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Author: PhoenixWriter


Ron and Hermione, said a voice in his head.

Says Harry need to find his two best friends as fast as possible. Harry didn`t think if this dream was real or not. He didnīt wasted any time to think about it. Just how old Voldi boy wanted it.

He was running again , pushing students out of the way, oblivious to their angry protest. He sprinted back down two floors and was at top of the marble staircase when he saw them hurrying toward them. "Harry!" said Hermione at once, looking very frightened "What happened?Are you all right? Are you ill?"

Still Harry don't think he just act till he find his two best friends. Now Hermiones reaction first impression she is very frightened. This say she is scary. But why? Harry did fall from the chair screaming like mad. Something what Hermione didn't see till this day by Harry. Even she see him that he can stand on his own feet and that he is breathing fast from running she still ask if he is all right?! In this scene that is how I do interpret it is like that Hermione shows her worry which she had since the day Dumbledore is away from Hogwarts and did built up more and more by everyday. By everything did happen since this day at Hogwarts. They are alone and Harry did faint like in GoF and at this time was it the badest sign what could happen. She might be very aware at this moment that they are really alone.

"Where have you been?" demanded Ron
Rons reaction is rather normal without that much emotion like Hermione. Because Ron know this by Harry already and don't think that much about it. For me dos it seems like that. Even his question isn't that smart. I mean where could someone been if he did faint in his exam? Just guessing in the libary or Griffindor Tower or maybe on a place where ill people go?! That shows me Ron didn't think about this situation.

"Voldemort'sgot Sirius."
"What?"
"How d'you- ?"
"Saw it. Just now. When I fell asleep in the exam."
"But - but where? How?" said Hermione, whose face was white.


Second impression Hermiones reaction again her face is white. That is an impression of shock if I get this right. So she have to believe Harry at this moment or her highest or unpleasent worry comes true. Which she fears the most that Harry might get such a dream which is a trap.

"I dunno how," said Harry. "But I know exactly where. There's a room in the DoM full of shelves covered in these little glass balls and they're at the end of row ninety-seven...he`s trying to use Sirius to get whatever he wants from in there...he's torturing him...says he'll end by killing him!"
Harry found his voice was shaking, as were his knees. He moved over to a desk and sat down on it, trying to master himself.

The interest part is how little Harry describe what really to Sirius is happening. Harry did more describe how the room looks where the phropecy lies. As he gots to the part about Sirius he sound unsure and not really knowing what he is saying at this point. More interest that both Ron and Hermione don't react. Harry has even time to recognisee that his knees and his voice is shaking and that he gos slowly to a desk and sit on it. Still no reaction.

"How're we going to get there?" he asked them.
There was a moment's silence. Then Ron said "G-get, there?"
"Get to the DoM, so we can rescue Sirius!"
Harry said loudly.
"But - Harry..." said Ron weakly.
"What? WHat?" said Harry.
He could not understand why they were both gaping at him as though he was asking them something unreasonable.

Interest again that Harry don't give Ron a chance to speak why he say but. The whole time Hermione is quiet don't say a word since Harry has ended with his explanation. You can nearly loud hear her thinking about all this stuff. How the last weeks and months running through her head and how this what Harry just said runs through her head. In the whole Time Harry isn't thinking not since he had this dream in his exam. He take it for what it is. Thats what Hermione get as Harry sit there on the desk and act as if both didn't understand what he just had said.

"Harry," said Hermione in a rather frightened voice. "er...how...how did Voldemort get into the MoM without anybody realising he was there?"
"How do I know?" bellowed Harry. "The question is how we're going to get in there!"
"But...Harry, think about this," said Hermione, taking a step towards him, "it'ts five o'clock in this afternoon...the MoM must be full of workers...how would Voldemort and Sirius have got in without being seen? Harry...they're probably the two most wanted wizards in the world... you think they could get into a building full of Aurors undetected?"
" I dunno, Voldemort used an Invisibility Cloak or something!" Harry shouted. "Anyway, the DoM has always completely empty whenever I've been -"
"You've never been there, Harry," said Hermione quietly "You've dreamed about the place, thats all."
"They're not normal dreams" Harry shouted in her face, standing up and taking a step closer to her in turn. He wanted to shake her. "How d'you explain Ron's dad then, what was all that about, how come I knew what had happened to him?"

Again a whole passage where Ron seems not to be there. Not once did Ron ask questions like Hermione did. Till to this point Hermione sounds symphatic and even kinda warm if you ask me. Anyway in that part is not once a sign that she sounds cruel. I hope we see it alike. To every question Hermione ask Harry. He can only say "I dunno!" thats all. He didn't think about it thats why he want shake her. He want that she stop to think about this things and run with him to the DoM without a question. Without a doubt. Its again like fire and water this arguement they have. Hermione is more quiet and take a step to him because of symphatic. Harry is loud and take a step to her because he want that she stop to think about it. Its even interest how Hermione start to speak its kinda searching after words and to sound gentle and not harsh. To bring him on her side of thinking about this situation. Ron don't has an opinion not in the beginning and not now. He is just standing there and listen what both say and he have to recognise that Hermione has by far the better points though he take Harrys mentioning of Ron's father and is suddendly for Harry.

"He's got a point," said Ron quietly, looking at Hermione.
"But this is just - just so unlikely!" said Hermione desperately. "Harry, how on earth could Voldemort have got hold of Sirius when he`s been in Grimmauld Place all the time?"
"Sirius might've cracked and just wanted some fresh air," said Ron, sounding worried. "He's been desperate to get out of that house for ages -"
"But why." Hermione persisted, "why on earth would Voldemort want use Sirius to get the weapon, or whatever the thing is?"


Now is Ron, too against Hermione. Harry and Ron do argue in a unreasonable way with Hermione. That say Hermione could write a novel with the best arguements neither of them would listen to her. This means a unbelievable high pressure on her. If we get it straight what she already might think about this whole story or better since Harry had this dream about Mr. Weasley. Since this day Hermione have to know that Harrys dreams can go both ways and that Voldemort has enough power to sent a trap. Its what might have lead her to annoy Harry about this extra lessons with Snape. This are highest fears. Hermione seems to get it that as Ron takes Harrys side that she is losing this argument and if she losing this argument that implied that she is losing Harry. Because she has this fear that this dream is a trap in which Harry gonna step. Hermione is desperate and persist at this point. As she said why Sirius to get the weapon? This implied Voldemort want Harry to get the weapon and NOT Sirius. But nobody of them is listening.

"I dunno, there could be loads of reasons!" Harry yelled at her. "Maybe Sirius is just someone Voldemort doesn't care about seeind hurt -"
"You know what, I've just thought of something," said Ron in a hushed voice. "Sirius' brother was a DE, wasn't he? Maybe he told Sirius the secret of how to get the weapon!"
"Yeah - and that's why Dumbledore's been so keen to keep Sirius up all the time!" said Harry.


Now what have we now? Right Ron give his famouse absolute unlogical theory to this argument. He is practicullary helping Harry to search after any reasons for Voldemorts doing. I mean if you read this don't you think how absurd this sound? I mean Sirius brother was unimportant how in the world should this guy know how to get the weapon and over all why dos Voldi need these weapon now if He could easily ask 15 or 16 years ago as Sirius's brother was alive. This argument is nonsense.

"Look, I`m sorry," cried Hermione, "But neither of you is making sense, and we`ve got no proof for any of this, no proof Voldemort and Sirius are even there -"
"Hermione, Harry`s seen them!" said Ron, rounding on her.
"OK," she said, looking frightened yet determined "I've just got to say this-"


How long did Hermione hold this back now? Very long if I look at my post now. This is the very last thing what Hermione want to say. She tried with logic, with why Voldi and Sirius can't be there and she did has a point everytime did she has one. But now after both start with unlogical arguments and as Ron is against Hermione, too. Is it the last thing what Hermione can do to save Harry. To hold him back to run into this trap. She gonna tell Harry now that what she thought by her own. Her fears since the day Harry did dream about Mr. Weasley and much more since Dumbledore is away from Hogwarts.

"You..this isn't a criticim, Harry! But you do..sort of...I mean - don't you think you've got a bit of - a - saving-people thing?" she said.
He glared at her.
"And what't that supposed to mean, a "saving-people thing"?"
"Well...you..." she looked more apprehensive than ever "I mean... last year, for instance...in the lake...during the Tournament...you shouldn't have...I mean, you didn't need to save that little Delacour girl...you got a bit...carried away..."

She is again searching after words so she don't want say it and don't has the right words for to say it at all. Even her first example is out of the Voldemort context so Harry won't hear that he did something wrong in that case. What I mean is that its not easy for Hermione to say that in general and not in a situation like that where she is positive under pressure. But she search after every bit to hold Harry back to run into Voldemorts arms.

A wave of hot, prickly anger swept through Harry's body; how could she remind him of that blunder now?
"I mean, it was great of you and everything," said Hermione quickly, lookink positively petrified at the look on Harrys face. "everyone thought it was wonderful thing to do -"
"That's funny," said Harry through gritted teeth, "because I definitely remember Ron saying I'd wasted time acting the hero...is that what you think this is? You reckon I want to act the hero again?"
"No,no,no!" said Hermione, looking aghast "Thats not what I mean at all!"

This is important, I think. Because there Harry say where he see the different between Ron and Hermione. Ron did think Harry acting the hero and Harry think that Hermione didn't think that from him till this point. That explain Harrys reaction, his anger because he didn't think he would hear this from Hermione.
Thats what H/Hr did say is special by Hermione that she don't see Harry Potter in him and here at this point he say it and act by himself that he do think that about her.

"Well, spit out what you've got to say, because we're wasting time here!" Harry shouted.
"I'm trying to say - Voldemort knows you, Harry! He took Ginny down into the COS to lure you there, its the kind of thing he does, he knows you're the - the sort of person who'd go to Sirius's aid! What if he's just trying to get you into the DoM--?"
"Hermione, it doesen't matter if he's done it to get me there or not - they've taken McGonagall to St.Mungos, there isn't anyone from OotP left at Hogwarts who can tell, and if we don't go, Sirius id dead!"
"But Harry - what if your dream was - was just, a dream?" Harry let out a roar of frustration. Hermione actually stepped back from him, looking alarmed
"You don't get it!" Harry shouted at her, "Iīm not having nightmares, I'm not just dreaming! What d'you think all the Occlumency was for, why d'you think Dumbledore wanted me prevented from seeing these things? Because they're REAL, Hermione - Sirius is trapped, I've seen him. Voldemorts got him, and no one else knows, and that means we're the only ones who can save him, and if you don't want to do it, fine, but I'm going, understand? And if I remember rightly, you didn't have a problem with my saving-people thing when it was you I was saving from the Dementors, or -" he rounded on Ron "- when it was your sister I was saving from the Basilisk-"
"I never said I had a problem!" said Ron heatedly.

Harry didn't get it in this scene. What he say is unlogical why should DD stop Harrys dreams if only Harry can see things in his dreams and if only he can see Voldemort? Its a question which answer itself and Harry don't see it. He is so much in this Sirius thing that he don't see it. That say Hermione couldn't hold him back for nothing on earth. But why is this argueing there on this place? Why dos JKR write it if this won't change anything if Hermione is the only one who think right? I tell you its there for book 6. This where Harry get that he should have listen to her. Its again interest that Ron don't say anything even he have to get this question which Harry answer himself wrong. How I said this is important for book 6 thats where Harry get that he can count on Hermione even in such a situation where Hermione is standing on the wall against her two best friends and try to stop them to do this what she think is wrong.

"But Harry, you've just said it," said Hermione fiercely, Dumbledore wanted you to learn to shut these things out of your mind, if you`d done Occlumency properly you'd never have seen this -"
"IF YOU THINK I'M JUST GOING TO ACT LIKE I HAVEN'T SEEN- "
"Sirius told you there was nothing more important than you learning to close your mind!"
"WELL,EXPECT HE'D SAY SOMETHING DIFFERENT IF HE KNEW WHAT I'D JUST-"


Still Harry don't get it what Hermione mean not at all. Still I don't get what is cruel in that what Hermione says. Just curious.

"Harry, I'm begging you, please!" said Hermione desperatly "Please let's just check that Sirius isn't at home before we go charging off to London. If we find out he's not there, then I swear I won't try to stop you. I'll come, I'll d-do whatever it takes to try and save him."...."But if this is a trick of Voldemorts, Harry, we've got to check, we've got to."
Begging, a strong word ,or? This part here shows how important this is for Hermione, how important it is to know Harry is save. That he don't get into Voldemorts trap. She is even little bit stuttering that Harry listen to her. You know female intuition I think thats somehow the case here.

"I mean, you can - can check whether Sirius is at home or not while I keep watch, I don't think you should be in there alone. Lee's already proved the windows a weak spot, sending those Nifflers through it," Even through his anger and impatience, He recogniesed Hermiones offer to accompany him into Umbridges office as a sign of solidarity and loyalty.

Now comes my point. Hermione could have sorted herself with Luna and say to Ginny she go with Harry. But she didnīt do it though its a pretty unpleaseant moment after such a huge with so much emotions and fears dropping arguement to hang around with this guy who yelled at you or with this guy who don't want to listen to you even your greatest fear is to lose him and still he want bring himself into danger. Thats why I said this do friends or rather someone who love this guy, this do people who care deeply for someone they stay to this guy even its uncompfartable and even this tension is still there. Hermione didn't sorted herself to Luna to get away from Harry. No she didn't do it because she want show Harry that no matter how much they disagree and argue she will stand by his side. Thats something really huge. If you know how people feel after an argument they donīt stay togeter they do avoid each other till the tension is faded away.