A/n: Hi everyone waves sorry it's taken me a while to update again. ( promise i'll try harder next time.

Anyway here is the next chapter hope you all enjoy it.

Chapter 10

Attack at the Weasley's

Hermione knocked lightly on Harry's closed bedroom door.

"Harry, it's me" she called out as she slowly pushed it open. She looked quickly around the room and was surprised to see it empty. She started backing slowly out the door when she heard a tap running in the bathroom. She went back into the room, closing the door behind her.

Harry came out of the bathroom, wiping cold water off his face, to find Hermione sitting on the bed waiting for him.

"You alright sweetheart?" she asked as he sat down beside her with the towel draped around his shoulders.

"I dunno," he said sighing. "I keep getting this weird feeling that something is going to happen."

"What do you mean?" asked Hermione, Harry could hear the concern in her voice, and had been around her long enough to know what she was thinking.

"No I haven't had another dream." He said as she opened her mouth to say something.

"How did you-?"

"Mione, you've been my best friend for nearly 7 years, I think I know a bit about how your mind works by now." Hermione laughed.

"Harry, I'm a girl, your male mind will never understand how my psyche works. So anyway, what makes you think something is going to happen?"

"I don't know. It's hard to explain. I don't know if its just instinct or if it my connection with him through my scar. I just know that something is going to happen… and soon. I just don't know what." Hermione sat there looking into his emerald eyes. She could tell that he felt partly responsible for what had happened at the school. Harry looked down at the cream carpet on the floor.

"Hey," she said, placing a hand on the far side of his face, turning ti so that he was looking at her again. "What happened at the ball, that wasn't your fault! You couldn't have stopped it. No one could. Don't beat yourself up over nothing."

"But…"

"No buts. No one could have done anything. If he had been stopped this time what's to stop him doing it again? As for these bad feelings u keep getting, you haven't got any proof that anything is going to happen, until you do you just need to relax. We will deal with everything as it happens. Christmas is the day after tomorrow. What could Voldemort do? All the students are at home with their families and Dumbledore has made this place as safe as either the Dursley's or Hogwarts, there is nothing to worry about. And if you do have a dream or something Dumbledore is never very far away."

"Yeah I guess you're right. I'm just sick of Voldemort ruining my life!"

"I know Harry, we all are." She whispered as she leant in to give him a hug.

"Hey, why don't we watch a movie or something?" Mum and Dad bought me a TV and video player to put in my room a couple of years back."

"Sure what do you want to watch?"

"Dunno, why don't we go down to the library and see what there is?" Hermione suggested jumping off the bed.

"You have a library?"

"Yeah, Mum started it for me when I was in year 2 at Muggle School because they had bought me so many books that they wouldn't all fit into the book shelves in my room." Harry laughed quietly to himself as they left the room.

"I dred to think how big it is now then, that was what… 10 years ago? Just how big is this room? It would nearly have to be as big as the Hogwarts library."

"Harry!" she said with a look of mock anger on her face.

"What?" he asked in an innocent voice, following her into the room that was on the left side of the stairs on the ground floor. "Wow" he said "I thought it would have been bigger" he grinned at her as she made her way to one of the shelves.

"Here they are Harry come and have a look." Harry walked up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist looking at the extensive video collection over her shoulder.

"You don't have that many do you." He said looking at the 10 shelves full of videos.

"What about this one?"

"Nah, I've seen it already. What about that."

"No, seen it, hated it!"

"Okay then"

"What about Look Who's Talking?" asked Hermione picking it up and handing it to him. "I really like that movie.

"Well if that's the one you want to watch then it looks like that's the one we'll take" said Harry.

Half an hour later they were lying on Hermione's bed with a bowl of popcorn between them and drinks sitting nearby.

"So what's this movie about again?" Harry asked as the previews began and Hermione chucked the remote on the bed next to her.

"It's about a woman who is having an affair and becomes pregnant. This guys cheats on her with someone else. She takes a taxi to the hospital when she is in labour and the driver becomes the babysitter…"

"Okay I think it would be easer for me just to watch it." he laughed.

"Hmmm…. You're probably right. Plus knowing me I'd give away the ending." said Hermione as she put a piece a popcorn in her mouth.

"Shh… it's starting" said Harry as he readjusted the blanket over them.

2 hours late (Approx)

"Harry" said Hermione between kisses.

"Yeah"

"I think the movies' finished"

"So?"

"So, that means it's getting late and my parents like to check on me my first couple nights back." Harry stopped kissing her and sat up slightly, leaning on his elbow.

"But you're 17"

"Yeah I no, it's just their way of showing me that they still love me I guess," sighing Harry sat up on the edge of the bed.

"I think I might go have a shower and go to bed then," he said turning to look at her.

"All right"

"Night babe, I'll see you in the morning" he said standing up and starting to walk towards the bathroom they shared.

"Hey," she said sitting up suddenly and crawling to the end of the bed "Where's my goodnight kiss?" she said pouting slightly. Harry walked back over to her and she threw her arms around his neck and pulled him closer as he kissed her.

"Night sweetheart, I love you" Harry whispered into her ear as she removed her arms from around his neck.

"Love you too," she said as she watched him walk across the room to the bathroom door. Once she could hear the water running in the shower she walked over to her wardrobe and grabbed a pair of pyjamas to change into. She was just climbing into bed when she heard a soft knock at the door.

"Come in" she called as she pulled the blankets up over her legs.

"Hey Pumpkin." Her father said as he stuck his head into the room

"Hey Daddy"

"I just thought I'd pop in and see that everything was all right and to say goodnight."

"Everything's fine Dad, goodnight and I'll see you in the morning."

"Night sweetheart." He said quietly as he begun to close the door "Oh I almost forgot, is everything all right with Harry?"

"Yeah, he just feels responsible for what happened at school."

"There was nothing he, or anyone else, could have done. From what Dumbledore has told us he did the best he could under the circumstances."

"Yeah, that's what I was telling him earlier." She said sighing, "He'll be all right in a while, he just needs time, he always does."

"I'm sure he will be," said her father. "Well goodnight sweetheart."

"Yeah night Dad," Hermione's Dad closed the door and she picked up her book. An hour later she had turned off her light and was fast asleep.

2am Christmas Eve

Death eaters were swarming through the entire house, he could hear someone screaming above him. He was walking slowly from room to room, looking at the destruction with satisfaction. Suddenly he saw two Death Eaters dragging a struggling red head towards him.

"Where is he?" Harry heard himself say, except it wasn't his voice that escaped his lips.

"Where's who?" the red head asked defiantly, although Harry could see them trembling in fear at the sight of him.

"Don't act smart with me fool, now, where is he?" Voldemort asked in a more threatening voice. Harry could see the drops of sweat on the red heads forehead. He could tell that they were terrified, but he also knew that they would never give in to Voldemort and reveal where he was, even if he killed them.

"He's not here, he's still at school."

"DON"T LIE TO ME! Voldemort roared before whipping out his wand and pointing it right at the red heads chest. "Crucio" he said viciously.

"NOOOO, RON!" Harry could feel himself being shaken awake; he sat up suddenly, barely missing hitting his head on Hermione's, Voldemort's laughter still ringing in his ears. Hermione sat on the edge of the bed, a scared look on her face.

"Harry?" Harry wiped the sweat off his forehead with the back of his hand.

"Dumbledore, quick we need to find Dumbledore" he said quickly lifting the sheets off him and getting to his feet.

"What's happened Harry?"

"Voldemort attacked the Weasley's house," he said seriously "He … he used crucio on Ron when he wouldn't tell him where I was." Hermione gasped, raising a hand to her mouth. "How can we get an urgent message to Dumbledore?" Hermione raced from the room and came back a moment later with a small pot filled with green powder.

"Here, Dumbledore connected our rooms to his office only, just in case, it's also password protected"

"Okay, what's the password?"

"Yours is Fawks"

"Okay thanks" Harry took a small pinch of the powder and threw it into the fireplace. Flames instantly erupted before Harry had a chance to say anything; he glanced back at Hermione who was biting her lower lip before stepping into the flames. He was spinning for a while before he heard a voice say "Password"

"Fawks" he coughed and then came crashing out onto the hard floor of the Headmasters office.

"PROFESSOR?" Harry shouted after taking in his surroundings "Professor Dumbledore are you here?"

"What do you want boy?" asked one of the many portraits grumpily.

"I need to see Professor Dumbledore, it's urgent, Voldemort has attacked again!" said Harry quickly.

"He has gone to the kitchens for some hot chocolate." Said another portrait, "Wait here while I go find him for you." He added.

"Thanks" said Harry before the old headmaster disappeared. Harry soon began pacing the room impatiently checking his watch every few seconds. Harry stopped suddenly when he heard someone coming up the stairs then Dumbledore came bursting into the room, a steaming mug clutched in his right hand.

"Harry, what's happened?"

"It's Voldemort professor, he attacked the Burrow looking for me."

"When?"

"NOW!"

"All right," he said before picking up a small box of floo powder off the mantle, he threw a small pinch into the fireplace and green flames suddenly erupted. He called out for Kingsley Shacklebolt and a few seconds later his head appeared in the middle of the flames.

"Sorry to disturb you Kingsley but we have a problem. Voldemort has attacked the Burrow, you need to get a team out there immediately."

"The Weasley's? On my way. I'll gather a team and we'll be there ASAP."

"Harry, Hermione and I shall meet you there shortly" With that Kingsley's head disappeared from the fire and Dumbledore threw another pinch of floo powder into the flames. "Granger residence" green flames shot up into the fireplace once more "Go and tell Hermione to get ready to leave in 5 minutes, you better get changed as well, I'll be there as soon as I can" Harry nodded and stepped into the flames, when he emerged at the other end he called for Hermione who came running from the bathroom completely dressed.

"Well no need to tell you to get dressed" said Harry "Dumbledore will be here in anytime."

"Ok, I'm going to tell my parents what's going on"

"All right I'm going to get dressed" he said as he watched Hermione walk over to the door that connected his room with the hall. He stood there for a second thinking before he remembered what he was meant to be doing and hurried over to his wardrobe.

Hermione left Harry standing in the middle of his room as she hurried down the room to her parent's room. She listened at the door for a second. She couldn't hear anything so she knocked lightly on the wooden door as she slowly pushed it open.

"Mum? Dad?" she asked hesitantly as she walked in

Meanwhile back in Harry's room

Harry pulled a jumper over his head and made for his shoes and socks when there was a burst of flames and Dumbledore came spinning out of the fire.

"Are you both ready?"

"Hermione is just in with her parents letting them know what is going on"

"You should go get her we need to get going"

"Are the Weasley's all right?"

"Yes the Death Eaters have left but we still must hurry" Harry nodded and hurried from the room. He walked down the hall to where he saw the open door and could hear Hermione's voice. He poked his head around the door and saw her parents sitting up in bed and Hermione standing next to her mother.

"Hermione?"

"Yeah Harry," she said turning around.

"Dumbledore's here" he said pushing the door open wider

"Okay, I'm coming, we won't be too long I promise."

"Wait a minute" said Michael "Are you sure it is safe?"

"Yeah Dumbledore said all the Death Eaters have left" said Harry.

"I want to talk with him before you go" said Helen climbing out of bed and grabbing her dressing gown. She followed Harry and Hermione down the hall to Harry's room where Dumbledore was making alterations to the floo connection.

"Ahh, Mrs Granger, how nice to see you again." Said Dumbledore when they walked in to the room.

"Why thankyou," she said smiling at the old man "I just wanted to say that if my husband and I can do anything to help we are more than happy to, please don't hesitate to ask."

"Thankyou, I'm sure the Weasley's will be very happy to hear that. Now you two, we really must get over there. I shall have them back as soon as possible Mrs Granger." 30 seconds later the three of them had disappeared in to the fire.

A/n: Well there it was. Please R&R I shall try get the next post up soon. In fact i think i shall go and start typing it up now XD