ron said looking at her.
"Ok" she said shortly.
Ron could still see the fear in her eyes but she didn't want to show it. Harry didn't seem to see it. "Are you sure you're ok Hermione?" he asked again.
"Yes Ron, I'll be fine. Can we go now?"
"Yeah let's fly!" Harry said jumping on his broom. They kicked off into the air and they were off.
"A letter from Dumbledore." Ron said with a look of panic in his eyes.
"What could it be about? Not us do you think?" Hermione said in a slightly panicky voice.
"Dumbledore does see everything....but....." Ron opened the letter and read it aloud.
"Dear: Mr. Weasly, Mr. Potter, and Ms. Granger I am sorry to disturb you but I need you here at Hogwarts earlier than planned. I will need you hear tomorrow. If that is a problem please send an owl stating so. If it is not please get packed and come quickly (also send an owl.) I wish you all the best of luck and please come I need your help. I cannot say all I want to here in this letter I will need to see you personally.
Thank you Professor Dumbledore"
"We have to go! Dumbledore needs us!" Hermione said.
"Of course we're going to go" Ron said matter-of-factly.
"We have to tell Harry." They rushed into the house but everyone was sitting at the big table eating.
"Umm....Harry we need to have a word with you" Ron said looking around.
"Ok what about?"
"Come here" Hermione said dragging him from his chair.
They left the dining room and stopped around the corner.
"Dumbledore needs us! He told us to be there tomorrow!" Ron told him in barely a whisper.
"Why does he need us?"
"He couldn't tell us in the letter he said in case it got intercepted," Hermione said.
"Well what are we waiting for then?"
Ron, Harry, and Hermione ran up the stairs.
Hermione went to Ginny's room and Harry and Ron went to Ron's room. Ron just took things off the floor and threw them in his trunk.
He could have sworn he threw George's old extendable ears in there.
"Harry write a letter to Dumbledore telling him we're on our way" Ron said as he threw his dress robe on top of the pile in his trunk.
They heard a faint Pop "What are you guys doing?"
"Hello Hermione?! We're still packing!" Ron said throwing things around.
"You guys still don't get it do you?" Hermione said rolling her eyes "we're of age now we can use magic!"
She pointed her wand at the floor and muttered "Ronius Packius" and the clothes went flying and in a matter of seconds everything was ready.
Ron's ears turned red. "Oh yeah....I forgot."
Ginny rushed up the stairs and stopped at Ron's room.
"Where are you going? School doesn't start for another 2 weeks" she said looking at them.
"Ginny, Dumbledore needs us so we have to go earlier than planned" Harry said in a caring voice.
Ginny turned a little teary eyed "but why do you have to go?" Harry pulled her into a hug.
"Don't worry we don't know what it is yet. Maybe he wants us to do some paper work....who knows? So don't worry about us ok" Ron said also giving Ginny a hug.
"Be careful you guys! Please be very careful. If anything happened to you I don't know what I'd do..." she shuddered at the thought.
"Ginny you're getting way ahead of yourself..." Hermione started to say.
"No I'm not! So many things have happened to you guys and I only want you to be safe so please do!" She gave each of them a hug and wiped a tear from her eye.
Ron and Harry grabbed Hermione's trunk and their own and brought them downstairs.
Mrs. Weasly stopped them at the door.
"Where do you think you 3 are going?" she said with her hands on her hips.
"Mom, Dumbledore wants us to go earlier than planned." Ron said with a sigh.
"Why does he want you? So help me if he wants you to go do something dangerous!" she said shuddering.
"We have no idea what he wants us to do Mrs. Weasly" Hermione said.
"Be careful all of you!" She said giving them each a kiss on the forehead "I will definitely have to call Arthur. And Ron I want a letter every week telling me how the teaching is going ok?"
"Yes Mom sure," Ron said rolling his eyes.
Mrs. Weasly gave them all one more hug and sent them off.
"How are we going to get there?" Harry asked them as the reached the end of the step.
"Ummmm......I don't really know...." Ron said looking embarrassed.
Hermione rolled her eyes "There are loads of options!" she said "We could go through the Floo Powder Network, we could take the Knight Bus, we could fly, come on pick one!"
Ron looked at Harry "What do you want to do?" asked Ron.
"Well I don't like going by Floo Powder, and the Knight Bus is not a friendly ride! So let's fly guys!"
Hermione looked scared.
"What's the matter Hermione?" Harry asked her.
"Oh nothing.....I don't have a broom."
"You can ride with me on mine" Ron said looking at her.
"Ok" she said shortly.
Ron could still see the fear in her eyes but she didn't want to show it. Harry didn't seem to see it. "Are you sure you're ok Hermione?" he asked again.
"Yes Ron, I'll be fine. Can we go now?"
"Yeah let's fly!" Harry said jumping on his broom. They kicked off into the air and they were off.