Hermione krept up the stairs to the boy's dormitories. The rest of the school had left this morning, so Sirius slept there with Ron. She pushed the door open an inch, and peeked an eye through. She wanted to be sure ther was no 'nakedness'. (lol) She looked over to Harry's bed, where she saw a sleeping Sirius. She looked to the next bed, and saw Ron sitting up in bed looking at something in his hand. She tapped quitley on the door to get Ron's attention. He looked up at her, startled. He nodded and motioned to his bed.
Hermione slowly opened the door, trying not to make it squeek. She slipped through, and walked to Ron's bed. She sat down and looked at what was in his hand. It was a picture.
In the center was Harry, laughing. Ron was on his left, and Hermione on his right. Behind them were Fred, George, and Ginny. Hermione smiled.
"I remember when Mrs. Weasley took that picture. It was this summer, the day before we left for the train. Where did you get this? Harry took it with the wizarding camera I bought him for his Birthday." She looked at Ron, who was silently crying. She put an arm around him.
"Why him, Hermione? Why Harry? I have never met a better person than him. He doesn't deserve it, Herm. What if by the time we find him he's...he's...gone? I wouldn't ever forgive myself." His tears dripped onto the picture. "I miss him so much." Hermione rubbed his back.
"Ron, you mustn't think like that. I, too, do not understand why You-know-who would want to kill Harry. Harry is just a kid, like us. So why would You-know-who want to kill a child? Maybe it's because Harry is stronger than all of us, or maybe it's just revenge for nearly killing him. Whatever it is, we must think positive. Harry IS alive. We WILL save him. Now cheer up, we have to go to the common room. Dumbledore shall be here soon." She stood up, and walked through the door. Ron took one more look at the picture and set it on his bed. He followed Hermione down the stairs.
They sat down on the couch together, and looked into the fire, both in thought. Ron looked up at the clock. It was 8:17, almost the same time Ron had to wake Harry up for his Quidditch game a week ago. He wiped away his tears and smiled. Hermione peered over at him.
"Ron, why don't you run back up and grab the Maurader's Map and the Indivisability Cloak. Put them in you robes. Hurry, the Headmaster should be here soon." Ron nodded and ran up the stairs.
He opened the door cautionly, and looked to see if Sirius was awake. He wasn't. Ron slipped over to the foot of Harry's bed and open his trunk. He dug past his broom, books, parchment, and robes to the bottom of the trunk. There was his Indivisability Cloak, and the Maurader's Map. He pocketed them. As he was about to close the lid, he grabbed one of Harry's cloaks, and pocketed it with the rest. He looked back at Sirius and ran down the stairs.
"Shhh. I haers footsteps. Com sit down!" Hermione beckoned him to sit. Ron listened as the footsteps came closer, and sat down. The portrait swung open not a second to soon. Professor Dumbledore walked in. He was dressed in robes of black, with a long hood. He stared at them sadly.
"Well, the time has come. Professor Snape has enformed us where Voldemort's hidout is, and it's quite close, so we will not have to Apparate. We shall leave now. Oh, and is Sirius still asleep?" Dumbledore looked to the stairs.
"Yes, Professor, Sirius is still up in Harry's bed. It took him a long time to get to sleep, so I suppose he'll be asleep for a while still, sir." Ron nodded his head. Dumbledore sighed.
"We shall be back as soon as possible, with Harry. Wish us luck." he smiled, and walked through the portrait. Ron and Hermione stared at one another, shaking nervously. Hermione stood up slowly.
"Well, time to go." she said, and walked to the portrait. Ron took out the cloak from his pocket, and walked out behind her. Hermione was up against the wall, peering around the corner. Ron snuck over next to her. They were about to put the cloak around themselves when they heard a voice from behind.
"Hey, hold on." Hermione almost screamed in surprise as she and Ron flipped around, wands outstreched. It was Draco. Hermione and Ron scowled at him.
"What do you want, Malfoy?" Ron shot at him. Draco looked hurt as Ron called him by his last name. Hermione still had her wand outstreached, Ron put his away. Draco frowned at it.
"I've changed my mind. I want to help you. I'm sorry." he looked down at the floor. Hermione and Ron smiled and ran over to him. Draco looked up, surprised.
"Thank you Draco! Thank you!" Hermione hugged him, and Ron laughed.
"Finally!" he said. Draco looked at them oddly.
"You aren't angry with me?" he said, looking from Hermione to Ron. They shook thier heads, and Hermione let go of him. Draco smiled.
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go rescue Harry!" Ron whispered, and flung the claok around them.
A.N: Wow! Fifteen chapters! I thought I'd have fifteen as a maximum, and now I have fifteen as a minimum! I'll have at least three more chapters. Review!!!!!!!