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Author's note: THIS IS THE BETAED AND REVISED VERSION. There were not many changes but I'd love to thank my beta angelkitty77, who was new when this was first out. She did a fabulous job of getting this to me quickly. And my beta bubblegumb1 for having gone over all the content and made this a better story. The next chapter should be out soon, but it will slow down because I'm working without my muse. So please be patient I will do my best to at least get one chapter a month out. My friend was supposed to type this when I was on my mission trip but instead lost it! She only found it yesterday after I was half way done with righting a new chapter 2.

Story Notes: Some things will be different in my version, Obviously, and I will try to keep you informed as I make these small differences. Krum joined the order as he is, if I remember correctly, done with school in book 5. And SPOILER FOR HBP IS COMING UP IN THIS SENTENCE Snape will not be against the order in this. I really like Snapes character and have already found his pairing. So he is working for the order and not Voldemort.

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As Harry trudged home, in the clothes he wore into the lake, he wistfully remembered a time when he could go with out sleep for a week. 'Of course back then I at least got to sleep after that and didn't get to do almost all the chores in the hide out, like I do now. I could just leave but that would lead to too many questions thanks to my watchers. At least Blade is back now.' Around 5 O'clock Harry finally got some sleep just two hours before Petunia woke him up to start with his chores.

She never brought up his late nights. She knew he was strong and as long as he stayed wizards wouldn't bother her. That was the unspoken agreement. He would do as told and she would make sure her family never brought up the late nights. The agreement worked well for every one. That was all that mattered, well that and that he didn't get hurt enough to cause other problems.

"I heard you got the new broom," Ron said.

"Yah, it's the best one. It can take a hit and keep going," said Krum.

"How fast is it?"

"Faster than you can handle."

"What about it's size?"

"It's the perfect size, and it's strong enough to take anything you throw at it."

"Sounds brilliant! I'd love to try it!"

"I'll let you try it sometime then!"

"Thanks!"

"No problem!" he looks at his watch, "Damn I gotta run, but I'll see you later."

"Yah...I'll tell Herm...you said 'hi'."

"...Ah...Thanks...See you!" then Krum went outside and apparated home. Once the door shut Ron heard the twins skipping down the stairs while singing.

"Oh Great Harry we worship you, Oh Great Harry we praise you, Oh Great Harry please teach us all, Oh Great Harry we beg it of you," over and over until they were in reach of the screaming picture. They stopped in fear of waking it even though it had recently been charmed so the curtains stayed permanently shut, but one never knew if it would start shouting again. Once they reached that point they started humming there merry tune. When they reached the entrance hall they joined elbows and skipped joyfully into the kitchen. Ron quirked an eyebrow at them and followed after.

"What are you two on about?" Ron asked.

"Oh, when will everyone be back?" Fred asked.

"The adults return around noon. Now will you answer me?"

"Well we happened to have found out that Harry has been ditching his guards almost every night since they started watching him." stated Fred.

"You're kidding; you listened in and found that out?"

"Nope" said Fred.

"Since when do we joke about something as important as this? Especially when Snape is the one who first lost him, the git," told George. Ron thought about that for a moment and had to agree with George's logic.

"So he knows about the guard then," Ron thinks for a moment, "you know he hasn't been writing us in a while. I wonder what's going on."

"Maybe he has learned to be like us!" Fred and George said together.

'Isn't that a scary thought, I wonder what he is up to?' Ron thinks while heading up to his room to think. As Ron left Fred and George look at each other in that what's-up-with-him-look and just shrug at one another.

Ron happened to run into Hermione on his way upstairs. "Hi Ron," Hermione said as Ron bumped into her.

"Hi," Ron said. As he was leaving he turned back to her and said, "Oh, Krum said hi."

"Oh, why didn't he come up and tell me?"

"He was busy. He was just dropping something off for dad or the order."

"When will your mom be back?"

"Noon," Ron said as he headed to his room.