Loving You Is An Easy Thing To Do

Chapter 36: 2 Words, 1 Scream, 1 End

A/N: This is probably my absolute favorite chapter i've ever wrote. And i've pre-written this story and finished it. I will say that this chapter turns the books upside down, but I hope you'll like it other than a few minor things. But before I ruin the chapter, enjoy!

"I promise to make it back for some desert," he told Hermione.

"I just want you to be careful Harry," she replied coming over and hugging him.

"It's only work Hermione, I go everyday in case you didn't realize." Kissing her, Ellie and Charlie one last time, he went out the door. It was a brisk January night (January 14th to be exact); although for some reason he thought it should've been colder. He walked down the long stretch of street towards Snape's house. When he approached the house he thought there was something behind him. Staring out for a few minutes to the road and seeing nothing, he went inside. The previous week he had found a basement underneath the couch.

Creeping down the steps he glanced around. Bottles of potions were on shelves, along with books and other supplies. He'd never herd of half of these before. 'Maybe I'll come back and use them on Malfoy some day' he thought to himself. After snooping around and dropping bits on pieces of wood, he decided to leave to get back to the Ministry. As a he walked down the little street (now dense with a light fog), someone or something rustled in the bushes.

Stopping and pulling out his wand he called, "Who's there?" Now a tree standing 20 feet away from him rustled. All of a sudden a red jet of light came out of nowhere and hit him in the shoulder. Within seconds, everything went black.

When he came to, he was on a hard cement floor in a small room.

"Where am I? Who's there?" he called sitting up.

"Well, well, well if it isn't Mr. Potter who has finally awoken," the voice said.

"Who's there? Show yourself!" he repeated getting angrier.

"Come on Potter, you don't recognize the voice of an old 'friend'." Who was this guy? "I know what your thinking Potter besides who I am; your thinking about your lovely little family. How you might never see your kids or your wife."

"What are you talking about? What've you done to them?" he shouted struggling against the ropes and charms holding him back. The voice emerged out of the shadow; and there stood Draco Malfoy. Malfoy gave him an evil stare, and the apparated out of sight.

Back at the house, Hermione was sitting with Ellie and Charlie when the doorbell rang. Opening it, a stranger gave her a note, and apparated away. Opening it, it read:

Mione,

Meet me at pond in the park in 10 minutes.

Harry

Smiling and thinking about you romantic that was, but yet really strange about the person who delivered it, she went and got her coat and gloves and took the kids to the Weasley's.

Back at the room, Harry lye awestruck.

"Let me go! Get back here you damn conniving idiot! What did you do with Hermione, or Charlie or Ellie!" he yelled. It was no use, he was already gone. For 10 minutes he struggled to get his wand, and undo the charms and ropes. 'I'm never going to get out of here. My family is in trouble and it's probably my fault in one way or another' he thought. Finally after trying once more, he managed to get his wand out of his back pocket, and break free. Immediately, he apparated back to the house.

"Hermione, Charlie Ellie! Are you here? Hermione answer me!" he desperately called running into the kitchen, living room and upstairs. There was nothing, they weren't there. Running out of the house and down towards the road he stopped. All of a sudden someone snatched him from behind, and knocked his wand out of his hand again.

"Thought you could run Potter now did ya? I think not!" This time it was Lucius Malfoy who had him. "You're coming with me."

Meanwhile, Hermione stood at the edge of the lake. 'He should be here by now; it's been 20 minutes' she thought. Sitting in the snow, she looked up at the sky. When a crack came from the bushes she jumped up. But instead of Harry, over came Tonks and Lupin.

"What are you doing here? I'm meeting Harry…" Hermione started to say.

"Hermione listen, that letter you got was a fake," Tonks told her.

"What do you mean?"

"There's been a sighting of some Death Eaters, one not too far from Snape's old house."

"Plus, he hasn't showed up at the Ministry for over 3 hours," Lupin added on.

"We need to find him, but how?" Hermione asked shakily.

"There's one hope and we better be right. I raided this one place around 2 months ago. It's a building right outside of London," Tonks told her. Nodding her head, they were gone.

He was thrown against the wall and punched repeatedly in the ribs and the arms. Pain shot up him.

"Well my work with you is done for now Mr. Potter. I think I'll let everyone else take over," Lucius told him. Malfoy and Dolhov entered the room while he left.

"Recognize me now Potter?" Malfoy asked, coming over to him and punching him.

"Malfoy where's Hermione? What'd you do with her?" he questioned.

"Oh absolutely nothing," Dolhov added in walking around him in circles. 'Please let them be alright' he said under his breath.

"What do you want me for Malfoy?" he asked wincing at a rib.

"What do you think? Voldermort said you took something of his. What exactly, he didn't say, he said you'd know all about it. Plus you destroyed it!" Again Malfoy kicked him. This time he did a silent spell, which jolted him rapidly, like being electrocuted. His own wand stuck out of his Malfoy's pocket. Hitting him with a few more hexes and jinxes, he laughed at the pain.

"Don't worry Potter, it'll all be over soon enough," Dolhov whispered to him.

"But before that, let's do one last thing," Malfoy eyed him with a smirk. "CRUC!" Malfoy called out. Pain attacked him for a split second when all of a sudden something knocked Malfoy's wand out of his hand and made it stop. He was able to gain some mobility and see who it was. To his great shock, it was Hermione.

"Harry move!" she called to him, throwing him his wand. "EXPELLIARMIS!" Hermione aimed her wand at Dolhov, which sent him flying and hitting the concrete walls.

"What are you doing here? Malfoy was supposed…"

"Tonks and Lupin said you'd gone missing and there had been sightings and brought me here. They're out dulling with a few more Death Eaters now. Malfoy what?" Malfoy came to and headed for them, while a few others came in after them. Hermione engaged in her own battle, while he was left with Malfoy.

"You can't win Potter face it! You're a 1 man army with a mudblood by your side," he told him.

"SHUT UP!" he yelled sending a hex at him, hitting him.

"You've asked for it Potter!"

He ran around ducking behind tables and chairs, and shooting spells at him when he got a nice shot. He ran out of the door and down the hallway, ducking and sliding on the ground to dodge and have shots made. Hermione was now battling it out with Dolhov in some warehouse area when he made it past. Quickly, he jumped into an old classroom type thing.

"PEFETRICUS TOTALUS!" Malfoy had called, it just skimped his ear. After jumping on desks, he made a dash for the door, and outside into the courtyard. "EXPELLIARMIS!" They both shouted at each other, his own wand flew out of his hand along with Malfoy's. "Come on Potter give it up! I'm with the Dark Lord now, you can't beat me!"

"What makes you so sure? I've outwitted you ever since Hogwarts, what makes you think i'll stop now!?" he replied charging at him. They tackled each other to the ground, and had a couple swings.

He looked over to see Lupin, and Tonks battling 2 separate Death Eaters, and each getting and making a few hits. He nailed Malfoy in the chin, and was hit right back twice in the head and ribs. They rolled on the ground, and hit a few tree stumps now.

"Come on Beallatrix just leave! You've no purpose here!" Lupin shouted at her.

"Getting rid of you would be nice!" she called back. From the corner of his eye he saw Hermione run out of the building, and stumble while sending some hexes back to Dolhov. He managed to escape Malfoy long enough to run over and help her up and kiss her briefly.

"Go Harry I can take care of it myself!" she called pushing him away before getting attacked.

He ran and got his wand and shouted, "LEVICORPUS!" as Malfoy swung into the air by his ankle. He muttered the counter-curse and fell on his side. Lupin and the rest of them were out of sight, but could still hear them close by. Lestrange had now replaced Dolhov and was fighting Hermione. He was hit with a chunk of wood, and collapsed for a few seconds, while sending it back towards Malfoy.

"Getting weaker Malfoy? From this point of view it sure looks like it!" he yelled sending an eating slug charm at him.

"Not a chance Potter! But maybe I should ask you the same thing!" A blue jet of light shot out, and hit him in the arm, which made the bone almost shatter. He laid there for a few moments, and then desperately tried to scoot away. His body bared many bruises, scratches, factures and a broken arm; overworking was trying to take over, but he wasn't going to let it. 'I need to get to Hermione. I have this feeling that-' he whispered under his breath.

"Saying a little prayer Potter? Hoping it'll make you live? Because I highly doubt it's working!"

"Tell me Malfoy, has the dark Lord let you do anything now that you're a Death Eater? Or have you just cleaned out his toilet?" Malfoy turned red and charged at him, he fought back and pushed him into a tree. Suddenly Lupin reappeared fighting Dolhov, who was now giving in. When he ran by him, Lupin hoisted him back up on his feet to continue with Malfoy. "Where's Hermione?" he yelled over to him.

"She's on the other side of the building!" he called over nodding his head in the direction.

He ran as fast as his body and twisted ankles would let him.

"Hermione!" he called struggling to get over the hill.

"Harry!" she answered back while sending a stunning charm at Dolhov, missing though.

"You alright?" he asked trying to fend off another Death Eater who had now appeared.

"I'm hanging in there…what about you?" she asked.

"Oh yeah, never better," he said sarcastically.

"Harry I love you!" she called tripping over a hole in the ground. "I love you too!" he called back. He pressed his broken lips against her soft, plump ones before being torn away. Malfoy had now regained consciousness and was heading back towards him. He managed to stun Dolhov temporarily, to once again fight Malfoy and beat the crap out of him.

"Here Bellatrix, I'll help you with that thing," Malfoy said. Before he could see it coming, he grabbed Harry, threw him down, and kicked him a couple times until he was barely conscious.

"IMPEDIMENTA!" he yelled at him, and hit him in the side. Malfoy keeled over, and then returned a spell to him, hitting him in the chest. All the breath left him for a moment, leaving him lye on the ground. 'I'm going to die here now. The pain is too much, why won't it stop?' 'The Ministry will be here soon, they have too!' he told himself over and over.

"Harry!" Hermione called loud enough for Bellatrix to hear.

He saw Lupin get nailed with a jet of red light, he hoped he was alright.

"I think I know one problem here," Bellatrix told Malfoy. Shoving Hermione to the ground, everything happened in a flash. Bellatrix had pulled out her wand. Hermione was corned on the ground. He himself was fading in and out and couldn't move. Someone spoke, while another screamed. All he saw was a giant green flash of light all too familiar from his past, and he finally lost consciousness.

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-Shortie