Okay, so I left you guys with a nasty cliffhanger, last time. Sorry The Great Hermione Fan, but you know, you're wrong. Cliffhangers aren't against the rules, they're, well, a must to keep you guys interested. Any ways, I do know that Angelina and them had already graduated, but if you had read my autors note in a previous part I said, maybe they stayed on for extra courses or something. I really don't care, this is fanfiction land! Some people asked me, why did Ron have to be included?! That sucks! They're a certain reason for that, and you'll soon see. It has to do with, of course, magic powers. You shall see, soon, I promise!

Here goes the next part, Reluctance Part 17! (Whew! We're gettin' up there!)


"Oh my god, how did he get them?" cried Hermione, fearfully looking out the window in concern for her friends.

"I don't know, but we gotta save them!"

Suddenly, Ron voice came into his head. [Harry! Don't come after us! It's too dangerous. A trap. Dumbledore didn't put us under the Fedelius Charm for nothing!]

[Yeah Right! I'm not leaving both you and Lavender with him. I'm coming to get you.]

[No Harry! Don't!]

[Ron listen to me. Reach out to Lavender in your mind. Like Dumbledore said you could. Reassure her. Hermione will do the same. Don't talk out loud, K? We'll get you out of there!]

"Fine, Potter! I can't see you, but I can feel you. I'm taking your friends into the forest. You'll be able to find us. And I wouldn't delay, if you konw what I mean!"

Voldemort and Pettigrew turned around and headed into the forest, dragging Ron and Lavender with them.

[oh God, Harry] said Hermione fearfully, only to him, [What are we going to do?]

[We're going to get them out of here. I need you to reach out to Lavender in your mind. Like Dumbledore told us we could. I'm going to stay with Ron and find out where they'tr taking them, okay?"

"Is it just me" said Angelina, "Or do you get the feeling that Harry and hermione are having their own silent conversation? Like, in their heads."

"Yeah, they seem kind of distracted."

"Sorry guys" said Hermione upon hearing this. "It's a spell Dumbledore put on the three of us. We can rtalk to each other in our minds, and also reach out to erveryone else. We've been talking to Ron, and each other, trying to figure out a plan."

"Well, talk out loud to. Ya think you guys are going to be the only heros?" said Lee.

"Yeah" answered the twins. "We want to help!"

"okay" said Harry, thinking quickly. Were all going to get out of the window, three at a time, using my broom and invisibility cloak."

"Whoah, you have one?" said Fred, amazed.

"Yeah. We'll all gather at the edge of the forest, where we won't be seen, the teachers will have a fit if we don't because of all the trouble they went to to pretect us. Anyways, Hermione and I will give you guys instructions, in your heads, not out loud, it would be too dangerous. Now, put on somw warm clothes, if you brought any, prefferably black. I'm going to see where Voldemort's taken them."

Everybody nodded and did as he said.

While he had been explaining the plan, Hermione had been speaking to Lavender.

[Lavender, are you okay?]

[Hermione? How, what are you doing...in my head?]

[Never mind, long story. We're going to get you guys out of there, okay. Harry, Ron and me caqn communicate telekenetically, and we've got a plan.] She didn't mention that it was extremely undevelopped, but that was besides the point.

[How, he's taking us into the forest! Will you be able to find us? I'm scared Hermione.]

[Don't worry, K? we're going to get you out of there. Just remember not to talk out loud. If you need to say something to Ron, get his attention, and he'll reach his mind out. Don't worry. Okay, were getting ready to come in after you, I've gotta go.]

[Okay. Please hurry Hermione!]

"Harry, find out where they're being taken" Hermione said outloud, "we need to get in there fast."

He nodded and focused in on Ron.

"You have to tell me where you're being taken."

"Okay. We went up the main path, took the left fork. We're still going along it. Wait, we're leaving the path. To the left"

"Drop something...so we know where you left the path."

"I dropped a white rose. From the rose garden. We're just going straight ahead. There's a cave ahead. I think that's where we're headed."

"okay Ron. I need to concentrate on getting to you. I won't be able to talk for a while. DOn't talk out loud to Lavender. Reach into her mind. We're going to get you out of there.]

[Becareful, Harry.]

[I will. You too.]

"Okay. Is everybody ready?" he asked, looking around the room. They nodded. "Okay. Someone open the window. I can't there's a spell on it against me." He pulled the invisibility cloak and his broom out of his tronc. "We need these bigger. Can someone do an engorgement charm?"

Hermione, of course, jumped up, and made the broom and cloak bigger.

"Okay, I think we can fit five people under the cloak and on the broom. Hermione, Angelina, Alicia and Katie come with me first. I'll come back for the rest of you."

The five jumped onto the broom, and the cloak was draped over them. The group flew, unseen, out the window and down to the edge of the forest.

"Stay here. I'm going back for the others." Harry whispered, and lept back onto the broom.

He returned, this time with Parvati, Gwen, Ginny and Neville. Leaving them, he returned for Dean, Seamus, Lee and Fred. "George, I'll come fore you in a minute, K? Turn off all the lights and stuff. George nodded, as Harry, once again flew towards the forest.

"Harry?" asked Alicia "Where's George?"

"relax, I'm going back for him, now. Okay you guys. Were going in after I go get George. Throw curses at any deatheater you see, keep your eyes open, and be careful. We may have to confront Voldemort, and well, don't get yourselves hurt before you have to. Together, we can beat him. Now, no talking out loud. Hermione and I will give you instructions if need be. I'm going back for George."

He flew off, leaving the group in silence.

"Um, you guys" said Parvati, in a brely audible whisper. "I anything happens in there, I just want you to know, well, I couldn't ask for bett-"

"Don't even say it Parvati." said Hermione. "We're going to get out of there alive."

"How can you be so sure?" asked Neville, with a squeak.

"Trust me" she said as Harry flew down with George.

And the silent group went up the path.

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[Look, Harry] said Hermione. [Ron's Rose.] There it lay. Pure white, on the ground in the darkness of the forest.

[okay you guys] said Harry, reaching out to everyone's mind. [We have to leave the path now. Stay together.]

The group veered to the left.

"Is it just me" whispered Dean, "or is it sudenely very cold?"

"Dementors!" said Harry, looking ahead. 'Everyone think of their most happy memories!"
He pulled his wand and said, not troubling to keep his voice down, "Expecto Patronum!" A stag galloped forward from his wand, and, striking the Dementors, turned htem to whisps of smoke. (I felt like making them destroy Dementors instead of just hearding them away. Much more interesting.)

"No point in keeping our voices down now. Anyways, still, try to be quiet. We're getting closer to the cave."

[Ron?] Hermione said in her head. [Are you okay?]

[In pain, but still alive. He used the crutiatus curse on us. God Hermione, get here soon.]

[We're almost there.]

They reached a clearing in the trees, and there was the cave.

"There it is." said Harry. "let's see if we can sneak in without being seen."

"Too late" said a gruff voice behing then. The group wirled around. There were two death eaters. They were holding Gwen and Neville.

"Petrificus Totalus!" bellowed Katie, hitting one of them.

"Sleepius Fortimicus!" yelled Hermione, putting the remaing Death-eater into a deep sleep.

"Brillant, Hermione! He's out like a light!" cried Harry, kissing her. "But there's bound to be more."

Even before the words were out of his mouth, six more death eaters ran out of the forest. They manged to subdue them, though many cuts, buised and boils were had in the scuffle.

"It's now or never" said Alicia. "Let's go in the cave."

And as they entered, an eerie vioce said,

"So we meet again Potter. And I see you've brought company. Plenty of it."

Sorry, another cliffhanger. But this one ain't that bad, so don't shoot me. I've decided this series will be about twenty parts long, maybe longer. Don't worry, It will be finished soon.

Thanx for readin', please review,

~Danie