Chapter four -

"Harry! Harry! Open up!" Ron banged on the door of the house of his best friend. "Ha-"

"Ron! What the...?"

"Harry? What's- oh, uh, hi Ron." Ginny peeked out from behind Harry. Ron noticed that she, suspiciously, was only wearing a nightgown. He took a deep breath, trying to rearange his priorities.

"Okay, as much as this explains, you are not my biggest problem right now." He directed at Ginny. To Harry, he said simply, "Hermione's missing."

"Ron, she probably just went out to the store or something." He rolled his eyes.

"Oh really? Try to explain that to the guy who risked apparating into her house, saw the whole place in ruins, almost got hit by the killing curse, while Hermione was being chased by sudo death eaters? Hmmm? Now let's get to the ministry, because if I sit around a minuite longer, I may go mental. I think, after all she's done for us, she deserves immidiate attention, don't you?" Ron exploded. Why was Harry taking so long to see the point?

Stunned, all Harry was capable of was staring stupidly and blinking at Ron. Suddenly feeling the true emergency of the situation, apparated up the stairs. Minutes later, he returned, fully dressed. He drew his wand and disapparated alongside Ron.


Walking down the Auror's corridor, Ron had only one worry. What if no one beleives me?

Swallowing all his fear, he knocked on the office door, of possibly the most unusual boss that ever lived.