Hi, this is a new story. I love mysteries. It will be so great.

Chapter 2: The Mysterious Deaths

Harry POV

I slouched in my office chair. A group of Voldemort's followers were causing a lot of trouble. Torturing people, causing damage, you name it. This group was led by Lucius Malfoy. I scanned the list of deatheaters that were still on the loose. Some of the child deatheaters were pardoned, of course. I really hoped Hermione was okay. She must be looking for her parents. They must be really hard to find.

But I did not know that the situation was going to change very soon.

Third Person POV

As Harry was scanning over the papers, one of the aurors rushed in, "Mr. Potter," he panted. "Mr. Shacklebolt has come to see you." Harry got up and went out. Kingsley greeted him and Harry asked: "So is there any news?"

"Yes. There is a series of mysterious deaths that are going on."

"Who do you think it is?"

Kingsley looked around and whispered, "You know these aren't normal deaths, right? They are death eater deaths."

"Why is this mysterious?"

"They die in masses and by poison. But when we checked the water supply, we found no poison. Also, no sign of a curse or spell."

"Was any muggle way used?"

"Not that I am aware of."

"Knife, gun, suffocation…"

"No."

"What?" Harry arched an eyebrow. How else do you kill someone?

"I'm not sure how their deaths happened. But tomorrow we will look at the bodies."

Harry nodded and went back to the office. He had one more paper to sign.

Harry returned home. He sighed and Ginny came over.

"What's wrong, Harry? Was there something at work?" Ginny wrapped her arms around him.

"Yeah, a mystery came up."

"That's interesting."

"Yeah, we need to figure out what is killing the victims. So far, we have figured out only that they were poisoned, but not by mouth. It is very confusing."

"Well, I hope we can solve the mystery."

"I hope so."

The room was silent. Then Ginny asked, "Have you heard any news of Hermione?"

Harry looked up, "No, I haven't."

"Has she sent word of any sort?"

"No."

"No contact so far?"

"No. It's strange."

Harry POV

Ginny looked puzzled. She was thinking very hard. Sweat trickled down her face. Then she asked: "Do you think she is in danger? You see, it has been 5 years already."

"I know, maybe she is having trouble," I replied.

"Do you think we should be searching for her?"

"I think she can deal with it. She is smart and clever. She will be fine."

"I don't think it takes 5 years to look for your parents."

"Maybe she can't persuade them to come back."

"But I still think she would contact us for help."

I thought for a moment. She is right, she would contact us. I wonder what happened. My thoughts were interrupted when a voice said: "You should investigate the murders before you go looking for Hermione, you know?"

I turned around and saw Lavender. She smiled: "Hey, I was stopping by. So… Hermione is missing?"

"I'm afraid so," Ginny sighed. She looked very down. Hermione's disappearance must have made her feel so gloomy.

"You're right. We need to figure out what is going on. Maybe Hermione's disappearance and the weird deaths are connected," I concluded.

Ginny nodded: "Maybe."

We were not sure if this was true, but we all hoped that when we found Hermione, everything would make sense.

I love the suspense.