Does anyone want to know a little of what is happening at Hogwarts? Well, here it is. Thanks for the reviews. I'm going to change my update schedule from every 5 reviews to 10 reviews, or 3 days. This change is because of school. Enjoy!


"Why the hell did I leave?" Ron asked himself. He now had a feeling that, because he wasn't there, something bad would happen to Hermione and Harry wouldn't be able to save her. If he was there then, at least, he could no that there was nothing anyone could do. Then Ron did something he hadn't done for years. He cried. These tears were not from physical pain though, they were from mental distress, and they were from the idea that he may never see his one true love, the love of his life, ever again. The tears flowed violently out of his eyes. He did not know, that at the very same time, Hermione was curled up in her bed crying her eyes out.


Don't Keep a Secret From Me

Neville sat next to Luna in the Room of Requirements after the first DA practice since school had started again. Everyone had left, and it was just the couple. The pillows that they had used to have people land on if someone lost focus had become Neville and Luna's bed.

"Are you alright, Luna?" Neville asked after they had been sitting in silence for a few minutes. Luna nodded. She was thinking about what she had heard that night before the wedding. It seemed to posses her.

"Luna, please. I don't want you keeping secrets from me."

"Neville, it is just," Luna paused. "I don't know. I guess, I guess that I am scared."

"Well, let me help you."

Luna took a deep breath and told him everything. She started with her mother's death and went on to her childhood. She had always been fragile, so her father had rarely let her out to play, and as a result she had read a lot. During the past summer she had realized that every book that she believed to be a field guide, was just part of a complex fantasy. She told Neville about the conversation she had heard, and how scared she was that she was going to die on her way back to the house. Neville had no idea what to say. He had thought it odd that Luna had virtually stopped talking about strange creatures, and even though she often made spacey and oddly philosophical comments, they had become less obscure.

"Don't worry, Luna. I'll protect you the best I can."

Neville wrapped Luna in a hug so tight, that not even death could separate them. They fell asleep holding each other. Luna no wanting to leave out of fear, and Neville not wanting to leave Luna afraid.

Ginny, on the other hand, was sitting in a corner of the common room where nobody could see, or hear, her. She sat with her radio and searched the channels to tune in on Potterwatch. It was critical, she felt, for her to know if Harry was OK, and so far, according to Lupin, Fred, George, and Lee, he was fine.

Ginny had stopped receiving the Daily Prophet when she learned that certain pictures were acting as one way mirrors, and the ministry was using them to spy on witches and wizards. Her mother had sent her a carefully coded letter explaining just that. Ever since, Ginny had tried her best to tune in on Potterwatch.

After finishing listening to the latest news, and getting the new password, she went up to her dorm and picked up her journal.

I don't know what to do. The Carrows are so mean, and they are making it very difficult for us to practice. I just want to be home, where I know I'll be safe. I only have myself to protect me here, and I do not think that is enough. The teachers can only do so much. They need to be protecting the younger students, and so does all of the DA. Christmas break is coming soon. I want to be home, with my family. Fred and George will protect me, they always have. I'm not sure how much longer it will be safe for me to stay at school. Hogwarts used to be the safest place I knew; now I'm just not sure. One thing is certain Gryffindor tower is safe. The protections are strong. Not one person who is not, or has ever been, a Gryffindor comes thought the Fat Lady to a trap. McGonagall once told us that among all the houses, the two safest were we, and the Ravenclaws, by design.

The Ravenclaws common room, and dorms, are like no other. Although anyone, of any house, may enter the common room, it is difficult to even do so. As it is known, you must know the answer to a riddle, and no riddle is ever repeated. Without knowledge, it would be impossible to enter the house.

Ginny put down her journal and concealed it with a charm that Flitwick had told them to use with any personal documents. Ginny cried as she thought of Harry. Ginny knew better then to write her worries in her journal, because if the Carrows, or Snape, were to find it, then they would use her to get to Harry. Ginny thought about the last time he saw him. It was before the wedding was broken up. He had looked like one of the Weasley clan, but she knew it was he. She remembered catching him staring at her while she danced. She remembered seeing him stare at her during the wedding. But, most of all, she remembered what he had said to her in her room.

Flashback…

Ginny looked out the window as she heard a sound from behind her. It was Harry. She turned back to the window as he walked up behind her. She felt his hand as he placed it lightly on her shoulder.

"Gin?"

Ginny turned around and looked up at Harry. He bent down and kissed her. Harry couldn't help himself, and Ginny did not wish to stop him.

"When this is over, if I am still alive, I will find you. I'll never leave your side again."

Ginny nodded as she watched him leave

She knew he would keep his promise, which made her cry even harder. What if he died? Ginny didn't want to think about it, but it possessed her. Ginny thought and cried until she fell asleep.


How did you like it? Please review. I start school again on Tuesday, so the latest the next update will be is Wednesday. I'm trying to write several chapters before school starts until I get used to the work load again.