A.N.-Well, basketball has started back up again and I have a really hard coach this year. I'm talking run-you-until-you-vomit hard.
"She's right. It's funny watching her run twenty laps around the gym every practice."
How is that funny Fred?
"It's funny to us, not to you."
Oh, shut up, George. Anyways, I am super tired when I get home from basketball and just can't write. I'm sorry for not updating sooner.
Draco's POV-
Draco sat next to Hermione in the Gryffindor Common Room at seven thirty that night. Both of their eyes followed Harry as he paced back and forth. He looked deep in thought so they didn't dare interrupt him. Neville had gone down to the Great Hall to eat dinner before the meeting and they hadn't seen Fred and George since they apparated back to Hogwarts earlier that day. Draco felt like he needed to be doing something but all he could do for now was wait.
"What if Ron killed Fred and George? What if Ron killed Ginny and Luna! We can't just sit here and do nothing!" Harry finally said.
"Harry! Calm down." Hermione said, "I'm sure that Fred and George are fine. And if Ron did killed Ginny and Luna, you would know. Trust me." Harry hesitated and then said.
"You're right. I'm just worried about them. What if she gets hurt?"
"Ginny is a strong girl and she knows how to take care of herself." Hermione comforted. Harry's green eyes glistened with tears. They heard the portrait swing open and an out of breath Neville stammered through. He stumbled over to where they sat on the couch and put a hand on the arm of one of the big chairs to support himself. He looked like he was going to fall over at any given moment.
"I just…saw Fred…and George. They're okay…They also…found out where…Ron is. They're…going…to tell…everybody…at the…meeting." Neville finished and sat in one of the chairs, still panting.
"Did they hear anything about Ginny and Luna?" Harry asked frantically.
"Dunno…they didn't say anything…about them." Neville replied. Harry ran a hand through his black hair nervously.
"I'm sure that they're fine, Harry." Hermione said again. Harry just nodded but Draco could tell that Harry wasn't convinced. "I think I might know a place where Ron might be hiding." Hermione said. All eyes turned to her.
"And where's that?" Draco asked.
"Well, I don't exactly know but we just need to figure out a place where Ginny and Luna would apparate too. We can assume they were together because they both got caught."
"I know that they were both together. Luna stumbled and bumped into Ginny just before Ginny apparated." Neville said.
"So we just have to figure out a place were Ginny would apparate to." Draco concluded.
"That's easy," Hermione said, "All she thinks about is Harry. So it has something to do with him." Harry blushed a little before his face paled. "What is it Harry?"
"Borgin and Burkes! Hermione, do you remember back in second year when I flooed to Diagon Alley with the Weasley's and ended up in Knockturn Alley?"Harry asked and Hermione just nodded. "She must have been thinking of that!"
"But that's not even part of Diagon Alley." Draco pointed out.
"It's close enough." Harry replied with a wave of his hand.
"So we know where he is in Knockturn Alley but we still have to figure out where he is in Hogwarts." Hermione said.
"I can answer that," Draco said, "The vanishing cabinets."
"Of course! That means he can bring anybody he wants into…or out of Hogwarts without being noticed."
"Copier." Draco muttered under his breath.
"But I thought that room caught on fire during the battle." Neville said.
"It did." Harry replied.
"But no one actually went to go check if the room was destroyed." Hermione realized. "The room must be able to repair itself!" Everyone sat in silence. No one dared to speak. It was just too much to take in. "It's eight thirty, guys, we should head down." Hermione said after a long while. They all got up and left the Common Room. Draco didn't take the risk of leaving Hermione's side the entire walk there.
Hermione's POV-
Half an hour later, all of the DA members, except Ginny and Luna, from the last meeting plus Fred, George and Draco were in The Room of Requirements. The nervous chatter of the crowd rang throughout the room.
"-I heard something behind me-"
"-thought I saw red-"
"-just disappeared-"
"-no one was there-"
"-I'm afraid that-"
"-he could be anywhere-"
Harry finally called everyone to attention. "We have news on Ron's whereabouts. But first, I have some terrible information to tell all of you…Ginny and Luna have been taken hostage by Ron and everybody else that he's working with." Gasp sounded throughout the room and everybody started speaking frantically, aside from the few that already knew.
"-what happened-"
"-how is that possible-"
"-could be dead-"
"-probably tortured-"
After many failed attempts to regain everybody's attention, Harry pulled out his wand and shot red sparks into the air. The room fell silent instantly.
"I know that you are all as shocked as I am, so we can all agree that we need to save them as soon as possible. He gave us twenty-four hours to hand me over or he will kill them. Well, none of those things are going to happen. That being said, I believe that Fred and George have some information for us."
Each twin gave a dramatic bow as cheers erupted from the crowd. Only God knows how much everyone at Hogwarts missed them. Hermione waited impatiently for the twins to start.
"We are happy to inform all of you-" George started.
"That we do know where Ron is hiding in Hogwarts and Diagon Alley. " Fred finished.
"I suppose that you area all wondering how we came across this information, right?" George asked.
"Well, that's a story that we'll tell you in about a month from now while we are all sitting around a fire, sipping tea and eating crumpets like all of us English folk should do at least once a week." Fred said. Some laughter came from the crowd at their last statement.
"Guys, sometime while we aren't ghosts." Harry hinted.
"Oh right." They both said. So Fred and George started telling everyone about Ron and how he was at Borgin and Burkes. They explained the vanishing cabinets theory and Hermione felt proud at herself. Who said that logic wasn't always the answer? They finished and a look of pride came across their expressions. She realized that this could be her only chance to get revenge for all of those stupid pranks that they pulled on her.
"So you guys are saying that you have no new information for us?" Hermione suppressed a laugh. Their faces fell a little.
"What do you mean?" asked George.
"Well, I figured this out ages ago. I didn't realize how slow you two were." Hermione couldn't help but smile a little. The look on their faces was pure anger but after just a glance at each other, it was replaced with a wicked smile.
"So you're saying that you know that Ron has thirty Deatheater and Ginny and Luna are fine but are being tortured once an hour?" George asked, still smiling wickedly. Hermione was speechless. They had beaten her at her own game. Thankfully, Harry saved her,
"So here's what we are going to do."
A.N.-Definite action in the next chapter…I promise.
"Did you see us? We were the best part!"
Whatever helps you sleep at night, Fred.