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Chapter 9

Ron ran as fast as his legs would take him to the Great Hall. Snippets of the letter he read kept flashing through his mind. Halloween Dance-special potion-bring back the Dark Lord-Over a hundred followers-take over Hogwarts...

He realized that's why he didn't see Professor Dumbledore at the Dance, in the letter, Krum explained the whole plan to Hermione about how the Death Eaters would capture Dumbledore when he was alone and unguarded and hide him in a secret dungeon.

He skidded to a stop in the middle of the room, his eyes scanned wildly around looking for Hermione and Krum.

"I don't see them." Harry said anxiously.

Ron and Harry had sent Ginny to look for Professor McGonagall to show her the letters.

Suddenly, the music stopped and the sound of windows breaking filled the room.

Ron looked up and saw the Death Eaters on brooms flying about and cackling evilly. In an instant, the whole room turned into chaos, people were running around like mad, but that's when Ron spotted them, Hermione and Krum running to the entrance of the Great Hall.

He pushed through the throng of students and quickly exited the Great Hall. Once outside the room, he heard the door slam shut. He heard people screaming, but he couldn't turn back to help anyone. That's when he realized that Harry was still inside the Great Hall. He can take care of himself…I hope. He thought, silently praying that both of his friends were all right.

"Somebody help me!"

"Shut up, you stupid girl!"

Ron immediately recognized Hermione and Krum's voices.

His heart was thudding against his chest, but he tried to push the feeling of fright aside and ran towards the voices.

Ron couldn't believe that he was doing this alone, it felt weird but at the same time exhilarating. Maybe for once he could prove to everybody that he could do things on his own, especially saving the one person who meant the most to him.

He ran down several flights of staircases and then down the corridor until he reached to the grounds where Hagrid's cabin was located.

The weather was very wet. As cold, big drops of rain fell to the earth, Ron skidded to a stop behind a big boulder. He peered out into the darkness wishing that there were more light for him to see where exactly Hermione and Krum were going.

Suddenly, Ron saw a bright blue light flash from within the Forbidden Forest. He gulped the lump that started forming in his throat, I guess that's where I have to go. He thought slowly but steadily making his way to the Forbidden Forest.

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Harry watched in horror as the doors slammed shut, leaving everybody trapped in the Great Hall.

"I couldn't find her, Harry." Ginny said holding onto his arm, tightly.

Harry turned to look at her and saw that the fear in her eyes mirrored his. He looked around the room and saw that almost everybody was huddled at the sides of the room.

"C'mon." He said making his way through the crowds of students and finding an empty corner. He sank down to the floor, with Ginny following his lead.

He felt in his pocket for his wand and then took it out, Better to be armed. He thought to himself.

"Everyone, descend." One of the men drawled, landing gracefully in the middle of the room and surveying the room.

Harry recognized that voice immediately as Lucius Malfoy. He felt his blood start to boil.

All of the other Death Eaters landed behind him, like soldiers waiting to be instructed.

"My…my…my…look at all of these petrified faces." Lucius said mockingly walking around the room. He pulled out his wand from his cloak and pointed it at a girl from Ravenclaw.

The girl squealed and then covered her mouth with her hands.

"That's right you disgracefully little Mudblood. I don't want to hear another word come out of your mouth…infact…Avada Kedavra!"

A jet of green light was emitted from his wand and the girl was killed instantly. Her body fell limply onto the floor.

Lucius chuckled, "One down, and many, many more to go."