Saved By An of Betrayal By Keeperoliver Chapter 10

I wish there were another way to put this, but it still belongs to Jo Rowling.

Hermione was really upset. What Dobby had told her about Harry, really had her thinking. If it was true, and Harry had faced Voldemort, feeling that nobody loved him, he may not want to live. Why would he. She had to figure out a way to get him to see that there were people who truely loved him. But how was the question that was stumping her. How do you talk to a person that is near death and unconcious.

Ron saw her leaning against the wall looking lost. He walked over to her and asked softly if she was alright. She looked up and answered sharply, "Do I look alright to you?"

"Sorry I asked." And he turned and started to walk away.

"Ron, please come back. I'm sorry. I know you mean well, and I shouldn't snap at you like that. Please forgive me?"

"I will always forgive you, Hermione. That's what friends are for. What kind of a friend would I be if I couldn't forgive you."

"Do you feel that same way about Harry?"

"Hermione, I explained to Harry what my problem was, and he forgave me, in a way. We are still friends, just not best friends. I hope to remedy that. I intend to talk to Madam Pompfrey about my problem, as soon as things settle down. I hope in the near future, he will see me once again, as a best mate. If not, it will hurt, but I will settle as a friend. I also hope that my problem has not hurt our friendship, but if it has, please tell me how I can repair the damage?"

"Ron, I treated you unfairly when you offered your assistance to get me to the hospital wing. It is I, who should be asking you for forgiveness. You always have, and always will be a friend, My friend. Can you forgive me for my rudeness?"

"Always, Hermione. Now can I ask what is bothering you, or is it personal?"

"No Ron, I can tell you, but, do you think I can tell you with Ginny here, I believe it involves her also."

"Sure, do you want me to get her?"

"Please."

Ron was back in a few minutes, with Ginny.

"How are you feeling Hermione? Like I do?"

"Probably. Ginny, do you and Ron mind if I ask you some personal questions?"

"How personal?"

"Very personal, concerning Harry."

"Look, if your going to ask if Harry and I shagged, then the answer is no." Ginny answered, looking Ron right in the eye, daring him to make a comment.

Hermione lightly laughed and said, "No, that is not what I was going to ask, but if you had said yes, it probably would have answered my question. What I want to ask both of you, although, I know Ron's answer already. Did you ever tell Harry that you love him?"

"Harry knew that I loved him. Every thing I did when I was with him, showed how I loved him."

"But did you ever tell him that, to reensure your feelings for him?"

"Well no, I guess I never told him outright that I loved him. I always assumed that he knew how I felt about him. I was sure that was how he felt about me, but he never told me that he loved me. It's the same thing isn't it, we both shared these feelings about each other. We just knew."

"Ginny, how could he know, coming from the enviroment that he lived with for sixteen years. There was no love there. And then he comes to Hogwarts, and right from first people were trying to kill him. During the 6 years he was here, he saved my life, your life, your dad's life, Ron's life, and many more, because of his actions. And what did he get for it? He watched as a friend died, as his Godfather died, a mentor died. Do you see where I am going with this? The whole time Harry was with us, he never knew what love was. How could he, he was never introduced to it. How could he tell you he loved you, if he didn't know what it was. Do you understand?"

Ginny was crying, she had never realised what Hermione was true. How could a person love someone if they didn't know the concept of it. She moved into Hermione needing comfort, and Hermione, who was crying also, hugged her for all she was worth. They opened their arms, and had Ron come into their hug. Now all three were crying.

Harry was looking at his mother as if she grew another head. What in the world was she talking about. Call them back.

"Please explain to me just how I am to call you back, do I whistle, or chant something, or wave my wand around in the air and say come to me. Do you know how silly this is beginning to sound?"

"Alright Harry, enough of the theatrics. If you will give me a minute, I will try to explain, well, it will take more than a minute, but I believe we can finally make sense of this whole matter. Will you let me try, and save all you're questions until we are finished?"

"I'm sorry for the show, I know that you would not tease me with a treat like you gave me. I would give anything to have you back with me. Please explain, and I will wait until you say I can ask, before I do."

"Thank you, now, where to start. OK, you know the cape your father left you. It was one of the Deathly Hallows. Do you know what they are Harry?" Harry nodded. "If you know what they are, then you must know, that they are real. The Elder Wand, The Ressurection Stone, and The Cape of Invisability. Now, all three were owned by three brothers. The tale was told in an old children's fairytale book. However, no one knew that they were in fact real, owned by the three Peverell brothers, who were related to the Potters. It is said, that the master of the three Hallows could control death. This is true, Harry. But it is not the full truth. The full truth is that the Master of the Deathly Hallows controls the lives of both the living and the dead. To the living, he could send death to their doorstep, and once sent, death will claim his victim. He can also send for the dead to come back to the living. It is a dreadful responsibility to have such power. Many have tried to be the master, including Albus Dumbledore. Yes Harry, Albus belived that if he could become the Master, he could bring back his dead mother and sister. Unfortunately he didn't know what it took to be the master, and the consequences of the failed attempt to the person who tried it. Insanity is one, cursed life is another and death is another."

Lily looked to James, and asked him to continue.

"Harry, in order to be the Master of the Deathly Hallows, you have to be of blood relationship to the original owners, and you have to be of noble nature. You have to have saved lives, and lost loved ones. You have to be a person of great honor, well respected and loved by the majority. You must have shown bravery and courage, and you must have faced death, in order to defeat it. You must care for all living creatures, and wish death on a person, only as a last resort. And one last thing Harry, once used, it can never be used again, because the three Hallows will destroy themselves upon completion of it's task, whether it is for death, or for life. This is only the case, when all three are used in conjunction with each other. That is the only way for the Hallows to work correctly. Do you understand all that we have said Harry?"

"I understand, but, how do I get them? All I have is the cape. I don't have any idea where the other two are."

"OK, we know for a fact that Albus had all three at one time or another. So we know where the cape is, now what happened to his wand"

"He lost when it when Professor Snape killed him."

"So Snape has it."

"No, I don't think so, he took off, before he had a chance to get it. Wait a minute, isn't the one who defeated him the master, not the one who killed him?"

"Yes Harry, it doesn't have to be the one who killed him, all he really had to do was disarm him in a fair fight."

"What constitutes a fair fight?"

"Just like any other fair fight, 2 combatants facing each other and armed equally. So that would mean Albus would have to be facing his opponent with his wand at the ready. Does that answer your question?"

"Yes it does, and it also gives me the answer. Draco Malfoy disarmed the professor on the tower, before Snape got there, so that made him the master. I disarmed Malfoy at Malfoy Manor before we escaped. I was never defeated in battle, although I did turn my wand over to Ragnok at Gringotts, if that means anything."

"It does Harry, if This Ragnok was also armed with a wand. If he was, then all is lost. But if he wasn't, then you are still master."

"When I turned my wand over to Ragnok, he was not armed, so I am still the master. But that still leaves the Ressurection Stone. And I have no idea where it is."

"So Albus didn't give you anything else that could be the stone?"

"I don't think so, he gave Hermione the book, Beedle The Bard, Ron the Deluminator and he gave me the first snitch I caught as Gryffindor's seeker, and that's it."

For the first time since they started to talk about the Hallows, Cedric piped in,"Does any one know how big this Ressurection Stone is, because a snitch might be big enough, if it's the size of, say a galleon?"

"Would a snitch be the stone, because it seems kind of odd to be using it in a game if it was?"

"No Harry, did you know you can charm a snitch to open, once it is caught, to keep a momento inside it. A few professionals open it to put in dirt from the field where they caught their first snitch."

"Do you think the professor may have put the stone in the snitch. It never opened for me. It did have a saying on it after I tried to open it the first time. It said (I open at the close). I never did figure that one out."

Sirius popped in with, "Perhaps it meant when you were about to die, or after you had already died."

"That's it, that makes sense. It opens at the close, or the end of my life. Do you think it will still work, since I have already died?"

"I believe so Harry, since you have already met death."

"Alright then, what do I have to do to bring you all back, and, is this all that are coming back, since we only get to do this once?"

"We will go back up, to check to see if there are others who wish to make the trip. I don't know if there is a limit to how many can come back, but we will get as many as we can. I do know that in order for them to come back, they would have to been murdered during voldemort's time and by him or by his command. When it time for you to call us back, all you have to say is your full name, Master of the Deathly Hallows, call all who are ready to come forth at my bidding, now come! That should do it. Give us four days your time, as time here is different than your time, then call us. Is that all right?"

"That should be plenty of time for me to recuperate. So is time for me to go back now?"

"It is Harry. I just to want to let you know that we love you darling and we have missed you so much."

"The same goes for all of us Harry, oh, and Harry, just to be sure, when you call us, make sure there is plenty of space, because I have no idea as to how many wish to come back.

They all hugged,and said they would see each other in four days time. Then Harry disappeared.