Chapter 3: Hermione Dissapears

Hermione woke up at 7:00am sharp, as always and took a 5 minutes bath as always. Little did she know that day would be different than the same old days that had gone by. It had been a month since she had discovered about Harry reading her thoughts and she had started to read his. They hadn't gotten too interesting, but maybe it was because in the past few weeks there had not been anything interesting to think about, so his thoughts were short and looked something like this:

It's too early. I want to sleep.
The eggs are cold.
Ron's the best, he knows just how to set off a dungbomb and in a perfect place. But then he had the best prank teachers: Fred and George.
I'll beat the @#!? Out of Snape! Yeah right, we get 20 points knocked off Gryffindor because we were talking and that nut Draco malfoy can talk all he wants.
The goblin rebelion of what?
I hate Mcgonagall. I hate Mcgonagall. I hate Mcgonagall.
I hate Snape. No, I DESPISE Snape. I UTTERLY DETEST Snape.
Quidditch? Oh yeah, time for practice.
Where's Herm? I need some help here? What about this goblin rebelion?

And so on. Still Hermione found it amusing to read his thoughts. She thought about them as she adjusted her robes and brushed her hair. "Today, I will make something for him to think about and to have more interesting thoughts." She said to herself.

Meanwhile in the boy's dorm…

Harry woke up at 7:00 am, but lazed around until 7:10 am when he went to the bathroom and took a 5 minute shower and got dressed, the same as each day. But he too didn't know it would be different. "Hermione's thoughts haven't been too interesting lately. I wonder why." He said to himself. He remembered the usual lines her thoughts went along:

I am up and about. Where on earth are those two boys?
Honestly, throwing dungbombs in Snape's dungeon? Not a good idea.
Oh great, 20 points off Gryffindor for talking to these goons.
I usually pay attention to class, but this is BORING
The what? Mhm, 1267 Wales goblin rebelion…
I will go to the library. I will not see them practice Quidditch
Why does he always ask for help? Doesn't he pay attention to class?

"Maybe today something will happen." He said hopefully and headed to the common room.

An hour later…

Hermione was reading the transfiguration book, trying to learn how to turn a person into any animal, a sort of temporary animagus spell, that was propped up against the juice jar. As she read she ate a piece of buttered toast, not losing her concentration. Harry and Ron sat on front Whispering about their plan to kidnap Mrs.Norris and demand a ransom note saying that Filch will get his cat back if he agreed not to give anyone detention for the rest of the year except for Slytherin students. Hermione looked up, she had heard their conversation. " Are you guys crazy or what? That isn't going to work, and if you're caught, you'll get like a hundred detentions just for TRYING to bribe a teacher or the caretaker. And if you do it, I'll tell." She scolded them. Harry and Ron looked rather glum. "Party pooper." Ron mumbled. Harry nodded. Hermione grinned. She looked at her watch. "Oh! Look at the time! We'd better get to Care of Magical Creatures or Hagrid I'll be disappointed." She exclaimed as she packed her bokks and swung her bag onto her shoulders. "I guess you're right." Said Harry, still a bit downcast. He and Ron got their stuff and followed Hermione to CoMC.

When they got there they found Doxies in a big huge glass cube. They were absolutely gorgeous. Hermione gasped. "Where did you get them Hagrid?" she said.
"That's a secret Hermione." He said and winked at her. They proceeded with class. Hagrid told them all about Doxies and all of them OOHed and AHHed except for Malfoy and Co. of course. Then halfway through class, Hermione's hand shot up. Hagrid called on her. "Can I go get a book from my bag? Please." She asked. Hagrid agreed, and Hermione went into his hut to get her bag. Unfortunately Malfoy followed her. She bent down to get her book when Malfoy covered her mouth with his hand and whispered in her ear: "Come mudblood we won't harm you if you don't struggle." Crabbe and Goyle instantly gagged , blindfolded and tied her up. Malfoy told them to lift her and carry her away through the back door.

They went through the edge of the forbidden forest, making sure the trees hid them and then they emerged by the lake. There was a small cave in a big rock beside the cave, they entered there. Then, they took of Hermione's gag and blindfold. She was about to scream when Malfoy covered her mouth. "Remember what I told you mudblood." He said. Hermione calmed down. "What do you want ferret-face?" she spat at him. Malfoy smirked. "What's Potter's weakness?" she said. Hermione's eyes were as wide as plates. "I don't know. And even if I did, I wouldn't tell you." She spat again. "Now,now Granger. Maybe you know of a person who matters to him a great deal. Who is it? You? The weasel?" he said. I glared at him. "I told you. I don't know. We're equal. He favors no one." I said angrily. "Well in that case Granger we'll put on your gag and blindfold and leave you here to rot." he said. "Wait Malfoy. Could you at least leave me without a blindfold so I can see?" she replied. Malfoy agreed. "Oh. By the way Granger, magic cannot untie you, these are magical ropes." Crabbe and Goyle put her gag back on and left her, she didn't know where she was.

Meanwhile…

Harry was getting worried. Hermione had been gone for ten minutes. "Ron? Where's Herm?" he asked. "I don't know. But this is weird. She hasn't come back in 10 minutes. I wondered what happened to her." Ron replied. At that same instant Hagrid told them to split into pairs to examine a doxy each. Harry and Ron paired up. Hagrid gave a doxy to each pair and went to Harry and Ron last. "Where's Hermione? It's been 10 minutes since she went into my hut and hasn't come out. I'll go check on her." Said Hagrid. Hagrid walked away and Harry and Ron exchanged worried glances. Hagrid came out of his hut several minutes later, a worried expression on his face. Harry and Ron looked at him expectantly, he shook his head. "She's not there, but her book is. It's thrown on the floor beside her bag. It looks like there was a struggle an' everythin' this ain't right . By the way, eh where's that little git er, Malfoy?" Hagrid told them. Again they exchanged glances. "Malfoy???" they said out loud. "Of course, that slimy git got her." Said Ron furiously. Harry agreed with him. "I'll inform all the professors. We'll put on a seach party." Said Hagrid. Then he turned towards the class. "You are free to leave." All the class began to pack their stuff and leave. "I hope they find her." Said Harry. Ron nodded in agreement. " Me too."

5:00 pm…

"Ron, they haven't found her." Whispered Harry. Ron looked downfallen. "Yeah. And nobody 'll be there to help us on this essay on truth potions Snape gave us." Said Ron. Harry pushed him playfully. "You only want her back for homework?" said Harry teasing him. "Ok. I need her more. Who's gonna tell me to do it in the first place? You?" said Ron, a bit more cheerful. They both laughed at this. Then, it snapped. The idea to track her. "Ron. I've found a way to track her. The book of thoughts!" Harry exclaimed. "Amigo, you are a genius." Said Ron. They took off, dashing towards their dorm

There, they locked the door and got the book of thoughts. Harry wrote, Harry*February 16, 2002. Then, a flood of letters in Hermione's handwriting appeared.
They skipped the breakfast thoughts and went for the ones through CoMC and later. They said:

Maybe that book'll help about that thing about doxies hagrid said. They seem to be interesting creatures. There! Now to go back outside. OHMYGOSH! Malfoy! Dammit! I can't see anything. Maybe Harry and Ron will see me. I can't find my way. A cold surface, stone. A cave. I hear water, I suppose I'm near the lake. I'll never tell him anything about Harry. And yes, I DO know his weakness…us, me and Ron. But I'm not about to tell him that. He believed me! I can't believe it. And he left me without a blindfold. I'll wait for them to go to see where I am. They left. Ok, I can see a bit of the castle, I must be on that funny cave formation on the south side of the lake! Oh, they're smarter than they appear to be, they set a movement limit to me. Only magic can break that, but I can't reach my wand or say the spells. I wonder whast time it is and if someone noticed my absence. I'm missing soooooooo much clases. Mental note: Kill malfoy. I'm hungry!!!!!!! Harrrrrryyyyyyyyyyy, Roooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnn find me pleaseeee!

"She's on the cave formation at the south of the lake." Said Harry. "I'm going to find her."

(A/N: Sorry I didn't post this chapter earlier! It's just that I haven't find time to finish it. Teachers are OVERLOADING me with homework. Thanks for all the reviews. I'll post up the next chapter as soon as I can.)