Jenny managed to detach herself from the life of the party. She slowly walked up the stairs to the girl's dormitories. At first she had felt like celebrating but having spent half the night in the hospital wing checking on her team and then having thoughts of Harry running through her mind she soon lost the will to party with the others. The rest of the Quidditch team had all healed up. Hermione had instantly taken Ron upstairs, Lavender was checking that Dean was still up to par on the sofas in the common room and Ginny and Emma were drinking themselves silly. Emma had somehow managed to acquire a bottle of fire whiskey but no one was stopping her and Ginny from drinking it. Jenny opened the door to her dorm and immediately started pulling her quidditch robes off. She had just put on the pyjama trousers she slept in and was about to put on the t-shirt she slept in when the door opened and closed. Jenny spun around to see no one there. She was about to put her shirt on when she felt a hand on her sides.
"Harry?" Jenny asked enquiringly. She turned around and reached forwards, she felt some sort of material and pulled away the invisibility cloak off Harry.
"Hi." He said with a slight smile. Jenny didn't smile at all and took a step back.
"What are you doing here?" Jenny asked looking at Harry. Harry frowned.
"I've come to see you." Harry said.
"How did you get up the steps?" Jenny asked. Harry revealed a Broom case he had slung on his back and put it on the floor
"I flew up." Harry said. Jenny looked at Harry and realised she didn't have her shirt on. She quickly put it on and Harry smiled slightly. "Are you ok?"
"No." Jenny said. Harry looked at her.
"I'm really sorry" Harry said, "I've been a jerk, a prat, a dick"
"Don't forget bastard" Jenny interrupted
"I've been a complete bastard." Harry said. "I'm really sorry." Jenny looked into Harry's eyes and he immediately knew what she was doing, he wasn't going to try and block her from searching through his mind. Jenny sighed and headed towards her bed.
"When you're ready to share what you're feeling then I'll let you back in." Jenny said as she got into her bed and closed the hangings. Harry stared at the hangings in disbelief.
"Jenny." Harry said going to the hangings and pulling them open. Jenny turned over and Harry sat on the bed. "I'm sorry but I can't talk about how I feel right now. I've been a bit-" Harry thought about the confession session he had just had with April. He felt better a little bit but he still felt the weight. Jenny looked at Harry.
"What's the point in going out if you're not going to share your feelings with any of us?" Jenny asked sitting up. Harry looked at Jenny regrettably. "I don't even want to know about your talk with my mum. Right now I don't want to talk to you Harry. You hurt me by brushing me off like that and-" Jenny was interrupted when Harry pressed his lips against Jenny's. She was slightly surprised by this and slowly began to return the kiss. Harry slowly pushed her down so she was lying down and he was lying on top of her slightly and he put one of his hands on the small of her back and the other just behind her neck.
"No, Harry!" Jenny said pushing him away slightly. "You can't just kiss me and think everything will be ok."
"I didn't think it would be ok." Harry said, "but I can't really talk about anything right now, just let me tell you when I'm ready, I promise I'll tell you one day."
"That's not good enough Harry." Jenny said pushing him off her. "I tell you everything and you can't even tell me a thing, I don't think that's fair." Harry scowled and looked down at Jenny and sighed.
"Fine." Harry said getting up. "I'll see you sometime soon Jenny." Harry picked up his broom and his invisibility cloak and put it around himself. Jenny let a tear fall down her cheek before pulling the hangings around her and burying herself in her bed.
"If this is what's going to happen every time I get injured, I'll do it more often" Ron said with a grin to Hermione. Hermione hit him lightly and pressed her lips against Ron's lips. For the first time since Christmas Ron was the one and only thing on her mind. She lay on top of him and let her hands explore Ron's exposed chest while she kissed him. Ron let out a slight moan and pulled Hermione close to him and flipped her over so he was on top of her.
"Just don't get injured too often, I don't like seeing you hurt." Hermione said. Ron grinned and kissed her neck and breast bone gently. Hermione let out a noise of excitement and pleasure. He had started to snake his hands under Hermione's shirt when they heard someone clearing their throat just outside the bed. Ron sat up and Hermione's eyes opened wide. Ron pulled the hangings wide open and saw Harry standing there looking slightly amused.
"What are you doing here?" he grumbled as he pulled a shirt on. Hermione stayed in the bed, all to aware that her jeans were somewhere on the other side of the dorm.
"I came to make up but I think I'll leave you two alone for a bit." Harry said cheekily.
"You're such a pervert." Hermione snapped at him. "Ron can you get my trousers?" Ron nodded and went to get Hermione's jeans.
"I thought Jenny and I had difficulty controlling ourselves." Harry said innocently.
"Shut up." Hermione snapped. "What are you really doing here?" Ron passed her the trousers and she started to put them on.
"I came to say I'm sorry and Hermione, whatever I did I'm sorry but I don't know why we fought in the first place." Harry said.
"I'd imagine it's the same reason that you're not with Jenny right now." Hermione said. "Jenny told me what happened in your dream date thing, we were just trying to help and you're just being a-" Hermione tried to find the right word.
"Pig." Ron said. Hermione looked at him and he shrugged like it was the best he could do.
"Well I suppose you'd much rather I join Voldemort then?" Harry asked them darkly.
"What?" Ron asked Harry.
"Voldemort has given me an offer, join him or die quickly in return for the lives of all of you." Harry said, "I have to tell him my decision soon but I don't think I'll be around much longer." Ron and Hermione looked at him confused.
"What do you mean?" Hermione asked.
"It means that I can feel the time ticking away before I have to face him and I know I won't survive because I can't quite figure out what to do."
"Have you told Jenny this?" Hermione asked.
"She won't talk to me."
"I'm not surprised." Hermione said.
"Well, see you soon." Harry said as she slung his broom on his back and picked up his invisibility cloak.
"Wait, Harry." Ron said. Harry turned to look at his two closest friends who didn't seem to want to talk to him.
"What?" Harry asked.
"Would you die for us?" Ron asked, "even after every thing that's happened between us over the past month?" Harry looked at Ron then at Hermione before looking back at Ron.
"I'd die for any of my friends any day." Harry said glumly and pulled his invisibility cloak over him and headed towards the common room where the party was still in full swing. Harry was walking through the empty quiet halls of the school. The school that has once been his home and was now almost like a prison though the Gryffindors seemed to be enjoying themselves.
"I swear that girl is going to pay." Came Lucius Malfoy's voice.
"You know you can't kill her. The dark lord needs her" Bellatrix Lestrange answered. The two came around the corner and Harry pressed himself against the wall.
"She's discovered her roots. She can't turn good."
"It's your fault that you brought her to Hogwarts."
"I was under orders. We all thought she'd end up in Slytherin." Lucius said. The two stopped and looked at each other. They didn't look like they actually liked looking at each other.
"I suppose." Bellatrix said, "It was very unexpected. I think there's something about her that the master isn't telling us." Lucius nodded.
"Have you heard the master's plans for Potter's friends?" He asked her.
"No, but I have an idea. He wants him dead and it seems that Potter has learnt how to put defences up against him. That Marsden girl has also got something coming her way though the dark lord won't tell me what it is." Bellatrix said. Lucius looked at Bellatrix.
"I have a feeling we're being watched." He said. Bellatrix frowned and looked around.
"There's no one here." She said. Lucius looked straight at where Harry was standing and stared right at him. He didn't see him and he eventually looked away.
"Maybe we should carry on our talk somewhere else." Lucius said. Bellatrix nodded. They continued their walk and once they had gone around the corner Harry carried on. Plans for his friends? What was going to happen? He had to tell April quickly, she would be able to help and despite his Hero Complex Harry didn't want to face this on his own. He had just reached the tunnel when his scar started hurting. Harry fell to the floor and looked around. No one was there. Nothing, it was just him, why was his scar hurting? Harry bit his lip and forced himself into the tunnel and out of the school grounds. All the time his scar hurt and gave a dull throb in his forehead. He dropped onto his bed at Grimmauld place and he held his scar. He didn't know why it was hurting, it couldn't hurt here, Voldermort was no where around. The pain began to subside but there was still the dull pain of a wound in it's last stages before it was fully healed. Harry slowly got up and left the room. He went to the kitchen for the first time in quite a long time. Mrs. Weasley was sitting in the kitchen with Bill and Fleur Delacour.
"Er, hi." Harry said. Mrs. Weasley looked up and rushed to Harry and gave him a tight hug.
"Oh, are you alright, you haven't been outside your room for a long time. We were all so worried about you."
"Er, I'm fine." Harry said as Mrs. Weasley let go of him. "Where's April?"
"She's got some work to do." Bill said, "she told me to tell you that if you wanted her you just had to apparated to her office."
"Which one?" Harry asked. Bill looked like he was trying to remember. Fleur rolled her eyes and held Bill's hand.
"Ze Minerster offeez" She said.
"Yeah, the minister's office." Bill said. He turned to smile at Fleur, Fleur smiled and turned to Harry.
"Haf you heard from zose frendz of yourz" She asked.
"Erm, yeah, I have to talk to April about them."
"Have something to eat first." Mrs. Weasley said, "You're looking awfully thin," Harry looked at himself as Mrs. Weasley rushed around the kitchen. Bill and Fleur were looking at each other again but a few minutes later Bill got up.
"We have to go now. We have somewhere to be." Bill said. He looked at his mum, "I'll see you soon." He said giving her a kiss on the cheek.
"Ok Bill darling, behave yourself" Bill grinned and took Fleur's hand.
"Come on." He said quietly. Fleur smiled and they both apparated out.
"Where are they going?" Harry asked.
"Fleur wants to go to France to find a wedding dress." Mrs. Weasley said.
"A what?" Harry asked
"A wedding dress. Oh dear, has no one told you? Bill and Fleur are getting married." Mrs. Weasley said putting a plate down in front of Harry.
"Does Ron and Ginny know?" Harry asked.
"I sent them an owl a few days ago." Mrs. Weasley said. Harry nodded slowly and ate the food that Mrs. Weasley had given him. It all tasted of cardboard and he couldn't each that much.
"I have to go." Harry said as his scar gave a particularly painful throb. Mrs. Weasley nodded and Harry apparated out of the kitchen to the Minister of Magic's office. Sirius was sitting at the desk writing some stuff on some parchment.
"Sirius." Harry said. Sirius looked up and smiled.
"You're venturing out." Sirius said, "Sit down, what can I do for you?" Harry sat down uncertainly, "I could really get used to this." He said sitting back in the minister of magic's chair. Harry just watched Sirius.
"Where's April?" Harry asked. Sirius thought for a moment.
"She's gone to talk to the Goblins at Gringotts" Sirius said, "I'll get her for you." He took out a small silver ball from a drawer in the large desk and shook it. Moments later April apparated into the office.
"What?" April asked. Sirius nodded towards Harry. April looked at Harry and smiled. "Hi."
"Jenny might be in trouble." Harry said. April looked at him
"What? How do you know?" April asked. Harry frowned.
"I've just been to Hogwarts and I heard some deatheaters talking." Harry said. April looked at Sirius.
"I'll go and keep a look out." Sirius said. "They may know I'm a dog but if they don't see me they won't know I'm there." Sirius told April.
"What if they get you?" April asked worriedly.
"Jenny's safety is more important." Sirius said. April frowned and nodded.
"Ok." April said. Sirius gave her a kiss and apparated away. Why was everyone's relationships going so well while Harry's was going crap. His girlfriend wasn't even talking to him. April turned to Harry looking slightly distraught.
"Just sit down for a while and keep yourself busy. If you need me shake that silver ball that Sirius put back in the drawer." April said. Harry nodded, "Don't go anywhere Harry, do you understand?"
"Don't worry." Harry said. April gave him a weak smile and apparated away. Harry sat in the big minister of Magic's chair and sunk right into it. It was the comfiest chair he had ever sat in. He slowly closed his eye and fell asleep in the office