Alright, really sorry about not updating, I really had a good reason, it was my birthday. I never knew a birthday could last about a whole week, but it did, j/k. Well, thanks for the reviews, and everyone who has patiently awaited another chapter.

This chapter isn't that important, but I needed to get two points across in this chapter, I could summarize it in a sentence probably.

Chapter 6

I'll Stay

Harry turned the handle to the door of his own home, expecting it to be a lot louder than normal, with Ron there and all. When he opened the door, it was completely silent. He wondered where everyone was, or at least Ron. He knew if he was there, there would definitely be talking.

"Anybody home?" Harry called out, into the just about empty house.

Footsteps were heard coming out of a room. Hermione ran downstairs, peaking over the staircase. Harry could just about see the top of her head.

"Hey, honey."

"I didn't hear you come in, did you just get home?" Hermione asked him.

"Yeah… Is Ron here?"

"No, I sent him away, told him to go apologize to Ginny and Draco."

"Wow, Ron apologize, doubt that's going to happen."

"I know, but I hope he does. I hate families fighting, especially them."

Harry and Hermione had now walked over to the couch. Harry sat down and Hermione too, right next to him. She leaned across him, almost in a laying position.

"What'd Mr. Weasley want?" she asked him.

"Oh, I think it was really stupid. He tried calling Mrs. Weasley on that really stormy night, but his cell phone call was interrupted. Someone was planning on killing another person. I think it was probably muggles."

"Yeah, it probably was, millions of muggles have cell phones, only about 100 magic folk do."

"That's what I said but he really believes it was a witch or wizard. He even asked me to investigate this."

"When are you possibly going to have time to do that? Work is going to be so busy."

"Yeah, I know, so I was thinking that maybe I could have one of the house elves do it?"

"Yeah, but poor Dobby, he's not even your house elf and you make him do all the work."

"Hermione!"

"But we haven't seen him in a while." Hermione said with a grin on her face. After a while, she learned not to argue with Harry. He grew on her, and had a good way of talking her in and out of things she did and did not want to do.

"Dobby," Harry called out. Even though Dobby was still at Hogwarts, he still did Harry plenty of favors, things that Kreacher should have been doing.

There was a small pop, plenty of smoke, and a huge eared, short figure appeared in the middle of the room.

"Harry Potter, sir, nice to see you again. You wanted me, sir?" Dobby said, shaking Harry's hand.

"Can you do me a favor, Dobby?" He asked him.

"Yes, anything for Harry Potter."

"Can you please get me a list of every with and wizard that has a muggle cell phone, and if they were using it around 4 o'clock, Wednesday night."

"Yes, of course, sir"

"How's Hogwarts?" Harry asked, missing the school.

"Not as good as when Dumbledore was there, sir"

"How's Kreacher?" Hermione asked, quickly changing the subject.

"Kreacher still misses his old mistress, miss. But he stopped calling out for her every night."

(AN-Should it be Mrs., since she's married, I don't know, I was getting confused here)

"What about Winky?" Hermione asked, remembering how she felt when she first says Winky.

"Miss is always thinking about house elves." "Dobby commented. "Winky is doing very good. She is starting to enjoy our freedom."

"What about that Headmistress?" Harry asked, re-entering that subject.

"She is doing a very good job, sir. Not as good as Dumbledore, but not too bad."

"Glad to here that."

"Dobby better get going. See you again, sir, miss." Dobby snapped his fingers together and popped back out of sight.

"I miss Hogwarts," Hermione said.

"Yeah, me too."

Harry and Hermione just relaxed in silence for many minutes. There was another loud noise and Ron appeared right in front of them. He must have just apparted from Ginny's house to theirs.

"Hey mates," Ron said.

"Hey Ron, did you apologize." Hermione asked wasting absolutely no time.

"Of course."

"And did they forgive you?"

"Yup."

"Good." Hermione said, not fully believing him.

Ron turned his attention to Harry. "Mate, do you want to go and play quiditch with me and the guys?"

"No, I think I'm going to stay home with Hermione."

"Okay. Well, were going to go out to eat after, you guys should meet up."

"We were just going to go out to eat together, alone."

"Oh, okay." Ron said disappointment in his voice. He walked put the door, and Harry guessed, aparated.

"You should have went, Harry." Hermione told him, feeling guilty that he stayed home, for her.

"No, I wanted to be with you," Harry said. He ran his hand through her hair, and brought her face closer, so he could kiss her.

"Dobby is back, sir."

Harry ran from the kitchen, into where Dobby was standing.

"Dobby has completed the favor you wanted him to do." The house elf handed Harry a piece of parchment. Harry quickly took it.

"Thanks Dobby."

"Anytime sir." He snapped his fingers and aparated away.

"Now let's see who wants to be a murderer."

AN- alright, I'm hoping to get two more updates before the start of school, and leave you guys with a nice cliffy there. Well, review please.

Kelly