"Lemon Drops!" Draco shouted as he and Hermione stood at the door to Dumbledore's office. "Professor! Are you here!?" Draco said as he stopped in the middle of the small room.
"Yes Mr. Malfoy. Why all the commotion?" Dumbledore said as he came out of a smaller room in the back of his office.
"They're coming. Tonight. What are we going to do? Should we get all the students in the Great Hall?" Draco was desperately trying to figure out a plan.
"Yes." Dumbledore began pacing.
"Even Slytherins?" Draco knew the Death Eaters might have access to Slytherin common room.
"I will gather them. Go to Gryffindor common room first. Get them. Keep the strongest ones. I don't know about Mr. Potter though"
"He'll want to help." Hermione said finally catching on to the current event.
"Ok. But watch him. If he is seen, he will be the first they go after. Take a few strong ones to each common room. Split up but be safe. If you split up you will get done faster. I'm going to put a spell on the door of the Great Hall. No one can enter that is on the Dark Side. Now, go." Dumbledore finished and followed Hermione and Draco out of his office. Hermione and Draco took off for Gryffindor Tower while Dumbledore went to secure the Great Hall.
"Go Draco, GO!" Hermione yelled as they raced to Gryffindor Tower. Hermione got there first and said the password and dashed into the common room. "Harry, Ron, Ginny, they're here! Get everyone! Gryffindors!" Everyone came into the common room having heard the commotion. "1st through 5th years get your wands and go to the Great Hall, Now! Don't panic and be very quiet! Go! Harry, Ron, Ginny, round up those who helped." Hermione turned to Draco. "Who's going to take them? I'll go"
"No. Stay with them. I'll go. Get the Huffelpuffs next. I'll meet you there." Draco said breathing rather heavily.
"Ok." Hermione gave him a kiss. "Ok. You lot! We still need to get Huffelpuffs and Ravenclaws...umm...Ginny and Ron, take all of the 6th years with you to get the Raven claws. The rest come with me and Harry. Ginny, Ron, take everyone that isn't helping down to the Great Hall, quickly and quietly.I'll take the 7th years that are helping. Draco's meeting me at Huffelpuffs common room so...stay at the Great Hall. Go! Be careful and be quiet!" Hermione took about eight 6th years or so with Harry and herself to Huffelpuff common room. Ron, Ginny, and the rest of the 6th years headed to Ravenclaw common room. As Hermione, Harry, and the 7th years got to Huffelpuffs commmon room Draco showed up. Hermione had said the password and Harry and the others went to gather the Huffelpuffs.
"Are you ok?"Hermione said hugging Draco.
"I'm fine. We got there without seeing them. Where's Ron and Ginny"
"They're going to get the Ravenclaws to take them to the Great Hall. I told them to stay there"
"Good. Let's get them there and find Dumbledore." Draco said as he walked into the Huffelpuff common room. "Ok! Everyone quiet! You must go quickly and quietly. Don't panic. If you do...just don't. Let's go." Draco walked back out into the corridor. "Hermione. Who are we going to get to stay in the Great Hall. We need 7th years to supervise"
"Right. Use some from all the Houses. We'll figure out who when we get there"
"Ok. Everyone in. Now, We need some 7th years to stay with the younger ones. I'm gonna put some from all Houses. You will need to stay here and watch them. Say, four from each House." Hermione got four 7th years from each House and brought them up to the front of the Great Hall. She turned to the younger years. "These are your leaders. You will listen to them. If there is a problem they have permission from the Heads' to punish for the action." Hermione turned to the twelve 7th years. "There is a barrier on the door. No one fighting on the Dark Side can enter the Great Hall. But just incase, keep everyone away from the doors, but you lot stay close to them, keep them calm, and stay calm yourselves. If there is a problem you can't handle such as Death Eaters getting into the Great Hall, send two or three of you to find us. Be careful and keep the noise level down. Now, we need to go." Hermione finished and ran for the door to the Great Hall. "You ready?" She asked Draco.
"Yeah. You"
"Yeah"
"Good. Let's do this." Draco gave Hermione a kiss and they were off.