Harry walked down his old halls of Hogwarts. It was amazing how much it changed in just a few years. All of the paintings where replaced with images of dark wizards and monsters. The windows that where once stained with vibrant colors where now all black with the death eater brand in the middle with light green glass. He walked into the great hall to get the morning post from Luna and Hermione.
"Listen if these letters are real then are plan worked," Hermione said to Luna as Harry entered. Luna nodded in agreement.
"Yes," She said then took another letter. "But this sounds too fishy, it could be a trap."
"So we are already making a name for ourselves," Harry said as he sat down.
"Yes but we still need to take out Mr. Malfoy," Luna said as she took out a map. "This is Malfoy Mannor. If we attack this and take it out that is two chest peaces we hold in this game."
"Well we will need a lot more than that if we are expected to win," Hermione said as she held up another picture of what looked like the another castle. "Ripken's school for the magically advance. Meaning the best of the best death eaters are there right now designing spells and hexes that can be used on us. If we take both of them out we will also have better knowledge and a series of losses against Voldemort. Which, all in all, will diminish his reputation."
"If we take out Ripken's school then we should be able to take the Mannor easily," Luna said.
"Right," Hermione said. Harry nodded in agreement and looked at the picture.
"If this is as good as you said it is," Harry started. "Then wont it have the best defensive spells put on it?"
"Not really," Hermione said. "Well not after a spell I've been working on, it will deactaivate any spell or hex put on a object."
"Dose it work?" Luna asked.
"Yup," Hermione said with a grin. The door at the front of the hall way busted open. Ron and the others shooting spells behind them.
"They've found a way in," Ron shouted as he killed another death eater. "We need to find a good cover."
"Hermione you and the girls go to the room of requirements and prepare it for protection, supplies, and shelter and we will meet you guys there in ten minutes," Harry said as Hermione took off with the other girls following in her wake towards the teacher exit. Harry turned to face the front door.
"Harry," Lupin said as he shot another spell. "There are to meny."
"We just need to buy time," Harry said as twenty more death eaters came into the great hall.
Ron and Neville where shooting reducto curses at anything that moved while Ty was picking of death eaters left and right. Harry shot another one down and glanced at his watch.
"LET'S GET OUT OF HERE," Harry yelled as he provide cover for the others as they made their way towards the teacher's exit. Once there the stopped dead in their tracks, fifty death eaters stood in the way with the girls tied up in magical ropes. They looked knocked out and gagged. Ron went towards them but the death eaters raised their wands.
"Hello Harry," said a very smug voice that sent chills down Harry's spine. "It's been a long time."
"Draco Malfoy," Harry said. "Show your self."
"Why not," Said a death eater who slowly took of his hood. The man had long shaggy blonde hair. It was straight and was pushed off to the left side of his head so it covered his left eye. He smiled at Harry.
"Better," Malfoy said as he ran a hand threw his hair. "You see my darling wife had a bad feeling, that since she didn't get her daily mails from Hogwarts, she got suspicious. So I was sent to investigate. Not knowing that I would get to kill all of your little friends but also deliver you to the dark lord him self. Wow what an honor."
"Let them go," Harry said looking Malfoy straight in the eye. Harry didn't want anymore death for him. "It's me you want."
"Well that is true," Malfoy said twirling his black wand in his fingers. "But why give you the hope of them actually rescuing you? That's just crazy talk so who do you think should be first to go?"
"Malfoy," Harry pleaded with tears streaming down his face. "Don't do it."
"I think…" Malfoy said touching his wand tip to his chin as if he was thinking. He looked at Harry with a wicked smile. "How about the squib, Where is Neville?"