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CHAPTER 7: ANOTHER…

Dumbledore watched as the two heads entered the room, both taking a seat in one of the two available armchairs in front of him. One kept glancing at the other with looks of hurt and sadness the other huffed and stared at the Professor waiting for him to speak.

"Well," said Dumbledore "before I begin about why I have asked for you two to come here, would you like a lemon drop?" he asked as he offered a bowl of the sweets to the two heads.

"No thanks Professor." Replied Hermione as pleasantly as she could as she was still annoyed at herself for not telling Harry and Ron yet, but also confused about Draco and his recent behaviour, he had disobeyed Voldermort but removing the charm off the badge so she would be free of his control and there was something about him, he had certainly changed over the summer, Hermione could see that but she knew he had changed inside as well, for he had not insulted her once this morning actually he had been the complete opposite polite and sweet as ever… 'Sweet!' Hermione thought 'where did that come from?' then her thought were interrupted as Draco accepted a sweet from Dumbledore and Dumbledore began to talk to them, well more to her than Draco…

"Hermione my dear, alas the death of Ginny is a terrible thing to happen so early in the year." Said Dumbledore as he placed a hand on her shoulder to comfort her.

Hermione couldn't believe it 'he talking about her death in front of Malfoy as if it was nothing big just a mere accident something unavoidable.' Hermione began to clench her fist in anger 'if Dumbledore doesn't care about Ginny's death then who would?' she thought 'I've had enough of this if they don't care about Ginny then I'll go' she concluded.

Hermione stood up from her chair and turned to Dumbledore quickly excused herself before walking out of the room. As soon as she walked out of the stairway the statues jumped back into place leaving Hermione feeling very alone.

Hermione didn't know where to go but she knew that she had to get away from everyone for a while. So she headed to the only place she knew that she could be alone… the Forbidden Forest. As she began to walk off she failed to notice the statue move slightly to allow a person to slip out from behind it and into the shadows.

As Hermione entered the forest she began to remember the last time she had been here. She and Harry had been going out for a month or so and he was showing her something as a surprise. Hermione remembered him guiding her along this very same path while he thought she was blindfolded. She remembered how the whole way she was trying to think of a way to break it to Harry that she didn't think it was going to work out between them.

FLASHBACK

"Harry where are you taking me?" Hermione asked sweetly as Harry replied with the same reply he had told her the last 5 times she had asked him where they were going "you'll see where almost there" when he stepped into a small opening in the forest that when Harry removed the blindfold from Hermione's face and she saw the whole clearing and how beautiful. She began to walk towards the small lake off to the edge of the clearing captured by its amazing beauty.

She turned around and saw Harry all ideas of breaking-up with him suddenly felt like they would be a thousand times harder to accomplish. But Hermione knew that she had to tell him it was the right thing to do. Though just as she went to begin Harry butted in "Hermione you don't need to thank me" he said as he half puffed out his chest "but I brought you here because I thought this was the best place to tell you this."

As he began to walk closer to Hermione she began to worry. 'What was he going to tell her?' she wondered as he finally stoped in front of her. "Hermione," he began "this relation ship of our, has been so wonderful for me, but I have recently found out some news and because of it I feel we must end our relationship" he said quietly.

Hermione was beginning to worry 'what "news" was this tat he was talking about?' she began to worry more 'did someone say something about me?' she thought, though before she could worry anymore Harry began to finish off what he had to say.

"Hermione you are the kind of a girl that I hope I will marry in the future but I know it won't be you for if Voldermort ever found out that you and I were going out he would be able to use you against Ron and me even more than he can already, as well there is news in the ministry that I have been able to learn a little about if they do what they are proposing then it would be disastrous for our relationship." Suddenly he took a breath and let it all sink in with Hermione.

On the one hand Hermione was glad that she didn't have to tell Harry that she couldn't see the relationship going anywhere but on the other hand she was curious about this "proposition" the ministry had and why Harry was under the influence their relationship would be in danger from it. Hermione stopped this train of though and looked up at Harry, on seeing her puzzled face Harry realised she wanted to know more.

He laughed, "Hermione I'm sorry," he said as he began to stroke her cheeks with his hands "but I'm forbidden from telling anyone me learning about it wasn't supposed to happen so I can't tell you anymore than I have already" he then pulled his hands slowly away from Hermione's face and put them in his pockets. "All that I can tell you is that if it does go ahead you will find about is when we return to Hogwarts next year, ok Hermione" he finished.

Hermione understood even though she didn't want to, and watched Harry begin to walk off. But she was curious 'why did he bring me here if he was going to tell me all this?' she thought. "Harry," she began as she ran to him to catch him before he left the clearing "why did you bring me here to tell me all of this?" she asked with her all famous look of puzzlement across her face. "Hermione," Harry said, " I was walking here after last weeks win over Hufflepuff and I came across this clearing and I just knew it was meant to meet you. I don't know why but it had Hermione written all over it." He stopped and had his silly smile on his face and Hermione smiled, he cared for her but not in the same way they both had when they had started going out. They both knew that they were only meant to be friends.

END OF FLASHBACK

Hermione suddenly realised that she was at the clearing and walked over to her favourite rock that was on the edge of the small lake that was off to the edge of the clearing. As she sat down she stared into the lake and saw her reflection.

It should have been both of ten here not just Hermione, she should have been stronger like Ginny but she wasn't and now she was all alone. As thought similar to this began to run through Hermione's mind she began to cry, she felt so alone without Ginny.

Ginny had been her only true friend at Hogwarts that wasn't a guy but now that she was gone only Harry and Ron were left and once they heard how she let Ginny die they probably wouldn't want to be her friend anymore. And the thought of this Hermione began to cry harder.

As Hermione was crying a figure crept out of the shadows at the edge of the clearing and wrapped her up in his arms and began to whisper to her that it would be alright.

When Hermione stopped crying she looked up into the worried silvery-grey eyes before she could say thank-you or even register anything another person stepped out of the shadows and walked out towards the pair.

"Merlin Mione, I never thought you would desert Gryffindor like this" they said " I thought you'd know better seeing as your Harry's friend, but then again I bet he's promised you something" they said as they began to get angry "or maybe your working for him." They said with a malicious tone, after hearing this Hermione burst into teas again and Draco took a step towards them before realising he had to choose wether to comfort Hermione or beat the living shit out of…

Before Draco even had the chance to decide another figure hidden well in the darkness of the trees surrounding the clearing made the choice for him as the word Adava Kedavra rang out through the clearing and a green flash blinded them all.

Draco saw a body collapse but he didn't know who as the flash from the spell had disoriented him but as he regained his sight he saw who had been killed and saw who the killer was…