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Chapter24- Secrets To Be Discovered

Harry was running to his four-poster where he would hopefully find Ron asleep.

"Ron! Ron!" Harry hissed impatiently trying to wake him.

"Ron!" He said again. This time Ron stirred and woke immediately.

"What WHAT! You all right Harry! What's going on? Did you tell Dumble-

"I told him everything! Hermione can help explain again… She's downstairs. Lets go!" Harry urged hurrying downstairs.

As soon as they came downstairs they saw several students wide-awake. More students were being waked by the minute.

Harry had not told anyone else their secret but many of the students were getting disturbed and frustrated.

Hermione explained the situation to Ron; how Voldemort had replaced Snape with a ghost, possibly killing him, and how the ghost had been ordering the clones of Malfoy to look for Harry.

Ron was scared out of his mind.

"…Blimey" Was all he could get out.

Hermione seemed to be getting back her strength, which Harry smiled about more often as he needed someone so determined.

Hermione looked at Harry " Do you think he was controlling other students as well?"

"I hope not." Came Harry's reply.

"Those Hufflepuffs seemed rough during our Quidditch match those months back." Said Ron who was staring at the fire.

"That was a long time ago… I don't know if you-know-who would hold on that long." Harry replied.

"I hope the school gets rid of them soon!" Ron said suddenly. "We have our final match against Slytherin tomorrow!"

At this Hermione looked over. Ron saw her too. "Don't worry Herm, Harry's a tough lad…you said they'd finish this ghost business anyway." Ron explained.

Fred and George were sitting nearby listening. "Ghost? What?" Came George's reply.

Ginny scooted over close too but before anyone else could move the portrait hole swung open and in came Professor Mcgonnigal.

Immediately she spoke to the Gryffindors huddled inside the room looking confused. She had a very brief speech. "You will stay here with your prefects…" She said finishing up her speech as everyone looked over at Harry.

Soon Professor Mcgonnigal had left the room leaving
Harry and Hermione with terrified Gryffindors.

"What do we tell them." Ron asked impatiently as Giny began to tremble beside Ron. Fred and George were questioning them also. The room was quite crowded with terrified students.

Harry did his best to calm the students down.

"Fred, George… do you guys have any diversion, you know… any distracting inventions?"

"To calm these kids down" Ron added who was standing beside Harry.

"Leave it to us, Harry, you go and save the day." George said half jokingly, although he was still quite worried.

"What can we do?" Harry asked to Ron and Hermione.

"We don't even know where the real Snape is, or where you-know-who's clones of Malfoy are…" Ron said shivering also.

"For all we know there could be more clones!" Ron was beginning to lose himself. The students all seemed to be in shock. Rumors were flying around about different things all scaring the first years.

Suddenly there was a crack of lightening.

"Come get some!" Came Fred's voice showering little green lights onto everyone.

Small sticks of green sparkling glittery glow sticks showered the area.

Ron, Harry, and Hermione quickly looked over.

Fred and George were bombing green sparkling glowsticks out of their wands, which everyone seemed to notice.

The students all scrambled to catch the lights making the room glow.

"That solves our problem." Ron mused.

"Lightening Rods everyone!" George howled.

"Free!" Fred added which made everyone catch them all rapidly firing from his wand.

Harry managed to catch one also.

Fred walked up to Harry who was about to hand his rod to Ron.

"What are you doing? Harry…look" Fred said showing Harry how it worked.

"Just give it a little flick and." Fred said and out came a spark, just a small spark.

"Don't want to blast everyone, but their very useful. Can cause some of the most nasty explosions, they can." Fred said handing the rod back to Harry.

Suddenly, Harry had an idea…

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