A/N- AH My foots asleep! I hate that. I hope you like this chapter. It took
me two days to write because I really wanted to make it good now that I am
coming closer to the end. I HAVE ON DEMAND CABLE!! That means I can watch a
lot of movies whenever I want without buying them. It is amazing how I am
not getting sick of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone yet. I think I
watch it almost every chapter I write. It is at the part right now where
they have detention with Hagrid in the forest! Okay I am probably boring
all of you now. Ooh that silver blood looks so cool! Ok.me and my
ramblings.. Please review this chapter. I REALLY REALLY hope you like it. I
loved writing it. I thought it wouldn't be long enough but it turned out to
be longer then some o my others. I got to go study for history now.. PLEASE
REVIEW!!!
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Preparations
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"M.Master, It is ready. Malfoy and Haymon g.got the w..wards down. No one expects anything my lord."
"Very good Wormtail," Voldemort hissed. "Tomorrow night we will attack. The dementors will attack at midnight, soon followed by the werewolves and other creatures." The dark lord was now addressing the whole room full of men, large and small in long black cloaks and masks. "All of us will then attack precisely at 2:00 a.m. I expect dark marks everywhere. Seranabin!"
"Yes master," a slim person in a deatheater robe and mask knelt down on the floor in a bow."
"You did not get the giants on our side?"
"No my lord. I am sorry." The man shivered discretely under his mask waiting for the dreaded Cruciatus curse to hit him. It did and the man shriveled back in pain. Voldemort let them all leave but called Lucius to come forward.
"Lucius my most loyal deatheater."
"Yes my lord?" the silver-blonde haired man replied.
"I want Severus and I want him alive. Bring him to me. It is time he pays."
Lucius smirked at this and bowed. "Of course my lord."
Harry woke with a start and remembered his dream. He looked at the clock and saw it was nearly 3:30 a.m.
It was now nearing the beginning of May and time seemed to pass rather quickly for everyone. It was would be May in two days and Harry welcomed it with cheer. He soon remembered his vision clearly and knew he had to tell Dumbledore immediately even though it was the middle of the night. Voldemort was going to attack in less than twenty-four hours. Hopefully the outcome will be for the best.
Harry was a little confused as to why he didn't feel the Cruciatus curse when Voldemort had cast it on that one deatheater but he had a feeling it had to do with his improvements in Occlumency. He got out of bed quickly and dressed. In ten minutes Harry found himself looking at the sleepy-eyed headmaster who had just opened the door.
"What's wrong Harry? Another dream?"
"I'm sorry I woke you Albus but I felt it was an emergency. Voldemort is going to attack at midnight tomorrow!"
Dumbledore's tired face immediately looked alert as he ushered Harry into the office and they both sat down.
"Tell me what you know Harry," Dumbledore said gravely.
"Tomorrow at 12:00 a.m the dementors will come and then the werewolves and other creatures will come a little later. I think the dementors are just a distraction. Then at 2:00 a.m the deatheaters and Voldemort will come. Some how they got the wards down but I'm not sure how. I don't think there is enough time to put them back up!" Harry cried.
"I will do my best to strengthen them. Harry, I want you to go get as many aurors as you can and bring them to Hogwarts as soon as possible. If we get enough then we won't need to put the older years in danger by positioning them in the war."
Harry cringed at that word. He hated the word 'war' so much.
"I will notice all the order members right away and I will call an immediate emergency meeting. Go now to the Ministry. Talk to the head aurors. They should be able to get the rest of them to come. Come back when you can. Try to be back for breakfast. I am sure that the students will be more reassured if they have their minister with them."
Harry took a portkey not five minutes later but he couldn't find Acacia anywhere so he called her in the floo system. Ten minutes later Acacia and three very sleep deprived looking aurors sat in front of Harry's desk facing Harry. It was now 4:30 a.m and Harry was feeling quite tired.
"I've called you all here because we have an emergency at Hogwarts. Tomorrow at midnight Voldemort is going to attack along with lots of other dangerous creatures such as dementors and werewolves. Possibly even vampires."
Acacia gasped but Harry continued.
"We need at least 450 aurors to come to Hogwarts as soon as possible. There are at least 400 hundred deatheaters and countless more creatures," Harry finished.
"Okay sir," an auror said. "Although I do not understand fully all of the details I will gather more than enough aurors and be at Hogwarts by 2:00 p.m.
"Thank you, now I must be off. I will be back later Acacia. Please keep this quiet?"
"Of course Harry, good luck."
Harry portkeyed back to his Hogwarts common room and quickly fell asleep on the couch. He was woken up by Draco spilling cold water on him. Harry forgot to be mad even though his bones were shivering as he told Malfoy everything that had happened since 3:30 a.m this morning. He made sure he left out the part about his father and Snape because he didn't want to upset his friend.
Before they knew it, it was time for breakfast and the headmaster stood up to make the dreaded announcement.
"Everyone, I would like to announce that classes are canceled for the today." Everyone cheered loudly but was hushed by the headmaster. "I am afraid that it is not a reason to be joyous over. I have the unfortunate task of letting you all know that Voldemort will attack tonight and we all have to move to safety."
This room of safety would be the room of requirement.
"Everyone will be kept safe in a large and secret room in the castle and as soon as you are all done eating the minister will guide you there."
Almost everyone started whispering loudly and the younger years froze in shock. Harry stood up to speak but he couldn't think of what to say but then he realized something both him and the headmaster almost forgot. "Everyone, I realize that this is probably a shock to you all but everything will turn out in the end. I would also like to tell the sixth and seventh years who have been training with me that you will not be needed unless it is absolutely necessary. I hope you all try to have a nice breakfast."
After everyone was finished with their breakfast Harry, Hermione and Ron led them to the room of requirement. The scared and shocked looking students of Hogwarts all followed them. Inside, the room was as big as the great hall with beds lined up all down the walls. Couches were spread all over the place with board and muggle card games and the fireplaces were blazing. Some people smiled and started playing chess.
Harry said goodbye to his friends and told them he would be back soon. His two friends tried to protest but then Harry quickly went off to find Professor Snape.
All of the Order of Phoenix members were sitting in the great hall and Dumbledore saw Harry and asked about the students.
"They are fine except the sixth and seventh years really thought they should help. They weren't even scared."
"Ah yes, well it is for the best I suppose. I've told the order members and we are just about to go and have a meeting in my office for I don't think it is the best idea to be in such an open area while speaking about secretive things. Moody says the aurors will all be here by two."
"Well it seems that there isn't much to discuss then because it looks like you've covered it all. Oh except for how we are supposed to use the amulet and I was wondering about the prophecy. It was about just me, not the others."
"Harry, I found out that the Gryffindor amulet piece is the most and important and strongest piece. It completes it more than either one. That is why the prophecy only pertains to just you."
"Oh, well then I guess we should go to you office?" Harry asked.
Dumbledore nodded and led the auror members to his office. Snape was one of the last ones to exit so Harry caught up with him.
"Professor Snape!" Harry called. The potions master turned around slowly and with a sneer said, "Yes minister?"
Harry rolled his eyes at being called minister. He thought he had told everyone to not call him that. Apparently they still didn't get the message.
"I have to talk to you about something."
Snape raised his eyebrows. "Go on." Severus prompted.
"Well.when.when I had a vision I saw Voldemort tell Lucius Malfoy to bring you to him alive."
"And what do you want me to do about that?" the potions master hissed icily.
Harry thought about that for a second and without thinking he spoke. "Don't go! Go to the room of the requirement with the others. You'll be safe there!" Harry said suddenly in a rush.
"Excuse me?"
"Don't go out there. They are after you specifically," Harry repeated.
"Potter, I don't need you concern and if I do remember they are after you and Dumbledore specifically as well," Snape snapped billowing out the door and towards the headmaster's office while taking away Harry's last chance of giving an explanation.
Harry groaned and walked to where the meeting was taking place as well. Everyone was there but this time the only seat that was open was between Sirius and Snape. Harry smiled at Sirius but didn't make eye contact with Snape as he sat down. The meeting went on and a lot was said. Harry explained yet again his vision and Dumbledore told everyone their plans.
There was still the ordeal of finding out a way to get the amulet snapped together touching Voldemort while also touching the founder's heirs as well. They couldn't get killed in the process. Harry had been thinking about ways ever since the beginning of this whole ordeal but they would all end up with dreadful results.
It was decided that the aurors would be at the front of Hogwarts with the Order members and Harry near the entrance. Hopefully the plan would work.
. When the meeting was nearing the end Dumbledore asked Harry if he would like to say anything. Harry realized this might be his only chance and he stood up immediately and locked eyes with Severus. "Snape can't go out there!" Harry yelled. He realized he sounded a bit immature but at this point he couldn't care less. Everyone was staring at the professor and the student minister with confused expressions.
"Care to elaborate on the reason why?" McGonagall asked smoothly.
"They are after him. Voldemort wants him.alive. I don't know why but it is because he is a traitor to him. If he goes out their then he might not be coming back."
"Potter, I am not going to sit back like a coward. They are after everyone and there is a chance anyone of us might not come back. This is war," Snape said coldly.
Harry looked to Dumbledore pleading for help.
"I am afraid he is right Harry. He will just have to stay with the rest of us and watch his back like all of us will. Now I think if that is all we should discuss what we will do about the amulet. You three can't very well walk up to Voldemort and simply place the triangle on him. Any ideas?"
Harry sighed. He was not going to win with Snape after all.
"I have an idea," Fallyn said quietly.
"What is your idea Miss Amory?" Dumbledore asked.
"Well, since the three of us need to be touching it then how about we make a potion with all of our blood and some skin and then put in on the completed charm. We can levitate it onto him."
"A potion like that would take days Miss Amory," Snape said.
"However there might be a similar way."
"How about we cut some of our skin or something and attach it to the amulet?"
"Now that just might work Mr. Potter," Dumbledore said.
"We have to cut ourselves?" Draco asked.
Dumbledore and Harry nodded. The meeting was soon over and the aurors would be there within the half hour. First, however, they had to set the amulet up.
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A/N- I hope this chapter was a little more satisfactory? I had some reviews saying my last wasn't up to it's usual standards. Oh well, I liked it even if the last chapter was a little bit cliché. Am I right? Anyway.I will update a couple times this weekend. I am going to see Scary Movie 3 with my friends tomorrow! It looks soooo funny! PLEASE REVIEW!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW!!!
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Preparations
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"M.Master, It is ready. Malfoy and Haymon g.got the w..wards down. No one expects anything my lord."
"Very good Wormtail," Voldemort hissed. "Tomorrow night we will attack. The dementors will attack at midnight, soon followed by the werewolves and other creatures." The dark lord was now addressing the whole room full of men, large and small in long black cloaks and masks. "All of us will then attack precisely at 2:00 a.m. I expect dark marks everywhere. Seranabin!"
"Yes master," a slim person in a deatheater robe and mask knelt down on the floor in a bow."
"You did not get the giants on our side?"
"No my lord. I am sorry." The man shivered discretely under his mask waiting for the dreaded Cruciatus curse to hit him. It did and the man shriveled back in pain. Voldemort let them all leave but called Lucius to come forward.
"Lucius my most loyal deatheater."
"Yes my lord?" the silver-blonde haired man replied.
"I want Severus and I want him alive. Bring him to me. It is time he pays."
Lucius smirked at this and bowed. "Of course my lord."
Harry woke with a start and remembered his dream. He looked at the clock and saw it was nearly 3:30 a.m.
It was now nearing the beginning of May and time seemed to pass rather quickly for everyone. It was would be May in two days and Harry welcomed it with cheer. He soon remembered his vision clearly and knew he had to tell Dumbledore immediately even though it was the middle of the night. Voldemort was going to attack in less than twenty-four hours. Hopefully the outcome will be for the best.
Harry was a little confused as to why he didn't feel the Cruciatus curse when Voldemort had cast it on that one deatheater but he had a feeling it had to do with his improvements in Occlumency. He got out of bed quickly and dressed. In ten minutes Harry found himself looking at the sleepy-eyed headmaster who had just opened the door.
"What's wrong Harry? Another dream?"
"I'm sorry I woke you Albus but I felt it was an emergency. Voldemort is going to attack at midnight tomorrow!"
Dumbledore's tired face immediately looked alert as he ushered Harry into the office and they both sat down.
"Tell me what you know Harry," Dumbledore said gravely.
"Tomorrow at 12:00 a.m the dementors will come and then the werewolves and other creatures will come a little later. I think the dementors are just a distraction. Then at 2:00 a.m the deatheaters and Voldemort will come. Some how they got the wards down but I'm not sure how. I don't think there is enough time to put them back up!" Harry cried.
"I will do my best to strengthen them. Harry, I want you to go get as many aurors as you can and bring them to Hogwarts as soon as possible. If we get enough then we won't need to put the older years in danger by positioning them in the war."
Harry cringed at that word. He hated the word 'war' so much.
"I will notice all the order members right away and I will call an immediate emergency meeting. Go now to the Ministry. Talk to the head aurors. They should be able to get the rest of them to come. Come back when you can. Try to be back for breakfast. I am sure that the students will be more reassured if they have their minister with them."
Harry took a portkey not five minutes later but he couldn't find Acacia anywhere so he called her in the floo system. Ten minutes later Acacia and three very sleep deprived looking aurors sat in front of Harry's desk facing Harry. It was now 4:30 a.m and Harry was feeling quite tired.
"I've called you all here because we have an emergency at Hogwarts. Tomorrow at midnight Voldemort is going to attack along with lots of other dangerous creatures such as dementors and werewolves. Possibly even vampires."
Acacia gasped but Harry continued.
"We need at least 450 aurors to come to Hogwarts as soon as possible. There are at least 400 hundred deatheaters and countless more creatures," Harry finished.
"Okay sir," an auror said. "Although I do not understand fully all of the details I will gather more than enough aurors and be at Hogwarts by 2:00 p.m.
"Thank you, now I must be off. I will be back later Acacia. Please keep this quiet?"
"Of course Harry, good luck."
Harry portkeyed back to his Hogwarts common room and quickly fell asleep on the couch. He was woken up by Draco spilling cold water on him. Harry forgot to be mad even though his bones were shivering as he told Malfoy everything that had happened since 3:30 a.m this morning. He made sure he left out the part about his father and Snape because he didn't want to upset his friend.
Before they knew it, it was time for breakfast and the headmaster stood up to make the dreaded announcement.
"Everyone, I would like to announce that classes are canceled for the today." Everyone cheered loudly but was hushed by the headmaster. "I am afraid that it is not a reason to be joyous over. I have the unfortunate task of letting you all know that Voldemort will attack tonight and we all have to move to safety."
This room of safety would be the room of requirement.
"Everyone will be kept safe in a large and secret room in the castle and as soon as you are all done eating the minister will guide you there."
Almost everyone started whispering loudly and the younger years froze in shock. Harry stood up to speak but he couldn't think of what to say but then he realized something both him and the headmaster almost forgot. "Everyone, I realize that this is probably a shock to you all but everything will turn out in the end. I would also like to tell the sixth and seventh years who have been training with me that you will not be needed unless it is absolutely necessary. I hope you all try to have a nice breakfast."
After everyone was finished with their breakfast Harry, Hermione and Ron led them to the room of requirement. The scared and shocked looking students of Hogwarts all followed them. Inside, the room was as big as the great hall with beds lined up all down the walls. Couches were spread all over the place with board and muggle card games and the fireplaces were blazing. Some people smiled and started playing chess.
Harry said goodbye to his friends and told them he would be back soon. His two friends tried to protest but then Harry quickly went off to find Professor Snape.
All of the Order of Phoenix members were sitting in the great hall and Dumbledore saw Harry and asked about the students.
"They are fine except the sixth and seventh years really thought they should help. They weren't even scared."
"Ah yes, well it is for the best I suppose. I've told the order members and we are just about to go and have a meeting in my office for I don't think it is the best idea to be in such an open area while speaking about secretive things. Moody says the aurors will all be here by two."
"Well it seems that there isn't much to discuss then because it looks like you've covered it all. Oh except for how we are supposed to use the amulet and I was wondering about the prophecy. It was about just me, not the others."
"Harry, I found out that the Gryffindor amulet piece is the most and important and strongest piece. It completes it more than either one. That is why the prophecy only pertains to just you."
"Oh, well then I guess we should go to you office?" Harry asked.
Dumbledore nodded and led the auror members to his office. Snape was one of the last ones to exit so Harry caught up with him.
"Professor Snape!" Harry called. The potions master turned around slowly and with a sneer said, "Yes minister?"
Harry rolled his eyes at being called minister. He thought he had told everyone to not call him that. Apparently they still didn't get the message.
"I have to talk to you about something."
Snape raised his eyebrows. "Go on." Severus prompted.
"Well.when.when I had a vision I saw Voldemort tell Lucius Malfoy to bring you to him alive."
"And what do you want me to do about that?" the potions master hissed icily.
Harry thought about that for a second and without thinking he spoke. "Don't go! Go to the room of the requirement with the others. You'll be safe there!" Harry said suddenly in a rush.
"Excuse me?"
"Don't go out there. They are after you specifically," Harry repeated.
"Potter, I don't need you concern and if I do remember they are after you and Dumbledore specifically as well," Snape snapped billowing out the door and towards the headmaster's office while taking away Harry's last chance of giving an explanation.
Harry groaned and walked to where the meeting was taking place as well. Everyone was there but this time the only seat that was open was between Sirius and Snape. Harry smiled at Sirius but didn't make eye contact with Snape as he sat down. The meeting went on and a lot was said. Harry explained yet again his vision and Dumbledore told everyone their plans.
There was still the ordeal of finding out a way to get the amulet snapped together touching Voldemort while also touching the founder's heirs as well. They couldn't get killed in the process. Harry had been thinking about ways ever since the beginning of this whole ordeal but they would all end up with dreadful results.
It was decided that the aurors would be at the front of Hogwarts with the Order members and Harry near the entrance. Hopefully the plan would work.
. When the meeting was nearing the end Dumbledore asked Harry if he would like to say anything. Harry realized this might be his only chance and he stood up immediately and locked eyes with Severus. "Snape can't go out there!" Harry yelled. He realized he sounded a bit immature but at this point he couldn't care less. Everyone was staring at the professor and the student minister with confused expressions.
"Care to elaborate on the reason why?" McGonagall asked smoothly.
"They are after him. Voldemort wants him.alive. I don't know why but it is because he is a traitor to him. If he goes out their then he might not be coming back."
"Potter, I am not going to sit back like a coward. They are after everyone and there is a chance anyone of us might not come back. This is war," Snape said coldly.
Harry looked to Dumbledore pleading for help.
"I am afraid he is right Harry. He will just have to stay with the rest of us and watch his back like all of us will. Now I think if that is all we should discuss what we will do about the amulet. You three can't very well walk up to Voldemort and simply place the triangle on him. Any ideas?"
Harry sighed. He was not going to win with Snape after all.
"I have an idea," Fallyn said quietly.
"What is your idea Miss Amory?" Dumbledore asked.
"Well, since the three of us need to be touching it then how about we make a potion with all of our blood and some skin and then put in on the completed charm. We can levitate it onto him."
"A potion like that would take days Miss Amory," Snape said.
"However there might be a similar way."
"How about we cut some of our skin or something and attach it to the amulet?"
"Now that just might work Mr. Potter," Dumbledore said.
"We have to cut ourselves?" Draco asked.
Dumbledore and Harry nodded. The meeting was soon over and the aurors would be there within the half hour. First, however, they had to set the amulet up.
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A/N- I hope this chapter was a little more satisfactory? I had some reviews saying my last wasn't up to it's usual standards. Oh well, I liked it even if the last chapter was a little bit cliché. Am I right? Anyway.I will update a couple times this weekend. I am going to see Scary Movie 3 with my friends tomorrow! It looks soooo funny! PLEASE REVIEW!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW!!!