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Before Neville could say another word Harry ran out of the room. He ran up the girls' side of the Gryiffdor tower. Every one just watched and didn't try to stop him, if fact they avoided him even to the point that people jumped out of his way. When he saw Ginny he stopped.
"Have you seen Hermione?" Harry asked fear in his voice.
"She left with Ron and Snape." Ginny quickly said.
Harry quickly pulled out the bit of wood that Dumbledore had given him. He pointed his wand at it them mumbled that he couldn't find then and that he was heading to Hogsmeade. Ginny took a step back while Harry did this.
"Thanks Ginny." He mumbled then ran out of the common room without a backward glance. If he had he would have seen the whole of the Gryffindor house looking at him like he had gone crazy.
Harry Looked at the eye-eyed witch statue that stood in front of him it also doubled as a secret way into Hogsmeade. He pulled out his wand.
"Dissendium!" Harry whispered the hump of the one-eyed witch opened and he slipped through the hole.
He was running as soon as his feet touched the tunnel's floor, as he ran he lit his wand. He was tired and sore from running but he didn't stop there was too much on the line. He couldn't deal with what was coming alone; he needed Ron and Hermione.
Ron's way to make him laugh and Hermione's smartness. He couldn't let Voldemort get them. He pushed himself harder and faster. He sighed in relief when he saw the stairs that would led him into the basement of Honeydukes.
When his head hit the floorboards of the basement floor, he pushed the trap door open pulling himself out of the tunnel and onto the wooden floor. He quickly closed the trap door, which seemed to disappear into the patten of the floorboards. He sat on the floor for a minute to catch his breath, which came in painful gasps.
He hurried up the wooden steps that lead to the shop above. He opened the door slightly to make sure no one was on the other side of it. It was early in the night and the shop was closing however there were just enough late shoppers to slip out of the shop unnoticed.
Harry could see no one on the streets and his heart beat started to speed up. He ran in the direction of were he thought he had seen them in the Griffin's plate. As he went he saw less and less people, that's when it hit him. The death eaters' had cast a spell on the area to make wizards and witches alike walk in the other direction. He ran faster as thoughts of turning around plagued his mind.
He turned a corner and saw Snape and three other men casting spell between each other. Harry didn't know what to do, should he help Snape and then find Ron and Hermione.
Harry decided that he would have to help Snape then slip away to find Ron and Hermione.
"Expelliarmus!" Harry shouted and one of the death eater's wands left his hand and landed in Harry's; the man himself was knocked back against one of the streets walls with a thud he than slid down the wall to rest at its base. Harry turned to the other one and yelling "Expelliarmus!" again receiving the same results. Harry now held two wands and his own he put the two other wands in his pocket.
Snape finished off the other. Harry ran in the direction of where he believed his friend's to be.
"Potter!" Harry turned at Snape's yell to see his potions master was following him. "I'll help too."
Harry nodded once then started running with Snape close behind. Harry was grateful for the back up.
Harry reached the cave a step in front of Snape. Harry turned the last corner and saw Hermione, Ron and the death eater. The death eater raised his wand just as Harry grabbed Hermione's shoe. The death eater finished the spell and the three teenagers and the death eater disappeared.
Snape stumbled back a step; they were gone. There was a noise behind him he swirled around wand raised to see Dumbledore, Sirius, Lupin and McGonagall; help had arrived too late.