A/N: Check the poll and VOTE! Neville looks to be winning so far. Also I wrote a one-shot, someone asked for it. Regarding the moments Lizzie snuck into Neville's bed, so check that out! :)

"Do not even think about sneaking off to the Room of Requirement." I freeze halting my steps towards the door.
"Room of... why would I ever go there," I laugh uneasily looking over at my shoulder at Severus. He gives me a hard stares and gestures to the chair I had just vacated. I knew I wouldn't be able to get away with just hanging out with him, I knew there was a reason he had called me up here.

"There is no way those students could have left the school, also Mr. Boot was less then subtle about his escape this morning."
I bite back a laugh, slightly glad that I hadn't been the only one who noticed how obvious it was. When you think about it, it really was amusing.
"So anything else? I promise I'm not going to the Room of Requirement." I swear crossing my fingers over my chest.

"Yes, your brother it seems, broke into Gringotts earlier today."
"HE WHAT?" I yell jumping up in my chair. "Harry broke into Gringotts! Of all the stupid things! Did he even think before he did that? Please tell me he didn't drag Ron and Hermione with him! There are curses in that place, they have dragons! Was I the only one who got brain cells in the family?"

"Well, they did get out. They rode off on the dragon" he sneers arranging the paper work on his desk.
"Dragon? The rode off on the dragon." I scoff, "Of course they rode off on a dragon." I didn't know anyone that has as much dumb luck Harry did.

"I suppose I should feel relieved that I was landed with you and not him. I like to think that I raised you to have a little more self preservation."
"You tried," I joke thinking of all the other times that I had been with Harry doing something that could have resulted in either one of our deaths or bodily harm.

"I did," he agrees. "I guess raising you was one of the better things that has happened in my life," he admits shocking me slightly. He didn't usually say things like that unless I had a hissy fit and forced him to admit that he loved me regardless or who I was, or how annoying. I could remember a few times during my childhood when he almost seemed to want to give up, children wanted love and he had a quota that he filled but still couldn't get past that barrier. You can't imagine Severus being the kind of guardian who coddles you. I called him Dad a few times, letting it slip but I mostly used Severus he seemed more comfortable with that. He was the kind of father who did care for your well being and you but didn't put up with nonsense. Hermione used to ask why I didn't spend more time with him but I didn't really have an answer to that. I didn't feel the need to. I mean it's not like Hermione spent all her spare time with her parents, just because he was there didn't mean I had be around him.

"Severus?" I ask making him look up from his papers, "You know I love you right?"
He seems to freeze for a moment and I hear a few portraits cough holding back smiles. "I do know, I care deeply for you as well."

I smile, that was probably the closest to an I love you I was going to get. Severus looks back down at his papers before waving his hand towards the door, "You should go to bed it's almost curfew".
I nod and standing quickly rushing around the side of his desk and give him a brief hug, "See you at breakfast".

It was a white hot blinding pain that woke me before my alarm did. It was a dream, just a dream. I shiver slightly before quietly creeping out of my bed and sliding some jeans onto my legs. I was still only wearing a tank top but I just planned to go check on Neville and the other since I hadn't been there in a few days. It had been harder to slip away, after dinner when Lisa had realized that Terry was in fact gone she pitched a bit of a fit and threatened to chain herself to me quite loudly in the Great Hall during dinner. If anyone ever suspected she knew anything about the missing students whereabouts they sure didn't after that. I summon my shrunken cloth bag from my robe and put it into my pocket, I planned to show Neville some of the spells that were on the scroll Dumbledore had given me. I didn't know how long they would be there but it couldn't help to have some tricks up their sleeve encase someone did have to venture out eventually.

I wonder what would happen if this war continued well into the summer, would they all stay hidden in the Room of Requirement? I gather that when the student's left security would lessen in the village and they could leave the castle. But what better base then Hogwarts? It's not like the teachers lived here the Carrow's would be forced to leave eventually. I creep down the stairs only to hear some chatter a loud bang when I was about halfway down. I frown and draw my wand quietly getting ready to either curse someone or order some younger students to bed. Apparently I wasn't the only one who heard though and as I pass the Third Year dormitory the door flies open making me hold a finger to my lips. I knew they probably wouldn't listen to me an that alone was proved when an excited fifth year charged past behind me rushing down the steps.

Honestly the girl didn't even have her wand on her!

Now giving up the whole pretense of sneaking I follow my fellow house mates who were blocking the rest of the way to the common room.
"Move it or loose it ginger!" I snarl pushing one of the fifth year boys out of the way, he looks shocked at first but I glare and he pushes one of his friends aside allowing me to pass through.

I feel one of the sixth year Prefects staring at me probably wondering why I was fully dressed, I shrug innocently before turning to the scene in front of me.
"Woah, who did that?" I whistle seeing both of the Carrows unconscious and tied up on the floor. I look around the room my eyes falling on a rather ruffled looking Professor McGonagall as she adresses the Prefects telling us to all proceed to the Great Hall. I hear some muttering behind me as students begin to retreat upstairs to get dressed, my eyes still locked on the Professor.

"Miss Snape, a word please."
"I didn't do it!" I deny shocked that she would even think I did that, sure I had dreamed about it and I wished I had but I didn't actually. I kind of wanted to find out who did it and be their friend now.
A few students snicker as I slump over staring down at my shoes, "Honestly, Professor! I didn't do it, I wish I did..." I trail off looking over at the slumped over bodies, "Would it be incredibly unethical if I kicked one of them in the eye socket?" I question trying to keep the smile off my face as she stares down at me, a hint of a smile tugging on her lips though.

"I'll pretend I didn't hear that," she sighs, I frown hearing something that sounded oddly like muffled laughter. I frown but shrug it off looking back up at my Professor.
"Go straight to the Great Hall, I see you're already dressed, I don't want to know why," she interrupts my interjection holding her hand up. "Just go sit at the Heads table."

I frown but nod slowly, rushing past her I push the common room door open and make my way down the stairs as quickly as I could.

I had never been one to follow direction, even direct orders that I received. Okay that was a lie, I usually did follow direction quite well but I felt like it was in my best interest to not actually listen to this order.
Okay, that was a lie too, I didn't actually have a feeling but with the Carrows stunned and tied up I felt that letting everyone in the Room of Requirement know that we were needed in the Great Hall was a good idea.