Later that night Ron and Hermione were sitting alone in the Gryffindor common room when Harry entered through the portrait. Hermione got up and ran over to him. "Oh Harry" she exclaimed, "Ron told me what happened." Harry showed no emotion or reaction to his friends worry. "Don't worry" he said, "Dumbledore just wanted to talk to me." He paused his eyes grew wide and when he spoke next his voice came out weird " I'm tired and I am going to bed I have to be on time tomorrow for all of my classes." And with that he walked off to the dormitory without saying a word leaving Ron and Hermione with looks of confusion and shocks on their faces.
"What is his problem?" Hermione asked Ron. Ron couldn't think of an answer so he just shrugged. "Anyway" Hermione said sitting down in an armchair "I've been researching all day on an explanation on the porridge and I think I've found a link but it's confusing, it makes no sense." Ron sat down in another armchair "Go on try me." He said. Hermione rolled her eyes, ' When would boys learn'. She took a deep breath and began to explain, " I think that the students are being mind controlled by a potion in the porridge, the only one capable of such work is called DILEMISIS it's said to be as strong as the imperius curse and has been wiped out across the country." Ron was nodding his head to show he was taking this in "Ok" he said, "But whom and why would anybody want to control all of the students minds?" It was Hermiones turn to shrug shoulders " That's the confusing part the only far off theory is Voldemort but he cant be doing it, not with Dumbledore around anyway." Ron looked down and sighed "Well we can't prove anything so what can we do?" he asked. Hermione was silent for a while "Snape"she said. Ron looked up "WHAT? How's he going to help?" he said. Hermione sighed "Remember Snape works for the order and I'm almost definite that the teachers aren't being controlled." She explained. "Yes but that doesn't help" Ron interrupted. "I'm getting to that" Hermione snapped " We can tell him what we know and ask him if he knows how to make a cure." She finally explained. "It's mad!" Ron answered, "But it's the only plan we have, we'd best wake Harry up and tell him." Ron got up and went over to the staircase leading to the dormitories. "NO!" Hermione said stopping Ron. "Didn't you notice how he was acting tonight?" She asked him "Don't tell Harry, I think he's been turned and if he has then I'm sure that he'll tell whoever it is that we know and then we will be next."