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Chapter 7 – Breaking the News.
"Hermione, what's wrong?" Ron looked shocked at her sudden break down.
"It's all my fault…is Harry alright…what happened?" she said in between sobs.
"Hermione, what are you talking about?" asked a confused Ron.
"Your face, then the newspaper, what else could it be?" She said much more composed.
"Hermione, nothing has happened to Harry," said Ron.
"Oh thank goodness,"
"Yet."
"What does that mean," snapped Ginny as Ron led them to a quiet corner.
"Well, Dumbledore called him to his office and he hasn't been in the school for quite a bit. So we think he found the last horcrux," he said, "Which means…"
"It's time, isn't it?" Was all Hermione asked.
"Yes, he's going after Voldemort tonight. We're going too obviously," he said motioning himself and Hermione.
"What about m…" started Ginny.
"But Harry thinks," Ron said talking over her, "we should bring some others."
"Others meaning members of the DA?" asked Ginny.
"Yes, and you," said Ron.
"What, I don't count as a member any more?"
"Yes you do, but you know more about going on and you're part of our little group now," he said waving his finger around the three of them, "and Harry."
"What, you mean I'm part of the golden trio?"
"Yeah, but the golden quadruplets didn't sound as good," he said dryly.
"Okay," said Hermione, "how long do we have until Harry gets back?"
"I'm guessing half an hour. Dumbledore wants to go tonight because he's quite sure Voldemort has found out that we know about the Horcruxes. So he'll be on guard. But if he doesn't know we got almost all of them he won't expect an attack yet."
"What about the snake?" asked Ginny, "Do we have it yet?"
"No that's your job, Harry wants you and Hermione to look for the snake when we go after the Death Eaters. He also wanted me to give you Godric Gryffindor's sword. It's upstairs under my bed. I think we ought to shrink it first."
"Yes that's a good idea, we also have to decide which members of the DA to ask to come," said Hermione, " I think we should ask Neville and Luna they did really well in the department of mysteries last year."
"As well as Dean, Seamus, Cho and Lavender. I don't think we should bring too many people, but there are ten of us and who ever Dumbledore decides to bring. OK, I'll be back I want to check out some defense spells and such in the Library, you go tell the others."
On her way to the library Hermione, was grabbed and pulled into a corner. She nearly screamed, but realized it was Pansy.
"Pansy, what's wrong?"
"Okay, I heard Ron telling Luna Lovegood that you're going to go after You Know Who tonight, I want to help. Blaise does too, we've been talking about it for a while. So can we come?"
"Okay, I trust you, and you trust Blaise so I'm okay with him to. But I need you to tell Ron not to ask the others to come except Luna and Neville. I think we are going to have too many people because I'm sure there will be teachers coming too. If we have too many people it may cause trouble." Hermione didn't mention there would probably be members of the Order of The Phoenix coming too.
"Yeah, no problem. Just thought I'd tell you his guard is really high now he knows you've gotten some of the Horcruxes…"
"How did you know?"
"Draco told me, he wasn't supposed to, but I think he knows I was going to tell you."
"What that makes no sense, if he knew you were going to tell me why say anything?"
"Because, he knew he had to become a Death Eater, and he would rather help us even if that's the only way he can. He knows Harry and Ron won't trust him enough to help. But he knows where headquarters is so if he shows up, warn them that he may just want to help, but keep an eye on him."
"I'll try, I've got some stuff to do before we leave. We're meeting in the Room of Requirement so Dumbledore can tell everyone what is happening. See you then."
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