Author's Notes: So apparently I am actually more creative than I thought. Who knew? First off, in my Harry Potter world the trio is 18 and Ginny is 17 making all able to Apparate. Secondly, I would like to thank my first three reviewers: Ace Ryn Knight, DaggerQuill, and sea-me-surf. The positive response from you three makes me write faster! Finally, I still don't know where this is going and am totally flying by the seat of my pants here, so if something seems OOC or just plain odd, let me know if it is liked or not because my imagination runs ridiculously wild sometimes and I think that this is one of those times.

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Chapter 3: I Lost My Place

Dumbledore arrived about 10 minutes after Ron sent the note to him. Amazingly, (though not really that amazing knowing Dumbledore) he silently popped right into Harry and Ron's hiding spot.

"Boys, I certainly hope you have a good explanation for leaving like you did," Dumbledore said almost angrily to Harry and Ron.

"He's going to invade Hogwarts, sir. I could see it in my dreams even with the occulmency. He is going to do it soon and he won't stop until the castle falls. I couldn't let him destroy my home again," Harry said quietly to Dumbledore without a trace of anger or guilt but determination.

"I wouldn't let Harry go alone, no matter what he said," Ron said quickly. "We have been putting silencing charms over his camp. We have an idea that may keep people safe but yet infiltrate his camp at the same time."

"What exactly does this plan require?" Dumbledore asked, with a hint of a sparkle in his eye.

"With the silencing charms placed around the camp it will allow us to stun and incapacitate the death-eaters and goblins with them realizing exactly where they are coming from. Also if everyone is disillusioned we will blend into the camp so they will not be able to see where the spells are coming from," explains Ron.

"What if someone is stunned or injured. If they are disillusioned then we wouldn't be able to help them." Dumbledore asks.

"Hermione came up with a form of the disillusionment spell that if the person becomes injured or incapacitated, the spells comes off so others can come to their aid," Harry tells Dumbledore.

"This plan may work. However, what about Tom? Do you believe that you can end this now?" Dumbledore says to Harry.

"Ron and I worked out a plan. It is very risky, but will give added protection to me and power that Voldemort knows not."

As Harry explains their idea to Dumbledore, the other order members arrive and Ron sets them to finishing silencing the surrounding camp. Mr. Weasley however, grabs his son in a hug and starts to reprimand him for leaving without let him and the rest of the family know what is going on. By the time Ginny and Mrs. Weasley arrive Ron has finished filling his dad and brothers in on the plan and all were more than willing to help. When Ron sees Ginny he knew immediately that Hermione would be somewhere. He runs up to his mother, endures the bear-hug and yelling before he can ask where Hermione was.

"She apparated before Ginny and myself so she must be somewhere around here," Mrs. Weasley replies nervously. "She was quite upset, I hope she didn't overshoot."

"Damn, insufferable girl! Can't follow a simple instruction to stay where it is safe! What if she apparated right into the camp? We can't hear what is going on, only see!" yells Ron. He starts to run over to where Harry and Dumbledore are talking.

"Harry! How much of the camp can you see? Is Hermione there?"

"No, they all are still in the middle of the camp looking at that map. Why would she be in there?"

"Mum says she left before she and Ginny…"

"WHY THE HELL IS GINNY HERE!" yells Harry.

"BECAUSE NEITHER SHE NOR HERMIONE KNOW HOW TO FOLLOW A SIMPLE INSTRUCTION!" Ron yells right back.

"Ron, Harry. Perhaps one of you should go and find Miss Granger before she accidently wanders right into that camp," Dumbledore says calmly.

Ron, taking a deep breathe and running his hand in his hair says hurridly, "I'll go look for her. She better still have that tracking galleon that she made all of us use and keep with us at all times. Stupid, ruddy girl," he mumbles as he runs away.

Dumbledore looks at Harry, who is glowering in the direction of Ginny. "Harry, with both the girls here, that spell you told me about will be even stronger than with just Ron."

"I know that Professor. However, I still haven't told you where exactly they need to be for it to work well enough to kill Voldemort. That is why neither of us wanted them to be here."

When Hermione arrived at the Forbidden Forest the first thing she saw was darkness. The second thing she realized was that it probably wasn't a good idea to apparate when she was so upset because now she had no idea where she was. She knew where she wasn't and that would be Voldemort's lair. She starts walking toward what she believes is Centuar land aware of her surroundings but having an internal argument with her inner voice that for some reason always sounds like Harry.

'I thought I aimed for Centaur land, but this defiantly isn't centaur land. Where the bloody hell did I end up? Damn it Ron, if you and I get through this I am going to curse you with so many boils that you won't be able to sit on a broom for a week. Stupid boy, "don't let Hermione and Ginny come it's too dangerous. I don't want you hurt." He knows I don't need to be protected.'

'He is only protecting you because he loves you,' retorts the Harry-like inner voice.

'If he loved me, he would let me come with him.'

'If your roles were reversed would you let him come?'

'That doesn't matter! He left me!' Hermione yelled at the Harry sound a-like in her head.

'You didn't let him come third year when you and Harry went back in time since he was hurt and you didn't want him to be in more pain. He is doing the same thing. He knew how much it hurt you when your parents had to leave England and hide in the States. He saw the pain that you were in when Hagrid, Bill, and Percy died. He loves you and doesn't want you to be hurt anymore,' her inner Harry said softly.

"If he loves me so much then why did he leave without saying goodbye," whispers Hermione out loud.

"BECAUSE HE DIDN'T WANT YOU TO GET HURT!" shouts Ron.