A/N – yay!! Chapter 25 – and it is ONLY 2 hrs late!! =) =) =) hehe, that's not too bad!! =) hope You enjoy!!
Disclaimer – I do not own any of this, JK Rowling owns all – but if I do wanna push it – I own the plot!! =) hehe the very twisty turny plot! =)
This chapter is dedicated to my 500 Reviewer: Draco's Princess!! – Congratulations! =) – sorry that it isn't a better chapter to be dedicated to! lol
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"Ron, where are you taking us?" Hermione inquired after about a couple more minutes of walking.
"Would you be quiet? I don't want anyone to hear or see us." Ron said in a harsh voice. Hermione fell silent and stayed a couple steps behind Harry and Ron.
"Okay, we are here." Ron said ten minutes later.
"Where is it?" Hermione asked.
"Its here, just turn around."
Hermione and Harry exchanged curious looks but turned around like Ron said. They heard Ron muttering something to himself and then a soft creaking noise. They twirled around to be facing a small hole in the wall that seemed to never open up somewhere.
"Now promise me you two will keep this a secret." Ron said turning towards them.
"Of course Ron, you know me." Harry said.
Ron then turned to Hermione, "You aren't going to turn her in like you did Harry's Firebolt are you?"
"No, even though I am not completely thrilled with this idea, I won't. And with Harry's broom, it was just a safety precaution, it could've been cursed."
"But it wasn't." Ron pointed out.
"Well it was sent by Snuffles."
"Who turned out not to be bad."
"Okay you guys! I've had enough of your bickering already, so do we just crawl through there?" Harry said.
"Oh, yea."
"Let's go then." He stated raising his eyes at Hermione. Hermione laughed and nodded. Ron shook his head at the two but ushered them to go ahead first so he could seal the wall.
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Hermione who was in the lead stopped in the middle of the tunnel making Harry bump into her.
"Ow, why'd you stop Herm?"
"Cause the tunnel stops here, there looks like there is a drop right ahead of me."
"Did you take a wrong turn?"
"No! It's a one way tunnel, you can't turn."
"Where is Ron?"
"I'm right here, go down the hole Herm, it's a slide, and there is a cushion to block your fall." Ron said coming up from behind them.
"It better not be a Devil's Snare," Hermione said giggling. This brought a chuckle to both Ron and Harry.
"No, but if it is, you know what to do!" Ron said mischievously.
"I'm really not sure about th…" Hermione began, but she was pushed down the slope by Harry.
"That's really no way to treat your girlfriend Harry." Ron teased.
"I know, and I'll probably pay dearly for it, but do you really want to sit here all day?"
"Nope, so lets move a long, don't make me shove you!" He threatened. Harry laughed and slid down the slide hearing Ron follow closely after him.
Harry hit the soft cushion and Ron soon landed on top of him before he could adjust to his surroundings.
"Get off me!" Harry said shoving Ron off of him.
"You're suppose to move!" He said grinning. Harry got up and rolled his eyes at Ron.
"Hey, where is Hermione?"
"I'm here Harry," she said coming up from behind him and slipping her hand in his. Harry smiled down at her and then looked back up at Ron.
"Where is Lavender?"
"Hmmm… well she should be around her somewhere."
"Hey, where does that door go?" Hermione asked pointing to an old wooden door over in the corner. It was well hidden, and Hermione could just barely make out the oddly shaped keyhole of it.
"Oh… well… nowhere. Could you two wait here a sec?"
Harry and Hermione shrugged and went to sit down on the couch on the other side of the room. Hermione curled up next to Harry and leaned her head on his shoulder.
"So what do you think Ron is up to?"
"Who knows, we should find out soon though."
"I want to know how he found this place. We saw it on the Marauder's Map… but couldn't figure out where it was." Hermione wondered out-loud.
"Yea, I want to know also, he was mumbling something."
"Did you make any since of it?"
"No, I wasn't really paying attention."
Hermione shrugged, "I guess he'll just have a lot of explaining to do when he gets out of wherever he went, did you see him leave?"
"Nope."
Hermione shivered all of a sudden, it was very cold in this room. Harry noticing her he put an arm around her for warmth. She smiled and snuggled closer to him.
"Hey, Harry?"
"Hmm?"
"Why did you push me earlier?"
"Cause if I didn't we would've been there for ever! No hard feelings though… right?"
"We'll see!"
"You guys will see what?" Ron said entering the room once again.
"If she is going to hold a grudge against me for softly pushing her down the slide."
"Softly? Hmph, right!"
"Ron, what are they doing in here?" Asked confused Lavender who, like Ron, seemed to appear in thin air.
"I need to explain something to them."
"Why here?"
"It's about you."
"Can you trust them?" She asked sneering at the two.
"Yes! They are my best friends! Of course I can!"
"Fine then." She said and sat down in a chair across from Hermione and Harry. Ron sat down in an empty chair and turned towards his friends.
"I suppose you would all like to know why Lavender is hiding out here?"
"Yep" Harry and Hermione said in unison.
"Okay, well as you probably know, Lavender and Malfoy are in the same league."
"Mhmm.."
"And their parents are the ones making them do the things they do. Lavender doesn't want her parents nor the Malfoy's to know where she is, because then she would be forced to do more activities against her will."
Hermione looked at him skeptically.
"How do you know all this? Did she tell you?"
"Yes and No"
"How can that be the answer? I can't believe you can believe her after all that she has done!" Hermione said and then stormed off.
"Now she is going to turn me in isn't she?" Lavender concluded.
"No." Ron and Harry said.
"Yes she will! I told you not to let anybody in!!"
"Herm, won't tell!" Ron said again but Lavender wasn't listening.
"I can't believe you did this to me Ron! " she screamed and then took a key out of her pocket and opened the door in the far corner, and she was gone.
"Oh no." Ron muttered.
"Where did she go? What is through that door?"
"Harry, I'm going after her, you go to Hermione, she needs you."
"Ron! Where does that door go?" but Ron pulled out a key just like the one Lavender had and rushed out to wherever the door lead.
"Harry?" A small voice asked. Harry turned around to see Hermione standing about 5 feet behind him.
"Hey Herm," He said giving her a hug.
"Where is Ron?"
"I don't know, he and Lavender just went through that door over there." He said pointing to the far corner.
"I wanted to make sure Ron knew, even though I may not believe Lavender, I'm going to keep my promise."
Harry smiled a little.
"So why'd they go there?"
"Cause Lavender didn't think you'd keep your promise, and Ron is chasing after her."
Hermione put a hand to her mouth, "I'm sorry! I didn't mean for her to run away!"
"It's okay Herm, It's okay." Harry said enveloping her into a tighter embrace.
"We are going through that door Harry." Hermione said a minute later looking up at him.
"I figured so much, but how? They both took their keys with them."
"Not Ron."
"Huh?"
"Cause there is still a key in the keyhole."
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A/N – There we go =) a nice lovely ending!! =) hehe, I'm trying to think of more cliffhangers, I miss them! Lol -- well Thanks to all of y'all who reviewed!!! (a lot of y'all lol)
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