CHAPTER FIVE

Harry approached the Ravenclaw table a little apprehensively after Ron stormed out of the hall. Luna got up and greeted him with a hug, while Hermione greeted him with a stern nod. "Hermione, I have decided I am going to help you," Harry said.

Hermione's eyes lit up at once, "That's great Harry, Luna and I have just been formulating-"

"Harry! Hermione! Luna! I need to talk to you NOW!" Malfoy screamed as he came running over to the table. He grabbed their hands and dragged them out of the hall and into a broom cupboard.

"Let go of me right now, if you want to live," Harry growled at Malfoy.

"I'm sorry," Malfoy started hysterically, "but-but-but- MY APPLE HAS BEEN STOLEN!"

"Oh," Harry said, not sure what to say, "well, don't worry about it, I'm sure there is another one in the Great Hall you can have." Malfoy let out a cry like an injured apple.

"HARRY!" Hermione scolded, "Don't worry Draco; we will help you find your apple."

"Thank you!" Malfoy exclaimed through his tears. "We need to leave at once, she could be anywhere by now!"

"Wait, what? Where are we going?" Hermione said.

"There's no time to explain, go and get Ron, and meet me back here," Malfoy said quickly before he took off out of the cupboard.

"What did you just agree to Hermione?" Harry asked.

"I really don't know, we had better go and get Ron though I suppose," Hermione replied.

"I think it will be an adventure," Luna piped out unexpectedly.

Half-a-hour later, Harry, Luna, Hermione and a very unwilling Ron meet Malfoy in the Entrance Hall. "Good, you're all here," Malfoy greeted them. "We have to go into the Forbidden Forest; I think that is where she has been taken."

"Wait, Malfoy, you do realise the Forbidden Forest is, well FORBIDDEN," Ron said, obviously unwilling to go.

"I think we need to come up with code names," Malfoy said, completely ignoring Ron. "Potter, you can be Scarhead, Granger, you can be Beaver, Lovegood, you can be Loony, Weasley, you can be Weasel, and I'll be-"

"How about ferret?" Ron suggested.

Harry, sensing a possible fight on the horizon quickly changed the subject, "Are we going or not?"

"Oh, yes, this way," Malfoy said.