As most of the remaining students, including Fred and George had already passed their apparition tests, the DA silently gestured that they would use their ability to transport themselves and the younger students to just outside the room of requirements. Subtlety, so that the looming death eaters did not see, the DA members clasped hands with the students around them in the darkness. Harry concentrated, holding onto Ginny and Dean, willing his mind to transport him safely to the location. Just as he envisioned the hallway surrounding the hidden room, he felt a tingling sensation pass through him and a familiar pressure begin to beat down upon him. Harry opened his eyes just in time to glimpse dozens of cloaked figures emerging from the darkness above them, sudden and frantic in their movements. It was with a sense of satisfaction that Harry closed his eyes and allowed his friends to transport him to the room of requirements. Harry was one of the students who landed with a barely acquired balance; many students (including Neville) fell flat on their faces upon impact. An immediate outburst of questioning immediately followed.

"Harry, what was that?"

"What's going on?"

"Where are the teachers?"

"Where's Trevor?"

"SHUT UP!" Harry bellowed over them "We are outside the room of requirements," He continued despite the confused looks " Everyone needs to think of an empty classroom and cross this spot – Harry indicated to the wall behind him – three times to make this work." Hearing the seriousness of his voice, the students obeyed, walking from one side of the space to the other, all concentrating furiously.

"Harry, look." Said Fred, pointing to a door that had appeared.

Harry smiled and opened the door and saw a seemingly useless, empty classroom and indicated to the others outside to get inside quickly. After he closed the door, the questions once again hounded his ears.

"SHUT UP!" He once again hollered. "We don't have much time, they are coming for us." He announced gravely "The death eaters have invaded Hogwarts and have put the teachers in some kind of trance." At this they fell silent, some gasping and others to silent to talk

"What are we going to do?" whispered Ginny, her eyes wide and fearful.

They all exchanged looks of fear, they had never been in this type of situation before. They were alone, without adults and were facing dozens of ex murders on the loose with just years of knowledge among them.

"Well they aren't just going to go away if we ask them really kindly." Commenting Ron in an attempt to lift the mood, this failed miserably.

"We have to fight." Stated a determined Hermione

"But how, we hardly have any experience compared to them." Started Cho

"Some of us more than others, many of us have fought the death eaters before – and won. Harry had faced Voldemort – a shudder passed around the room – before and would be able to win again if he was faced with the challenge." Hermione looked across at Harry, who tried to return a confident look.

"And your forgetting the advantage we have." She said quietly

"Advantage?" Asked George disbelievingly

"Unlike them, we know this castle, well most of it like the back of our hand. We know every nook and cranny and Fred and George know most hiding spots. We have to use this to our advantage."