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THE ILLUMINATE?

A new secret organization came into view as Crabbe Sr. a Death Eater was captured yesterday near the entrance of Knockturn Alley. The people who claim themselves as 'The Illuminate' captured him last night and left him for the ministry Aurors to find. Gregory David, the personal assistant to Mr Minister denied any…

ANOTHER SECRET ORGANIZATION

"The Illuminate' has come into the open last night with the capture of a Death Eater, Crabbe Sr. Who are these people and where were they all this time? It was reported that Crabbe Sr. was found near…

DUMBLEDORE BEHIND THE CURTAINS?

Last night a new secret organization came into view known as 'The Illuminate.' No one has any idea about this new secret group but with the capture of a Death Eater at 1:30 am in the morning it clearly says that it is a light organization similar to The Order of the Phoenix which was started by Albus Dumbledore many years ago. So is Dumbledore behind 'The Illuminate' too? Is he the one to declare a new war on The Dark Lord? Minister of Magic has not given any statement as of yet regarding yesterday's events and on this new organization. It is possible that….

Harry put the Daily Prophet down. Everyone was gathered near the table listening carefully as Harry read the news. It was early in the morning and the ten wizards and witches had bright smiles plastered on their faces. When Harry put the paper down, Hermione wrapped her arms around him.

"That was brilliant." She said as she let him go.

"You should have seen his face 'Mione." Theo said getting up from the table. "He very nearly peed in his pants."

"Did he recognize you guys?" Ginny asked as she took the jar of juice from Theo's hands and poured it in a glass for him. He mouthed a quick thanks to her and sat down on his place with the glass in his hands.

"No. And even if he did, I don't think the Aurors would believe him." Ron said leaning back in his chair.

"But that would complicate things." Daphne said frowning. "He shouldn't have recognized you guys."

"No he didn't" Neville said. "The hoodies had our faces completely covered. There are very less chances that he recognized who we are."

"I think we are safe on this one." Luna said as she took a hold of Neville's hand.

"Yes, but next time we are going with you guys." Ginny said sternly. "We don't want to miss on the fun."

"It's not fun Ginny." Harry said looking at her. "And since this was the first time chances of getting caught were huge, but from next time I think we all can manage together."

The girls nodded and everyone went back to their own conversations.

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Hermione folded her clothes neatly in a pile and kept them in her drawer. It was evening and the day hadn't been that eventful. They had spent the entire day chatting and playing small games to pass some time. There wasn't much to do. With the capture of Crabbe Sr. just yesterday night or to be more precise this morning it wasn't wise for them to make their move immediately the next day. It would complicate things and put them in unwanted danger. They had decided to act two days later and Hermione was happy because she was sure she would be going with them. She needed some action in her life. Hermione smiled as she realised how filmy that sounded.

She turned back and was shocked to see Draco standing there in her doorway leaning against the door frame. She quickly composed herself and looked up at him.

"Draco…um…do you need something?" she asked as she tried to get busy around her room.

"Yes." He said and walked inside. Hermione straightened up immediately and saw as Draco walked in he pushed the door close behind him.

"Draco…." Hermione said backing away a bit.

"Hmm…?" he said as he stalked Hermione to the opposite wall. He smiled devilishly at her as her back touched the wall.

"Now you have nowhere to go." He said as he covered the distance between them. He rested his hands against the wall near her head and gazed into her chocolate brown eyes.

"Wha…what do want?" Hermione stammered as she looked back into his eyes.

"You know perfectly well what I want." Draco whispered as he leaned into her.

"Draco…" she whispered as she pressed her palms into his chest, pushing him back a little.

"Hermione…" he said as he felt the force of her push.

"No." she said looking straight into his eyes. He gazed back at her and then dropped his hands and backed away.

"You still haven't answered me." he said as he kept his distance from her.

"Regarding what?" Hermione asked as she stood up straighter but stood frozen in her place when she saw the anger flash in his eyes.

He walked briskly towards her and slammed her against the wall once again, his fingers gripping his arms tightly.

"Do you love me?" he asked, tightening his grip even more.

"Draco…." Hermione trailed off and an image of Draco whispering "I love you' to her before he escaped from the war flashed in her mind.

"Do you or not?" he asked through clenched teeth.

She looked at him again and she remembered all those times when she had felt protected around him, she didn't know then that she loved him because it was just the beginning of a new friendship then but now when she stood looking into his eyes, she knew perfectly well what she felt for him.

She nodded at him slowly and his grip loosed. "But…" Hermione began and Draco looked up at her again.

"I want to wait." She said. "I want to wait till everything is over. It's dangerous right now."

Draco didn't say anything. He looked at her, his longing for her pushing him to crunch her wish but he stayed his ground. "Are you sure?" he finally asked and she nodded.

"If this is what you want." He said and let his arms drop again. He took a step back from her. "But if you even as much as dare look at somebody I'll kill you."

She smiled at him. "Don't worry about that. It will always be you."

"Draco, Hermione come downstairs now." Daphne's voice ranged in their room and they heard footsteps running outside Hermione's room.

"Something's wrong." Hermione whispered. Draco immediately took his wand out and ran to the door, Hermione not far behind him.

They ran across the hallway and down the staircase. They dashed into the dining room and saw everyone gathered around the table.

"Harry, what's wrong?" Hermione asked as she walked up to him.

"Someone sent us a parcel." Harry said as he lifted a box covered with brown paper and placed it on the table.

"But how is that possible? No one knows where we are." Draco said as he sat in a chair beside Blaise.

"Harry are you sure Mrs Figg didn't tell anyone?" Neville asked as he studied the box with small eyes.

"I'm positive she didn't tell anyone." Harry replied.

"There's no name on it." Neville replied as he pushed the box away from him.

"Do you think we should open it?" Theo asked eying the box suspiciously.

"Obviously, someone sent it with a reason." Luna replied.

"That's the problem Luna; we don't know who that 'somebody' is." Blaise said raising his eyebrows at her.

"Harry open it." Ginny said firmly, "I don't think there is anything dangerous in it."

"Yeah, I mean living with Fred and George for so many years has given us an extraordinary power to suspect dangerous boxes like these." Ron said smiling at Ginny.

"Okay." Harry said as he took the box.

"Careful." Ginny whispered as Harry opened the box with his hands.

He ripped the brown paper and threw it behind him. It was a small plain black box with no marking on it. Harry studied the exterior of the box carefully; when he found nothing that could give him an idea of the sender he opened the box.

The lid opened easily and everyone gazed into the brown box. Small test tube like containers lined the box completely. Harry frowned as he lifted one from the box. Something silvery, like a mixture of water and gas was floating in it and Harry knew what they were.

"Memories." He whispered to himself. "Hermione, get the pensieve." Harry whispered urgently and Hermione rushed out of the room.

A few seconds later she came back rushing in with a shallow stone basin in her hands. Ancient runes were carved along the edges giving it a very delicate look. She placed the pensieve near Harry and looked at him worriedly.

"Are you sure?"

Harry merely nodded. He looked up at everyone and motioned them to come closer. Harry then poured the memory into the pensieve and watched as it mixed with the water like substance.

He nodded once and lowered himself into the pensieve, the others following him closely.

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