Dumbledore: Meeting

"Is everything going according to plan?" asked Dumbledore.

"It's going quite well, actually." Said Snape as he tapped a strange home- made machine with his wand. Dumbledore nodded at Snape as sparks came out of the tip of his wand, but he didn't smile. Miggonagal went up to Dumbledore from behind the machine, looking slightly afraid.

"Are you sure this will work?" she asked the old wizard.

"No." Dumbledore confessed.

"What is that supposed to mean? What will happen if it doesn't work?"

Dumbledore discarded that question, and said, "Ah! It's finally finished!" He spread out his arms and walked over to his machine, leaving Miggonagal, still filled with questions, behind him.

There were three short knocks, and one short one, and all three teachers briskly turned around, knowing who it was. Tension still filled the room, along with uncertainty.

The door flew open by Dumbledore's magic, and the whole lot filled up the rest of the dark, gloomy room.

"All right, here we are." Said Draco Malfoy, tucking his wand back into his pockets. "Phase Three ready."

Ron didn't seem to notice the slightly bored, sarcastic, and saddened look to Draco now. The man saw only betrayal in him, and he never saw the jealousy in his own self. He never took consideration of Draco's past, or his present and future. Hermione could still see everything Draco was feeling as the invisible barrier closed them together, separate from the rest, as it had done ten years ago.

Ron was also the only one who didn't seem to realize how important this all was. Trust, friendship, bravery, honesty, and hope would help them on this journey. Who knew what could happen to Ron with the feelings growing inside of him- or in Draco. Both their fates were unknown.

Ron, Hermione, and all their friends and few teachers gathered around the machine, taken by its beauty and mystery. A new journey was about to begin, they could feel it. This was going to be huge.

The machine looked strangely like a half done car, except it had swirling white mist circling all around it. The mist was so thick you could hardly see the inside of the car. Small holes were visible around the edges, which Hermione looked at quizzically.

"What are those for?" she asked, but it was Draco who answered, and only Ron found it peculiar.

"They're where we stick our wands." Hermione looked surprised and interested at Draco, which seemed to give him a sprang of hope in his voice. "One cannot possible save your friends by themselves, but if we all work together we can succeed. Our magic from our wands will feed this machine its power."

There was a pause of amazement and interest from Draco's speech, then Miggonagal rushed them on. "Well, get in! Get in! Hurry up!" (hehehe! If you watch the first movie you'll realize a lot of the teachers, ((and Percy)) say that a lot! A lot of hurrying in that movie lol! ;))

They car was around a muggle sized car, so Ron protested to his wife on how they were all to fit. He took her arm to hold her back, but she knew what he was up to.

"Ron, come on-"

Draco interrupted her. "Weasley, it's a magic car. It may look small, but it can fit more than thousands. Use your head." He said, then he climbed in the car himself.

"He's right, Ron. You need to lighten up and stop being so suspicious. We're not seventeen anymore, and our friends are in trouble. They need us. ALL of us."

Hermione took her husband's hand and, together, they got into the car.

(Whew! I'm so glad I finally got a chapter in! But I'm oddly distracted lately, and I had to stop here, because I got a small writer's block! Sorry about that. I'll make longer chapters next update- Also, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE don't post about me making longer chapters in the reviews. I ALWAYS make a comment about making longer chapters if mine is so short, and at least one person doesn't read it and posts about it, and it's slightly irritating. Thanks!)