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CHAPTER 10

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Several months later it was the day before final exams and everyone was sitting in the Great Hall eating breakfast.

Harry had thought that the O.W.L.'S were bad, but were nothing campared to the work load the teachers were laying on them now. Harry was glad that he no longer had Quidditch practice, his schedule was already packed full with studying.

Today was the last Hogsmeade trip of the year, and Harry had asked Ginny to go with him. Just for today he was going to try very hard to forget about exams and Auror lessons, and just have fun. This had been getting harder and harder to do lately, because for some reason he felt that something was going to happen soon, something bad. His scar hurt at least three times a day, and he had nightmares every night. He tried to cast the feeling away, tried to assure himself that it was just from lack of sleep due to studying late into the night. But it did no good, and his apprehension only grew stronger as each day passed.

But as Harry walked through the streets of Hogsmeade with Ginny, he found himself slowly relaxing and actually enjoying himself. Ginny giggled at a poster she saw hanging in Honeydukes. It showed a picture of a young boy eating a peice of purple candy, and in the next frame he had mutli-color hair. "I wonder what I would look like with hair like that!" she laughed. "Lets find out." Harry said as he pulled her inside the store.

A few minutes later they came out, each carrying one of the purple candies. "You eat yours first." Ginny said through giggles. Harry popped the small sweet in his mouth, and after he chewed for a few seconds Ginny burst out laughing. "you-(laugh) look like-(laugh)- like a walking rainbow!!" She said while bending over and holding her side. Harry grinned. "Go on then, eat yours." After Ginny stopped laughing she ate her candy reluctantly. "How long do you think it takes to wear off?" She asked. But Harry was laughing too hard to answer. Ginny burst out laughing all over again as she looked at her reflection in a shop window. People passing by tried to throw disapproving looks at the young couple because of all the noise they were making, but ended up smiling instead.

After a few minutes the spell wore off, and so did their did their laughter. After they had a butter beer at the Three Broom Sticks they decided to go to the shreiking shack, as Ginny had never been there before. Harry had already told Ginny all about his father being Animagus, Pettigrew betraying his parents, and Sirius being innocent.

"It must be horrible for Remus, having to live like he does. People always shunning him because of what he is." Ginny said while they were standing in front of the Shreaking Shack, leaning on the rickety wooden fence that surrounded it. "Yeah," Harry said with a sigh. There was a few more minutes of silence, then Harry slowly reached over and wrapped his hand tightly around Ginny's. "Ginny," He whispered. She looked up at him and he felt his heart quicken as her eyes met his. 'She has the most beautiful eyes.' He thought to himself. "No matter what happens, I always want to be with you. Always." He whispered as he squeezed her hand. She smiled and leaned her head against his shoulder.

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A few days later Harry was sitting in the Common room, staring into the fire with a text book sitting in front of him. He was thinking about a nightmare he had had last night. Once again he heard the familiar evil laugh echo through his head. "Harry? Harry? You okay?" Harry pulled his eyes away from the flames to see Ron sitting on the couch next to him. "What? I mean, yeah, yeah I'm fine. Fine." He muttered. "You sure? You've been acting really weird lately. At first I thought it was just these examse we've got coming up, but it's not, is it?" Ron asked. Harry sighed as he dropped his quil onto the table and rubbed his eyes tiredly. "No, no, it's not. I have this feeling that something bad is going to happen. My scar hurts a whole lot and I'm having nightmares more often than I ever have before. I don't know what all this means, but I do know that it's definitly not good." There was a few minutes of silence, during which both boys did an extensive amount of thinking. "Maybe you should tell Dumbledore." Ron suggested. "Yeah, I thought about that." Said Harry. "Yeah, that's what I'll do. I'll tell him tomorrow after breakfast." Harry said decidedly. "Okay, well I'm off to bed then." Said Ron with a yawn. "Why don't you skip studying tonight Harry, you look like you could use some rest." Ron said. "Yeah, ok." Answered Harry as he gathered up his school books and notes and followed his friend up the stairs.

*************** The next morning after breakfast Harry caught up with Professor Dumbedore while he was leaving the Great Hall. "Professor, do yo have a moment? I need to talk to you about something." Harry asked. "Of course, Harry. Please follow me to my office."

After they were both seated in Dumbledore's office, Harry wasn't exactly sure how to begin telling Dumbledore about this strange feeling he was having. 'Professor I have a feeling that something bad is going to happen.' No, that sounded stupid. Harry sighed as he stroked Fawke's smooth feathers. Something about the bird gave him courage and strength, just as it had so many years ago in his second year. Harry took a deep breathe, and without taking his eyes off of the scarlet pheonix, he told Dumbledore all about his fears. When he was done, Dumbledore just sat in his arm chair with his elbows resting on the table and his chin resting on his hands, the same position he'd been in since Harry had started his story. After a few minutes Dumbledore closed his eyes very tightly and sighed. "It is as I have feared for some time now. I don't know what to tell you Harry, because I myself am sure of nothing. One thing I do know is that Voldemort has gained back a large portion of his long lost power, and that everyone, especially you Harry, must be ready. I'm not sure what for, but I know that when he strikes, it will be with enough power to destroy everything that is good and just in this world. There is only one who may have the power to stand up the this evil, let us hope that he shall be ready." Harry assumed that Dumbledore was talking about Dumbledore himself when he mentioned the last part. Harry nodded mutely, still not sure of what to say. Dumbledore sighed again as he rubbed his eyes with his palms. "That will be all for now, Harry. Thank you for telling me about all of this, and if anything else out of the ordinary happens please inform me at once." Harry walked out of the room feeling more worried and confused then when he had entered it.

After Harry told all of this to Ginny, Hermione and Ron a few hours later, there was again the same still silence as there had been with Dumbledore. Ron and Hermione were both staring hard at the floor. Harry turned and looked at Ginny, and she looked him straight in the eyes. He saw in her eyes fear and worry, much the same things that he was sure were shining in his own. She smiled, trying not to let Harry see her fear. "It'll be okay, Harry. It's not like he can do anything to seperate us, and that's all that matters, after all." She whispered. Harry smiled. She was so sweet when she tried to comfort him. She had no idea how much Voldemort could do, despite how much Harry, Dumbledore, or anyone else tried to stop him. He squeezed her hand and turned back to the fire so that she wouldn't see the tears that were welling up in his eyes.

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A/N: Sorry if this is boring, I'm kinda having problems thinking up ideas. aka-writers block. And I'm extrememly sorry that it took me so long to get this chapter up! FF.net wouldn't work for about a 2 or 3 months. please review, I wouldn't mind some ideas right about now! : )

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