Disclaimer- Harry Potter belongs to J.K. Rowling and Warner Brothers not
me! Isenguard belongs to Tolkien and I don't know how many other people!
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Chapter 5-
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AN- Thanks to my wonderful reviewers!
To answer a few questions and drop a few hints:
Isenguard IS the dwelling of Sauraman, and that connection will be
important all through for the nature of Isenguard not the story. I know
that don't make sense but I'll explain later on.
Draco is maybe NOT the most obvious culprit after all remember one of his
friends (Polly Hercubs) is missing. Now would our Draco care whether he was
abducting his friend or not? Would he have enough human in him to care for
his friends? That remains to be seen.
Finally after this chapter I'm going to take down the mystery category on
the summary because it doesn't seem to be reaching the Ron/Hermione romance
section and that's the audience I'm aiming for.
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Hermione had hardly slept the previous night. During dinner she had had a sudden revelation and the invention she had been puzzling over suddenly became very clear to her! Of course she hadn't been allowed back into the labs; Jacob had put charms on them so that no-one could work after 8 o'clock
At breakfast she could hardly eat and had only gone down to the dining hall because her friends would worry for her is she did not turn up. They were fun people to be around and as caring as any friends should be. But they would never be Harry and Ron. Only Eilonwy came close to that, and that was probably because neither of them were in a relationship.
Although she did not realise it, Hermione had a very similar problem to Ron. Most of her friends were paired off. It seemed that they were all one of two (excepting Eilonwy) and that their names were always mentioned alongside another. Frank and Maya, David and Petra, Kellsa and John, Chris and Anna. They were great friends, and they all looked so good together, kind of like her and Ron had been. 'NO' Hermione thought, 'I MUST NOT THINK LIKE THAT!'
"What's wrong Hermione? You haven't eaten anything!" Eilonwy said, "It's not that Commander bothering you again is it?"
"No!" Hermione said quickly, realising that she had only just remembered him while considering her friends relationships. "I haven't slept I think I'm on the verge of something!"
"Really?" Eilonwy asked enthusiastically.
"Yes but don't say anything to the others it might not work." Hermione replied.
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"I don't get it!" Ron said agitatedly, "It doesn't fit! Seven people go missing and not one of the disappearances are linked apart from them all working in this bloody station!"
"They don't belong to the same social groups, age groups or gender! I just can't make connections!" Kate moaned.
"And we've searched the Island. There's no trace of them!" Mark put in.
Suddenly a very excited Jane burst in.
"I've got a lead! A muggle shop assistant has reported seeing a man disappear into thin air! And he matched the description of Chris Montage!" She said.
"But you can't apparate on this island!" Ken protested.
"No, and so the plot thickens," Ron said as cogs starting to turn in his mind.
*
Hermione reread her notes as to be sure that she hadn't missed anything.
"This should work!" She muttered excitedly, all thoughts of Ron gone from her mind.
She raised her wand and muttered her own spell words. A purple light shot from her wand, growing until it filled the whole room. It had worked.
But what was this? She felt her strength and magic slipping away from her fast as the purple light blazed stronger and stronger. This was where her experiments had leaded her to; she was going to die..
(AN- I could be evil and leave you on a cliff hanger there but I won't) *
Kate entered the Operations Room with a worried expression on her face.
"What's wrong?" Ron asked her, "Surely not another disappearance, Her.Dr Granger would have informed us straight away?"
"No I don't think it's another disappearance. It's just that there's a quiet, anxious atmosphere about. People seem to be elated but worried at the same time." Kate said.
"Eh?" Ken asked confused.
"I don't know. Something's happened, something big but I don't think it's got anything to do with us."
There was a knock at the door, surprising them all, nobody had bothered the while they were working.
"Enter," Ron called.
A distressed, worried Eilonwy appeared her large blue eyes red from crying. She was pale and shaking. Ron knew instantly, that something had happened to Hermione.
"I thought you should know; Hermione while achieving the seemingly impossible has had a magical draining. It's not clear yet whether she'll recover." She said breaking off with a sob and leaving before anyone could say anything to her.
Ron was dazed. Hermione's pretty face drifted into his minds eye, her stubbornness, her coldness, her hostility, the way she had been when he interviewed him. Then he thought of the happier time, the blissful seventh year in which Voldemort was gone, they sailed through their exams and Hermione was his girlfriend. It was then that he knew that he still loved her and she had slipped through his fingers and now he was close to loosing her completely.
"Ron?" Mark asked.
"I've got to see her! I've got to save her!" He said desperately.
"Ron there's nothing you can do. And her friends won't be too happy if you show up." Jane said sympathetically. None of the team had realised that Ron really did care about the frosty Hermione Granger until then.
"Won't they? I don't care. I've been through so much with her! She's the only person I've ever really loved, in that way. Harry! Tell Harry for me!" And with that Ron was gone.
* Dear Harry, Ron told us to tell you. Dr Granger had had a magical draining and may not survive. He's very upset. Yours faithfully, Jane Freeman, Ken Green, Mark Rees and Kate Silvers *
Waking to the sound of a whispered argument Hermione felt as if her whole body had been battered. Trying to ignore the pain she listened to the voices.
"You aren't welcome here!" Eilonwy's voice hissed.
"Just let me see her!" A male voice demanded. Ron?
"She's in a coma! She can't talk!" Eilonwy replied curtly.
"I don't care!" Ron said, he sounded desperate. Hermione was startled. A coma? Surely it hadn't been THAT bad?
"We are her friends now. I don't know who you think you are pretending to care after all of these years!" Eilonwy whispered angrily.
"I have been through so much with Hermione. You have no idea! And it may sound foolish to you, but I love her, I always have!"
Hermione's heard swam, Ron still loved her? Or was he just worried and feeling guilty?
"Go in," Eilonwy muttered, taken-a-back.
Hermione suddenly felt very tired and closed her eyes again, drifting of into a natural sleep and when she woke she remembered nothing of the whispered conversation.
Hermione had hardly slept the previous night. During dinner she had had a sudden revelation and the invention she had been puzzling over suddenly became very clear to her! Of course she hadn't been allowed back into the labs; Jacob had put charms on them so that no-one could work after 8 o'clock
At breakfast she could hardly eat and had only gone down to the dining hall because her friends would worry for her is she did not turn up. They were fun people to be around and as caring as any friends should be. But they would never be Harry and Ron. Only Eilonwy came close to that, and that was probably because neither of them were in a relationship.
Although she did not realise it, Hermione had a very similar problem to Ron. Most of her friends were paired off. It seemed that they were all one of two (excepting Eilonwy) and that their names were always mentioned alongside another. Frank and Maya, David and Petra, Kellsa and John, Chris and Anna. They were great friends, and they all looked so good together, kind of like her and Ron had been. 'NO' Hermione thought, 'I MUST NOT THINK LIKE THAT!'
"What's wrong Hermione? You haven't eaten anything!" Eilonwy said, "It's not that Commander bothering you again is it?"
"No!" Hermione said quickly, realising that she had only just remembered him while considering her friends relationships. "I haven't slept I think I'm on the verge of something!"
"Really?" Eilonwy asked enthusiastically.
"Yes but don't say anything to the others it might not work." Hermione replied.
*
"I don't get it!" Ron said agitatedly, "It doesn't fit! Seven people go missing and not one of the disappearances are linked apart from them all working in this bloody station!"
"They don't belong to the same social groups, age groups or gender! I just can't make connections!" Kate moaned.
"And we've searched the Island. There's no trace of them!" Mark put in.
Suddenly a very excited Jane burst in.
"I've got a lead! A muggle shop assistant has reported seeing a man disappear into thin air! And he matched the description of Chris Montage!" She said.
"But you can't apparate on this island!" Ken protested.
"No, and so the plot thickens," Ron said as cogs starting to turn in his mind.
*
Hermione reread her notes as to be sure that she hadn't missed anything.
"This should work!" She muttered excitedly, all thoughts of Ron gone from her mind.
She raised her wand and muttered her own spell words. A purple light shot from her wand, growing until it filled the whole room. It had worked.
But what was this? She felt her strength and magic slipping away from her fast as the purple light blazed stronger and stronger. This was where her experiments had leaded her to; she was going to die..
(AN- I could be evil and leave you on a cliff hanger there but I won't) *
Kate entered the Operations Room with a worried expression on her face.
"What's wrong?" Ron asked her, "Surely not another disappearance, Her.Dr Granger would have informed us straight away?"
"No I don't think it's another disappearance. It's just that there's a quiet, anxious atmosphere about. People seem to be elated but worried at the same time." Kate said.
"Eh?" Ken asked confused.
"I don't know. Something's happened, something big but I don't think it's got anything to do with us."
There was a knock at the door, surprising them all, nobody had bothered the while they were working.
"Enter," Ron called.
A distressed, worried Eilonwy appeared her large blue eyes red from crying. She was pale and shaking. Ron knew instantly, that something had happened to Hermione.
"I thought you should know; Hermione while achieving the seemingly impossible has had a magical draining. It's not clear yet whether she'll recover." She said breaking off with a sob and leaving before anyone could say anything to her.
Ron was dazed. Hermione's pretty face drifted into his minds eye, her stubbornness, her coldness, her hostility, the way she had been when he interviewed him. Then he thought of the happier time, the blissful seventh year in which Voldemort was gone, they sailed through their exams and Hermione was his girlfriend. It was then that he knew that he still loved her and she had slipped through his fingers and now he was close to loosing her completely.
"Ron?" Mark asked.
"I've got to see her! I've got to save her!" He said desperately.
"Ron there's nothing you can do. And her friends won't be too happy if you show up." Jane said sympathetically. None of the team had realised that Ron really did care about the frosty Hermione Granger until then.
"Won't they? I don't care. I've been through so much with her! She's the only person I've ever really loved, in that way. Harry! Tell Harry for me!" And with that Ron was gone.
* Dear Harry, Ron told us to tell you. Dr Granger had had a magical draining and may not survive. He's very upset. Yours faithfully, Jane Freeman, Ken Green, Mark Rees and Kate Silvers *
Waking to the sound of a whispered argument Hermione felt as if her whole body had been battered. Trying to ignore the pain she listened to the voices.
"You aren't welcome here!" Eilonwy's voice hissed.
"Just let me see her!" A male voice demanded. Ron?
"She's in a coma! She can't talk!" Eilonwy replied curtly.
"I don't care!" Ron said, he sounded desperate. Hermione was startled. A coma? Surely it hadn't been THAT bad?
"We are her friends now. I don't know who you think you are pretending to care after all of these years!" Eilonwy whispered angrily.
"I have been through so much with Hermione. You have no idea! And it may sound foolish to you, but I love her, I always have!"
Hermione's heard swam, Ron still loved her? Or was he just worried and feeling guilty?
"Go in," Eilonwy muttered, taken-a-back.
Hermione suddenly felt very tired and closed her eyes again, drifting of into a natural sleep and when she woke she remembered nothing of the whispered conversation.