A.N: I want to dedicate this chapter to my friend Baasheep. "HAPPY 15TH BIRTHDAY, EMMA!!!!!!!!!"

"Faster Hermione! He's speeding up!" Ron hissed to her, watching as Snape began to run faster. Ron was having no trouble keeping up, for he had such long legs. But Hermione, on the other hand, was still a bit short and wasn't as fast. She graoned and tried harder.

Soon, Ron and Hermione where side-to-side with Snape. Hermione was closest to him, so she lifted up the cloak a bit so snape would be able to see her.

"Professor Snape!" Hermione said. Snape gasped and nearly tripped. He looked over to her, his black eyes wide, and looking quite odd with his pale face.

"Hermione Granger! What the hell are you doing here?" He said, looking over his shoulder. Hermione was about to respond when Ron had to cut in.

"Professor! Is Harry...all right?" Ron stuttered, pulling off some of the claok too. Snape's eyes got wider, but returned to normal when he remembered about Harry's current condition.

"Get back under the claok, both of you! Go, and hide! Hurry, someone's following!" he hissed, and began to go faster, losing Ron and Hermione. They quickly hid back under the cloak, and seperated themselves from Snape a bit. He kept looking over his shoulder, as was Hermione. Yet, she saw no one. Then she heard Ron gasp beside her, so she looked forword.

Up ahead was a cliff, which went right over a large pond. Trees surrounded the pond more thickly than any part of the forest. Snape called to them again.

"Go down there, and hide in the trees. You know when you'll be needed-but don't do anything foolish!" he said, and started to go to the right. Then, startling both Ron and Hermione, a voice shouted from behind them.

(A.N: I wonder what my readers would do if I was to end it here. Hee, Hee, Hee! That would be truely evil, I know. I've been put on huge cliffies from AngleZash, Polaris, and many others. Not mentioning any names. Hee Hee! Well, I know what Pathetic Invader would do! She probably wouldn't talk to me any more! And I'd ruin Baasheep's present! Eep! I can't let that happen can I? So, on with the chapter!)

"STUPEFY!" it shouted from behind them. A sudden red beam came out of no- where, streaking towords them, steadily going faster. It was coming towords Ron and Hermione, both which where still under the cloak, but right before it hit them it swerved and hit Snape in the back. Snape screamed, and fell to the ground, droppping Harry completely.

Hermione was about to scream and run to Harry, but Ron hurried and grabbed her from behind, clapping a hand to her mouth. She whimpered and began to struggle, tears dripping down her face and onto Ron's arm. He shushed her, looking from Harry to where the voice had come from.

"Shhh, Hermione! We cannot let them see us, or Harry is as good as dead! We need to wait for the right time to-," Ron stopped, hearing a pop near Harry. They both looked and saw who neither of them had wanted or expected to see.

There in all his glory, was Lord Voldemort, standing above Harry's unmoving body with his wand raised.

A.N: I probably made you think that it was going to be Draco standing there. I actually would have said that if I was reading this and not writing it. Sorry for probably one of the worst cliffies in history, but if I was to go any further they would have been even worse. Please Review!!