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Neville was shocked for a moment, his brain unable to process what had been said. His eyes locked with Harry's he saw the truth there. Looking to Hermione he could see the fear in her eyes and his heart clenched.
"And if Dumbledore or anyone loyal to him finds out he'll try to take the baby to use as leverage." The round-face Gryffindor said, his stomach churning at the thought. "And worse if Voldemort finds out, he'll try to kidnap or kill the baby to hurt Harry."
At the nod of his friends, a wave of need crashed over him; a need to protect his two dearest friends, the only two who had ever trusted or believed in him. "I'll come with you." The boy said, a hint of stony resolve could be heard in his voice.
"Neville, you can't…" Hermione started to say but was quickly cut off.
"I can and I will. I have to 'Mione." He said unwavering. "You both are in grave danger, especially you. The baby will drain your energy and magic and in a couple of months you won't be able to use magic. You will need help." Looking to Harry, Neville crossed his arms. "We all know you are exceptionally powerful, no one could ever doubt your abilities but two wands are better than one."
"All good points but we need eyes on the inside, we need someone we can trust to keep tabs on the Dumbledore and his Order." Harry said, worry lacing his every word.
"Luna." Said Hermione suddenly. "We can trust Luna implicitly, I've gotten to know her well over the last few months. She said something the other day and I didn't put much stock in it because… well she's Luna, but she knew we would be leaving."
"What did she say?" asked Harry, mild panic in his voice.
"She said that when the lions to retreat to their cave, the raven watches vigilantly, ready to caw at danger." The girl said as she replayed the conversation in her head. "We were just leaving Care of Magical Creatures and she was heading in, so I just put it down to her having read some muggle book on animals." She said with a shrug. "This must be what she meant. She's a Ravenclaw, their sigil is the raven. She basically laid out that she would watch out for us."
"I think you're right Hermione, we need to get Luna here." Reaching into his pocket, Harry pulled out the Marauder's map, and began looking for Luna's dot, snorting when he saw it right outside the Room in which they were currently hiding. "I should have known." He mumbled to himself. "Neville, will you open the door, she's right outside."
Doing as asked, the boy unlocked the door and pulled it open just far enough to peek out and see that the girl in question was indeed standing there with a look of serenity on her features. "May I come in?" She asked in her usual musical tones.
Nodding, Neville stood back and pulled the door open. The moment the door was wide enough for the petite blonde to slip inside he pushed the door closed and replaced the lock.
"Hello little lions." She practically sang to them.