"Please Mr. Malfoy sit down." Dumbledore motioned for the boy to sit. Malfoy reluctantly took the seat.
"I don't see why both the headboy and headgirl…" Malfoy started.
"Ah now Mr. Malfoy that will be explained later." Dumbledore sipped his tea, "For now let's enjoy our drinks." He winked at Hermione as he put the cup down.
Hermione pondered, "Dumbledore I have a question who is headmaster at Hogwarts while you are away."
"Normally Professor McGonagall is but she is away from school as we are. Professor Snape wanted to position so I gave it to him." Hermione snickered; Ron and Harry weren't going to be happy about that.
"Good choice." Malfoy nodded as he motioned for another drink. Hermione rolled her eyes, suck up!
"Now to business." Dumbledore stood up and motioned for them to follow him. They followed him into a private room. Hermione could feel the magic warding that had been placed on the room.
He sat down in one of the three chairs around a table that had a map upon it. They took the other two and stared at the map. Hermione had seen this type of map before; Harry had owned one called the Marauders Map. Only this one was huge. It showed all of England and parts beyond. Malfoy's eyes bugged out as he stared at the intricate map working.
"I am grieved to report that Voldemort has been spotted." Dumbledore shook his head, "I tried my best to stop him but alas he has gotten away from us again." Hermione frowned; how odd. To her it seemed as if the evil wizard was purposely showing himself around. But why? She saw the red Xs that were reported sightings on the map. It was a tight circle that encompassed a little town.
"A terrible as this pressing news is we are given more! It seems that the once mighty and powerful Voldemort is no more." Dumbledore watched the children's faces. Hermione frowned.
"What?" She looked harder at the map.
"We have reason to believe that Voldemort no longer has his magic." Hermione gasped in shock. "Someone stripped him of his power."
"Can one do that?" Malfoy asked incredulously.
"This person has found a way." Dumbledore's voice was filled with worry, "I fear we may be up against a greater more terrible threat to our world. A wizard has stripped another or his magic. This has never been done before." A piece of paper flew into his hand from another part of the room. "This is our information we have received. You, and I do mean the both of you, are to report to this address by three o'clock today and no later. Someone there can answer your questions. A dark day has fallen over us." He shook his head.
Hermione couldn't believe it; Voldemort without power because someone more powerful stripped him of it.
