Chapter 7

"What was all that about last night?" It was Fred and George; they had been waiting for Harry to come down so they could speak to him.

"Dumbledor told me not to tell anyone, only he, Ron, Hermoine and Sirius know that." Harry responded.

"Come on you can tell us."

"Look he doesn't want to talk about it, alright." Ron said angrily. The look on the face of Fred and George told Harry that they had got the idea, they slumped off muttering something that sounded like "just wondering". At that moment Hermoine came down the stairs that let to the girls dormitory with a big grin.

"What are you looking so happy about." Ron asked grumpily from the chair that he had been sat at.

"That's personal." Hermoine said happily." By the way I saw Bill and Charlie walking towards the castle."

"Bill and Charlie? What are they doing here? Ron asked.

"Let's go down to the great hall, maybe we'll see them down there." Harry said trying to get last night out of his head.

"We can get something to eat while were down there." Ron put in.

"Sorry I can't I've got to go somewhere." Hermoine told them." But I can still walk down there with you.

"Where are you going." Harry asked curiously. But Hermoine refused to tell them, so they got up and exited the common room through the portrait hole. They were down to the great hall when Hermoine left them.

"Where do you think she's going?" Ron asked Harry. Before Harry could answer Bill called them over to the Gryffindor table. They walked over there and said hi to everyone already sitting down and they said hi back, including Charlie who responded through a mouth full of food.

"What are you to doing here." Ron eyed them suspiciously.

We're not sure ourselves. We both got owls from Dumbledor telling us to meet him up in the owlery, strange place to meet if you ask me." Bill told them while Charlie chewed on his mouthful. Charlie took a look at his watch and swallowed what he had been eating.

"We'd better go its 9:26, he told us to meet him at 9:30." Charlie said looking up from his watch, then stood up.

"Bye." Bill said also standing up. They walked around a corner and out of sight. Harry gave Ron a confused look.

"What's going on at school today? First Hermoine starts acting all secretive, now Bill and Charlie are meeting with Dumbledor up in the owlery." Harry asked Ron. Harry watched as Ron's face changed from puzzled to a grin.

"Got your invisibility cloak handy?" Ron said, his grin broadening.

"Wait here, I'll go get it." Harry told Ron. Before Ron could reply Harry was out of the hall and up the stairs. Ron went to wait for Harry at the foot of the stairs. He turned the corner and bashed into Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle, who were looking very pleased.

"What are you so happy about?" Ron questioned Malfoy suspiciously. Malfoy smirked back, "This" he pulled out his wand. However Ron had foreseen this and grabbed his.

"Stupefy!" Ron yelled. The spell hit Malfoy right in his gut and froze him in place. Ron may have beaten Malfoy but he couldn't beat 3 0n 1, Crabbe had cast the Body lock on him. At that moment Harry came down the stairs, he saw what had happened.

"Stupefy." Harry shouted." Stupefy." At that moment Crabbe and Goyle both froze in their position, he then cast the counter curse on Ron. When Ron was back to normal he kicked Malfoy in the shins hurting his toe in the process.

"Quick or it will be to late." Harry told Ron. Checking that no one was looking they slipped on the cloak, unfortunately they hadn't seen the person that was spying on them, but the spy had seen them and now knew about Harry's cloak. Ron and Harry went quickly up the stairs to the owlery. On the way up the stairs that led to the owlery they saw Hermoine smiling and walking down the stair happily.

"So that was where she was, the owlery." Ron whispered. Harry didn't reply, they let Hermoine pass by them then they kept going. They reached the door to the owlery, Dumbledor, Bill and Charlie where inside talking seriously.

"Yeah, I think I can get you a dragon Dumbledor. I'll just need to send a letter." Came a voice from inside the room, they knew it belonged to Charlie.