- 22 -
Ron frowned at Harry, and shrugged. "Sorry," he muttered, getting up. Harry muttered darkly, and rolled over to go back to sleep.
Quietly, Ron snuck over to the den. He peeked around the corner. Hermione was lying on the couch, book lying open on her chest. The doorknob of the wooden door across the room from her turned, and opened.
A black-clad Deatheater entered, looking around. He looked back, and frowned at the potion bottle lying broken on the ground. Glaring at the sleeping figure, he started the walk over.
Hermione stirred, as the footsteps came closer. She glanced at him. "Severus?" she asked groggily.
"Barely," he said, pulling a wand out. Hermione shrieked, the book falling to the floor. He stunned her with a spell, and snatched her from the couch. Using the wand to conjure a note, he ran out, dragging Hermione along.
Ron whimpered, and ran into Sirius and Remus' room. He jumped into Sirius' bed, and shook him awake. "SIRIUS!!!!" he yelled.
"What?" Sirius asked, glaring at him with weary eyes. Ron panicked.
"Hermione! A Deatheater kidnapped her!!!" he screamed. A thump was heard from behind the wall to their right. A few seconds later, Severus tumbled in, rubbing his foot.
"Hermione?! Kidnapped?" he wheezed. Sirius raised an eyebrow questioningly at Remus.
"He must have super-powers of perfect hearing, to of heard that through a stone wall?" he said.
"Ron yelled loud enough to wake the school," Remus shrugged. Severus looked at Ron, as Harry walked in.
"Hermione has been kidnapped?" he asked. Ron nodded, and showed the note to Severus.
"'To S.S.: We have taken the Mudblood, Hermione Granger. If you want her back, you must give us 100,000 galleons, and if you don't'...'she shall die a painful, unmerciful death'..." Severus read, frowning.
"Oh no!" Harry and Ron cried. Severus ran out of the room, startling the small group. They heard him bounding through the dungeons, crashes and bangs sounding all over the place.
Sirius and Remus were just getting up, and getting dresses, when Severus came back in, black robes and all. "Hurry! Get dressed! We must save Hermione!!!!" he hissed, hastily getting Harry and Ron some clothes.
After a hectic few minutes, they left the dungeons. Severus turned to Harry and Ron. "You two are to go straight to the Albus," he said stiffly, "Me, Sirius, and Remus must do this without you."
Harry and Ron nodded dejectedly, and walked away. Ron smirked. "Like WE are going to let them save Hermione?" he asked, grinning. Harry smiled, and pulled the invisibility cloak out, and draped it over him and Ron.
Quietly, they snuck next to Sirius, and left the castle with them. When Sirius, Severus, and Remus had Apparated in Hogsmeade, Harry used his wand to get the Firebolt 2000, and Ron climbed on with him.
They flew swiftly across the country, to Malfoy Manor.
Ron frowned at Harry, and shrugged. "Sorry," he muttered, getting up. Harry muttered darkly, and rolled over to go back to sleep.
Quietly, Ron snuck over to the den. He peeked around the corner. Hermione was lying on the couch, book lying open on her chest. The doorknob of the wooden door across the room from her turned, and opened.
A black-clad Deatheater entered, looking around. He looked back, and frowned at the potion bottle lying broken on the ground. Glaring at the sleeping figure, he started the walk over.
Hermione stirred, as the footsteps came closer. She glanced at him. "Severus?" she asked groggily.
"Barely," he said, pulling a wand out. Hermione shrieked, the book falling to the floor. He stunned her with a spell, and snatched her from the couch. Using the wand to conjure a note, he ran out, dragging Hermione along.
Ron whimpered, and ran into Sirius and Remus' room. He jumped into Sirius' bed, and shook him awake. "SIRIUS!!!!" he yelled.
"What?" Sirius asked, glaring at him with weary eyes. Ron panicked.
"Hermione! A Deatheater kidnapped her!!!" he screamed. A thump was heard from behind the wall to their right. A few seconds later, Severus tumbled in, rubbing his foot.
"Hermione?! Kidnapped?" he wheezed. Sirius raised an eyebrow questioningly at Remus.
"He must have super-powers of perfect hearing, to of heard that through a stone wall?" he said.
"Ron yelled loud enough to wake the school," Remus shrugged. Severus looked at Ron, as Harry walked in.
"Hermione has been kidnapped?" he asked. Ron nodded, and showed the note to Severus.
"'To S.S.: We have taken the Mudblood, Hermione Granger. If you want her back, you must give us 100,000 galleons, and if you don't'...'she shall die a painful, unmerciful death'..." Severus read, frowning.
"Oh no!" Harry and Ron cried. Severus ran out of the room, startling the small group. They heard him bounding through the dungeons, crashes and bangs sounding all over the place.
Sirius and Remus were just getting up, and getting dresses, when Severus came back in, black robes and all. "Hurry! Get dressed! We must save Hermione!!!!" he hissed, hastily getting Harry and Ron some clothes.
After a hectic few minutes, they left the dungeons. Severus turned to Harry and Ron. "You two are to go straight to the Albus," he said stiffly, "Me, Sirius, and Remus must do this without you."
Harry and Ron nodded dejectedly, and walked away. Ron smirked. "Like WE are going to let them save Hermione?" he asked, grinning. Harry smiled, and pulled the invisibility cloak out, and draped it over him and Ron.
Quietly, they snuck next to Sirius, and left the castle with them. When Sirius, Severus, and Remus had Apparated in Hogsmeade, Harry used his wand to get the Firebolt 2000, and Ron climbed on with him.
They flew swiftly across the country, to Malfoy Manor.