A/N: Ok here is chapter 11 hope you all like! Please Read and Review!
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A few nights later after a fight almost broke out in the Great Hall with Draco Malfoy, Harry and Hermione were in a heated argument.
"I'm telling you, Harry, it's just a trap. He just wants to get you caught." Hermione yelled at Harry. They were in their room after coming from the Hall.
Hermione, lower your voice, Ron stated. Hermione turned and glared at him, but she complied.
"Harry, I just know you can't duel. Malfoy only wants you to get into trouble. I seriously think it's a trap." Hermione expostulated.
"DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT HE SAID?" Harry shouted. "DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT HE SAID ABOUT YOU AND GINNY?"
Harry, calm down, Ginny murmured. Harry turned to stare at her.
You DON'T understand! He shouted at her. "ARRGGG!" he stormed out of the room and slammed the door. He marched down the stairs and through the portrait door. Everybody in the common room stared after him.
HARRY! Ginny called. She looked apologetically at Hermione and Ron, "Be right back." She followed Harry out of the room. He wasn't in the common room. She sighed. Harry, she called out. She could feel his emotions and turmoil, but she didn't know what he was thinking or where he was. He was blocking her out. Harry, I know you're upset, but I do think that Hermione is right. She knows something about this, though I don't know how she does or do I think she knows how she does. Please talk to me, Harry. I don't like this feeling of being shut out, Ginny pleaded with him.
She felt an easing up on the mental block that Harry had placed in his mind. She still didn't know what he was thinking but she knew where he was. She left the common room with all eyes trailing after her and started along the corridor. She talked to Harry all the while, trying to make him relax. She found him at the end of the corridor. He was sitting next to a tapestry where a man was trying to teach trolls how to dance, his head in his lap.
Harry? Ginny asked. Harry looked up at her. His eyes were red, though he didn't seem to be crying just depressed and sad.
"Do you know what he said?" Harry croaked.
"No," Ginny whispered. "Why don't you tell me?"
Harry made a strangled noise in his throat. "No," he whispered.
"Why not?" she asked as she looked at him. He didn't seem eleven. He seemed so much older. "Harry?"
He looked back up at her. "I can't tell you. It's foul, mean and cruel. I won't tell you."
"Fine, you don't have to, but then you have to agree not to do the duel with Malfoy." She glanced at him.
He glared at her. "No."
"Then you have to tell me what he said." Please!
Harry sighed. "Fine, I won't duel with him."
Just then they heard a laugh. They whipped their head around to stare at the person who laughed. It was Malfoy.
"You're going to listen to that bitch." Malfoy laughed. "You are weak, Potter."
Harry snarled. The air shifted with power. "Do not call her that." He stood up. Harry, Ginny warned. Harry looked at her. He pulled her up and looked at Malfoy. "You do not want to mess with me, Malfoy." The air sizzled again. Malfoy backed away slightly. "Come on, Ginny." Harry pulled her along and started down the corridor to the portrait of the fat lady. Malfoy laughs again.
"You are just going to let her order you about, aren't you, Potter?" Malfoy sneered. Harry stopped, glanced at Ginny, and started to turn around. Ginny beat him to it.
"Don't. Even. Think. About. It." Ginny growled. Malfoy sneered again.
"What are you going to do about it?" Malfoy mocked.
"This." All the sudden Malfoy was thrown back down the corridor. Malfoy groaned and sat up.
"What the hell was that?" but Ginny and Harry were gone. Malfoy grumbled and cursed them.
Harry and Ginny were laughing as they walked through the portrait hole and into the common room. "Did you see his face?" laughed Ginny.
Harry grinned. "Yeah, it was great."
Ginny sobered and stopped. "Harry?" He turned and looked at her. "You won't, will you?" Everyone in the common room was watching them. Harry looked at Ginny and then around the common room.
"Let's go talk to Ron and Hermione about it." Harry moved to the staircase. He heard Ginny sigh. Why are you doing this, Harry? Can't you just let it go?
"No I can't, Ginny." Harry sighed wearily. He sounded so much older then his eleven year self. "You wouldn't understand."
Then make ME understand, Harry. DON'T shut me out. Not again, not ever!
Harry exhaled through his nose. He continued up the stairs wearily. Ginny followed close behind. Harry walked into their room. Ron and Hermione were sitting on a sofa that was in their "common room." Hermione looked up.
"I'm sorry, Harry, for yelling at you. I just, I just know that Malfoy said whatever he said to you just to provoke this kind of reaction from you. I really am sorry." Hermione murmured.
"I know and I'm sorry too, but I have to do this. I can't let him get away with what he said, trap or no trap." Harry said with anguish.
"What did he say, mate?" Ron asked quietly. Harry looked at Ron. Something passed through the two of them. "Right, mate, well if that's the case then I'm with you all the way." He looked at Harry.
Harry smiled slightly. "Thanks mate."
Hermione groaned and then glared at Ron. "You're not helping!" What did Malfoy say?
Hermione, I don't know what he said, but I do know that it was foul and evil and Harry doesn't even want to repeat. I don't care if we are going to be walking into a trap. I'm going with him for this duel and am going to be his second. We both have to do this. You and Ginny are ours and when someone says things against what is ours we have to fight for it. That is just the way it, Hermione. Ron sighed heavily. He looked at Harry. "What time is the duel?"
"Midnight," was Harry's answer.
Arg, you lot can't be serious! Hermione cried. Ron looked at her.
We are, Hermione.
She looked at Ginny and sighed; Ginny nodded. "Fine but we're coming too."
Harry stiffened. Don't you even think about trying to leave us out of it, Ginny growled.
He nodded, "Ok, I can handle that." Harry sat down at the table in the room and pulled out a piece of parchment and quill. He scribbled on the paper and then called Hedwig over. He tied the bit of parchment to the owl and whispered something to her and she flew out the window.
"Harry, what was that?" Hermione asked.
"It was a note to Malfoy, telling him that the duel would take place." Harry glanced at Ginny and smirked. She doubled over laughing.
"What is so funny? And why did you have send a note to Malfoy. Don't you think he would already know considering you told him the Hall that you do his challenge?" Hermione questioned.
"Well, when we were out in the hall, after I stormed out, I told Ginny that I wouldn't duel because she wanted me to tell her what Malfoy said. Well, Malfoy showed up and called me weak and Ginny, a, well, a bitch. I got really mad, but Ginny beat me to it." Harry grinned at her. "Malfoy went flying across the corridor. It was great."
Ron laughed while Hermione scolded. Then she smiled slightly. "Well that explains why you were laughing."
"So I guess we should head down to lunch and then to Defense." Ginny smiled at Harry, Ron and Hermione.
"Yeah I'm starved." Ron grumbled at his stomach rumbled. Everyone laughed and headed down to the Great Hall.
Later that evening, around 11:15pm, quads room:
Come on we better get going, Harry said to Ginny.
Yeah I guess, Ginny said grimly. She looked over at Hermione who was reading a book. Ron was staring out the window. Ginny cleared her throat. Hermione looked up. She nodded and then looked at Ron.
Ron? Are you ready? She asked. Ron looked at her and then looked over at Harry and Ginny who were sitting on Ginny's bed.
Yeah, let's get this over with. He stood up, and then sat back down. Er, Hermione, how exactly are we going to get down to the trophy room without being seen by Filch? Especially if this is a trap then wouldn't Malfoy tell Filch, so we would get caught?
Hermione looked at Ron. "Good point Ron," she said speaking out loud. The others looked at them. Ginny raised her brow. Hermione grinned sheepishly. "Ron was just asking how we are supposed to get down to the trophy room without Filch seeing us."
Harry looked at Ginny. "Hmm, good point. There must be something we could do." He looked back at Ron. He was floating slightly above the chair. Ron looked down at himself and smiled.
"It worked!" Ron grinned. Hermione turned to look at him.
"Ron we already know that we can float." Hermione scolded. "It's not going to help up get past Filch."
"Yes Hermione but before we could only do it together. I just wanted to see if I could do it on my own. Besides, Dumbledore did say to practice."
Harry's head jerked to Ginny. That's it! Ginny if we can float what other things do you think we can do? We haven't been practicing or anything like we should be. I know we've only been here for a week but still we do need to practice. AND what if we could become invisible? I mean think about it. We share taste buds and can talk in our heads and float. WHAT else could we do? Just think of it! Harry was getting so excited he was practically jumping up and down.
Harry calm down, yes I see what you're saying. Ginny pursed her lips. Hmmm I suppose we could try it. First together and then by ourselves, but we don't have much time. So we have to get this right the first time. Harry nodded vigorously. Ginny looked at Ron and Hermione who were watching the exchange with interest.
"Harry has proposed we try to become invisible. He said that if we can do other things such as float, or fly without a broom, then perhaps we could make ourselves invisible. It would solve the problem of getting down to the trophy room without being seen."
"Become invisible?" Hermione looked skeptical.
"Wicked!" Ron grinned, and then turned to Hermione. Come on 'Mione, we sooo could do this! Besides wouldn't it be cool if we could! Think of all the things we could get away with!
Ronald! Hermione reprimanded. We are not going to use our powers to play pranks on people!
Ron pouted. Ahh come on 'Mi, not even a little bit? Ron gave her a puppy dog look. Please!! Besides what is it do you think this is that we are going to do. We are breaking around fifty school rules just by going out after curfew and dueling with Malfoy. Ron continued to pout.
Hermione giggled. Oh fine Ron, but ONLY a few times…and I mean only! Ron grinned big. He gave Hermione a big hug.
"Thanks 'Mi!" he whispered. Hermione rolled her eyes but hugged him back.
"Well we better get started. We only have 15 minutes before we have to be down there."
"Ok, so how do we start this?" Ron asked.
"Well we probably just do it like we did when we floated off the chairs in Dumbledore's office." Ginny smiled. "Just think of becoming invisible. Remember to hold your other's hand." She grabbed Harry's hand and closed her eyes. Invisible, I want to be invisible, she thought. Harry was thinking the same thing. He squeezed Ginny's hand and then opened his eyes.
Did it work? He asked her. He looked at Ginny, but she was still standing there, very visible.
I don't think it did. Ginny looked at him. They both sighed and then looked over to where Ron and Hermione were at. Wait where did Ron and Hermione go?
Ron and Hermione weren't in there spots anymore. "Ron? Hermione? Where did you go?" Harry asked.
"We're right here Harry!" Hermione said, "I don't think it worked. I can still see Ron." She looked over at Harry. "Wait Harry where did you go?"
Harry shook his head. "No I think it did work because we can't see you just ourselves. Hmm maybe because we're doing it together we can still see our halves but not each other, does that make sense?"
Ginny smiled. "Yeah that makes sense. Let's go back and try it on our own and then we need to get going."
"Ok." Ron let go of Hermione and he went back to being visible. Hermione, Ginny and Harry did the same thing.
"Ok one, two, three!" They all tried it on their own.
"It works!!" Ginny shouted. She couldn't see her body nor Harry's, or Hermione's or Ron's. "Ha-ha! We did it!"
Harry looked over to where Ginny had been sitting. She was no longer visible. "This is sooo cool!" Harry laughed. "Well come on guys."
They all started for the door. "Ouch!" "Hey!" "Watch where you're going!" "I am!"
"Um guys, I think we need to hold on to each other so we don't run into each other." Hermione said.
"Yeah good idea, 'Mi," Ron reached out with his hand, "Where are you at?"
"Here," Hermione said. Ron grabbed her hand. Then Hermione reached the other one for Ginny's.
"Where are you at Ginny?"
"Here." Her hand clamped over Ginny's. Harry reached for Ginny's other hand.
"OK I think we're good. Now who's gonna lead?" Harry questioned.
"You." The other three said.
Harry laughed, "Ok, he looked back behind him. "Hey I can see you all now!" He looked down at himself. "But I can't see myself." He looked back Ginny and the others with confusion on his face.
"Well maybe it has something to do with the fact that we are all holding hands." Hermione smiled. "That would be the most logical reason for it."
"Ahh my 'Mione, the logical one!" Ron grinned and pulled Hermione into a hug, which then caused Ginny and Harry to go tumbling into them. They all fell to the floor.
"Ronald!" Ginny growled.
Ron snickered. "Ooops!" he stood up and pulled Hermione up as well.
Hermione then pulled up the others. "Come on lets go before we have anymore accidents!"
Harry laughed. "Yeah, good idea," he pulled Ginny and walked out the door. "We have to be really quiet." He whispered.
No duh! Ginny smirked. Harry nudged her in the ribs.
Hey that hurt!
Well you deserved it!
They walked silently down the stairs to the common room. No one was in there, except Neville. He looked up at the stairs, his brow furrowed. "I know you four are there and I'm coming too!"
"Neville! You can't come!" Ron whined.
Neville looked at where the sound was coming from. "I can and I will."
"Ron just let him come." Harry let go of Ginny and walked toward Neville. He willed himself to be visible. Neville gasped. Harry grinned at him, "Come on take my hand."
Neville took his hand and Harry willed them both to be invisible. Neville gasped again. "Cool!"
"Yeah, now can we go?" Ron said grumpily. Hermione nudged him with her elbow. "Ouch!"
"Then be quiet!"
Harry gave Neville's hand to Hermione who was at the end of the train and then went and to the front and grabbed Ginny's again. He pulled them all out of the portrait hole.
"Silent as a bird," he whispered to them." They all made their way down to the third floor where the trophy room was. They were a little late, but that was probably a good thing because Filch was waiting for them.
Damn, Harry cursed.
Harry! Language! Ginny scolded.
I know Ginny. But I should have known Malfoy wouldn't be here! What a coward!
"Do you see them, my pretty?" Filch asked his cat Mrs. Norris. "Sniff them out, my darling. I know they are here some where."
That slimy git chickened out! Ron growled.
It's ok, Ron, though we do have to get out of here, Hermione said. Nudge Ginny for me.
Yeah ok, Ron nudged Ginny. She looked back at him with a glare. Ron shrugged his shoulders and waved his head back at Hermione.
Ginny looked back at Hermione. She nodded her head and then whispered to Harry, We have to get out of here.
Yeah, tell Hermione to turn around.
Ok, Ginny turned to Ron. Ron looked at Ginny and smiled sheepishly. Hermione, I think Ginny wants you to turn around and head back the way we came.
Ok Ron. Hermione tugged on Neville's hand. "Walk forward." She whispered very quietly in his ear. He nodded. He pulled everyone forward very slowly and they all trudged down the hallway carefully.
Ginny!! Harry shouted in her head.
Ginny whipped her head around to look at Harry. Mrs. Norris had caught on to them.
Ginny prodded Ron, he looked back at her and then at Harry, who point behind him. Mrs. Norris was walking toward them. GO!
Hermione I think we need to pick up pace!
Why, Ron?
Because Mrs. Norris is chasing us!
She looked back behind her. Oh! "Neville, GO!" She whispered frantically.
Neville looked at her and then back behind them. "Oh crap!" he grumbled quietly. He pulled them up some stairs and down a long corridor. They came face to face with a door. He tried the handle but it was locked. He looked at Hermione. "It's locked," he whispered.
"Move aside." Hermione said, "Alohomora." The door clicked open. They all rushed in. the shut the door and stopped to breath. Ginny looked up then, her eyes wide and she screamed.
A/N: Haaaa cliffy!! Sry! I know it's been sooo long since I updated but here it is I hope you all like! Thanks for reading and don't forget to review! CodeRomance