A/N: by the way I forgot to tell you when I wrote Chapter 6, chapter 6 is the only existing chapter of my other story that didn't seem to go anywhere so sorry if you have to read it again or if it doesn't make entire sense but I really wanted to write this chapter soooooooooo much so I hurried up with it, without checking it over.

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Chapter 7

'Dear Ginny,

How are you?'

Harry started writing his letter to Ginny. How are you? What a stupid question that really is! He hovered his quill over the parchment he was writing upon, and soon, a drop of ink splattered on his, what was looking to be, lousy letter to Ginny.

'Shit' he hissed to himself

'Harry! What on Earth was that for?' clearly Hermione had heard him, and she disapproved strongly of swearing.

'Don't worry' said Harry and he turned his head over to the fire side where Ron and Hermione where sat, toasting Marshmallows, looking happier than they had done in days. He gave them a weak smile and turned back to his letter. Soon Ron and Hermione's giggles were faded as he concentrated on what to write next.

'To be deeply honest with you, I hate it here. it's cold, it's gloomy and for starters, your not here with me. Something inside me tells me that if you were here, this would be a lot easier to do.'

'Harry, come over here and have something to eat' Hermione called to him kindly.

'Honestly, 'Mione, I'm fine'

'If your sure' and she continued toasting her now melting Marshmallow.

' I know I'm totally contradicting myself here because I told you it's not a good idea for you to come, but, I'd rather know your alive and well then know your in danger with me. I love you too much. If I ever saw one measly person who looked threatening touch you, I'd kill them. If anyone hurt you I would throttle them and if anyone ever killed you, I'd kill them, then myself. It sounds dramatic but you are one of the most important people to me, if not the most!

'Harry you have got to come over here and here this joke Ron just told! It's so funny!' Hermione battled to say during fits of giggles.

Harry decided to end the letter quickly before it got too much.

'Anyway, this kind of talk is probably doing no one any favours. Just remember I love you and I know I've said it so many times but I will come back to you

-Harry x'

Harry rolled the parchment up, sealed it with some stray ribbon from his bag, called Hedwig over and tidied up his ink and quill.

'Take this to Ginny' he said to the Snowy owl as he attached the letter to her stiff leg 'Give her a nice peck from me'

Hedwig clicked her beak as a sign that she understood and flew out into the moonlight. He walked over to the now, uncontrollable Ron and Hermione and sat on the dusty floor opposite them.

'Hey look! Mead!' Ron exclaimed between breaths as he drew out a green, old looking bottle from his worn away backpack. He gave a menacing smile. Harry wasn't going to turn down the swig that was offered to him.

'Do you really think that's a good idea?' Hermione asked, now back to her serious self.

'Oh come off it 'Mione! It's dark and difficult times now! Got to have a little fun' Ron argued, hicoughing mid-sentence.

Hermione seemed not to resist and took a tiny swig. Judging by her face, she thoroughly enjoyed it, and took another, much large gulp.

'So what's this joke then?'

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Only an hour had passed, and the three teenagers, even Harry, were beyond control. Ron was literally rolling around the floor in hilarious laughter. Hermione giggled to herself as if some funny scene was playing in the fire she was staring at that no one else could see and Harry was mainly laughing at the sight of the now dust covered Ron.

It must off been very late as there was nothing to be heard of outside the cave apart from one thing that Hermione picked up first.

'Sssh! Quiet you two!' she hissed sternly

'What? What happened to you, Professor McGonagall wannabe?'

'RON this is serious. Someone is outside!'

'I heard it too.' Harry said, straining his neck around the entrance to the cave. 'C'mon'

Together the three stood up and drew their wands from their cloaks all with certain seriousness across their faces.

Harry led the way slowly across the cave. They were going so quietly and carefully that no sound could pass their ears.

'Help, he's going to kill me!' yelped a shrill voice from outside.

Harry, who had now luminated his wand, was the first to speak out of the three.

'Whose there?' he asked with a commanding voice.

'Please, I beg of you!' came the voice again.

'Show yourself!' Ron shouted

'Don't hurt me, please!'

'Just please come out from where your hiding, we won't hurt you!' Hermione said softly but loudly.

' That's it, I've had enough' said Harry and he broke into a run towards the opening of the cave with Ron and Hermione in tow. They ran out of the cave and came to a gathering of rigid rocks.

'Hey you!' Harry yelled as the again hurt movement, this time from behind the rocks. 'We're not going to hurt you! Just come out!'

Nothing could have prepared them for who they saw. With a quivering whimper, a tall, skinny boy appeared from behind the rocks with white blonde hair a lot longer and a lot greasier than Harry, Ron or Hermione could remember. The boy looked disturbed, in pain and hurt. They had never seen him like this. They had never thought they'd would! (Even though they hoped). Walking closer and slowly towards them, was a much hard up version of one of Harry's biggest enemies, Draco Malfoy.