I can't do the task. I quit. I'll just tell Voldemort…but he'll kill me. No one just quits on him. Then I'll just have to use Occlumency against him. Harry kissed Roxie. At first it was tender, but then his tongue entered her mouth and it became more passionate. Her hands wrapped around his neck and…they were interrupted by a small squeak. They broke apart and Roxie saw a small house elf standing beside them.

"God Dobby!" Harry exclaimed. Some of the people in the room turned around at the sound. They were pointing at Dobby and whispering behind their hands.

"Dobby? Oh it's so nice to meet you." Roxie smiled. "I have heard so much about you." She had heard many stories from Harry about the elf. In Harry's second year the elf had tried to save his life and had almost gotten him killed.

"But Dobby has heard nothing about you, miss," the elf squeaked.

"Dobby, this is my girlfriend, Roxie," Harry said, clearly agitated about being interrupted.

"It's nice to meet you miss. I'm glad that Harry Potter has finally found someone."

"What do you want Dobby?" Harry asked, hurriedly.

"Professor Dumbledore needed to get this letter to Harry Potter and Dobby offered to deliver it, sir."

"What does Dumbledore want?" Dobby handed over the letter and Harry ripped the envelope open. He scanned it quickly.

"What?" Roxie asked.

"He wants to see me in his office, Thursday night "

"Oh yes, he also requested that you bring the two Wheezy's and Miss Granger," Dobby added.

"I'll bring Ginny and Hermione, but there's no way that I'm bringing Ron."

"But Professor Dumbledore requested…"

"I don't care. I'm not bringing Ron. He wouldn't come anyway, he doesn't like Roxie."

That's when it hit her. "He doesn't want me. Two Weasleys and Miss Granger, that's all." Harry looked at Dobby.

"Are you sure those are the only people that he mentioned Dobby?"

"Positive, sir, but I could ask again if you like." The elf seemed eager to do something for Harry.

"No, if you're positive. I need to talk to Roxie if you don't mind, so could you…"

"No problem, Harry Potter sir, the other elves is needing Dobby back in the kitchens anyway. Goodbye Harry Potter and Miss Roxie." The elf gave a bow and then bobbed out of sight through the crowd.

"How about you just tell me how the meeting goes. It's ok, no big deal. But I'm kind of tired, so I'm off to bed." She pecked him on the cheek and was about to turn, but he grabbed her arm and pulled her back down to him.

"I'm sure it was just an oversight." He released her arm and she gave a weak smile before scurrying up the stairs for a restless night.

Over the next few days it bothered Roxie more and more. The more she thought about it, the less likely she thought that it was an oversight. Dumbledore doesn't want me there. But why? Harry could see that it bothered her, he tried to cheer her up, but nothing worked. Nothing, that is, until Thursday night. Roxie and Harry were sitting on the couch when Hermione and Ginny entered the common room, followed by a very reluctant Ron. Harry had told Hermione and Ginny, but failed to tell Ron. It seemed Hermione had passed the message on.

"So I guess we should go now…"Ginny spoke. She gave Roxie a pitying look and then led Hermione and Ron to the portrait hole.

"Tell me everything." Roxie kissed Harry lightly.

"I won't need to," he said brightly.

"Why not?"

"Because you're going with me."

"I'm what?"

"You're going with me."

"But the note…it didn't ask for me."

"I don't care. I want you to be there." Harry held out his hand. Roxie smiled and then took it. They walked out the portrait hole. Ginny and Hermione were trying to convince Ron that he should go, but stopped when they saw Harry and Roxie arrive.

"Is she coming too?" Ginny sounded disappointed. Harry nodded. "But Dumbledore didn't ask for…" Ginny began, but was cut off by Ron.

"But he loves her and she obviously matters more to him than anything else." He gave Roxie a look of loathing, as if she had been the one to take away his best friend. But you did. No I didn't ask for this. I didn't make Harry stop talking to Ron.

"Come on," Hermione said exasperatedly. She took Ron's hand and pulled him away. The other three followed. None of them want me to be here. But Harry does and that's all that matters, right? They had arrived in front of the stone gargoyle that Roxie knew led to Dumbledore's office.

"Does anyone know the password?" Ginny looked around expectantly. Hermione and Harry shrugged. Ron gave a small jerk of his head, but Roxie began to think back. Dumbledore brought me here before. He said the password then, but I was too upset to understand it. Think Roxie, think. And then it came to her.

"Sugar Quill," she spoke aloud. The gargoyle sprang aside, to reveal the staircase behind. Harry gave her a smile between shock and gratitude. The five of them stepped onto the staircase and soon they were at Dumbledore's door.

They only had to knock once before they heard a voice from inside say, "Come in." The door opened before them to reveal Dumbledore sitting behind his desk. Fawkes was perched in front of him and five chairs were set up beside him. Five. "Ah Miss Barker I assumed you would be joining us. Please, all of you sit down."

"Excuse me sir, but how did you know that?" Roxie was hesitant.

"Well I couldn't help but notice, and so have many of my colleagues, that you and Harry have become very close. I assumed he would invite you along which, you may have noticed, is why…"

"You didn't give them the password," Roxie finished.

"Precisely, I thought that you would remember from your last visit. Now please, sit. We must make this quick, I have a meeting with the Minister. But it is imperative that you hear this. Please listen, no interruptions. There will be a time to ask questions, later." The five of them looked at one another, but they did not speak. "Last year there was a group that called themselves the DA, Dumbledore's Army," Dumbledore added for Roxie's benefit. "I believe that you four were the leaders of this group." They nodded. "This group taught a great deal of defense spells. It is important that you learn these based on recent events. Voldemort is back. I thought that you would be, well not safe because no one is safe, but at least safer here. This shows how naïve I am. With two deaths in this school, I think that it is most important that this group start again. Keep your old members, or get new ones, that does not matter to me. I just want to know that at least some of my students are learning to defend themselves. Any questions?" Everyone shook their heads, they were all in shock "Good. Now if you would please go back to your common room, I have a minister to talk to." He rose from his chair and held the door for them. None of them spoke as they spiraled down to the corridor.

When the gargoyle moved back in front of the stairwell, Ron spoke. "So what are you going to teach first?'

"I don't know. We did most of the basics last year, so I'll probably…" Harry and Ron kept talking about what was going to happen at their meetings.

"Stupid boys, they act as if nothing happened. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad they're talking again, but it would have saved us all some trouble if they had never had this stupid fight in the first place," Hermione spoke to Roxie in an undertone. They looked over at their boyfriends who were indeed talking as if nothing had happened.

Then Ginny entered the conversation. "So, the DA starting again, that's pretty exciting." Hermione nodded in agreement. "Do you think you'll join?" she asked Roxie. Roxie shrugged. Denying Voldemort was one thing, but learning spells to defy him was far more complicated. But this would complete my denial of him. But will he know?