Preface - Taken
Harry's head appeared in the fireplace of Hermione's flat. She had been absent from work the last few days because she had been ill and he wanted to check in on her.
"Hermione?" Harry called out, shortly after he called her, he saw her head peak from around the corner. "Hello Harry," she said as she made her way over to the fireplace. She sat down on the green carpet in front of it with her legs crossed over one another. She was wearing red pajama bottoms and a white tank top with the Hogwarts crest on it.
"We've missed you at work. Ron and I have been helping Kingsly with paperwork for the last two days. It has been such a joy, How are you feeling?" Harry asked sarcastically and huffing slightly.
Hermione laughed, "You two must be having a blast with all that paperwork. I know I do," She smiled. "I am feeling much better and should be back to work tomorrow."
"Good," Harry said. "Not sure I could handle another day of paperwork, or Ron, Or Ron and paperwork. One or the other but not both. I always forget how much he complains when he is stuck at the desk." Harry said. Harry noticed that Hermione seemed to be a bit fidgety. She was twisting her hands in her lap and staring at them, "Everything alright?" He asked her.
"Yes I am fine, I just have something I want to tell you and I am not sure where to start." She replied. Than she took a deep breath and said "Harry I am s…" ...the next thing Harry saw was Hermione falling to the floor.
Harry was shocked and started shouting "Hermione!" As he was trying to wake her, a figure emerged pointing a wand. "Who are you? What did you do to her?" Harry yelled, as he attempted to enter the flat to get to Hermione.
"You shut down the floo and blocked the wards, open them right now or so help me I will…" Harry's rant was cut off by the figures laugh. "Harry Potter the famous boy-who-lived and auror. Can't break through my spells tesk tesk. Do you think me that stupid?" The figure asked. Harry noticed that the voice was male and thought he had heard it somewhere before, but was unable to place it.
"Let her go and we can forget this ever happened. Otherwise I can't guarantee that I won't hex you into tomorrow." Harry growled.
"Hmm, let me think… No. You see Potter I have plans and I can't complete them without her." The figure reached down picked up the unconscious Hermione and turned back to the fireplace. "Goodbye Harry Potter," they said and disapperated.
It took a few moments for Harry to comprehend what had just occurred. Than his instincts kicked in, "Expecto Patronum!" he said rather forcefully and a silver stag erupted from the end of his wand. "Take this message to the team, Emergency meeting - War Room - 20 minutes." With that the stag was off, galping from the room out of the south wall.
Harry rose from his position at the fireplace and turned around. He found his wife Ginny standing at the study entrance with a concerned look on her face. "I heard you screaming, what happened?" She asked. Harry looked down at his hands then up into her brown eyes. "Hermione has been kidnapped," Ginny gasped. "We need to meet the team, we need to find her." Harry said a bit desperately. Ginny nodded and took Harry's hand. Together they disapperated to the Ministry.