Hiya! Part seven is here, short, but sweet. Please read and review, as I do care what you think!
"Hello, Weasley. How nice of you to join us. It's been a long time, I thought you had deserted me, and gone off with Potter."
"I could never desert you, my master. As for Potter, I try to keep my distance." Ron replied in a distant voice, very unlike his own, as he moved into his place in the circle, his eyes fixed on that wizard who he truly believed would save him.
"Well, Weasley, I have a task for you. You and Chang. Get Ben Granger on our side, or kill him. He has much potential, and it will be wasted by Dumbledore if we don't get him soon. You must not fail."
"I will not, master. But, if I may ask, who is this 'Chang' you speak of?"
"It is I, Ron. Cho. Do you remember me?" said a quiet, pretty voice, with a hint of evil.
"Now, you two. I expect you have planning to do. So be off!" Lord Voldemort ordered. Cho grabbed Ron's arm, and together they disapparated to Cho's bedroom.
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Harry, Neville, Ginny and Hermione sat huddled in a corner of Gryffindor common room. They were planning also, but a date, not a death. A double date, to be more specific. Sixth and seventh year students were allowed out on Fridays and Saturdays, between the hours of six and eleven in the evening. Usually, Hermione went to the large magical library in Hogsmeade to work. But that weekend they were going on their first double date.
"Shall we go on Friday or Saturday?" asked Harry, smiling happily at Hermione, who smiled back.
"Saturday would be better, as I work with nicer people on Friday, and it's someone's birthday then. I'd rather take Saturday off, if that's fine with everyone?" she asked. They all nodded in reply. "So where are we going then?"
"Ahh, that's a secret to you girls. We'll organise, you always do that! Give yourself a break!" Neville said, grinning. Hermione smiled, a bit nervous. If Neville was organising... ?
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Cho smiled. So Ron had joined... she had always known he would. Who would stand for being second best to your best friend? Voldemort had certainly helped her, since Cedric died. She'd been heartbroken, and the only one who cared was the one who had killed her first love. "But that's the past." she told herself.
"What?" asked Ron, who had been looking round her bedroom. It was blue and bronze, and had been for many years, as it had been painted when she first went off to Hogwarts, and was picked for Ravenclaw, some eight years ago. On the wall were newspaper cuttings with her in, of the Leeds Quidditch team, which she had been signed for on her departure from Hogwarts, where she had been Head Girl and Quidditch captain in her final year. Nobody, not even a fabulous Auror like Mad-eye Moody had been, or still was, could suspect Cho from being on the Dark Side. There was no evidence of it at all.
As if reading his mind, Cho replied to his thoughts, "I know, not even my own Mother can tell. Which is a good thing, since I'm not earning enough money to buy my own place!"
Ron laughed. He had never realised it before, but Cho was quite pretty, and had a great smile. As if reading his mind again, she blushed.
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"Where do you think they'll take us?" whispered Hermione, when her and Ginny were in the library that night.
"Oh, I don't know. Don't worry about it! I know Neville isn't exactly brilliant at organising, but he's got Harry to help him! It can't be that hard- what's the worst thing they could do?"
"Sure, I won't worry. Like you said, Harry's there, and it can't go so wrong. Can it?"
"No!" said Ginny, firmly, and everyone stared at her. "What? Get back to studying!" she said, and nobody bothered to argue with her. After all, she was with the Head Girl, and everyone knows that you don't get on the bad side of the Head Girl!
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"Look, I know this might sound stupid, but..." Ron started, but Chop cut him off.
"Not now! Let's plan- I daren't fail my master. I will come to Hogsmeade, at midnight, and you must meet me in Honeydukes cellar, so we can use the passage into the school. Then, you will lead me, invisible, to Gryffindor tower, where you get Ben, and we take him, by a portkey, to Killearn..."
"Killearn? Why Killearn? I had my apparation test there! What's so special?"
"It's the village where we hang out, but as of school, it will be empty. It's an almost completely wizard village, if you take away the Barnfields, who didn't realise where they were. Stupid Muggles! They had their memories modified so many times, it's unbelievable. Their daughter was getting a bit too close to one of the lads, though I don't have anything against marrying Muggles, of course. Anyway, the plan... tonight, I think."
"Tonight? Isn't that a bit early?"
"Lord Voldemort doesn't waste time. We'll meet at midnight, no later. We only have one chance. Now, get out of my room!" she laughed, and Ron kissed her cheek, before disapparating.
"I could get used to that!" she smiled, touching her cheek.
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