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Ch. 1: Where's Everybody?

It was that time of the year when the students of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry boarded the Hogwarts Express and headed towards another year full of learning and other academic ventures, with of course the usual adventurous twist. But it seemed that this year would be different…

 It was the infamous Harry Potter's seventh year at the school. As he passed through the barrier and looked back to see his best friend Ron Weasley right behind him.

"Well Harry this is gonna be our last year. Exciting isn't it," said Ron pushing his cart of things towards the train.

"Yeah. At least after this I can get out of living with those horrible Dursleys."

"Come on think of it…our last year having to see Snape!" At that remark both of them grinned.

            Both of them boarded the gigantic steaming red train, greeting and talking to many of their friends along the way to their usual compartment. As soon as they took their seats they got into a heated debate about their personal favorite topic, Quidditch. The trolley full of sweets came in and they bought themselves as much candy as they could possibly afford. When they were almost half way through their sweets Harry looked around pale faced.

"What's the matter Harry," Ron asked shoving another chocolate frog into his mouth.

"The trolley it came…" Harry said in a detached tone.

"Obviously, where do you think we got all this candy from?"

"If the trolley came that means the trains moving…" Ron looked at Harry quizzically.

"Harry it'll all be ok maybe you've had way too many frogs," Ron said stealing some of Harry's candy.

"That's not what I mean!"

"Then what are you getting at Harry," Ron said in an exasperated tone.

"Don't you notice anything different…" Ron looked around.

"No not rea-"

"Hermione isn't here," Harry interrupted.

"It was a little too quite around here…" Ron said as he was looking through his pile of wizard cards.

"Your not worried?"

"Harry she must probably be at Hogwarts. Remember she owled us earlier in the summer about something or other. She must be at Hogwarts. I guess it has to do with being Head Girl. We both know she probably got the job. So just calm down Harry." At that Harry finally calmed down. They then kept eating their candy and again continued their discussion of this year's Quidditch plays.

            As Harry and Ron sat down at the Gryffindor table inside that Great Hall waiting for the Sorting Hat ceremony to begin they looked around searching for Hermione. But to no avail did they see her, so they sat down. Ginny and Neville came and sat down in front of the two.

"Our final year! Isn't that wonderful," said the over excited Neville.

"Yea it is. Definitely looking forward to not having to see Snape's ugly mug anymore," Ron said grinning.

"Yes it definitely is a wondrous thing, but have you two seen Hermione around," Harry asked Neville and Ginny.

"Nope haven't seen her," Neville said before he, Ron, Seamus, and Dean started a conversation of the upcoming quidditch season.

"What about you Ginny? Have you seen her," Harry asked.

"Sorry Harry but I haven't seen her either. I thought she'd have been with you and Ron. Actually its kinda weird…"

"What? What's weird?"

"Well after last term ended me and Hermione kept talking by owl but towards the middle of the summer she didn't owl me anymore. Though I kept owling her."

"That is strange…."

"Yes it is Harry…."

Then their awkward silence was cut short by the beginnings of the Sorting Hat ceremony. At the end Dumbledore made his usual announcements: don't go into the Forbidden Forest, don't go out after hours, blah blah blah… Yet the ending announcements caught the students off guard, especially Harry and Ron.

"I would like to announce our Head Boy and Girl for this term. Our Head Boy is Larry Winston of Ravenclaw and Hannah Abbot of Hufflepuff!" Most of the hall cheered them on yet Harry, Ron, and Ginny looked at each other with great discomfort. Where was Hermione? Everyone knew that since 1st year Hermione was going to be Head Girl. After the feast everyone went back to their common rooms to turn in for the first day of school tomorrow. Yet Harry, Ron, and Ginny lingered in the common room.

"What's going on? Everyone knows Hermione was going to be Head Girl our last year. Where is she," Ron exclaimed.

"I know. I've around and no one has seemed to see her. It's like she's disappeared or something," said Harry.

"I think 'or something' is right. The weirdest thing happened on my way over here," Ginny added. 

"Why what happened," Harry asked curiously settling into the couch by the fire.

"Well on my way over here from dinner one of the stair cases moved so I was separated from everyone else. So I wasn't really watching where I was going and I bumped into Malfoy…"

"What! Did he do anything to you because if he did I'll," Ron interrupted.

"He didn't do anything Ron! That's the strange thing. We bumped into each other, he helped me up from the ground, he apologized to me, and he sauntered off deep in thought," Ginny finished.

"He apologized to you," Harry asked astonished.

"Yea he did. As if he were some normal person and walked off to where I don't know."

"Wow, first Hermione's missing and now Malfoy's actually showing some kind of normal tendency," Ron said.

"Well it's getting late. We should go to bed. I'm sure we'll see Hermione at breakfast in the morning," Ginny said rising from the chair.

"Yea I'm sure we'll see her bright and early ready to go to class or reviewing homework," Ron said smiling.

"Yea I guess so," Harry said though not quite as convinced.

            The following morning they didn't see Hermione at breakfast, nor did they see her the next day nor the next day. All three of them tried sending her owls, but to no avail did they ever get a response. It was like she had just disappeared off the face of the planet. They eventually went to see Dumbledore about Hermione's strange disappearance, yet he knew nothing of it. Though a couple of weeks later Dumbledore told them he'd received a letter from her parents saying that she was staying home for awhile because of her mother's health. Though the three didn't even know that Hermione's mother had poor health they told Dumbledore to send Hermione their regards and went on about their semi-normal lives at Hogwarts. Though something weird happened that either the three had not noticed from ignorance or disregard, or just they didn't really notice their arch nemesis Draco Malfoy, a couple days after the 'incident' (a/n: with Ginny obviously for those who are a lil slow), had too disappeared. Days, weeks, and even months passed at Hogwarts and before the students knew what hit them it was November. 

"Good morning boys! How did you sleep," Ginny asked, obviously a morning person.

"Ginny why are you so happy in the morning? We're all still half asleep," Ron asked trying to get the cereal to his mouth. Harry silently was eating his breakfast listening to Ginny babble on her usual morning talk. After a while Ginny looked around.

"Is it just me or is something missing," Ginny asked suddenly.

"Huh," answered Ron.

"Look around Ron, haven't you noticed anything different lately," Ginny asked again.

"Nope not really."

"What are you talking about," Harry asked. Ginny just shook her head, tutting. At that moment one of Ginny's friends, Violet, came over and sat down.

"Morning," she said grabbing some food on to her plate.

"Violet have you noticed something different lately," Ginny asked her.

"Yea. Why you ask," Violet asked still eating her breakfast. Ron looked over at Violet.

"And what prey tell is so different that I haven't noticed," Ron asked.

"Well sorry to inform you Ron, but you are somewhat dense."

"Hey! There was no need fo-"

"What's different around Hogwarts Violet," Harry interrupted Ron, he definitely didn't want to cause a scene so early in the day.

"Well people have been well missing from the school. Colin Creevy for one is gone and so is his brother, your friends Hermione and Dean, and Justin Finch-Fletchley just to name a few. Also others are missing too, but I don't know them all by name. Even some of the Slytherins are missing too, but the weird thing is…" at that point Violet just stared off into space as if contemplating what she had just finished saying out loud. Ginny was also sharing the same pensive look.

"What? What's so weird," asked Ron exasperatedly.

"All the people missing are muggle-born witches and wizards," answered Ginny quietly.

"Except the last one…" Violet said.

"Who's the other person missing," Harry asked. Violet looked at Harry almost smiling with the look of 'as-if-you-haven't-noticed'.

"Draco Malfoy."

            Before Harry could even react to the comment just made of Malfoy's disappearance suddenly the entire room shook as if there was an earthquake. There was a scramble to get underneath the tables, amongst both student and teacher. It lasted for about a few minutes. When the dust settled, and it felt as if nothing more would happen cautiously the teachers arose from their hiding places beneath the table. "Is everyone alright," Dumbledore called out. As everyone nodded the Great Hall doors burst wide open, causing everything to shudder again. Some went under the tables thinking it was an aftershock of the earthquake but there at the doors was a silhouette of a person. As the dust settled the person weakly stumbled forward as if opening the Great Hall doors wasted all their strength. The person stumbled a couple more steps forward, and the student body stepped back, away from this strange intruder. All the intruder did was raise a hand and said, "Help," in a weak yet clear sounding tone before collapsing onto the floor.

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            When the stranger was finally settled into the Infirmary, Dumbledore took his first look at the stranger. The first thing he noticed that the stranger was in fact a she. Though she didn't look any older than seventeen. Her boots were layered with mud and extremely worn from what looked like excessive running. Her pants and top were ripped and stained with blood and dirt. Her skin was dirty and ashen, and her hair was somewhat caked with what looked like a mixture of mud, leaves and twigs from trees, and blood. Bruises, open wounds, dry blood, half healed wounds, and scars were all over her body. He looked upon the girl with moist eyes, she'd look dead if it weren't for the color in her cheeks but it could've been smeared blood; he wasn't going to check.

            On the table next to the unconscious girl lay what she'd brought with her. He saw a pile of muggle weapons, including a dagger stained with blood, a gun, bullets, and a cross bow with an assortment of arrows. Next to the pile lay the pack she carried all the weapons, yet as he took a closer look at the pack he saw an opened pocket inside the pack. Curiously Dumbledore picked up the pack and opened the pocket, what he saw surprised him. Amongst all the muggle weapons that were smeared with blood and banged up he took out a beautifully polished wand that looked like it hadn't been used in years. Looking at the wand and then back at the unconscious girl he mumbled out loud, "Who are you…"

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