Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix- Chapter 24
"Harry, what-" He cut Hermione off.
"That dream again. It was the dream. Except there was more. He was talking about how he was going to destroy me. Me and that other person. He was talking about revenge. Not on me, but on the other person. He was saying that he needs to deliver me to be recognised, needs to deliver me or kill me." Hermione and Ron were studying him intently.
"That wasn't all, was it?" Ron asked softly. Harry had just sated almost exactly what had happened in all of his previous dreams and had never been so upset.
"No," Harry paused for a moment, "He said that you, too, would pay." There was silence in the deserted room.
"What?" Hermione asked.
"He said that for all the times you got in the way, helped me to beat the Dark Lord, for all the times you stood by me, you too, were going to pay. He wants to get you guys out of the way so he can get me." There was another long period of silence.
"We won't let him." Ron said determinedly.
"You guys don't understand! I don't want you two getting hurt for me!" Harry exclaimed, walking a few paces away, then turning back.
"Well, what do you expect us to do? Back off? Pretend we aren't your friends? We can't do that, Harry. No matter how much danger we are in, we won't budge. You would do the same for us." Hermione was looking at Harry with a resolute gaze. Ron had crossed his arms over his chest and was nodding in agreement. Harry opened his mouth to protest when the door to the room was flung open.
Dumbledore, Lupin, Snape and Snuffles all stood at the door. Snuffles bounded up to Harry and began growling at him as though he was telling him off.
"What is going on?" Remus demanded.
"We-" Hermione was cut off.
"Hermione!" Hermione looked at Harry in shock.
"Harry they HAVE to know! You have to tell them and if you don't I will!" Harry narrowed his eyes.
"No, Hermione. It's nothing." Suddenly Ron interrupted.
"It IS something Harry. I agree with Hermione, you have to tell them! This is getting serious!" Harry looked between his friends. Remus gently said his name.
"Traitors." He hissed. The whole room fell into shocked silence.
"Harry!" Both Ron and Hermione exclaimed.
"Don't talk to me. If you tell them, I swear you will regret it!" With that Harry pushed past the group at the door and ran out of sight. Hermione stood in shock, Ron was spluttering.
"Ron, Hermione, what's going on?" Dumbledore asked, the shine in his eyes was gone. Suddenly in clicked it Hermione's head.
"No." She said it softly. Ron looked at her in surprise.
"Hermione, I thought we agreed to-" Ron was cut off.
"No, Ron! This is Harry we're talking about. He's not really angry. He's trying to protect us!" It dawned on Ron what she meant.
"Oh! Of course! I get it! Did he really think he could fool us? It won't work, Hermione, he can push us away all that he wants, but we'll keep coming back." He suddenly looked up at the group in the doorway.
"We won't tell." Snape's jaw dropped open.
"You do realise that he could be in trouble and we can't help him if you don't tell us?" Snape asked icily.
"His life could be in danger and you won't tell us?" Snape's voice raised.
"Yes, we understand that. And actually, it could be true, but if he doesn't want you all to know than we won't betray his trust."
"Ron, Hermione-" Dumbledore started.
"Sorry, Professor, you can't make us." Hermione had just refused to answer a teacher. The silence was heavy. Hermione took Ron by the arm and steered him out of the room. No one stopped them.
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I know, weird chapter. Some of you may wonder what its relevance to the story is. Basically, just showing that things are getting worse, Harry's concern for his friends and Hermione and Ron's loyalty to Harry. Wadda you think? Anyone? Hell-llooo?
"Harry, what-" He cut Hermione off.
"That dream again. It was the dream. Except there was more. He was talking about how he was going to destroy me. Me and that other person. He was talking about revenge. Not on me, but on the other person. He was saying that he needs to deliver me to be recognised, needs to deliver me or kill me." Hermione and Ron were studying him intently.
"That wasn't all, was it?" Ron asked softly. Harry had just sated almost exactly what had happened in all of his previous dreams and had never been so upset.
"No," Harry paused for a moment, "He said that you, too, would pay." There was silence in the deserted room.
"What?" Hermione asked.
"He said that for all the times you got in the way, helped me to beat the Dark Lord, for all the times you stood by me, you too, were going to pay. He wants to get you guys out of the way so he can get me." There was another long period of silence.
"We won't let him." Ron said determinedly.
"You guys don't understand! I don't want you two getting hurt for me!" Harry exclaimed, walking a few paces away, then turning back.
"Well, what do you expect us to do? Back off? Pretend we aren't your friends? We can't do that, Harry. No matter how much danger we are in, we won't budge. You would do the same for us." Hermione was looking at Harry with a resolute gaze. Ron had crossed his arms over his chest and was nodding in agreement. Harry opened his mouth to protest when the door to the room was flung open.
Dumbledore, Lupin, Snape and Snuffles all stood at the door. Snuffles bounded up to Harry and began growling at him as though he was telling him off.
"What is going on?" Remus demanded.
"We-" Hermione was cut off.
"Hermione!" Hermione looked at Harry in shock.
"Harry they HAVE to know! You have to tell them and if you don't I will!" Harry narrowed his eyes.
"No, Hermione. It's nothing." Suddenly Ron interrupted.
"It IS something Harry. I agree with Hermione, you have to tell them! This is getting serious!" Harry looked between his friends. Remus gently said his name.
"Traitors." He hissed. The whole room fell into shocked silence.
"Harry!" Both Ron and Hermione exclaimed.
"Don't talk to me. If you tell them, I swear you will regret it!" With that Harry pushed past the group at the door and ran out of sight. Hermione stood in shock, Ron was spluttering.
"Ron, Hermione, what's going on?" Dumbledore asked, the shine in his eyes was gone. Suddenly in clicked it Hermione's head.
"No." She said it softly. Ron looked at her in surprise.
"Hermione, I thought we agreed to-" Ron was cut off.
"No, Ron! This is Harry we're talking about. He's not really angry. He's trying to protect us!" It dawned on Ron what she meant.
"Oh! Of course! I get it! Did he really think he could fool us? It won't work, Hermione, he can push us away all that he wants, but we'll keep coming back." He suddenly looked up at the group in the doorway.
"We won't tell." Snape's jaw dropped open.
"You do realise that he could be in trouble and we can't help him if you don't tell us?" Snape asked icily.
"His life could be in danger and you won't tell us?" Snape's voice raised.
"Yes, we understand that. And actually, it could be true, but if he doesn't want you all to know than we won't betray his trust."
"Ron, Hermione-" Dumbledore started.
"Sorry, Professor, you can't make us." Hermione had just refused to answer a teacher. The silence was heavy. Hermione took Ron by the arm and steered him out of the room. No one stopped them.
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I know, weird chapter. Some of you may wonder what its relevance to the story is. Basically, just showing that things are getting worse, Harry's concern for his friends and Hermione and Ron's loyalty to Harry. Wadda you think? Anyone? Hell-llooo?