Hermione watched as Ron and Harry sat in the common room, playing wizard chess. She sat back on her comfy chair and let herself get sucked into her book. She had read it many times before, but that didn't stop it from still being good.
Halfway through the book, she heard Ron declare "checkmate". She looked up. Sure enough, he had won the game. Harry sighed. "So" he asked. "What do you want to do next?"
Then they heard Dumbldore's voice boom through the common room. "Attention students" it said, "two more people have disappeared. Justin Finch-Fletchley and Cho Chang. Do not leave your common rooms on any occasion. Thank you"
Hermione looked at the two guys. "Did you hear that?" she asked.
Harry looked strange. "Yeah" he gulped. "Voldemort," at this Ron winced, "has kidnapped Cho and Justin"
Ron counted on his fingers. "That's six people gone in one day. Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle, Nott, Justin and Cho"
Hermione shivered. "And to think that Hogwarts is supposed to be safe." A thought popped into her head. "I wonder why he would just want those people" she said. "I mean, Malfoy's dad is a Death Eater. What about Crabbe, Goyle and Nott"
"They are" Harry piped up. "I saw them at Voldemort's rebirth." Ron winced again.
"So they are" Hermione began to pace. "Now Justin, he's nothing special, just a Muggle born Hufflepuff. And Cho's, well she's just Cho."
Suddenly her eyes lit up and she ran up the stairs to her dorm. "Wonder what's with her" Ron muttered to Harry.
"I guess we'll find out" Harry replied.
Hermione burst out of the dorm and ran down the stairs. She was clutching a large book in her hands titled, What the Ancients Foretold.
She plopped back in her chair and began frantically flipping pages. "What's in there?" Ron asked.
"Oh, ancient prophcies and such. I've been reading it in my free time." she answered. Then she stopped at a page.
"What's so special about that page?" Harry asked.
"Listen" she told them. Then she began to read.
"Here lies what you so longingly seek
the instructions that will make all others weak
If you wish to hear them, tap the stone
with your wand and they will come
in the ancient tongue in which only Slytherin knows
Only the true heir, it will let go"
Capture your most loyal servant's son
for he, with others will make you run
once you do this I will say
the other things you need to do
so you will have your way
The next one you must get is a Muggle born
His house is Hufflepuff, his robes are torn
Bring him here and I will say
what you need do next to get your way
Two girls are what you must next find
They are both very kind
The last remaining houses of the Hogwarts four
One is in Ravenclaw, the other Gryffindor
They are both close to the heart of the one
that has beaten you in battle and made you run"
"Let me see that" Harry said. He grabbed the book and began to read intently.
"Voldemort must have seen these prophcies somewhere" she explained. "The people who have disappeared fit the descriptions."
She pointed to the first prophecy. "The ancient tongue in which only Slytherin knows, is Parseltongue. And You Know Who is the heir of Slytherin."
Harry and Ron nodded. She continued. "Voldemort's servants are the Death Eaters. And Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle and Nott all have dads that serve Voldemort."
They nodded again. She pointed to the third prophecy. "Justin is the Muggle born Hufflepuff this was refering to. That's easy enough."
"Now the last one" she said. "The last two lines, they're refering to you, Harry"
"Me?" Harry asked in disbelief.
"Yeah," said Hermione, "since you defeated You Know Who at the age of one. And Cho is in Ravenclaw and close to your heart."
At this Harry blushed. But Hermione didn't notice and continued with her theory. "Now a Gryffindor. " she pondered.
"What about you?" Ron suggested. "You're a girl," at this, a cushion whizzed past his ear, "you're in Gryffindor, and you're one of Harry's best friends, so you're probably close to his heart. Right Harry?"
Harry mumbled something which sounded like a yeah.
Hermione's eyes widened. "So that means..." Harry and Ron caught on. "You're going to be gone next" they all said at once.
Hermione shivered. "I'm going up to my dorm" she said, "to do some more reading"
"Okay," said Harry and Ron absentmindedly. They were busy planning ways they could trap Voldemort.
Hermione picked up her book and walked upstairs to her room. She began to read again.
"What's this" she asked herself. She began to read.
When gathered are these people four
They will be strong right to core
If together they have the power
To defeat the greatest evil in his finest hour
But when apart, they are weak
So the others you must seek
"So that means.." she thought to herself, "that if Justin, Cho, either Draco, Crabbe, Goyle or Nott, and I are together, we can defeat Voldemort!"
She didn't notice the dark shadow lurking in the corners waiting to attack.
Hermione got up and picked up her book, ready to go downstairs and tell Harry and Ron. Someone grabbed her from behind. "I've got you my pretty" whispered a cold voice.
Hermione whirled around. It was You Know Who! She hit him on the head with her heavy book, and began to scream. "Harry, Ron, Voldemort is in my dorm"
"Be quiet you silly girl" hissed the voice from behind. He tried to grab her again, but she kicked him in the shins. He fell over.
Ron and Harry heard a scream from downstairs. "Harry, Ron" it said, "Voldemort is in my dorm"
"Hermione" they yelled at once. They rushed up the stair and burst into her room. There she was, with a dark figure behind her, his wand out.
The figure saw Harry and Ron at the doorway. "Drat" he cursed. He then looked at Hermione. "Until next time" he said, then disappeared.
Hermione rushed over to them. "Thanks guys" she said, giving them each a hug. They both turned red.
"Er, you're welcome" they answered.
"Hermione, don't go anywhere by yourself again." Ron told her.
"Voldemort could be watching you, just waiting for the right time." said Harry.
*~*~*
"You don't know how right you are, Harry Potter" hissed a cold voice from below.
Disclaimer: All of the HP characters belong to J.K. Rowling.
A/N: Hermione was lucky, Voldie didn't get her. teeheehee. Please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please review. Kay, the word please no longer has any meaning to me. Please review. =)
Halfway through the book, she heard Ron declare "checkmate". She looked up. Sure enough, he had won the game. Harry sighed. "So" he asked. "What do you want to do next?"
Then they heard Dumbldore's voice boom through the common room. "Attention students" it said, "two more people have disappeared. Justin Finch-Fletchley and Cho Chang. Do not leave your common rooms on any occasion. Thank you"
Hermione looked at the two guys. "Did you hear that?" she asked.
Harry looked strange. "Yeah" he gulped. "Voldemort," at this Ron winced, "has kidnapped Cho and Justin"
Ron counted on his fingers. "That's six people gone in one day. Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle, Nott, Justin and Cho"
Hermione shivered. "And to think that Hogwarts is supposed to be safe." A thought popped into her head. "I wonder why he would just want those people" she said. "I mean, Malfoy's dad is a Death Eater. What about Crabbe, Goyle and Nott"
"They are" Harry piped up. "I saw them at Voldemort's rebirth." Ron winced again.
"So they are" Hermione began to pace. "Now Justin, he's nothing special, just a Muggle born Hufflepuff. And Cho's, well she's just Cho."
Suddenly her eyes lit up and she ran up the stairs to her dorm. "Wonder what's with her" Ron muttered to Harry.
"I guess we'll find out" Harry replied.
Hermione burst out of the dorm and ran down the stairs. She was clutching a large book in her hands titled, What the Ancients Foretold.
She plopped back in her chair and began frantically flipping pages. "What's in there?" Ron asked.
"Oh, ancient prophcies and such. I've been reading it in my free time." she answered. Then she stopped at a page.
"What's so special about that page?" Harry asked.
"Listen" she told them. Then she began to read.
"Here lies what you so longingly seek
the instructions that will make all others weak
If you wish to hear them, tap the stone
with your wand and they will come
in the ancient tongue in which only Slytherin knows
Only the true heir, it will let go"
Capture your most loyal servant's son
for he, with others will make you run
once you do this I will say
the other things you need to do
so you will have your way
The next one you must get is a Muggle born
His house is Hufflepuff, his robes are torn
Bring him here and I will say
what you need do next to get your way
Two girls are what you must next find
They are both very kind
The last remaining houses of the Hogwarts four
One is in Ravenclaw, the other Gryffindor
They are both close to the heart of the one
that has beaten you in battle and made you run"
"Let me see that" Harry said. He grabbed the book and began to read intently.
"Voldemort must have seen these prophcies somewhere" she explained. "The people who have disappeared fit the descriptions."
She pointed to the first prophecy. "The ancient tongue in which only Slytherin knows, is Parseltongue. And You Know Who is the heir of Slytherin."
Harry and Ron nodded. She continued. "Voldemort's servants are the Death Eaters. And Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle and Nott all have dads that serve Voldemort."
They nodded again. She pointed to the third prophecy. "Justin is the Muggle born Hufflepuff this was refering to. That's easy enough."
"Now the last one" she said. "The last two lines, they're refering to you, Harry"
"Me?" Harry asked in disbelief.
"Yeah," said Hermione, "since you defeated You Know Who at the age of one. And Cho is in Ravenclaw and close to your heart."
At this Harry blushed. But Hermione didn't notice and continued with her theory. "Now a Gryffindor. " she pondered.
"What about you?" Ron suggested. "You're a girl," at this, a cushion whizzed past his ear, "you're in Gryffindor, and you're one of Harry's best friends, so you're probably close to his heart. Right Harry?"
Harry mumbled something which sounded like a yeah.
Hermione's eyes widened. "So that means..." Harry and Ron caught on. "You're going to be gone next" they all said at once.
Hermione shivered. "I'm going up to my dorm" she said, "to do some more reading"
"Okay," said Harry and Ron absentmindedly. They were busy planning ways they could trap Voldemort.
Hermione picked up her book and walked upstairs to her room. She began to read again.
"What's this" she asked herself. She began to read.
When gathered are these people four
They will be strong right to core
If together they have the power
To defeat the greatest evil in his finest hour
But when apart, they are weak
So the others you must seek
"So that means.." she thought to herself, "that if Justin, Cho, either Draco, Crabbe, Goyle or Nott, and I are together, we can defeat Voldemort!"
She didn't notice the dark shadow lurking in the corners waiting to attack.
Hermione got up and picked up her book, ready to go downstairs and tell Harry and Ron. Someone grabbed her from behind. "I've got you my pretty" whispered a cold voice.
Hermione whirled around. It was You Know Who! She hit him on the head with her heavy book, and began to scream. "Harry, Ron, Voldemort is in my dorm"
"Be quiet you silly girl" hissed the voice from behind. He tried to grab her again, but she kicked him in the shins. He fell over.
Ron and Harry heard a scream from downstairs. "Harry, Ron" it said, "Voldemort is in my dorm"
"Hermione" they yelled at once. They rushed up the stair and burst into her room. There she was, with a dark figure behind her, his wand out.
The figure saw Harry and Ron at the doorway. "Drat" he cursed. He then looked at Hermione. "Until next time" he said, then disappeared.
Hermione rushed over to them. "Thanks guys" she said, giving them each a hug. They both turned red.
"Er, you're welcome" they answered.
"Hermione, don't go anywhere by yourself again." Ron told her.
"Voldemort could be watching you, just waiting for the right time." said Harry.
*~*~*
"You don't know how right you are, Harry Potter" hissed a cold voice from below.
Disclaimer: All of the HP characters belong to J.K. Rowling.
A/N: Hermione was lucky, Voldie didn't get her. teeheehee. Please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please please review. Kay, the word please no longer has any meaning to me. Please review. =)
