A/N: Merry Christmas!!! This will be my last chapter before Christmas. I know this story is dragging right now, but it will get more interesting.

Chapter 22

Possessed

"Oh Harry," Dumbledore called just before Harry entered the fire.

"Don't tell Candice anything, tell her to come to my office,"

"Yes sir,"

Harry fell out of the fireplace in the basement kitchen of Grimmuld place.

"Harry, you're back!" exclaimed Hermione. Candice stood up, she looked like she had been sleeping.

"Uh, Hi Hermione, Uh Candice Dumbledore wants to see you,"

"Ok," she said sleepily. she walked toward the fireplace, threw Floo Powder in, and said "Hogwarts."


"What did he want?" asked Hermione.

"Mione, I'm a little shocked right now, but Candice is, Candice is my sister," Hermione put a hand over her mouth.

"Harry how--- she began. Harry held up a hand to silence her.

"I don't know, he tried to explain," Hermione walked toward him,

"Look at me," she said softly. Is this what's been wrong with you?"

"No, I didn't find out till today, Now I feel like her life is in danger,"

"Harry, we're all in danger---

"BECAUSE YOU ARE FRIEND'S WITH ME, MAYBE IF I WENT AND TURNED MYSELF IN TO VOLDEMORT THEN HE WOULD LEAVE YOU ALONE!"

"You don't believe that," she said quietly.

"YES I DO, HERMIONE I LOVE YOU IF ANYTHING HAPPENED TO YOU I'D KILL MYSELF, YOU ARE THE ONLY THING LEFT TO LIVE FOR," this was the first time Harry had ever told her he loved her.

"You-you love me?"

"Well, yeah, I do," Hermione's response had calmed Harry.

"I-I don't know what to say,"

"Come on, let's go to bed, I'll race you,"

"Alright go,"

On the outside Hermione seemed fine, but on the inside, she was dying.

Harry won, but barely. Harry picked Hermione up and laid her on the bed. She was wearing a white bathrobe and looked very pretty lying on the bed. Harry removed his shirt and crawled in after her. she was lying on her back, her eyes were closed, but she was smiling. Harry kissed her, she moved closer to him. Harry's hands moved down and began to untie the belt, at last it came loose, He slowly pulled the to halves apart tying to ignore the pain in (well you know) His hand moved downward, Hermione began squirming, as though trying to get away. she told him to stop, but he didn't listen.

"Harry please," she was crying now. Suddenly Harry jumped, and stopped moving. Hermione just laid on the bed, crying. He had almost done something she could never forgive, never. even if it was Harry that did it. Harry began to awake,

"Hermione, what's wrong, what happened where-what- OH MY GOD! did I-- slowly Hermione nodded.

Harry jumped out of bed.

"Hermione, I'm going back to Hogwarts I'll spent Christmas there, after that, I'm going to turn myself in I can't allow myself to put you in danger like that again,"

"Harry, please don't go, I'll be in more danger if you leave me here,"

Harry broke down. Hermione walked to him and sat down next to him. Harry leaned in and cried into her shoulder. Hermione knew that Voldemort had possessed him again, and she did not blame him at all.

Hermione leaned toward Harry's ear and whispered,

"I love you, more than you can ever know,"

Well, I'm finally over writer's block (YAY) Well I hope you have a Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Year.

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!!!!