AN: Here's chapter 48!

Disclaimer: Don't own it…

Hermione POV

I sneezed before grabbing a tissue from my personal tissue box. I had a little itch in my throat and my nose was runny. I felt bad, but that can't mess up my attendance this year!

It was still April 30 and we only had one day to find out if Voldemort is attacking tomorrow. The very thought made me sad that it might be the last time I see my parents, my family, everything.

Alex didn't come to afternoon classes. She didn't tell us why, but she was looking a little sick during lunch. She wasn't talking that much and she only laughed a little.

Ron looked around our Charms classroom. I felt kind of bad, not only because of my cold, but because Ron felt lonely. We didn't have Charms with the Americans because they weren't required to take it anymore. Still, I sat by Harry because were assigned to.

After classes we headed to the Great Hall for War Attacks And Strategies. "I'm going to go see if Alex is ok." Ron said and ran off quickly. I sneezed again and sighed in frustration. I hate being sick!

"Hermione!" Ron and Alex walked in the common room. "What's wrong?" I asked weakly with a tissue over my nose. Jackie came down the stairs with a frown. "What's all this noise man?"

"I had another vision… about tomorrow." She said and sat down. I grinned. This is what we needed. The portrait swung open again; this time it was Harry and Mariah. "It isn't tomorrow!" Harry said while breathing hard. Alex nodded with a smile.

I grinned. "What was your vision about?" I asked. "Well, we were all here and we were sitting around for something to happen. We were drinking alcohol, but not that much and sharing our favorite memories. We stayed up all night until it was time for classes and… nothing happened." Alex said.

"How do we know it's not during classes?" Jackie asked. "The vision I had about the thing in Dumbledore's office; we were in our pajamas and I slept in my favorite shirt." Alex said. We nodded. "This is great! But why does the sculpture say May 1st?" I said before sniffing.

Alex gasped. "Dumbledore won't be in his office, so he won't be there to change the dates. Maybe tomorrow and someone will go in and change it and, I guess forget about the other days…" We agreed with her. Why didn't I think of that?

"So since we were going to do that tonight, do we still do it?" Ron asked. I shrugged. "Will it change the future if we don't do it?" Mariah asked. That was a good question. I sneezed again and groaned. Jackie looked at me.

"Oh yeah! That's why I went upstairs. I'm sorry, I'll be back." He said and ran up the stairs. I sighed. I blew my nose. Harry laughed. I glared. "What's funny Potter?" I asked. "You were sick in my vision." Alex laughed and nodded. I rolled my eyes.

Alex was feeling much better, which means she was more talkative. I guess we were all relieved that we wouldn't have to face the dark side so early. It would have been very dreadful for me to battle with a cold…

We were now in the chamber. We told everyone about the visions and everything. They too were relieved that it wasn't tomorrow. "We're still gonna practice. We need to make sure that we're ready for this." Alex said while looking around the room of students.

I didn't work that much because I knew most of them and I wasn't feeling up to it. I laid across a couch with my box of tissue below me on the ground. Now my eyes were watering so I got some tissue to wipe my eyes.

"You ok?" Jackie asked while squatting to my level. I shook my head. "I think I've gotten worse." I said weakly. He put the back of his hand on my forehead. "You're warm. We need to leave and put you in the bed." I shook my head and sat up. "I'm ok, I can-" I began to cough. He chuckled.

"C'mon." I sighed and picked up my sling and my box of tissue. "We'll see yall later. Hermione's not feelin' good…" Jackie said. "Aw sorry about that Hermione. We'll see you tomorrow." Harry said with a pat on the back. I nodded gloomily as I walked silently with Jackie.

I woke up the next day. Nothing happened, yet I was still sick. I smiled as I looked over at Jackie, who was far away from me. I told him I didn't want him to get sick again and that he shouldn't cuddle with me. He was upset with me and didn't tell me goodnight or anything.

I sneezed. He rolled over and looked at me. "Would you shutup?" I smirked. "No." He chuckled. "I bet I look horrible." I said while getting out of bed. "Yep." He said. I laughed before choking.

I felt a hand pat me on the back. "You alright?" I nodded. "Let's take a shower." He suggested. I turned around and glared at him. "I'll take a shower first and then you can." He groaned.

He wrapped his arms around me. I turned my face away. "Look at me." He said after a while. "I don't want you getting sick." He turned my face with his hand. I sighed and rolled my eyes.

"I love you." He said softly. I looked at him before a smile grew on my face. "I didn't tell you lass night, so…" he said before kissing my forehead. "I know you do. I love you too. Now…" I escaped from his embrace. "I need to take a shower." He smiled and nodded.

A couple of days went by and it was now May 10, a Friday. At breakfast owls flew in and dropped newspapers and letters on our tables. We frowned. This was out of the ordinary. The owls hadn't sent us anything since the deatheaters escaped.

I picked up my Daily Prophet and read the front page: 'Albus Dumbledore Found Dead in Summer Cottage!' All of a sudden the whole castle was either yelling, screaming, or crying. "This can't be true!" Ginny said with tears in her eyes.

My eyes welled up with tears. Harry clenched his jaw as he looked down at the cursed page. "Hey!" Mr. Griffin yelled. Everyone quieted a little. "I'm pretty sure you read the paper this morning. This is a surprise to everyone. As soon as we found out more information we will let you know. But for now school will continue." Mr. Griffin said.

The bell rung for classes to begin. "Everyone please report to first period." Professor McGonagall said with a stern look on her face. I let my tears fall freely as I got up with my friends.

Harry walked with his head down as he held hands with Mariah. All around us were sad, angry, emotional students. Even some of the American students were crying.

I sighed as I wiped my tears away with a tissue. My cold was gone, but I still carried a tissue box around for some reason. Jackie had his arm around my shoulder and squeezed me occasionally.

Classes were quiet as the students and professors were mournful over the loss of Dumbledore. We didn't do any work but they encouraged us to study for our exams. Hagrid could be heard sobbing from our Transfiguration class. McGonagall sighed and went to see if he was ok.

I sat on my favorite chair in the common room with a cup of milk and a tray of moist brownies. Jackie was beneath me and was eating with me. We hadn't said anything since second period. He knew that I was too sad to talk and made me feel comfortable.

I ate about 4 brownies and had 3 glasses of milk. This had always been comfort food for me, especially when my mom made it. She would make them and then talk to me about my problem and even let me cry on her if I needed to.

Jackie kissed my temple. "Are you ok?" he asked softly. I shrugged. "For now I guess." I said before turning around to face him. I laid my forehead on his. He reached his lips up to kiss mine. "I can't believe this happened… I always thought he would die like, a long time from now… From old age or something!" I said. Jackie nodded.

"What do you think happened to him?" he asked. I shook my head. "I don't know. In this situation, he was probably killed. I hope he wasn't…" I laid my head on his shoulder. "I hope he wasn't either. But if he was, we juss gotta get revenge. We won't juss keep this to ourselves and let it bother us. We gotta let them know this wasn't ok." He said forcefully.

He was right. I wasn't a person of conflict but this made me want to take action. It they killed him, they killed the most kind, powerful, and intelligent man in the world.

Jackie's phone went off with a song I hadn't heard before. He shifted us to where we were sharing the chair. He got his cell phone out of his pocket and looked at it. "It's from Mariah. Harry won't stop cryin'." I nodded sadly. Dumbledore was so close to Harry. It's almost like losing a relative of his.

"Tell her to keep consoling him. When he is ready to talk, he'll talk to her. It takes a while though." Jackie nodded. He sent the message and put his phone on the armchair.

It was now dinnertime. Everyone was calmer and was talking quietly. "Excuse me." Mr. Griffin said. We quieted down. "I have some information about Professor Dumbledore." Everyone began to whisper. "It seems that he was killed by a mob of deatheaters." I let my head hang as the tears came again.

All I could hear was the sobs and cursing of other students. Jackie put his arm around my shoulders. "It is horrific indeed. We must not mourn forever about him being gone. We can use this to make us stronger individuals. We can use what he's done for us to apply to other people he didn't reach. We can all unite because of this." Mr. Griffin said.

Some people began to clap, which turned into everyone clapping. "Other than the information I juss told you, I have nothing else to say. I am sorry about all of this, but remember what I said." Mr. Griffin concluded.

Harry had free tears streaming down his face. "They will pay. They will not get away with this." He said while shaking his head. He sniffed before taking off his glasses. He grabbed his napkin and wiped his face.

"We're going to bring them down no matter what happens. We will not lose, losing is not an option." Harry said with curled fists. We nodded.

The next few days were hardworking days. Since we still weren't doing anything in classes, we had more energy for our sessions. Harry and Alex pushed us even harder, which we didn't mind.

After we were done Harry told us to have a sit. He sighed and cleared his throat. "I am so very proud of everyone for all the work you have done." We clapped and cheered. "You all deserve the best. You guys have done outstanding."

"But we fear that the war is coming near. Tomorrow will the middle of May; the day we've been dreading. It could be tomorrow or the next day, or the next, but it is still the middle of May."

He stopped to look around. "We must pull together and save our families, our friends, everyone on this planet. Put away your differences and your grudges and think about the betterment of our world. How bad it would be if we didn't have that fight or that enemy." He looked and Draco and nodded. Draco nodded back.

"We must join together and stop all evil. We must take revenge on the ones we have lost. Parents-" He rubbed his lips together and looked down. Alex walked over to him and patted his back. He inhaled and exhaled.

"The relatives-" Alex nodded. "The friends, boyfriends, girlfriends, neighbors, anyone you could think of. They never asked for that. Their deaths will not be in vain. They will appreciate what we have done for them. We must take down the dark side and rid their evil forever." We clapped and cheered as he nodded. He hugged Alex and smiled.

"Had to get that off my chest." He said and laughed. We laughed. "Please remember what has been said to you, not just by me, but by Mr. Griffin earlier. We must use Dumbledore's death to make us stronger; all their deaths to make us stronger. So if you get a wakeup call in the morning or another day, don't be scared, be ready. You may leave, thank you." He finished.

Everyone greeted Harry and Alex as they exited the chamber. Was tomorrow going to be the day? Was this going to be our last day, ever? It was all too soon, but it had to come…

AN: Hope you like it. I hate killing characters but it has to happen. Getting to the end I suppose. Read and Review….JussMee….