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'So, re-read that passage, and try to concentrate on the nightmare Harry... you have to concentrate on the matter at hand.' Ginny told Harry strictly. It was around one at night, and they were sitting in the common room after hours. They were studying Harry's dream, and reading the book that Hagrid had given him.
'Ok, "The Dept. of Mysteries, contains the most powerful, yet said to be dangerous, room(s). Most of the secrets confined in the rooms aren't even visible to a naked eye. Some say that even Unspeakables know nothing of the room of Death... the room which perhaps is most mysterious. All that is currently known is that Merlin, himself, put a powerful charm on the veil, to which all evil is persecuted... "' Harry recited to her.
'Wait... wait for it...' Ginny's face was in deep thought, and Harry felt an enormous surge of love for the girl who was trying her hardest to help him in need. 'Ok, we know that all the rooms are dangerous... we learned that last year. But, perhaps, the death room is the most dangerous...which all evil is persecuted... Harry... that... might be what we're looking for.' She told him biting her lip.
'Do you mean... something like, the charm that Merlin put on the room doesn't apply to Sirius because... he wasn't evil?' Harry said, trying to work out all the puzzles. He now knew why this was called the Department of Mysteries.
'That's exactly what I'm getting at. The charm was meant to kill all those whom are evil that pass through it, but seeing as, Sirius wasn't evil in the first place, he might be... just trapped... it the veil... It's like a loophole in the charm.' She finished, and looked up at him.
'The question is...' Ginny began.
'How do we save him.' Harry said to her groaning.
'What... what's the problem?' She asked him concerned.
'Saving-people-thing.' He mumbled.
'Ahhh... is that thing Hermione said to you last year still haunting you?' She asked smiling. She hugged him and kissed him sweetly.
'Yes... but why are you smiling... it's what led us all to doom.' He said, as he sighed because of frustration.
'Your so called 'saving-people-thing' saved me in my first year... what's so bad about rescuing an innocent girl from the evil wizard?' She asked him, chuckling. She got what she wanted... Harry finally cracked a smile.
'See?' She said with a smirk.
'You're too smart for your own good... you know that right?' Harry said to her jokingly.
'You know I do.' She murmured.
Harry chuckled and went back to reading other excerpts from the the book on the Department of Mysteries. Ginny closed her eyes in concentration and took three deep breaths before opening them again, and preparing herself for some more cracking of the clues.
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'Harry!' Ron whispered furiously. 'Harry!' He said again urgently, shaking his friend awake.
'What?' Harry said angrily and in a frustrated mood.
'Listen to me... come on mate, I'll try... I hate talking to people. Come on? Try and be my friend.' He told him at about four in the morning. Harry had already went to bed from his and Ginny's 'nightmare solution'... what they dubbed it, and he was dead tired... even if he wasn't asleep in the first place.
'Fine... talk.' Harry said stiffly to Ron.
'I'll stop doing it infront of Hermione... but I'm allowed to snog Lavender all I want... but I won't do it infront of Hermione... who knows... I might even get so frustrated with Lavender, and... well... break it off.' Ron told him.
'I'm sorry.' He finished off.
Harry accepted the apology. 'Look mate, I don't care what you do, just as long as my other friend doesn't get hurt too. And.. honestly, you were complaining about Lavender just the other day... I can't take the complaining, and then back to snogging every few minutes... it can drive a man crazy.' Harry told him, glad that him and Ron solved the problem, but even happier that Ron is taking into consideration about Hermione's feelings... for once.
'Thanks, I couldn't get to sleep thinking about it. I woke up when I heard Sirius' name... then when you went down to the common room... I followed you down, but as soon as I saw Ginny, I decided I didn't want to interrupt your snog session...' Ron told him, relaxing a little.
'It isn't a snog session... we... I can't talk about it now.' Harry said to him. He felt obligated to tell his other friends about his and Ginny's plan, but he just didn't feel ready to indulge in it all.
'That's cool mate, goodnight Harry... and thanks... again.' Ron said, giving a true smile.
'G'night Ron... detention tomorrow...' Harry mumbled sleepily, trying to close his stubborn eyes, but seeing defeat immediately... it was useless to try and go to sleep... even though he was getting drowsier and drowsier.
'Yeah... can't wait!' Ron said sarcastically.
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'Potter, read your essay... aloud.' Snape said quickly with a smirk. He must've noticed Harry nodding off during class... because it definitely caught him by surprise. He looked at him crazily.
'My - my essay? We never do this...' Harry said confused.
'Yes Potter, your essay that was due... today.' He told him, while lazily picking at his fingernails.
'Oh... erm... yea. The essential to non-verbal magic are that you must focus of the molecular...' Harry began. After about five minutes he was finished. He looked up into his professor's hateful eyes.
'Well, I'm glad that Miss Granger can explain Defense Against the Dark Arts to Mr. Potter here. If I here of any more cheating in the Gryffindor common room, then I will not hesistate to go straight to the headmaster.' Snape told him baring his teeth.
'Hermione didn't help me prof-' Harry told Snape, midway a yawn.
'Don't lie to me Potter.' Snape told him. 'Twenty points from Gryffindor.' He said quickly.
Harry scoffed, and sat back down in his seat. He put his head in his arms... and eventually began dozing off to sleep, ignoring his protesting conscience telling him that he would definitely pay for doing this.
'Harry. You can do it. I know you can. But keep working. I know, I know, this is different from the usual dream... but I know you can do it Harry. Help me... and hurry, please.' Sirius told Harry during the dream... it was after his regular one, the one where he watched him fall through the veil... Sirius had never 'come' to him during one of the dreams...
That was the last thing he remembered, until he realized he was screaming loudly, all the while infront of professor Snape, who was mumbling charms under his breath, trying to wake him up.
'ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! AHHHHHHHHHH!' He couldn't seem to shut up... or stop moving around for that matter. 'AHHHHHHHHHHHHH! ARGGGGHHHHHH!' He screamed.
'Hermione, go get Ginny.' Ron told his friend quickly. His face was pale from all of Harry's jerking movements and spasms. Hermione obeyed immediately, and ran out of their Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, and raced over to the Transfiguration classroom across the hall. She went over to professor McGongall and whispered into her ear.
'Professor, I need to see Ginny Weasley, it's urgent.' She told her, with round, wide eyes.
'What is the problem Miss Granger?' McGonagall asked, scrutinizing Hermione, looking for an answer.
'No time to explain professor, please?' Hermione cried hurriedly.
'Well if you must, go on.' She said quite sternly.
Ginny, who was listening in, was already by Hermione's side in a second. 'Come on.' She said, as she dragged her friend out of the room.
'What happened Hermione?' She asked quickly, concerned.
'It's Harry... he's... he's screaming and shaking, and won't wake up in Defense Against the Dark Arts class.' Hermione said to her, biting her lip.
When they ran into the classroom, they noticed that Harry stopped screaming, for he was under Snape's silencing charm, but he looked as if he were screaming, but nothing coming out. He was still writhing around.
'Move it!' Ginny snarled to Snape, who obliged quietly, not sure what to do, for the boy was, as he thought 'insane'.
'Harry... Harry, it's alright... it's me. Open your eyes for me, please Harry.' Ginny whispered in his ear.
Harry could hear Ginny's soft voice, and felt a tad better already. He slowly and painstakenly opened his fear filled eyes, and saw Ginny. He tried talking but the silencing charm was preventing him from doing so. Hermione performed the countercurse, and Harry began speaking.
'Sir - i - us.' He croaked out quickly.
'Come on, we must go... professor, I have to see professor Dumbledore, can I take Harry please?' Ginny pleaded to Snape.
'Absolutely not Weasley... you think you can march in here and just take a stud-' Snape began talking evilly.
'Shut the hell up, and let me take him to the hospital wing at the least.' She shrieked in her professor's face. Tears were coarsing down her face, but it was just as blazing as ever.
Snape, who looked completely appalled to be spoken that way by a student, simply slapped Ginny, cold, across the face. 'Professor!' Hermione protested angrily, yet at the same time frightened.
'Miss Granger hold your tongue, I'm not in the mood to be back-talked by another child.' He hissed lightly.
'You... B-' Harry began yelling words that made Hermione gasp, and even made Ron feel childish.
Without further ado, Dumbledore felt it was time to show himself, for he was invisible the entire time, just wanted to be a mere bystander for once. 'Severus!' He shouted sternly. Harry stopped croaking out cuss words.
Snape turned red to white within seconds. 'Headmaster... Potter and Weasley are disturbing my -' He began, but was yet again, cut off.
'I was here watching all along, you could've called for me, if you saw problem in Mr. Potter's sanity during class... as for Miss Weasley, it was wise of her brother, and Miss Granger to go get her... seeing as she was the only one who could wake him from the trance!' Dumbledore boomed out loudly to the lanky, greasy git... who was cowering in his own form.
Harry, hurriedly, ran out of the room, and into the boys restroom to, promptly throw up in the toilet... only to be followed by Ron, who was in there making sure he was alright.
Hermione, meanwhile was beaming at Dumbledore, glad that he was finally standing up to the cruel Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
'You have absolutely no right to touch another student, while he or she is trying to help the well being of another... as you so selfishly did. We will talk about this further.' Dumbledore said in a disappointed, yet angry voice.
'Class dismissed.' Dumbledore finished, his eyes flashing. 'Miss Weasley, Transfiguration is over now, and that is your last class of the day. Inform your brother and Harry that their detentions are not required anymore.' He told her. She nodded, with wide brown eyes, clearly intimidated.
'Good day children... Now! Severus, follow me.' He said to them in the same booming voice.
'Come on.' Hermione mumbled to Ginny. They both ran to the boys bathroom to wait outside for Harry and Ron.
'That was interesting.' Ginny said, taking a deep breath.
'Sure was.' Hermione told her quietly.
Ten Minutes Later.
'What is taking them so long?' She said, after ten minutes.
'I don't know... but I'm sure I heard Ron say that he was taking Harry to the bathroom.' Hermione said.
'I'm going in.' Ginny said, making up her mind.
When she went in, she saw Harry and Ron both on the floor, looking wiped out.
'Come on... we need privacy, and we all need to talk.' Ginny said, helping Harry up off the floor to hug him tightly. She felt safer in his arms.
'Room of Requirement.' Hermione and Ron said simultaneously. They both blushed at the same time too.
All four, soon were trying to get to the Room of Requirement as soon as they could...
'Ok, sit down.' Ginny said, taking a seat on one the fuzzy couches. She sat next to Harry, and leaned against his chest and snuggled up against him. Hermione and Ron sat, quite uncomfortably on the other couch.
'Now... to business.' Hermione said in a... business-like... tone.
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Mwahh ha ha ha! Cliff Hanger! Sorry... needed to do it. Did you like it?... WHAT WILL DUMBLEDORE DO TO SNAPE! REVIEW!
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