THERE

Ron awoke that morning with a large yawn. He got dressed and opened the door, but just as he opened it he screamed with fear and terror. Harry was now at his side with his mouth opened and tears flowing down his face. Ron put his hands to his face to see that he was crying too. Hermione lay in the hallway with a look of nothing on her face. She was dead. Ron hurried up to her.

"Oh Hermione" He sobbed. "I'm sorry I was mad at you last night, I never even got a chance to say goodbye or goodnight or anything." He told the lifeless body. Just that night they were screaming at each other about Hermione's cat and how it kept waking Ron up early every morning.

"Ron," Harry shook his head with disbelief, "She's not dead! NO!" Professor McGonnagal came flying up the stairs.

"What is all this commotion a- OH MY GOODNESS!" Professor McGonnagal shrieked as she looked down at Hermione's lifeless body. "Is sh-she-" Ron shook his head as he looked up at Professor McGonnagal from the floor. "Oh my goodness," She said putting her hand to her mouth. ~~~^~~~^~~~^~~~^~~~^~~~^~~~^~~~^~~~^~~~^~~~^~~~^~~~^~~~^~~~^~~~^~~~^~~~^~~~ That night Ron sat in the common room crying. Harry had already cried himself to sleep on the armchair next to Ron. Ron shut his eyes

'Maybe I just need a little bit of rest' he thought to himself as he wiped a tear from running down his wet freckled face. As he drifted off to sleep he heard a distance voices call to him

"Come with us, Your friend is with us come!" the voices chanted. They sounded evil, too evil. He heard Hermione shrieking something but it was like some one was covering her mouth. Ron ignored it.

'It's just a dream, I'm fine, I'm just devastated, ' Ron thought. But again the voices chanted something again.

"Come with us boy, we can't harm you." The voices whispered in his ears. Ron felt a draft of cold sweep over him. He shook his head.

"NEVER!" Ron yelled.

"COME!" The voices shrieked. Something yanked at his ankle. He tried to skake it off but it wouldn't go away.

"GET AWAY FROM ME!" Ron shouted.

"COME WITH ME!" One high pitch evil voice bellowed.

"Don't listen to him Ron!" It was Hermione's voice called.

"Where are you Hermione!" Ron looked around him "Where are you!" He was now crying. "HERMIONE!"

"Shut-up you stupid girl!" A lower voice hissed. Ron fought his ankle free but something else grabbed his neck. It began to choke him.

"NOW COME WITH US OR FACE THE CONSEQUENCES!" The high pitch voice hollered. Ron shook his head.

"THEN I GUESS I WILL!" Ron shrieked back. There was a moment of just whispers from the voices, then a dazzle of emerald light, and a pair of crimson eyes. Ron lay quiet on the floor. All was still.