"You three should stay out of this and let me handle them." Harry
said, not out of arrogance but out of worry for the three people he cared
about the most.
"Harry we're strong enough to help," Ron muttered standing up but then collapsing again.
"No. I'm doing it on my own. You guys are far to weak at this moment." His hand was gripping Ron's shoulder as if to encourage him that he could handle it. Ron and Hermione finally both encouraged Harry to leave them to fight the dementors. Harry, with one squeeze of each of his best friends hands, stood up, left the dark corner, turned right to the stone entryway, and there they were. They glided towards Harry and he backed away, not yet wanting to perform the patronous.
"You aren't supposed to be like this!" Harry called to them bravely. "Why have you turned to Voldermort!? I Know you can speak!"
The dementors stopped moving. One in the front gestured for the others to stop and then, he whispered: "We know what you have."
Harry didn't move. He felt himself getting weaker and he heard his mother's cries but he would overcome it. "I have nothing!" Harry yelled truthfully. "What is it you want?"
"We want you. We want your power. We want your strength," they whispered and Harry felt fear beginning to slowly overcome him. But he wouldn't allow it. 'If I have power, I can drive these monsters away,' he thought to himself. They began to glide towards him once again sensing Harry's fear and uneasiness. He backed into the wide stone stool Ron and Hermione had been tied on. Harry fumbled for his wand and pointed it directly at the dementors who were now less then five meters away.
"Expecto—Expecto..." Harry heard his mothers yells clearly now. She begged Voldermort for forgiveness and she spoke his name causing Harry's heart to surge with agony. "Not Harry! My son! Please don't take Harry!" Then, with all the strength he could muster, Harry let out a cry which even startled the dementors. He pointed his wand fiercely towards the dementors and screamed:
"EXPECTO PATRONUM!!!" and finally, a beautiful white, silvery stag leaped out of his wand to his rescue and chased the dementors to nothing. They left into the night, the stag destroying their pleasure of feeding of Harry's happiness and replacing their strength with weakness.
Harry rushed to Hermione, Ron, and Ginny, whose arms were rapped around the both of them. Hermione smiled at Harry weakly as she gripped Ron's hand. Ron muttered in a faint voice, although his eyes were much alive, "Well done, mate." Ginny, seeing that Hermione was taking care of Ron, stood up and met Harry's eyes. Harry slightly squinted and gave her a striking smile. She put her hand to his neck and kissed his cheek and he blushed a little, as he was in front of Ron... But Ron, helping Hermione stand, said, "You two.." pointing at the both of them. "You're perfect." Ginny and Harry grinned at each other and Hermione said. "All of you, we must head to the castle and get out of here. The dementors may return and also... we mustn't be seen by anyone. We should go to speak to Dumbledore tomarrow."
"Hermione, Ron, what did they..." Harry hesitated. "What did they do to you?"
"We'll tell you later. But as soon as we get to the castle, we should go to bed and speak to Dumbledore first thing in the morning."
"Guys, hate to break it to you... but there's no way we'll all fit under the invisibility cloke."
"We'll manage," Ginny said contently.
The three of them left the cave, found Harry's invisibility cloak which had been sprung over a nearby bush, and headed for the castle. It was difficult for all of them to be crammed underneath it, however, as Ginny had said, they managed. Harry and Ron stood in the back. Hermione and Ginny both stood in front; Ginny in front of Ron, and Hermione in front of Harry. Both girls managed to hold the cloak securely around them the entire way back to the Gryffindor commonroom. And they all collapsed on the soft red and gold couch next to a warm fire.
Harry glanced at his wristwatch. 12:51 P.M. No wonder the commonroom was completely empty. He turned to the other three. Hermione had fallen asleep on Ron's shoulder and Ron was snoring loudly into her hair. He turned to Ginny and she looked at him.
"Harry, thank you." She whispered. She came closer to him and him to her. He turned his head to the side and rapped his hand gently around her neck making her shiver. He leaned in and kissed her once softly and looked into her eyes for permission. She answered his question by pulling him in and kissing him passionately. His arms rapped around her and she tangled her hands in his messy black hair. Finally they fell asleep in a similar position as Hermione and Ron. Harry hadn't slept so sound the entire year.
"Harry we're strong enough to help," Ron muttered standing up but then collapsing again.
"No. I'm doing it on my own. You guys are far to weak at this moment." His hand was gripping Ron's shoulder as if to encourage him that he could handle it. Ron and Hermione finally both encouraged Harry to leave them to fight the dementors. Harry, with one squeeze of each of his best friends hands, stood up, left the dark corner, turned right to the stone entryway, and there they were. They glided towards Harry and he backed away, not yet wanting to perform the patronous.
"You aren't supposed to be like this!" Harry called to them bravely. "Why have you turned to Voldermort!? I Know you can speak!"
The dementors stopped moving. One in the front gestured for the others to stop and then, he whispered: "We know what you have."
Harry didn't move. He felt himself getting weaker and he heard his mother's cries but he would overcome it. "I have nothing!" Harry yelled truthfully. "What is it you want?"
"We want you. We want your power. We want your strength," they whispered and Harry felt fear beginning to slowly overcome him. But he wouldn't allow it. 'If I have power, I can drive these monsters away,' he thought to himself. They began to glide towards him once again sensing Harry's fear and uneasiness. He backed into the wide stone stool Ron and Hermione had been tied on. Harry fumbled for his wand and pointed it directly at the dementors who were now less then five meters away.
"Expecto—Expecto..." Harry heard his mothers yells clearly now. She begged Voldermort for forgiveness and she spoke his name causing Harry's heart to surge with agony. "Not Harry! My son! Please don't take Harry!" Then, with all the strength he could muster, Harry let out a cry which even startled the dementors. He pointed his wand fiercely towards the dementors and screamed:
"EXPECTO PATRONUM!!!" and finally, a beautiful white, silvery stag leaped out of his wand to his rescue and chased the dementors to nothing. They left into the night, the stag destroying their pleasure of feeding of Harry's happiness and replacing their strength with weakness.
Harry rushed to Hermione, Ron, and Ginny, whose arms were rapped around the both of them. Hermione smiled at Harry weakly as she gripped Ron's hand. Ron muttered in a faint voice, although his eyes were much alive, "Well done, mate." Ginny, seeing that Hermione was taking care of Ron, stood up and met Harry's eyes. Harry slightly squinted and gave her a striking smile. She put her hand to his neck and kissed his cheek and he blushed a little, as he was in front of Ron... But Ron, helping Hermione stand, said, "You two.." pointing at the both of them. "You're perfect." Ginny and Harry grinned at each other and Hermione said. "All of you, we must head to the castle and get out of here. The dementors may return and also... we mustn't be seen by anyone. We should go to speak to Dumbledore tomarrow."
"Hermione, Ron, what did they..." Harry hesitated. "What did they do to you?"
"We'll tell you later. But as soon as we get to the castle, we should go to bed and speak to Dumbledore first thing in the morning."
"Guys, hate to break it to you... but there's no way we'll all fit under the invisibility cloke."
"We'll manage," Ginny said contently.
The three of them left the cave, found Harry's invisibility cloak which had been sprung over a nearby bush, and headed for the castle. It was difficult for all of them to be crammed underneath it, however, as Ginny had said, they managed. Harry and Ron stood in the back. Hermione and Ginny both stood in front; Ginny in front of Ron, and Hermione in front of Harry. Both girls managed to hold the cloak securely around them the entire way back to the Gryffindor commonroom. And they all collapsed on the soft red and gold couch next to a warm fire.
Harry glanced at his wristwatch. 12:51 P.M. No wonder the commonroom was completely empty. He turned to the other three. Hermione had fallen asleep on Ron's shoulder and Ron was snoring loudly into her hair. He turned to Ginny and she looked at him.
"Harry, thank you." She whispered. She came closer to him and him to her. He turned his head to the side and rapped his hand gently around her neck making her shiver. He leaned in and kissed her once softly and looked into her eyes for permission. She answered his question by pulling him in and kissing him passionately. His arms rapped around her and she tangled her hands in his messy black hair. Finally they fell asleep in a similar position as Hermione and Ron. Harry hadn't slept so sound the entire year.
