Sorry i haven't updated in a long while, but unfortunatly, we dont have a lot of interent access right now!

a/n: omigoodness! i've thought out this chapter quite a bit actually..i just hope it goes the way you want it, and you guys actually like it! (p.s. listen to the song! It's very good!)

Chapter 14: Apres Moi

I must go on standing
You can't break that which isn't yours
I, oh, must go on standing
I'm not my own, it's not my choice

"Ms. Granger. What a surprise seeing you here. I figured you and your little 'traitors-for-friends' would have fled. I, obviously, thought wrong." Hermione glared into the cold, snake-like eyes of Voldemort. He was going to try and get her mad, so she would stand and fight.

"Don't do it, Hermione. You'll get yourself killed." She told herself, quietly. She looked around, and relized, that she was on her own. Every one had their own battles, and couldn't pay the least bit of attention. Hermione grew worried. She was going to die. Sirius was no use, also, as he was still unconscience.

"No, no, Ms. Granger. You will fight this battle alone." With a wave of his wand, Voldemort sent a curse towards Sirius, who flew into the air and landed twenty feet away. Hermione was desperate. Just as she opened her mouth to call for help, Voldemort flicked his wand again, and a big ring, of what seemed like burning ice, surrounded just her, and Voldemort. Hermione, finally heard the shouts of spells being thrown at this big ring, but whatever it was, nothing worked againts it. It was like a huge shield.

"Well, Mud-blood. It's finally you and me. I could, in fact, make everything easier on you, and we could...negotiate. OR you could try and fight...But it won't work." Voldemort said, looking calm. Almost like he did this everyday, which he probably did.

"What do YOU have to negotiate!?" Hermione asked, trying to buy some time to find a way out. She slowly moved againts the wall, trying to be discreet. When she got there, she touched the wall, and quickly pulled it off. So it WAS burning ice.

"Why, mudblood," Voldemort started with a cold laugh, "your life." (a/n: i was totally about to end it here too!)

Hermione stopped suddenly. Her life? What does she have that he doesnt? Harry's the one that can kill him. Hermione's the one that can read books!

"What do I have to offer?" is Hermione asked, slowly.

"Well, let us just say that, that is my little secret."

"Then what do I have to negotiate?"

"Like i said earlier, mud-blood. Your life. You find a way out of here in 24 hours, i wont, at the moment, kill you. And when i say out, i mean, out of this time. If you don't.." Voldemort didn't need to finish. Hermione knew the consequences. Hermione thought for awhile. She already had found a book on potions to send her home. She could do that in 24 hours, no problem. She paced around, trying to ignore Voldemorts eye's watching her every move.

"How do I know," Hermione hesitated, "When my time is up?" Voldemorts mouth curled into a creeping smile and he started to talk.

"This spell clock." Voldemort, again, waved his wand and a huge, green, sand-like clock appeared in the sky. To Hermione, it resembled the death mark.

"The clock with slowly start disappearing by each hour. By the end of 24 hours, I will be right back at this spot, to retrieve you."

"Unless..."

"Unless you find yourself a way back home."

"What happens if DON'T find a way home?"

"Then I will take you, and you will be my prisoner." Voldemort replied, smirking. Hermione felt a sinking sensation in her stomach.

"And if I refuse?" Hermione knew the answer, but was still had to ask. If possible, Voldemort's smirk rose.

"Then you die.'

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"What the BLOODY HELL is going on in there!? What IS that ring?" Lily cried in frustration, trying every spell on the ice ring.

"Lily...calm down. We can't do anything right now. We'd know if anything bad had happened to Hermione." Remus said, trying his best to calm Lily down, and recover Sirius, who was still unconscience. The death eaters, were all bound together by 'invisible rope'. James and Britt were all helping other to the hospital wing, while Lily and Remus were waiting for Hermione.

"B-but here HAS to be something! We CAN'T JUST STAND HERE AND DO NOTHING!" Lily kicked the ground and sat down. Sirius, on the other hand, was finally starting to come around. and was trying to get up. But to him, he felt like he had one hundred pounds in his head, and struggled even more to get up. Sirius layed back down and tried to relax. 'Okay,' he thought, 'You can do this. It's not that hard. ALL you're going to do is get up slowly. BUT it MIGHT be easier to ask Remus for help. But then that would show weakness...just GET UP and stop talking to yourself.' Hearing some noise behind him, Remus turned around. Sirius had gotten partially up, and was working on standing. Remus quickly got up and walked to where Sirius was.

"Padfoot, mate, you need to lie down. You got hit pretty badly awhile ago, and you shouldn't be getting up. You need to rest."

"No, moony, what I need is 'Mione. Where is she? A-and what in the world is that?" Sirius asked, slowly regaining some vision.

"That is something like a burning ice ring. Were still not sure what it is. As for Hermione..." Remus hesitated before continuing, "She's in that ring...with Voldemort." Remus finally glanced at Sirius, whose eye's were wide open in fear.

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"So in 24 hours. I will be back in this spot to retrieve you, unless you have found a way." And with those parting words, Voldemort some how disapparated, bringing his bound death eaters with him. The ice ring disappeared and Hermione was left in the middle, looking up at the sky, where the big, clock slowly disappeared by each minute.