A/N:-I thought i'd put hte A/N here for this chapter cause i like the cliffie at the end, and i'm sure you guys will love me for it :p Anyway, this chapter is for all you lovely people who have patiently sat through reading my story and put up with 'late' updates (well they're late for me) and my rantings and ravings that i had a habit of writing earlier on in the story. I hope they have provided you with some amusement along with the story. This is coming to an end i feel but i dunno if i'll continue to do A Happy ending. I may do if Harry survives (Not sure if he'll survive or not yet) I'll try and add a teeny bit more romance in the story before it ends...-cough-Bo and Emma-cough-...Anyway, enjoy this chapter and please leave a review with your thoughts, Good or bad but i do like bad ones cause they make me laugh :)

Hello Potter

Bo and Katie sat next to each other in their charms lesson. Bo was on the verge of falling asleep though he really had no reason to at all. Katie seemed rather distracted and wasn't paying attention on the lesson or Bo at all. Bo glanced at Katie and knew he had to break up with her but how? Would she be angry? Her reputation had gone slightly downhill since word got out that she was dating a werewolf. Profesor Flitwick was about to show them a charm to fix a bike when there was a knock on the door.

"Come in," the tiny professor called. The door opened and April peered into the room.

"Sorry to interrupt, but the Headmaster is calling a meeting for all the staff." April said sheepishly. Bo looked at her slightly confused. April seemed to be glowing with happiness yet at the same time there was a sadness in her eyes that Bo knew meant that someone had died. But James had been the only person that Bo knew of who had been dying, but April wouldn't be happy if James were dead. Flitwick nodded, tidied his desk and dismissed the class. He left the classroom muttering about the constant disruption of lessons. April escorted the students to their houses. She gave Bo a sorrowful glance as she left them at the Gryffindor Tower but said nothing more. In the common room Bo made his way towards his dorm when Katie pulled him aside.

"Bo, we need to talk." Katie said. Bo's eyebrows went up immediately.

"What's wrong?" Bo asked.

"I think we should break up." Katie said with an anxious look. Bo fought the urge to smile.

"Really? You think so?" He asked, he felt so glad that he didn't have to break up with Katie.

"Yeah, I know this is probably really hard for you, I can't imagine what it must be like but I kinda like someone else." Katie said, "Well, I met him a while ago again, he used to come to this school. You remember Oliver Wood? Well he asked me out-"

"That's great Katie." Bo said with a grin. Katie gave him a curious look.

"I thought you'd be annoyed." Katie said.

"No, I was actually gonna break up with you anyway." Bo said. Katie looked slightly offended.

"Then why did I have to break up with you first?" She asked, crossing her arms over her chest. Bo burst out laughing about the same time Katie did. "Ok, friends?" Katie asked, extending a hand. Bo took it.

"Friends." He said with a smile. Katie gave Bo one last kiss before wondering up to her own room. The common room was filling up with at first, first years, then sixth years. Hermione wondered over to where Bo was standing and poked him in the side.

"Heya." Hermione said brightly. Bo looked at her in surprise.

"Oh, hi." Bo said, "What are you up to?"

"Nothing much. Ron and Harry have ditched me for a while." Hermione said, glaring at the stairs to the boy's dormitory where Harry and Ron were walking up. They were obviously planning something, Bo had the feeling he knew what Ron was planning.

"What do you think it is?" Bo asked. Hermione shook her head.

"To be honest I have no idea." Hermione said. Bo smiled knowing that it would annoy Hermione. "You know!"

"No but I think I have a hunch about what he's doing." Bo said. Hermione huffed at him but stayed with Bo.

Jenny sat on her bed in the dark. Her duvet was wrapped around her as she thought about what she'd done. She was a killer! She wanted to talk to her friends about it but they were trapped in Hogwarts. There was a gentle knock on the door of her bedroom. Jenny didn't say anything. The door opened slowly.

"Jenny." Said a woman with long black hair. She was slim and just a little smaller then Jenny. Jenny looked up to recognise the woman as her sister Lee. She hadn't seen Lee for years.

"Lee, what are you doing here?" Jenny asked.

"Here to help. The order is taking emergency action. We need to free Hogsmeade or at least get the children out of Hogwarts." Lee said. "But I came early to see you. How are you doing?"

"How do you think? I killed my husband." Jenny said.

"You know he wasn't Remus. Bo knew, grandmother knew." Lee said.

"But still. I had him back for a while." Jenny said. "Though looking back I suppose I should have noticed it." Jenny said with a sigh. Lee sat down next to her older sister and gave her a hug.

"No offence but rather you then me. It is a little unfair at how it's always you and your friends who get picked on." Lee said. Jenny gave her a resigned smile.

"For the good of wizard kind." Jenny said.

"Come on, we've got to get the house ready, it looks like there's been an attack here." Lee said. Jenny got out of bed reluctantly. She followed Lee downstairs and looked at the mess that she had yet to tidy up. The only thing that Jenny had done after Remus' death was to take him to St. Mungos then gone straight to bed once the healers had declared him dead. She felt her legs turn to jelly as she looked at the living room. Jenny turned away and went into the kitchen unable to stay in there. Her grandmother was sitting in the kitchen looking at a piece of parchment. She was frowning at it before handing it to Jenny. Jenny read it slowly, it was a letter from Dumbledore.

Jenny,

I'm afraid that we are stuck in the school. I need you to run the Order until further notice. Moody will help you in the running, the main priority is to free Hogsmeade and get the children out of the school. As you know it is difficult to do right now. I am depending on you and the order to help.

I would like you to know that everyone is ok in Hogwarts, your son is doing fine in his transformations and Lily and the you know what are healthy. We have caught Pettigrew, he informed us of Remus' death. I am terribly sorry.

Albus

Ron paced the room as he waited for Hermione to come. He glanced at Harry who was searching under his bed for his wand.

"What are you doing?" Ron asked as he saw Harry's legs disappearing under the bed.

"Looking for my wand, I accidentally kicked it under the bed." Harry muttered. The door opened and Hermione came into the room.

"Heya." She said with a smile. Ron felt his heart pounding in his chest. He wasn't sure if this was the right thing to do but he knew that his life may soon come to an end and he didn't want it to end without having proposed to Hermione first.

"Hey, Hermione." Ron said, he glanced uncertainly at the gap between the floor and Harry's bed. "Um I wanted to talk to you about something." Hermione looked at him curiously. She was intensely curious, Ron and Harry had been acting strange recently, particularly Ron.

"What's wrong Ron?" Hermione asked.

"Nothing, it's just that…" Ron shuffled his feet uncertainly and blushed slightly.

"What? Is it about the war?" Hermione asked.

"Um sort of, the war and you." Ron said. He stuck his hands into his pocket and felt the box in his hands. He licked his lips and looked into Hermione's confused brown eyes. He kept thinking how beautiful he thought she looked. It didn't matter about what others may think of her but Ron loved her dearly, she was the most beautiful thing in the world to him. He got down to one knee, causing Hermione to start in surprise.

"Hermione, I love you a lot and there's a war going on but even if there wasn't a war I would still do this. I love you more then anything Hermione and I can't imagine my life without you." He pulled out the box, Hermione's hand went to her mouth as she gasped. "Marry me." Ron said, he was trembling as he waited for the answer. Hermione was staring at him wide eyed. Ron was becoming increasingly worried that she'd say no but he couldn't see the smile that was forming behind Hermione's hand. The few seconds that followed the question were the longest in Ron's life. Hermione grinned broadly and took Ron's hands.

"Yes Ron." She said, she looked almost unable to contain her happiness. Ron got to his feet and pulled Hermione into a tight hug and a kiss. Hermione giggled as Ron did so.

"YES!" Harry said from under the bed. It was followed by a thud. "OW!" Harry muttered. Hermione jumped.

"Harry?" Hermione asked. Harry shuffled out from under the bed covered from head to toe in dust.

"Sorry, I was retrieving my wand when you came in." Harry said. He went to Hermione and hugged her tightly. "Congratulations." He said. He turned to Ron, "I told you she'd say yes!" Hermione looked at the two boys.

"What?"

"He's been paranoid that you'd say no to him for the past few months." Harry said.

"Months!" Hermione asked. "How long have you planning this?" Hermione asked. Ron shrugged sheepishly. Hermione grinned and went to kiss him. "So are you going to give me the ring?" She asked. Ron looked as if he suddenly remembered the ring, he got it out of the box and placed it on Hermione's finger.

"It looks fantastic." Hermione said admiring the ring.

"But you're not allowed to wear rings in school." Ron muttered with disappointment. Hermione got out her wand and conjured a chain that could go around the neck. Harry stood back and let the two have their privacy. He slowly opened the door and snuck out of the room where Ginny, Rhia, Bo, Emma and his room mates were standing by the door trying to listen.

"So?" Ginny asked. Harry nodded. The seven students suddenly started cheering. Rhia and Emma disappeared while Ginny went to the common room and started decorating it.

"We have to do something about this. There is no way of getting out of the castle!" Flitwick piped up in the meeting that had been going on for about an hour already. McGonagall and Dumbledore looked at each other, Dumbledore had his usual glint in his eyes. James and Sirius smirked at each other at the comment.

"That's not necessarily true." Dumbledore said. "There are several ways out of the castle that I don't believe Voldemort knows about."

"Like what?" Madam Sprout asked. The door opened and Filch slumped in dragging Rhia and Emma into the Dumbledore's office.

"We have a problem." He growled.

"Which is?" McGonagall asked.

"Just caught these two prowling the corridors." He said. Lily looked at Emma for an explanation. "I'll be more then happy to punish them." Emma pulled herself away.

"No, no, just listen before you judge. We were getting ready for a party." Emma said then winced as she realised how bad that sounded.

"Nice excuse Potter," Snape sneered, he looked at James, "You've taught you children well." James glared at him.

"We're having a party because Ron and Hermione just got engaged." Rhia explained. Rhia watched as the adults' expressions changed. Most smiled at the news. "Besides, we're not the only ones. You've missed Orion, Jessie, Katie and Bo." Rhia said smugly. She crossed her arms smugly but then looked at the floor once she saw her parent's stern looks towards her.

"For the good house you have a lot of parties." Snape noted.

"House trait." McGonagall said. "Well, I think we should break it up here, what do you say Albus?"

"I agree Minerva, we must go and congratulate the young and hopefully happy couple." Dumbledore said. The teachers left the meeting, Lily, James, April and Sirius walked in the opposite direction.

"I know we should be happy for Ron and Hermione but someone has to get to Jenny to make sure she's ok." Sirius said to them.

"Who's going to go? There's no way out of the castle." Lily said. She saw James grinning strangely. "You are not going anywhere." Lily said poking her finger into his chest.

"I wasn't going to go anywhere." James said.

"And you're not going anywhere either Sirius Black!" April said, "I know your plan, I can read your mind remember and I'm not having you risk your life. Jenny will be fine, I trust her."

"We should really go." Lily said, "I want to see the two." James smiled and put his arms around Lily.

"Then maybe we could get some rest?" James asked.

"I'm pregnant James." Lily said to James.

"Not that pregnant." James said.

"Come on, lets go you two." April said to Sirius.

Harry collapsed onto a sofa after his transfiguration exam. He had tried his hardest to do his best but his mind wasn't on exams anymore. As the summer progressed his mind was more and more on Voldemort. He sighed as he stared at the high ceiling where the banners congratulating Ron and Hermione still hung. Every time a Gryffindor walked into the common room, even if they felt depressed at the lack of communication from their parents, the banner cheered them up. Harry felt grateful that most of his family was in the castle, safe from harm. He worried a lot about Jenny and what had happened to her after Remus' death. Bo had taken the death extremely well, like he expected it to happen.

Harry frowned as he went over the spells he'd learnt with April when Rhia came to join him. She sat on his stomach, which didn't bother him because she was so light.

"What you frowning over?" She asked him.

"Um, nothing." Harry muttered. He sat up properly, forcing Rhia to slid off him and onto the sofa. "How did you find the exam?"

"Nothing too hard." Rhia said casually, "Harry I know something is bothering you."

"Yeah, well, wouldn't it bother you if your enemy had trapped you at school?" Harry asked. Rhia nodded slowly and frowned slightly.

"Yeah, I suppose." She muttered. Harry looked at her curiously. It was his turn now to ask her what was wrong but he didn't need to. "Harry, I need to tell you something." Rhia said.

"What is it?"

"You remember when Emma got possessed?" Rhia asked uncertainly. Harry nodded. "Well, Voldemort gave me a message but I didn't want to tell you because I thought you'd do something stupid and impulsive." Rhia said.

"What is it?" Harry asked.

"Um, well…He said he wanted to meet you on your birthday for the final showdown." Rhia said.

"Why didn't you tell me!" Harry asked her rather forcefully.

"I didn't want you to do something stupid." Rhia said, "I knew if I told you you'd try and go and get him or something. I don't want you to get hurt." Harry looked away from her thoughtfully but also angrily. His birthday, Harry couldn't wait that long, school finished in less then a month and there was still no change in the Death Eater siege on the school. Harry had been talking to Dobby, the school was only just being kept running properly because of the hundreds of house elves transporting food into the school. He glanced at Rhia, who looked at him worriedly.

"Thanks for telling me." Harry said. He got up and made his way to his dorm room. He pushed the door open expecting to find Ron and Hermione in the room. He was right, they were sitting on Ron's bed. Ron looked ready to kill Hermione as she talked to him about the exam they'd just had and the next exam they were going to have.

"You might want to put the exams on hold for a moment." Harry said interrupting the one-way conversation. Ron looked at him with a thankful look.

"What for?" Hermione asked.

"We're going into Hogsmeade." Harry said.

"What!" Ron asked, "Are you crazy, that's a suicide mission."

"Not if you don't get caught." Harry said, "We'll go tonight."

"But we have potions tomorrow!" Hermione protested.

"Hermione, what's more important, Potions exam or the future of our country?" Harry asked. Hermione sighed and shook her head.

"Fine, whatever." She said.

"You're not coming with us." Ron told her.

"Like hell I'm not, wherever you go, I'm going to unless it's the Quidditch Locker room." Hermione said.

"No, what if you get hurt?"

"She can look after herself." Harry said. Hermione looked at Ron smugly like that statement had won her argument.

"But we aren't trained like you." Ron said.

"Stop being a pessimist." Hermione told him.

"Ok, ok, but Hermione gets the invisibility cloak while we're there." Ron said.

"Ok, which means we need to get some Death Eater robes." Harry said.

"Leave that to me." Hermione said getting up. "I'll see you boys later. I have to revise." She gave Ron a quick kiss and Harry a smile as she left the room.

"You're actually serious about this?" Ron asked Harry.

"Deadly." Harry answered.

"Where are you going?" Asked Jessie as Harry, Hermione and Ron walked though the common room near midnight. Hermione jumped and looked at the young blonde girl.

"What are you doing still awake?" Harry asked her, taking off his invisibility cloak, "And how did you know we were here?" Jessie gave them a cheeky grin. The common room was empty except for the four of them.

"Can I come?" Jessie asked. "I want to go to Hogsmea-" Harry put his hand over her mouth.

"Will you be quiet. You're as bad as Kaylee!" Harry said. Jessie said her question again but it wasn't as clear because of Harry's hand.

"No, Jessie, go back to bed." Hermione said. Jessie scowled at them.

"I'm going to tell mum and dad if you don't take me." She said, pushing Harry's hand away. Harry looked at the other two.

"I don't want to look after her." Ron said.

"I will if I have to but we really shouldn't take her." Hermione said.

"I'll be extra quiet." Jessie said putting her own hand over her mouth. Harry felt an almost physical pain as he jinxed Jessie, knowing it was a bit of a risk to let her stay and tell his parents.

"Hurry up lets go." Harry said as he ran out of the common room with Ron and Hermione. Jessie would have scowled if she could but she lay on the floor frozen until a seventh year girl walked down into the common room because she couldn't sleep. She started in alarm at Jessie and freed her.

"Are you ok?" She asked Jessie. Jessie nodded and pretended to make her way to bed. The seventh year girl stayed in the common room for a little longer before going back to bed. Jessie waited until she heard the door shut before putting on her trainers and darting through the portrait hole. As she ran the protests of the Fat Lady grew fainter and fainter until she reached her mum's living quarters. She muttered the password before running up the stairs that led to the 'living room'. She must have made some noise as James came out of his room with his wand drawn.

"Jessie!" He said tiredly but surprised. Jessie ran to her parents room and jumped on the bed.

"Mum! Mum! Mum!" Jessie said bouncing up and down on her sleeping mum. April complained and tried to push her off but Jessie just darted under the covers, wedging herself between her parents. She started poking April until April woke reluctantly. Sirius was still fast asleep, snoring very quietly.

"What?" April asked, Jessie made sure that April could see her eyes. April's eyes widened as she saw everything that had just happened. "Ah shit." April muttered as she rolled out of bed. Jessie followed her as April went to talk to James.

"They've gone to Hogsmeade." April told him.

"Who have?" James asked.

"Harry, Hermione and Ron." April said. James's expression went serious before he turned to his room. April went to her own room and a few seconds later both were dressed and ready to go to Hogsmeade. "Jessie, stay with your dad." Jessie nodded and watched her mum and James disappear through the doorway.

Hermione pushed open the door to the shrieking shack very slowly. She peered through the crack in the door to look out towards Hogsmeade. She could hear Ron and Harry struggling to get into their robes. Hermione turned to look at the boys and rolled her eyes.

"What?" Ron asked.

"You've got Harry's robes." Hermione said, looking at Ron, who was wearing robes that were blatantly too small for him while Harry was standing in some baggy robes.

"I thought there was something wrong." Harry muttered. Hermione rolled her eyes again and went back to looking out. She watched a few Death Eaters walking past in a patrol. She could feel herself getting slightly nervous, they were only doing some recon.

"Ok, ready." Harry said from behind Hermione. Hermione turned in time to receive the invisibility cloak. She put that on to cover herself.

"I'll follow and watch your backs." Hermione said.

"Alright, come on." Harry said. Him and Ron slipped out silently then a few moments later Hermione followed. She had some difficulty staying silent as she slid down the dry slope to Hogsmeade.

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Ron asked Harry quietly as they walked into Hogsmeade high street.

"No." Harry replied.

"What? You're supposed to be sure!" Ron hissed at him.

"I wasn't really thinking." Harry said.

"Nothing new there." Came Hermione's voice.

"Sorry." Harry said.

"Don't worry, as long as we get back to school alive and in one piece." Hermione said.

"I hope Jessie's ok." Ron muttered. He felt increasingly uncomfortable being in the robes. Though they weren't actual Death Eater robes he felt as if he was dirty by just wearing them. Harry felt the same with the addition of the feeling that he was going to throw up.

"She'll be fine once someone finds her." Harry said. They made their way to the Three Broomsticks where they went in without being noticed. No one looked at them, which all three were grateful for. Ron felt someone tugging on the back of his robes. He turned to see no one.

"I can't go in there, a bit too hazardous." Hermione whispered.

"Ok, I'll tell Harry." Ron whispered back, "Be careful." He said but there wasn't a reply. Ron followed Harry in and joined him at the main bar. Madame Rosemerta looked pale and tired while Death Eaters were sitting around laughing and making very bad jokes. Harry and Ron spotted Lucius Malfoy and Bellatrix Lestrange in the corner with some other hooded death eaters. Harry and Ron looked at each other in alarm. They looked to Madame Rosemerta, who caught Harry's eyes. A look of surprise and a vague look of relief spread across her face for a second before it was replaced with her usual expression.

"What can I get you?" She asked.

"Two Butterbeers please" Ron asked.

"Sure thing." She said,

"How are you doing Madam Rosemerta?" Harry whispered.

"Meet me round the back in about half an hour." She whispered. Harry nodded slightly. She gave them the two butterbeers which they downed quickly before heading back out. Harry felt glad that no one noticed them. They wandered around Hogsmeade for a while, looking around, everywhere was filled with Death Eaters. Zonkos was empty, Honeydukes was closed and boarded up while the little café that Harry had been to with Cho had broken windows. Harry felt a weight drop and nearly squash his heart as he saw the state of Hogsmeade. When half an hour was up they made their way back to the Three Broomsticks. Madame Rosemerta was waiting outside the back door.

"What are you two doing out here?" Madam Rosemerta asked.

"We wanted to see how bad things were." Harry said. Hermione suddenly appeared from nowhere.

"Everything is clear." She said as she shook out her hair. Madam Rosemerta looked at the three of them then smiled faintly.

"I knew the moment I saw you three that you'd be more trouble then you looked." She said.

"Who said we were trouble?" Harry said with a faint smile.

"What's been happening?" Hermione asked.

"The usual, Death Eaters are looting and killing. Every owl that approaches the castle is killed while no owls are coming out of the castle, the number of students who have lost parents and not know about it. Even the Prophet has stopped being published." Madam Rosemerta told them, "Do you know what Dumbledore is doing about it? The minister's stuck, Dumbledore and April Black are stuck, Voldemort's got pretty much a free reign."

"We don't know what's happening." Harry told her, "We just wanted to see what was going on but school is tense though they're trying to keep it as normal as possible." Madam Rosemerta nodded and sighed.

"We will end this." Hermione said firmly. A few moments later they were back in the street. Harry and Ron knew that Hermione was walking next to them as they went down the road.

"Things seem to be getting bad." Ron muttered as he stared at the black contents of Zonkos.

"State the obvious." Harry said, "When we get to school we'll think of someth-ah!" Harry doubled over clutching his scar tightly as he felt a sudden shock of pain run through his head like someone slamming an axe into his skull.

"Harry!" Ron said in alarm. Harry felt Hermione and Ron trying to get him up but the pain was enormous.

"He's here." Harry said through gritted teeth.

"Who? Voldemort?" Hermione asked. Harry nodded. The pain throbbed again. Harry felt like clawing out his scar with his fingers but he had enough sense not to do that. He saw his invisibility cloak fall to the floor and Hermione's jeans.

"Students!" Someone shouted from down the road. Harry looked up in time to see Death Eaters surrounding him. His vision was blurring slightly from the pain. He grit his teeth together, clamped his hand around his wand and got unsteadily to his feet. Hermione and Ron glanced at him. Hermione picked up the invisibility cloak and got out her wand while Ron took off his robes and held his wand tightly.

"It's been a great six years guys." Ron said.

"We're not going to die." Harry muttered.

"I love you both, especially you Ron." Hermione said.

"I told you we're not going to die." Harry muttered.

"Hello Potter." Came a voice that Harry recognised as Voldemorts. The Death Eaters parted to let him through to the trio.

"Ah crap." Harry muttered