Professor Dumbledore was right about the next few weeks being grueling. They were the hardest weeks of his life. Yet it did all pay off.
Harry could Apparate up to one-hundred miles. Well at least that is as far as he got in his training. He might be able to go farther.
He had successfully transformed into an owl seven times. He could not do it every time although.
His dueling skills were magnificent. Harry even beat Professor VanDerLindin, Chesbro, McGonagall, and Lupin.
He could perform the killing curse and a few other powerful curses. He had not been allowed to try them on any people although.
In Dueling Without Wands he had been able to get Professor Snape on the ground for three seconds in a half a minute.
The students were coming back tomorrow. But that was about the last thing Harry was thinking about. "Is Hermione ok...? I wonder if she is in pain... I wish she were here..." Those were a few of the thoughts about Hermione that popped into his head. It had been over a month since he had last saw her. A few nights he found himself waking up with tears coming down his face after he had dreams about her. He just kept pretending that she was on vacation with the rest of the students. But that time was ending, how would he react when Hermione was not there tomorrow and everyone else was?
He went and laid on the couch by the fire. He was still thinking and it was getting harder and harder not cry... He wanted to hold her, hug her, love her, touch her, smell her, hear her, taste her, and see her. If he could just see her for a second he would have a renewed hope. But he knew it would be at least a week before that happened. He cried himself asleep an hour later.
The next morning (well... maybe early afternoon) he awoke with the noise of the common room next morning. He sat up on the couch, scratched his head and looked around for Ron. He could not see him so he stood up and started to walk toward his dorm. A bunch of girls were giggling. Harry could not see why until Harry head Traycee yelling, "Looking good Harry!" Harry looked down and he still had his tight t-shirt on and his sweat pants.
"HOLY SHIT!" Harry yelled as he started run up to his dorm. When he got up to his dorm Ron and Lavender were there... But they were only talking... Not doing anything else. The site made Harry angry because he could not do anything with Hermione, so he did not even say Hi to Ron. He just went into the bathroom.
When he was in there he took a shower and changed into some cloths that made him not look like a male slut. He then sat down on the floor and started to think. "Maybe I could just pick up my Firebolt and leave? I don't have any reason to wait till Dumbledore lets me go. I have had all of the training. Yeah. I will leave tomorrow... Better yet now!"
Harry quickly got up and ran to his dorm where no one was. He went to his trunk, got his Firebolt out, a change of clothes, his wand, his invincibility cloak, some parchment, a little bottle of ink, and a quill. The last three things being so he could write to the school and explain why he left. He then took his wand and shrunk it all, put it in his pocket, got onto his broom, and, "HARRY ARE YOU IN HERE!? PROFESSOR DUMBLEDORE NEEDS TO TALK TO US!" Harry recognized the voice as Ron's. Harry did not care. He was leaving now. He mounted his broom and went out the window.
Harry was going though the air as fast as he could. He did not know where he needed to go but he would find out somehow. Harry looked back and saw the silvery, long, white beard of Dumbledore. Harry did not care he knew he left. Harry went back looking straightforward. He was almost off the grounds when "DON' DO IT HARRY! COME DOWN 'ERE AND WE CAN HAVE A TALK!" It was Hagrid's voice.
"Well I guess I may as well say goodbye to him." Harry thought and without knowing it he was suspended in mid air. "COMING HAGRID!" Harry yelled to him as he zoomed off toward the small wooden hut on the edge of Hogwarts grounds nest to the forbidden forest.
When he got there Hagrid was smiling. "'Ad a funny feeling yeh would be doing son in like this."
"Hagrid! I can't just sit around here while Hermione is being tormented! I have to rescue her now!" Harry was becoming hysterical.
"Well let me tell yeh something. You don' know where Hermione is. It would take yeh weeks to find 'er. But Dumbledore does. So if yeh just wait one more week at the castle yeh will get there sooner." Hagrid told him putting his gigantic hand on Harry's shoulder.
"Yeah but... I mean... Hagrid you would not understand. This is something I have to do." Harry said trying to get out of Hagrid's Lion strong grip.
"If yeh respect me, Dumbledore, an' love Hermione yeh won't go now."
"But.... But... BUT... *Sigh* Ok Hagrid. You are right." Harry said and went to sit down but was pulled back up by Hagrid.
"I think Professor Dumbledore wanted to talk to yeh I think?" Hagrid said.
"Oops. I got to go Hagrid. Bye."
"Bye." Harry started to walk out of the hut when Hagrid said something else. "An' don' be going ter find Hermione till Dumbledore tells yeh to. Got that?"
"Yes Hagrid." Hagrid waved and Harry back. Harry went outside, mounted his Firebolt, and headed toward the castle.
When he got up to the castle he ran inside, passing many people trying to say something about what happened in the common room, and up to Dumbledore's office. "Tutee Fruity!" Harry yelled in-between breaths. The statue started spinning around and Harry got on.
When he got up to the top he did not even bother knocking. He just barged right in finding Ron. By looking at Ron's face Harry could tell that he had found out everything... Maybe even a little more...? "Sorry about what I did Professor."
"Not a problem Harry." Dumbledore's expression made Harry realize something was terribly wrong. "You better sit down Harry." Harry sat in the chair in front of his desk. "You will be leaving earlier that expected Harry."
Harry was confused. "Why?"
"Because of a letter I received this Morning." He handed Harry a piece of parchment. Harry read it.
Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter,
Why hello. This is, as you most likely can tell, Lucius Malfoy. Well if you have not noticed young Draco has not returned to Hogwarts. That is because he is going to the newly founded "Malfoy's School Of Dark Arts For Soon To Be Death Eaters". Yes... There is now a school for Death Eaters. Also a Mr. Crabbe and Mr. Goyle are attending. We have about one-hundred students attending already. Any way let's get down to business. We still have Miss. Hermione Granger in our captive. I would have thought that Mr. Potter would have come to attempt to rescue her. But that has not happened. Maybe if I threaten to kill her we will get some progress going. So if no one comes in a week we will kill her. It makes no difference to us. I suspect that if I do kill her then Mr. Potter would want to come and kill me so it works either way. Well I better be going. Have to get my master back to full power.
Lucius Malfoy
Harry could not believe it. "Professor I have to leave now. One week is not much time!" Harry exclaimed.
"Yes Harry I know that." Dumbledore handed Harry an envelope. "These are your instructions. I would like you to read it then get ready to leave. You are leaving tomorrow. Ron has also received a set of instructions. His being different than yours of course." Harry tore the envelope open and picked up a piece of Parchment and a plane ticket. The plane ticket read as followed.
London International Airport
London, England to Madrid, Spain
Boeing 747 flight 135
First Class
1:00pm, February 4th, 2005
"Professor... Why must I take a plane? Can't I Apparate?" Harry asked.
"I think you could but I don't want to take the chance of you falling out of the air into the wrong hands. Now read your instructions."
"All right." Harry looked at the parchment.
This Is Confidential And To Only Be Read By Harry Potter. If Read By Anyone Else This Document Will explode.
Harry Potter
If you are reading this you will soon be off on your adventure to save to Earth.
Your Mission:
You will Apparate to London, England at 8:00am on February 4th, 2005. You will go to the London International Airport. Board flight 135 to Madrid, Spain by 12:45pm. Once you are in Madrid you will then Apparate to Valencia, Spain by 3:30pm. You will be staying at the Valencia Hotel. Fly as an owl to the hotel. Check in at 3:50pm. Then at 8:00pm you will report to the lobby of the hotel to receive further instructions. Make sure you keep an eye out for Death Eaters while in Valencia because that is where Voldermort's headquarters are located. You will be under the alias of Adam Hartman. Go now and get all of you materials you will be needing for the mission and shrink them so you will be able to carry them in your pocket on your trip.
Good Luck Mr. Potter.
"Go now Harry. Get all of your materials together. You will be leavening tomorrow morning, as you know. And go over your missions together boys." Dumbledore said.
"Yes sir." Ron said.
"Thank you Professor." Harry said. Ron and Harry then left his office and went up to their dorms to talk and so Harry could get ready.
"So what do you have to do?" Harry asked Ron in their dorms.
"Well I am supposed to get you to drink this..." Ron took out a bottle with a potion inside. "I will be able to see where you are. All I have to do is say a spell and a map will come up so it will show me exactly where you are. Also a picture will show up and I will be able to see though your eyes. I can only do this every hour though for five minutes. I am supposed to do it to check up on you. Also I will spread rumors. You heard about that. Now take the potion so we can try it out."
"Umm... Ok." Harry took the potion out of Ron's hand and drank it. It felt like he was turning into water. The sensation only lasted for a few minutes although.
"We have to wait for a few minutes so the potion to kick in. What do you want to do? I see you are already packed. Oh by the way... Dumbledore told me everything. Including your mission and everything." Ron said.
"Na... I just want to try the potion out and go to bed." Harry said.
"Ok." Ron said. Ten minutes later Ron decided they could try the potion. "Ok." Ron looked at a piece of parchment. "... Mapulios PotterH Mapulios..." All of a sudden there was a blinding white light and a large piece of parchment was on the floor. "That must be it." Ron said kneeling down and un rolling the parchment. "Wow. It does work. It shows Hogwarts. There is a dot where you are... It is almost like the Marauder's Map. HEY! The part where I see what you see is not working..." Ron looked up at Harry. "Harry..." Harry had fallen asleep. "Well I guess." Ron said to himself fold the parchment and putting it on his bedside stand. Ron laid down and in a few minutes Ron fell asleep.
The next morning Harry woke up at 7:30. Ron was awaken because he was not in bed. Harry got up, changed his clothes, got all of his stuff, and went to find Dumbledore.
Harry found him in his office with Ron, Professor McGonagall, and Hagrid at 7:50. "I think you better be off now Mr. Potter." Dumbledore said.
"Ok." Harry said.
"Good luck Harry." Ron said.
"Yeh can do it." Hagrid told him.
"Good luck Mr. Potter. May your parents be with you on your journey." Professor McGonagall said.
"Thank you Professor. That means a lot to me. And thanks to everybody else."
"Now Mr. Potter we shall get off of school grounds so you can be on your way." Dumbledore said.
"Yes sir. Goodbye all." Told them all. Everybody said their last goodbyes and Harry and Professor Dumbledore left the castle. After a short walk they were off the school grounds.
"Good luck Mr. Potter. Make sure you are in that lobby by eight o'clock. And watch out for Death Eaters."
"Yes sir." Harry said.
"Goodbye." Dumbledore said.
"Goodbye." Harry said very soft. Then Harry Apparated away.
Harry could Apparate up to one-hundred miles. Well at least that is as far as he got in his training. He might be able to go farther.
He had successfully transformed into an owl seven times. He could not do it every time although.
His dueling skills were magnificent. Harry even beat Professor VanDerLindin, Chesbro, McGonagall, and Lupin.
He could perform the killing curse and a few other powerful curses. He had not been allowed to try them on any people although.
In Dueling Without Wands he had been able to get Professor Snape on the ground for three seconds in a half a minute.
The students were coming back tomorrow. But that was about the last thing Harry was thinking about. "Is Hermione ok...? I wonder if she is in pain... I wish she were here..." Those were a few of the thoughts about Hermione that popped into his head. It had been over a month since he had last saw her. A few nights he found himself waking up with tears coming down his face after he had dreams about her. He just kept pretending that she was on vacation with the rest of the students. But that time was ending, how would he react when Hermione was not there tomorrow and everyone else was?
He went and laid on the couch by the fire. He was still thinking and it was getting harder and harder not cry... He wanted to hold her, hug her, love her, touch her, smell her, hear her, taste her, and see her. If he could just see her for a second he would have a renewed hope. But he knew it would be at least a week before that happened. He cried himself asleep an hour later.
The next morning (well... maybe early afternoon) he awoke with the noise of the common room next morning. He sat up on the couch, scratched his head and looked around for Ron. He could not see him so he stood up and started to walk toward his dorm. A bunch of girls were giggling. Harry could not see why until Harry head Traycee yelling, "Looking good Harry!" Harry looked down and he still had his tight t-shirt on and his sweat pants.
"HOLY SHIT!" Harry yelled as he started run up to his dorm. When he got up to his dorm Ron and Lavender were there... But they were only talking... Not doing anything else. The site made Harry angry because he could not do anything with Hermione, so he did not even say Hi to Ron. He just went into the bathroom.
When he was in there he took a shower and changed into some cloths that made him not look like a male slut. He then sat down on the floor and started to think. "Maybe I could just pick up my Firebolt and leave? I don't have any reason to wait till Dumbledore lets me go. I have had all of the training. Yeah. I will leave tomorrow... Better yet now!"
Harry quickly got up and ran to his dorm where no one was. He went to his trunk, got his Firebolt out, a change of clothes, his wand, his invincibility cloak, some parchment, a little bottle of ink, and a quill. The last three things being so he could write to the school and explain why he left. He then took his wand and shrunk it all, put it in his pocket, got onto his broom, and, "HARRY ARE YOU IN HERE!? PROFESSOR DUMBLEDORE NEEDS TO TALK TO US!" Harry recognized the voice as Ron's. Harry did not care. He was leaving now. He mounted his broom and went out the window.
Harry was going though the air as fast as he could. He did not know where he needed to go but he would find out somehow. Harry looked back and saw the silvery, long, white beard of Dumbledore. Harry did not care he knew he left. Harry went back looking straightforward. He was almost off the grounds when "DON' DO IT HARRY! COME DOWN 'ERE AND WE CAN HAVE A TALK!" It was Hagrid's voice.
"Well I guess I may as well say goodbye to him." Harry thought and without knowing it he was suspended in mid air. "COMING HAGRID!" Harry yelled to him as he zoomed off toward the small wooden hut on the edge of Hogwarts grounds nest to the forbidden forest.
When he got there Hagrid was smiling. "'Ad a funny feeling yeh would be doing son in like this."
"Hagrid! I can't just sit around here while Hermione is being tormented! I have to rescue her now!" Harry was becoming hysterical.
"Well let me tell yeh something. You don' know where Hermione is. It would take yeh weeks to find 'er. But Dumbledore does. So if yeh just wait one more week at the castle yeh will get there sooner." Hagrid told him putting his gigantic hand on Harry's shoulder.
"Yeah but... I mean... Hagrid you would not understand. This is something I have to do." Harry said trying to get out of Hagrid's Lion strong grip.
"If yeh respect me, Dumbledore, an' love Hermione yeh won't go now."
"But.... But... BUT... *Sigh* Ok Hagrid. You are right." Harry said and went to sit down but was pulled back up by Hagrid.
"I think Professor Dumbledore wanted to talk to yeh I think?" Hagrid said.
"Oops. I got to go Hagrid. Bye."
"Bye." Harry started to walk out of the hut when Hagrid said something else. "An' don' be going ter find Hermione till Dumbledore tells yeh to. Got that?"
"Yes Hagrid." Hagrid waved and Harry back. Harry went outside, mounted his Firebolt, and headed toward the castle.
When he got up to the castle he ran inside, passing many people trying to say something about what happened in the common room, and up to Dumbledore's office. "Tutee Fruity!" Harry yelled in-between breaths. The statue started spinning around and Harry got on.
When he got up to the top he did not even bother knocking. He just barged right in finding Ron. By looking at Ron's face Harry could tell that he had found out everything... Maybe even a little more...? "Sorry about what I did Professor."
"Not a problem Harry." Dumbledore's expression made Harry realize something was terribly wrong. "You better sit down Harry." Harry sat in the chair in front of his desk. "You will be leaving earlier that expected Harry."
Harry was confused. "Why?"
"Because of a letter I received this Morning." He handed Harry a piece of parchment. Harry read it.
Albus Dumbledore and Harry Potter,
Why hello. This is, as you most likely can tell, Lucius Malfoy. Well if you have not noticed young Draco has not returned to Hogwarts. That is because he is going to the newly founded "Malfoy's School Of Dark Arts For Soon To Be Death Eaters". Yes... There is now a school for Death Eaters. Also a Mr. Crabbe and Mr. Goyle are attending. We have about one-hundred students attending already. Any way let's get down to business. We still have Miss. Hermione Granger in our captive. I would have thought that Mr. Potter would have come to attempt to rescue her. But that has not happened. Maybe if I threaten to kill her we will get some progress going. So if no one comes in a week we will kill her. It makes no difference to us. I suspect that if I do kill her then Mr. Potter would want to come and kill me so it works either way. Well I better be going. Have to get my master back to full power.
Lucius Malfoy
Harry could not believe it. "Professor I have to leave now. One week is not much time!" Harry exclaimed.
"Yes Harry I know that." Dumbledore handed Harry an envelope. "These are your instructions. I would like you to read it then get ready to leave. You are leaving tomorrow. Ron has also received a set of instructions. His being different than yours of course." Harry tore the envelope open and picked up a piece of Parchment and a plane ticket. The plane ticket read as followed.
London International Airport
London, England to Madrid, Spain
Boeing 747 flight 135
First Class
1:00pm, February 4th, 2005
"Professor... Why must I take a plane? Can't I Apparate?" Harry asked.
"I think you could but I don't want to take the chance of you falling out of the air into the wrong hands. Now read your instructions."
"All right." Harry looked at the parchment.
This Is Confidential And To Only Be Read By Harry Potter. If Read By Anyone Else This Document Will explode.
Harry Potter
If you are reading this you will soon be off on your adventure to save to Earth.
Your Mission:
You will Apparate to London, England at 8:00am on February 4th, 2005. You will go to the London International Airport. Board flight 135 to Madrid, Spain by 12:45pm. Once you are in Madrid you will then Apparate to Valencia, Spain by 3:30pm. You will be staying at the Valencia Hotel. Fly as an owl to the hotel. Check in at 3:50pm. Then at 8:00pm you will report to the lobby of the hotel to receive further instructions. Make sure you keep an eye out for Death Eaters while in Valencia because that is where Voldermort's headquarters are located. You will be under the alias of Adam Hartman. Go now and get all of you materials you will be needing for the mission and shrink them so you will be able to carry them in your pocket on your trip.
Good Luck Mr. Potter.
"Go now Harry. Get all of your materials together. You will be leavening tomorrow morning, as you know. And go over your missions together boys." Dumbledore said.
"Yes sir." Ron said.
"Thank you Professor." Harry said. Ron and Harry then left his office and went up to their dorms to talk and so Harry could get ready.
"So what do you have to do?" Harry asked Ron in their dorms.
"Well I am supposed to get you to drink this..." Ron took out a bottle with a potion inside. "I will be able to see where you are. All I have to do is say a spell and a map will come up so it will show me exactly where you are. Also a picture will show up and I will be able to see though your eyes. I can only do this every hour though for five minutes. I am supposed to do it to check up on you. Also I will spread rumors. You heard about that. Now take the potion so we can try it out."
"Umm... Ok." Harry took the potion out of Ron's hand and drank it. It felt like he was turning into water. The sensation only lasted for a few minutes although.
"We have to wait for a few minutes so the potion to kick in. What do you want to do? I see you are already packed. Oh by the way... Dumbledore told me everything. Including your mission and everything." Ron said.
"Na... I just want to try the potion out and go to bed." Harry said.
"Ok." Ron said. Ten minutes later Ron decided they could try the potion. "Ok." Ron looked at a piece of parchment. "... Mapulios PotterH Mapulios..." All of a sudden there was a blinding white light and a large piece of parchment was on the floor. "That must be it." Ron said kneeling down and un rolling the parchment. "Wow. It does work. It shows Hogwarts. There is a dot where you are... It is almost like the Marauder's Map. HEY! The part where I see what you see is not working..." Ron looked up at Harry. "Harry..." Harry had fallen asleep. "Well I guess." Ron said to himself fold the parchment and putting it on his bedside stand. Ron laid down and in a few minutes Ron fell asleep.
The next morning Harry woke up at 7:30. Ron was awaken because he was not in bed. Harry got up, changed his clothes, got all of his stuff, and went to find Dumbledore.
Harry found him in his office with Ron, Professor McGonagall, and Hagrid at 7:50. "I think you better be off now Mr. Potter." Dumbledore said.
"Ok." Harry said.
"Good luck Harry." Ron said.
"Yeh can do it." Hagrid told him.
"Good luck Mr. Potter. May your parents be with you on your journey." Professor McGonagall said.
"Thank you Professor. That means a lot to me. And thanks to everybody else."
"Now Mr. Potter we shall get off of school grounds so you can be on your way." Dumbledore said.
"Yes sir. Goodbye all." Told them all. Everybody said their last goodbyes and Harry and Professor Dumbledore left the castle. After a short walk they were off the school grounds.
"Good luck Mr. Potter. Make sure you are in that lobby by eight o'clock. And watch out for Death Eaters."
"Yes sir." Harry said.
"Goodbye." Dumbledore said.
"Goodbye." Harry said very soft. Then Harry Apparated away.