I finally finished Chapter 5...I worked really hard on it...

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Chapter 5

The First Meetings

"Before we begin our meeting," Ginny started, "I wanted you to know that this year is going to be rough, more rough that two years ago. Harry, Hermione, and Ron aren't here for a reason. They are bringing down Voldemort; we have to be prepared. We don't know what the future holds for us. What we learn here could help us if we are punished or tortured again. I don't want anyone to get hurt." She took another deep breath. "You have to be willing to do this, you can't betray us. We can't afford it this time. We escaped Umbridge by a slim shot; we may not be able to with these Death Eaters. I hope I can trust all of you."

"You can Ginny," said Hannah.

"We won't tell a soul about this," said Ernie.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Good," said Ginny.

"You said yesterday you had an idea for something," Avery spoke up, "what was it?"

Ginny thought about it. She wanted to steal the Sword of Gryffindor back and hopefully find a way to get it to Harry, but after thinking about it, she thought it wasn't such a good idea, at least for anyone else to go with her to do it. She might just do it alone.

"I had an idea for something, but it's too risky," Ginny said, "I cant ask you to do this for me, if we were caught, who knows what would happen."

"So you're not going to do it?" asked Terry.

Ginny shook her head.

"Let's get started on spells," said Ginny, "We're going to go over spells to make sure we know how to do them. We'll start with Disarming again. Watch us, please."

Nobody argued, in fact, no one said anything but watch.

Luna and Ginny faced each other with their wands out.

"You do the spell Luna," said Ginny.

Luna nodded. They stood there for a moment.

"Expelliarmus," Luna shouted. Ginny's wand flew up in the air. Luna caught it and handed it back to Ginny.

"I want everyone to pair up and practice the spell," said Ginny. Everyone did as they were told. Everyone got the spell down fairly quickly. Ginny stopped them after an hours practice.

"That was good," said Ginny, "let's try the summing charm. It's very simple. The incantation is accio, watch." Ginny pointed her wand at a wireless in the corner. "accio wireless," the little radio zoomed through the air and into her hands, she caught it and everyone cheered. One by one, every D.A member did the summoning charm. Everyone did it about 10 times, which took about an hour.

"You all are coming along great," she said, "at this rate; we'll be doing patronus charms next month. That's all we'll do today. Now get some rest. I'll send dates for the next meeting."

Everyone walked out of the Room of Requirements, except Ginny, Luna, and Neville.

"What was your idea, Ginny?" asked Neville.

"Please tell us," said Luna.

"Okay," said Ginny, "I wanted to steal the Sword of Gryffindor from Snape's office."

"Why?" asked Neville.

"Because it belongs to Harry, and they might need it. I don't know how we'll get it to him but if we don't, we could use it."

"If you're doing it," started Luna, "we're coming too."

"It's too risky," said Ginny, "I don't want you two caught."

"We are willing to do this," said Neville.

"We're coming with you," said Luna.

Ginny looked at her two friends. She really didn't want them coming too. She sighed.

I guess I don't have a choice she thought in her head.

"Do you two want to do it?" asked Ginny.

"Yeah…if it doesn't belong to Snape," said Neville.

"I do too," said Luna, "it's a new adventure."

"Then we'll do it," said Ginny.

Ginny, Neville, and Luna planned to take the Sword. It was about 11 PM by the time they were done planning. They were doing it now.

"Are you ready?" Ginny asked her friends. Neville and Luna nodded.

Ginny opened the door of the Room of Requirements. She looked out into the corridor, she didn't see anyone. She glanced at her friends, walked out of the Room, then began going down the corridor. They walked on without anyone, until they got to the end of the corridor.

"I can't believe we have to do this," said a familiar voice, belonging to Blaise Zambini.

"I can't believe I have to do it with you," said another voice they knew, belonging to Draco Malfoy. Neville, Luna, and Ginny ran soundlessly to the statue across the corridor from the Room of Requirements. They were lucky it was a fairly big statue where all of them could hide behind it. They hid there and heard them as they continued to talk.

"It's not like I wanted to work with you either," said Zambini.

"I don't know what they want us to do anyway," said Malfoy, "It's not like anyone is out of bed."

Ginny glanced at the others and moved her head so she could see the end of the corridor where Zambini and Malfoy are. They were coming their way. Ginny pulled out her wand and mouthed to Luna and Neville,

"Don't do anything; let me take care of it."

They nodded. Ginny raised her wand a little just as Zambini and Malfoy stopped right in front of them.

"You know how stupid you are sometimes," said Zambini.

"Stupefy, stupefy," Ginny whispered. Two flashes of red light came from her wand and hit Malfoy and Zambini. They were both knocked off their feet and fell to the floor unconscious.

"That was great," whispered Neville as Luna, Ginny, and he came out from their hiding places.

"Let's go," said Ginny. They snuck down a couple more halls. They hid behind statues every time someone was coming down a hall. They made it to Snape's office. They knew Snape wasn't there because they saw him going another way. The gargoyle wasn't there anymore, so they just opened up the door, went up the steps and opened the next door. The room was a lot different since Snape came in. there wasn't any little instruments on tables or his desks. All there was were papers and books. The pictures that were in Snape's Defense Against the Dark Arts room were in his office. Ginny, Neville, and Luna walked up to his desk and looked at some of the papers; three of them with their names on the top of it. Ginny pocketed them.

"We'll look at them later," she said, "we need to get out of here." She turned around and looked at the Sword of Gyffindor in its glass case. She pulled out her wand.

"Reducto," she said. The glass case fell to pieces. She pulled the Sword out.

"Let's go," she said. Luna, Neville, and Ginny rushed out of the door and down the steps but didn't know what waited for them down there. Ginny opened the door and ran into Snape, alone. She fell backwards into Luna. Neville helped the two girls up as Snape stared down at them. He smirked.

"Well, look what we have here, three thieves," he sneered.

"You're the one who took the Sword," Ginny said, "It belongs to Harry."

"I don't think Potter is going to need it." He grabbed the Sword from Ginny, "you three have detention with Hagrid. Tomorrow at 8 PM in the forbidden forest." He glared at them, pushed them out of the door, and shut the door on them. Ginny looked crestfallen.

"What's wrong Ginny?" asked Neville, "we have Hagrid for detention, this couldn't be better for us."

"I just wished I could have helped," she said.

"Let's go to the Room of Requirements and stay there for tonight," said Neville. Ginny and Luna agreed. They walked back to the Room without trouble. Malfoy and Zambini weren't in the corridor anymore.

We need a place to sleep in, with three beds and where no death eater or voldemort supporter can find us. Ginny made sure that to be very specific. When they entered, it looked completely different than earlier. It was small. There were two beds on one side and another on the other side. There was, also, a small desk and three chairs around the desk in the middle of the room. Ginny, Luna, and Neville walked into the room and sat around the desk, Ginny took out the papers she took from Snape's office.

"At least now we can see what these say," said Ginny, as she laid the three papers on the desk.

The first paper had Luna's name on it. They looked at it.

Luna Lovegood

Status: Pureblood

Parents: Xenophilius and Sophie (descended) Lovegood

Note on family: father is editor of the Quibbler. Writing stories about supporting Harry Potter, Must be stopped!!

Note on Luna: was at ministry with Harry Potter and was in Dumbledore's Army

OWL scores: Defense Against the Dark Arts A

Herbology E

Care of Magical Creatures A

Transfiguration E

Potions A

Divination D

History of Magic D

Charms O

"Those are really good OWL scores," said Ginny to Luna.

"Thanks," said Luna.

They set Luna's aside and pulled out Neville's.

Neville Longbottom

Status: Pureblood

Parents: Frank and Alice Longbottom

Notes on family: Parents were tortured for information, went into insanity, currently in St. Mango's.

Notes on Neville: Lives with his grandmother; was at the ministry with Harry Potter and was in Dumbledore's Army

OWL Scores: Defense Against the Dark Arts A

Herbology O

Care of Magical Creatures A

Transfiguration A

Potions A

Divination P

History of Magic P

Charms O

"You did great on your OWLs, Neville," said Luna.

Neville smiled at her. Ginny picked up the last paper.

Ginerva (Ginny) Weasley

Status: Pureblood

Parents: Arthur and Molly Weasley.

Notes on Family: Known members of the Order of the Pheniox; friends with Harry Potter.

Notes on Ginerva: Known member of Harry Potter's Dumbledore's Army from 2 years ago, and was at the Ministry with Harry Potter.

OWL Scores: Defense Against the Dark Arts O

Herbology E

Care of Magical Creatures A

Transfiguration E

Potions E

Divination P

History of Magic D
Charms O

Ginny put down her paper.

"Those are great too," said Neville.

"Thanks," Ginny said, but she really wasn't paying attention. She couldn't keep her eyes off of the notes about her family.

Snape needs to know Dumbledore's Army is back, and I know how.

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