Chapter 27
Two weeks had passed since Gryffindor had won the Quidditch Cup. Harry woke up at two a.m. thinking about the last Hogsmead weekend later that day. Voldemort still hadn't executed whatever plan he had been talking about and Harry had a bad feeling that whatever it was that Voldemort was planning was going to be put into action during this Hogsmead visit.
Harry was seriously thinking about not going into Hogsmead today, but thought that if Voldemort was going to attack he had better be there. Not to mention what Ginny might do if he called off their date.
While sitting on his bed and listening to his roommates steady breathing, Harry started making a list of the things that Voldemort wanted the most. The list did nothing to improve Harry's mode, in fact it made him even more depressed. The list read like this.
1. Him
2. The Prophecy
3. Him
4. Anyone that had been in direct contact with him.
5. Him
6. Immortality and
7. Him
Harry was jerked out of his thoughts by Ron waking up. Harry decided that it was his job to protect his friends, and knew that he had to go to Hogsmead. Harry rolled out of bed and landed very hard on the ground. Ron turned around and asked.
"Are you alright?" Then seeing the worried look on Harry's face added. "What's the matter?"
"Nothing." Harry said putting the walls back up around him. He didn't need to scare his friends for no reason.
At eleven o'clock Harry, Ginny, Ron and Hermione left the castle to go to Hogsmead. Harry could sense Remus Lupin and Bill Weasley following him.
"Good." Harry thought. "My guards today know what they're doing."
Harry acted normally even though all his senses were looking for anything out of the ordinary. It was about three o'clock when Harry and Ginny sat down at a new little café to get something to eat and drink. Since Harry had been up since two a.m. he was starting to get tired, and was starting to let his guard down when a sudden pain flashed across his scar.
"Ginny run!" Harry yelled.
Just as Harry told Ginny to run about a dozen Death Eaters apparated to form a circle around Harry and Ginny. Harry was vaguely aware of Remus and Bill throwing off their invisibility cloaks. The majority of Harry's attention was on trying to stun as many Death Eaters as possible. Before Harry had stunned even one Death Eater, one of them stunned Ginny.
"NO!" Harry yelled as he sent stunning spells at two Death Eaters.
Both spells hit their mark. Harry had stunned five Death Eaters when he heard two voices yell "Stupify!" Before Harry could turn around he felt the two spells hit him in the small of his back. The last thing he saw was members of the Order apparating into Hogsmead.
With Harry stunned the Death Eaters quickly left. Leaving behind those who had been hit by the spells. Once all the Death Eaters had left the students started to come out of their hiding spots. Ron and Hermione quickly ran over to where the Order was trying to get information on what had happened.
"Silence!" Dumbledore called out and all of the students immediately froze. "I want all of my students back up to the castle and in their Common Rooms. I expect my Prefects and the Head Boy and Girl to supervise this. Do not leave your Common Rooms until your head of house has come to get you." Dumbledore finished giving Ron and Hermione stern looks. All of the students obediently headed back toward the castle.
"What happened Remus?" Dumbledore asked.
"We're not real sure. One minute everything was calm and the next minute we were under attack. The one thing that we do know is that Voldemort now has both Harry and Ginny." Lupin said sounding close to tears.
"We need to set up a search party. Harry isn't strong enough to beat Voldemort yet. If we don't save him the world will have no chance." Dumbledore said gravely.
It took the rest of the day to get the remaining Death Eaters under custody. That night the Great Hall had a slightly mournful air coming from four tables. By now the whole school knew that Harry and Ginny had been taken prisoner. The only table that didn't seem bothered by this news was, of course, the Slytherins.
Ron and Hermione were impatiently awaiting any news from the Order. About half the teachers were missing and Ron and Hermione knew that meant that Dumbledore thought there was some hope that their friends could be found.