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Dangers in the past.
Ron and Hermione suddenly appeared in the transfiguration classroom. Why they had arrived in that particular spot was beyond them, but neither stopped to question the fact. Hermione silently opened the door and peecked outside. She was relieved to see that the students were either in their common rooms or outside, leaving the halls empty. Both teens quickly walked down the halls, using the smaller ones to get away from any potential crowds. They decided to use the corridor behind the witch to get to Hogsmeade, it was the safest way. Ron looked at Hermione while they walked down the dark path.
"Well, what do we do now, Herm?"
The girl shrugged slightly. "Since Professor Dumbledore said James and Lily can see us, I guess the easiest way to do this is seek them out. Once we find them, we invite them for a butterbeer at the Three Broomsticks and either you or I slip the potion in their drinks."
Ron nodded pensively. "I guess that's ok. Now we only have to find them."
Hermione didn't comment since they had arrived at the entrance to Honeydukes. Carefully, they crossed the cellar and went out without anyone noticing them, it seemed luck was on their side. Both friends found themselves back in the open and paused a moment in front of the store to try to decide where the other two teens might be. They didn't exactly know what had happened with the death eaters since Snape hadn't been in the kidnapping party. Sighing, Hermione decided they might as well start looking, after all, they didn't have all the time in the world. Ron led her to Zonko's first, knowing James, that was a very likely place for them to be. Sadly, they were not there. The two friends looked around for a while, going in and out of the different shops, until Ron spotted a red haired girl near the post office. Quickly, he dragged Hermione towards the building and they came face to face with Lily. The girl looked very startled when she saw them, and blinked twice before greeting them.
"Ron! Hermione! What are you doing here?"
The brown-haired girl suppressed the urge to throttle her and smiled a bit. "We wanted to get out of the castle for a bit, it's getting too boring in there. What are you doing here, Lily? Are you alone?" The redhead shook her head slightly. "I'm here with James. He wanted to buy some pranks to pull tomorrow at breakfast."
Hermione tensed, she was getting angry. She saw that Ron had also reddened a bit and she quickly caught his arm, squeezing it gently to calm him down. It wouldn't do them any good to get angry at the two foolish teens. Before either teen could speak again, James came out of the building with a big bag clutched in his arms.
The boy smiled brightly at them. "Hey guys, good to see you here." He turned towards his girlfriend. "I did sent the message to your mother, Lils, I hope she'll answer soon."
The girl nodded and kissed him quickly. "Thanks, James."
Ron and Hermione watched on, beginning to get impatient. When James and Lily broke apart, Hermione immediately spoke. "Hey, guys, how about we go drink something warm, I'm getting cold."
The happy couple readily agreed and started to lead the way to the pub, the other two teens trailing behind.
Immediately after entering the place, Hermione told her companions she would go get their drinks. Before leaving, she traded a quick look with Ron, motioning for him to get James and Lily as far away from where a young Madam Rosmerta was serving. The boy nodded slightly, and gently steered the other two teens to a seat in one of the darkest corners while Hermione went to fetch the drinks. Ron watched his friend carefully when she returned, four drinks balancing in her hands. With a small smile, she offered two of the glasses to James and Lily, who thanked her. While giving Ron his own drink, she nodded slightly, indicating she had done what they had agreed and that within minutes both teens would be protected.
Sadly, before they could begin to drink, the shouts started. The four friends looked out of the window and saw about ten death eaters throwing curses on people. James and Lily went to get up, they knew they had to leave, just as the other customers were doing, but Ron was quicker. The red haired boy sprang out of his seat and grabbed their wrists. The four teens stayed still for a moment, each of them looking at the others intently. Finally, James spoke in a soft voice. "Ron, we need to get out of here, Death Eaters are attacking, so can you let go of my wrist?"
The other boy nodded slightly, but still didn't release his grip. "I know. And we will get out of here, but I need you to drink your butterbeer before we leave."
James' eyes narrowed and he started to wriggle his wrist out of the boy's grasp. "There's no time to drink now! We could be killed and all you can think about is your stomach!"
Ron regarded him calmly and tightened his grip. "James, drink!"
Before the teen could answer, Lily, who had been looking at Hermione intently, spoke. "Why? Why is it so important?"
The brown haired girl looked at her for a moment, before looking out of the window again. "I cannot tell you that now. Please, trust us and drink."
Lily kept her look trained at the girl. "You're asking for a lot, why should we trust you?"
Hermione looked back at her sharply. "Why you should trust us? Well, how about because our best friend saved your lives by giving up his own? How about all the times Ron and I have tried to protect you? Even now, why the hell do you think we're here? It's not like we have to be in Hogsmeade, we could safely be at Hogwarts, away from the Death Eaters. But the two of you just decided to leave the safest place you could find just for some bloody pranks! Do you have any idea what will happen if the death eaters get to you?"
Before they had a chance to answer, Ron sharply jerked their wrists.
"Enough! Drink the butterbeer and we will leave. We are wasting time. The death eaters are getting closer and soon there will be no way to get out of here."
James looked like he wanted to argue some more, but Lily finally took the goblet and slowly started to drink. With a resigned sigh, James did the same, but before drinking, he glared at the other two teens. "If something happens to Lily, you will regret it."
Ron looked steadily back. "Nothing will happen to her." In his head, he added, 'In the end'.
After the young couple had finished their drinks, Ron released their wrists and turned around. "Come on, we don't have more time to lose."
The four teens rushed out of the pub without another word and quickly headed towards Honeydukes. Hermione saw them coming; a group of five death eaters, lurched out of the shadows of a building and silently approached them. The girl, who had been running along side Ron, grabbed her friend's hand and dragged him back into a dark alley, just in time to avoid the stunning curses that had flown their way.
The five cloaked men stood over the stunned forms of James and Lily for a while. One of them turned toward the one that seemed to be the leader. "The other two got away. Should we try to get them?"
The leader looked pensively for a moment and Ron and Hermione held their breaths. After a moment, the man shook his head. "No, it isn't worth it. We have what we came for, lets go before the Master gets impatient." Taking a hold of the two teens, the five Death Eaters disapparated. Ron and Hermione stayed in place for a few more minutes and then, without uttering a word they walked out of the alley and started their walk towards the shrieking shack.
They had done what they could, now it was all up to Harry.
To be continued.
A/N: Thanks for all reviews, and thanks to my beta reader Tanya.
For those of you who don't read Free, I have several announcements to make (namely two.) The first one is that I've started my own updating group, in a while I'll stop sending mails so anyone who's still interested in knowing when I update, please sign up in: groups.yahoo.com/group/polaris_45 That was done mainly because the emails I had were starting to fail, meaning many people who had asked me to receive the notice didn't get it.
The second one is that for those who are interested you can now find Dangers in the Past translated to French. It is being done by Fany, the story is called: Dangers du Passé and you can find it at the following direction: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=891105 I hope those of you who prefer to read in French will be happy.
Well, that's it, thanks for listening (reading) to my ramblings ^.^ I'll see you again in the next chapter. Polaris
Dangers in the past.
Ron and Hermione suddenly appeared in the transfiguration classroom. Why they had arrived in that particular spot was beyond them, but neither stopped to question the fact. Hermione silently opened the door and peecked outside. She was relieved to see that the students were either in their common rooms or outside, leaving the halls empty. Both teens quickly walked down the halls, using the smaller ones to get away from any potential crowds. They decided to use the corridor behind the witch to get to Hogsmeade, it was the safest way. Ron looked at Hermione while they walked down the dark path.
"Well, what do we do now, Herm?"
The girl shrugged slightly. "Since Professor Dumbledore said James and Lily can see us, I guess the easiest way to do this is seek them out. Once we find them, we invite them for a butterbeer at the Three Broomsticks and either you or I slip the potion in their drinks."
Ron nodded pensively. "I guess that's ok. Now we only have to find them."
Hermione didn't comment since they had arrived at the entrance to Honeydukes. Carefully, they crossed the cellar and went out without anyone noticing them, it seemed luck was on their side. Both friends found themselves back in the open and paused a moment in front of the store to try to decide where the other two teens might be. They didn't exactly know what had happened with the death eaters since Snape hadn't been in the kidnapping party. Sighing, Hermione decided they might as well start looking, after all, they didn't have all the time in the world. Ron led her to Zonko's first, knowing James, that was a very likely place for them to be. Sadly, they were not there. The two friends looked around for a while, going in and out of the different shops, until Ron spotted a red haired girl near the post office. Quickly, he dragged Hermione towards the building and they came face to face with Lily. The girl looked very startled when she saw them, and blinked twice before greeting them.
"Ron! Hermione! What are you doing here?"
The brown-haired girl suppressed the urge to throttle her and smiled a bit. "We wanted to get out of the castle for a bit, it's getting too boring in there. What are you doing here, Lily? Are you alone?" The redhead shook her head slightly. "I'm here with James. He wanted to buy some pranks to pull tomorrow at breakfast."
Hermione tensed, she was getting angry. She saw that Ron had also reddened a bit and she quickly caught his arm, squeezing it gently to calm him down. It wouldn't do them any good to get angry at the two foolish teens. Before either teen could speak again, James came out of the building with a big bag clutched in his arms.
The boy smiled brightly at them. "Hey guys, good to see you here." He turned towards his girlfriend. "I did sent the message to your mother, Lils, I hope she'll answer soon."
The girl nodded and kissed him quickly. "Thanks, James."
Ron and Hermione watched on, beginning to get impatient. When James and Lily broke apart, Hermione immediately spoke. "Hey, guys, how about we go drink something warm, I'm getting cold."
The happy couple readily agreed and started to lead the way to the pub, the other two teens trailing behind.
Immediately after entering the place, Hermione told her companions she would go get their drinks. Before leaving, she traded a quick look with Ron, motioning for him to get James and Lily as far away from where a young Madam Rosmerta was serving. The boy nodded slightly, and gently steered the other two teens to a seat in one of the darkest corners while Hermione went to fetch the drinks. Ron watched his friend carefully when she returned, four drinks balancing in her hands. With a small smile, she offered two of the glasses to James and Lily, who thanked her. While giving Ron his own drink, she nodded slightly, indicating she had done what they had agreed and that within minutes both teens would be protected.
Sadly, before they could begin to drink, the shouts started. The four friends looked out of the window and saw about ten death eaters throwing curses on people. James and Lily went to get up, they knew they had to leave, just as the other customers were doing, but Ron was quicker. The red haired boy sprang out of his seat and grabbed their wrists. The four teens stayed still for a moment, each of them looking at the others intently. Finally, James spoke in a soft voice. "Ron, we need to get out of here, Death Eaters are attacking, so can you let go of my wrist?"
The other boy nodded slightly, but still didn't release his grip. "I know. And we will get out of here, but I need you to drink your butterbeer before we leave."
James' eyes narrowed and he started to wriggle his wrist out of the boy's grasp. "There's no time to drink now! We could be killed and all you can think about is your stomach!"
Ron regarded him calmly and tightened his grip. "James, drink!"
Before the teen could answer, Lily, who had been looking at Hermione intently, spoke. "Why? Why is it so important?"
The brown haired girl looked at her for a moment, before looking out of the window again. "I cannot tell you that now. Please, trust us and drink."
Lily kept her look trained at the girl. "You're asking for a lot, why should we trust you?"
Hermione looked back at her sharply. "Why you should trust us? Well, how about because our best friend saved your lives by giving up his own? How about all the times Ron and I have tried to protect you? Even now, why the hell do you think we're here? It's not like we have to be in Hogsmeade, we could safely be at Hogwarts, away from the Death Eaters. But the two of you just decided to leave the safest place you could find just for some bloody pranks! Do you have any idea what will happen if the death eaters get to you?"
Before they had a chance to answer, Ron sharply jerked their wrists.
"Enough! Drink the butterbeer and we will leave. We are wasting time. The death eaters are getting closer and soon there will be no way to get out of here."
James looked like he wanted to argue some more, but Lily finally took the goblet and slowly started to drink. With a resigned sigh, James did the same, but before drinking, he glared at the other two teens. "If something happens to Lily, you will regret it."
Ron looked steadily back. "Nothing will happen to her." In his head, he added, 'In the end'.
After the young couple had finished their drinks, Ron released their wrists and turned around. "Come on, we don't have more time to lose."
The four teens rushed out of the pub without another word and quickly headed towards Honeydukes. Hermione saw them coming; a group of five death eaters, lurched out of the shadows of a building and silently approached them. The girl, who had been running along side Ron, grabbed her friend's hand and dragged him back into a dark alley, just in time to avoid the stunning curses that had flown their way.
The five cloaked men stood over the stunned forms of James and Lily for a while. One of them turned toward the one that seemed to be the leader. "The other two got away. Should we try to get them?"
The leader looked pensively for a moment and Ron and Hermione held their breaths. After a moment, the man shook his head. "No, it isn't worth it. We have what we came for, lets go before the Master gets impatient." Taking a hold of the two teens, the five Death Eaters disapparated. Ron and Hermione stayed in place for a few more minutes and then, without uttering a word they walked out of the alley and started their walk towards the shrieking shack.
They had done what they could, now it was all up to Harry.
To be continued.
A/N: Thanks for all reviews, and thanks to my beta reader Tanya.
For those of you who don't read Free, I have several announcements to make (namely two.) The first one is that I've started my own updating group, in a while I'll stop sending mails so anyone who's still interested in knowing when I update, please sign up in: groups.yahoo.com/group/polaris_45 That was done mainly because the emails I had were starting to fail, meaning many people who had asked me to receive the notice didn't get it.
The second one is that for those who are interested you can now find Dangers in the Past translated to French. It is being done by Fany, the story is called: Dangers du Passé and you can find it at the following direction: http://www.fanfiction.net/read.php?storyid=891105 I hope those of you who prefer to read in French will be happy.
Well, that's it, thanks for listening (reading) to my ramblings ^.^ I'll see you again in the next chapter. Polaris