A/N: Thanks for the first review! And itz bcuz Joey's father is part of the Ministry, rite? So, obviously, Cornelius must've blurted out everything about that year. Typical careless Minister. :)

Disclaimer: Chpt. 5...geezus.
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Chapter 16-What Voldemort chooses, Harry'll follow (Part 1, btw)

Harry rushed out of exams to chase after Joey, when he stopped and found Dean AND Joey together, holding hands. Harry decided to stalk them, and hid behind a pillar, which didn't do much good in hiding him. He had accidentally abandoned Ron at the North Tower when he finished his exam. But it seemed that Ron had found him first, and had found Harry hiding behind the pillar.
"So, a little jealous there, are we?" said Ron behind his back, whispering in his ear. Harry whirled around and accidentally knocked Ron in the nose with his head. "Oi! I didn't do anything to you!" He was now holding it, trying to see if it was bleeding or not.
"Shh. I'm watching them." Said Harry.(Cue: Initial D: Remember ME (Full Version))
"Wish you were going out with her, weren't you?" asked Ron. Harry turned up at glared at Ron. He wasn't helping.
"C'mon. I'd better get you out of here before you see them do anything else." Ron grabbed his arm and dragged Harry from behind the pillar, when he caught sight of Hermione and let go. This gave Harry a chance to do some spying. He ran back to the pillar where he was hiding, and caught them kissing. Harry finally decided to give up. He had no chance with Joey, not ever. Not even what after Dean said to him.
"This is my chance, Harry, not yours. Mine." He still remembered those words. He walked away, slowly deciding what their plan was to follow Voldemort's next victim. Maybe he could find a detector spell that would wake him up or something. No, they didn't have time.
Harry ran out of ideas as he approached Ron and Hermione.
"I told you not to follow her! What did you see?" Hermione hit Ron.
"Ron, this is NOT a good time to be thinking about romance! Now, we need to stay up late, and then follow whoever's going to be Imperiused." explained Hermione.
"Hey, you all, Hogsmeade this weekend. Don't miss it!" said Fred and George.
"Freaking hell I won't!" Ron shouted. Hermione elbowed him hard and spoke again.
"But I'm wondering...why doesn't Voldemort touch a Slytherin? I mean, two Hufflepuffs, a Ravenclaw, and now a Gryffindor."
"It's because Voldemort was from Slytherin, remember?" Ron sneered. Hermione slapped him on the shoulder again, and Ron sniffed.
"Ron's right." said Harry. "But we have to do it. Tonight."
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Joey stared at the 'Missing' posters carefully. Two Hufflepuffs, a Ravenclaw, and now a Gryffindor. Harry and Ron walked down the stairs, in casual Muggle clothes. Ron was wearing his sweater that his mother made for him for X'mas, and Harry was wearing his Gryffindor knitted sweater that Mrs. Weasley made for him. Hermione was wearing a skirt and a sweater (and in Ron's opinion, thought was really nice ;)), and Joey wore Capri's and a shirt with jacket.
"What're you doing here?" Harry asked suddenly, looking at Joey.
"I invited her. We're going to need her, you know. You never know when we need her around." Hermione said.
"I also came to see it myself." Joey said. Harry and Ron looked at each other then shrugged. They heard a noise all of a sudden.
"Behind the couch!" Hermione whispered. They all jumped behind the couch near the fire and peered from behind the head of it, hoping not to be seen. They saw a figure, somewhat familiar, though they couldn't figure out who it was. Once the the person was out of sight, they carefully followed him down to the Great Hall, and eventually to the Forbidden Forest.
"I don't understand. He's leading them all out to the Forbidden Forest?" Ron whispered.
"Apparently so, yes." Hermione whispered. They all hid behind a clump of trees, so that they could see. They saw Voldemort, (what seemed to be)Wormtail, and the figure that they were following(A/N: I'm listening to Sammi Cheung's Cha Qu in Cantonese and itz so touching. :'( It's reminding me of this scene, which is really sad.). Some of the Death Eater's were there too, and a fire appeared before them. But the fire burned out, and it was only a tiny flame, still glowing to illuminate Voldemort's face. The figure that Voldemort was commanding moved to the side.
"Lumos." One of the Death Eater's said. The person appeared to be-
"Dean...!" Joey suddenly whispered. Harry felt her move back a little, and he looked back. Joey didn't look scared, but was shuddering and shaking like crazy. Harry looked back.
"Release Imperio." Voldemort said. Dean seemed to have shook out of his state. The Death Eaters summoned ropes upon his wrists immediately, and they were staked down to the ground.
"Wha-? What? Ohmigod...it's...it's you!" Dean said.
"Yes. It's me, you pitiful Gryffindor. Now, where is Harry Potter, you sniveling kid?" Voldemort demanded. "Or else." Voldemort pointed his wand to Dean, and two Death Eaters revealed little daggers and set them down on Dean's wrists.
"I don't know." Dean said. One Death Eater slit his wrist to his left, and he shouted out in immense pain.
"Tell me, you pathetic Gryffindor! Tell me this instant!" spat Voldemort.
"I don't know." He said once again. The other Death Eater slit his right wrist. They could see blood slowly coming out of both wounds, and onto the ground.
"You had better tell me, Gryffindor, or else you'll feel it!" Voldemort shouted.
"Even If I would, I'd never tell you." Dean said. Voldemort spoke of the Crucio curse, and Dean shouted louder than ever. More blood spurted out of both wounds. Voldemort removed the curse almost immediately, almost satisfied with the results.
"Master..." Wormtail muttered.
"Do not worry, my dear servant. You will not sacrifice anything today, not for so. But, he is too weak to put a memory charm on. That would almost kill him." Voldemort said.
"Then why not kill him? Right on the spot?" said Wormtail.
"Hmm. You have a bright mind, Wormtail. Remind me to reward you later." Voldemort grinned and turned to Dean.
"What're you going to do to me?" he shouted.
"Oh, I'm sorry poor boy. But it looks like you have die by yourself today." Voldemort pointed his wand at Dean and shouted, "AVADA KEDAVRA!" A flash of green light burst out of the wand. Joey felt his spirit pulled from his body, into death. By this time she was flat poured in tears and sobs. (Cue: Burt Bacharach-This Guy's in Love with You).

I Wanna Fly, I Wanna Cry...Good Bye...

"Who's there?" Voldemort jerked his head into the clump of trees. Harry was very angry at what he just saw. One of his fellow Gryffindor's, a person he had known for five years, had just died right before his eyes. "I am." Harry jumped from the trees, with Ron and Hermione sort of shouting and screaming "No! Harry!"
"Ah. Now you show yourself Potter. What a surprise this is going to be. Two Gryffindors, a lackey, and the hero. Now, I can triumph without your annoying self in my way! Your lucky I've put a Priori Incatatem lock spell on my wand, now we can duel properly! Gleamusissi Adorem!" Voldemort's wand shot out red sparks that headed towards Harry. "Expelliamus!" The red sparks shot back at Voldemort, along with a golden light which Voldemort simply dodged.
"Haven't you seen my new powers, Potter? I'm much more faster and more powerful than I was before. There is simply no way you can defeat me, haven't you seen that? Cryiutium Ecliptical!" A Blue-Greenish beam erupted towards Harry, but he ducked and it knocked a tree down.
"Aractical Murousis!"
A small sniper looking beam shot at Voldemort's shoulder, very fast that he couldn't dodge it in time.
"The Order of the Phoenix!" Voldemort snarled. A figure which seemed very much like Remus Lupin stood in the clump of trees. "I'll get you another time, Potter!" And with that, Voldemort fled with Wormtail, and the Death Eaters following behind.