Vanishing Cabinet

It had been two days since Harry had seen Hermione. That Sunday, she had not come down for breakfast, then on Monday, she went through her day of classes and did not come to their potions class.

Today, however, Harry was going to see her. They needed to talk. He woke up early and headed for Gryffindor Tower. Before he could get there, he ran into her on her way out of the portrait hole next to the students' dormitory. "Hermione," Harry said following her, "wait, wait."

"What do you want Harry?" Hermione said continuing her walk towards the kitchens.

"What's wrong? I haven't seen you in two days," Harry said catching up to her, "I've missed you."

"Have you really been missing me Harry?" Hermione hissed stopping in an empty hallway. "Or is it just that you miss me in your bed?"

"Hold on," Harry said indignantly, "I have never had to coerce you into my bed."

Hermione reddened and continued into the kitchen, "I didn't hear you complaining." She mumbled heading over to where Dobby usually put her breakfast. "Good morning Dobby."

"Morning, Miss Granger, Mister Potter. Dobby will get breakfast for you too Mister Potter." Dobby said running to gather the food for Harry.

"Hermione, I've missed you, Isn't that enough?" Harry said

"No it's not." Hermione said grabbing a tray of food. Harry did not bother to wait for his food.

"What do you want from me Hermione?" He said in the hallway so loud that some of the ghosts and students that were nearby stopped in their tracks.

"Lower your voice." She said walking quickly to her office.

"What do you want from me Hermione?" Harry repeated. She didn't talk, just kept on going to her office, "Answer me." Harry said

"I want..." Hermione started, but then Hedwig flew in from her office window. She moves towards the bird and takes the parcel from her. Harry watched her. She came back to him and gave him the parchment. "It's from Remus."

"I don't care." He says taking it from her but not letting his eyes drop from hers. "What do you want from me Hermione?"

"I want all of you. I want you. I want your love." Hermione said exasperated. "I love you, I want you to love me too. I never thought I could feel this way, it's not something that I can explain, or read about and I can't understand it."

"But you do have me." Harry said, "Heart and soul. I do love you."

They stared at each other. Harry watched as Hermione registered his words. Her eyes filled with tears and a smile grew on her face. Just as she was going to launch herself into his arms, someone knocked on the door. "Yes," Hermione said walking behind her desk drying her eyes.

Harry started reading the note from Remus as the door opened to reveal the headmistress behind it. "Ah, Mister Potter, glad to find you in here also."

"I'm glad you're here Professor." He answered, "I have just received a note from Mr. Lupin, stating that the Cabinet had been acquired."

"Excellent, we will be having a Meeting of the order tonight, we will be entering Grimmauld place by flu at exactly eight p.m.," said Professor McGonagall "Do not make any detentions for tonight."

The two nodded, Harry still looking down at the note. Ecstatic that something was going to happen finally. "One part of what we set out to do will be done soon." Harry said looking up to the professor.

"Yes that can be quite satisfying." The headmistress said walking out of her former office.

Hermione stood from her desk and came around to Harry's side. She took the letter from him and placed it on her desk then wrapped her arms around him. "Thank you." She whispered bringing her lips close to his. "I missed you too."

Harry wrapped his arms around her and closed the gap between them. He kissed her deeply, so deeply that they might not have left the office had the bell not rung. "See you in class." Harry whispered letting her go.

He walked out of her office, praying that he would see something on the way that would cool him down. Effectively, he saw Argus Filch coming in his direction with his greasy hair dragging one of the most spirited fifth years he knew from his classes. "Mr. Filch why isn't this boy in his class?"

"Professor Potter," Filch spat indignant that Harry could be a teacher in his school, "I found this boy trying to sneak into my office."

"Well them give him a detention and send him to class." Harry said with equal disgust.

"I can't do that without a professor's authority." He answered.

"Well you've got mine," Harry said "Mister Hollerin, you've got one night of detention at mister Filches discretion. And five points from Slytherin." Harry continued towards his class.

As he walked into his room, all students were there "Morning all," Harry said as he walked past them all stopped shortly next to Hermione and whispered. "You have got to show me that shortcut."

"Next break." She whispers back. With a smile Harry makes his way to the front of the room.

"All right you know the drill, You won't believe what I learned last night." Harry said to his friends and Classmates. He was most comfortable with his Seventh year class. He watched as his Classmates moved their desks away from the center of the room. They picked the partner that they felt comfortable with. Ron sought Hermione out she looked uncomfortable. Ron said something to her, and she laughed and hugged him tightly.

Glad to see the two most important people in his life become friends again, Harry turned and began his class.

The clock struck eight, as a green fire whooshed in the fireplace of Grimmauld place. One by one, members of the order arrived into the living room. Once all had arrived at the meeting place, headmistress McGonagall began the meeting. "We've come together today to check on our progress and also to uncover a sort of sting operation."

"Sting operation?" Asked one of the aurors that remained loyal to the Order of the Phoenix.

"We'll get to that later. Fist we want to check our progress." Minerva said.

"Well, There has been a decrease in the attacks of the Death eaters, but that could be a sign that there will be a rather large attempt soon," said another auror.

"We are yet to find the dark lord's whereabouts," said another.

"Well we thought this was going to be a short meeting, but Mr. Potter has come up with an interesting theory that we must attempt." The headmistress stated turning to Harry.

Now Harry spoke out explaining his theory, the order agreed, but most didn't think it was worth the risk. "It is worth the risk." Harry insisted, "Besides it is wrong that he is to spend eternity behind that veil not having committed any crime."

"Harry's right." Ron said, " plus Sirius could be a very useful asset anyway, with his limitless funds."

"Harry's got those funds now." Someone else said.

"But I'm not going to touch it, unless we try it." Harry said Defiantly.

"So how do we get the cabinet in there?" asked Hermione.

"Leave that to me, and the aurors." Mr. Weasley said, explaining that the aurors and he would keep the employees quite busy. No one goes into the Hall of Mysteries unless they have to. While the employees of the Ministry, keep the others busy, Remus will carry the cabinet that sits inside a carryall trunk and levitates it behind the veil.

Once that happened, Harry will tether himself to Hogwarts with ever-stretch rope, and seek to find Sirius. As soon as they return from the cabinet, the cabinet in Hogwarts is to be destroyed as to not let anyone that is undesirable through.

"Well that is decided, but we need to find a way to keep things simultaneous," said the Headmistress.

"The year we developed Dumbledore's Army, we came up with talking Galleons. So that we could talk to each other."

"Yeh that's a great Idea 'Mione." George said

"We've developed some of those as toys, I think that would be perfect." Said Fred.

After getting the plans together everyone left Grimmauld place. Hermione, Ron and Harry walked towards Gryffindor tower. "Do you think that it will work?" Ron asked.

"It's worth a try." Hermione said

"I hope we can do this soon. The sooner the better." Harry said.

"Yeh," Ron said then looked at his friends. They hung back a little and he realized they wanted to be alone. "Well good night." He said and walked through the portrait hole.

"Good night." They both said then turned to each other.

"Are you coming in?" Hermione asked

"No, not tonight..." Harry started looking uncomfortably at the portraits that were looking at him. "We need to be a bit more… discrete, the student's may hear"

Hermione smirked and leaned in to kiss him. "I really don't care... But I respect your wishes." Then she started down the stairs.

"Where are you going?" Harry asked.

"To the seventh floor." Hermione answers, pulling him down with her. "It's been two days since I have had you around Harry, and two weeks since we've... you know we've been busy. I need you now."

"Hermione... I think that we do need to slow down a bit." Harry said bringing her back up the stairs. "The longer we wait, the better it will be when we go again."

"You're scared of McGonagall aren't you?" Hermione asks standing in front of the portrait again.

"Incredibly," Harry said smiling and pulling her into a hug and kisses her lips. "Maybe tomorrow."