School Starts

As Harry walked out of the class, followed closely by Hermione, he walked down a few corridors and up to the Gryffindor Common Room. He collapsed on the couch as tears rolled down his face. (He ain't a man if he don't cry) Hermione stood by the common room door looking at him. He walked over to him and sat next to him putting her arms around him. "What's wrong Harry?" Harry wipped the tears from his eyes and looked at her. "I was thinking about you getting killed by Voldermort when I shot the spell. I don't want to talk about it." he said. "Come on Harry, you have to talk to me. You can tell me anything." she said. He looked at her with a slight smile, "I know. But, I get this feeling everytime I think about the battle. It's coming soon. Very soon. A week after school starts. I've had visions about it all summer. So, that's why I wasn't worried when Moody said we were going to learn Aveda Kedavra. I knew we would have to. But, I am scared of you and Ron helping out at the battle. I don't want you guys getting hurt for me." Hermione smiled and kissed him on the cheek. "Don't worry Harry, we'll all be fine. We are going to make it out of this battle alive. Trust me." Harry smiled, "I trust you. With every last bit of my heart and soul. I love you Hermione." "I love you too Harry."

The next few weeks were basically the same. Practicing sword techniques with Lupin, Aveda Kedavra with Moody, Animangi with McGonagall, and Polyjuice Potions with Snape. Soon, school began, just after the feast was finished, everyone was seated at their house tables when Dumbledore stood up. "Students! may I have your atention for a few moments. Now, I know you all are anxious to get up to your common rooms and catch up with old friends, but, I would like anyone from fourth year on up who would like to aide us in the final battle against Voldermort, to stay here for a few minutes. As for the others, you may report to your common rooms now." With that, all first, second, and third years stood up and walked out of the Great Hall to the common rooms. As well as a few other students from fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh year. Many of the Slytherins left, actually, all accept one left, Draco Malfoy. All of the Gryffindors stayed. There were about half of the Ravenclaws, and about a third of the Hufflepuffs.

"Draco, come over here and sit with the Gryffindors." said Dumbledore. Draco muttered something and walked over to the Gryffindor table, and sat in the only available seat, next to Harry. Harry and Draco exchanged glares just before the Headmaster spoke, "Now, thank you all for helping. I am sure that Mr. Potter here would like to speak a few words to you all, since of course, he will be the one taking on Voldermort." With that Harry stood up and walked silently towards the front of the Great Hall. "Ok, well, first of all, Like Dumbledore said, thank you all for coming. We are going to need your help a great deal in order to win. And yes., Even you Malfoy. I don't know exactly why you decided to help us, but I would like to speak with you once this is over." Draco nodded slightly and harry coninued, "Now, For those of you who don't know, Ron, Hermione, and myself have been training over the summer to be prepared for the battle. It will be the three of us taking on Voldermort and any of his followers who are around him. Now, I know you all are wondering, what could we do if those three are already taking Voldermort. Well, here's what you can do. You can help us take out the Death Eaters. Along with a few Dementors and other creatures he might have. Now, I know some of you may be scared, but don't worry. Anyone who wants to learn how to conjure a Patronus, come see me in the Room of Requirement after this meeting is over. Now one final thing. Everyone needs to sign a piece of parchment to insure your help. If you are unsure about it, You might as well leave. We want you to be one hundred percent sure you want to help. Now, Hermione has a piece of parchment and I would like you all to sign it as it is passed to you." Hermione pulled out some parchment and passed it around after she signed it. As Harry looked around, he continued, "Now, as you all are signing it, we will teach you more than just Patronus' in this time span. You will learn the Unforgivable curses as well."

There were gasps around the Hall as those words escaped Harry's mouth. "Of course, we would not use them on each other, we will practice on statues that Ron, Hermione, and I practiced on." At that, the tension seemed to ease up a bit. "Now, The first meeting will be tomorrow after we recieve our schedules. Classes don't begin until Monday, and today is Thursday. So, not to worry, we will probably meet every day until school starts." With that, Harry stepped down and walked back to the Gryffindor table to an eruption of applause from everyone in the Great Hall. He sat down and Dumbledore rose to speak again, "Everyone, I know that this is a hard time, but there will also be no Quidditch this year until Harry defeats Voldermort. Which, hopefully will be soon. Now, from what I have heard from Harry, the battle should take place about a week from now. So, please everyone, practice as hard as you can, and do your best. Some of you may not survive, but just know, that if you were to die, it wouldn't go in vain. Trust Harry, and myself on this one." With that Dumbledore sat down and all the students except Harry and Draco stood up. "Coming Harry?" Asked Hermione. "I'll meet you guys in the coomon room. I have to talk to Draco for a second." He replied. Hermione and Ron left it at that and walked out of the Great Hall.

That left Harry, Draco, and Dumbledore in the Great Hall. Harry was the first to speak, "Draco, what are you helping for? I am not trying to pry, I just want to know why because I know your father is a Death Eater." "That's exactly why I am helping Po--I mean Harry. I want to be the one who sends my father to hell. Not anyone else." Harry smiled, "So, your not going to be like him after all." Draco laughed, "I don't seek pleasure in serving an absolute power hungry fool. My father was stupid enough to. I'm not as foolish."

Harry smiled, "Good. Now, I am going to guess you know how to use Aveda Kedavra am I correct?" Draco nodded. "Good, for once. I want you to help me, Hermione, and Ron teach the others. Now Draco, I am going to offer you what you offered me in first year." "What might that be?" "Harry smirked and stood up extending his hand, "Friendship" Draco looked at Harry with a confused look on his face, "You are going to offer me friendship after everything I've done to you the past six years?" Harry nodded, "I am a forgiving guy. Also a weak point, but I will not be forgiving on Voldermort. You haven't commited murder. He has. There is a difference I guess."

Draco smiled and stood up shaking Harry's hand. "Draco, I want you to come to the Gryffindor Common Room so we can talk about how we are going to do this in a week." Harry said smiling. Draco looked confused at first, but nodded. The two walked up the stairs and up to the Fat Lady's Portrait. The door swung open and as they stepped in, everyone looked at them. Ron shot up and walked over to Draco, obviously to hit him. Harry stepped infront of Draco and grabbed Ron by the wrists, "Ron, chill out mate, he's with me." Ron looked confused, "What the hell is he doing here Harry? He's a Slytherin. Not to mention all the things he said about us for the past six years!"

"RON! Forget it ok. We are going to need his help no matter what this year whether you like it or not," said Harry. Draco stepped up to face Ron and spoke, "Ron, I'm sorry for all the stuff I said about your family and I hope you can forgive me." Ron stepped back and smirked. "Fine, but only this once." he said in a joking tone. "Great, now all we have to do is get Hermione to forgive me." Said Draco. "I don't think that will be a problem," Hermione said walking up behind them. "What? You forgive me even though I called you a mudblood so many times?" Draco asked. "Well, if Ron and Harry forgive you, what kind of person would I be not to." She replied. "True." Draco said joking.

The three boys burst out laughing as Hermione just slapped Draco in the arm. Harry looked at Draco, "Watch it, better not steal my girl. Then we'd be on old terms, just warning you." He said. "Don't worry Harry, I'm too good for her." Draco replied joking. The four laughed for a bit and sat down at a table in the corner of the common room close to the fire and beganb planning on how they were going to teach the students the curses. About a half an hour later, Harry thought of an idea.

"Draco, you do know that you are going to be despised by your housewhen you get back." Draco thought for a moment and then spoke, "How about I don't go back to that house." "What you talking bout Draco?" Hermione asked. "Well, I was thinking, since we are one good terms, I would ask Dumbledore to be in a different house that Slytherin. I mean, everyone there probably hates me by now." Hermione, Ron, and Harry thought for a moment and Harry spoke up, "It's a bloody briliant idea. Althought, it does take a lot of courage to change houses and all, so I am guessing Gryffindor is going to be the house you are put in if you use the sorting hat." "Who said I was using the hat? I am just going to ask him to put me in Gryffindor. Plain and simple." Draco replied. "Your father is going to kill you." Said Ron. Draco smirked. "Not if I kill him first, because I won't tell him until just before I kill him in the battle." "Smart idea Draco." Said Hermione. "I agree. And Draco, if you need help with anything, let us know ok?" Said Harry. "No Problem there, because where there's trouble, I'll find you three." He said smirking. "Ain't that the truth," Said Harry. Draco stood up and streched. "Well ,I guess we should go to Dumbledore now or never." He said. The four of them stood up and walked out of the Common Room and down to the Headmaster's Office.

Ok, that's chapter 4. How did you like it? Please review with your anwsers. :) Pece