The DA

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Lydia left the Hogs Head and stepped into the frigid winter air. She had just come from a meeting with Harry, Ron, and Hermione along with a number of other students. The Golden Trio wanted to start a group to teach defensive spells. Lydia hated Umbridge and thought such a group would be a very good idea.

Suddenly she felt a vision coming on. Lydia spun around and dashed, past Harry, Ron, and Hermione, back into the Hogs Head.

"Lydia?" Hermione called after her "Are you alright?"

"Fine, fine." Lydia shouted and slammed the door behind her.

She hurried past Abeforth Dumbledore and into the small bathroom in the bar. She had barely made it into a stall when the vision hit.

One of the girls from the meeting, Marietta Edgecomb, talking to Umbridge...

A bruised and bloodied Hagrid trying to soothe a giant...

A long, dimly lit hallway that led to a dark door...

"Oof!" Lydia fell to her knees in front of the toilet and emptied the contents of her stomach into the bowl.

"Lydia?" Hermione's voice came from outside the stall "Whats wrong? Are you having another seizure?"

"No, Hermione, I'm fine." Lydia croaked "I'm just not feeling very well."

"Do you want us to take you back to the castle? We can bring you to Madam Pomfrey."

"No, no I'll be alright." Lydia sighed and opened the door "Don't worry about me." She forced a smile "Really, I'll be alright."

Hermione looked unconvinced "Okay, But if you need anything, don't hesitate to ask."

"I won't." And Lydia pushed past the bushy haired brunette, out the door.

"Everything alright, Miss Smart?" Abeforth asked as she sat down at the bar.

"Yes, everything's fine." Lydia grabbed the mug of butterbeer the old man passed her and took a sip "Can I use your fire? I need to talk to your brother."

Abeforth's eyes widened, he hadn't known that Lydia knew he was Dumbledore's brother. He nodded silently and led Lydia through the back door of the bar and to the fire.

"Thank you." Lydia smiled.

Abeforth nodded and left her alone. Unknown to the young soul spotter Harry, Ron, and Hermione were hidden under the invisibility cloak inside the room.

"Dumbledore's office!" Lydia cried as she tossed a small handful of floo powder on the fire. She stuck her head in the fire and called out "Professor?"

The Golden Trio were unable to hear Dumbledore's reply. But they could hear Lydia's answer.

"No, everything's fine...I just had another one...No, I shouldn't say what I saw now. It's too dangerous, I'm not in a secure location...Yeah, about that, I'm in the Hogs Head...Yeah I know...No, I won't tell anyone...I hope you know what Harry and his friends are up to?...No? I'll tell you when I get back to school...Okay, thank you, Professor... Yes, see you later."

Ron was angry and confused. In truth, he knew he was cruel to Lydia, but he wasn't sure why he hated her so much. It wasn't like she was a Death Eater or anything. But still he just couldn't stand her. His mum would say he had a crush on her. But that couldn't be true.

Hermione was worried. What could Lydia be hiding? What did she mean when she said 'I've had another one?' She glanced at Harry, who looked concerned, and tried to give him a reassuring smile.

Harry was very confused. Why did Lydia have to talk to Professor Dumbledore so urgently? Was she okay? He knew the headmaster had said she had seizures, but he didn't believe that. What could really be happening to her? He decided to ask Sirius in his next letter.

The trio snuck out of the back room and took off the invisibility cloak outside the Hogs Head. They made their way to the Quill Shop whispering all the way.

"I told you, Smart can't be trusted!" Ron said loudly, brushing the snow off his hat.

"Why?" Hermione asked "It's not like she was contacting a known Death Eater. She was talking to Dumbledore!"

"But she-!"

"Ron, shut up." Harry snapped "What do you have against Lydia anyway?"

"I just don't trust her. She's weird." Ron crossed his arms.

Hermione rolled her eyes and picked up a quill "Well, at least one good thing came of the meeting."

"What's that?" Harry asked.

"Cho couldn't take her eyes off you, could she?"

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Lydia walked up the spiral staircase to Dumbledore's office and knocked on the large wooden door.

"Enter." The headmaster called and the door swung open.

"Good evening, Professor." Lydia greeted.

"Good evening, Miss Smart. You had another vision?" Dumbledore put his fingers together and peered over his half moon spectacles at his pupil "Please, tell me everything."

So Lydia did.

The headmaster took a deep breath "And this last vision, do you know where it is?"

"No, but I have a few ideas. I assume it's where the weapon is hidden."

"You assume correctly." Dumbledore's eyes twinkled with pride at her intelligence.

"Then I also assume that you approve of Harry's plan to form a secret defense group? To teach his fellow students how to defend themselves?"

"As I was unaware of this plan, I can neither disapprove or approve." Dumbledore smiled mysteriously "But I thank you for bringing it to my attention."

"Of course, Professor."

"Now off to bed, pip pip!"

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