* I DON'T OWN HARRY POTTER OR ANY OF THE CHARACTERS*

Hope this chapter is longer than the others!!

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Harry was having a nice dream about playing Quidditch when he was awoken by Ron shaking him.

"Harry, Harry," Ron whispered. "I know what to do," Ron started rattling off a plan like he was drunk. "We could just go in to Voldemort's lair and we could..we could."

"Ron, you need some sleep," Harry said.

"But-but...my parents..my.." Ron said like he was out of breath.

"Ron, just go back to sleep and we will talk with Hermione in the morning about it," Harry said. Ron calmed down a bit.

"But...but.." Ron resisted.

"Ron, you really need to go to sleep," said Harry.

"Maybe...Maybe your right," Ron gave in.

"Yes, yea I am," Harry said.

(Later; in the morning: 6 am)

"Hermione, Hermione," Ron said.

"Wha." Hermione awoke staring into the two depressed faces of Ron and Harry. Hermione was fully awake now. She sat on her bed. She was wearing red satin nightgown. Ron thought that she looked rather good but he didn't say anything. "What happened," she asked.

Ron just shoved the letter at her and looked at his feet.

"Oh...Oh my God," Hermione had almost the same reaction Ron did. She dropped the letter and sat on the bed. She looked into her lap. "What are you going to-" Ron stopped her.

"I don't know. That's why I'm talking to you. I wanted to wake you up last night but Harry said to wait 'till morning," Ron said quickly.

Hermione rubbed her eyes. "Good idea," she yawned. She picked up the letter off the floor, "'I want Harry-dead or alive'," she read. She looked as if she were about to faint.

"Does anyone have an idea?" Harry asked.

"I don't but I have something to tell-" Hermione started. Ron interrupted her.

"What if we don't sacrifice either-" Ron started, but Hermione interrupted him.

"Look, I have to tell you this before you hear it from someone else. I know some traitors-people who go to Hogwarts-who helped Voldemort in the beginning-" Hermione said.

"Yeah?" Harry and Ron asked at the same time.

"And...and I'm one of them," Hermione looked at her lap.

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