Chapter Fifteen~ The Missing Order

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Harry woke up early. He and Cho had slept in the sixth year boy's dorm where they had their own beds.

He couldn't sleep much since he was worried about Cho; two people have warned him... did this mean something? And Hermione, what happened to Hermione? Missing? How can she be missing?

Harry stood up from his bed and dressed hurriedly. He then looked over to Ron's bed, where Cho was and saw her sleeping peacefully. Harry kissed her cheek lightly. "I love you Cho..." Harry said softly and left the dorm.

Harry sat down on the table in the common room and took a piece of parchment and his inkbottle. Harry dipped his quill in it and saw Hedwig sleeping. Well, I just have to wake her then... Harry thought but began to write:

Ron,

When did you find out she was missing? How did you find out she was missing? Does this have anything to do with You- Know-Who? I don't read the Prophet so I really don't know what is going on. Is there Anything I should know about Cho? Please Reply soon.

Harry

Harry reread it and sighed. It was a sad letter indeed. He then corked his inkbottle and touched Hedwig's feathers slowly. The owl's eyes opened. "Can you please deliver this letter to Ron? It's very important! Extra owl treats for you when you come back!" Harry said.

Hedwig hooted. Harry remembered her wing. "Oh god... you're right... okay um... AH! Pig!!" Harry said when his emerald eyes rested on the brown owl perched on the other table. Harry took owl treats and gave them to Pig. "Deliver this to Ron, please! Thanks." Harry said and he brought the owl to the open window as it flew away.

Harry sighed. Please be safe Hermione, he thought. Harry heard footsteps coming down. He knew it was Cho. She was the only one there with him anyway. Harry took Hedwig out of her cage as Cho came to vision.

She was rubbing her eyes. "Hey... what are you doing?" she asked. Harry smiled and kissed her lips. "I'll just bring Hedwig to Hagrid, you know him, right?" Harry asked. "Oh, the Hogwarts Gamekeeper?" Cho asked, becoming quite interested.

Harry nodded. "Yeah, want to come?" he asked.

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"So, Hedwig 'ere 'as an injury, eh? Don' worry 'Arry! She's safe with me!" Hagrid said. Harry nodded. Cho was with him. "'An who is this pretty young lass?" Hagrid asked, smiling through his bushy beard.

Cho, who was blushing from the cold since she and Harry were right outside Hagrid's door, blushed more when Hagrid's eyes went on her. "Oh, she's my girlfriend. Sorry I forgot to tell you Hagrid." Harry said, clutching Cho's hand.

Hagrid's cheerful face changed... couldn't really tell what it was. "Blimey... girlfriend, Harry? I imagined you with one but... blimey! Congratulations you two!" Hagrid said. Harry smiled. "Come in! Come in! Wan' some tea?" Hagrid asked as Harry and Cho went in.

"Yes, thank you!" Harry said as he led Cho inside the cramped little hut and they took their seat. Cho saw Fang and she smiled. "Is that your dog, Hagrid?" she asked. Hagrid looked at Cho then at Fang. "Oh! Yea, got 'em before, like him? Very lovable, ain't ye?" Hagrid asked the dog as Fang sat up.

Harry would've expected a girl like Cho to whine in disgust for the dog but instead, she went over to Fang and tickled his head. Fang let out a satisfied growl as he lay back down. Cho smiled. "Good doggy... you are a nice one!" she said as she continued mesmerizing the dog.

Hagrid eyed Harry, Harry thought Hagrid thought the same thing as he. Hagrid smiled and motioned over to Cho. Harry nodded and smiled. "'Ere ya go, two cuppa teas!" Cho looked at Hagrid and went back beside Harry.

"So, how've ye been?" Hagrid asked, sitting down in front of the couple as he drank his tea. "Fine, got my usual lessons, Occlumency, Legilimancy-" "Oh! Tha's right, ye don't know! Professor Tonks came to me hut a short while ago and told me she was very busy and that she had to leave right away. She told me to tell ye Snape won't be teaching today..."

Harry stood up as he banged his hands on the table. "I beg your pardon?!" he asked but he looked happy. Hagrid, Cho and Fang got startled. "I said, no lessons with Snape for yeh today..." "Oh yeah!!" Harry shouted. Cho smiled as she took a sip of her tea.

"So, will Dumbledore give me free time?" Harry asked, sitting back down. Hagrid looked quiet. He stared at his cup. "Professor Dumbledore ain't here too Harry, it's hard to explain..." "What? Why?" Cho asked.

Hagrid eyed Cho. "The whole Order left. You know, the Order of the Phoenix, got problems..." "But, you're from Order, Hagrid, why are you..." "Professor Dumbledore said they needed some kind of a lookout." Hagrid replied.

Harry frowned. "No Order? Not one?" he asked. Hagrid sighed and shook his head. "Nope, 'cept for me o'course!" he said, taking a sip off his tea.

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"He knows something Cho, I know he does." Harry said as the two walked along the halls after lunch. "But Hagrid will tell you if there was right? I mean, you said it yourself, you two are very close friends!" Cho replied. Harry shook his head. "But still..."

They passed the office of Professor Snape with much notice since the door was partially open. "What...?" Harry asked himself as he walked over to Snape's office. "Oh yeah, he's part of the Order..." Harry muttered not knowing Cho was right behind him. "What?" she asked.

Harry looked behind him. "Snape is part of the Order." Harry said. Cho gave a little gasp. "Snape? The Order? I never knew I..." Cho whispered. Harry closed Snape's door.

"Let's not sneak in, other teachers might spot us snooping into his office." Harry said. Cho nodded, still astounded by Snape. Harry and Cho continued walking when Harry stopped as he grabbed Cho's arm.

"What?" Cho asked. "Let's go to the Gryffindor common room! Ron might have a reply!" Harry said and with Seeker reflexes, ran the other way in a snap. Cho, with equally fast speed tore after him.

Pig was there, perched on Hedwig's cage. Harry ran to Pig and took the letter tied to its leg. Harry opened it as soon as Cho went beside him:

Harry,

My dad told me he saw Hermione's Parents in the Ministry and spoke with them. Said they only noticed her missing when they were in the London airport. Her parents said something about an owl Arriving before they boarded their plane And Hermione said for them to go ahead so she could read the letter. They looked for her and couldn't find her.

Ron

P.S. Cho is just fragile now, Hermione told me something about her in the train going home. Just protect her.

Harry and Cho stared at each other. "What happened to Hermione?" Cho asked. Harry shrugged and as he was about to put the paper on the table nearby, a shot of pain struck his forehead.

Harry moaned and clutched the edge of the table. Cho went near him. "Harry, are you okay?" she asked. Harry was frowning and his face was red. He kept moaning and losing control of his leg support from time to time.

Cho couldn't support him and soon, they both fell on the floor. "Harry... your scar? Is that it? Can you make it all the way to the Hospital Wing?" she asked. Harry shook his head and one hot sting struck him. Harry wailed in pain and rolled on the floor. "Harry! Harry!!" Cho screamed.

Harry felt as if he wanted to die now, just to get rid of the pain... anything to get rid of the pain. "H-Hermione!!!" Harry shouted. Cho looked stunned, "Hermione?" she asked. "She's... AHHH!!! NO!!" Harry shouted as he clutched his scar.

"Hermione? Where? Harry, tell me!!" Cho screamed. "She's... not... good... help... now... no... CHO!!!" Harry shouted as he tightened his hold on her hand. Cho let go of his hold and removed his hand from his own forehead. She put her palm on his forehead and Harry stopped shouting but he was still breathing raggedly.

"Cho... it was Hermione... and... someone else... I saw them..." Harry muttered. Cho removed her palm and looked at the scar. It was burning a bright red. "Where?" she asked. "It was... in the... he put a spell... something vague..." Harry muttered his eyes closed.

"Come on, let's go to the couch, you need to lie down." Cho said. Harry slowly stood up. When he lay on the couch, Cho sat beside him. She watched him just in case he would have another pain in the scar.

"Hermione... it was like... I was feeling what was happening to her... and there was another person..." "Anyone familiar?" Cho asked. Harry didn't react, he just kept breathing harshly. Cho eyed him for a reply.

"I don't know..." Harry muttered finally. Cho held his hand. "Don't worry Harry, just rest... you need it..." Harry sighed but his breathing was still harsh.

Cho stood up and went by the window when Harry was asleep already. She hugged herself to warm herself some more when she glanced down at the window. She saw a figure and it was just standing there. Cho frowned and pressed closer on the window's glass.

The figure was black, standing out from the sunlight and the white snow. The figure was obviously hooded and it took out a stick... was it a stick? No... it was too limp to be a stick. It was... a black rose!

Cho gave herself a little gasp. She remembered what Harry saw...

The figure slowly took one petal from the rose; Cho winced in pain. She held her stomach, where the pain had shot through. The figure, as if sensing Cho's pain, looked up, directly at her. Cho and the figure were eye to eye...

The figure didn't seem to have eyes... it then ran through the Forbidden Forest and vanished. Cho blinked a few times... what was that?

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Harry didn't have lessons the whole day since the Order wasn't around to train him. Hogwarts seemed much more quiet even if students and some teachers were there too.

It was already dinnertime; Cho and Harry were eating together in the Ravenclaw table when an owl came by. Harry and Cho looked up and the owl dropped an envelope to Harry.

Harry caught it. "What is it?" Cho asked. She never told him about the figure she saw and what she felt... she didn't want to worry Harry anymore. Harry looked at the back of the envelope. It said, "Mr. Harry James Potter, Great Hall, Dinner" "Dumbledore." Harry said automatically.

He opened the envelope and read the letter out loud but only he and Cho could hear:

Harry,

Please come here to 12 Grimmauld Place, we have to discuss important things. Also, you MUST bring Ms. Cho Chang with you; keep her with you all the time. Tonks will escort the two of you to your destination.

Professor Albus Dumbledore

Just then, Professor Sprout's voice called out their names, "Mr. Potter, Ms. Chang, please proceed to the entrance hall!" she said. Harry and Cho abandoned their dinner and both left.

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"Where is this?" Cho asked when she, Harry and Tonks entered Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place. "London, shhh..." Tonks said as she lit her wand as they made their way through the house of Sirius Black. Harry's heart held pain as they walked through the halls, him remembering Sirius.

"In here!" Tonks whispered and led the two into the dark room. Harry saw the room dimly lit with about thirty candles and saw the Order in there. Mrs. Weasley rushed to Harry and hugged him.

"Are you alright Harry? Have you been well?" she asked as she studied the teenage boy. "Yes Mrs. Weasley I..." "Ms. Chang, doing okay?" Professor Lupin asked. Cho looked at him and nodded. Mrs. Weasley shifted her eyes upon Cho.

"Cho Chang! Yes, you are Harry's girlfriend, right? Ron has told me. Are you okay? You and Harry okay?" Mrs. Weasley said, tossing some of Cho's hair off her shoulders and fixing up the girl. Cho smiled. "I'm fine, thank you."

"Harry..." Dumbledore's voice came. Harry looked over to the head of the table. McGonagall, Tonks, and Kingsley... all the familiar faces were there. "Professor." Harry said in reply.

"Sit down, we have to talk." Dumbledore said. Harry and Cho did so.

~So you probably are on the edge of your seat now, the action starts by the seventeenth chapter, revelation and truths for the sixteenth chapter, hang tight and you'll find things out~

~By the way, thanks to all who reviewed, I never knew this story was getting to you guys! Thank you very much and I promise to make it better... good thing I don't have writer's block in this story, ideas just flush through me so...~