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Chapter six: Rescue mission

"Quiet! Round the corner, quick." McGonagall motioned the two others to follow her.

Ginny had already scouted ahead.

"I think he stunned this bloke here." She whispered, kicking the body of a man on the floor. "Maybe we should tie him up, just in case."

George nodded and conjured up some ropes from the tip of his wand.

"Quick now. We must hurry." McGonagall said with a hasty tone in her voice.

"Yes. We must. When I find him I am going to knock him unconcious and-"

"Ginny shut it." Ron grabbed his sister's arm and dragged her ahead.

She wrestled herself free from her brother's grip and listened at the door.

"Coast clear I think." She whispered.

In one quick movement she pulled the door open and pointed her wand in the hallway. But it was empty.

"Why are there no guards here?"

"You heard Malfoy. They're all backing up the South Gate." George whispered back.

They ran further but froze as they heard a shout.

"Rookwood! What happened?"

The man had been discovered. They had to hurry.

"Hey, look!"

Ron ran ahead and picked up a bundle of cloth at the top of the staircase.

"It's an invisibility cloak...Harry's."

"He must've gone this way."

Quickly they swept down the stairs. They entered a long dark hallway with walls of stone. Water was dripping down and the doors they passed were like those you'd find in a prison.

Suddenly Ginny noticed a man sneaking up to the last door in the hallway. She motioned the others to be silent by putting a finger to her lips and together they followed the man.

Someone was yelling. "Hermione! Hermione? Alohomora!"

No doubt it was Harry. Ginny moved as quick as she could.

"Stupefy!"

The man went riggid and fell over to the ground. But before she had the time to say anything she was looking straight at the tip of Harry's wand.

"Who are you, stand back."

She slapped him in the face. "You idiot! You stupid git. You reckless-"

"That will do miss Weasley." McGonagall's voice sounded from behind her. "Harry, you must come with us. This is all a trap."

"No! I won't leave Hermione here."

He turned around and started to pull at the door, calling her name.

"Harry, this is not her. Our contact informed us. You have to come." Ginny said impatiently, grabbing his wrist. "Come on!"

Her grip on his arm loosened as he forcefully pulled it back. He was looking around wildly.

"Then we have to find her. She's still in this building. I-"

"Harry, shut up!" Ginny felt the anger rise inside her as she lashed out again, leaving a red mark on his cheek.

George and Ron both grabbed one of Harry's arms, making sure he wouldn't wrestle his way out of their reach. Ginny aproached him with a sad look in her eyes, her wand raised. He looked at her. His eyes asking her 'why'.

"I'm sorry Harry..." she whispered. "Stupefy!"

She watched his body go riggid. All he could do now was look at them sadly. George hoisted Harry's limp body over one shoulder and carried him down the corridor. Ginny followed slowly.

A hand on her shoulder startled her. It was Ron.

"Ginny...are you okay?"

She sighed. "No...Ron, what if we're doing the wrong thing? Hermione's here! In this mansion. And we've come this far already..."

Ron was silent for a moment, but from the way his grip on her shoulder tightened she knew he had been thinking the same thing.

"I know...we're here and we should try to save her but...it's just too dangerous. Our cover is gone. They know we're here. We're right where they want us."

"Yes, but still! I think Harry was right. We have to save her Ron!"

"Don't you think I thouhgt that too? I miss her! She's my friend! I'm afraid she'll be hurt. But Harry almost got killed back there. He's my friend too. If he can't rescue her, than none of us can. Besides...according to Dumbledore, Hermione is safely hidden by our contact."

He saw the look in his sister's eyes. She was still not convinced.

"Ginny...there's nothing we can do right now. We're just kids. Let Dumbledore do the planning. You know he's always a step ahead. Let's just leave before we run into another mindless servant of Voldemort."

"...alright. But I think I'd be more at ease if I knew who this contact is."

"No one knows but Dumbledore. So I don't think we'll be told, we're just kids. Now move your arse before I have to kick it, because I'd prefer living another day in freedom."

Hurriedly they ran after the others. As they crossed the dak field into the woods, they saw the sun was starting to rise.

Well hello everybody! This the update I promised, because I did not get just 3 reviews, I got 5!!! Wow! Thank you all! That made me feel so much better

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So, that there was my sixth chapter...I've got a testweek coming up with loads of boring subjects I know hardly anything about...darn...anyway, hope you're all happy with the update and I hope to see you all at the next chapter. I won't be able to post for a whole week because of that testweek, but fear not! I will come back after testweek! You know, actually I'm nerveous as hell. I've not only got a testweek, but the Wednesday AFTER the testweek I've got a karate exam...man, I'm going for the blue belt and I'm soooooo sure I'm gonna fail...but that's what I thought last time I had an exam aand that time I even got to skip a belt...so maybe my worries are for nothing...anyway, my friends at school all have the biggest 'faith' in me, because with large smiles on their faces they tel me I'll fail. Of course they don't mean it, but it doesn't help either. Anyway, they like to tease me and I tease them right back . Uhm...I think I bothered you all enough now...so see you at the next chapter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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