Protection- Part five
The way to the castle was quiet. Everyone was thinking about what they had seen.
Cho and Ron's thoughts were the same. They were thinking about Hermione's last words to the stranger. She said she loved him but she added the word 'too'. That meant he loved her. But he left. Why did he leave?
Prof. McGonagall was thinking about the spells used. She didn't know those spells. It was odd. She always thought she knew all the spells, maybe not how to do them but at least knew what they did. She didn't know those ones though…
While those thoughts were crossing their minds Dumbledore was pondering about what he should tell them. 'The spells preformed tonight…' he thought. 'The skill shown… by both of them…' He would have to use his Pensieve tonight.
Suddenly, Dumbledore turned to the other three. He had heard a noise. He ordered them to hide behind the nearby trees and bushes.
From where Ron stood he could see Hermione running down the path towards the castle. She was holding the white rose in her hands. Big tears were sliding down here cheeks.
When she passed from view all of them came out from their hiding place.
They wordlessly turned in the direction of the castle.
When they reached it each of them went his own way without a word.
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In the morning Hermione was nowhere to be seen. Ron tried to find Harry but couldn't find him either.
He went to the Great Hall. He saw Cho Chang sitting at the Ravenclaw table. She smiled sadly at him; he smiled back and sat in his place at the Gryffindore table.
He ate his breakfast quietly not listening to anything said at the table.
Suddenly, he realized the Great Hall was very quiet. He lifted his head and looked at the staff table. Dumbledore was standing. He was waiting for everyone's attention. He looked very grave.
'Dear students,' Dumbledore began when all eyes were turned at him. 'I have a very important amusement to make.'
He stopped for a moment then continued. 'I'm very sorry but I can't at this moment give you a reason for this. Nevertheless I assure you it is very important that you follow my instructions.'
He paused again.
'I want to ask you all not to touch Hermione Granger.'
A murmur went through the Hall.
Ron glanced at Cho she looked as puzzled as he felt. He turned back to Dumbledore.
He was still standing, apparently he had more things to say. 'One more thing,' he said. 'Miss Granger has a flower. A perfect white rose I believe it is very important to her. I ask you not to take it from her, not even touch it, without her approval.
'You are dismissed. Go to your classes. Miss Chang, Mr. Ronald Weasley, please come with me.'
Dumbledore stepped away from the staff table and started walking in the direction of a small door in the far left corner of the Great Hall.
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Ron got up from his chair at the same time as Cho. No one moved from his place. Everyone was watching. Each and every face had the same question written all over it- what could it be that involved the two of them together that was as important as Dumbledore's previous announcement?
Ron tried to meet as few eyes as possible. He walked to Prof. Dumbledore and Prof. McGonagall. The four of them (as soon as Cho joined them) walked out of the Great Hall through the small door.
They followed Dumbledore through many passages and corridors. No one spoke.
Eventually they came to a scarlet colored door. Dumbledore pointed his wand at it and muttered something. The door opened to reveal a pleasant looking room. There were several chairs around a small table in the middle of the round room. A merry fire was playing in the fireplace away to the right of the door.
Dumbledore pointed at the chairs. Everyone sat around the table.
'I assume you all want answers,' he began. 'I think you deserve them.
'None of you know exactly what happened last night, neither do I. But I do know what were those spells you saw were. I will tell you what they do.
'Those spells are known to only a special few. In order to make them work a wizard or a witch has to be very powerful.'
Dumbledore stopped for a moment.
'And very special,' he finished.
Ron looked at Dumbledore. He looked very serious.
'I'm not going to explain to you what has to be done in order to make these spells work,' continued Dumbledore. 'But I will tell you what is their purpose is.
'Both spells are Protection spells. A person a spell like that is used on will be powerfully protected.
'The Red Rose spell the one used on Hermione will protect its "subject" from been touched or hurt by any unwanted thing. This unwanted thing is usually anything and anyone who is not the person who performed the spell. The spell can be reversed but I do not know how.
'The Blue Rose spell the one Hermione used is very similar to the Secret Keeper spell. It will prevent the person the spell was used on from being seen by his enemies. But, unlike the Secret Keeper spell, the person under the spell can walk freely to wherever he wants.
'And,' Dumbledore had a bitter smile on his face. 'If the person performing the spell loves the person the spell is used on this person won't be harmed easily.'
After Dumbledore had finished there was a deep silence in the small room.
Eventually the four stood up and walked out of the room.
Like the evening before, they didn't speak. Each of them was lost in his own thoughts.
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A/N- Oooooooo! Thank you so much for reviewing! *Glares at people who didn't* I love them! Keep it going!
I want you to know that I'm posting this part only because of a really nice person who reviewed all my stories. Thank you so much! I'm not writing your name only because I'm afraid to write it wrong.
OK, so from the last part we can see it wasn't Ron (he saw the guy!). So what do we have left? Interesting!
I want to hear what you think- what happened to Harry? Who's Hermione's boyfriend? The usual stuff, you know.
Disclaimer- the Red/Blue Rose spells and the plot are mine everything else belongs to the genius JK Rowling.
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