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Death Eaters

"What Seamus? Have you no faith that He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named will once again lose power?" Ron asked, amazed that his school friend would so easily give up.

"Ron, let's think about this rationally for a second. Lord Voldemort's twice as strong and powerful than he was the first time he lost power. It'll not happen again. There are far too many supporters. You MIGHT be surprised at who's a Death Eater these days." Seamus calmly explained as he stood and paced the common room absently rubbing his arm.

"Oh really? Who are Death Eaters?" Ron asked leaning forward in his chair.

Seamus sat down heavily in a chair by the fire and said, "Well let's see. There's Lavender Brown, Colin Creevy, Cho Chang, Neville Longbottom, .." Seamus paused to think as Ron's eyes were about to bug out of his head.

"NEVILLE?! Have you gone mad? Why would You-Know-Who want Neville?"

"Obviously you don't know him very well. He's BRILLIANT in herbs and plants n' things. He's working on some new thing." Seamus said, in an off hand way.

"Oh, and then there's Ginny."

Ron's mouth dropped open. "What about Ginny?!"

"She's a Death Eater Ron. Honestly, can't you stay on one train of thought longer than 2 seconds?"

"Ginny is NOT a Death Eater! She can't be!"

Seamus smirked. "And why is that Oh Wise One?"

"Because, because she's my little sister!" Ron exclaimed, jumping to his feet.

"Calm down Weasley. It's no big deal. You're sister's always been a bit.. dark. But it really came to the surface when she opened the Chamber of Secrets. Then she got too scared to take credit for it." Seamus said standing and heading for the portrait. "But you don't have to worry about that. Now, come with me. There's something I want you to see."

Ron was silent and brooding as Seamus led him down into the Great Hall. He was so lost in thought about how his only sister, his GINNY for pete's sake was a Death Eater, that he paid no notice to his surroundings. Not that it would have made much of a difference if he had.

When he was spoken to he looked up quickly, his eyes widened and his mouth dropped open. All he could utter was a strangled gasp of surprise, horror, and fear. He was surrounded by Death Eaters. He looked back for Seamus just in time and saw his face disappear behind the mask.

He'd been lead right to them. Everyone stood in a perfect circle, not speaking nor moving. The hair on the back of Ron's neck stood on end as he slowly turned in a circle, wondering just how many people who's faces were obscured by masks he knew, or thought he knew.

'Great Ron, just brilliant. Now how are you gonna get outta this?' He thought to himself as he heard footsteps approaching from behind him. He knew he was done. "Voldemort." Ron whispered, the only time he'd ever said the name.

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