Getting Ready

" WORMTAIL!" Voldomort was mad, very mad. "Ye...Yes my Lord?" They were in a dark place, and Harry could feel the cold, it had to be about 20 degrees. " Why have you not done as I have asked, the prisoner is not back." Wormtail did not answer. Voldomort looked at the quivering man " And why is that you are not answering me? Do you not think that this prisoner is important? Or maybe you think that I have put to much trust into your abilitiesss." He hissed the last part out, looking murderously at his servant. "No my Lord! No, I agree with you completely. I am sorry my Lord, forgive me my Lord!" The man lay cowering at the feet of Lord Voldomort, tense, as if waiting for something. The something came, "CRUCIO!" Voldomort said in a voice so evil the temperature seemed to drop ten degrees.

Harry woke shivering; he pulled the blankets closer around him. "Who is the prisoner that he keeps talking about?" Harry wondered.

He glanced at the clock; it was 6:00 AM. He quickly got dressed and headed downstairs to get a cup of tea.

When he reached the foot of the stairs, he was surprised to hear voices in the kitchen.

Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, Bill and Charlie,

Remus, and Tonks were whispering quietly.

He went back up stairs to his room, and got some Expandable Ears from his trunk, and held them to the floor which was right above the kitchen.

"Harry, Hermione, and Ron have told Ginny that she can come with them, where ever it is that they are going. I don't know if she should go, she's my youngest child and..." Molly took a shaky breath "I don't think she should go, but she says she won't be going back to school, that if I make her, then she'll just wait until she's 17, then go."

Arthur cleared his throat, and put an arm around Molly. "Molly, Arthur, I think you should let her go." Lupin said. "I think that if Harry won't tell us, then he should have as much protection as possible." Lupin shifted soundlessly.

"Yes, yes Molly, I agree with Remus. Ginny already knows so much, and I don't think the other three will let anything happen to her." Molly nodded quietly.

" I suppose, but I just don't want anything to happen to her!" She stood up saying " She can go, Arthur sign the forms, and take the to the Minister,

I'll take the four of them for the test today." She went back up to her room, and sat quietly crying into her pillow. (So everyone knows, this was on Mrs. Weasley's point of view, I thought it would be better that way.)

Harry pulled the pale string up, and put it back into his trunk. He got up and nudged Ron, and then decided it would quicker another way. "Lan GardienLeviosa!"(Sorry, I had trouble figuring out that spelling.)He said in a whisper. Ron began to rise, then Harry let him drop quietly onto his bed.

Ron woke up with a start "WHAT..." Harry was gesturing wildly whispering " Be quiet!"

Ron shut his mouth, but glared at Harry. "Come on, quietly." Ron followed, glancing at Harry while walking.

Harry led the way to the girls room, and woke Ginny, while Ron woke Hermione. "I just woke up from a dream and..." He stopped because Hermione gasped.

"You're having dreams? Harry, why did you tell us?" Harry paused, then said " I've been having them for a while Hermione. Now listen!" Hermione looked at him, and then opened her mouth about to say something, then shut again when Ron glared at her. "Anyway" Harry said looking sideways at Hermione.

"I've been having dreams, and this one and the last one, Voldomort" Hermione and Ron looked unnerved when he said this, but Harry noticed Ginny didn't. " was talking to Wormtail about a prisoner. He said that he had escaped, and he seemed really angry about it. And when was torturing Wormtail with the crucio curse,"

Harry stopped, he remembered the pain it had caused him when Voldomort had done it on him." he seemed even more angry that normal."

Ron gaped at him, Hermione looked scared, Ginny reached for his hand, and Harry let her.

"Harry, who do you think is so important that it made...him...so mad?" Hermione said hesitantly.

"There's one more thing..." said Harry quietly. "What?" Ginny asked. "Hold on, lemme get it." Harry got up and got the letter from A.D. from under his mattress, and crept back to the room. " Here it is." They all went and crowded around the letter. Hermione took it carefully and started reading:

Dear Harry,

Be careful, Voldomort is looking for you. He will try to find you at all costs. Watch your back, and keeps your friends with you at all times. Warn the Order about how to kill Voldomort, they need to know. Remember that in these dark times, friends are what will win this war.

A.D.

"Harry, who's A.D?" Ron asked curiously.

"That's the thing Ron, I don't know! It came in the middle of the night, and I have no clue." Ginny took the letter from Hermione and read it again. Harry looked around at his friends, Ron looked completely confused, Ginny was re-reading it,

but Hermione had a horrified look on her face. " Harry, do you know what this could mean!" Harry looked confused. Hermione sighed " Harry, this could mean that Voldomort knows were you are! That could have been him writing that letter!"

Harry looked at her, he hadn't even thought of that. Ginny had been sitting quitely, but she spoke then

" Hermione, I know a spell that can tell you who wrote something.

Not very many wizards or witches know of it, but if someone did know, and they wanted it private, then they can do another spell to prevent it."

Hermione looked at her curiously "What spell? "

Ginny looked at the floor for a moment and mumbled something no one could hear.

"I didn't quite catch that Ginny." Ron said looking at sister with curiosity.

"I said that I made it up." She said shyly. "You made it up!" said Harry with surprise. "Yes, is there something wrong with that? I started working on it after the whole Chamber of Secretsthing. I didn't want anything like that to happen again." Ginny said defensively.

Harry squeezed her hand then said "I think that's a great idea Gin." Hermione was staring at Ginny opened mouth, but then seemed to realize what she was doing. "Does it work?" She asked skeptically. "Yes Hermione, it works. I've tested it a million times."

Ginny said glaring at Hermione.

Harry looked at his watch and jumped at the time. "Hey it's already 8:30! We've got to get ready to go!"

Ginny looked downcast. "I haven't gotten permission yet." Harry grinned,

he forgot about that. "Oh ya, I heard your parents talking, they've agreed you can go."

Ginny jumped and smiled wildly, then leaned and kissed Harry on the mouth,

then jumped away looking embaressed. Harry looked at her a minute, then

whispered in her ear "I've changed my mind about us getting together. The letter is right."

Then he leaned over and gave her a big kiss.

Ron yelled "EWW! Do you have to that right in front of me!" Hermione jabbed him in the ribs, and Harry and Ginny laughed. "Well are two going to get out of here? We have to get dressed you know!"

Harry and Ron looked embaressed, then left to get ready themselves.

On the way downstairs to breakfast

Harry looked at Ron and asked "Are you and Hermione...?" Ron looked at the floor sheepishly,

"Ya, but it's a new thing. So don't go spreading it around ok?"

Harry looked at his best friend, then nodded saying

"I think I can do that." Ron nodded, and then got a bowl and some cereal.

Ginny came down and sat next to him and Ron, and then Hermione came and sat between Ginny and Ron. Harry looked around at the kitchen,

wondering how long this peace would last. it couldn't last forever could it?

Voldomort was after everyone Harry knew, and Harry himself.

Like the mystery letter said, he was after him, and wouldn't stop for anything.

A/N So thank you everyone for all the reviews, I didn't get a million, but better luck next time right? So you know, I'm not one of the people to wait forever a bunch of chapters, I'm home schooled, so I can write pretty often. Lol, so that's for a burst of...I don't know. Oh ya, one more thing before i go to bed, should I have it in other peoples point of view? I mean more of it, like when they leave show conversations that are going on at the Weasley's, and other stuff. Please review and tell me what you think! Thanks all, I love getting reviews so please do NOT leave without writing one. Also, the next chapter is going to have a HUGE cliffhanger, and it's going to be very, very long. I'll probably submit it tomorrow.

And here I am again, re-writing. And I will do something to each and every chapter, until I reach the one I am writing now, or the ones my beta did. That authors note wasn't to stupid, so I won't waste my time and energy ragging on it. I would appreciate reviews!

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Sam