Chapter 12

Lucius glanced at Voldemort unsurely, turning his wand around, which was pointed at Lorelei.

''Aren't you gonna kill me?'' Lorelei yelled across the garden to them, standing fiercely.

She was quite alarmed at the sudden flash of anger in her.

Voldemort gave Lucius an furious, expectant glance.

Lucius hesitated, his wand quivering and lowering.

Suddenly, he pointed his wand at Lorelei,

'' Incarcerous! ''

She shrieked. Ropes appeared from nowhere, without warning, and tied her into a small bundle, on the ground.

'I can't escape! Dammnit! I should've run for the Portkey!' she thought regretfully, wriggling around in the tight, rope binds.

Voldemort strode toward her, holding his wand in front. He squatted and smiled evilly at her, revealing teeth Hermione's parents would have replaced immediately.

''Why didn't you kill me?'' she snarled at him, finding difficulty in speaking with rope in her mouth.

''Well, back then, I was too weak, and also because I had a plan which is still underway and running quite smoothly.'' he cackled,

''Somewhere in the castle, Harry is looking for you, but he'll find your bag instead which will send him here. My faithful servant, Wormtail, fetched that for me, earlier this morning.'' He moved aside to let her see a small, ugly, rounded man who she didn't recognise or notice earlier.

''And when he gets here, we'll kill him, after all this time!''

''No!'' Lorelei protested.

Back at Hogwarts, Harry and his friends looked all around the place for Lorelei.

''Nothing appeared to be missing. I think someone somehow gave her a Portkey.'' Hermione said dramatically.

''You must be joking!''

''No, I'm not joking Ronald! She could be anywhere in the world right now! Pray she's safe!'' She said dramatically, yet again, while they strode through the halls, very concerned.

''Wouldn't it be nice if she was actually transported to Australia, and came back tomorrow with souvenirs? I would love to visit Australia...'' Seamus said, a little too brightly. Ginny rolled her eyes, ignoring him.

''Boys.'' she sighed, sarcastically.

Harry hadn't said a word since finding out about Lorelei's disappearance.

Draco went to the Gryffindor Tower entrance waiting for someone to come out and get Lorelei for him.

Harry returned with his friends, walking up the stairs.

Draco realised something was going on, judging by the worried looks on their faces.

''What's the matter, Potter? You stabbed a kitten?'' Draco spat, asking a really random question.

''Lorelei's missing, if you like'd to know.'' Hermione glared at him.

Draco looked as if he was going to call her a 'Mudblood' but he kept his mouth closed tightly.

They stepped inside the opening, leaving Draco alone, looking around for a sign of help.

He started walking up the flight of stairs where there wasn't anyone about and came across Lorelei's red bag.

''What?'' he said, rhetorically, picking up the bag.

WOOSH! Winds came from every direction, he was in another place. He landed on his stomach, scrambled to stand up and saw his controlling father standing behind Voldemort, looking bewildered at the sight of his son. Sitting in front of the crouching Voldemort, was Lorelei, in rope binds unlikely to be loose any time soon.

''What's going on, Father?''