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Chapter 22- Fear…

Harry woke up at exactly 4:30. Suddenly, he couldn't wait any longer. Flying down the stairs he reached the bottom, only to find Hermione on the couch with a blanket over her and blue flames from the fire in front of her.

"Hermione?" Harry asked. "what are you doing up so late?"

Hermione looked shocked.

"Harry! Please don't do that again! I'm scared,er um…"

"You are scared?" Harry asked surprised but deep down he really knew she was. "You never have told me you were scared."

Hermione turned over to face Harry. "I know. There's a first time for everything. I'm sure you're not though."

Harry sat down beside her. He just stared at her trying to think of the last time he had kissed her. Now, he thought, she was scared, although he expected her to be.

"Your staring at me again… why do you do that?," Hermione asked

"I'm sorry… your just so beautiful…" Harry whispered looking into her eyes.

"come on…"

"Where are we going?" Hermione asked.

"We've got to tell Dumbledore what happened last night. Even if it's 4:30 in the morning." Harry said getting up and lifting the cloak over his head.

"But what if we get caught!"

"Hermione listen to me! Did fear stop us last year. Did fear stop us the year before that! You were always so determined…What happened to you…"

Hermione looked hurt. "I just worry about you… I can't help it…"

Harry looked hurt too. " If you want me to be happy, then bring back your determination, your brilliance…Everything that I always liked about you."

That's what makes you special.

"You with me?" Harry asked.

He could tell she was by the glint in her eyes.

"Let's go."

The two hurried out the portrait with the map in their hands and the invisibility cloak over them. Walking down the Hall, they could see the three Malfoy clones safely in Snape's office. Quickly they went until they came to the old statue that led to Dumbledore's office.

Harry immediately blurted out the password and motioned for Hermione to step on the stairs that took them up to his office. They could see Dumbledore in his office also by looking at the map.

"Ron! We forgot to wake Ron…" Hermione blurted out suddenly.

"It's okay. I told him in the night that I wanted him to stay their incase something happened." Harry said before he swung open the door to the office.

Harry and Hermione looked up to see Dumbledore gazing at them contently.