A/N: I'm trying not to delay too much. Now the story is beginning to pick up because I'm wanting it to end. There will still be a few chapters to come though, but I fear that that'll be it.

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Madison searched high and low for Frosty. He was nowhere to be found. She passed a couple wandering teachers in the early morning moonlight, but they just smiled and passed. Thank God she was Head Girl, or McGonagle would have HER head.

Madison eventually reached a staircase on which she sat down to rest and think. Who would take something to hurt Harry? The only person she could think of that even mildly disliked Harry was Snape, but they cleared his name back in their first year. Then it struck Madison. Malfoy. After all, he had been unusually quiet lately. He hasn't given Harry any shit since the beginning year. He could easily steal something right under both Harry and Madison's nose. Draco's father despised Harry almost as much as Snape did. Malfoy could have easily given whatever was taken to his father to harm Harry. It made perfect sense. Wait, but Frosty had said 'she'. Oh well, could have just been elf-error.

Madison stood up. For a brief moment, she considered going down to the Slytherin dungeons to beat the hell out of Malfoy, but she thought better of it. Innocent until proven. She would have rather thought, guilty until dead.

"What am I thinking?" Madison said suddenly to herself and tapping her forehead. "I'm clearly over-reacting. Even if I weren't, there is no proof and plus, I CAN'T KILL A STUDENT."

She remained standing in the same spot in her bathrobe trying to think of where to go. Madison soon found herself heading back to the Gryffindor tower. But not up the girls staircase. Madison sought Harry's opinion with the small note crumpled in her hand.

Once she stepped silently into the boys dorm, Madison began to tug open the drapes around their beds to find her brother. Much to her dismay, she unintentionally caught a glimpse of Seamus in little more than his tighty-whities.

Madison finally found Harry's four-poster. She sat down cautiously on his bed and drew the curtains back for privacy. She then lay next to her brother and began to gently tickle his nose. Harry eventually opened his eyes and saw his sister. He jumped slightly, but made no noise.

"What are you doing up here?" he whispered.

"I need to ask you something."

"Well, ask. I do need my beauty sleep you know." he said imitating her. Madison briefly gave him the "eye".

"Well, has Malfoy taken anything from you that had the potential to kill you if he gave it to his father?"

Harry gave her a blank look.

"Madison," he said quietly. "God dammit."

Harry rolled over to his other side exposing his back and "accidently" managed to kick Madison off the bed.

"What?" asked Madison innocently and earnestly.

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Harry wasn't too much of a happy chap the next morning at breakfast.

"Syrup, Harry?" asked Ron innocently across the table. He leaned over and started to dump the brown goop all over Harry's food.

"NO!" Harry snapped. "Knock it off!" He batted at Ron's arm, knocking the little jar out of his hand, which broke and erupted syrup all over Neville and his poor little toad. Ron slunk back.

"Sorry, Harry. Really sorry, Neville." said Ron quietly, looking at Neville and not daring to glance at Harry.

"Harry, what's the matter?" asked Hermione. "You've seemed awfully tense lately."

"Yeah, I know." Harry said, looking apologetically towards Ron. "I'm really sorry. It's not you guys, it's Madison. She's been bugging the hell out of me lately."

"What has she been doing?"

"Well, she keeps asking me the dumbest questions and she always looks at me like I'm about to blow up. She crossed the line last night. It couldn't have even been two in the morning when she woke me up last night. She was all curled up next to me like there wasn't a care in the world, then she asked me if Malfoy had stolen anything from me."

Hermione and Ron both gave him a worried look.

"Madison's finally lost what was left of her marbles." Said Harry, beginning to poke at his swimming bacon. "She's gone mad."

"Maybe not, Harry." said Hermione thoughtfully. "Malfoy has been acting weird lately and maybe she knows something you don't. Madison could just be concerned about you."

"How could you say Malfoy's been acting weird lately, Hermione?" asked Ron with a smile shining through his confused look. "He hasn't even bothered us since… oh, I see." Ron sat back as if to tell Hermione to go on.

She didn't however, they merely looked up towards the Head Table, where she was chatting away with the Head Boy.

"She looks fine to me." said Ron ignorantly.

"I'll talk to her and try to find out what's up."

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Later that evening, during dinner, Dumbledore stood up for an unexpected announcement.

"My dear students and staff." he began. "Many have been asking me about any new developments on the whereabouts of Voldemort." His eyes twinkled as nearly everyone in the hall cringed. "I'm sorry to say that there was for a while, a lead. However, they've lost him again."

Dumbledore went on about a few other things, but that's all Harry, Ron and Hermione heard. They all exchanged worried looks.

"Hermione?" whispered Harry. She looked to him curiously. "Did you manage to talk to Madison?"

Hermione shook her head and placed her index finger on her lips, silencing him. Harry obeyed, but apparently Ron didn't notice. He tapped Harry's shoulder.

"Can I talk to you after dinner?" he asked cautiously.

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After dinner, Harry and Ron walked out onto the castle grounds. The sun was just under the mountains off in the distance. The sky to the east was set to a deep purple with the first stars beginning to twinkle through it while the sky to the east was still blue and golden. The trees in the forest where deep hunter green and beyond it was black. It was a truly beautiful evening.

"So what did you want to talk to me about?" asked Harry as he slipped his hands nervously into his pockets. He glanced over at Ron who was looking at the ground.

Ron remained silent for a moment. He stopped walking and sat down on the grassy, gentle slope. Ron looked up towards the starry half of the sky.

"I was just thinking…" he began, still not looking at Harry. "What if Madison was right? What if Malfoy did manage to take something? I mean, he IS a Death Eater after all."

"Ron. . ."

"No, Harry, I'm serious." Ron said, snapping his head to Harry. "Harry, Hermione and I have been worried about you. Nothing has really happened for a while and you seem to be putting down your guard. Now when Madison's actually coming up with something, you think she's a loon. I'm sorry Harry, but I have to side with Madison. I think something's up. I mean, she is an Auror."

Harry looked at Ron silently. Ron then looked back up towards the sky.

"You remember those goblins in the beginning of the year?" he finally asked.

"Yeah… why?" asked Harry as he began to gaze at the stars as well.

"Well, nothing really. I just got this letter from my dad today. He was talking about how the Ministry was having problems with them lately. Supposedly, there's been all sorts of riots and things. Even some of the Gringotts goblins have turned rebellious. They're really scared over this whole Voldemort thing."

Then there was a long silence.

"I'm getting scared, Harry." said Ron gravely, looking back to his friend. "Nothing has really been happening lately, you know? There's little scraps here and there, but it's all building up. I can feel it. Something major is just waiting to happen. That's why Hermione and I are worried about you. If something does happen and Voldemort shows up and begins killing people again, we all know that you're his number one target. We just don't want you to get too used to the peace. We care about you, Harry."

Before Harry had the chance to say anything, they were both startled by someone.

"Hey." said Amy quietly from behind them. "I was just looking for Ron. Mind if I sit down?"

Neither said a thing, so Amy plopped down next to Ron.

"I couldn't help but overhearing you guys talking. You really worried about something like that happening?"

Ron nodded right away and made a subtle grab for her hand that was lying in the grass. After a hesitant pause, Harry, too, nodded. Amy smiled comfortingly.

"I don't think you should be worried. You're in Hogwarts. Hardly anything can get you here." Amy said softly, gently stroking Ron's hand with her thumb. "When you're here, you're with the people you trust."

Harry looked at the two of them. Then he realized that she was right. He had the people he loved the most here. Harry looked up at Amy then decided to tell her something that had been on his mind.

"Amy, to be quite honest, when I first met you, I didn't like you. In fact, I thought you were a bitch." said Harry shortly. "But that shows you how blind people can be. You're really not so bad after all."

Harry smiled.

Amy returned the smile, however weakly, then looked down towards the grass and closed her eyes.

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A/N: Hope you like. Review? Maybe? Please? I think I've been losing my touch with this, but hopefully, you're still enjoying it. Love you all!