Harry and Hermione looked into the Hospital wing and saw Jenny sitting anxiously at her mum's side. She's so lucky, to have the love of even one of her parents Harry thought bitterly as he saw Jenny. He didn't want to feel bitter towards her but he couldn't help it. Hermione seemed to sense his bitterness and gave him a long warning look. April was asleep in the bed and Jenny was staring blankly at the wall.
"Hey." Harry said gently. Jenny turned and went straight to Harry and hugged him tightly. Hermione tensed slightly, needless to say she was still in love with Harry and still found it weird when him and Jenny were together even though they weren't a couple.
"Is April alright?" Hermione asked. Jenny nodded.
"Madame Pomfrey said I can stay if I want but I want to go back to the common room" Jenny said. Harry nodded and looked at Hermione to lead the way. Both sixth years glanced towards the bed where April lay peacefully in her cursed sleep. They knew she'd be awake soon and everything would be ok. Hermione led the way back to the common room so that Jenny or Harry wouldn't get told off as it was almost nearing their curfew. They went into the Gryffindor Common room to find everyone talking. Everyone surrounded the three as they went in.
"What happened?" Katie asked them.
"Where's Ron and Ginny?" asked someone else.
"Who attacked who?" asked another excited Gryffindor.
"Shut up!" Jenny screamed. She silenced everyone instantly, in the short period of time she'd actually become known she had gained a lot of respect.
"Has McGonagall been here?" Harry asked. A few Gryffindors shook their heads.
"Then I don't think we should tell you bu-"
"Very good thinking Miss Granger." Said Professor McGonagall from behind. Harry and Hermione both started with surprised. "Now I want it known that no one is to leave their common rooms after dinner unless accompanied by a prefect or a teacher." McGonagall said to the silent Gryffindors. "The head girl will be here soon to inform you all of the new security measures. Classes will be suspended tomorrow and you will be sent home earlier then usual. Your parents have been informed."
"But why aren't you telling us about the security things?" asked Dean Thomas.
"Because I'm needed elsewhere." McGonagall said severely. "It is more important then usual for you to follow the rules that have been put into place for your protection. Could I ask to see all prefects tomorrow at lunch. Miss Granger please inform the Weasleys if you see them" Hermione nodded and McGonagall gave a serious nod of satisfaction and left. The moment the portrait closed everyone started talking.
"We're going home early?" Harry asked Hermione.
"It seems so. What do you think Dumbledore wanted with Ron and Ginny?"
"It's probably something to do with Percy isn't it?" Hermione said to Harry in a quiet voice.
"But why doesn't he fight it if he's under the imperious curse." Harry said in an equally quiet tone so that no one could hear.
"He probably didn't expect it. We don't know how long he's been under the curse." Hermione said.
"Who's Percy?" Jenny asked, joining in their conversation. Hermione looked at Jenny in surprise.
"Hasn't Ginny told you who he is?" Hermione asked.
"Well I think she's mentions a Percy once or twice. Is he her third brother?" Jenny asked. Harry nodded, "She doesn't mention him much."
"I'm not surprised." Hermione said, "He did try and get Ron to, what was it? Severe all ties with Harry." Harry smirked slightly as Hermione's mouth twitched slightly.
"I think we should find somewhere a bit more private then this to talk?" Harry said seeing a few Gryffindors around them pretending to talk quickly when he looked at them. Hermione noticed as well and nodded towards the boys dormitories as Harry couldn't get to the girl's dorms. The three went to Harry's dorm and Harry closed the door behind them when they went in. Hermione went straight to Harry's bed and sat down on it.
"This is better" Harry said relishing the silence of the dorm room.
"Well, I hope April gets better." Hermione said. "She's supposed to be protecting us."
"From what? There hasn't exactly been any attacks." Harry said sitting on his trunk. Jenny came over and sat by him. Harry saw Hermione's eyes narrow slightly but she soon turned her gaze back to Harry.
"Well I'm not sure if there have been any attacks but if there have she's unlikely going to tell us."
"There have been a few attacks," Jenny told them. "She's stopped four Deatheaters from entering Hogwarts and she had to fight off a couple of Dementors the other day. I heard Kingsley Shacklebolt and my mum talking the other day when I was staying in her room. They thought I was asleep but Kingsley interrogated a Deatheater and it turns out that after killing Harry Voldemort wants to kill mum." Jenny told them.
"Why?" Hermione asked. Harry closed his eyes for a moment and he suddenly knew why. He remembered when Lupin was telling them about April before they had even met her.
"Well, she's sent so many deatheaters to Azkaban that they hate her." Harry said. "Remember Lupin said that Snape told them that Deatheaters sort of cower at her name?"
"Oh I remember now." Hermione said slowly. The door opened and Neville poked his head in.
"Cho's in the common room reading out the security measures. She wants everyone downstairs." Neville told them.
"Thanks Neville" Harry said.
"Cho? How does she know the password?" Jenny asked.
"Well she is the head girl." Harry reminded Jenny. "Come on." Hermione followed Harry and Jenny out of the dorm and down into the common room. Harry's scar started hurting slightly and he bit his lip to stop the increasing pain. Jenny glanced at him worriedly and took his hand. Harry looked at her slightly surprised but she just smiled and turned slightly red.
"Hurry up." Hermione said quickly as she walked between them, forcing their hands apart. Harry just stared at Jenny and smiled.
"So you're all here?" Cho's said loudly. Harry couldn't see Cho but after pushing through the crowd of Gryffindors he saw her sitting on a table. She had a log piece of Parchment and was running her wand over them.
"So what's happening?" asked Colin Creevy.
"I don't know." Cho said. "I was just told to tell you what's going to happen. I believe that the only people who know are the Gryffindor Quidditch team." Everyone started looking at those who were still in their Quidditch uniforms.
"We didn't go. It was Hermione that called us." Andrew Kirke said pointing at Hermione.
"Well it was Jenny's mum who got attacked. Jenny should know." Jack Sloper added.
"Will you two be quiet before I put you both in detentions?" Hermione snapped at them. "Do you want to listen to the rules of not?" A few people murmured that they had better things to do but listened to Hermione. Cho gave Hermione a cold look, which Hermione returned and cleared her throat.
"Ok, these don't really apply until next term but here goes. Students must stay in their common rooms after six in the evening. All clubs will be suspended with the exception of Quidditch. Quidditch will be continued but Practices must be done in the presence of an Auror or a teacher-" Cho stopped when Dean interrupted her.
"There are going to be aurors here?" asked Dean wide eyed.
"Well, the new minister of magic seems to place our safety quite high on her list." Cho said "Ok, um, where was I? Oh yeah, Quidditch will be practised with a teacher or auror. Prefects are to patrol in pairs, you will be told more in the prefect meeting tomorrow and everyone will be sent home on Sunday but you are not to leave the common rooms until a teacher is here to escort you to the carriages." Harry's scar exploded with pain.
"Ah!" He shouted as he clutched his scar and fell to his knees. Everyone took a step back immediately except Hermione and Jenny.
"You failed, you were supposed to kill her!" Harry hissed to the five deatheaters who stood before him. There was a deatheater on the floor with a shocked expression on his face. He had bright red hair and- Harry felt like being sick but he couldn't because he knew he was in Voldemort's body. Percy was dead.
"We are sorry my lord." Grovelled Lucious Malfoy.
"We did not expect that she was so strong." Said Avery.
"Be quiet!" Harry spat at them. "You deliberately failed to kill her and you put a curse on this filth. A Weasley. Do you know what his family are? They are Mudblood lovers. And you got the young deatheaters involved, you nearly gave away our position at the school. Do you not know how vital it is to have them in there?"
"I am sorry my lor-"
"Crucio." Harry said. Harry opened his eyes and saw Cho kneeling over him.
"Harry are you ok?" She asked worriedly. Harry propped himself up on his elbows and rubbed his scar painfully. Hermione was crouched next to Cho and Jenny was nowhere to be seen.
"What happened?" Cho asked urgently. Harry's scar throbbed painfully as Lucious Malfoy, Avery and three other deatheaters were being tortured
"Percy." Harry said in shock. Hermione looked at Harry in horror and Cho looked confused. Harry stumbled to his feet and dragged both girls out of the common room after him. If he was going to say anything it wasn't going to be in the common room where everyone was whispering about him. Once outside the common room Harry leaned against a wall and closed his eyes.
"Harry are you ok?" Cho asked.
"What did you see that time?" Hermione asked, getting to the bottom of the problem quicker then Cho.
"Percy's dead and Voldemort is torturing the deatheaters." Harry said staring at Hermione. "Apparently you were right. There are deatheaters in the school. Ow." Harry said as his scar gave a particularly painful throb.
"You were supposed to be able to block this out." Hermione said, "Why do you think you have Occlumency?"
"Harry studies Occlumency?" Cho asked in surprised. Hermione and Harry ignored her.
"I was improving. I don't have anymore dreams about him and my scar stops hurting twenty four seven but-" Harry took a deep breath. Cho took this opportunity to ask her own questions.
"What is happening and what is this about Occlumency?" She asked Harry.
"Harry gets dreams and Visions sent to him by Voldemort, that's why we went to the department of Mysteries last year, it's how he knew that Aurthur Weasley had been attacked. It's a way that we can anticipate what Voldemort is about to do."
"And I've been studying Occlumency for almost a year to try and block it out." Harry said. Cho stared at the two bewildered and she looked quite pale.
"And your scar-it's true about the connection between-" Cho couldn't finish. Harry nodded.
"Potter!" said Snape as he approached the three. "The Headmaster wants you." Snape looked at Cho and Hermione, "You two better come as well. Sirius is here with Lupin and there's an emergency meeting." Snape sneered at them.
"Yes sir." Harry said. Cho gave Hermione a confused look but Hermione just indicated for her to follow them.
"Sir." Harry said to Snape as they approached Dumbledore's office.
"What is it Potter?" Snape asked hatefully.
"I had a vision thing or Voldemort again." Harry said slowly, unsure of how Snape would react. Snape stopped and stared at Harry. Harry nearly crashed into him but stopped himself but it didn't stop Cho from crashing into him. Snape turned slowly then hurried on. As they entered Dumbledore's office Harry saw all the Weasleys minus Charlie and Percy, Sirius, Lupin, Moody, McGonagall and various other members and at his desk was Dumbledore.
"Please close the door Miss. Chang." Dumbledore said gravely.