Protection- Part eleven

Protection- Part eleven

Dumbledore raised his wand and pointed it in Ron's direction.

'I will kill them,' he said. 'If you won't tell me what you know.'

'You won't and you can't,' answered Hermione. She was still sitting in her chair.

'Are you going to test me?' asked Dumbledore.

'You need to find out where Harry is,' said Hermione calmly. 'If you're going to kill them you won't be able to have a bargain.'

'You are right,' said Dumbledore and smiled. 'You can be very useful to me. Would you like to join me?'

Hermione forced herself to laugh. 'You're kidding, right?'

Ron and Cho exchanged quick puzzled looks.

The Heads of Houses were trying to get to the door, and push Ron and Cho through it. But Dumbledore noticed.

'Stop!' he ordered. 'We will all go. Miss Granger…' Dumbledore pointed to the door.

Hermione got up and turned her back on Dumbledore. She walked to Ron and took his arm to support herself. She motioned to everyone to go ahead.

The Heads of Houses and Cho went out of the room first, then came Ron, propping Hermione. She looked strong but Ron could feel how desperate and exhausted she was. Last came Dumbledore.

'Two passages before the Great Hall you're going to run ahead and pull the Heads of Houses and Cho to a side way chamber so no one would be able to see you,' Hermione was whispering very fast into Ron's ear. 'Tell them to gather all the students and teachers in the castle and take them to the Great Hall.

'Ron, this is deadly important! If you won't do this we all are going to die!'

They walked silently for a moment.

'Now, go!' whispered Hermione and let go of Ron's hand.

Ron didn't need to be told twice. He ran up the corridors as fast as he could.

'Where is he going?' asked Dumbledore behind Hermione.

'I sent him to Cho.' Said Hermione.

They walked silently until they got to the Great Hall. There was no one there.

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Ron ran as fast as he could up the corridors. He reached the group of teachers just before they entered the Great Hall.

Ron knew he had no choice. He pulled on Snape's robs. Snape turned around.

'You have to follow me,' said Ron.

Snape nodded and motioned to the other teachers.

Ron led them as far from the Great Hall as he could. But eventually he stopped.

'We have to talk,' he said. 'Somewhere where no one will be able to hear us.'

'My classroom is empty and it's the closest,' said Snape.

Without a word everyone went there.

'Now, what do you want to tell us?' asked Prof. McGonagall in Snape's classroom.

'Hermione sent me,' said Ron. 'She told me to ask you to gather all the students and teachers in the castle and take them all to the Great Hall.'

'That's ridiculous,' said Prof. Sprout (Head of Hufflepuff). 'Why should we risk everyone? Who knows what Dumbledore is going to do.'

'Why should we risk Miss Granger?' asked Snape to the surprise of Ron and Cho.

'And Hermione said that if everyone doesn't come we are going to lose and no one will be left or spared,' added Ron quickly.

'I think we should do as Hermione asked,' said Prof. McGonagall.

'I agree,' said Prof. Flitwick (Head of Ravenclaw). 'There is nothing else we can do.'

Prof. Sprout shrugged.

'Then it's agreed,' said Snape. 'Everyone, go find your students. Mr. Weasley, Miss Chang, go to the Great Hall.'

With these words they parted.

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A/N- I promised to tell you what's up with Dumbledore, but you promised to review. So there.

Thanks to all the nice people who reviewed- Butterflygurl, do you really care ?! (I don't know whether to thank you or send you to hell), Tinbedina, The Contemplator, Liz, debra, Miki_RainWater, Zara, Danielle. Puzzler, Hype (I *do* use spell-check & I've got 2 (!) beta-readers, but that doesn't seem to help, does it?), Kathy, Liat (You…. Na, I'm not that bad), Brian, Padfoot Lover, Sue (*blushes* thank you) and julie (sorry no more from The End and The Beginning).

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