Author's Notes- I'm stuck on my other story, The Beginning of the End, so
I'm just gonna write a short story. I dunno how good this is going to be,
but okay. Here it goes.
*peachgurl*
Searching for Her
There was no turning back now. He was already too far into this. The lightning-bolt shaped scar on his forehead was throbbing with pain. As Harry Potter neared the cave on the highest peak of Black Mountain, he thought about why he was at that place at that time. ~~~~~~~ "I'll be fine, Harry. It's just one summer. Nothing is going to happen to me, I promise Harry." Those were the last words that she had said to him before she left the station. A few weeks ago, Harry had received a disturbing letter from his godfather, Sirius Black.
Harry- I know that you don't receive the Daily Prophet, so I've enclosed one so you can read the article yourself. Just the other day, I was in a conference with Cornelius Fudge, when a new report came into the office. It seems that Voldemort has taken hostage a girl from Hogwarts, in your year. Just read the article, Harry, and talk to me before reacting. -------Sirius
Harry remembered the shock when he read the front page of the Daily Prophet. Right there, smack on the center fold, was a picture of a gorgeous brunette with cinnamon eyes. Harry gasped and through down the paper. The headline read "Voldemort Steals Granger Girl Form Her Home." ~~~~~~~ As Harry reached for a ledge above him, a small rockslide fell over his head. He quickly covered his head. Then, using his muscular arms, he hoisted himself up on the ledge above him. Harry brushed the dust off of his knees and looked ahead of him. In front of him was a dark, gloomy cave. He breathed a deep breathe and walked in.
Water trickled down the side of the rocky wall. Little beady eyes glared at Harry as he walked through the tunnels of the musty hole. As he walked along the corridor, he thought of his dear friend, Hermione Granger. In the past year, they had been through so much. She had helped him complete the Tri-Wizard tournament and helped him learn that it was not his fault that Cedric died. She was the best friend that a guy could ever have.
He found the end room of this tunnel, but noticed that there were five spokes extending out from the room. He stopped for a moment, and then he heard an evil cackle from down one of the halls.
*Voldemort, Harry thought to himself. Well, I'd better follow his trail.*
He started down the long, dark hall where the laughing was coming from. While he was walking, he visualized what he would find at the end of the hall; a tall, dark shadowy figure torturing a frightened teenager.
Sticky sweat trickled down his red hot face as that scene ran through his head. As he neared the end, he heard a very distressing conversation.
"Hold still or I'll kill you!" Voldemort yelled.
"What do you want with me? Why am I here?" Hermione asked forcefully.
"Ah, my silly girl. I would think that you, Miss Smartgirl of the school, exactly why I have captured you. This is just a lure so I can get to Harry. When this story reaches the Daily Prophet, I know for a fact that Harry will journey here to save you. This time, though, he WILL fail. Now, shut up or pay the consequences!"
Harry heard Hermione whimper something before Voldemort covered her mouth. He knew that he'd better do something fast, but that he really needed to be careful. He watched until Voldemort left the room and went down another hall before he sprung into action. Harry rushed over to Hermione's side and quickly took off the binding over her mouth. It was then that Hermione whispered,
"Get out of here, Harry. I don't want you to get hurt. I can handle myself until you go and get back-up. Just go, Harry, I don't want to lose you. You and Ron are the best friends a person could ever have, and I'm lucky enough to be that person. But there's something more. Harry, I." She was interrupted by the sound of Voldemort's horrible laugh.
"I'll come back, Hermione, I promise." With that, he left her side and exited the room.
~~~~~ "Harry, Harry, calm down. Listen, I thought I told you not to do anything without telling me," Sirius Black, Harry's godfather, said. "Okay, okay, I'll go with you as soon as possible. But please, don't go again by yourself. As Hermione told you, she can handle Voldemort for a few days. He won't hurt her as long as you don't do anything stupid."
Harry was only half listening. He was thinking of Hermione's last words to him. She had told him, *there's something more.* What does that mean? Harry asked himself.
"Harry, Harry, are you listening? Go and write to Ron and tell him to come to my house as soon as possible, like tomorrow."
Harry went up to his room, shut the door, and sat at his desk. He took out a clean piece of parchment and bean to write to Ron.
*Dear Ron, I need your help. Come to Sirius's house tomorrow. I've found Hermione. She's in a cave with Voldemort, and I don't know how long she'll last in his clutch. Sirius and a couple others are going to come with me to save her, and I want you to be there too. Please come, Ron. I really need to talk to you. Harry*
He tied the note to his owl, Hedwig, and let her out the window. Then, he lay down on his bed and fell asleep. ~~~~~ When Harry awoke the next morning, a red-headed fellow was asleep on the floor next to his bed.
"Ron!" he yelled. "How'd you get here so fast?!" Ron sat up and rubbed his eyes as he responded.
"Oh Harry, as soon as I got your letter I used the floo powder and got here as quick as I could. Harry, how was she? I just can't imagine how she can stand that guy. Anyway, what did you want to talk to me about?"
"Well, first let me answer your questions. She's not hurt, but she's suffering emotionally. Now, I wanted to ask you if you could help me. I know that you talked a lot. Well, the last words she said to me the other day were,* You and Ron are the best friends a person could ever have, and I'm lucky enough to be that person. But there's something more. Harry, I.* I just don't know what it means, Ron. Can you tell me what that means?
"Well, Harry, earlier this year, Hermione pulled me aside and told me some information that I swore not to tell you. Harry, she loves you. I don't mean friendly love, I mean real love. And I guess she tried to tell you, but Voldemort interrupted her."
Harry couldn't move. He had noticed that all through the past year, Hermione had acted differently. She had always looked at him differently. Her eyes sparkled in the light when they were doing their homework. Now, he knew why.
"Really. Well, why couldn't you tell me! I mean, with all that I feel, this would have been a relief to know. Gee, thanks Ron." Harry exclaimed.
Ron looked surprisingly at his friend. "Well," he said, "I didn't know that. That certainly makes things interesting. Two love birds that didn't even know it."
Harry and Ron went downstairs to eat breakfast. Ron's appetite, of course, had not changed much. His stomach was still a bottomless pit. After the two of them were content, Sirius led them outside, and they began their journey to find Hermione.
Author's Notes 2- well, I thought this was just going to be a one chapter story, but I guess it'll have to go a little longer than that. Please Review! All opinions are welcome!
Searching for Her
There was no turning back now. He was already too far into this. The lightning-bolt shaped scar on his forehead was throbbing with pain. As Harry Potter neared the cave on the highest peak of Black Mountain, he thought about why he was at that place at that time. ~~~~~~~ "I'll be fine, Harry. It's just one summer. Nothing is going to happen to me, I promise Harry." Those were the last words that she had said to him before she left the station. A few weeks ago, Harry had received a disturbing letter from his godfather, Sirius Black.
Harry- I know that you don't receive the Daily Prophet, so I've enclosed one so you can read the article yourself. Just the other day, I was in a conference with Cornelius Fudge, when a new report came into the office. It seems that Voldemort has taken hostage a girl from Hogwarts, in your year. Just read the article, Harry, and talk to me before reacting. -------Sirius
Harry remembered the shock when he read the front page of the Daily Prophet. Right there, smack on the center fold, was a picture of a gorgeous brunette with cinnamon eyes. Harry gasped and through down the paper. The headline read "Voldemort Steals Granger Girl Form Her Home." ~~~~~~~ As Harry reached for a ledge above him, a small rockslide fell over his head. He quickly covered his head. Then, using his muscular arms, he hoisted himself up on the ledge above him. Harry brushed the dust off of his knees and looked ahead of him. In front of him was a dark, gloomy cave. He breathed a deep breathe and walked in.
Water trickled down the side of the rocky wall. Little beady eyes glared at Harry as he walked through the tunnels of the musty hole. As he walked along the corridor, he thought of his dear friend, Hermione Granger. In the past year, they had been through so much. She had helped him complete the Tri-Wizard tournament and helped him learn that it was not his fault that Cedric died. She was the best friend that a guy could ever have.
He found the end room of this tunnel, but noticed that there were five spokes extending out from the room. He stopped for a moment, and then he heard an evil cackle from down one of the halls.
*Voldemort, Harry thought to himself. Well, I'd better follow his trail.*
He started down the long, dark hall where the laughing was coming from. While he was walking, he visualized what he would find at the end of the hall; a tall, dark shadowy figure torturing a frightened teenager.
Sticky sweat trickled down his red hot face as that scene ran through his head. As he neared the end, he heard a very distressing conversation.
"Hold still or I'll kill you!" Voldemort yelled.
"What do you want with me? Why am I here?" Hermione asked forcefully.
"Ah, my silly girl. I would think that you, Miss Smartgirl of the school, exactly why I have captured you. This is just a lure so I can get to Harry. When this story reaches the Daily Prophet, I know for a fact that Harry will journey here to save you. This time, though, he WILL fail. Now, shut up or pay the consequences!"
Harry heard Hermione whimper something before Voldemort covered her mouth. He knew that he'd better do something fast, but that he really needed to be careful. He watched until Voldemort left the room and went down another hall before he sprung into action. Harry rushed over to Hermione's side and quickly took off the binding over her mouth. It was then that Hermione whispered,
"Get out of here, Harry. I don't want you to get hurt. I can handle myself until you go and get back-up. Just go, Harry, I don't want to lose you. You and Ron are the best friends a person could ever have, and I'm lucky enough to be that person. But there's something more. Harry, I." She was interrupted by the sound of Voldemort's horrible laugh.
"I'll come back, Hermione, I promise." With that, he left her side and exited the room.
~~~~~ "Harry, Harry, calm down. Listen, I thought I told you not to do anything without telling me," Sirius Black, Harry's godfather, said. "Okay, okay, I'll go with you as soon as possible. But please, don't go again by yourself. As Hermione told you, she can handle Voldemort for a few days. He won't hurt her as long as you don't do anything stupid."
Harry was only half listening. He was thinking of Hermione's last words to him. She had told him, *there's something more.* What does that mean? Harry asked himself.
"Harry, Harry, are you listening? Go and write to Ron and tell him to come to my house as soon as possible, like tomorrow."
Harry went up to his room, shut the door, and sat at his desk. He took out a clean piece of parchment and bean to write to Ron.
*Dear Ron, I need your help. Come to Sirius's house tomorrow. I've found Hermione. She's in a cave with Voldemort, and I don't know how long she'll last in his clutch. Sirius and a couple others are going to come with me to save her, and I want you to be there too. Please come, Ron. I really need to talk to you. Harry*
He tied the note to his owl, Hedwig, and let her out the window. Then, he lay down on his bed and fell asleep. ~~~~~ When Harry awoke the next morning, a red-headed fellow was asleep on the floor next to his bed.
"Ron!" he yelled. "How'd you get here so fast?!" Ron sat up and rubbed his eyes as he responded.
"Oh Harry, as soon as I got your letter I used the floo powder and got here as quick as I could. Harry, how was she? I just can't imagine how she can stand that guy. Anyway, what did you want to talk to me about?"
"Well, first let me answer your questions. She's not hurt, but she's suffering emotionally. Now, I wanted to ask you if you could help me. I know that you talked a lot. Well, the last words she said to me the other day were,* You and Ron are the best friends a person could ever have, and I'm lucky enough to be that person. But there's something more. Harry, I.* I just don't know what it means, Ron. Can you tell me what that means?
"Well, Harry, earlier this year, Hermione pulled me aside and told me some information that I swore not to tell you. Harry, she loves you. I don't mean friendly love, I mean real love. And I guess she tried to tell you, but Voldemort interrupted her."
Harry couldn't move. He had noticed that all through the past year, Hermione had acted differently. She had always looked at him differently. Her eyes sparkled in the light when they were doing their homework. Now, he knew why.
"Really. Well, why couldn't you tell me! I mean, with all that I feel, this would have been a relief to know. Gee, thanks Ron." Harry exclaimed.
Ron looked surprisingly at his friend. "Well," he said, "I didn't know that. That certainly makes things interesting. Two love birds that didn't even know it."
Harry and Ron went downstairs to eat breakfast. Ron's appetite, of course, had not changed much. His stomach was still a bottomless pit. After the two of them were content, Sirius led them outside, and they began their journey to find Hermione.
Author's Notes 2- well, I thought this was just going to be a one chapter story, but I guess it'll have to go a little longer than that. Please Review! All opinions are welcome!
