A/n: MERRY XMAS/ Yule/ Other appropriate holiday relating to a time during winter

Sorry about lack of updates so without further adue heres your long awaited update you have been slavering for.

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Oh and b the way I have FINALLY got a chance to put in some nice juicy action scenes in now I have established most of the base but rest assured, more action is on the way especially in part 2………

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By the time news of the attack had reached the ears of the press, no evidence was left of the slaughter, though reporters flocked to the castle hopping for a good scoop, all left empty handed.

Deep inside the founders keep, a hooded figure sat on a throne of midnight black as he gazed out at what had been his home for 5 years he smiled as he watched the swarming mass of Aurors and reporters mingling around the area where his minions had had their first proper feed, they had been hungry ever since and Harry knew they were on the path to rebellion.

And that could not happen.

Though he was still not at full strength, he knew all that he would loose was a few days of simmering here alone. The other students had started to notice something had changed inside him. His newly enhanced hearing had picked out many a whisper saying it was his power manifesting to destroy Voldemort and turn the world in to a safe, happy place. Next they would want him to make a world of pink fluffy bunny rabbits and flowers and rainbows…

He was interrupted by the sound of the throne room door opening.

"The sun sets." Draco advanced towards the throne and knelt before him

"Yes master."

"Is everything in place?"

"Yes."

"At my signal get the others to the room of requirement the portal will activate at midnight. Do not fail me."

"Never my lord."

Draco stood up to leave

"Oh and Draco?"

"Yes my lord?"

"Harm only those that oppose you, do not make any unnecessary diversions"

"Yes my lord."

"Good."

As Draco left the room, Harry got up and walked across to look out at the setting sun. Soon it would be time to strike.

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"….three pages on how the goblin rebellions of 1402 changed our society, due in next lesson"

The Gryfindor 5th years got up and left the room heading for their common room. However no one noticed one of their number slip away

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It was 7 o'clock and the 6th year Gryfindor girls dormitory was empty apart from one person.

Hermione gazed out of the window at the silhouette of the tower in the distance.

She had sensed a rift in the fabric of reality earlier on and had immediately known something was wrong however after a quick mental scan nothing out of the ordinary had happened. Suddenly there was a shout of panic from the common room. She quickly snatched up her wand and rushed to the door….

However before she could reach the handle the door flew open and sent her flying, insistently she spun in mid-air and landed in a crouch before gazing up and the intruder the face of Ginny Weasley stared down at her, but suddenly the face began to swirl and morph, within seconds the form of Ginny Weasley was gone and before her stood the tall bulk of Blaise Zambini.

"We don't have much time" Blaise spoke "We need to go now"

Hermiones mind was whirling in front of her stood a boy that everyone said had joined Voldemort but now she knew that all along he had been posing as one of her closes friends. But where was Ginny then?

"GRANGER!"

Hermione was jerked from her thoughts by the shout and turned back to Blaise

"What the fuck is going on!"

"I have been ordered to get you out of here now hurry up or were both dead!"

"Ordered? By Voldemort?"

"I give up"

Before she even knew what happened, Hermione fell to the ground unconscious

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The common room was in a state of pandemonium as the masked warriors closed in on the frightened Gryfindor's. Ron cursed himself as he remembered he had left his wand in his robe up in the dormitory. A few minutes ago he had been sitting around a table playing magical snap with Dean and Seamus when the portrait hole had opened and Ginny had walked in, then after her game half a dozen figures dressed in black hooded robes. The figures carried long, serrated swords that seemed to pulse with dark magic. The figures had begun to herd the Gryfindor's away from the portrait hole, two seventh year girls had tried to fight back and now their bodies lay eviscerated on the floor.

Suddenly the door leading to the 6th year girls dormitory opened and Ron clearly recognized the face of Blaise Zambini. In the boys arms lay the body of his best friend

"Hermione!" he screamed charging towards the boy

Blaise turned to look at him before raising his hand. A bolt f black energy blew Ron back across the common room he crashed into a table and lay still

The last thing he saw was Blaise signalling to the rest of the black figures and one word echoed through his mind

"Obliviate!"

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A/n: HEHEHE heres a nice place to end the chapter so yes I will. But watch out for the next chappie that should be up by tomorrow (22/12/04)