"On the bright side, we may be out of here in mere days...Draco didn't wipe their memories" Luna said getting up, and walking around. "On the downside however, it is very close to Christmas and that may mean we may miss it if this little--side adventure runs over."

Hermioned looked over at Luna and noticed a single tear rolling down her cheek.

"Don't worry Luna, we'll be home before long. This will all be over, just another adventure like in 5th year. We all survived that without being severely injured."

"It's ju-just th-th-that Dad-Daddy and I we-were planning to hunt and s-s-s-search for nargles, and I've been s-so excited for it." Hermione grabbed both of Luna's hands and held them and looked up at her, smiling with little tears trickling down her face.

"Gin, come here" Ginny came over and put her arms around Luna's back, giving her a half hug and looked at Hermione. "How about this, if we are not out of here by Christmas and you miss this trip, how about Ginny and I accompany you on this trip to look for--- nargles"

"That would be magnificent!!" Luna said hugging Hermione and then Ginny. "They are very interesting creatures you know."

She hugged her extremely tightly before letting her go and looking to the side of the room. This seemed to be an old muggle house, because she could tell from the floorboards that they werenot constructed by wizards. The floorboards were lazily nailed in and the floor was creeky, which if constructed by wizards it would have been neat and organized. There was a window, but it looked as if it had flimsy wood covering it up.

"This is a muggle house." Hermione said suddenly, turning around.

Ginny slowly turned towards Hermione and gave her a confused sort of look.

"Not to be rude Hermione, but does that really make a difference?"

"Maybe." Hermione said hopefully. "That means we're in a muggle village, not near wizarding territories. However, we could be close Diagon Alley or Hogsmeade."

"Yes, I'm sure Voldemort would want to keep his ties with the wizarding world alive even if he can't go there." Luna said staring out the window had a board been put in it.

"Yes Luna, exactly. That does make a lot of sense but is he arrogant enough to station himself close to the wizarding world? I think the real question is if he is protecting something that is hidden here or in this village." Ginny said looking around at the walls. Just then a set of footsteps could be heard clogging down the hallway and turnings towards their door. The girls sat down in their place, and Ginny pretended to be asleep while Luna and Hermione pretended to be in rapid conversation.

"STAND BACK!!" Came a voice that Hermione knew from somewhere, but couldn't figure out where. "I have a wand!!"

"Pettigrew?" Hermione whispered.

"Who?" Luna said confused.

He whipped open the door and looked around the room cautiously.

"The Dark Lord wants the blonde girl." Pettigrew walked in and grabbed Luna toughly by the arm. Hermione gave her this 'Be Strong' look. Luna returned a half smile and walked out of the room. She was led down a dark hallway and then into a room where in the floor someone had cut a hole with steps and a pullover door. Pettigrew pushed Luna down the stairs and pulled the step door closed. As she walked down the steps it got colder and colder until she finally reached the bottom and was roughly told to turn right. To her horror there he was, sitting a throne type of chair staring at her. To his left was Draco, the evil ferret faced git who had brought her here. Luna held her head high and walked towards him, fear bubbling inside her but she didn't show it. Draco conjured a chair out of thin air and Luna sat in it.

"This is her" Pettigrew said and bowed his way to the back of the room.

"Yes, I realize that." he said looking down at the girl. He got up from his chair and walked around Luna like a lion sizing up his prey. He put his finger to her face said "Such a pretty girl, Daddy wouldn't want any harm to you to be committed."

"Don't touch me!" Luna said fulling her face away from his finger.

"How dare you talk to the Dar-"

"Now Draco calm down, she is just making a statement." he said and sat back down in his chair. "Now, girl, there are a few very important things I need to know. One being what you heard when you were spying on Draco."

"I heard nothing."

"Won't bend easily will she?"

Luna's face remained stoic as she Lord Voldemort gazed at her from under the veil of total darkness that seemed to be surrounding him.

"I admire that. Not willing to betray your friends, good quality. I wish I had more people like that on my side."

"Don't count on me joining." She said staring back at him with the same stare he had given her.

"Well then I guess we will have to do this the hard way." He mumbled, fingering his wand. Luna gulped and looked up at him. She had an idea, but didn't know if it would work. First she yanked her arm in the air, and it worked. Just to test if she was kept in the chair by magic or not. When his back was turned she got up from the chair and ran for the stairs, it caught all three of them off-guard and as Draco ran forward to get he, he was stopped by Lord Voldemort.

"Where is she gonna go?"

"Back to the room with the others. I don't know, but all three of them have a knack for getting themselves out of hard situations. If they escape and contact the ministry...."

"Fetch her, use magical means but don't kill her. Is that understood?"

"Yes." Draco ran to the stairs and jumped them 2 at a time."LOVEGOOD?"

Luna was jiggling the door and screaming "KICK OUT THE WINDOW HURRY!!". Luna, it looked as if she had found the place where the girls wands had been stowed because she was holding them.

"STUPEFY!!" she stammered before turning back to the door.

There was a loud crash and Luna looked over her shoulder and saw Draco stopped at the end of the hall. A look of pure malice in his eyes he stuck up his wand and screamed "CRUCIO!"

Luna ducked and the curse missed her by a mere inch. The door fell in and she ran to the window, Hermione was waiting by the window and Ginny was running towards the window as well.

"OUT!! GET OUT!!"

"DRACO WHAT IS GOING ON UP THERE?!"

"GRANGER!! GET BACK IN HERE!!"

He ran towards the window and saw them running away from the house, he looked at them and didn't know what to do. In complete and utter frustration he sent a killing curse straight at the place where Granger was standing.

"HERMIONE!!" Ginny yelled.

((End of Chapter 2, and yes I know--it's a cliff hanger : ) ))