Hermione had her wand out and ready as she checked her surroundings. She couldn't see anything in the Forbidden Forrest it was much too dark and Hermione couldn't risk casting the lumos spell incase the enemy saw her. Harry and Ron had been right behind her but now they were nowhere to be seen. Her hand went instinctively to the necklace around her neck. The thing they were trying to protect. The thing the wolves were after.
There was a rustling noise coming from the bush behind her. She spun around preparing for an attack but nothing.
"Ron? Harry? Is that you?" Hermione whispered, but she received no reply. She moved closer to the bush but couldn't see anything.
After a moment of thinking, Hermione knew she had to keep moving. If she stayed where she was the would be hunted down for sure.
She turned around and started running, hoping she would see Harry or Ron. In the distance she could hear the wolves howling, her insides were going cold. She couldn't let them find her. If they found her, they found the necklace and that couldn't happen.
The necklace was over 500 years old and it granted the wearer healing powers. Its power was so strong it could even reverse the effects of ageing.
The wolves were after it as were all other creatures and humans alike.
She willed herself to run harder and faster, but it was just too dark to be running. If she ran into a tree she would knock herself out and then she would be useless.
She stopped again to catch her breath, when suddenly something ran into her. She screamed out with fright but who ever it was covered her mouth with their hand.
"Mione its me, its me" Ron whispered as he removed his hand.
"Oh thank merlin" She whispered, " Where's Harry?"
"I lost him, are you okay? Is the necklace okay?" Ron asked.
"Yes, yes lets go Ronald!" Hermione said quickly. Ron grabbed her hand and he led the way. He led them through the forest with very little trouble. It was as if he knew exactly where he was going.
Something wasn't right.
"Ron stop" Hermione said as she pulled her hand away from his.
"What's wrong?" Ron asked as the wolves howled again. They were getting closer.
Hermione pointed her wand at him and took a few steps back.
"Stay where you are Ron" Hermione warned. She would hurt him if she had to.
"What is wrong with you?" Ron asked as he took a step closer.
"Don't move Ron! Where are you taking me? Whose side are you on?" She shouted as she took another step back.
"Mione, you're not thinking straight. I am helping you," He explained as he took another step towards her.
"You're lying. Where's Harry?" Hermione said, her wand still pointed at her mark.
Suddenly Ron's demeanor changed.
"You got me Herms" Ron said with a smile.
"What?" Hermione said in shock.
"I'm working for the vamps. They'll make me one of them if I get them the necklace. I'm going to be fucking immortal" Ron boasted as he pulled his wand out.
" So this whole thing was a trap? A way to lure me to the vampires?" Hermione said as she looked around. Great, now I have to worry about fucking vampires too!
"I didn't want it to be like this. At first I was just going to take it and then come back for you so we could be together, but seeing as its now fused onto your skin that cant happen" Ron said sadly.
" Go fuck yourself Ron" Hermione shouted as she threw a jinx his way.
He dodged it and fired one back. She jumped out of the way and decided she couldn't waste timing dueling.
She made a run for it.
She turned around and started running back in the direction they had come.
She heard Ron chasing after her, and he was catching up. He was much faster than her but she couldn't stop running.
Suddenly she saw two wolves lunge, one tackling Ron and the other her.
"No get off!" She cried out as the wolf growled in her face.
She heard the cracking of bones as the wolf on top of her began morphing back into human form. A very naked human form.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here?" Fenrir Greyback snarled.
"She's mine you animal" Ron shouted, his words making Fenrir growl.
"I don't think so boy," Fenrir said as he sniffed Hermione's neck.
"Please don't bite me" Hermione whispered as silent tears streamed down her face.
" I'm not going to bite you girl, I am going to keep you" Fenrir whispered into her ear.
As he spoke, hisses and snarls filled the space they were in. Vampires.
Fenrir and the other wolf jumped up leaving Ron and Hermione on the ground.
" Greyback, give us the girl and we will let you go"
A male vampire suddenly revealed himself from the shadows.
"She's mine bloodsucker" Fenrir said as he bent down and lifted her up.
"Say goodbye to your friend" He said as they apparated back to the den.
Chapter 1 complete
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