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A/N The Shadow Stalkers and the Heart Sensors are my addition to the story. However if you'd like to use the idea in your story go for it but let me know so I can read it! Harry/Ginny Ron/Hermione O.C/Draco Lupin/Tonks

Harry Potter and the Shadowed Heart

Chapter 2 Announcements

Hermione sat in the backseat of her parent's car quietly trying to think of the best way to tell her parents what she had decided to do. There didn't seem to be any easy way and the thought of what their reactions might be made her ill.

"Mum? Dad?" she said hesitantly.

"Yes dear?" her mother asked glancing at her from the front seat.

"I'm…I'm…not-going-back-to-Hogwarts." Hermione said very quickly. Her father glanced at her in the rear view mirror and her mother gazed at her for a moment unsure if she had heard correctly.

"But…why? I thought you loved going to school there." her mother exclaimed.

Hermione glanced away, "I do love it mum, it's the most amazing place in the world, but some really bad stuff has begun happening there and I'm going to try and stop them." Hermione said trying to figure out how to tell them about Lord Voldemort.

"What kinds of things?" her father asked with a small unsure grin. Hermione sighed heavily as she prepared to tell them the whole story.

Ron took a deep breath and coughed effectively getting everyone's attention as they sat down to dinner. "Mum, Dad, I have an announcement to make." Ron said sounding very urgent and important. Mr. and Mrs. Weasly looked up at him.

Fred and George had returned to Diagon Alley to run their store, Percy was at the Ministry and Bill was in his room still letting Fleur take care of his wounds and Ginny didn't bother looking up as she already knew what he had to say.

"I'm not going back to Hogwarts next year. Harry, Hermione and I are going to complete Dumbledore's work and discover a way to get rid of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named." Ron said his eyes on his plate as he waited to see what his parent would say.

"You WHAT!" Mrs. Weasly cried jumping to her feet.

Ron gulped, "We're going to stop He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named and Harry's hoping we find Snape so we can take care of him too." Ron said sitting back down and poking at his food.

"You…you…can't…Harry…but…" Mrs. Weasly seemed at a loss for words but Mr. Weasly laid a hand on her shoulder.

"Harry is the only one who has a chance of stopping the Dark Lord, no doubt Dumbledore told him things that would help. Besides, we can't tell Ron not to go. He's not a child, neither is Harry. All we can do is help them any way we can." Mrs. Weasly looked horrified at the prospect of her son running off to fight Lord Voldemort alone.

Somehow Ron read her mind, "Mum don't worry! I won't be alone. Harry is a genius at Defense and Hermione knows practically every spell, jinx, curse, hex and counter-curse known to wizard kind!" Ron said smiling slightly at his mother.

Mrs. Weasly swallowed her sobs and gave a tight smile. "You're right, and I know you can do this…I just wish you didn't have too!" she said with a wail as she rushed from the room.

Ron flushed and glanced at Ginny who looked depressed and was silent. Mr. Weasly remained silent but as he stood up to follow his wife he laid a hand on his son's shoulder and in a deep controlled voice he muttered, "I'm proud of you Ronald, and I know you will succeed." Ron's hair blushed as read as his hair and he stammered out a thank you to his father.

Harry entered his room and dragged his trunk in behind him before closing the door and sighing in despair. He opened his trunk and took everything out, he then went through his room gathering all of his belongings, old schoolbooks, letters and such and repacked his trunk.

In truth he didn't know how he was going to do what he had planned but he knew everything would come together for him when he returned to where everything began. He grabbed a sheet of paper and sat down to scribble out a quick note to Ron.

Ron,

I've arrived at my Uncle's and everything is fine. I'll see you day after tomorrow. Have you heard from Hermione? I'm going to write to her too. Tell Ginny I said hi and that I'll see her soon.

Harry

Harry sealed the letter and set it aside then he took out another sheet and began writing a letter to Hermione.

Hermione,

I'm home and well, though I can't wait to see you. I hope you spoke with your parents. I'll be at Fred and George's day after tomorrow. When will you be heading there? Bill and Fleur's wedding is three days from now. You will be there right?

Harry

He sealed the letter and strapped the two of them to Hedwig's leg and quickly told her to deliver them before he opened the window and let her out. Then he turned and with a wave of his wand his trunk forced all of his belongings into it.

He grabbed the picture of his parents that sat next to his bed and looked into it with sadness. His mother and father waved out at him and tears fell silently from his eyes as the overwhelming force of the deaths of his friends and family crashed over him. His cried himself to sleep the photo clutched in his hand.