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Chapter One

24 hours missing.

I looked out into the garden where the tent was sat up. My roses were trampled now and everyone kept knocking the garden gnome over. But that did not matter right now. Our only child was missing and had been since yesterday morning. I didn't know how this worked in the wizarding world when something like this happened. With it being only a few years after the war this was being taken seriously. I guess they still thought there could be deatheaters out there. I knew better I had been one of the three to help send them away. This was personal someone wanted my child but why?

The leading Auror was Harry and I knew I was in good hands. Ron was nowhere to be found I sent an owl yesterday to him when it happened but I had yet to receive a response. The fireplace came alive before a body flew out of it. People were coming and going through it I had stopped checking to see who it was last night. A throat cleared and I turned around not expecting whom I saw. "Mrs. Weasley" there was a bite in his tone when he said my name I ignored it and stared at him. "Yes Malfoy?" He was nervous and kept shuffling papers around. "They would like me to get another statement from you" "fine" I replied and sat down in the chair.

I looked him over noting that he had gained some of his weight back and he no longer looked haunted or frightened. War is a funny thing and can do awful things to a person, even if your family was a big supporter of it all. "Ok where were you when you noticed she was missing?" I remember yesterday so clear and probably always will. "I had just cleared the breakfast dishes and Rose had asked to go play with the gnomes." She loved to tease them like her father did. I wondered again when Ron could possible be. "I had turned my head just a minute and when I looked out the window the gnome was there but she wasn't." Draco's quill was moving across the paper taking everything I said down. "When did you become a Auror?" I asked him while he wrote. "About a year ago, not much one can do when your father was a deatheater." "Have you received any threats lately, noticed anyone watching you when you are out?" I thought back to the last few weeks and couldn't think of anything. Life was crazy with a toddler and husband who worked all the time. "Nothing I comes to mind" "the ministry is doing everything can right now to find him." This did not comfort me at all maybe it was who was telling me.

"Have you informed Ron about this?" Did he really think I wouldn't tell my own husband his child was gone? "Yes I have but he is to busy with work right now." I glanced out the window again and saw Harry talking with a tall man. "Hermione why is he not here with you during this time?" In my state I was not up calling him out on actually using my name for once. "I don't know" was all I said as a tear slid down my face.

Two days before….

"Ron do not walk away from this" I was sick of yelling at him about his choice to give up being an Auror and working with George. I know he needed to because of everything with Fred but right now we needed the extra galleons coming in. "You just don't understand he needs me right now I am all he has." I knew it and understood it Bill was off with Fleur raising his family and Charlie was still in Romania with the Dragons. Ron and I had chosen a home closer to the family so we could see them more. After the war we realized how precious time with them was. We had argued a bit over this issues and things would calm down and he would forget about it. Today was different I could see determination in his eyes. I stared him down pleading with my eyes for him to give me his usual answer. "The business is picking up Ill be bring home the same amount and will mean more time with you and Rose." He had thought this over well and knew I was not happy with the constant going away that Harry and him did. There were still seeking out deatheaters wanting to rid the world once and for all of anything reminding them of Voldemort. "I just don't know Ron it's a big decision that doesn't just affect us." With that he stormed out of the house and with a loud pop was gone.

Present Day

They hadn't let anyone in the house to see me. They said it would taint any evidence that might be there.Everything was gone over at lest twice once by hand and another time by wand. If anything was found no one told me. Draco had moved outside to Harry and they were going over the papers in his hand. I feared for Rose she needed me and whoever took her wouldn't know how to take care of her. She needed her bath of a night a book read to her and kisses before she dozed off. Harry walked into the house and hugged me hard. "I'm sorry" was all he said and the tears came. "Had Ron replied back yet" I shook my head no and whipped my face. "I'll have Ginny check with Molly to see if she has seen him. You sit and don't worry about a thing."

I sat in the big chair that faced the door. Maybe if I stared at it long enough she will come walking through there with Ron and it would have all been a joke. Several hours passed and finally everyone was gone but for a few Auror's and the house was cleared for visitors. "Come stay with us Hermione" I looked at Harry and knew that I should but what if she came back and I was not here? "I need to stay just incase she comes back or Ron comes I don't want him to worry" "I understand maybe I can send Ginny over to stay with you then" he hugged me goodbye "I would like that" I replied walking him to the door.

I was not a very good hostess. Ginny brought me food and tea all while I hardly spoke and stared at the door. I did have wonderful people in my life even if one of them was not responding back to me right now.