Chapter 14 - - - A Place from the Past

Michelle raced towards her father's office. Ron and Hermione were right behind her. They hoped that he had not already left for the Great Hall. They approached the statue in front of his office. Michelle said the password, "Sugar Quills," and the hurried up the stairs. Dumbledore was sitting behind his desk reading a slip of paper.

"Daddy! Harry's gone!" Michelle screamed.

"He disappeared into a black light!" Ron yelled.

"Into the forest!" Hermione added.

"Calm down you three. I already know," Dumbledore said gesturing to the paper he was reading.

Michelle took the paper and read it, "I can't believe how underhanded he is."

"What?" Ron and Hermione asked.

Michelle read it out loud, "Dear Headmaster Albus Dumbledore, By now you have probably noticed that one of your students is no longer with you. He is safe, for now, with me. If you wish to see Harry Potter again, Michelle must meet me as planned. This is just a little insurance to make sure you don't try to trick me into a trap. Hope to see her soon, Lord Voldemort."

"Well he was really polite about it," Ron rolled his eyes.

"This doesn't leave this office," Dumbledore told them. "We'll just tell people that Harry had to go home to take care of his aunt and uncle."

"No one will believe it," Hermione said.

"It will have to do. Now you should get to dinner," Dumbledore stood up signaling the conversation had ended.

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Harry had been trapped here for a few hours now. He was beginning to get hungry. He had only seen Voldemort when he first woke up. Since then no one else came to see him. He was allowed to walk around the room he was in and he discovered that his wand was not taken from him. He tried his wand on the locked window and door. They would not budge. He began to give up hope. He sat down in a corner when someone shoved a little food through the slit underneath the door.

'Just like at the Dursley's,' Harry thought to himself.

He was hesitant to eat the food, but in the end hunger won out and he ate the little bit of bread and meat he was given. He also drank the water that came in with the food. Then he took his robe and made a small pillow out of it. Harry laid down and tried not to think of the next day.

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Draco was pacing around the Slytherin Common Room after dinner. Crabbe and Goyle sat on a couch eating some food they brought from dinner.

"What was I supposed to remember?" he asked no one in particular. "I know it was important. Father asked me to do something, but what was it? Why can't I remember?"

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"Michelle what are we going to do?" Ron asked.

"You two aren't going to do anything," Michelle replied shoving some things into a bag.

"Harry's our friend. We have to do something," Hermione told her.

"The best thing you can do is to stay here, out of harm's way," Michelle said.

"We've helped him before," Hermione retorted.

"Yeah," Ron began. "He wouldn't have survived the last five years if it wasn't for us."

"Oh really?" Michelle raised an eyebrow at the two. "Tell me how you helped him."

"Well first year we helped him with the devil's snare and chess game and the potion quiz," Hermione started.

"Oh you mean Ron almost getting killed by a queen and by a plant," Michelle interrupted.

"Well second year Harry and I went into the Chamber of Secrets," Ron said.

"Yeah and you almost got killed by a rockslide," Michelle pointed out.

"Well what about when we helped Sirius in third year?" Hermione asked more than stated.

"The dementors almost got you, but Harry saved you," Michelle said.

"Fourth year we helped him in the Triwizard Tournament," Hermione told her.

"But you were at each other's throats the whole time," Michelle replied.

"Wait last year we fought together in the Ministry of Magic," Ron said.

"Yeah well you were a bit out of it after that brain attacked you and Hermione got hit in the chest and was unconscious," Michelle began. "Face it you guys. One of you always manages to get hurt and Harry ends up trying to save you. It's too dangerous. You can't go running blindly into this."

"What about you? You're no different than us," Hermione said.

"I can take care of myself. You forget I've been around a lot longer than you two. I know how to handle Voldemort. I'm a lot stronger than most," Michelle told them.

"Please let us help. We can't just sit around while two of our friends are in danger," Hermione explained.

"And I will not willingly put people I care about in danger. I lost too many friends and loved ones already," tears were beginning to form in Michelle's eyes.

"And neither do we," Hermione replied.

"That's why we need to help," Ron added.

"No! You can't! You'll only be a distraction!" Michelle screamed as she stormed out of the room.

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"It's no use you know," Harry turned at the sound of the voice. "No one will see you. We are under the Fidelius Charm No one can see in if we don't want them too."

"Where are we?" Harry asked. 'Keep him talking. That's all I can do.'

"What? You don't recognize this place? Oh I suppose you wouldn't. You were so young the last time you were here."

"I was here before?"

"Of course. You used to live here."

"What?"

"Yes dear Harry. We are in Godric's Hollow. In fact, this is where your old house used to stand. I thought it would be fitting to end this where it began. Don't you?"

Harry just glared at Voldemort.

"Well I'll leave you with your thoughts. I'll be expecting a friend soon any way," Voldemort closed the door.

With a soft click Harry was left alone to think about what was happening. 'Why is he doing this? Oh wait that's right he's Voldemort. He doesn't need a reason.'

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An owl landed in front of Draco. He opened it and read it to himself.

'Dear son,

Have you found out what I needed to know yet? It has been several days since you last wrote me of information. And in the last letter you said that you were on to something big. What is it? He is not as patient as I am.'

Draco scratched his head, "What is he talking about?"

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"That won't work you guys. We're just wasting time here," Michelle said.

Her father and uncle were trying to come up with a plan. They sat around a fire in Michelle's room.

"Sweetie you can't just burst in there unprepared," Uncle Tobias told her.

"Uncle Tobias I can handle myself," she said.

"Honey he's right," Dumbledore said.

"I need some air," Michelle got up and left.

"Albus I'm worried about her. She thinks she's indestructible."

"I know Tobias."

"She gets that from you, you know."

"But she has a lot of her mother in her though."

"True. We'd better go get her before she does something rash."

They left the room and began to look for Michelle. They could not find her. The brothers looked everywhere. She was nowhere to be found.

"Tobias I think she gave us the slip."

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Michelle snuck out of the school. As soon as it was safe, Michelle took out the slip of paper and transported herself to the address. She looked around her surroundings. Her face paled.

"Why here? Why would he do this?"

Michelle was staring at the place where she lost two of her friends. Of course it was rebuilt, but it looked the same. This was going to be harder than she thought.

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