Chapter Three - The beginning of the End of the Trio

Harry sat up clutching his scar. He looked around the room and then at the clock. He had sleep for four hours and now it was supper time. He slowly got up and made his way downstairs where he found Ginny sitting at a table and no one else around. She looked up at him and smiled. Harry smiled back and walked over to her and sat down.

"Ron and Hermione told me what happened today," Ginny said staring at him.

"Oh, yeah, what else where they saying about me?" Harry asked.

"Nothing," Ginny said. " They just said you pushed Hermione."

"Oh, " Harry said.

"Hmmmm," Ginny said.

"What?" Harry asked.

"Remus's gone," Ginny said. " Tonks took his place this afternoon."

"Why? What's happened?" Harry asked.

"Order business," Ginny said. " He said he had to go do something to help Dumbledore find something."

"So," Harry said.

"We should go down to supper," Ginny said packing her things. " I'll be back in a couple minutes."

Harry watched her run upstairs and thought about Lupin. Harry was lost in his own thoughts he didn't even see Ginny come back downstairs till she was waving a hand in front of his face. He looked up at her and then at the table.

"You coming or are you just going to stare at the table?" Ginny laughed.

"I'm coming," Harry said getting up and together they walked down to the Great Hall.

Once in the Great Hall they sat down beside Hermione and Ron and began to eat. Harry noticed Dean trying to get Ginny's attention but was failing. Harry turned his attention to the Slytherin table and found Draco sitting with Blaise and Pansy. He seemed to know Harry was watching him because he looked up and smirk before turning his gaze back to Blaise who was talking. Harry then looked towards the professor's table and found Remus not there but Tonks. He hoped Remus was going to be fine. He didn't know what he'd do if he lost him.

Well he did. He'd go on a killing spree and kill Lestrange and then whoever caused Remus's death. He didn't want to think it was Voldemort because he couldn't take him on. He didn't know why but he felt as though something was wrong and that someone should go after Remus and bring him back.

Harry turned his gaze to Snape, who wasn't at the table. He wondered where he was, probably at a meeting with Voldemort. He didn't know if he should trust him all his trust seemed to be leaving him. Hermione and Ron talked to him when they weren't in each other's faces. People seemed to be scared of him and some thought everything was up to him. He suddenly wondered what would happen if Hogwarts was attacked. Would they all hide behind him?

He then noticed Luna looking at him. He turned to meet her eye and she smiled and waved at him. He hadn't talk to her at all yet. He felt bad, she was just making friends and then he stopped talking to her. Hermione and Ron never said "Hi" to her. Ginny he was sure talked to her talk to her all the time. He himself had forgotten about her. He smiled back at her and then turned back to his meal. Once he was done he got up and headed towards the library where he would be meeting Malfoy. Once he arrived at the library he sat down at a table and waited for Malfoy to show up.

"Didn't think you'd actually come," Malfoy said walking over to the table.

"Now I'm wishing I hadn't," Harry said.

"Well let's get started," Malfoy said pulling out some potion books.

"What do you like study these or something?" Harry asked.

"No, I just know them, " Malfoy said. " I brought them for your little mind Potter."

"My mind isn't small," Harry said.

"Right," Malfoy said. " That's way only Defense Against the Dark Arts is in your head."

"I happen to have a lot of stuff in my head," Harry said.

"Yes, including ignorance," Malfoy said. " Just read."

Harry glared at Malfoy and then took a book and began to read it. Malfoy sat there watching him and then cleared his throat. Harry raised his eyebrows at him and went back to his book. Malfoy then kicked his foot.

"What?" Harry yelled.

"So what do you think it is?" Malfoy asked.

"I don't know?" Harry said.

"I think it's either a Memory Potion or Veritaserum," Malfoy said.

"And how do you figure that?" Harry asked.

"Well as I said earlier antidotes are to light so it has to be a potion," Malfoy said. " And plus I heard Blaise telling Pansy his potion was a love potion and there are only three dark potions like ours so that one is ruled out."

"Okay, so what do we do now?" Harry asked.

"Seriously, you need to read more and listen," Malfoy said. " We have to make a report about it, two scrolls by the end of next week."

"Oh, " Harry said. " So what are we going to talk about?"

"Well we should say what it does, so you can look that up," Malfoy said. " Hmmmm, well what colors it turns and what it's used for, I'll look that up. And we should probably find out where it came from and all, you can find that."

"Right," Harry said getting up and looking around the library. He then started searching the shelves till he came to potions; he wasn't half way through a book when he heard his name being mentioned. He walked through some bookcases and then saw to people talking at a table.

"I think somethings wrong," Hermione said.

"What could be, he'd tell us Hermione," Ron said.

"I don't think he would," Hermione said.

"Why?" Ron asked.

"Because that's Harry," Hermione said. " Keep everything to yourself, don't let anyone know your sad or ill, don't let anyone know anything. Got to be hero now, can't show any emotion in front of anyone. Be ignorant and a brat all the time."

"Well fine, if I'm such a ignorant brat, then don't talk to me anymore," Harry said coming out from behind a bookcase.

"Harry," Hermione said standing up." I..."

"Just forget it Hermione," Harry yelled at her. " Just leave me alone from now on."

Harry turned and stormed away from them and over to Malfoy. He ignored Hermione since he was an ignorant brat and told Malfoy he'd see him tomorrow and left the library. He wondered down the hall and then decided to visit Hedwig when Luna came around the corner and crashed into him. Her books went everywhere and Harry bent down to help her pick them up.

"Sorry," they said together before smiling at each other.

"So where were you going in such a rush?" Harry asked handing her, her last book.

"Homework, I have lots to do and wanted to get it done fast," Luna said.

"Well don't go to the library," Harry said.

"Why?" Luna asked.

"Ron and Hermione are there talking about people," Harry said. " Behind their backs."

"Oh, alright, I guess I'll just do my homework in my dorm then," Luna said. " Well I got to go, homework."

"Bye," Harry said.

"I'll talk to you later," Luna said walking away.