Ok another short one I know, but it is leading on to bigger and better things, and since I have no reviewers to thank I would like to say that shampoo could be used for a Snape-shampoo party…maybe I'll even write a story about that. On with the chapter!

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Chapter 7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Contact~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Rpm and Hermione walked into the common room. It had been over a month since they had any news about Harry. After that meeting with Dumbledore they had alerted the prefects of the news.

The following morning Dumbledore addressed the school, telling them what he found out.

'I just hope Ron and Hermione don't hold it against me for not telling them everything' he thought.

Hermione had been selected to be a prefect, and Ron was going to replace Harry until he could be found, but both turned it down because they had other things on their minds.

The two were sitting in the common room, about to go down for breakfast.

"Ron do you think Snuffles wants to come with us? I don't think he's eaten in a while" she said.

"Sure, why not? We might be able to cheer him up some, he's been kind of depressed lately."

The two of them just called him from the chair he was laying in and headed on down to the Great Hall.

Once they go there they were just filling their plates when a few gasps caused them to look up. What they and others saw was a phoenix, a dark red one. It had a letter In its beak, which seemed fitting to it. It was much to regal to have a letter tied to it like an owl.

'It looks almost /royal/' thought Hermione.

AS the two of them watched it fly it landed in from of them and dropped the letter on their laps.

They opened it up very curious as to what it was, but also wary with the fact that it could be dangerous. It read:

Dear Ron and Hermione, sorry that I haven't been in touch. I  have been busy lately, but I cant tell you when or why. Only that I am safe but I am planning to return. The phoenix that delivered this will take a return message if you wish to write me. But be quick the magic around her will only last for so long. By the way he name is Luna she's a royal phoenix, very   loyal. Tell Dumbledore thank you. Hope your doing well. Love, Harry

Both read the letter once again before setting off to tell Dumbledore, but they were being followed by Snuffles, who looked like he was going to faint.

"Come on Snuffles, I'm sure Dumbledore will explain once we get there" said Ron. And with that Snuffles streaked ahead of them towards his office.

When they entered Dumbledore's office thy noticed that Luna was already sitting on Fawke's perch, looking for what all world seemed to be talking to each other.

"Am I right to guess that you two received word from Harry also?"

"Yes we did although we don't entirely understand" said Hermione "but it is nice to know that he is okay added Ron.

They both looked to Dumbledore hopefully, thinking he might have something to add about where Harry was.

"I'm afraid Ms. Granger, Mr. Weasely that I cant add to what you already know please forgive me" he said. They just nodded and started to write a letter to Harry asking what he knew, when he was coming back and other things. After they sent it back with Luna, all three of them thinking the same thing and for the first time either 'where are you Harry? And why aren't you coming back to us?'

The two left the office followed by a dejected looking Snuffles, who was more depressed than he was this morning.

A/n: r/r and so ends another exciting chapter in the lives of the young and the magical cough when did I get off writing a soap opera? Oh well I have the next couple of chapters all nice and ready to upload. So if you review ill give them to you nice and early ^_^