Right folks anyway, im new to this whole 'author thing' and I don't want to let the power go to my head ::winks:: anyway I appreciate reviewers very much so, and if you review how about a nice cookie? No, well all the more for me, also this chapter is kinda slow ill admit but it took me a whole 20 minutes of my weekend ::pouts:: well anyway

Disclaimer: I don't own harry potter or any of the characters, some of this might seem familiar, but I have read so many fics that I forget what is or isnt real so I apologize if something is similar to yours in advance. Enjoy

Chapter 2: Aftershock----------------dedicated to my first reviewer wquad thanks sooo much

Ron and Hermione were waiting in the Leaky Cauldron for Harry, they had been waiting for 2 hours. Looking at the fireplace, they got quite a surprise when Mr. Weasley Ron's father stepped out, looking as if the roof had just fallen in on his house in the rain.

"Ron, Hermione, I'm guessing Harry hasn't come yet?" They both nodded in agreement. "Well you two, I just got back from a meeting with Dumbledore and it appears Harry has disappeared. He left all of his things at Hogwarts, no one knows how they got there, but there was a note, that's it"

Both stared at in him in shock. 'Harry's gone? Oh no, what happened, where is he, is he safe, is he…..' thoughts like this ran through both of the teenagers heads and logic went out the window.

"Well" said Ron" why don't we go and get him? I'm sure his relatives wouldn't have let him out without a good reason, right? I mean come on he's got to be there, and , and"

"Ron, both me and Dumbledore have checked his house already and found nothing there, but do u want to read the note or not?" both nodded eagerly.

Everyone, I can't tell you where I'm going but I am safe, and by leaving you, you're safer too. Also I don't know when I'll be back, but expect the unexpected, that way nothing suprises you, Harry

All of them stared at Harry's letter with wide eyes, except of course Mr. Weasley. Professor Dumbledore wanted to see you two this afternoon, would you come with me? The two followed numbly behind the balding wizard and stepped into the fire shouting Hogwarts Headmaster's Office.

Dumbledore was sitting in his office when Sirius burst inside the door with Remus in tow. He looked up with the familiar twinkle in his eyes at the scene.

Sirius looked on the verge of a breakdown and Remus looked extremely embarrassed at their entrance.

"Albus where is Harry? I got your owl and I honestly haven't heard of anything from Harry over the summer, nothing at all"

"Hmm, well if my hunch is correct he is perfectly fine, even more so if you believe me. I trust the hands he is in and expect him back around Halloween if not earlier"

This time it was Remus who spoke up "Albus, how can you be so sure? I mean he just disappears without a trace and all we get is a note"

"Well" Dumbledore started until he was interrupted by three figures in the fireplace.

"Where's Harry" two to of them demanded at the same time. He just chuckled, but at seeing the two give him looks of horror stopped long enough to explain the situation.

"I trust you have been given all of the information about his disappearance?" he asked. When all present nodded he told them what he had just told Remus and Sirius and they had the very same reaction.

"I have proof of my assumption, which I will tell you when Harry gets back of course. While on the scene we found a feather" At this he held up a blood red, almost black feather

"Albus what does this have to do with Harry?" questioned Sirius. "Well as you four have failed to notice it is a phoenix feather, and a very powerful one it belonged to at that, so as you can guess he is in safe hands"

Dumbledore just sat there in the silence smiling warmly at them all as they let it sink in. He told them all to go home, get some rest and to know that this shouldn't be let known to anyone, or else it would be all over the papers.

All present left with very confused thoughts and hardly any of their questions answered, just more to ask. Dumbledore just sighed 'I hope I'm right about what I said, I have no proof, do come back, I know you will'.

A thousand miles away screams could be heard as a very angry dark lord took out his anger on each and everyone of his deatheaters, none escaped his wrath tonight, for the boy-who-lived had disappeared and it wasn't his doing, someone was going to pay, he just didn't know who….

A/n: well people review review. In the next chapter I plan to tell all of yall what happened to Harry, and maybe more I dunno, I might be encouraged to work harder with reviews ::bats eyelashes suggestively::