Harry woke up to the sound of distant yelling. At first, he thought he was still dreaming. Then, he realized that the yelling was coming from downstairs in the living room. Wondering what was wrong, Harry reached for his glasses from beside the bed, and stood up. As he walked down the stairs, the voices became clearer. "...not youe decision...i do or where i go!" one voice yelled. Harry realized that it was Ginny. he stopped in the doorway to the living room so he could hear them without interrupting their "conversation" by showing himself. "...may not be, but you are way to young! ...not experienced enough!" the second voice yelled back. Suddenly, Harry was filled with anger. Hermione was telling Ginny that she wasn't experienced enough, when Ginny had done more fighting one year ago at the department of mysteries than Hermione herself. Harry realized something. He was now filled with a new and unfamiliar feeling. He didn't want Ron and Hermione coming with him when he went to get the horcruxes. He wanted to end his friendship with them once and for all. Or, al least, until Voldemort was gone and there was no more pointless bickering. Harry decided he had to end Hermione and Ginny's fight. He stepped into view, and hollered at the top of his lungs, "ENOUGH!" Hermione looked up and put on a fake expression. "oh, hello, Harry. You wouldn't believe it. Ginyy's been doing some spying and she wants to come with us to destroy the horcruxes. i mean, she's only sixteen, for heavens sake!" Harry tried not to explode with anger at Hermione's words. "yes, Hermione, I happen to know that. Whether you're willing to admit it or not, Ginny is just as experienced as you, if not more so. And whether you like it or not, Ginny is coming with ME when i go to find the horcruxes." Hermione, being the insufferable know-it all that she was, had to correct him. "we" she said. "ron and i are comin too, remember?" Harry put on an innocent smile. "oh no, hermione, i didnt make a mistake. it is YOU who are wrong. you see, only ginny and i are going to find the horcruxes. Just so you know, no one insults ginny and gets away with it. And, i'm afraid, i can't be friends with you until voldemort is gone once and for all. he causes too much stress, and we never get along when we are stressed out. ginny and i are staying until tomorrow morning. we are leaving right after breakfast, once we have told her parents where we are going. So, we can say our goodbyes tomorrow morning. In the meantime, Ginny and i have things to discuss". Harrry turned around swiftly, walking up the stairs, with ginny following. once they got upstairs, harry shut his bedroom door, locked it, and put a silencing charm on it.

Ginny spoke first. "you didn't have to do that. you didn't have to end your friendship with them because of something said to me." harry looked up, and looked straight into her eyes. "yes i did. i won't have Hermione throwing insults at you. i shouldn't have made you get their permission." harry said. But at the same time, he felt a little more guilt land upon his shoulders. 'why did i just do that? Ron and Hermione were my first friends ever and i just shoved them out of the picture. Great job, Harry. At this rate, you won't have any friends left, not even Ginny!' Just then, Harry noticed a small had waving in front of his face. "Harry, Harry, earth to harry! are you in some kind of a trance or something?" Ginny said, worriedly. "oh, sorry. no, i just got lost in my thoughts. but im okay now." "good" ginny sanid. "Now, where are we going tomorrow, anyway?" "Grimmauld place," Harry answered promptly. "We don't have to worry about anyone finding us there, since i inherited the house from sirius, and the order hasn't had any meetings since dumbledore's death." Immediately, harry felt a pang of guilt. If he and Dumbledore hadn't left the school, the death eaters couldn't have gotten in. "Ginny, we should pack now, so we can go downstairs for dinner and talk to your parents. but remember, don't let ANYTHING slip about where we're going, or about the horcruxes. No one is to know. It would just place us, as well as them, in danger. Just think about what would happen if Voldemort knew that we were disposing of his horcruxes. that would not be very pleasant." "yes, i know" Ginny replied. "well, my trunk is packed. let me help you with yours so we finish earlier."

At seven pm, Harry and Ginny had finished packing, so they left the bedroom and walked downstairs for dinner. When everyone was sitting down, it was pretty awkward. harry and Ginny weren't talking to hermione and ron, and it was ron's house, and mr. and mrs. weasley were juclueless as to why everything was so quiet. Finally towards the end of the meal, Harry spoke up. "mr. and mrs weasley,tomorrow, Ginny and i will be leaving after breakfast. THe two of us will not be attending hogwarts this year, as we have an important task to complete. It is on dumbledore's orders." telling one lie couldn't hurt. Anyway, dumbledore was the only one that the Weasleys trusted. So far, everything had gone fine, but it took a nasty turn when Hermione spoke up. "Ginny and Hary are going to find all of Voldermorts Horcruxes!" she said loudly, obnoxiously. molly and arthur gasped. before the could say anything, harry made a decision. "I'm sorry , but knowing that information will only put you in danger. Obliviate!" after casting the memory charm, harry and ginny ran upstairs before the weasleys caurght onto what had just happened. "okay, ginny, we're going to have to leave now, just in case Hermione and Ron decide to tell them what we just did." Harry took his firebolt out of his trunk, shrunk the trunk, slipped it in his pocket, did the same to Ginny's, and mounted his broom. "get on the back, Ginny. You don't have a broom, so this is the only way. We just have to fly to the point from which we can apparate, seeing as we cant just walk out. everyone would see us. so lets go!" they were only flying for a minute before they landed, at the apparating point. well, ginny, this is it. grab my arm." she did so, and they disappeared with a crack.