Chapter Twenty-Two: The Team Reunited

"W-what are y-you going t-to do to me?" Cho stammered at the hooded figure in front of her.

"My dear, why are you worrying?" Tom said softly, a big grin plastered across his face.

"Jeez, maybe it's because you are you-know-who!" Cho yelled angrily.

"Please call me Voldemort..."

Cho turned her head away because Voldemort was staring into her eyes.

"Your eyes..." he said."You have Li's eyes. But you have your bloody father's nose! If only I had married Li..."

"No thanks...I prefer not to have slits as an excuse for a nose!"

Voldemort glared at her and called, "Wormtail! Come here! The girl is a mess! Take her to her chambers and find her suitable clothes to wear!"

Voldemort turned to Cho. "Next time, don't come in rags before me. It is an insult to my greatness."

"Sorry, I would have tidied up a bit if I had known I was going to be kidnapped by a raving lunatic..." Cho muttered.

Voldemort pretended he didn't hear this, but instead said, "Li had that temper too."

Wormtail lead the girl to a small chamber. Cho looked around the room and gasped. The whole room was green from the ceiling to the ground. The bed was forest green, the walls were a grassy green and the floor was made up of oceanic green tiles. Wormtail fled from the room after pointing to a small green closet by the bedside. Cho slowly opened the closet. It revealed three shelves holding the same clothes: Dark green dress robes and a small glittery dark green shawl. Cho made sure that the door to the room was locked (although she had a suspicion that somehow Voldemort was spying on her) before completely stripping down. Minutes later, she was fully dressed in the clothes that Voldemort made her wear. She looked into the small hand mirror that she found in the closet. The dress isn't that bad she thought. She sat on the bed waiting for someone to appear. Someone did come, but it wasn't who she expected. Cho gasped as the figure revealed itself...


"You may all wonder why I called this meeting," Dumbledore said to the students. "Let me explain. Last year, a group of students formed a secret defense group because they didn't agree with the Defense against the Dark Arts teacher's teaching methods. Will all the members of the group please stand?"

Harry looked nervously at Ron and Hermione. They shrugged at Harry and stood up along with all the other members of the D.A.

"Harry Potter," Dumbledore said softly.

Harry looked puzzled. "Yes professor?" he asked the headmaster.

"Harry, don't you think that as the leader of the D.A., it is your duty to help save one of your members?"

Harry looked at Dumbledore questioningly.

"Let me explain. I have decided that since you are one of the most experienced students in Hogwarts, you and all the other students who went to rescue Sirius Black last year will accompany me while we look for dear Miss Chang."

Harry looked at the headmaster open-mouthed.

"That is if you want to," Dumbledore said hurriedly.

Harry then smiled at the headmaster and said, "Count me in, headmaster."

Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Luna, and Neville also smiled and agreed to do it.

"Good...good," Dumbledore said. "We will leave right away! Come with me, children..."

The students watched amazed as the six brave teenagers made their way across the tables to Dumbledore. Dumbledore gave them a reassuring nod and led them into a small room. Harry watched breathless, as Dumbledore gave them the portkey which they were going to use to get to Voldemort's lair. They finally reached the lair after an uncomfortable ride.They had to stun several Death Eaters which guarded the entrance, but they managed to get into the castle.

"Harry," Dumbledore said quickly. "The stairway will lead you straight to Cho's chambers. Take her and come straight downstairs. We will be waiting for you. You are clearly the most strongest of us all."

Harry nodded and ran up the stairs. A cloak covered him, so no one could recognize him. He finally found a small door. He opened it and found a wide-eyed Cho sitting on a bed in magnificent dress robes...

END OF CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO

Author Notes: Okay, this chapter sucks sort of, but please don't get mad cuz I am terrible at suspense scenes. Again, thanks for all of your reviews!