First off we would like to apologize for posting this so late. Our lives have been busy and hectic giving us little time to work on fics. Also, Midnight and Moonlight have both been suffering with being sick as most of you can imagine it has not been easy. We have also had large amounts of school work and personal matters that we had to deal with. We would like to thank our readers who have been patiently waiting for this chapter. The next will be up as soon as we can get it up but we have finals to worry about and test and projects and such and so on now without further ado. Chapter 8.

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Chapter 8: The Beginning of the End

"Yes Harry. Any other questions?" replied Ron, half listening and half wondering why Malfoy had looked at Hermione like that. It was one of the strangest looks he had ever seen cross the blond boy's face, and he had gave some pretty dumb looks.

"Ron," Harry said sounding very impatient. "Hello! Ron! Are you listening? Did you get all that?"

"Sure Harry, I was just thinking."

"About what?"

"Oh, nothing. Well anyway here we are. You alright Harry?"

"Huh, oh right, right," said Harry non to reassuringly.

As Harry entered the common room he could feel his breathing stop. Suddenly, he felt trapped as if going to faint. Then he saw her. She broke whatever he had felt upon first entering. She eased his breathing yet at the same time quickened his heart rate.

"Harry," sighed Ron, who was currently quite a distance ahead of Harry. "Come on!"

Well here it was Harry's chance to prove Love could be stronger then his natural habit of talking to her.

"Hello, Hermione," said Ron casually.

"Hi, Ron. Harry," it pained Harry to hear the tinge of bitterness in Hermione's voice.

Seeing Harry's temptation to speak Ron jumped right to the questioning that Harry had put him up to.

"So, Hermione I saw you and Victor Krum at Hogsmeade earlier. I didn't know he was in town."

"His team was here playing a quiddtich game against the Ballycastle Bats. He wrote me an owl saying he wanted to see me."

"Oh, so are you and him, you know back together?"

"Well that is what Victor wanted to see me for. And we could have a great chance together-"

That was it Harry exploded. "Well, I hope you and that large nosed pompous old git are very happy with your lives and muggle children, you, you…mud blood!" Harry instantly regretted what he just said.

Hermione ran, she ran as though she were flying on Harry's broomstick the firebolt.

Ron jumped up to chase her. Then he noticed Harry still sitting in his chair his face grief stricken.

"Harry, come on, we've got to go after her!" yelled Ron, his voice echoing in the vacated common room.

"You go. I'll only hurt her."

"But, Harry!"

"Go!" screamed Harry tears sliding down his face. "Just go!"

Ron understood and ran out of the passage into the hall.

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Harry feeling his anger course through his veins suddenly recalled the look of sadness, hurt and anger spread across her face. No matter what he did all he could do is relive that moment over and over. Until his mind tapped into a power no other could use. His hatred for the person who had don't this brought out the power of Voldemort he had obtained in his encounter with him as a child. Along with that power coursed Harry's love for Hermione which helped harness Voldemort's power. Suddenly his scar pained him greatly. Then a great green flash protruded from his scar.

Harry felt the curse from lift from his body. He felt lighter as if a burden had been lifted.

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Ron ran out into the hall after Hermione. He could not see where she went when he turned down a corridor he saw someone. Malfoy. He was going down to the dungeon. Ron didn't know which way to go. Follow Hermione or Draco.

Then he heard Malfoy squeal "You're Mine Potter."

That did it. Ron decided to follow Malfoy. Hermione will be alright Ron thought as he slowly slipped into the dungeon closely following Malfoy.

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And there you have the next chapter!! Chapter nine will be out when we can find the time we are also currently questioning a sequel. So, it could happen. If our schedules allow us time we will start on one. However, our individual projects take up most of our time and our school work keeps us busy also. Please review!!!

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