Ok all, here you go! I had originally planned on having this out on Easter but working in healthcare means I've been swamped with hours and my muse just hasn't been present. I'm sorry if this isn't the best writing I've done but I hope you all still love it!

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Hermione's eyes fluttered open, feeling a twinge in her shoulder she groaned out loud as the day's events came rushing back. She went to rub her eyes and realized she couldn't move her hands, the arm she'd been shot in was bandaged to her chest, preventing her movement, the other wrist was attached to the bed with what looked to be muggle restraints, like what they'd use in a mental facility. She noticed the same straps holding her legs to the bed. Glancing around the room she barely contained her gasp, it looked exactly like her room with Ron. Frowning she narrowed her eyes on the restraint on her wrist trying to call on her wandless magic, 'relashio' she grinned when the strap fell away before doing the same to her ankles.

She was vaguely aware of the fact that she'd been changed into a night gown and grumbled at the fact someone had taken advantage of her unconscious state. She felt like an idiot, she was a powerful witch and she shouldn't have been taken by a muggle, wait, no, a squib. Screwing her face up in concentration she tried to wandlessly apparate from the room, stumbling when she hit the anti-apparition ward, she growled and her eyes glowed for a second before she got her wolf under control.

Moving quickly to the window she started trying to budge it open, it didn't move an inch and she strongly suspected a permanent sticking charm was keeping it in place. She'd bet her entire savings account on the fact it'd be able to withstand her wandless bombarda maxima as well. Moving to the door she knew to be the hall she tried getting it open only to be knocked back by some jinx set up to keep her in the room. It wasn't long before a version of the caterwauling charm went off, alerting whoever had worked with Kae to the fact she was awake and trying to escape. She thought about changing into her eagle form and perching somewhere high to watch them but the pain in her shoulder told her that'd be a bad idea, a gunshot wound to the shoulder may not kill a human but it will render her flightless if the wound isn't healed before she changes. She wondered why it wasn't already healed, any medi-wix with a bit of training should've been able to vanish the bullet and heal the damage.

Suddenly it clicked, whoever helped Kae knew she was an eagle animagus, it would explain why they purposely left her wounded. She was still pondering who it could be when she heard the clicking of heels outside the door and a wave of semi-familiar magic washed over her as the person took down the wards on the door. Her eyes widened before narrowing in anger as she recognized that magical signature, this stupid bitch. Hermione thought they'd hashed out all they could when she became friends with Draco but apparently not. Hermione wasn't worried about this bint hurting her more than she already was, she may be sadistic and a racist but she wasn't that capable with magic.

The door opened revealing a tall, pug nosed woman with a black bob and striking blue eyes. Her thin lips curled up into a smirk as she stared at Hermione, raking her eyes over her form.

"Mudblood." was all she said before entering the room and re-sealing the door, her heels clicking obnoxiously on the hard wood floor. Hermione watched as she lowered herself onto the arm chair by the fireplace and motioned for her to sit.

"Parkinson." Hermione replied with disgust in her tone, following the women's instructions to sit on the other chair. "The fuck Pansy? I thought we hashed this out years ago?"

She watched as Pansy rolled her eyes and glared at her, "I didn't do this for myself Hermione, you of all people should know why I did this."

Hermione frowned at her; she knew Pansy had a thing for Ron since he started filling out in 5th year but she should know they broke up. It was plastered all over the news.

"Yes, yes I know you two aren't together, I didn't have Kae kidnap you for me, Ronald really wanted you back and one of the nights I was comforting him he mentioned how much he'd like you back, so, here you are. I tracked you planning to try and kidnap you myself but it was so lucky you happened to stumble into my brothers auto dealership."

Hermione's eyes widened, Kae Parkins was Pansy Parkinson's brother? What the fuck? She'd never heard of the Parkinson's having a squib in their family. She figured it made sense, seeing as they're both some of the most twisted people she'd ever met. She just couldn't wrap her head around Pansy getting her for Ron if she wanted Ron.

"I can see the confusion in your eyes, Ronald wanted you back, I told him I'd get you for him and in return he marries me, he gets to keep you for whatever but I get him too. See Granger, it's a win win!"

Hermione couldn't help the snort that slipped out, Pansy was just as delusional now as she had been when she was in love with Draco in school.

"Pansy, if you want the lying, cheating arse you can have him. I don't want him, at all, there's a reason I moved across the pond! There's a reason my house is well warded against him. How did you find me anyway?"

Pansy gave her a grin that sent shivers down her spine, "Well, first I used an old magic spell, a blood tracker, you apparently had gotten a nose bleed at the burrow a few weeks before you and Ronald broke up, the rags you used like a common muggle were still in the bin in the bathroom. He was glad to give them to me to find you. That was the easy part, getting to you, well, you're right, your house was far too well warded for ME to get in, so that's why I watched you, I followed you everywhere, when you went to my brother's dealership it was as if fate wanted me to get you. I caught him as he was going to check your, credit? Is that what it was? No matter, but I told him to slip you his number and get you to me at any cost. He did perfectly on that date until somehow you managed to shake the potion, that's when he informed me and I sent in my backup. Pity you managed to get the best of him as well."

Hermione's eyes widened; Pansy sent Dolohov? What the hell did she do to deserve having that beast sent after her? Shaking herself out of her thoughts she focused back on Pansy who was still prattling on.

"Once I found out Dolohov had been apprehended I needed another new plan, so I got ahold of Kae and told him to get to you at any and all cost, I made sure he could get through the wards, Ronald gave me the information needed to take care of that tacky charm bracelet you wear, he also felt fit to inform me of what your animagus forms are, obviously I knew you had two but no one but your closest friends knew what they were. Kae's unfortunate shot actually helped us keep you here, got the bullet out but didn't heal the wound so you can't fly away, I'm not sure if it'll stop your wolf form but you're 12 meters in the air right now and even you can't survive that drop."

Swallowing her pride, she tried to keep the disgust out of her voice, "So, you have me, where is the lovely Ronald?"

Pansy smiled at her, "Oh, I knew you'd see it my way, you always were a smart one, I'm sure he can keep you very happy here. He'll be up soon, he sent me first to make sure you were in acceptable condition to receive him."

Hermione's eyes narrowed at the way Pansy was talking, it was like Ron was her master and she his slave. She knew that being raised as a pureblooded girl was a rough upbringing, this was the end result but Pansy had always seemed a bit more outspoken than her counterparts. Filing this observation away she watched as Pansy walked to the door and left without a word, resealing the wards.

Hermione wasted no time, she focused on her magical core making sure she had enough reserves to attempt this. She'd never done a wandless patronus, it was just too much magic to be funneled through her body but she was desperate. Breathing deeply, she calmed her nerves and called up a happy memory, the freshest being Sam, and how he made her feel. She focused hard and when she called it forth the blinding white light was all she could see, the canine form surprised her, even with her animagus training the form never changed, why now? Shaking her head, she ignored the way her heart felt like it was going to beat out of her chest and spoke directly to the giant wolf.

"Go to papa and moony, tell them Pansy Parkinson and Ron have me, I'm not sure where, but they should be able to trace my magical signature here. GO!"

She watched as it leapt through the window and disappeared from her sight. She managed to get to the bed before she blacked out from the drain on her magical core.

Sam was still sitting with Hermione's family and Leah; they had called for backup from Harry and a few other people, Harry had come immediately, they were chatting about who could've been part of Kae's scheme when they heard someone land in the shop. A tall dark-skinned man rivaling Sam's height wearing garish purple robes entered the room followed by another dark-skinned man, this one looking closer to Harry's age.

"Remus, Sirius what happened."

The deep baritone of the man's voice was soothing even to Sam, Harry was muttering under his breath to them explaining this was Kingsley Shaklebolt their Minister for Magic and the younger man being Blaise Zabini the head auror.

Sam was growing impatient at the lack of action being taken, but he didn't know anything about magical law or even how they were going to find her if the person could've taken her anywhere in the world. He was physically shaking despite the warning glances Leah was sending his way, he was about to explode when a shiny wolf bounded through the wall. His eyes widened a fraction when the mouth opened and Hermione's voice came out, he vaguely heard her message stating that a Ron and Pansy (what kind of name is Pansy?) were behind her kidnapping.

He watched as Remus shook, his eyes flashing and staying amber. The only thing that seemed to be keeping him sat down was Leah's hand on his knee. Sirius was growling under his breath, the other two were talking animatedly about possible locations they could be keeping Hermione. Apparently, this Blaise fellow had been friendly with Pansy in their school years, this bothered Sam more than it should. Could he be part of the reason Hermione is gone? He shook his head, Hermione and her family trusted these two, so he would too. He knew he was thinking irrationally but he couldn't help it, his imprint was harmed, shot from what her father said.

"Sam? Did you hear a word we just said?"

He snapped out of his thoughts at Sirius's prompting, before shaking his head and shooting the older man a look that he hoped showed him that he was sorry.

"We are going to be able to track her magic to where she sent the patronus from, it'll give us a search area of where she is and we're hoping Pansy or Ron owns a home or something within that vicinity."

Sam nodded and watched as the auror disappeared with a small pop he turned back to his imprints father, "Is there anything I can do to help?"

Sirius shook his head, "You're more than welcome to floo along to England with us if you'd like to be there when we find them. I believe Leah said she was going along."

Sam didn't hesitate to accept the proposed idea, he wanted to be there when his imprint was found to make sure she was safe and relatively unharmed. Letting himself be teleported to Hermione's house was not a fun experience and he'd be just fine to never have to do it again. He stepped into the large fireplace with her father holding his arm and was swept away by the flames.

Hermione woke with a groan; she could feel her core pulsing as it replenished and she rolled over to try and go back to sleep when she heard a snore come from the bed next to her. Freezing she chanced a glance over her shoulder, Sure enough Ronald was asleep in the bed behind her, snoring away as if everything was right in the world. She narrowed her eyes and slowly climbed off the bed, walking around to stare down at him. This useless piece of flesh was the reason she was shot and basically raped. All because he couldn't have her anymore, he wasn't a child anymore but he had been spoiled rotten by his hag of a mother since birth and as a result he didn't take getting told no very well.

Hermione flexed her fingers, her magic crackling around her hair and bubbling just under her skin, just watching him sleep triggered this, she had to calm down before she lost control of her magic and it lashed out at him or did something worse.

Taking a deep breath, she walked into the en suite and sat on the edge of the tub, she sat there for a few minutes letting her magic calm down before meditating to see her core. This was something she learned during her animagus sessions with Minerva, it was the only way to get a visual of her magical core without a scan. She smiled as she saw her core was almost fully replenished, coming out of her meditation she swished her hand at the door casting a sticking charm on top of the locking charm. It would make it very hard for anyone, namely Ronald, to get in here while she took a quick shower.

She cast an impervius charm on her dressing before stepping into the steaming water, sighing as the heat started working the knots out of her muscles. She frowned when she saw the bottles in the shower, they were the exact brands and scents she had used up until she moved to the states. Just how far down the rabbit hole had Ronald fallen before getting her here? She shook her head and finished her rinse off, grabbing a towel and drying off. She thought about going and grabbing some clothes that she assumed were in the closet but decided against it and put the pajama's back on.

Taking the charms off the door she swung it open only to find Ron standing on the other side, wand out and red faced.

"Why the fuck was the door locked 'Mione?"

She just gave him a smirk and swept past him, scrunching the towel into her curls to try and get more water out without using magic in front of him. She yelped when his hand wrapped around her upper arm just below her still sore bullet wound. She struggled against him as he flipped her around and pulled her into his chest. She gave him her best glare that usually had him crumbling in seconds but he just glared back at her. She was shocked at the hatred that was shining through his blue eyes, she'd seen it directed at her only once before and that was when he was in contact with the locket.

She frowned up at him before trying to back slowly out of his grip but he just tightened his hold and she knew she was going to have bruises the next day.

"Stop trying to piss me off 'Mione, you're not leaving me again. I finally got you back and you're here to stay. Pansy already lined up a witch to do our ceremony and I have your ring right here and it'll be like nothing ever changed."

Hermione felt her eyes widen and she couldn't stop the reaction she had to him pulling out that gaudy ring, she got her arm away from his hand and hit him with a right hook to the face. It was enough to startle him, he dropped his wand and stumbled back a bit, she dove for it and stood up pointing the wand at his face.

"I told you once and I'll tell you again Ronald, I'm not marrying you, I'm not going to be with you ever again. I've met someone else and you don't hold a candle to how good of a person he is."

Stunning him she used his wand to transfigure her nightgown into a pair of leggings and a big t-shirt. She gave him a swift kick to the side before she paused and considered healing her shoulder fully. His wand would work well enough to do it but it could stop her from flying in her eagle form if it wasn't done exactly right. Making a split-second decision she shot a powerful bombarda maxima at the wall near the window smiling when a hole broke open big enough for her to climb through. Sticking her head out she noted she was indeed pretty far off the ground but now that she had Ronald's wand in hand, she could cushion the ground to save herself from the fall. What she didn't notice was the group of men and one woman she had just rained broken bricks down on standing very close to the wall of the building hidden by the shadow of the house.

Taking one last look to make sure Ron was still knocked out she shot a heavy-duty cushioning charm to the ground and smiled when the purple spell spread across the grass, without a second thought she shoved herself feet first out the hole and dropped, she managed to cast arresto momentum and slowed her fall enough that the cushioning should stop her from dying on impact at least. What she wasn't expecting was to land in a pair of very strong arms that wrapped her close to the person who caught her. She had closed her eyes to prepare for the fall and she pried one open and saw chocolate brown eyes staring at her in worry. She gave him a small smile before she closed her eyes and took a deep breath in before relaxing into his hold.

Sam stumbled out of the fireplace and landed on his stomach, he looked up to see Leah laughing at him and Remus reached down to give him a hand up. Sirius clapped him on the back and told him that it gets easier the more you do it, and it helps if you keep your eyes open so you know when it stops so you step at just the right time. He filed that information away to use later if Hermione ever wanted him to travel via floo. He nodded his thanks to the men and shoved his hands in his pockets, glancing around he noticed they were in a living room, not an office like he had assumed they'd be entering. His attention was pulled away by Sirius leading them all out the front door to meet up with Blaise and Kingsley.

He was barely controlling the urge to shift and find his imprint, but he stamped it down as best he could. He had to trust her family and the people they trusted, he didn't know the first thing about magical law enforcement and how they worked for finding someone. He followed behind Sirius while next to Leah who gave him a comforting smile before turning back to her own imprint. He shook his head, he couldn't believe how much she was like her old self again, he hadn't realized how much he missed her this way. His face settled into a small smile at her happy self, he'd hurt her when he hadn't imprinted on her, and he was very happy that hurt was finally healing.

He shook his head and focused on the task at hand, Sirius was talking with Blaise and Kingsley, they'd gotten the area that she was being held and Pansy's family owned three different buildings in the area, one of which was office space so they ruled that out, the other two were store fronts with apartments above them. Ronald didn't seem to own anything and when they checked his finances, they realized he was out of money so there wasn't any way for him to own anything. He's obviously been relying on Hermione's money when they were together and now was relying on Pansy's.

They'd decided to split into two teams to check out both buildings where she could be, Sirius wanted to send Remus with the cops but Remus wouldn't be separated from Leah, the groups were Kingsley and a group of Aurors, Blaise was taking Sirius, Remus, Leah and himself, along with a couple seasoned Aurors whom Sirius didn't seem to like but he was staying professional for his daughters' sake. He was telling Sam under his breath about how Dawlish was one of the aurors who had arrested him and locked him in Azkaban without a trial. Sam could understand his hatred of the man because it seemed as if this Dawlish fellow still thought Sirius was a bad person.

Blaise stopped ahead of them and pointed out the building they were supposed to be searching. It was on the outskirts of this area, the storefront was closed and had been for a while, the buildings around it seemed to be deserted as well. Sam hadn't realized that he hadn't seen another person in a while until they stopped and he looked around. Following Blaise, they walked to the back of the building, intent on entering through the rear. They were huddled around the back door as Blaise was trying to dismantle some wards someone had placed on the back door when there was a humongous boom and they were suddenly showered with bricks and other debris. Sam watched as a curly hair covered head poked out and seemed to be judging the distance from where it was to the ground. There was a shot of purple light that hit the ground and spread out coating the grass in magic, he didn't know what it was but when he glanced up again the person was falling through the air. They seemed to slow down but he didn't care, he raced to where they would land and got there just in time to catch them, curling the small body into his. His eyes widened when his nose took in the scent of his imprint, Hermione opened her eyes and they made eye contact, she gave him a smile before she closed her eyes and snuggled into his hold. He smiled back before she cracked on eye open and looked at him and her dad.

"Took you long enough by the way, I sent that patronus ages ago."

Sirius couldn't hold his laugh back and Sam joined in, happy to have his imprint back in his arms.