A/N thanks for all the wonderful reviews. I hope this chapter lives up.

Harry rushed back up to the castle fear gripping him. Something bad had happened to Ginny.

He ran to Dumbledore's office. He was sure he'd knocked over some younger children and he hoped none of them were his people he knew but considering why he was running he felt it acceptable.

Once giving the password and getting up the final flight of stairs. He burst into the headmasters office and felt embarrassed at least ten teachers appeared to be having a meeting.

The teachers included McGonagall and Snape, who sneered at Harry, everyone else just seemed surprised to see him there at the time of night in was. Almost eleven, he shouldn't be out at this time of night.

"Sorry but I need to talk to you." Harry said as he gasped for breath

"About what Harry my it not wait till the morning." Dumbledore said calmly.

"It can't. You see Ginny went down to the lake and I know it's late but she did and now she gone."

"Did you say Gone?" McGonagall asked Harry.

"Yes."

"Are you sure she did not just go to bed Potter?" Snape sneered at him.

"no! her wand was on the ground." Harry told them walking through the chairs and placing Ginny's wand on the headmasters desk. "And there was weird tracks."

"unusual in what way?" Dumbledore asked him. He was clearly concerned for Ginny.

"It looked like someone had been dragged away."

"Alright Harry. Minerva wake the Weasley's and also Hermione Granger. Professor Sprout contact Molly and Arthur and tell them they must come to the school at once."

As the two teachers left to do their tasks the others left to search the school. Snape remained behind.

"Headmaster aren't you taking this too seriously?"

"Under the present circumstances I believe my actions are correct. Miss Weasley is a strong young girl she would not go anywhere without her wand, therefore we must suspect she did not go anywhere of her own conviction."

"Understood." Snape Nodded and left.

McGonagall arrived with the Ron and Hermione in after a few minutes. Neither of the two were looking at each other. Hermione had taken the time to pull on clothes, the same with Ron but it was clear both had rushed.

"What's going on?" Ron asked. Hermione stayed silent she was clearly uncomfortable to be here.

"You sister has gone missing." Dumbledore told them

"MISSING?" Ron cried out in both shock and horror.

"Harry will you fill them in."

After Harry told them everything everyone was silent.

"Does my mum and Dad know." Ron asked his voice not it's self.

"They should by now." Dumbledore told them.

Hermione looked like someone had kicked her "It's my fault."

"How is it your fault?" Ron ask rudely. He knew he shouldn't hate her but he disliked her new found closeness to the Slytherins

"We must have gone out after I spoke to her."

"What did you say to her now!" Ron Yelled at her.

"Ron. Ginny didn't look upset after their chat well at least not as upset as she's been." Harry tried to defuse the situation. Them fighting was the last thing anyone needed.

"We didn't argue or anything she just told me she wanted to be friends and I told her I wasn't ready to forgive her yet. I didn't want anything bad to happen to anyone." Hermione said as she started to cry.

Harry went to put his arm around her but she pulled away from him. "no one's blaming you Hermione."

"Blaming Her?" everyone turned around when they heard Molly's voice. She sounded so sad. He face way tear stained but she'd stopped crying. "Why would we blame anyone in this room. No one caused this here."

"Everything will be alright Molly. We will find her." Dumbledore told Molly softly.

They were all sent to bed that night. All of them with Heavy hearts.

By the next morning everyone in the school knew of Ginny's disappearance.

"Hermione." A voice broke Hermione out of her thoughts. She turned to look at Draco as he ran towards her, concern etched into his features. "I've been looking for you. I know you wanted so time away from me but when I heard I thought you might need someone."

Hermione just looked at him tears growing in her eyes. She allowed Draco to pull her into his arms and she cried into his shoulder.

Neither of them realising Ron was watching them.

Ron watched they quietly. He'd never seen Malfoy be genuinely nice but the way he was being with Hermione, he appeared to care about her. And that scared him. How dare Draco Malfoy care about his girl. And no matter how bad things were between them right now, she was his and there was no way he was losing her to a man like Malfoy.

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Ginny sat on the floor. She was in so much pain. They'd tortured her with no purpose other than that.

Every part of her body ached. What had she done to deserve this?

"look at poor Ginny Weasley." Ginny heard a voice taunt her. "Look at the poor girl all alone with no one to save her."

"My friends will come for me." Ginny screamed at the man.

"Will they and how can you be certain you'll still be alive when they find you."

"Why are you doing this."

"Because we can and also so we can show your Headmaster pupils aren't even safe o school grounds."

Ginny went quiet and watched and Lucius Malfoy exited the room.

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"I have sent Molly and Arthur home. There is nothing they can do here. The order's out looking for her. But I fear for her." Dumbledore told McGonagall

"I agree with you Albus this truly is worrying. A pupil being taken from school grounds. She was almost certainly taken be Death Eaters."

"yes it seams so. But what to do."

"we have to hope for her and her family and friends. It's our only choice."

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Harry sat in the common room staring out the window. Ron was sat beside him but was away in a dream.

"Is she in love with him?"

"What?" Harry asked wondering what he was saying could having thing to do with Ginny.

"Hermione. I saw her crying. After she refused to accept support from us she cried on him."

"Malfoy?" Harry asked and Ron nodded to him "Well she hates us Ron and I think she trusts him no matter what he's done in the past."

"it won't last." Ron said getting up and heading to bed.

Harry's thoughts went back to Ginny. She had to be alright.

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