Et Voila; Chapter 3. I also went back and corrected some spelling and grammar mistakes in chapter one that I realised were embarrassingly obvious. I'm sure there's more but hey, what can you do? Enjoy and review.

I don't own anything to do with Harry Potter.

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Harry woke up on the floor of his dank little room. His dream was over and he realised that he was lying on the remains of the chair he had fallen asleep in. It was rather uncomfortable. Somebody had opened his thick dark curtains and morning light poured into the room, stinging at his eyes a little. The light did not suit the grim little room where Harry had been hid away for so long now. Harry was unaccustomed to the light and it appeared the room was as well.

Harry looked up and saw a surprising face.

Ginny Weasley… She had found him. There she stood, towering above him. Harry stared silently up at her from his uncomfortable position on the ground. She was still beautiful, her eyes flickering with passion and her hair flowing about her face. Harry smiled a little at the feelings that seeing Ginny were stirring up inside of him, even after all this time, even after everything that had happened.

Harry searched Ginny's eyes for some semblance of feelings and suddenly realised why the choking sensation that he had felt in his dream had continued through into this waking time; Ginny glared down at Harry, her boot pressed firmly against his throat.

This realisation made Harry laugh a little, well as much as one could while having a foot jammed into your neck. Ginny was shouting something, but Harry wasn't listening. There was somebody else in the room.

There in the corner with pain and anger painted all over her expression stood Harry's best friend, Hermione Granger, wand at the ready.

At this point Harry had had quite enough of it all, the noise but especially the difficulty he was having breathing thanks to Ginny.

The room was suddenly silent, as Ginny abruptly stopped talking; this however was not for the lack of trying. A confused and mute Ginny then found herself flying backwards away from Harry only to be stopped by the painful collision with the wall.

Hermione quickly went to raise her wand as Harry pulled himself to his feet.

"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Harry pronounced resolutely.

Hermione realised that Harry had his wand trained on her and that any action on her part would be futile and she lowered her wand.

"Harry. Harry we're here to arrest you."

"That's nice, you could have knocked. For future reference choking is not my preferred method of being awoken."

Ginny who had been knocked out by her impact with the wall began to stir.

"And frankly I'm in no mood to have to deal with her." Harry waved his wand and Ginny promptly vanished.

"What did you do to her?" Hermione shouted closing the gap between her and Harry.

"Don't worry. I sent her home. You should go as well."

"Harry. I'm here to arrest you."

Harry repaired his chair and slumped back down into it

"Hermione, be sensible and drop this whole arresting me bit. You and me both know that it's not going to happen. Even if you really wanted it to."

"You're right Harry I don't want to arrest you but you've left us with no choice. You're not above the law Harry and I probably won't be able to bring you in on my own, but we've found you now and we'll be back with more aurors. Ginny probably has them on their way right now."

"I'll be gone. You know that. You got lucky finding me here, it won't happen again."

"Harry please…"

"What Hermione?"

"I'm worried about you. You've changed so much. Please just come back with me, let us…let me help you."

Harry stood up and marched towards Hermione until he was bearing right down her, his hot breath pushing against her face.

"Don't make me laugh. You're not worried about me. You're angry with me because of what I've done. You want to take me in to pay the price for my actions."

Hermione looked up at the man who had been her best friend, tears welling in her eyes. "Harry I am worried about you and I think you're already paying the price for your actions. Please just…"

"You can't play me for a fool Hermione." Harry responded, even angrier than before, "I did what I had to do. I changed because I had to. I had to!"

Hermione spun away from Harry and ended up leaning against his desk.

"Harry you're frightening me."

"It's time for you to go and for your own good don't come looking for me again."

Harry brought his wand up above his head.

"Please Harry don't. I've lost so much already. We've lost so much. I don't want to lose you too."

"Too late." Harry said coldly as he swung his wand down.

Hermione tried to grab a hold of the table in a last ditch effort to keep her in place as Harry's spell stuck her. In doing this Hermione noticed for the first time the papers spread out on Harry's desk. In the moment before the room disappeared around her she understood what was on the papers and what it was that Harry was trying to do. But before Hermione could react to this knowledge she realised that she was now back in the Burrow clutching firmly to the kitchen table.

Hermione looked around her and saw Ginny sitting solemnly in the corner being gently comforted by her mother. From behind her she recognised the voice of Arthur Weasley.

"That's awful powerful magic, to be able to send you back here like that."

"I'm just glad he didn't hurt you girls." Molly Weasley chimed in. " I told you it was too dangerous for you two to go after him."

"Harry would never of hurt us." Hermione said blankly. She was more concerned with what she had seen on Harry's desk and what Harry might be trying to do.

A/N: reviews are more than welcome.