Thanks to all of you who reviewed and thanks again for waiting so long for me to write the next chapter. ANd special thanks to xxginnyfanxx a superb writer who inspired me to once again pick up my story and write again. So I dedicate this chapter to you xxginnyfanxx and R&R!

Chapter 6

Confrontation

He slowly walked up the stairs which seemed to go on for miles without end, but he finally reached the door to his room. He gently pushed it opened and was greeted by a sad sight. Ron lay on the bed with Hermione next to him crying gently on his shoulders. Neville was in the corner of the room in a chair looking at the two with sympathy.

"Good of you to join us Harry," said Neville trying to make conversation. "You and Luna have a good talk then?"

"Uh huh," he said half listening all he could do was feel sick inside.

Finally Ron sputtered out, "Harry, Harry, are you alright? Don't leave, please don't. We all need you..." and as his voice trailed his eyes fell onto Hermione who seemed to cried herself to sleep.

"I think she's asleep. Should we take her up to her room?" suggested Neville.

"I'm not asleep it just takes to much energy to open my eyes, and I'm afraid if I do I'll start crying again," and as if to settle the matter she added, "I'm staying here," and she snuggled herself closer to Ron who was looking a lot better.

"That's fine, Hermione, I was hoping that you would stay because there's something I really need to tell you all," he supposed now might be the best time to tell them all. To see if they still wanted to be his friends or just go and be safe, he wouldn't blame them. "Do you remember in the Department of Mysteries?"

They all nodded so he continued, "As you know the prophecy orb was broken and we all thought that it was gone forever." They nodded again, "Well we were wrong."

And with that, all other noises stopped and everything seemed to go deathly quiet but he pressed forward, "Professor Dumbledore was present at the original reading of the prophecy and has it forever embedded in his mind."

"With a pensive, correct?" said Hermione who despite the circumstances could not give up the opportunity to answer a question.

"Yeah, that's right, Hermione," and she smiled when he said that and he felt better. "Well, anyways it was told be no other than Professor Trelawney." They all eyed him suspiciously and Hermione scoffed but then he gave them a serious look and the gave him back their attention. "The exact words of the prophecy were, The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches....Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies...and the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have the power the Dark Lord knows not...and either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives.... The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies...."

They were all quiet Harry could not believe he had told them, it was way too soon. They would all hate him, this whole stupid think was the reason so many innocent people had died. Then someone spoke.

It was Hermione, "Harry, you do realize it could be someone else right? I mean there was lots of people that defied V-Voldermort," Ron winced slightly but not so bad as usual, "Surely there could be others who defied him three times and had a baby at the end of July..." her voice trailed off and her eyes fell on Neville who had gone ghostly white.

"N-n-n-no-n-n-no w-w-way you don't think it could be do you. I mean you don't think it could actually be me do you?"

"Don't worry Neville, it's not you, Dumbledore already went over it with me, Voldermort marked me not you, he chose me not you. You won, I lost. He's Half-blood, I'm half-blood, your pure-blood. I was marked as his equal, a half-blood..." Once again it was all deathly silent.

"So what are we to do now?" questioned Ron.

And as if to answer his question Mrs. Weasley's voice rang upstairs, "Lunch is ready!"

Short I know but that's all that's need right now, really kind of an introduction to the next chapter! R&R flames welcome! Abayo for now!