Author Note: I'm glad it didn't take me as long to write this chapter than I thought it would. Anyway, here's chapter 13. Chapter 14 is coming ASAP. After I think of something to write. lol. Hope you enjoy this chapter.

Disclaimer~ the same as before.

Chapter 13

Hiding

The next weeks were rougher. Michael organized a couple people to go with him to the dungeons to save some first years. Neville thought it was a bad idea, but Michael went with the plan with Anthony and Terry. They were caught and tortured on the spot. Terry and Anthony came into the Room of Requirements carrying Michael and explained how he took most of the torturing for them. They said that, after they tortured them a while, they were able to grab him and ran as fast as they could. They continued going to class, however. One day, he was walking past the Carrow's room when he heard them and Snape whispering to each other.

"We have no hold over the Longbottom boy," hissed Amycus.

"What happened to his Grandmother?" asked Snape.

"They attacked her," said Alecto, "however, she fought back and is now on the run. Dawlish is in St. Mungo's now."

"We have to take care of him," said Amycus.

Neville was shocked, he ran back to the Gryffindor Common Room, grabbed his trunk and, quickly and quietly, ran to the Room of Requirements. He asked for a place to hide where no death eater or supporter of death eaters can get to him. The door appeared and he got inside just as he heard the Carrows asking about his whereabouts. He looked around and saw a very small room with a hammock and Gryffindor tapestry. There was a small bookcase and bathroom. He sent a message to the D.A members telling them where he was. Some said they were going to join him soon. For the next day, Neville sat in the room by himself, getting hungry. He was just about to sneak out when a passage appeared behind him. He followed through it. When he reached the end of the tunnel, he found something blocking his exit. He pushed on it, it opening forward and Neville stumbled out of the tunnel and onto a hard floor.

"Who are you?" asked an angry voice. Neville saw a man glaring down at him.

"I'm Neville Longbottom," Neville answered. "I'm a student at Hogwarts. Where am I?"

"The Hogs Head," the man said. "Are you a Death Eater?"

"No," he said. "I'm against them. I was hiding in the room of requirements when I found this passage. Do you have food?"

The man gave Neville food and continued to talk to him. He learned his name was Aberforth and he was the brother of Dumbledore. Neville told Aberforth everything about the Carrows and Snape and about hiding. Aberforth told him that if he needed anything to come to him. Neville nodded and headed back to the room of Requirements. He stayed there for a couple more hours until Seamus came to the room of Requirements. Neville greeted him.

"So, are we staying here from now on?" he asked.

"Yes," Neville said, "we can't leave here anymore." Seamus nodded. A second hammock appeared and Seamus left to get his trunk quickly. Soon after dinner, Michael, Terry, and Anthony came with their trunks, making three more hammocks appear along with the Ravenclaw tapestry. The next day, after lunch, Hannah and Avery came up with their trunks.

"Are you two staying?" asked Seamus.

"We have no choice," said Avery. "They threatened our families if we didn't tell them where you all disappeared to."

The room became bigger and gave the girls separate quarters to keep clean at. Hammocks appeared for them along with the Hufflepuff tapestry. Lavender and the Patils joined them soon after, along with some younger students who have helped with the D.A or were saved by the D.A and the room continued to grow and make more hammocks appear. One in particular, Neville knew he will never forget.

Six Hufflepuffs came into the Room of Requirements. One of them Neville recognized as in their year that he never met before but knew his name, Wayne Hopkins. He was cradling a younger girl in his arms while she whimpered and trembled. There was a girl supporting a boy, who was limping and had a very cut up and bruised face. There was another boy supporting a girl, who's nose looked broken and had blood running from it all over her hand, as she tried to stop the bleeding. Avery and Hannah ran up to the others.

"What happened?" asked Avery looking at the girl with the broken and bleeding nose.

"The Carrows attacked us," said the girl supporting the boy. "Owen was speaking out, like you."

Hannah was looking the limping boy, Owen, sternly. "Don't follow our example," she said, "you guys are too young to be doing this."

"But we are fourth years," said the boy supporting the broken nosed girl.

"Megan isn't!" Avery shouted. "She's a first year!"

"Who are all these kids?" Neville asked.

"The bleeding nose girl is Laura, the limping boy is Owen, the boy supporting Laura is Kevin, and the girl supporting Owen is Eleanor. The older boy is Wayne, and the girl he's holding is Megan," Hannah turned to Wayne. "What happened to Megan?"

Owen looked down guiltily as Wayne answered, "The Carrows asked what happened to you two, Owen told them it wasn't any of their business, called them stupid, and told them to crawl in a hole and die."

Hannah looked angrily at Owen as Avery urged Wayne on.

"They pulled out their wands, as Owen, Laura, Eleanor, and Kevin did the same. Megan was sitting with them, so she was going to move away from them, when one of them grabbed her and was told for them to be quiet or she will be hurt. They shut up but they still tortured her. Laura and Owen attacked them as Eleanor and Kevin saved Megan. It worked, until they got tortured and pushed around."

"Where did this happen at?"

"Outside by the lake," said Kevin, "we were hanging out when they came up behind us."

"After the attack is when I found them," said Wayne. "I was about to go to the Hospital Wing when I bumped into someone who said they could bring us to you two."

Avery and Hannah helped them the best they could. Neville knew it was important to get everyone who was even in contact with them to safety. Most of them were saved already, but some more were brought in. Wayne helped out by going to classes and keeping them updated with the Carrows actions. He would come to the Room of Requirements in the evenings, sometimes bringing food and students along with information. Neville knew that having an outsider come in with updates would help them deeply. Neville still taught some lessons with spells and improving on non-verbal. Some of the younger students had help with other spells, like stunning, patronus charms, disarming, and shield charms. On those days, the Room of Requirements changed to the practice room that they all used before. Afterwards, it would change back with all the hammocks. Neville kept in contact with Ginny and Luna whenever he could. Ginny told him what happened to Harry and how Luna was saved. The D.A. was shocked to hear what happened but was happy that they were okay. They kept this up for many weeks, and until it reached May. They tuned into Potterwatch, and heard that Harry, Ron, and Hermione broke into Gringotts and escaped on a dragon. Nobody knew what they took, but they took something and escaped the first people to ever steal something and get away. The D.A. cheered and listened for a while as the Potterwatch reporters continued their broadcast.

~Ginny~

The weeks after Easter break were slow for Ginny. There were daily Order meetings and, since Ginny was too young and her mother forbids her going to the meetings, was in her room most of the time. She helped out Fred and George sometimes for the next Potterwatch update and begged to be on one, but always getting the same answer, No. She started to get frustrated and spent most of her time trying to keep in contact with Neville. He told her what was going on with D.A. and told her everyone was in permanent hiding in the Room of Requirements. Ginny was glad to hear that they weren't going to classes anymore and glad everyone's injuries were healing because they weren't being tortured anymore. Neville told her the severity of younger students' safety as well and gave him a couple students' names that should be with them.

Ginny spent the rest of her time wishing she was a Hogwarts, helping Neville with the D.A. but knew she couldn't go, especially now. She had been missing for a couple weeks and knew if they even heard she was there, her family would be in grave danger. She told Neville to tell her if she heard anything about Harry, having a feeling she would hear from him along with Ron and Hermione. He agreed to tell her. Luna sent messages saying that she was alright and that Harry saved her. When Ginny asked her what happened, she just said that Harry and them were caught and taken to Malfoy Manor, and escaped alright.

Bill came to Muriel's house with Ollivander a couple days after Easter Break, telling everyone Harry, Ron, and Hermione were there and they saved Ollivander, Luna, Dean, and a goblin from Malfoy Manor. He told them the whole story, and told about the house elf, Dobby, died saving Harry and the others.

"I'm glad they are all safe," said Mrs. Weasley.

"Tell all we say hello," said Mr. Weasley. Bill nodded, and leaned over to Ginny.

"I'll send them all your love," he whispered. She smiled and whispered a thank you as he went to the fireplace and used Floo Powder to get home. After Bill left, Ginny went to her room and messaged Neville and told him what happened to Harry and how they saved Luna. The next couple weeks, Ginny helped everyone by talking with Ollivander and hearing what happened after he was kidnapped over a year ago. Ginny watched him make a whole new wand for Luna and send it to her, as a thank you for helping him after she was kidnapped. Soon, it was the beginning of May when they heard that Harry, Ron, and Hermione broke into Gringotts. Lee, Fred, George, Remus, and Kingsley came to the house and did a broadcast about the news. Ginny heard the whole story and tried not to cheer as she heard that they took something and made it out, alive and on the back of a dragon. Mrs. Weasley looked worried as she heard the story, but relieved when she heard they were alright.

"We here at Potterwatch applaud their bravery and hope that, whatever they are doing, it will help in the long run," said Lee.

"I wonder what it's like to fly on the back of a dragon?" asked Fred.

"Ask them the next time you see them," said Lee. They laughed and continued the broadcast normally. Ginny smiled as she listened, hoping that Harry, Ron, and Hermione were safe and that they took what they needed to, and wondering why they took it.

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