Chapter Eleven; The Argument

Thanks guys, I'm glad you're enjoying it so far! Although you really shouldn't be ignoring your family or not doing your homework or something because of it, (LOL) but I'm glad you really do think it's that good. This is one of my favorite series that I've done (probably the most, second being The Next Doctor series because I've written some crap stuff before so I just got lucky on this one) so I'm glad that you love it just as much as I do, especially with all of the religious references scattered throughout it.

So yeah, it really means a lot to me. Love you guys and here's the next chapter! This series will probably live as long as you want it or until it looks like it's about finished. Hopefully that won't be for a very long time!

Harry and Snape continued running through the ministry of magic when suddenly the Polyjuice potion started wearing off. "I don't believe it! It's Harry Snape and he's here illegally!" Fudge shouted as they ran past him and Harry's scar had finished appearing.

"Ron! Hermione! Let's go!" Snape cried as they ran past them wishing more than ever they could disapparate. They ran faster than they ever had in their lives and leapt into the car throwing on their seatbelts.

"Step on it!" Ron cried as Harry quickly turned on the engine and stomped on the gas pedal. The car made a screeching noise as he rapidly turned the wheel and sped away from the curb. Ron started breathing heavily as he glanced over his shoulder and saw the crowd of people disappearing in the distance. "Thank God, we've made it." He said as he turned his head back around.

"I couldn't agree with you more." Snape told him trying to catch his breath.

"You guys got the locket then right?" Ron questioned him.

"Yeah, now we just need to find a way to destroy it." Harry replied as he continued to drive along the highway and Hermione took a deep breath and sighed heavily before she leaned her head down on his shoulder and closed her eyes. Ron wrapped his arm around her and kissed her forehead before leaning his own head against hers.

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"Alright you two lovebirds, wake up." Ron opened his eyes and turned his head to look up at Snape who was standing over him holding the backdoor wide open.

"Huh?" Ron questioned groggily while he gave a rather large yawn while having a hard time opening his eyes due to the bright sunlight.

"You've been out for an hour and a half and we've finally reached our campsite. Harry's getting our tent made and ready, but Hermione's the only one who has mastered protective enchantments." He explained.

"Oh. Don't worry, I'll get her up." He told him before he slammed the door shut and walked away. Ron glanced down at his girlfriend and smiled warmly at her. He softly kissed the top of her head and then gently started shaking her awake. "Hermione." He whispered. "Hermione wake up." He told her as she let out a great big yawn and stretch before she opened her eyes and turned over to look at him.

"Hmm?" she questioned.

"You need to do your protective enchantments so that the snatchers don't find us." He said when suddenly Hermione remembered something.

"The snatchers." She realized. "That's it. Ron, the snatchers go after any muggle or muggleborn or any person that has all or some nonmagical blood. That's why all of those children went missing. That's why my little brother is gone." She explained.

"Well at least that means that I won't have to worry about my family." Ron told her.

"Yeah, but Harry's mother is muggleborn. That means that she is in danger just as much as he is, and so are the rest of his brothers and sisters." She explained.

"What should we do?" he asked her.

"Nothing. There's nothing we can do about it and so we shouldn't even tell him about it. He already feels guilty enough as it is for deserting them. All I want to do now is find my little brother before something terrible happens to him." She said.

"Don't worry Hermione, we will. He'll be alright." He reassured her as he kissed her lips before she snuggled up against him again and laid her head on top of her chest and rested it there. "I love you Hermione." He told her kissing the top of her head again before resting his chin against it.

"I love you too." She told him.

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"Incendio." Harry said pointing his wand at the pile of logs in the fire pit in front of them and watched a jet of sparks escape it before it lit up in a jet of fire. He glanced up at the starry sky and seeing how round and beautiful the moon was, wished that Ginny was with him so he could take her on a romantic broomstick ride. Harry sniffed as he felt his nose start to run and quickly wiped it on the sleeve of his shirt. If only they could find a way how to destroy the locket so he could go back to her.

"You're thinking about Miss Weasley again aren't you?" his father questioned him.

"It just isn't fair. Why did I have to be the chosen one? Why can't I ever be happy?" Harry wondered. "I mean, what exactly is God's plan for me?" he asked him.

"I'm not sure. I'm afraid I can't answer that Harry. Only He knows the answer to that. You've just got to trust Him." He told him as Harry nodded.

"I know, and I do. But sometimes it's just so hard when I don't even know what direction that He's supposed to be leading me in." he said when he suddenly turned his head to see Hermione coming out of the tent. "When's Ron coming out?" he asked her.

"In a little bit. There have been more killings reported, and he just wants to make sure that he doesn't hear bad news." She told him when Harry's mind directly went to Ginny.

"I miss her Hermione, and the rest of my family. Sometimes I just wish that I could escape and go home. Home, home I mean, to be with my father Dumbledore, and Sirius. That way it would all be over and everything would just go away." He said with another sniff while hot tears started stinging his eyes.

"Don't say that Harry. Your father still needs you here, and so does your mother, your brothers and sisters, me and Ron, and of course Ginny." She told him.

"I know." He said as he slowly started turning his head away from her and sniffed again.

"Shh,.." she whispered while she started rubbing his shoulder soothingly and kissed his cheek before leaning her head up against him. That's when suddenly Ron came out of the tent wearing his locket and stopped and stared at them.

"What's going on here?" he questioned them as they both turned around to look at him.

"Ron, it isn't what it looks like." She began. "Harry was just upset and_"

"It looks like he's a little bit more than upset. It looks like he's lonely." He said.

"Yes but_" she continued.

"So you're basically saying that you're both cheaters." He said.

"What!? No! We're friends that's it!" she cried.

"Well there's a fine line to be from friends to friendlier now isn't there!?" he exclaimed when suddenly Hermione caught a glimpse of the locket that he was wearing.

"Please Ron take this off, you wouldn't be saying any of this if you hadn't been wearing it all day." She said as she tried to grab it but instead he slipped over his own neck and gave it to her.

"Fine, take it. I quit." He said before he turned around and started walking away.