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Chapter Six
Sirius and Harry quickly walked into the castle. Sirius was half carrying Harry, who was feeling very weak after he fainted.
"Professor!" Sirius called to Dumbledore as they went into the castle, "Professor, I've got him!"
They walked up to him, he was sitting at the Ravenclaw table sorting through some exceptionally large pieces of parchment.
Dumbledore smiled, "Visiting the Weasleys I suppose?" he asked.
"Actually I found him unconscious on the Quiditch field," Sirius said.
Dumbledore looked alarmed, "Are you okay? What happened?!"
"I don't know," Harry replied, "I saw Ron, Hermione and Cho. I Ron was knocked out, or maybe dead. They were in a cave and… and that's all I can remember."
Dumbledore's face relaxed, "Do you mean you imagined it? Or did you see it?"
"I don't know" Harry replied, "I was just walking around the field and all of the sudden I didn't see it anymore. I saw Ron and everyone. It was just for a few seconds though, and than I passed out."
"Well," said Dumbledore thoughtfully, "It could mean one of two things. Either you actually saw your friends and where they are, or you could have imagined it. For right now, there is nothing we can do about it except make sure that the ministry starts looking for them in caves along with everywhere else they are looking. If you see anything like that again, tell either me or Sirius immediately."
Harry nodded, but didn't say anything.
"Now, the students should be arriving very shortly, perhaps you would like to fetch the Weasley twins and Hagrid and tell them to come to the castle for the feast. Tell everyone else that they are welcome to join us too.
Harry ran to Hagrid's hut. Everyone decided to come to the feast, just to do something. Everyone was going crazy, wondering what might have been if just one more person had been at the Weasley house, if Vince hadn't ran off with his friends the second his parents left, if Mr. and Mrs. Chang had waited to make sure Cho and Vince got through the platform… Everyone was blaming themselves for what happened. They were practically going crazy. At one point, Percy snapped at Vince for saying that it was his fault that Cho was kidnapped, Percy said that HE was to blame… and Percy wasn't even at the train station…
Once everyone got to the great hall, Harry, George and Fred ran to the Gryffindor Table, Vince want to the Hufflepuff table, Hagrid to the staff table, and the rest of the Weasleys and Changs went to sit at the back of the room at the Ravenclaw table, which had less people than any other houses.
After about five minutes, the students came pouring in. Hermione, Lee Jordan, and three sixth year girls from Ravenclaw led the rest. Those five ran in. Hermione tore to Harry with tears running down her face.
"Oh Harry!" she exclaimed, "please tell me its not true! Malfoy said that Ron and Ginny were gone!"
"They're gone," Harry muttered not quite looking at her face. He felt bad for not sending her an owl, but he had been sort of preoccupied.
"Oh God! Is it true that it was Voldemort?"
Harry shrugged as Hermione sat down, "They are not sure yet."
They stopped talking after that. Other students were beginning to sit down. Seamus Finnegan and Dean Thomas sat down across from them.
"Is it true?" Dean asked immediately.
Harry nodded, but didn't look at them, he didn't trust himself, he was afraid he would start crying again. He couldn't let that happen. It was bad enough the year before when he broke down and bawled like a baby in front of Hermione and the Weasleys. He wasn't going to do that again in front of Seamus and Dean and the rest of the Gryffindors.
Harry tried to concentrate on the Sorting, which just began. The Sorting hat launched into it's new song…
*Its been at least a thousand years,
Since I was a newborn hat.
Belonging to Godric Gryffindor,
Hogwarts was where I was at.
Godric met up with his friends,
Who shared his dream of Education.
As they were already wizards,
Teaching became their occupation.
I am Hogwarts' sorting hat
I tell you the house which you belong.
Now listen very closely,
As I sing my pretty song!
Perhaps you belong in Hufflepuff
If you have the trait of being nice and stuff,
Or maybe Gryffindor is where you should be
If you are a brave he or she.
Slytherin is for those with pride
And appreciate the winning side.
You will be in Ravenclaw if you are very clever
There you'll excel forever and ever.
Now come up here and try me on
I'll tell you where to go.
Do not worry, I've never yet been wrong,
So come, dear first years,
You will find out where you belong.
Every one began to clap when the song was finished. Harry pushed his thoughts aside and tried to enjoy the feast like everyone else. Hermione seemed to do the same.
Professor McGonagall unrolled a scroll of parchment and told the first years to sit on the stool once she called their name, and they would be sorted.
Harry tried to concentrate on the sorting, but all of the sudden he saw Ginny. She screamed, and there was fire everywhere. It went away quickly, not really causing any damage—Than he saw him… Voldemort! He had his wand pointed at Ron who was in fact alive…
"I have a few words to say," said Dumbledore, once the sorting was over, but he was interrupted by Hermione who let out an earsplitting scream…
Dumbledore looked at the Gryffindor table to see that Harry had passed out again and was lying on the ground…
Voldemort laughed… something he seemed to be doing a lot. He was quite proud of himself for scaring his captives with the little fire charm he learnt during his years at Hogwarts.
"Wasn't that fun?" he asked gleefully, "Its too bad you didn't die last time we played Crucio," he said to Ron, "Maybe next time…*Crucio! *"
Ginny burst into tears as she helplessly watched her brother scream in pain as he rocked from side to side, thrashing violently. His head kept banging against the cave floor, and finally he was knocked out. But Voldemort didn't stop just than. He continued to perform the curse, until he was positive it killed Ron.
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Chapter Six
Sirius and Harry quickly walked into the castle. Sirius was half carrying Harry, who was feeling very weak after he fainted.
"Professor!" Sirius called to Dumbledore as they went into the castle, "Professor, I've got him!"
They walked up to him, he was sitting at the Ravenclaw table sorting through some exceptionally large pieces of parchment.
Dumbledore smiled, "Visiting the Weasleys I suppose?" he asked.
"Actually I found him unconscious on the Quiditch field," Sirius said.
Dumbledore looked alarmed, "Are you okay? What happened?!"
"I don't know," Harry replied, "I saw Ron, Hermione and Cho. I Ron was knocked out, or maybe dead. They were in a cave and… and that's all I can remember."
Dumbledore's face relaxed, "Do you mean you imagined it? Or did you see it?"
"I don't know" Harry replied, "I was just walking around the field and all of the sudden I didn't see it anymore. I saw Ron and everyone. It was just for a few seconds though, and than I passed out."
"Well," said Dumbledore thoughtfully, "It could mean one of two things. Either you actually saw your friends and where they are, or you could have imagined it. For right now, there is nothing we can do about it except make sure that the ministry starts looking for them in caves along with everywhere else they are looking. If you see anything like that again, tell either me or Sirius immediately."
Harry nodded, but didn't say anything.
"Now, the students should be arriving very shortly, perhaps you would like to fetch the Weasley twins and Hagrid and tell them to come to the castle for the feast. Tell everyone else that they are welcome to join us too.
Harry ran to Hagrid's hut. Everyone decided to come to the feast, just to do something. Everyone was going crazy, wondering what might have been if just one more person had been at the Weasley house, if Vince hadn't ran off with his friends the second his parents left, if Mr. and Mrs. Chang had waited to make sure Cho and Vince got through the platform… Everyone was blaming themselves for what happened. They were practically going crazy. At one point, Percy snapped at Vince for saying that it was his fault that Cho was kidnapped, Percy said that HE was to blame… and Percy wasn't even at the train station…
Once everyone got to the great hall, Harry, George and Fred ran to the Gryffindor Table, Vince want to the Hufflepuff table, Hagrid to the staff table, and the rest of the Weasleys and Changs went to sit at the back of the room at the Ravenclaw table, which had less people than any other houses.
After about five minutes, the students came pouring in. Hermione, Lee Jordan, and three sixth year girls from Ravenclaw led the rest. Those five ran in. Hermione tore to Harry with tears running down her face.
"Oh Harry!" she exclaimed, "please tell me its not true! Malfoy said that Ron and Ginny were gone!"
"They're gone," Harry muttered not quite looking at her face. He felt bad for not sending her an owl, but he had been sort of preoccupied.
"Oh God! Is it true that it was Voldemort?"
Harry shrugged as Hermione sat down, "They are not sure yet."
They stopped talking after that. Other students were beginning to sit down. Seamus Finnegan and Dean Thomas sat down across from them.
"Is it true?" Dean asked immediately.
Harry nodded, but didn't look at them, he didn't trust himself, he was afraid he would start crying again. He couldn't let that happen. It was bad enough the year before when he broke down and bawled like a baby in front of Hermione and the Weasleys. He wasn't going to do that again in front of Seamus and Dean and the rest of the Gryffindors.
Harry tried to concentrate on the Sorting, which just began. The Sorting hat launched into it's new song…
*Its been at least a thousand years,
Since I was a newborn hat.
Belonging to Godric Gryffindor,
Hogwarts was where I was at.
Godric met up with his friends,
Who shared his dream of Education.
As they were already wizards,
Teaching became their occupation.
I am Hogwarts' sorting hat
I tell you the house which you belong.
Now listen very closely,
As I sing my pretty song!
Perhaps you belong in Hufflepuff
If you have the trait of being nice and stuff,
Or maybe Gryffindor is where you should be
If you are a brave he or she.
Slytherin is for those with pride
And appreciate the winning side.
You will be in Ravenclaw if you are very clever
There you'll excel forever and ever.
Now come up here and try me on
I'll tell you where to go.
Do not worry, I've never yet been wrong,
So come, dear first years,
You will find out where you belong.
Every one began to clap when the song was finished. Harry pushed his thoughts aside and tried to enjoy the feast like everyone else. Hermione seemed to do the same.
Professor McGonagall unrolled a scroll of parchment and told the first years to sit on the stool once she called their name, and they would be sorted.
Harry tried to concentrate on the sorting, but all of the sudden he saw Ginny. She screamed, and there was fire everywhere. It went away quickly, not really causing any damage—Than he saw him… Voldemort! He had his wand pointed at Ron who was in fact alive…
"I have a few words to say," said Dumbledore, once the sorting was over, but he was interrupted by Hermione who let out an earsplitting scream…
Dumbledore looked at the Gryffindor table to see that Harry had passed out again and was lying on the ground…
Voldemort laughed… something he seemed to be doing a lot. He was quite proud of himself for scaring his captives with the little fire charm he learnt during his years at Hogwarts.
"Wasn't that fun?" he asked gleefully, "Its too bad you didn't die last time we played Crucio," he said to Ron, "Maybe next time…*Crucio! *"
Ginny burst into tears as she helplessly watched her brother scream in pain as he rocked from side to side, thrashing violently. His head kept banging against the cave floor, and finally he was knocked out. But Voldemort didn't stop just than. He continued to perform the curse, until he was positive it killed Ron.
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