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~*~*~*~ Chapter 14: He's Back ~*~*~*~
DRACO'S POV
It had been a week by now. Mione and I were doing our head's duties, everything was normal, blah, blah, blah.
"Hey Draco. Dumbledore wants to see us today at five" Mione said to me. She had just come in from Arithmacy.
"Mmhmm." I went back to doing my homework.
"Um Draco. It's 4.45 now," Hermione said.
"Oh, ok. Let's go then." We walked out and towards his office.
"Do you know why you wants us?" I asked Mione.
"Nah. He said he'd explain when we get there."
We rounded the corner and I saw Harry, Ron, Ginny, Hilary and McGonagall were standing there waiting for us. McGonagall said the password and we all headed up the stairs. This must be something serious if all of us, including McGonagall were there. We stepped through and took one of the six chairs sitting in front of his desk. McGonagall was sitting opposite us as was Snape and Dumbledore.
"Well now that you're all here I have unpleasant news for all of you. I'm sure that Harry has informed you of everything concerning Voldemort. Now first of all, we have located the baby, Voldemort's heir."
"How can that be bad news? That's wonderful news!" Ginny said.
"Yes it is. But someone else has been located. Voldemort is back."
Everyone gasped. "How? Moody gave his life and killed him. Everyone saw his body" Harry said.
"Yes, everyone saw his body, and he was reduced to ashes. But Harry, the prophecy you were made aware of in fifth year comes into play here. Your hand can only defeat Voldemort. It is the only way."
We all turned to look at Harry. He had gone white.
"Now we have a spy in Voldemort's circle, whom he is still not aware of. Professor Snape has been telling us information about him, and this is how he knows about Voldemort's return. Voldemort is very weak, but he has managed to round up some of his faithful death eaters."
My mouth was open. I couldn't believe that Snape was a spy. Now that I think of it, I must have been stupid not to notice. Dumbledore would never let a death eater teach at Hogwarts.
"Now, we have found the baby, and so has Voldemort. He has managed to round up fifty death eaters. We will be able to keep track of the baby because of Professor Snape. He will keep us informed. Now the reason you are here is because we are going to evacuate Hogwarts. The first place he will come is here. Now the students are going to be sent to a secret location. You six are going to be in charge. Now I want you to tell no one. Next week we are organising a portkey to take you all there. For everyone's safety, not even you will know where it is. The highest safeguards surround the place. Now you six will arrive there first. I will send students in batches as quickly as I can. There is a safeguard so portkey's won't work, but I've taken that off until everyone arrives. Now everyone is going to assemble in a large room, then you will assign them to their rooms. The place we are sending you is fully equipped. The rooms can fit four people and contain a private bathroom and semi common room. There will also be numerous common rooms so people can go and visit each other there. There will be a large hall for people to eat. Classes will operate almost as usual. The post will be collected every Monday. I will provide a special contraption so they will reach the ministry, and a couple of people who are close friends of mine will forward them on. Letters will come in every Friday. There will be an outside area, except it will be in the walls of the area. There will be a small lake, and Quidditch stadium. Now you hopefully won't be staying there too long, but if you want anything from a certain shop, I suggest you get it now. I'll let the younger children know and they can order whatever they need."
I took in all this information. They were really serious.
"Now there is one more thing I need you to do. Now I know for a fact that no one in any of the houses is in league of any sort with Voldemort, except Hilary, but she is a special case. Now Mr Malfoy, I need you to arrange interviews with every Slytherin in the sixth year and under. The fake purpose of the interview is to see if they'll be legible candidates for Prefects or Head's in the future. Just tell them that it is a new method brought in this year. Now Professor Snape has concocted a special potion. It is Veratiserum and Schanir. These two together provide a powerful truth potion, which leaves the drinker no memory of the questions asked while the Veratiserum is in effect. Now they will come in. you give them a glass of pumpkin juice with the potion in it, and then interrogate them. I have a list of questions for when they drink the potion and for before they drink it. Make sure they finish it all, just so you can be sure they have actually drunk it. Now the seventh years will not be so easily fooled. I need you to organise a late night party. I want you to make sure every Slytherin seventh year attends." That won't be difficult I thought. The Slytherin's never pass up an invite to a party with alcohol. "Now you will demand they drink this, which will be concealed in a small shot glass of any drink. Tell them that they can only enter if they drink this. Tell them that the drink will allow them to have an even better time than they usually would, and it prevents them from telling anyone about the party. I know that Goyle is on our side, so he can be like a bodyguard for you. Anyone who doesn't finish the drink cannot enter. Once everyone is there, I want you to carry around a list of all their names and interrogate them with the same questions the others had. This potion will let them be in a dream like state while you a questioning them as well the memory loss and truthfulness. I need a list of names of people who have relatives associating with Voldemort, if they feel any remorse or good feeling towards Voldemort I need to know. They will be sent home instead of to the secret hiding place. The drink you will give your peers will be in effect for two hours. That is all for now. I will have another meeting with you later. Mr Malfoy, please be awake at three this morning to let Professor Snape in with the potions. I hope no one knows the password?"
"No sir." I was shocked at everything that had been said. If I could pull this off, that'd be a miracle.
"That is all. Oh, and no one at all is to know about this until I inform the school."
"Yes Professor Dumbledore" we muttered in unison.
"Good day to you then." We all walked out of his office. No one said a word. We walked in a daze. The other four left us. Hermione and I kept going in a daze straight to our rooms. There was a lot of thinking to be done.
HARRY'S POV
I couldn't believe what I had just heard. Voldemort was back!? It just isn't possible! And Voldemort's heir, they'd found it, so Dumbledore could bring it back, after all Voldemort was extremely weak, and he only had a handful of death eaters. This didn't make sense anymore. I decided to go back later and have a talk with Dumbledore. Dumbledore could easily call the Order, and they would go with Dumbledore and Harry. With Dumbledore around, everyone was quite safe. I have to go and see him about this now. We have to act quickly.
I got to the entrance. "Ok, um, chocolate frogs, Levitating Lollipops, Peppermint Toads, Cockroach Cluster, COME ON! Ok, um, Green candy, Blood lollipops, chocolate filled. "
"Is there something you need Mr Potter?" I wheeled around. Dumbledore was standing there smiling at me.
"Actually yes. I need to ask you a few questions about our meeting on next years prefects this afternoon." Dumbledore took the hint.
"Ok Harry, come along. Rum Ball." The staircase appeared. I mentally kicked myself for not thinking of that.
"Now, what is it you need to know Harry?" he placed his chin on the tips of this fingers.
"Um, it's about what you told us this afternoon. It didn't make sense to me. Why do we have to evacuate? Can't you, the Order and me go to the hideout of Voldemort and destroy him? You said Voldemort was weak, so it should be the easiest time for me to take him out. And you can get the baby, and the Order will easily outnumber the death eaters."
"Yes Harry, I did indeed think of that. There are a few problems although. Voldemort cannot enter Hogwarts without losing some of his power. He is weak in here, yet he has a very powerful army. Now the child is also placed under safeguard. We are not aware of Voldemort's whereabouts, but the baby is known. No one can touch the baby, not even I, only Lestrange and Voldemort can. No one that is, until the direct blood relative of the baby is dead. Now Harry, there's something I didn't tell you. The students will all go to the secret place, take lessons ect., but you will be training with a very important member to the Order. Our best fighter, Alastor Moody's wife. She is in the Order as well, but didn't get too involved because of her own work. Of course Moody was the best, but he has unfortunately gone now." We both bowed our heads for a second.
"Now, she will be taking over from your Advanced Defence Against the Dark Arts lessons. You will not attend normal classes. We will know Voldemort's whereabouts in about a month. He is planning a great meeting with his death eaters, so Severus will be invited. At this meeting Voldemort is planning to introduce his baby to the death eaters. We are going to plan it all out at the secret place."
That made a bit more sense at least. I knew that I had to get my act together and really practise my duelling. My shield charm was finally working, though it could still be broken by the Imperio curse, so it could very easily be broken with the Avada Kedavra. I had mastered a lot of spells but I had to become more skilled with them, and move faster.
"Is that all you wish to ask Harry?"
"No, I would like to ask one more thing. Will anyone apart from me from Hogwarts be accompanying us?"
"Yes. We have decided that Hilary and Draco will come with you. Hilary has the blood of Voldemort running through her, so if for some reason I cannot retrieve the baby, she can. Draco will help you and the Order in fighting Voldemort. He is also a very skilled wizard, and we need all the help we can get."
I nodded. I would have been disappointed to have Draco come with me, but since we were friends I was kind of glad. I would be pretty lonely otherwise, surrounded by all these adults.
"Thank you Professor. That's all I need to know."
"If you need to ask anything else I daresay you know my password now so just come and have a little chat to me."
"Ok Professor."
I walked out and back to Gryffindor Tower.
DRACO'S POV
"Hey listen up people. There's a new method of selecting Prefects and Heads this year. You will each come to me in turn and I have to interview. I am starting with sixth years and going down. There is a list on the board and I want you in the special room here," I motioned to a little room on my left, "on time or there will be severe consequences."
I knew everyone would listen to me. Everyone was afraid of me, even the seventh years. I went into the room and waited. The first person came in. I gave them the small clear glass of pumpkin juice.
"Drink it all. It's veratiserum. I need to make sure you don't just choose people because they're your friends. They need to be worthy of it."
The first person drank it. Snape had warned me that it took thirty seconds for the Schanir to kick in. I could tell when it had because a flash of yellow would go through their eyes.
"Ok. What's your name?"
"Michael Yert."
"Who do you think should be Head boy?"
"Sam Humblekins."
"Who should be Head Girl?"
"Hilary Whitman."
I was shocked. A Gryffindor. Looked like this Slytherin wasn't as bad as the others. I saw a flash of yellow run through his eyes just then and he looked like he was in a dreamlike state.
"Are any of you relatives death eaters, if so, who?"
"No one in my family is a death eater and there has never been one."
"What does your family think of Voldemort?"
"They despise him. They want to see him gone."
"Why?"
"Because he has killed so many and he killed my sister."
I was shocked. "Ok, um, do you plan on ever joining the dark side?"
"Never."
"Do you know people who might or are already on the dark side?"
"Yes."
"Do you associate with them?"
"Yes."
"Do they attend Hogwarts?"
"Yes."
"Who are they?"
"Brittany Cougar and Hante Jones."
"Ok, thank you for your time. I trust you will never relay any information to Voldemort or become his spy?"
"No."
"You may go then."
He left. The next person came in. I explained everything and went through the same procedure. I managed to get through all the 6th, 5th, 5th and the 3rd years in that day. The ones and twos would have to wait. I have already explained to Goyle what I was doing and had made him drink a potion that ensured he wouldn't tell anyone. He had already distributed leaflets about the party tonight. It was 5.00pm. I was so tired and I still had tonight to go.
I went back to my common room through the special portrait. Hermione was sitting on the couch in front of the fire.
'Hey Mione."
"Hi. How did the interrogating go?"
"Pretty good actually. There were only a few connected to the dark side, but the majority were clean which is really surprising." I sat down next to her and closed my eyes. I was so tired.
"Gees, you look tired." I yawned.
"Yeah I know. And I still have the party tonight. I'm just going to make sure everyone drinks it and quickly ask them questions."
"Ok. I think you'd better get ready. You have to decorate the common room you know."
"Yeah I know. I've made sure that everyone is in their rooms at seven and the seventh years can come out at nine. Oh and by the way, I need you to help me get the drinks and common room ready. No one will be there so it'll be alright. Goyle knows your coming."
"Ah, Ok. I guess I could do something."
I went upstairs and had a shower and got ready. I picked up the case of the little potion vials. The shot glasses and tray of Firewhisky levitated behind me. When I got down Mione took the tray of whisky. It was 7.05. We were fine. I walked through with Hermione close behind. I walked through the portrait first and made sure there was no one there. Goyle was sitting on the couch.
"Yeah, it's all good Mione. You can come through."
"Ok." She stepped through behind me.
"Hey Goyle. A hand here please." He came to me and took the glasses. He nodded at Hermione.
"Ok. I am going to get started on making the drinks. Hermione you can go to the kitchens and bring food up. Heres a list of stuff we need. Goyle you get started on decorating." Hermione headed back through the portrait to go the kitchens. I started setting out the glasses. Goyle had a large box of decorations and he was levitating lights and balloons everywhere. We had charmed the common room so no one could hear any noise. Goyle was deciding on which music the sound box would play. The sound box was a wizard invention that played music you asked it to.
I had the glasses lined up on the tray. I had put the firewhisky in each glass and added the potion to each of them. After I added the potion the contents would swirl around a bit and then went still. There was one glass of butterbeer, as Zambini didn't drink alcohol. Hermione returned, being trailed by twelve house elf's. They put out the food on the table. Goyle had got the lights and everything up. It was all set. We still had twenty minutes to go. I had planned everything. I had a list with me with everyone's name on it. I would go around and pull them away one by one until I had interrogated everyone. I could take them into the room I was asking the others questions. The Firewhisky I had brought had enhanced alcohol in it. The Slytherin's would be drunk as, seeing as there was even more Firewhisky on the table. In Zambini's drink I had put in a special powder that had the effect of the Firewhisky. Everything was set. Hermione left and Goyle stood with me at the entrance to the common room. He also had a checklist to see who was there and who wasn't. The Slytherin's began arriving in their scanty gear. To think I ever considered myself like that.
"Ok people. We're doing things a bit differently this time because teachers are getting suspicious. This drink has been mixed in with a potion that stops you from telling anyone but those who are here about the party. It is also a potion that makes your sounds and voices ect. Heard only in this room. No one can enter without drinking it."
They cane up and drank it in one gulp. Zambini came up and looked sheepishly at me. I handed him the butterbeer and he looked gratefully at me. Once everyone was through I checked with Goyle. All the seventh years had come. The interrogation began. I was finished with everyone in about 45 minutes. I took my sheet of results and questions with me and left the party. I told Goyle to go up to bed. He didn't need to act around these people. He went up. I knew he hated these parties. I went back into my common room. Hermione was waiting for me.
"I'm back. Everything went smooth as butterbeer."
"That's great. Now you just got the first and second years tomorrow and it's all over. You should go to bed you know. You look dead."
"I feel dead. I'll see you tomorrow." I didn't notice the pair of eyes following me up the stairs.
HERMIONE'S POV
He looked so tired when he came back. I felt so sorry for him. I just wanted to go and hug him and make him better. I didn't because it was stupid. I had wanted to just kiss him at random quite often now. Was I getting old feelings back for Draco? I didn't know what was happening. I was so repulsed that night towards him, and now all I wanted to sit in his arms like in the holidays. I sighed and watched him go up the stairs. It was so frustrating. I no longer felt jealous about Ginny and Hilary because Draco was a guy friend who spent a lot of time with me. I couldn't think about this anymore. I had to go to bed.
BEEP BEEP BEEP! My alarm had gone off. That was stupid of me not to turn it off. It was Sunday and I was awake at seven in the morning. I got up and put on my dressing robe. I knew there was no way I would fall asleep now. I decided to go to the kitchens and get my breakfast and a good cup of coffee. I walked down and saw Draco on the couch. He was looking over him questions. I felt butterflies in my stomach.
"Hey Draco."
"Oh, good morning Mione. Why are you up so early?"
"Alarm. I could ask you the same you know."
"The seventh years will be in bed for ages with hangovers so I might as well get the interviews over with the others now."
"Mm, yeah. Good luck."
He got up and came my way towards his portrait. I don't know what made me do it. I walked up to him and hugged him. He laughed.
"What's that for?"
"I dunno. I'm still in the land of nod and I don't have a bear in there to hug so you'll just have to do." It felt so good hugging him.
"Um, Ok Mione. I have to go now. I'll see you later." He let go and went through his door. I went to the kitchens and sat there. What came over me? He probably thinks I'm the biggest loser now. Well I am aren't I? I drank my coffee and went back to my room.
DRACO'S POV
I couldn't stop thinking about when Hermione hugged me. I just wanted to kiss her, but I stopped myself. We weren't going out. It felt wrong. I had said it felt wrong. Maybe it just a phase. I had noticed that we had become sort of distant with each other since we talked about breaking up. I couldn't stop thinking about her though. I knew eventually this was going to drive me insane, but it was Hermione who confronted me, so obviously she really doesn't feel we're right together. I had to sort out my feelings. We had a major fight coming up.
I finished interrogating the younger kids. I rounded up Hilary, Mione, Ron and Harry and we all made our way to Dumbledore's office. Once we were inside I gave him the list. He once again told us to sit down.
"I have some good news and bad news." Dumbledore looked at us
"Now the good news first," he began. "The heir has been given a longer time frame. She will not become pur evil for another year." This was good news.
"The bad news is that Voldemort has postponed his reawakening until the month before his heir becomes evil. He is only staying in touch with Lestrange. We are still going to move all of you, but the time frame has been moved up. You may be staying there for a year. We have decided that during this time, all ix of you can be expertly trained. All five of you will fight alongside Harry against Voldemort. If you feel you'd rather not, then please tell me now." No one said a word.
"Ok then. I will let the appropriate students go home and contact their parents. I am so sorry, but you have one last week at Hogwarts. Make the most of it. All seventh years have been given the week off classes. We are leaving on next Monday, and the Houses will be notified of instructions and what is happening."
We nodded and left.
"Oh, and Mr Malfoy." I turned and looked at him. "Thank you for taking the trouble to get these interviews," I smiled at him and left.
"OMG guys. We only have one more week at Hogwarts ever as students" Harry said. Ginny and Hilary still had another year to go.
We went to our respective common rooms. Once I got in mine, Hermione broke down in tears. I was shocked.
"What's wrong Mione?"
"We're never going to see through to our last year here. It's our last week. I'll never be a student here ever again." I held her and she cried for a good half hour. I could see where she was coming from. I couldn't cry, but it was painful knowing that we wouldn't be here again as students.
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A/N: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I think I'm reaching the end of my story! NOOOOOOOO! I'm going to be so sad when I finish it, I know. I think I can manage going for about 7 more chapters. I think I'm going to cut the length of my chapters so I'll have more chapters to write. I'm writing ridiculously long ones at the moment! Review!
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~*~*~*~ Chapter 14: He's Back ~*~*~*~
DRACO'S POV
It had been a week by now. Mione and I were doing our head's duties, everything was normal, blah, blah, blah.
"Hey Draco. Dumbledore wants to see us today at five" Mione said to me. She had just come in from Arithmacy.
"Mmhmm." I went back to doing my homework.
"Um Draco. It's 4.45 now," Hermione said.
"Oh, ok. Let's go then." We walked out and towards his office.
"Do you know why you wants us?" I asked Mione.
"Nah. He said he'd explain when we get there."
We rounded the corner and I saw Harry, Ron, Ginny, Hilary and McGonagall were standing there waiting for us. McGonagall said the password and we all headed up the stairs. This must be something serious if all of us, including McGonagall were there. We stepped through and took one of the six chairs sitting in front of his desk. McGonagall was sitting opposite us as was Snape and Dumbledore.
"Well now that you're all here I have unpleasant news for all of you. I'm sure that Harry has informed you of everything concerning Voldemort. Now first of all, we have located the baby, Voldemort's heir."
"How can that be bad news? That's wonderful news!" Ginny said.
"Yes it is. But someone else has been located. Voldemort is back."
Everyone gasped. "How? Moody gave his life and killed him. Everyone saw his body" Harry said.
"Yes, everyone saw his body, and he was reduced to ashes. But Harry, the prophecy you were made aware of in fifth year comes into play here. Your hand can only defeat Voldemort. It is the only way."
We all turned to look at Harry. He had gone white.
"Now we have a spy in Voldemort's circle, whom he is still not aware of. Professor Snape has been telling us information about him, and this is how he knows about Voldemort's return. Voldemort is very weak, but he has managed to round up some of his faithful death eaters."
My mouth was open. I couldn't believe that Snape was a spy. Now that I think of it, I must have been stupid not to notice. Dumbledore would never let a death eater teach at Hogwarts.
"Now, we have found the baby, and so has Voldemort. He has managed to round up fifty death eaters. We will be able to keep track of the baby because of Professor Snape. He will keep us informed. Now the reason you are here is because we are going to evacuate Hogwarts. The first place he will come is here. Now the students are going to be sent to a secret location. You six are going to be in charge. Now I want you to tell no one. Next week we are organising a portkey to take you all there. For everyone's safety, not even you will know where it is. The highest safeguards surround the place. Now you six will arrive there first. I will send students in batches as quickly as I can. There is a safeguard so portkey's won't work, but I've taken that off until everyone arrives. Now everyone is going to assemble in a large room, then you will assign them to their rooms. The place we are sending you is fully equipped. The rooms can fit four people and contain a private bathroom and semi common room. There will also be numerous common rooms so people can go and visit each other there. There will be a large hall for people to eat. Classes will operate almost as usual. The post will be collected every Monday. I will provide a special contraption so they will reach the ministry, and a couple of people who are close friends of mine will forward them on. Letters will come in every Friday. There will be an outside area, except it will be in the walls of the area. There will be a small lake, and Quidditch stadium. Now you hopefully won't be staying there too long, but if you want anything from a certain shop, I suggest you get it now. I'll let the younger children know and they can order whatever they need."
I took in all this information. They were really serious.
"Now there is one more thing I need you to do. Now I know for a fact that no one in any of the houses is in league of any sort with Voldemort, except Hilary, but she is a special case. Now Mr Malfoy, I need you to arrange interviews with every Slytherin in the sixth year and under. The fake purpose of the interview is to see if they'll be legible candidates for Prefects or Head's in the future. Just tell them that it is a new method brought in this year. Now Professor Snape has concocted a special potion. It is Veratiserum and Schanir. These two together provide a powerful truth potion, which leaves the drinker no memory of the questions asked while the Veratiserum is in effect. Now they will come in. you give them a glass of pumpkin juice with the potion in it, and then interrogate them. I have a list of questions for when they drink the potion and for before they drink it. Make sure they finish it all, just so you can be sure they have actually drunk it. Now the seventh years will not be so easily fooled. I need you to organise a late night party. I want you to make sure every Slytherin seventh year attends." That won't be difficult I thought. The Slytherin's never pass up an invite to a party with alcohol. "Now you will demand they drink this, which will be concealed in a small shot glass of any drink. Tell them that they can only enter if they drink this. Tell them that the drink will allow them to have an even better time than they usually would, and it prevents them from telling anyone about the party. I know that Goyle is on our side, so he can be like a bodyguard for you. Anyone who doesn't finish the drink cannot enter. Once everyone is there, I want you to carry around a list of all their names and interrogate them with the same questions the others had. This potion will let them be in a dream like state while you a questioning them as well the memory loss and truthfulness. I need a list of names of people who have relatives associating with Voldemort, if they feel any remorse or good feeling towards Voldemort I need to know. They will be sent home instead of to the secret hiding place. The drink you will give your peers will be in effect for two hours. That is all for now. I will have another meeting with you later. Mr Malfoy, please be awake at three this morning to let Professor Snape in with the potions. I hope no one knows the password?"
"No sir." I was shocked at everything that had been said. If I could pull this off, that'd be a miracle.
"That is all. Oh, and no one at all is to know about this until I inform the school."
"Yes Professor Dumbledore" we muttered in unison.
"Good day to you then." We all walked out of his office. No one said a word. We walked in a daze. The other four left us. Hermione and I kept going in a daze straight to our rooms. There was a lot of thinking to be done.
HARRY'S POV
I couldn't believe what I had just heard. Voldemort was back!? It just isn't possible! And Voldemort's heir, they'd found it, so Dumbledore could bring it back, after all Voldemort was extremely weak, and he only had a handful of death eaters. This didn't make sense anymore. I decided to go back later and have a talk with Dumbledore. Dumbledore could easily call the Order, and they would go with Dumbledore and Harry. With Dumbledore around, everyone was quite safe. I have to go and see him about this now. We have to act quickly.
I got to the entrance. "Ok, um, chocolate frogs, Levitating Lollipops, Peppermint Toads, Cockroach Cluster, COME ON! Ok, um, Green candy, Blood lollipops, chocolate filled. "
"Is there something you need Mr Potter?" I wheeled around. Dumbledore was standing there smiling at me.
"Actually yes. I need to ask you a few questions about our meeting on next years prefects this afternoon." Dumbledore took the hint.
"Ok Harry, come along. Rum Ball." The staircase appeared. I mentally kicked myself for not thinking of that.
"Now, what is it you need to know Harry?" he placed his chin on the tips of this fingers.
"Um, it's about what you told us this afternoon. It didn't make sense to me. Why do we have to evacuate? Can't you, the Order and me go to the hideout of Voldemort and destroy him? You said Voldemort was weak, so it should be the easiest time for me to take him out. And you can get the baby, and the Order will easily outnumber the death eaters."
"Yes Harry, I did indeed think of that. There are a few problems although. Voldemort cannot enter Hogwarts without losing some of his power. He is weak in here, yet he has a very powerful army. Now the child is also placed under safeguard. We are not aware of Voldemort's whereabouts, but the baby is known. No one can touch the baby, not even I, only Lestrange and Voldemort can. No one that is, until the direct blood relative of the baby is dead. Now Harry, there's something I didn't tell you. The students will all go to the secret place, take lessons ect., but you will be training with a very important member to the Order. Our best fighter, Alastor Moody's wife. She is in the Order as well, but didn't get too involved because of her own work. Of course Moody was the best, but he has unfortunately gone now." We both bowed our heads for a second.
"Now, she will be taking over from your Advanced Defence Against the Dark Arts lessons. You will not attend normal classes. We will know Voldemort's whereabouts in about a month. He is planning a great meeting with his death eaters, so Severus will be invited. At this meeting Voldemort is planning to introduce his baby to the death eaters. We are going to plan it all out at the secret place."
That made a bit more sense at least. I knew that I had to get my act together and really practise my duelling. My shield charm was finally working, though it could still be broken by the Imperio curse, so it could very easily be broken with the Avada Kedavra. I had mastered a lot of spells but I had to become more skilled with them, and move faster.
"Is that all you wish to ask Harry?"
"No, I would like to ask one more thing. Will anyone apart from me from Hogwarts be accompanying us?"
"Yes. We have decided that Hilary and Draco will come with you. Hilary has the blood of Voldemort running through her, so if for some reason I cannot retrieve the baby, she can. Draco will help you and the Order in fighting Voldemort. He is also a very skilled wizard, and we need all the help we can get."
I nodded. I would have been disappointed to have Draco come with me, but since we were friends I was kind of glad. I would be pretty lonely otherwise, surrounded by all these adults.
"Thank you Professor. That's all I need to know."
"If you need to ask anything else I daresay you know my password now so just come and have a little chat to me."
"Ok Professor."
I walked out and back to Gryffindor Tower.
DRACO'S POV
"Hey listen up people. There's a new method of selecting Prefects and Heads this year. You will each come to me in turn and I have to interview. I am starting with sixth years and going down. There is a list on the board and I want you in the special room here," I motioned to a little room on my left, "on time or there will be severe consequences."
I knew everyone would listen to me. Everyone was afraid of me, even the seventh years. I went into the room and waited. The first person came in. I gave them the small clear glass of pumpkin juice.
"Drink it all. It's veratiserum. I need to make sure you don't just choose people because they're your friends. They need to be worthy of it."
The first person drank it. Snape had warned me that it took thirty seconds for the Schanir to kick in. I could tell when it had because a flash of yellow would go through their eyes.
"Ok. What's your name?"
"Michael Yert."
"Who do you think should be Head boy?"
"Sam Humblekins."
"Who should be Head Girl?"
"Hilary Whitman."
I was shocked. A Gryffindor. Looked like this Slytherin wasn't as bad as the others. I saw a flash of yellow run through his eyes just then and he looked like he was in a dreamlike state.
"Are any of you relatives death eaters, if so, who?"
"No one in my family is a death eater and there has never been one."
"What does your family think of Voldemort?"
"They despise him. They want to see him gone."
"Why?"
"Because he has killed so many and he killed my sister."
I was shocked. "Ok, um, do you plan on ever joining the dark side?"
"Never."
"Do you know people who might or are already on the dark side?"
"Yes."
"Do you associate with them?"
"Yes."
"Do they attend Hogwarts?"
"Yes."
"Who are they?"
"Brittany Cougar and Hante Jones."
"Ok, thank you for your time. I trust you will never relay any information to Voldemort or become his spy?"
"No."
"You may go then."
He left. The next person came in. I explained everything and went through the same procedure. I managed to get through all the 6th, 5th, 5th and the 3rd years in that day. The ones and twos would have to wait. I have already explained to Goyle what I was doing and had made him drink a potion that ensured he wouldn't tell anyone. He had already distributed leaflets about the party tonight. It was 5.00pm. I was so tired and I still had tonight to go.
I went back to my common room through the special portrait. Hermione was sitting on the couch in front of the fire.
'Hey Mione."
"Hi. How did the interrogating go?"
"Pretty good actually. There were only a few connected to the dark side, but the majority were clean which is really surprising." I sat down next to her and closed my eyes. I was so tired.
"Gees, you look tired." I yawned.
"Yeah I know. And I still have the party tonight. I'm just going to make sure everyone drinks it and quickly ask them questions."
"Ok. I think you'd better get ready. You have to decorate the common room you know."
"Yeah I know. I've made sure that everyone is in their rooms at seven and the seventh years can come out at nine. Oh and by the way, I need you to help me get the drinks and common room ready. No one will be there so it'll be alright. Goyle knows your coming."
"Ah, Ok. I guess I could do something."
I went upstairs and had a shower and got ready. I picked up the case of the little potion vials. The shot glasses and tray of Firewhisky levitated behind me. When I got down Mione took the tray of whisky. It was 7.05. We were fine. I walked through with Hermione close behind. I walked through the portrait first and made sure there was no one there. Goyle was sitting on the couch.
"Yeah, it's all good Mione. You can come through."
"Ok." She stepped through behind me.
"Hey Goyle. A hand here please." He came to me and took the glasses. He nodded at Hermione.
"Ok. I am going to get started on making the drinks. Hermione you can go to the kitchens and bring food up. Heres a list of stuff we need. Goyle you get started on decorating." Hermione headed back through the portrait to go the kitchens. I started setting out the glasses. Goyle had a large box of decorations and he was levitating lights and balloons everywhere. We had charmed the common room so no one could hear any noise. Goyle was deciding on which music the sound box would play. The sound box was a wizard invention that played music you asked it to.
I had the glasses lined up on the tray. I had put the firewhisky in each glass and added the potion to each of them. After I added the potion the contents would swirl around a bit and then went still. There was one glass of butterbeer, as Zambini didn't drink alcohol. Hermione returned, being trailed by twelve house elf's. They put out the food on the table. Goyle had got the lights and everything up. It was all set. We still had twenty minutes to go. I had planned everything. I had a list with me with everyone's name on it. I would go around and pull them away one by one until I had interrogated everyone. I could take them into the room I was asking the others questions. The Firewhisky I had brought had enhanced alcohol in it. The Slytherin's would be drunk as, seeing as there was even more Firewhisky on the table. In Zambini's drink I had put in a special powder that had the effect of the Firewhisky. Everything was set. Hermione left and Goyle stood with me at the entrance to the common room. He also had a checklist to see who was there and who wasn't. The Slytherin's began arriving in their scanty gear. To think I ever considered myself like that.
"Ok people. We're doing things a bit differently this time because teachers are getting suspicious. This drink has been mixed in with a potion that stops you from telling anyone but those who are here about the party. It is also a potion that makes your sounds and voices ect. Heard only in this room. No one can enter without drinking it."
They cane up and drank it in one gulp. Zambini came up and looked sheepishly at me. I handed him the butterbeer and he looked gratefully at me. Once everyone was through I checked with Goyle. All the seventh years had come. The interrogation began. I was finished with everyone in about 45 minutes. I took my sheet of results and questions with me and left the party. I told Goyle to go up to bed. He didn't need to act around these people. He went up. I knew he hated these parties. I went back into my common room. Hermione was waiting for me.
"I'm back. Everything went smooth as butterbeer."
"That's great. Now you just got the first and second years tomorrow and it's all over. You should go to bed you know. You look dead."
"I feel dead. I'll see you tomorrow." I didn't notice the pair of eyes following me up the stairs.
HERMIONE'S POV
He looked so tired when he came back. I felt so sorry for him. I just wanted to go and hug him and make him better. I didn't because it was stupid. I had wanted to just kiss him at random quite often now. Was I getting old feelings back for Draco? I didn't know what was happening. I was so repulsed that night towards him, and now all I wanted to sit in his arms like in the holidays. I sighed and watched him go up the stairs. It was so frustrating. I no longer felt jealous about Ginny and Hilary because Draco was a guy friend who spent a lot of time with me. I couldn't think about this anymore. I had to go to bed.
BEEP BEEP BEEP! My alarm had gone off. That was stupid of me not to turn it off. It was Sunday and I was awake at seven in the morning. I got up and put on my dressing robe. I knew there was no way I would fall asleep now. I decided to go to the kitchens and get my breakfast and a good cup of coffee. I walked down and saw Draco on the couch. He was looking over him questions. I felt butterflies in my stomach.
"Hey Draco."
"Oh, good morning Mione. Why are you up so early?"
"Alarm. I could ask you the same you know."
"The seventh years will be in bed for ages with hangovers so I might as well get the interviews over with the others now."
"Mm, yeah. Good luck."
He got up and came my way towards his portrait. I don't know what made me do it. I walked up to him and hugged him. He laughed.
"What's that for?"
"I dunno. I'm still in the land of nod and I don't have a bear in there to hug so you'll just have to do." It felt so good hugging him.
"Um, Ok Mione. I have to go now. I'll see you later." He let go and went through his door. I went to the kitchens and sat there. What came over me? He probably thinks I'm the biggest loser now. Well I am aren't I? I drank my coffee and went back to my room.
DRACO'S POV
I couldn't stop thinking about when Hermione hugged me. I just wanted to kiss her, but I stopped myself. We weren't going out. It felt wrong. I had said it felt wrong. Maybe it just a phase. I had noticed that we had become sort of distant with each other since we talked about breaking up. I couldn't stop thinking about her though. I knew eventually this was going to drive me insane, but it was Hermione who confronted me, so obviously she really doesn't feel we're right together. I had to sort out my feelings. We had a major fight coming up.
I finished interrogating the younger kids. I rounded up Hilary, Mione, Ron and Harry and we all made our way to Dumbledore's office. Once we were inside I gave him the list. He once again told us to sit down.
"I have some good news and bad news." Dumbledore looked at us
"Now the good news first," he began. "The heir has been given a longer time frame. She will not become pur evil for another year." This was good news.
"The bad news is that Voldemort has postponed his reawakening until the month before his heir becomes evil. He is only staying in touch with Lestrange. We are still going to move all of you, but the time frame has been moved up. You may be staying there for a year. We have decided that during this time, all ix of you can be expertly trained. All five of you will fight alongside Harry against Voldemort. If you feel you'd rather not, then please tell me now." No one said a word.
"Ok then. I will let the appropriate students go home and contact their parents. I am so sorry, but you have one last week at Hogwarts. Make the most of it. All seventh years have been given the week off classes. We are leaving on next Monday, and the Houses will be notified of instructions and what is happening."
We nodded and left.
"Oh, and Mr Malfoy." I turned and looked at him. "Thank you for taking the trouble to get these interviews," I smiled at him and left.
"OMG guys. We only have one more week at Hogwarts ever as students" Harry said. Ginny and Hilary still had another year to go.
We went to our respective common rooms. Once I got in mine, Hermione broke down in tears. I was shocked.
"What's wrong Mione?"
"We're never going to see through to our last year here. It's our last week. I'll never be a student here ever again." I held her and she cried for a good half hour. I could see where she was coming from. I couldn't cry, but it was painful knowing that we wouldn't be here again as students.
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A/N: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! I think I'm reaching the end of my story! NOOOOOOOO! I'm going to be so sad when I finish it, I know. I think I can manage going for about 7 more chapters. I think I'm going to cut the length of my chapters so I'll have more chapters to write. I'm writing ridiculously long ones at the moment! Review!