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Can Love Find Me Now

Chapter 41

Oh What a Mess

(At the #12 Grimmauld Place that night)

Molly Weasley, the matriarch of the Weasley family was in the kitchen at #12; she had every pot out of their cupboard, every stirring spoon in the pots, tea was brewing and biscuits were baking. Arthur Weasley sat at the table watching his wife; she was upset and he knew it and by the time she relaxed and had her feelings under control, they would have enough food to feed an army. She had made three pies already and they were on the table cooling, with the pies there were two cakes, two dozen tarts, and seven loaves of bread. She had not said a word since their return from Hogwarts and he was getting worried; she had never been this quiet in all the years he had known her.

She had acted this way right after Ron and Harry had brought their daughter up from the chamber but within an hour, she was talking to him about her worries. This was bad, not only bad but very bad; he waited for her to explode at him about her children not being safe anymore and that meant all of her children which now included Hermione, Harry, Neville, Luna and the young Evans boy. He notice that her posture had slumped as she watched over the cooking food; she was about to break down and he needed to be prepared and he did not have long to wait. Molly Weasley stood ridged at the stove; her vision blurred as the tears started to fall. In her mind, she kept repeating her mantra "I have to be strong for the children" repeatedly but she could not hold back the tears or the aching in her chest. She started to fall to her knees as she let out a scream that would turn ones blood cold but a strong pair of arms caught her and lowered them both to the floor; the person said some words over her head but she could not hear what he said.

The person held her; in her mind, she knew it had to be her husband that held her while she cried. If felt like hours to her on that cold floor but truth be told it had only been twenty minutes. The whole time he whispered things to her, soothing her, that only he could say that would calm her; he was her rock, her life force and the one person besides her children that held her together. Once she had stopped crying, with a few sobbing noises every little bit, he was able to get her into a chair; he held her close to him and waited for her to compose herself enough to talk to him. He sat there and waited, he would just let her talk when she was ready; he knew better then to say a word until she was ready for him to answer and he would not interfere with what she had to say until she was done. He felt the same pain as she did, he had the same fears, and he worried just as his wife did but as the head of his house, the husband, the man who took care of his family. He had to be strong for her, their children, for Harry, and for all the others that they had adopted into the Weasley family over the years. Once she was calm enough and had started talking he got up from the table and made her a cup of tea; he slipped in some fire whisky and handed her the cup.

"Arthur, how can we help protect the children?"

"Yes, I know the school is the safest place for them to be but deatheater's are going to be in the forest."

"But we have to do something to protect our children."

"How can Albus be so calm about all of this?"

"We have to go back to Hogwarts and make him let us stay there and help."

"And yes, I know Bill will be there and some of his friends but I have to be there to protect my children."

"Arthur dear, please you have to make him let us be there, please Arthur."

"Molly, love you know as well as I; that Albus will make sure they are safe."

"They are my children Arthur."

"And they are my children too; we trust Albus and know that he will not let any harm come to them."

"What about Harry, Hermione, poor Neville, Mark, and Luna."

"Molly dear, they will be fine; don't give me that look dear. I am just as worried as you but I know that they will be safe; we trust Albus and you have to remember that."

"Yes, I do trust him but it is just so hard after hearing what was in Harry's pensive. He will try to get our children; at any cost just to get Harry and that boy is like my own. I will not stand for any of those children to be hurt (as her voice rose); mark my words Arthur Weasley if one hair on their heads is harmed I will hunt down the person and make them wish they had never been born."

"And I know that you will do just that Molly; the love you have for our children and you loving Harry and the others is what makes you a dangerous person, if they were to harm any of them. That my love is one of the reasons that made me fall in love with you and I think god and Merlin every day for bring you in to my life. Are you feeling any better dear?"

"Calmer but I will feel better when all this is over and I know the children are safe."

"I know Molly and you need to stop thinking of them as children; they are young adults and next year most of them will be adults in our world."

"Yes but they will always be my children; just as you are still your mothers child."

"What are you going to do with all this food you cooked (as he gave a small chuckle); it's a feast fit for a king but there are just you and I here."

"I will just put preserving charms on everything and feed it to the Order member's tomorrow night."

"Do you want me to help you take care of this or do you need to do this yourself?"

She gave him a weak smile and waved her wand over everything and set the charm; made another wave of her wand, the food storage cabinet opened, and she levitated everything into the cabinet. The dishes were set to washing, drying and putting themselves away; then she and her husband made their way to their room; there would not be much rest for her tonight, so she thought. Arthur walked behind her up the stairs with two cups of tea; he had placed a mild sleeping potion in their tea; he knew they would both need it to get a good night sleep. He handed his wife a cup of the tea once she had gotten into bed and joined her; they sipped their tea and then settled in for a good nights sleep. Tomorrow would be an even harder day for his wife and he would have to find a way to keep her from going to Hogwarts and hexing the headmaster of the school.

(Hogwarts and in the headmaster's office that night)

As Albus Dumbledore headed to his office, he let the events of the day and part of the night run through his mind. The plans that Voldemort was working on scared him; they would have to work hard to keep all of the students safe from the deatheater's that would come to Hogwarts on the day of the of the equinox but there were nine that would have to be guarded more then most. The other thing he feared was that Voldemort had included Draco Malfoy into his plans. He had hoped that Draco would not follow his father's path but he knew that it would have been hard for the boy not to believe in what his father had taught him these past sixteen years, which was the same case for Vincent Crabbe and he feared for both of their lives.

The Gargoyle moved to the side as he gave the password, once inside the spiral stair case and it moved it's way up to his office he though about the other two students that had decided to choose Voldemort's side; was it to late for them, had they gotten in to far and would they have no way out. To his charging, he didn't have the answers to these questions but hoped after he talked to the students tomorrow he would at least understand why they had chosen this path and if there was any way he could bring them back to the side of good. He stepped off the stairs and went into his office; he needed some answers to other questions and maybe the old headmaster's of Hogwarts could supply them.

When he mentioned the name of the book "Life Ever Lasting, I Can Help you Achieve It" some of the portraits gasped and he could see a few had looks of surprise in their eyes. It was the portrait of Helga Hufflepuff that informed him that in history; many had said the book was only a myth but if it was in the hands of the wrong witch or wizard, the wizarding world, as they knew it would end and evil would reign but the person would needed other things to make this happen. With reluctance, he asked her about "The Dragon of Ananta Boga" and he could see that she understood he knew that nothing but bad could come from the items that Voldemort wanted and if he got a hold of them then what she told him would come true and that the items Harry had hidden needed to stay that way. After an hour of talking to the many portraits in his office, Albus Dumbledore let out a bit of a sigh. He thanked her for the information and then retook his seat behind his desk; he heard a soft knock at his door and told them to come in. Professor McGonagall walked in looking like someone had killed one of her students and took a seat when he motioned for her to sit. He knew why she was there and waited for her to tell him what was on her mind.

"Albus, where do I start; we have children in our school trying to be deatheater's and not one of us teachers knew. How are we going to protect this school if the enemy is right inside with us?"

"Now Minerva, you know as well as I; that in all the time this school has been here that good and evil have resided within these walls. There is no way any headmaster could have prevented this from happening; all we can do is make sure we as their professors; is to teach them right from wrong and hope they will choose the right path."

"Albus, do you know how many potential deatheater's there are in Hogwarts at this time?"

"That Minerva is the key word; "Potential Deatheater's" and I must admit that most of the upper year Slytherin house students are on their way to becoming what their parents are; we can only hope that the younger ones will change their minds before it is to late. I know of eighteen Hufflepuff's, twenty Ravenclaw's and in Gryffindor, there are only five. The numbers change each year, some continue with that path but to my great pleasure some change their minds once they leave the school."

"So what are we going to do Albus to stop the deatheater's from taking the students or even attacking the school if they cannot get them?"

"I do not have these answers at this time Minerva; we will need to formulate a plan but now is not the hour to do so. I know that I need to rest and so do you; we will discuss this again I promise."

"Goodnight Albus"

"Goodnight Minerva"

(In the hospital wing that night)

After Ginny left the hospital wing, Harry lay there awake for hours. All he could think about was Voldemort, what he had planned, but he knew there was no way that Voldemort could find where the items were supposed to be because of them being unplotable. He knew that Dumbledore would do every thing he could to make sure his friends and the students were safe. He also knew that after last night and what Dumbledore had told the Weasley family that they would be safe and not get anywhere near their new home, that all the paper work, including the Will, Mr. Watters, and Percy were safe and had been since his vision of the deatheater's going after them. His connection to Voldemort was a curse but at times it was a gift form god or Merlin but he knew he had to work harder to keep Voldemort out of his mind. The past few connections he had with Voldemort; how could it be put, it was as if he was intruding on his mind and Voldemort didn't even know he was there or did he? Could his connection to Voldemort be a form of Legillmancey or was he just letting him see what he was planning? This he would have to ask Dumbledore; when they all went to his office tomorrow night.

Harry had no clue of what time it was; he just knew he had been lying there, in this bed and had been awake for quite a while and wanted to sleep but couldn't. As if she had known he was awake; Madam Pomfrey came through the curtains that surrounded his bed. She began checking him over and muttering things under her breath and walked away; a few minutes later she came back with a vial of potion and informed him that it was a mild sleeping potion, ordered him to drink every last drop and then told him to rest. He did not argue with her, he drank the potion and then slipped under the covers and was fast asleep.

(Gryffindor Common Room that night)

The group of four friends left the hospital wing and headed straight for the Gryffindor common room; each lost in their own thoughts. It was common knowledge that Luna spent a lot of time there and no one would bother them when they got their. It had became common knowledge that if the any of the six came in, that they were to be left alone and if they wanted to talk about what was going on they would.

Everyone in the Gryffindor house understood the bond between them; some were jealous but only a few; these few would just disappear to their dorms when the group came in. Everyone had noticed that since Christmas break that a first year; Mark Evans had been allowed into the group; Mark Evans was the envy of many but did not boast about his friendship with Harry Potter and his friends. Most knew about what had happened to his family and knew that Harry had adopted him as a friend, companion, and a brother. They had a connection, they were orphans and this was caused by the same person; everyone tried to include him when ever they played games such as chess, exploding snaps, Gobstones or talking about their wizarding card collections.

For hours, this boy had sat in the area that the group always sat in; he was waiting for one or all of them to come back from the hospital wing and bring him news about how Harry was doing. He had tried to sneak out a few times but their head-of-house professor McGonagall had placed a prefect from Ravenclaw outside the door to make sure he or no one else left. He felt in his heart that something bad had happened to Harry and no one wanted him to know. At this moment in time, there were only a few people left in the common room; Mark Evans being the major and then you could see Lavender Brown and Parvati Patial doing homework at one table. Dean Thomas, Seamus Finnigan, Randy Crow (he was a 7th year), Saundra Brewmister (a 5th year), and the other 1st year boys that shared a dorm with Mark Evans. These boys kept their distance but let him know they were there for him if he needed them to be; the others there were either just being there to be nosey (Randy and Saundra) or to hear about how Harry was doing.

Randy being the Sr., upper classman rose up out of his chair and gathered his books; he puffed out his chest and cleared his throat getting almost everyone's attention. He spoke with a slow, almost sickening drawl; to some they might say he was trying to hard to sound like the headmaster of the school and addressed the others in the room.

"Could I have your attention please, ah thank you; I know you all are waiting to see how the Potter boy is doing, but as the prefects were summoned by the headmaster, and I as the Sr., and upper classmen have control of the common room.'

Everyone looked at him as if he were out of his mind (except Saundra Brewmister) and went back to what they were doing.

"Now please listen up; the hour is late and we all have class tomorrow; I am sure that as soon as the others return they will tell you what is going on. Miss Granger shares the same dorm as you two girls, and Mr. Weasley and Longbottom (he made Longbottom sound as if it was a foul name) share a room with you two boys. It is time for you all to go to your dorms and retire."

It was Mark that stood and marched over to the 7th year; he didn't care that he was three times his size; it didn't matter if the others sat there and watched the older boy hurt him. He wasn't going anywhere and he was going to let this big fat prat of a git hear what he though about him being the Sr., upper classmen and trying to boss everyone around. He knew that the other first years that had stayed with him would try to back him up, but would the older ones do the same. It didn't take long for him to see that all of them were standing behind him; except the 5th year girl, Saundra Brewmister.

"I do not care who you are, what year you are in but if you ever refer to Harry as the Potter boy again; you will pay," he said through clenched teeth

"And I do not care that you are a Sr., upper classmen; you cannot make me leave since you are not a prefect, I have permission to stay here until as you put it; Mr. Weasley and Miss. Granger and he is Mr. Longbottom to you mister; all get back. I may be little but I have friends here that prove that I am not alone; so I suggest, no I demand that you and your little butt kisser girlfriend go on up to your room." Mark said this all through clenched teeth and when he returned to his eleven-year-old demeanor, he added an evil smile.

"Cause I ain't going no where and you can't make me; nanny, nanny boo, boo." And stuck out his tongue and went back to his seat.

"Well I never in all my life" was all he got out before Seamus and Dean took him by the arms and started leading him to the stairs; they stopped in their tracks when they heard the portrait door open. They both smiled when they saw that it was indeed Ron, Neville, Hermione, and Luna. They gave Ron a look that told him "This guy was being a git" and waited to see what they were going to do. Hermione being the perfect prefect spoke first.

"Dean, Seamus, please tell me that you are not misbehaving?"

"Come on now Hermione, you know us better then that" said Seamus is his Irish drawl and a grin on his face.

"We were just sending the trash up to bed; he has been acting like; how can I say this" said Dean

"Well Dean, why not just say it out right; don't play it out man" this came from Lavender

"Yeah, tell her how he's a twit" came from four of the first years

"Oh for goodness sakes, someone tell me what is going on before I start giving out detentions."

"Hermione, you see we were all just sitting here, you know waiting to hear about Harry. This prat told us since he was the Sr., upper classmen, that you know he ruled over the common room, told us we had to go to bed and all that, so you see we had to send him on his way but you came in so we stopped," said Lavender with a smirk on her face.

"Randy, is you name right?"

"Yes"

"I am afraid they have you dead to right; you as an upper classmen cannot rule over a common room and prefects cannot rule over a common room. We can suggest that the students go to bed, that is until eleven-thirty. At eleven-thirty we can only make fourth years and below go to their dorms and at midnight do the same with the rest of the students."

"Fine" he said and he jerked his arms free from Dean and Seamus and headed up the stairs, Saundra right behind him.

"Now before any of you start with questions, I will tell you what we can. Harry is doing fine, he had a few minor burns, they have been healed, his jaw was broken when we had to give him a potion to counter act the poison that was made when his potion exploded, and it is healed. Madam Pomfrey will release him tomorrow morning and I suggest you not ask questions. Now, I suggest that you either, go back to what you were doing or go on up to your dorms, as for you four come here."

The four first years that had been staying with Mark started towards her, unsure if she was going to be nice or if she was indeed going to give them all a detention for being up so late. They followed her over to a corner of the common room and waited for her to let them have it.

"Now boys, I know you were here to support Mark and I thank you so much for that. He needs friends his own age and I hope that all of you are his friend, as the rest of us are. This will be our little secret tonight but it's time to head to bed; Mark will be up soon ok."

"Thank you Miss. Granger" came from the four boys as they ran to the stairs and headed to their dorm.

Hermione decided that they would all sit on the couch, Ron and Neville on each end of the couch; the girls were in the middle with Mark between them. They each took one of his hands and just held it, giving a reassuring squeeze every now and then. They let him know that Harry knew he would have been there if he could and he understood why he was not there. Luna explained to him that he was to ask no question but that until April he and his friends were not to go near the forest; unless they were with Hagrid for classes, that for his safety they needed to know where he was at all times; he gave her a queer look but nodded his head that he understood. It wasn't long before the portrait hole opened again and Ginny came through; she didn't say a word or acknowledge they were there, she waked up the stairs and was gone. They knew she was tired; they were tired too and decided it was time to head to bed. Ron walked Mark to his dorm and promised that they would wait for him in the morning and headed to his own bed to try, and get some sleep.

Even though it was, a school night and their head of house had instructed them that Luna could only be there on weekends; she slept in Hermione's dorm that night. Hermione's bed was at the end of the row and had a lot of room between it and the wall; with this in mind, she expanded her bed and got Luna a nightshirt to sleep in. They lay there on their backs; watching the top of the bed; thinking about what they had been told tonight. Tomorrow was going to be a long day for all of them; every thing was such a mess and Hermione knew that they would be working a lot on the items that Dobby and Winky had hidden some where within the castle walls.

Zacharias Smith, he had been placed in an unknown location to insure his safety, and only Dumbledore knew where he was. Dumbledore spoke with him first that morning, when Dumbledore entered the room Zacharias was just sitting down to eat the breakfast that Dobby had brought to him; the headmaster sat down in the other chair and poured them both some tea. He knew why the headmaster was there and why he was being held in this room but what he didn't know was what the headmaster would say or what he intended to do to him for his part.

Dumbledore had sent Dobby to wake him at six that morning; with instructions that the boy was to be showered, dressed and eating by seven; this way their talk would be over with and he would be allowed to get to class on time; giving the headmaster two hours for him to talk to all three of his students. Dumbledore could tell that Zacharias; though scared would wait until he started their talk.

"Mr. Smith, I am sure by now you know why you are here and why I am here?"

"Yes sir"

"Will you tell me why you have decided to take this path in life?"

"I rather not say"

"Are you afraid to tell me why or are you not sure of why you have done this?"

"Both sir"

"I promise you Mr. Smith that myself and the rest of the staff here will do everything we can to protect you and the others. You do not need to fear me, I mean you no harm but I can tell you now that Voldemort does and if his plans go they way he intends them to; he will punish the three of you for failing him."

"No harm will come to me sir, I have the word of a friend that as long as I try and do what is asked of me I will be protected."

"Mr. Smith, did you hear about the incident in potions class yesterday, involving Mr. Potter?"

"Just that his potion exploded; shows he is not as smart as his friends think he is."

"Mr. Smith, Zacharias what happened yesterday was not to any negligence of Mr. Potter's. I cannot tell you why he has this connection but I can tell you Mr. Potter and Voldemort are connected; yesterday when you and your comrades failed to send Mr. Potter to him; lets just say he got very mad. The result of this was Voldemort and Harry's minds coming together and Harry being able to see and hear Voldemort's plans concerning you and the other two students."

"How do you know that Harry is telling you the truth?"

"Memories do not show falsehoods Zacharias; myself and a few of the other professors viewed Harry's memories in a pensive last night. On the night of the equinox he plans on taking you three and punishing you, bring you back to the school and placing you on the steps for the others to see. Who ever made you this promise of protection will fail; your only chance at safety is here at Hogwarts."

"That doesn't prove anything sir, you could be telling me this so I will tell you things about the Dark Lord."

"I can show you these memories if you like; like I said Zacharias, memories cannot show falsehoods. You know what I say is true; this is your choice and yours alone. I will be talking to Corena and Vincent in a while and giving them the same talk as I have you; in the end it is up to you to believe what your friend told you or my memories of what happened."

"How long do I have to decide; I mean I have class and I could meet up with the other two and we could get together and just leave before you could talk to them."

"For now that is impossible; there are charms placed around all of you, you will be able to see them through out the day but if you try to talk to one another; your voices will fail and forget what you were about to do. What is that muggle saying; ah yes "I have covered all my bases" and I assure you that only I can lift these charms."

"So how long will we have to decide?"

"Until dinner tonight; before you go to your table come up and see me; tell me then what you have decided or any time during the day, it is your choice when you come to me."

"Now you must get ready for class and I have your comrades to talk to; have a pleasant day and I will await your decision. Good day Zacharias."

By the time classes started, Dumbledore had visited the hospital wing and talked to Vincent Crabbe and Corena Eastbridge. Crabbe listened to everything the headmaster had said but never said a word; he had been warned by his father that if his mission had been discovered that the "Mudblood lover" would try to change his belief's. He knew most of the students feared him because of his size; he used it to his advantage most of the time but what most people didn't know about him was that he hated his life. He hated hurting people for Draco, his father and even more so he hated the fact that his father had forced him to be a slave for his father's master. He just wanted to live in peace but knew that would never happen, so he went along with whatever orders came to him. He knew he would not be able to tell Draco about what Dumbledore had said, with the charm or whatever he had told him about would not let him. It didn't matter because he knew that after they had failed that Draco would be watching them all and would inform one of the deatheater's, his mother or the Dark Lord himself of their actions. He knew that if the Dark Lord got a hold of him he would pay for his failure, he had heard of the things he did to people that failed him. In the back of his mind and in a small corner of his heart he hoped and prayed to whatever gods there were that the headmaster could keep them safe.

Corena Eastbridge was the last of the three that Dumbledore talked to that morning, she was scared at what the headmaster was going to do to her. She knew he was a kind man but with what she had tried to do to Harry Potter; well everyone knew that he regarded the boy like a grandson and she was worried when he walked into her hospital room. He asked her the same questions, gave her the same option as he had the others, told her about the charm that was on them, and let her know that he would await her answer. She had been to afraid to tell him her reasons for doing what she had done but knew she would have to tell him because of her family. She had been in constant contact with her family, since the threat had been made against them. Some how people knew she was a coward and had used that to their advantage and had used her to get to Harry Potter, she had nothing against him but would do anything to protect her family. Would the headmaster understand this and would he help protect her family. In her letters to them, she always asked if things were fine, if anyone had visited them, or anyone had sent them threats. Their responses were always the same; everyone was fine, no one had visited them that they didn't know and there had not been any threats made against them, but she knew that it meant nothing. She knew from history that deatheater's would make threats of harm and no one would know but the person they had threatened; she had to keep her family safe. She knew that she had to do the right thing, but wasn't sure of the out come. Time would tell and when she talked to the headmaster, she would do it alone; this way the other two would not know about it.

By eight o'clock the next morning the six Gryffindor students stood outside the hospital wing; waiting on the release of one Harry Potter. Anyone passing by could tell that not one of them had much sleep the night before; rumors started to fly around the castle about Harry's condition. By the time Harry had been released and the group had entered the great hall whispers could be heard.

"I heard he died during the night" came from the Ravenclaw table.

"I heard he was burned so bad his face was unrecognizable" came from the Hufflepuff table.

Harry closed his mind and tried to block out the rumors as he walked down to the end of the Gryffindor table; all he wanted to do was eat, head to class, and for this day to be over with. He could tell that it was going to be one of those days that went by too slow; he would have to contact Dobby during one of his breaks and inform him that he and Winky had to meet them in the headmaster's office after dinner tonight. He was still tired from his ordeal and just hoped the meeting tonight would be a good one. Harry kept Mark close to him during the meal and would whisper things to the young boy; some wondered what he was saying but did not dare to ask. With a worried look, he told Mark to stay close to his classmates and not go off anywhere alone and not to worry too much, that he would explain everything to him later. Mark kept nodding his head as he ate his breakfast; he understood that Harry was making sure he was safe for some reason and would not question him about it.

They all finished breakfast and headed to their classes; Mark went straight to the first year boys that had stayed with him the night before and they headed off to class. As Harry and his group of friends were walking out the door, a girl walked up to them and looked Harry straight in the eyes, she bowed her head and then looked back at him with a form of bravery that she didn't even understand.

"I'm so sorry Harry Potter" and walked away with out another word.

Everyone looked at her strangely except for Harry and Ginny; they looked at each other and just nodded. They both knew that she had been one of the three people that had tried to send him to Voldemort and Harry wondered what had made her do what she did, maybe Dumbledore would tell him at the meeting tonight. With out another word they all headed to their classes. The day wore on to slow, not only for Harry and his friends but also for three others in the castle. By lunchtime, most of the rumors had stopped and people were acting normal again. As the group of friends sat eating their lunch, they noticed that the girl form that morning going up to the teachers table; she said a few words to the headmaster and he motioned her to follow him. They both disappeared into the room behind the staff table, fifteen minutes later, they both came out, and Dumbledore motioned for professor McGonagall to come over to them, the whole time whispering to the girl. Dumbledore whispered to the professor and then she took the girl in her arms and directed her out of the great hall. This only confirmed Harry's and Ginny's suspicions that she had been one of the three; that now made two that Harry was sure about but who was the third and would he ever know for sure who they all were.

Dobby popped in to the great hall; looking around until he spotted Harry and his friends. He bowed to them all and then talked to Harry in whispers; Harry sat there and just shook his head yes and no every now and then before Dobby bowed to him and was gone in a pop. He informed his friends that Dobby had only told him that Dumbledore had already informed him and Winky to be at his office after dinner. They all shook their heads at their understanding and finished their lunch; it was time to head to their next class. To Harry, it seemed like the time slowed down even more after lunch and by the time classes ended he just wanted to go to bed and sleep until Christmas but knew he couldn't go to bed yet. He had the meeting with the headmaster and had some homework to do, would this day ever come to an end, he doubted it.

They all sat in the Gryffindor common room doing homework, talking and just waiting for dinner. At one point Harry took Mark up to the sixth year dorm and explained to him a little bit about why he had made him promise he would stay with people during the day and not wonder off anywhere. He promised Mark that he would talk to him some more soon about things that were happening and why but that he needed to be patient with him on this. Mark sat there and shook his head only saying a few things during the whole conversation. Harry let him know that he was now family and that he would do anything to make sure he was safe. They headed back down to the common room; it was nearing the time they would have to go to dinner and then head to the headmaster's office. The six headed down to dinner, meet Luna at the bottom of the stairs, and headed into dinner in the great hall. They took their time eating dinner and would look up at the head table every now and then; they would wait until Dumbledore to leave the great hall before heading to his office. At eight-thirty, Albus Dumbledore stood and looked over to the Gryffindor table; it was his way of telling that the time had come for them to meet with him. They all stood up and headed down the isle between the house tables; they stopped long enough for Mark to ask his friends to come with him. Mark told them all good luck, goodnight and headed for the Gryffindor tower; he noticed they all looked a bit scared and unsure of what would happen tonight.

Harry knew that Dobby and Winky would already be there, since they only had to pop in. Harry stepped up to the gargoyle and whispered his name, the gargoyle moved to the side and they stepped on the staircase as it moved up towards the office. The door to the headmaster's office was open; Dumbledore was sitting at his desk reading over some parchments as they entered. He looked up and motioned for them to all take a seat and put the parchment aside, gathering his thoughts before he spoke to them. The news he had to tell them was not bad per say but wanted them to know what he had found out; it was easier to just tell them all since Harry would tell them any way. There were two pops and Dobby and Winky were standing by Harry's side.

"Ah, let me first say to you all, thank you for coming. I know you are wondering why I have asked you all here tonight," they all shook their heads yes to this and waited for him to continue.

"You all have been told of the dangers that threaten you all and a few other students."

"Yes sir, did you talk to the three students yet?"

"Yes Harry, I did this morning and I must say that one of the students that had been involved had their family threatened. We have made sure that the family is now safe and know that this was they only reason why this person did this. They felt they had no other choice in the matter and regrets the choice they made."

"She, gave her apologies this morning to Harry, we all know who she is but we don't know her name."

"Her name is of no importance Miss. Granger; just know she was sincere in her apology."

"I do sir; just by the way she looked me in the eyes but what about the other two?"

"I would prefer to speak about the items Harry."

"I know that Vincent Crabbe was included in the three there were to send me to Voldemort."

"Yes he was, but he is fearful of his family's wrath so he complies with what he is told."

"And the other person"

"I would prefer not to say"

"They tried to take me to Voldemort, I think I have a right to know who and why."

"Yes Harry, you do but this other person has their reason and is trying to understand the betrayal of his friend. Let me just say someone within Voldemort's circle tricked this person and to prove that, I had to show a bit of my memory of what you showed us in your pensive. Please do not get mad Harry; I understand that you would prefer others to not know, but to prove to them that they had been lied to and that I was being truthful with them I had to show them what Voldemort planned for them."

"If that is all you showed them, then I guess it is ok"

"Good, now on to more pressing matters, the items that Voldemort wants. I know you have them safe and secure but we must some how insure that these items remain secure forever. Last night, when I returned to this office and spoke with some of the portraits my worst fears were confirmed, these items are only used for evil, no good can come from them."

"You know he won't stop looking for them."

"You are right Mr. Weasley, so now we must try to keep them hidden and safe."

"Sir, Dobby, and Winky will never release the information about where they are."

"I know they are loyal to you Harry and would never betray you but we have to think of the future. One day they will not be with us and then the protection will be broken."

"Sir, can we have until Sunday to talk about this amongst ourselves; this includes Dobby and Winky."

"Of course you can. I am not asking you to come up with something tonight. The items after all belong to you and the other owners of the other estate; I was going to suggest that you speak with them on this matter and to answer your question, they will be here Saturday to spend the day with you all so that you may talk with them about this."

"Thank you sir"

"There is no need to thank me Harry, we are all helping in what ever way we can in this war and to help stop Voldemort form getting stronger. Between now and Saturday I suggest that you all put your minds together and see if you can some up with ideas for this problem. I know that most of you have some studies to do so I will not keep you any longer."

"Thank you again and goodnight sir, oh Dobby and Winky please meet me in Gryffindor common room in about thirty minutes please."

"Yes master Harry, Winky and Dobby will be there sir."

"Thank you Winky, see you then," he, and his friends walked out of the headmasters office and headed to the Gryffindor tower.

Luna started to head down the stairs but Ginny stopped her and made her come with them. This talk included all of them and she would not be left out; Luna could do nothing but smile and grabbed a hold Neville's and Ginny's hands as they made their way to the tower. Once inside the tower, Dobby and Winky were waiting for them; Harry told them all to follow him up to the sixth year boy's dorm. Dean and Seamus were sitting on their beds talking when they entered. Harry spoke to his other roommates for a few minutes, thanked them and they left the group alone in the room. Harry put a silencing charm and locking charm on the door, they sit into motion a few plans for the next few days, when, where, and how they were going to go over things with Mr. And Mrs. Weasley when they got there. Harry had some ideas but wanted to wait until the next night after dinner and they all could go to the room of requirements. Hermione and Ron decided to go with Neville to walk Luna down to her house entrance, leaving Harry and Ginny to talk alone with Dobby and Winky. With not knowing the exact time of their arrival, they had forty-eight hours give or take to figure out something, this was going to take all of them working on this and quickly.

Dobby and Winky promised to be in the meeting room and have things set up for them by seven-thirty the next night. With a bow and a goodnight, the two house-elves were gone in a pop. Harry walked Ginny down to the stairs so she could go on to bed; he knew she had not slept well the night before. She kissed his cheek, went up to her dorm, showered, and went to bed; she was asleep within five minutes. Harry went back to his room and readied him self for bed; he was so tired he didn't know if he was going to be able to clear his mind enough before he fell asleep but he was going to try. As he lay there clearing his mind Neville and Ron came in and started getting ready for bed, no one said a word as they moved around the dorm. Ron and Neville said their goodnights to everyone and climbed into bed; pulling the curtains closed as they lay down. Harry tried his hardest to clear his mind s his eyes closed; seeing a deer, dog and wolf running across some field as he fell into a deep sleep.

Well here, we are at the end of chapter 41; there is so much more I wanted to put into this chapter but I know it was getting long. So far, it says I have 8,012 words in this chapter but it always changes when I post. I am not sure why but I felt that 8,000 words it was getting a bit long. I know I have other chapters longer then this one but if I add any more to this chapter it will be over 10,000 words and I don't want to be killed for it being so long. I also want to say sorry, to all my readers for taking so long with this chapter; there were just so many things going through my mind, and I wanted it to be right. I do hope that everyone has enjoyed this chapter and as always it you want to please Review because I love to know how you all think I am doing with this story; good or bad. Thank you all so much for reading my story and being here for me and help me through this journey. I bow to all of my readers and my reviewers; with out you this story would not be here or as long as it is. Froggyy1