A/N: About last chapter, someone said Dumbledore was out of character. I don't care. It's my story, let alone, how would you know? Have you ever seen him react to something like two students going out? Maybe he reacts differently to this than normal. ;P
As the grinning Dumbledore stopped grinning, he was all business now. "If you haven't heard of what happened yet, the ghosts being like that, its called an `Evil Eclipse'. Its when evil will conquer over good." Hermoine had a curious look on her face, "What brings it on?" she asked. Dumbledore hesitated. Harry couldn't believe it, he was actually looking for the right words! "Well, its when evil will soon rise above good. For example, Voldemort coming to power, when that happens, we will have one of them." Dumbledore tossed a serious look toward Harry. "I highly doubt Voldemort is back to power. This had to be some powerful people joining him again, or even Voldemort killing someone powerful enough to cause a balance of evil for a night to be above good." Harry thought to himself, ignoring what Dumbledore was saying. The thought of Voldemort killing someone powerful enough, or even rising to power sent a chill went down his spine. Hermoine must have thinking about it. She fidgeted around. Uncomfortable feelings, Harry knew, was inside of that gut of Hermoine's. Hermoine grabbed for Harry's hand. As soon as she had a hold of it, she stopped moving, and relaxed. Harry did also. So this is what it felt like to be in love? Harry didn't know. Harry tuned Dumbledore back in. "Perfects, keep a look out tonight. You see something strange; notify Head Boy, or Head Girl right away. If neither of them are available, go to a teacher. Either way, it will come to me." Harry nodded with Hermoine, and the rest of the group. "Harry and Hermoine, stay after the dismissal, I need to talk to you both about tonight." Harry and Hermoine looked at each other. Dumbledore dismissed the perfects. Of course, Harry and Hermoine stayed. "Harry, go get Ron, he needs to be here." Harry nodded and went to get Ron. Moments later, Ron and Harry appeared near Dumbledore. "Students, go to bed peacefully, as we are perfectly safe from any harm. Perfects, please make sure each student does not decide to stay up and have their own party." Harry grinned. Students filed out. "Harry, Hermoine, and Ron. I need to talk to you in my office. Follow me." All three of the students nodded. Dumbledore waited a couple of seconds, to make sure students got out nicely, and left through the door.
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When all four persons arrived at the destination, Dumbledore offered the students a seat. They took them, of course. "You three be extra careful, not only for the other students protection, but for your own." Dumbledore gave a look to each of the students, saying, "stay out of trouble". All three nodded. "Ron, you may go," Dumbledore said, turned to Harry and Hermoine, "you two I still need to talk to." Harry nodded, but Hermoine seemed fearful. She smiled to hide the fear though. "What could it be that he needed to talk to us about?" Harry thought to himself. Ron left, and waited outside the soundproof walls. "Let me first be able to wish you luck on your adventures as a couple you two. Although that is not what I need to talk to you about, I deem it appropriate. Now, as for the Ravenclaw ghost." Harry and Hermoine looked at each other. How did he know? Dumbledore grinned once again. He loved puzzling people. "Keep that ghost off the gossip line. Ravenclaw is, well." Dumbledore paused. "Ashamed?" Hermoine suggested the word. "Yes, I guess you can call it that," Dumbledore smiled at the bright girl. No wonder Harry liked her, not only did she look good for her age; she had brains also. Harry could tell Dumbledore was asking himself why Harry had taken so long to realize it himself. "Seeing how you two weren't listening to me when I was explaining the `Evil Eclipse'," again, Dumbledore grinned, "an `Evil Eclipse' is when the ghosts show the most evil inside them. These Hogwarts ghosts don't have much evil in them. The only evil in any of them is the way they died. Nearly Headless Nick was almost decapitated, but since he couldn't carry a guillotine around, he had to show off how close he was to being headless, to scare people. Peevee's, well, the balloons were the most evil he did." Harry couldn't believe it, the water balloons were the most `evil' thing he did? "For Neo, the way he died was in an explosion. That's why the fire and all happened. Harry, you were lucky you could get to Hermoine in time. That fire was real." Hermoine trembled. "What about the friar? He wasn't affected," Harry asked, remembering the friar just smiling, and watching. "The friar was killed by a Death Eater. That's how I know the eclipse was because of Voldemort. The ghosts killed by the evil causing the eclipse aren't affected." Harry gulped, another thought entered his head, "Dumbledore, how is a ghost created from dead spirits?" Dumbledore frowned. He knew Harry was thinking of his parents. "Unfinished business. He/she killed would be restless till the murderer was killed/captured." Harry thought about that. That means Harry's parents are ghosts! Harry's stomach jumped. Hermoine must have realized it, as she looked at Harry, she had a thoughtful look on her face. "My parents are ghosts?" Dumbledore nodded slowly. "Harry, I suggest that you don't do this to yourself. Many who go searching for ghosts come back broken hearted." Harry didn't care, he wanted to know where his parents were then. "Where are my parents spirits, sir?" "I am afraid I can't tell you that until some other time. Harry, it's to dangerous." Harry's blood raged. Why wont Dumbledore tell him?! "Sir, I don't care. I want to know." Dumbledore shook his head slowly. "I'm sorry. Another time. They will find you before they become peaceful with themselves, but not right now." Harry frowned, but his blood cooled off, knowing that sooner or later, his parents would find him.
"Harry, your parents are working with us to catch Voldemort. Thats why its too dangerous," stated Dumbledore. "So why can't you catch Voldemort? Spirits can walk through walls, fly, and all that," asked Harry, and now it was Hermoines beautiful voice who answered. "Ghosts can be restricted by spells, which can be written as well and work." Dumbledore smiled. "Voldemort does have magic ability then?" asked Harry. Hermoines gaze went from Harry to Dumbledore. "Possibly, our spies haven't seen him do any himself. Yet, that is," said Dumbledore. Dumbledore had turned his face from Harry's view. "You may go now, if I need anything from you, I'll let you know," said Dumbledore. "If you need anything from us?" asked Harry. "Well, with Cedric dead from last year, we may need more information from you Harry, to help find out what spell he used to get back to a living body, and perhaps find a way to stop it." Harry frowned at the statement. "With Cedric dead," kept repeating in his mind. He remembered Cho. The look on her face. How Harry hated to see Cho sad and depressed. Hermoine must have noticed Harry's face, she told Dumbledore thanks for the both of them, and pulled Harry out. As Harry left the doorway, his thoughts returned to him, he was with Hermoine, and Ron was right there, waiting for them.
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"Ron, can Harry and I talk alone on the way to the common room?" Hermoine asked quietly. Hermoine had a worried tone in her voice. "Uh," Ron stumbled, not knowing what to say really. "Sure." He turned toward the Gryfindor's entrance, and walked off calmly. As Ron had left Harry was thinking of ways to revenge Cedrics death, and Hermoine knew it. "Harry, please pay attention to me real closly." Harry nodded himself back to his world, the real world. "Harry, I love you with all my heart, and it would mean a lot to me if you would just stay out of trouble this year, I don't want to lose you the year I got you." Harry slowly took this in, still not walking. They remained outside Dumbledores office for about five minutes. Harry then nodded, and said, "Alright. Just only 'cause you love me." He smiled, and pulled Hermoine close. "Guess what," Harry said. "What?" asked Hermoine. "I love you too," Harry grinned real big, waiting for the look on Hermoine's face. As he expected, her face melted, almost ready to cry, obviously haven't been told this too much from a guy. He leaned in, and kissed Hermoine, right outside the headmaster's office. Harry had made his first kiss with Hermoine. Right outside the office of Albus Dumbledore. Hermoine hesitated for a moment, and started to kiss him back. Life was good. Life was real good. Hermoines grip had tightened on Harry, both of them wanting to stay there, and kiss forever, just be together forever. Harry then broke the kiss, after what seemed forever. Both had smiled, and started walking in sync of each other, toward the painting guarding the entrance. "Password?" was heard as they approached. Harry couldn't wait again, he kissed Hermoine before either of them could say the password. As Harry noticed the Fat Lady getting red as a tomatoe, it swung open.
A/N again: I took the ghosts spells out of "Thirteen Ghosts", the movie... GOOD MOVIE! Heh, giving credit where it is due. Now I got a class at 7:15 in the morning, meaning I have to get up at 6am, and it is now midnight... SSS!(Sorry so short!) BTW: Hope you like the small cliff-hanger *wide grin, then evil laughter (fades)*
As the grinning Dumbledore stopped grinning, he was all business now. "If you haven't heard of what happened yet, the ghosts being like that, its called an `Evil Eclipse'. Its when evil will conquer over good." Hermoine had a curious look on her face, "What brings it on?" she asked. Dumbledore hesitated. Harry couldn't believe it, he was actually looking for the right words! "Well, its when evil will soon rise above good. For example, Voldemort coming to power, when that happens, we will have one of them." Dumbledore tossed a serious look toward Harry. "I highly doubt Voldemort is back to power. This had to be some powerful people joining him again, or even Voldemort killing someone powerful enough to cause a balance of evil for a night to be above good." Harry thought to himself, ignoring what Dumbledore was saying. The thought of Voldemort killing someone powerful enough, or even rising to power sent a chill went down his spine. Hermoine must have thinking about it. She fidgeted around. Uncomfortable feelings, Harry knew, was inside of that gut of Hermoine's. Hermoine grabbed for Harry's hand. As soon as she had a hold of it, she stopped moving, and relaxed. Harry did also. So this is what it felt like to be in love? Harry didn't know. Harry tuned Dumbledore back in. "Perfects, keep a look out tonight. You see something strange; notify Head Boy, or Head Girl right away. If neither of them are available, go to a teacher. Either way, it will come to me." Harry nodded with Hermoine, and the rest of the group. "Harry and Hermoine, stay after the dismissal, I need to talk to you both about tonight." Harry and Hermoine looked at each other. Dumbledore dismissed the perfects. Of course, Harry and Hermoine stayed. "Harry, go get Ron, he needs to be here." Harry nodded and went to get Ron. Moments later, Ron and Harry appeared near Dumbledore. "Students, go to bed peacefully, as we are perfectly safe from any harm. Perfects, please make sure each student does not decide to stay up and have their own party." Harry grinned. Students filed out. "Harry, Hermoine, and Ron. I need to talk to you in my office. Follow me." All three of the students nodded. Dumbledore waited a couple of seconds, to make sure students got out nicely, and left through the door.
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When all four persons arrived at the destination, Dumbledore offered the students a seat. They took them, of course. "You three be extra careful, not only for the other students protection, but for your own." Dumbledore gave a look to each of the students, saying, "stay out of trouble". All three nodded. "Ron, you may go," Dumbledore said, turned to Harry and Hermoine, "you two I still need to talk to." Harry nodded, but Hermoine seemed fearful. She smiled to hide the fear though. "What could it be that he needed to talk to us about?" Harry thought to himself. Ron left, and waited outside the soundproof walls. "Let me first be able to wish you luck on your adventures as a couple you two. Although that is not what I need to talk to you about, I deem it appropriate. Now, as for the Ravenclaw ghost." Harry and Hermoine looked at each other. How did he know? Dumbledore grinned once again. He loved puzzling people. "Keep that ghost off the gossip line. Ravenclaw is, well." Dumbledore paused. "Ashamed?" Hermoine suggested the word. "Yes, I guess you can call it that," Dumbledore smiled at the bright girl. No wonder Harry liked her, not only did she look good for her age; she had brains also. Harry could tell Dumbledore was asking himself why Harry had taken so long to realize it himself. "Seeing how you two weren't listening to me when I was explaining the `Evil Eclipse'," again, Dumbledore grinned, "an `Evil Eclipse' is when the ghosts show the most evil inside them. These Hogwarts ghosts don't have much evil in them. The only evil in any of them is the way they died. Nearly Headless Nick was almost decapitated, but since he couldn't carry a guillotine around, he had to show off how close he was to being headless, to scare people. Peevee's, well, the balloons were the most evil he did." Harry couldn't believe it, the water balloons were the most `evil' thing he did? "For Neo, the way he died was in an explosion. That's why the fire and all happened. Harry, you were lucky you could get to Hermoine in time. That fire was real." Hermoine trembled. "What about the friar? He wasn't affected," Harry asked, remembering the friar just smiling, and watching. "The friar was killed by a Death Eater. That's how I know the eclipse was because of Voldemort. The ghosts killed by the evil causing the eclipse aren't affected." Harry gulped, another thought entered his head, "Dumbledore, how is a ghost created from dead spirits?" Dumbledore frowned. He knew Harry was thinking of his parents. "Unfinished business. He/she killed would be restless till the murderer was killed/captured." Harry thought about that. That means Harry's parents are ghosts! Harry's stomach jumped. Hermoine must have realized it, as she looked at Harry, she had a thoughtful look on her face. "My parents are ghosts?" Dumbledore nodded slowly. "Harry, I suggest that you don't do this to yourself. Many who go searching for ghosts come back broken hearted." Harry didn't care, he wanted to know where his parents were then. "Where are my parents spirits, sir?" "I am afraid I can't tell you that until some other time. Harry, it's to dangerous." Harry's blood raged. Why wont Dumbledore tell him?! "Sir, I don't care. I want to know." Dumbledore shook his head slowly. "I'm sorry. Another time. They will find you before they become peaceful with themselves, but not right now." Harry frowned, but his blood cooled off, knowing that sooner or later, his parents would find him.
"Harry, your parents are working with us to catch Voldemort. Thats why its too dangerous," stated Dumbledore. "So why can't you catch Voldemort? Spirits can walk through walls, fly, and all that," asked Harry, and now it was Hermoines beautiful voice who answered. "Ghosts can be restricted by spells, which can be written as well and work." Dumbledore smiled. "Voldemort does have magic ability then?" asked Harry. Hermoines gaze went from Harry to Dumbledore. "Possibly, our spies haven't seen him do any himself. Yet, that is," said Dumbledore. Dumbledore had turned his face from Harry's view. "You may go now, if I need anything from you, I'll let you know," said Dumbledore. "If you need anything from us?" asked Harry. "Well, with Cedric dead from last year, we may need more information from you Harry, to help find out what spell he used to get back to a living body, and perhaps find a way to stop it." Harry frowned at the statement. "With Cedric dead," kept repeating in his mind. He remembered Cho. The look on her face. How Harry hated to see Cho sad and depressed. Hermoine must have noticed Harry's face, she told Dumbledore thanks for the both of them, and pulled Harry out. As Harry left the doorway, his thoughts returned to him, he was with Hermoine, and Ron was right there, waiting for them.
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"Ron, can Harry and I talk alone on the way to the common room?" Hermoine asked quietly. Hermoine had a worried tone in her voice. "Uh," Ron stumbled, not knowing what to say really. "Sure." He turned toward the Gryfindor's entrance, and walked off calmly. As Ron had left Harry was thinking of ways to revenge Cedrics death, and Hermoine knew it. "Harry, please pay attention to me real closly." Harry nodded himself back to his world, the real world. "Harry, I love you with all my heart, and it would mean a lot to me if you would just stay out of trouble this year, I don't want to lose you the year I got you." Harry slowly took this in, still not walking. They remained outside Dumbledores office for about five minutes. Harry then nodded, and said, "Alright. Just only 'cause you love me." He smiled, and pulled Hermoine close. "Guess what," Harry said. "What?" asked Hermoine. "I love you too," Harry grinned real big, waiting for the look on Hermoine's face. As he expected, her face melted, almost ready to cry, obviously haven't been told this too much from a guy. He leaned in, and kissed Hermoine, right outside the headmaster's office. Harry had made his first kiss with Hermoine. Right outside the office of Albus Dumbledore. Hermoine hesitated for a moment, and started to kiss him back. Life was good. Life was real good. Hermoines grip had tightened on Harry, both of them wanting to stay there, and kiss forever, just be together forever. Harry then broke the kiss, after what seemed forever. Both had smiled, and started walking in sync of each other, toward the painting guarding the entrance. "Password?" was heard as they approached. Harry couldn't wait again, he kissed Hermoine before either of them could say the password. As Harry noticed the Fat Lady getting red as a tomatoe, it swung open.
A/N again: I took the ghosts spells out of "Thirteen Ghosts", the movie... GOOD MOVIE! Heh, giving credit where it is due. Now I got a class at 7:15 in the morning, meaning I have to get up at 6am, and it is now midnight... SSS!(Sorry so short!) BTW: Hope you like the small cliff-hanger *wide grin, then evil laughter (fades)*