Disclaimer: I am in no way affiliated with the Harry Potter series nor do I own any of these characters.
Warning: Contains fem-slash and other mature concepts in later chapters.
Because I Can…
Chapter 1: The Problem
The door to Hermione's flat was ajar. Wand out Sebastian poked his head in and whispered for her. No answer. He walked in and started searching. He looked at the door, no forced entry. The charms were still in place to prevent her flat from being plotted or from people just apparating in. This made the whole scene all the worse. He moved methodically through the rest of the flat.
The kitchen was an odd sight, the small table had been set for two people, and there were two spoons, the sugar bowl and 2 cups with some small amount of dried tea leaves fused to them.
The bathroom was neat accept for a small pile of books, but that wasn't unusual, there were piles of books everywhere. Making his way down the small hallway toward the bedroom his heart was in his throat, he could feel it beating, pounding in his ears as he pushed open the door…..
The bed wasn't made, her wand was on the floor halfway under the bed, her nightstand was turned over, her mirror was cracked in a spider web pattern, several piles of books were knocked over and strewn about and there was a substance splattered on the wall and various drops of it on the floor. Sebastian bent down and touched it, he rubbed it between his fingers it was a bit like tar and smelled just as bad. He scooped up as much as he could into a vial and put it into his pocket then grabbed her wand and tucked it away. Satisfied with his search he turned to leave.
Once outside he walked down the narrow street and disappeared into the darkness. When he got to head quarters Ginny was the first to greet him.
"Jinx! Where were you? You should have been back ages ago, are you all right?" asked the red head
"Yes luv, just felt I was being followed is all. I took the long way" replied Sebastian with his think Scottish accent, as he stared to speak again Harry and Ron appeared expressing the same concerns but Sebastian silenced them and motioned to speak to them in private. They ushered him into a room and Ron wasted no time putting up a silencing charm. Once he nodded to Sebastian they all sat down close to hear the report.
"Well I went to the flat and most of it seemed ok until I got to the bedroom….." Sebastian told his story to the attentive audience.
Sebastian Corax was an average looking boy, same height as Ron but not as thin, with dark black hair and even blacker eyes. He was in Gryffindor with Ginny and they became very close friends through their years at Hogwarts and later as they both became Aurors. Having lived most of his life with Muggles Ginny felt he was the perfect person to send on this mission. Plus Ginny trusted him…one of the very few people outside of the trio that she did trust. She called him Jinx but he was far from that. That nickname came from the fact that he was the only wizard who could out draw her. He wasn't better at the spells…he was just faster. This can be an advantage sometimes.
Jinx slid the bottle and the wand to Harry
"We need to find out what this is and maybe the last spell done by the wand…."said Jinx
"I'll get someone right on it" replied Harry as he took the items and left the room, returning a few moments later.
"Jinx what do you think happened?" Ginny asked with a hint of desperation in her tone
"There is no doubt she's gone and has been gone for a few days"
"She must have disappeared right after her last check in" Ron interjected
"I also think she knew the person…I mean they had tea, no forced entry and it looks like the struggle was contained in the bedroom" continued Jinx
"Damn it!" Harry stood up and pounded the table "this is my fault, I should of made her work here where it was safe…where we could keep and eye on her"
"Harry don't be so hard on yourself, you know how stubborn she can be…we'll find her. We'll make it top priority mate" Ron explained
"Jinx, finding her is now your only mission. You use whatever means necessary to find her" Harry ordered
"Any means?" questioned Jinx to be clear
"ANY means, she's too important too loose not just because she's our friend. But if she was taken for her information things will get ugly. She's created all the weapons and spells we use…if that information fell into the wrong hands I don't want to think about it. I gave that vial and wand to the Creevys you might start there" explained Harry
Jinx nodded and left the room
Ginny and Ron flanked Harry with their hands on his shoulders. They all looked at each other and there was no question they were all thinking the same thing; People who disappeared very rarely reappeared.