A/N: I'm sorry if some of you think I'm moving too fast it's because Draco
and Hermione have been in-love with each other for the past fifteen years
whether they were together or not, okay?
Summary: Haha. . . Let's just make all of you crave for this chapter.
Corrections: There are probably like some misspelled words and stuff so just try to figure it out if I made a mistake okay? Thanks!
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Okay and thank you to Y-O-U for reading this story and I am hoping that when you're through you'll review it. Only hoping. . .
To my dear sister, don't forget to read her story I-luv-c00kies, To The One Who Taught Him
~*~*~*~
"Everywhere I turn, I see your face. Reminding me of a higher place. Every time you smile, angels cry, every time you walk on by." -sung by Britney Spears (Walk on By)
~*~*~
"Did you make sure to put the bracelet on?" The voice whispered hoarsely over the phone.
"Yes. I put it on her ankle to that she can't touch it."
"Never mind if she touches it. She won't be able to get it out." The voice yelled.
"When will you come?" He asked nervously.
"When I please." She screamed. "I could come next year for all you care!"
"But. . ." The man collapsed on the floor as the curse began taking over him.
Sadie was still knocked out. The man had tied the rope all around her body. Her arms clung together in front of her.
"Has she awakened?"
"No. I think I put too much."
"You imbecile! If that child dies before I can kill her I will have your head!" The voice cried and slammed down the phone. The man looked down at the girl. She looked so helpless. He knew that he wanted to release her but he didn't realize that he was under a spell, which is why he couldn't.
"Hello?" The man picked up the phone.
"It's me." The voice said.
The man didn't know whether he was talking to a male or a female.
"Sir." He said. The voice did not protest.
"Yes?"
"I think she's waking up."
"Go to her and watch her." The voice ordered.
"Yes, sir!" He nodded to himself as the voice or man put the phone down.
"Ugh." Sadie said groggily.
~*~*~*~
It had been a little over twelve hours since Sadie's disappearance and Draco and Hermione were in the police station to report the case.
"How long since she's been gone?" The police asked calmly.
"I don't know." Hermione looked at her watch it was already eight in the morning. "Thirteen hours maybe," she estimated.
"I'm sorry but we can't analyze your case if it hasn't been twenty-four hours." The police officer stated. "She's probably at her friends house or something."
"You're joking right!" Hermione cried. "Do you have any idea who I am? I'm fucking Hermione Granger of the fucking HG Production Company."
"Ma'am you do not have to use that kind of language here."
Draco held her down. "Do not tell me how to use my language my fifteen year old daughter is missing and she was only supposed to go to her friends house who lives a block away. I wouldn't expect her to be anywhere else!"
"Please Ms. Granger! Calm down!" The police officer looked at her sternly. "We can give you a couple of investigators but that is all I can do until the twenty-four hour time is over."
"My daughter is missing please just please help me." Hermione cried.
"We will. I assure you. I suggest that you take Ms. Granger home and let her lie down." The policeman looked at Draco.
"I will." He nodded. He carefully helped Hermione up and escorted her to the car. But as soon as they stepped out there were reporters everywhere.
"Ms. Granger! Ms. Granger! Is it true that your daughter disappeared last night?" They were all crying out.
"What happened and where were you?"
"Would a mother in her right mind allow her only child to walk around late at night?" One called out.
Finally Draco got Hermione in the car.
"I can't believe they think I'm a bad mother." She cried as Draco drove away from all the media.
"Herm, they don't even know the entire story." Draco comforted.
"Even I don't and I'm her mother." Hermione cried in anger and frustration.
"Hermione please." Draco pleaded he was doing his best not to cry. He needed to be strong for Hermione. He needed to be her rock now. It was his turn to feel her pain. But Draco couldn't help but be heartbroken by the fact that his daughter had disappeared. He just found her and now he's lost her again.
~*~*~*~
Sadie slowly woke up. "Wh. . . where am I?" She asked weakly the poison was still in her body. She was very drowsy at the moment. She looked around to what seemed to be a rather nice apartment.
"My home." The voice on the couch whispered.
"Who are you?" She shut her eyes. She had the worst headache.
The man slowly turned around to face her. "I use to be you butler."
"Arthur?" She looked at him. Her eyes were half-open. Arthur had left the Granger's house two years ago because his mother was dying and needed to be with him one last time. He never went back to the Granger's though. He used to be so close to the teenager before him. They used to play basketball together. "Is it really you?" Then Sadie realized that she was bound all over. "Why are you doing this?"
"This is not for me." He looked at her. "This is for him."
"Who's him?" Sadie began to doze off again.
"My master."
"Wh.. . ." Sadie wasn't able to finish her sentence but instead dozed off again.
~*~*~*~
"Where is father?" Draco asked as he watched Hermione sit on the hammock outside in the garden.
"He and Hermione decided that he should apparate back to the witch world to secretly search for Sadie's exact location with some of the seers and stuff." Narcissa looked at her son. "He's very worried about Sadie."
"We all are mom." Draco watched Hermione cry by herself. He wanted to go to her and comfort her but he knew that this was her time to be alone.
"Is she okay?" Narcissa asked.
"What would you do if I disappeared at Sadie's age?" Draco asked his mother.
"I don't know." Narcissa shook her head.
"Sadie's all Hermione's ever really had in the past fifteen years." Draco looked at his mother.
"I know." Narcissa nodded. "I can't begin to imagine how much pain she is in right now. I've only known Sadie for a few days and I am hurting like anything."
"I know, me too." Draco put his arms around his mother.
Lucius apparated back into the room where Draco and Narcissa were.
"Any sign of her?" Draco asked looking hopeful.
Lucius shook his head sadly. "She's no where to be found. It's like she's disappeared from the face of the earth. But they believe that someone with witchcraft has something to do with this. You can't just erase anyone from the radar's of the witch world."
"Could it be Gracie?" Narcissa spoke up.
"No. I checked her status and according to the radar right now, she is all the way in Canada."
~*~*~*~
The investigators finally came. Draco escorted Hermione back to the house.
"Where were you at the time of the crime scene?" He asked patiently.
"We were having dinner out." Hermione held Draco's hand. "Then Draco proposed to me and I wanted to tell Sadie so I went to Crystals house where she was supposed to be and she wasn't there."
"Do you think I could get the telephone number of this Crystal girl and all her other friends and get them to come over?"
"Yes. Their numbers are on the fridge door." Hermione nodded.
"Maica!" He looked at his assistant. "Go to the fridge door and get all of Samantha's friends on the phone and into this house."
"Gotcha boss." She looked at them and walked away.
"You can call her Sadie. She doesn't really use Samantha." Hermione corrected.
"Okay. So where exactly was Sadie going and why was she going there?"
"I already told you her friend Crystal's house." Hermione looked at him. "She was going to sleep over."
He continued to ask Hermione more personal questions about Sadie's behavior.
"Boss, I got a Crystal Smart here." She knocked on the door.
"Bring her in." he nodded.
The teenager slowly walked in the room. Hermione looked at the teenager as she walked into the room. She headed for the seat far from all of them.
"Crys, sit here." Hermione looked at her.
She looked hesitant at first but finally she walked over.
"Is she really gone?" She asked.
"It's been twenty-four hours so she's claimed missing, yes." The investigator nodded.
"Bu. . . but. . . "Crystal began to cry.
"Would you mind if I asked you a few questions?"
She shook her head.
"How long have you and Sadie been friends."
"Since, since we were babies."
"Are you two close?" He looked at her again.
"Like sisters." She nodded as tears continued to flow from her eyes.
"Was Sadie going to your house last night? I mean did you know she was going?"
"No but we always do that just sleep over without even asking the other. It's just something we've been doing since forever."
"You said you and Sadie were close, right?"
"Yes."
"So she told you practically everything."
"Yes. I would think so." She nodded her head.
"Has she ever cried to you about anything lately? Talked about running away or anything like that?"
"Are you implying that my daughter ran away from me?" Hermione asked in anger.
"There are possibilities so yes. If she had reason to."
"She had no reason to!" Hermione yelled. Draco calmed her down.
"Well there was a time when she was little depressed because she was always jealous of me because I had a father." Crystal looked at them. "But she's over that now. She found him." She pointed to Draco.
"So you are the victims father." He looked at Draco.
"Draco Malfoy." He put out his hand and the man shook it.
"So you're telling me that there was absolutely no way that Sadie could have run off."
"Yes. She's always been happy with her life. She's got everything now." Crystal smiled at Draco.
"Miss Granger do you know anyone who would want to hurt your daughter?" He looked at her.
"My aunt."
"Would you know what her reason would be?" He looked at her. Hermione and Draco told him the story of what had happened in the wedding. "Maica!" He called his assistant. "Look for everything we've got on a Gracie Safford- Granger."
In a few short hours they were able to get all the information on Gracie.
"She's in Canada. It's impossible that she had anything to do with Sadie's disappearance."
"Unlikely." The man corrected. "But not impossible."
~*~*~*~
"We need you all to give a press release on Sadie." Marcus, Hermione's partner looked at her the following morning as the two were having coffee.
"Why?" Hermione asked groggily, she hadn't slept in the last two days.
"At this very moment everyone wants a piece of information on how Sadie could have disappeared." He looked at her. "And you've got to speak up they're killing you, Hermione, slowly we are all going down just because they think you are a bad mother. And I know that you're not. I know Sadie and she's been raised the best way any kid could be raised."
"She's a good girl." Hermione began to cry again as she thought of her daughter.
"You have got to speak up. We have reporters calling from all over America awaiting what you have to say and the story behind Samantha Granger's disappearance."
"There is no story." Hermione looked at him weakly. "I've got the best CIA agents in America looking for her and still we haven't got one clue as to where she is or who she's with. Now tell me is that possible?"
"I don't know."
"I will do everything in my power to have my baby in my arms again. Whether it takes years or even the rest of my life. And if the media will help so be it. I will find Sadie."
Marcus nodded his head. "You will find her."
~*~*~*~
"Damn my head." Sadie only managed to clutch it a little the ropes only allowed so much.
"So you've finally awaken." Arthur looked at her.
"What do you want from me?" she cried.
"Nothing. It's my boss that wants something from you." He looked at her brutally. Slowly the curse was taking over his body making him even meaner.
"And who would that be?" She looked at him. Her stomach began to grumble. She was starving and dehydrated.
"I don't know."
She knew that she needed stuff from him so she decided not to make anymore side comments. "Could I have something to eat or drink?"
"Yes." He slid a plate of crackers and a glass of water at her.
'That's it?' She thought to herself. 'I haven't eaten in. . . how long have a been here?'
"How long have I been here?" She asked.
"A little over a day." He looked at the TV completely ignoring her.
Sadie slowly tried to pick up the crackers with her hands. She struggled for awhile but finally she was able to eat and drink. She sat there as Arthur flipped through the channels. ~*~*~*~
The next day (Day Three)
"Miss Granger, I am Susie Bates." The talk show host introduced herself. (Think Oprah but more on the paparazzi style side)
"Please call me Hermione." She nodded her head. "These girls here are Sadie's friends." The teenagers introduced themselves.
"Show starts in two." A man called out. "Let me show you all to your seats."
"In five, four, three, two. . ." The man counted.
"Good afternoon today on Susie Bates. The full report on what happened to the missing child of millionaire-producer, Hermione Granger. Today we are in California on a live broadcast of what really happened to Sadie Granger. We have her mother and all five of her girlfriends to give us the 41. Good afternoon girls."
"Good afternoon, Susie." They said in unison.
"About two nights ago Samantha Danielle Granger or what her friends fondly call her as, Sadie disappeared at around seven o'clock in the evening."
"Hermione, what was Sadie like?" Susie looked at her.
"Well, she was a very talented girl, very flexible and I mean that in a sense that she did some many different things."
"She was never unhappy?"
"Not that I know of, no." Hermione shook her head.
"Reports show that there might be a possibility that Sadie ran away."
"The investigators dropped that yesterday afternoon because there was no note or anything."
"I hear they are having a pretty hard time looking for her daughter. No evidence what so ever, am I right?"
Hermione nodded her head as tears began to fall slowly from her eyes.
"We have some of Sadie's friends and of course her best friend Crystal Smart. Dear, are you in anyway related to the self-made millionaire James Smart?" Susie asked curiously.
"He's my father." Crystal replied politely.
"Ah. So anyway how long have you and Sadie been friends?" Susie asked.
"We go all the way back."
"One word that best describes Sadie?" Susie looked at the young girls.
They turned to each other and laughed for the first time since they found out about Sadie disappearance.
"Sadie-ish." They said in unison.
"Excuse me?" Susie shot them a confused look. "Sadie-ish?"
"It's something we came up with." Megz looked at Susie and then back at her friends.
"There's no one like her. She's her own person." Isabel put in.
"She's Sadie." Jamie repeated and Laura nodded her head in agreement.
"Did Sadie ever come to you girls with problems?"
"No." Jamie shook her head.
"Not to me." Laura shrugged.
"Nah." Megz flicked her hand.
"I don't think so." Isabel put in.
"She's never gone to any of us with problems. I mean boy problems yeah but she's never really had problems at home. Usually it's one of us running to her." Crystal put in.
"Except there was this time when she argued with her mom for awhile but that was years ago." Isabel smiled at Hermione.
"Do you think she got over it?" Susie asked.
"Oh definitely. Sadie's probably the most understanding person you could ever meet." Megz nodded her had. "I think from experience we can all agree to that."
"So there is absolutely no way that Sadie would run away." Susie pushed.
"Look Susie, the only way my best friend would ever disappear is because someone is probably angry at someone related to her." Crystal blurted out.
~*~*~*~
From across town the investigator was watching the interview.
"That's it!" He yelled. "Maica make sure that all of Sadie's close relatives are in the Granger Mansion right after this show."
~*~*~*~
"Who could that possibly be?" Susie looked at Hermione.
"I wasn't implying that it was Aunt Hermione." Crystal cut in. It was a trait that she and Sadie shared they always spoke up for themselves and the people they loved. "I just was saying that there was no way that Sadie would have run away, okay?"
Susie looked at the young girl. And faced the camera's, "After the commercial break we. Part two of the interviews of Sadie's friends and mother and of course their messages to the missing fifteen-year-old. More on Susie Bates."
~*~*~*~
Sadie was watching the Susie Bates show when Arthur had fallen asleep.
She watched silently as her mother and friends talked about her. Tears began to fall from her eyes. She made sure not to make any movements so that she could finish the show and not disturb Arthur.
~*~*~*~
"We're back on Susie Bates." Susie smiled at the camera. "Back to our discussion on Samantha Danielle Granger's life. . . the fifteen year old girl who disappeared two nights ago leaving no trace at all. Hermione do you consider you daughter and her friends close?"
"Very much. They're like sisters really." Hermione nodded her head. "Having Sadie's friends around are like having five more daughters."
"Girls are you close to Sadie's mom?"
They nodded their heads.
"Do you think Sadie and Hermione are close?"
"As close as anything can get." Laura nodded.
"Did you an Sadie fight a lot?" Susie asked Hermione.
"The typical arguments nothing extravagant."
"How did you feel when you found out your daughter was gone."
"No one can describe the words of pain when you loose someone close to your heart." Hermione looked down.
"Well said. What about you girls what were your reactions?"
"I cried, I couldn't believe it." Megz whispered.
"I still can't believe it." Isabel put in.
"Cried." Jamie and Laura said in unison.
"Then I passed out." Jamie smiled weakly.
"What about you Crystal?"
Crystal put her head down and began to cry. "I haven't slept in days, I've been crying. Yesterday my dad came home from Malaysia with things for me and Sadie and I cried even harder. I'm sure most of you can figure out what happened to me when I found out that Sadie was missing especially since she was supposed to be with me."
"Before we end the show when we come back special words from the people who are close to Sadie Granger. After this commercial break."
Susie turned to Hermione and the other girls. "You made your short messages right?"
They nodded sadly.
"In five, four, three, two. . ." The man counted off again.
"We're back to the final portion of the show. A message from Sadie's friends to Sadie." Susie nodded her head at the girls.
"Hey Sadie. It's Megz. . ."
"And Isabel. We miss you."
"And hope you're doing okay." Megz put in.
"Be strong." Isabel added.
"We love you, Sadie. Take care." They said in unison as tears began to fall from their eyes.
"Hey Sadie. It's Laura. I hope you're okay. Please let us know where you are. Nothing's the same without you." Laura began to cry and could not continue.
"It's Jamie, tom boy." She laughed a little. "I love you girl and I miss you. I'll be praying for you. Stay safe and remember that everything will be all right if you have faith. I love you!"
"Crystal." Susie looked at the young girl.
"Sadie, it's Crystal." Tears sprang from her eyes as the camera went nearer. "Let us know your okay. We need to know everyone is going nuts. I miss you more than anything and I just want to know you're alright. You promised me you'd be here for me when I needed you most and I need you right now, Sade. Where are you? Please let us know you're okay. I love you, girl. Please to whoever got her, she's a great girl and I can't live without her. She's my best friend. I'll do anything just don't hurt her."
~*~*~*~
Sadie's tears began to fall as she watched as her best friends broke down and cried calling her to come home.
"Sadie, baby. It's mom." Hermione's face took over the TV.
"Mom." Sadie cried as she tried to reach for the TV.
"Sadie please don't do anything that can bring harm to you. I promise I'll find you. No matter what I will find you. You'll be okay and we'll be together again. I promise you that. And wherever you are be careful and stay away from danger. I miss you baby and I love you more than you will eve know. Please let us know you're okay. And as to the one who took my child don't do anything to harm her please she's just a kid. She's barely gone through her life. Please bring her back to me. I need my baby." Hermione began to cry.
"Well, this is Susie Bates signing off. Wolf (this Fox) will keep you updated on the events of Sadie Granger's kidnap case.
"Mom." Sadie cried.
There was a knock on the door and quickly Arthur stood up and answered it.
"Who is it?"
"Me." The voice whispered.
"Master. . ." Arthur quickly opened the door.
The man in the hood walked into the room and studies Sadie for a moment.
"Who are you and what do you want from me?" Sadie cried.
"Hush child remember mommy said she didn't want me to hurt you." The voice laughed. "This is going to hurt Hermione so much she's going to kill herself."
"Why my mom, what did she do to you?"
"She took away everything I hoped for." The voice sneered.
"Who are you?" She asked again.
The man began to pull of his hood.
"Sadie. . ." Sadie's eyes got big as her name was called.
~*~*~*~
A/N: Okay the ultimate cliffhanger. Who could it possibly be? Have I confused you all or do you all still know who it is? Find out in the up coming chapters.
I worked really hard for this chapter so I am going to ask for twenty reviews, is that okay? Or at least more than ten would be just as great. What did you think about this chapter? Please tell me. . .
God bless!!
--- guitar-goddess
Summary: Haha. . . Let's just make all of you crave for this chapter.
Corrections: There are probably like some misspelled words and stuff so just try to figure it out if I made a mistake okay? Thanks!
Special Thanks: Okay to my favorite part of making the story. The thank you's
Avri - This is the update! I hope you like it.
Flash Maguire - Sorry about the not showing chapters. Fanfiction says it take up to twenty-four hours blah, blah, blah! I'm glad you like the story. I also enjoy the arguments between the two girls. I wish I had a friend like Sadie so I could talk to her like that too but unfortunately all my friends speak like normal human beings. But that's cool too I guess. Thanks for calling my story terrific! Although I'm praying my head doesn't get big but from the mirror it still looks pretty normal. Haha! I'll keep writing if you keep reading and also reviewing!
Neo_Aphrodite or Pauline - Welcome to fanfiction (the site that takes forever to download)! I'm just kidding. This is the most reliable site that where you can get really good fanfiction stories. But I was pissed when they removed the Music and Celebrities categories but I've gotten over it. Finally! You have to log in so that I can click on your name although I'll just search for it with Fido that dumb wonder pup! Haha! I'll try to check out your story today if not tomorrow but, I assure you I will read it. And once again welcome to ff.net!!! Where anything can happen, I mean anything! Peace!
PassionPolice237 - Again to the second person who was unable to access my stupid story. I am so sorry! I am so flattered that you put me on your favorites list!! Yey! I hope you liked chapter thirteen and fourteen because you didn't say anything. I'll pray you do!! I hope you're still alive I'd like to know what you think about this chapter and the previous ones.
Believethefaith - Thank you, thank you!!! I am so happy you like this chapter!! Ahh!! I will go as fast as I can to make my readers and of course my lovely reviewers happy! I am so happy that you are enjoying my story. I'll work like extra, extra hours and add more stuff so that I can make this story longer! Thanks! God bless!
AznGrl - Ah!!! Just kidding. You'll find out maybe in this chapter or possibly the next chapter who the "real" villain is! Buwahahaha! Here's more for you!
Kiran Binu - Okay! I'm glad that you liked that chapter as well as the one's before it. Tell me about it fifteen years, fifteen long years. I mean their kid's a freaking teenager already. I'm glad you like my ideas. I love your reviews. Heck, I love everyone's reviews!
Sam - Sam the seer!! Is my story predictable now? Well that part was really predictable because that planning scene or something like that gave it all away. I'll try to make this chapter less predictable. Enjoy this chapter and don't forget to review!
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"Everywhere I turn, I see your face. Reminding me of a higher place. Every time you smile, angels cry, every time you walk on by." -sung by Britney Spears (Walk on By)
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"Did you make sure to put the bracelet on?" The voice whispered hoarsely over the phone.
"Yes. I put it on her ankle to that she can't touch it."
"Never mind if she touches it. She won't be able to get it out." The voice yelled.
"When will you come?" He asked nervously.
"When I please." She screamed. "I could come next year for all you care!"
"But. . ." The man collapsed on the floor as the curse began taking over him.
Sadie was still knocked out. The man had tied the rope all around her body. Her arms clung together in front of her.
"Has she awakened?"
"No. I think I put too much."
"You imbecile! If that child dies before I can kill her I will have your head!" The voice cried and slammed down the phone. The man looked down at the girl. She looked so helpless. He knew that he wanted to release her but he didn't realize that he was under a spell, which is why he couldn't.
"Hello?" The man picked up the phone.
"It's me." The voice said.
The man didn't know whether he was talking to a male or a female.
"Sir." He said. The voice did not protest.
"Yes?"
"I think she's waking up."
"Go to her and watch her." The voice ordered.
"Yes, sir!" He nodded to himself as the voice or man put the phone down.
"Ugh." Sadie said groggily.
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It had been a little over twelve hours since Sadie's disappearance and Draco and Hermione were in the police station to report the case.
"How long since she's been gone?" The police asked calmly.
"I don't know." Hermione looked at her watch it was already eight in the morning. "Thirteen hours maybe," she estimated.
"I'm sorry but we can't analyze your case if it hasn't been twenty-four hours." The police officer stated. "She's probably at her friends house or something."
"You're joking right!" Hermione cried. "Do you have any idea who I am? I'm fucking Hermione Granger of the fucking HG Production Company."
"Ma'am you do not have to use that kind of language here."
Draco held her down. "Do not tell me how to use my language my fifteen year old daughter is missing and she was only supposed to go to her friends house who lives a block away. I wouldn't expect her to be anywhere else!"
"Please Ms. Granger! Calm down!" The police officer looked at her sternly. "We can give you a couple of investigators but that is all I can do until the twenty-four hour time is over."
"My daughter is missing please just please help me." Hermione cried.
"We will. I assure you. I suggest that you take Ms. Granger home and let her lie down." The policeman looked at Draco.
"I will." He nodded. He carefully helped Hermione up and escorted her to the car. But as soon as they stepped out there were reporters everywhere.
"Ms. Granger! Ms. Granger! Is it true that your daughter disappeared last night?" They were all crying out.
"What happened and where were you?"
"Would a mother in her right mind allow her only child to walk around late at night?" One called out.
Finally Draco got Hermione in the car.
"I can't believe they think I'm a bad mother." She cried as Draco drove away from all the media.
"Herm, they don't even know the entire story." Draco comforted.
"Even I don't and I'm her mother." Hermione cried in anger and frustration.
"Hermione please." Draco pleaded he was doing his best not to cry. He needed to be strong for Hermione. He needed to be her rock now. It was his turn to feel her pain. But Draco couldn't help but be heartbroken by the fact that his daughter had disappeared. He just found her and now he's lost her again.
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Sadie slowly woke up. "Wh. . . where am I?" She asked weakly the poison was still in her body. She was very drowsy at the moment. She looked around to what seemed to be a rather nice apartment.
"My home." The voice on the couch whispered.
"Who are you?" She shut her eyes. She had the worst headache.
The man slowly turned around to face her. "I use to be you butler."
"Arthur?" She looked at him. Her eyes were half-open. Arthur had left the Granger's house two years ago because his mother was dying and needed to be with him one last time. He never went back to the Granger's though. He used to be so close to the teenager before him. They used to play basketball together. "Is it really you?" Then Sadie realized that she was bound all over. "Why are you doing this?"
"This is not for me." He looked at her. "This is for him."
"Who's him?" Sadie began to doze off again.
"My master."
"Wh.. . ." Sadie wasn't able to finish her sentence but instead dozed off again.
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"Where is father?" Draco asked as he watched Hermione sit on the hammock outside in the garden.
"He and Hermione decided that he should apparate back to the witch world to secretly search for Sadie's exact location with some of the seers and stuff." Narcissa looked at her son. "He's very worried about Sadie."
"We all are mom." Draco watched Hermione cry by herself. He wanted to go to her and comfort her but he knew that this was her time to be alone.
"Is she okay?" Narcissa asked.
"What would you do if I disappeared at Sadie's age?" Draco asked his mother.
"I don't know." Narcissa shook her head.
"Sadie's all Hermione's ever really had in the past fifteen years." Draco looked at his mother.
"I know." Narcissa nodded. "I can't begin to imagine how much pain she is in right now. I've only known Sadie for a few days and I am hurting like anything."
"I know, me too." Draco put his arms around his mother.
Lucius apparated back into the room where Draco and Narcissa were.
"Any sign of her?" Draco asked looking hopeful.
Lucius shook his head sadly. "She's no where to be found. It's like she's disappeared from the face of the earth. But they believe that someone with witchcraft has something to do with this. You can't just erase anyone from the radar's of the witch world."
"Could it be Gracie?" Narcissa spoke up.
"No. I checked her status and according to the radar right now, she is all the way in Canada."
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The investigators finally came. Draco escorted Hermione back to the house.
"Where were you at the time of the crime scene?" He asked patiently.
"We were having dinner out." Hermione held Draco's hand. "Then Draco proposed to me and I wanted to tell Sadie so I went to Crystals house where she was supposed to be and she wasn't there."
"Do you think I could get the telephone number of this Crystal girl and all her other friends and get them to come over?"
"Yes. Their numbers are on the fridge door." Hermione nodded.
"Maica!" He looked at his assistant. "Go to the fridge door and get all of Samantha's friends on the phone and into this house."
"Gotcha boss." She looked at them and walked away.
"You can call her Sadie. She doesn't really use Samantha." Hermione corrected.
"Okay. So where exactly was Sadie going and why was she going there?"
"I already told you her friend Crystal's house." Hermione looked at him. "She was going to sleep over."
He continued to ask Hermione more personal questions about Sadie's behavior.
"Boss, I got a Crystal Smart here." She knocked on the door.
"Bring her in." he nodded.
The teenager slowly walked in the room. Hermione looked at the teenager as she walked into the room. She headed for the seat far from all of them.
"Crys, sit here." Hermione looked at her.
She looked hesitant at first but finally she walked over.
"Is she really gone?" She asked.
"It's been twenty-four hours so she's claimed missing, yes." The investigator nodded.
"Bu. . . but. . . "Crystal began to cry.
"Would you mind if I asked you a few questions?"
She shook her head.
"How long have you and Sadie been friends."
"Since, since we were babies."
"Are you two close?" He looked at her again.
"Like sisters." She nodded as tears continued to flow from her eyes.
"Was Sadie going to your house last night? I mean did you know she was going?"
"No but we always do that just sleep over without even asking the other. It's just something we've been doing since forever."
"You said you and Sadie were close, right?"
"Yes."
"So she told you practically everything."
"Yes. I would think so." She nodded her head.
"Has she ever cried to you about anything lately? Talked about running away or anything like that?"
"Are you implying that my daughter ran away from me?" Hermione asked in anger.
"There are possibilities so yes. If she had reason to."
"She had no reason to!" Hermione yelled. Draco calmed her down.
"Well there was a time when she was little depressed because she was always jealous of me because I had a father." Crystal looked at them. "But she's over that now. She found him." She pointed to Draco.
"So you are the victims father." He looked at Draco.
"Draco Malfoy." He put out his hand and the man shook it.
"So you're telling me that there was absolutely no way that Sadie could have run off."
"Yes. She's always been happy with her life. She's got everything now." Crystal smiled at Draco.
"Miss Granger do you know anyone who would want to hurt your daughter?" He looked at her.
"My aunt."
"Would you know what her reason would be?" He looked at her. Hermione and Draco told him the story of what had happened in the wedding. "Maica!" He called his assistant. "Look for everything we've got on a Gracie Safford- Granger."
In a few short hours they were able to get all the information on Gracie.
"She's in Canada. It's impossible that she had anything to do with Sadie's disappearance."
"Unlikely." The man corrected. "But not impossible."
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"We need you all to give a press release on Sadie." Marcus, Hermione's partner looked at her the following morning as the two were having coffee.
"Why?" Hermione asked groggily, she hadn't slept in the last two days.
"At this very moment everyone wants a piece of information on how Sadie could have disappeared." He looked at her. "And you've got to speak up they're killing you, Hermione, slowly we are all going down just because they think you are a bad mother. And I know that you're not. I know Sadie and she's been raised the best way any kid could be raised."
"She's a good girl." Hermione began to cry again as she thought of her daughter.
"You have got to speak up. We have reporters calling from all over America awaiting what you have to say and the story behind Samantha Granger's disappearance."
"There is no story." Hermione looked at him weakly. "I've got the best CIA agents in America looking for her and still we haven't got one clue as to where she is or who she's with. Now tell me is that possible?"
"I don't know."
"I will do everything in my power to have my baby in my arms again. Whether it takes years or even the rest of my life. And if the media will help so be it. I will find Sadie."
Marcus nodded his head. "You will find her."
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"Damn my head." Sadie only managed to clutch it a little the ropes only allowed so much.
"So you've finally awaken." Arthur looked at her.
"What do you want from me?" she cried.
"Nothing. It's my boss that wants something from you." He looked at her brutally. Slowly the curse was taking over his body making him even meaner.
"And who would that be?" She looked at him. Her stomach began to grumble. She was starving and dehydrated.
"I don't know."
She knew that she needed stuff from him so she decided not to make anymore side comments. "Could I have something to eat or drink?"
"Yes." He slid a plate of crackers and a glass of water at her.
'That's it?' She thought to herself. 'I haven't eaten in. . . how long have a been here?'
"How long have I been here?" She asked.
"A little over a day." He looked at the TV completely ignoring her.
Sadie slowly tried to pick up the crackers with her hands. She struggled for awhile but finally she was able to eat and drink. She sat there as Arthur flipped through the channels. ~*~*~*~
The next day (Day Three)
"Miss Granger, I am Susie Bates." The talk show host introduced herself. (Think Oprah but more on the paparazzi style side)
"Please call me Hermione." She nodded her head. "These girls here are Sadie's friends." The teenagers introduced themselves.
"Show starts in two." A man called out. "Let me show you all to your seats."
"In five, four, three, two. . ." The man counted.
"Good afternoon today on Susie Bates. The full report on what happened to the missing child of millionaire-producer, Hermione Granger. Today we are in California on a live broadcast of what really happened to Sadie Granger. We have her mother and all five of her girlfriends to give us the 41. Good afternoon girls."
"Good afternoon, Susie." They said in unison.
"About two nights ago Samantha Danielle Granger or what her friends fondly call her as, Sadie disappeared at around seven o'clock in the evening."
"Hermione, what was Sadie like?" Susie looked at her.
"Well, she was a very talented girl, very flexible and I mean that in a sense that she did some many different things."
"She was never unhappy?"
"Not that I know of, no." Hermione shook her head.
"Reports show that there might be a possibility that Sadie ran away."
"The investigators dropped that yesterday afternoon because there was no note or anything."
"I hear they are having a pretty hard time looking for her daughter. No evidence what so ever, am I right?"
Hermione nodded her head as tears began to fall slowly from her eyes.
"We have some of Sadie's friends and of course her best friend Crystal Smart. Dear, are you in anyway related to the self-made millionaire James Smart?" Susie asked curiously.
"He's my father." Crystal replied politely.
"Ah. So anyway how long have you and Sadie been friends?" Susie asked.
"We go all the way back."
"One word that best describes Sadie?" Susie looked at the young girls.
They turned to each other and laughed for the first time since they found out about Sadie disappearance.
"Sadie-ish." They said in unison.
"Excuse me?" Susie shot them a confused look. "Sadie-ish?"
"It's something we came up with." Megz looked at Susie and then back at her friends.
"There's no one like her. She's her own person." Isabel put in.
"She's Sadie." Jamie repeated and Laura nodded her head in agreement.
"Did Sadie ever come to you girls with problems?"
"No." Jamie shook her head.
"Not to me." Laura shrugged.
"Nah." Megz flicked her hand.
"I don't think so." Isabel put in.
"She's never gone to any of us with problems. I mean boy problems yeah but she's never really had problems at home. Usually it's one of us running to her." Crystal put in.
"Except there was this time when she argued with her mom for awhile but that was years ago." Isabel smiled at Hermione.
"Do you think she got over it?" Susie asked.
"Oh definitely. Sadie's probably the most understanding person you could ever meet." Megz nodded her had. "I think from experience we can all agree to that."
"So there is absolutely no way that Sadie would run away." Susie pushed.
"Look Susie, the only way my best friend would ever disappear is because someone is probably angry at someone related to her." Crystal blurted out.
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From across town the investigator was watching the interview.
"That's it!" He yelled. "Maica make sure that all of Sadie's close relatives are in the Granger Mansion right after this show."
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"Who could that possibly be?" Susie looked at Hermione.
"I wasn't implying that it was Aunt Hermione." Crystal cut in. It was a trait that she and Sadie shared they always spoke up for themselves and the people they loved. "I just was saying that there was no way that Sadie would have run away, okay?"
Susie looked at the young girl. And faced the camera's, "After the commercial break we. Part two of the interviews of Sadie's friends and mother and of course their messages to the missing fifteen-year-old. More on Susie Bates."
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Sadie was watching the Susie Bates show when Arthur had fallen asleep.
She watched silently as her mother and friends talked about her. Tears began to fall from her eyes. She made sure not to make any movements so that she could finish the show and not disturb Arthur.
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"We're back on Susie Bates." Susie smiled at the camera. "Back to our discussion on Samantha Danielle Granger's life. . . the fifteen year old girl who disappeared two nights ago leaving no trace at all. Hermione do you consider you daughter and her friends close?"
"Very much. They're like sisters really." Hermione nodded her head. "Having Sadie's friends around are like having five more daughters."
"Girls are you close to Sadie's mom?"
They nodded their heads.
"Do you think Sadie and Hermione are close?"
"As close as anything can get." Laura nodded.
"Did you an Sadie fight a lot?" Susie asked Hermione.
"The typical arguments nothing extravagant."
"How did you feel when you found out your daughter was gone."
"No one can describe the words of pain when you loose someone close to your heart." Hermione looked down.
"Well said. What about you girls what were your reactions?"
"I cried, I couldn't believe it." Megz whispered.
"I still can't believe it." Isabel put in.
"Cried." Jamie and Laura said in unison.
"Then I passed out." Jamie smiled weakly.
"What about you Crystal?"
Crystal put her head down and began to cry. "I haven't slept in days, I've been crying. Yesterday my dad came home from Malaysia with things for me and Sadie and I cried even harder. I'm sure most of you can figure out what happened to me when I found out that Sadie was missing especially since she was supposed to be with me."
"Before we end the show when we come back special words from the people who are close to Sadie Granger. After this commercial break."
Susie turned to Hermione and the other girls. "You made your short messages right?"
They nodded sadly.
"In five, four, three, two. . ." The man counted off again.
"We're back to the final portion of the show. A message from Sadie's friends to Sadie." Susie nodded her head at the girls.
"Hey Sadie. It's Megz. . ."
"And Isabel. We miss you."
"And hope you're doing okay." Megz put in.
"Be strong." Isabel added.
"We love you, Sadie. Take care." They said in unison as tears began to fall from their eyes.
"Hey Sadie. It's Laura. I hope you're okay. Please let us know where you are. Nothing's the same without you." Laura began to cry and could not continue.
"It's Jamie, tom boy." She laughed a little. "I love you girl and I miss you. I'll be praying for you. Stay safe and remember that everything will be all right if you have faith. I love you!"
"Crystal." Susie looked at the young girl.
"Sadie, it's Crystal." Tears sprang from her eyes as the camera went nearer. "Let us know your okay. We need to know everyone is going nuts. I miss you more than anything and I just want to know you're alright. You promised me you'd be here for me when I needed you most and I need you right now, Sade. Where are you? Please let us know you're okay. I love you, girl. Please to whoever got her, she's a great girl and I can't live without her. She's my best friend. I'll do anything just don't hurt her."
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Sadie's tears began to fall as she watched as her best friends broke down and cried calling her to come home.
"Sadie, baby. It's mom." Hermione's face took over the TV.
"Mom." Sadie cried as she tried to reach for the TV.
"Sadie please don't do anything that can bring harm to you. I promise I'll find you. No matter what I will find you. You'll be okay and we'll be together again. I promise you that. And wherever you are be careful and stay away from danger. I miss you baby and I love you more than you will eve know. Please let us know you're okay. And as to the one who took my child don't do anything to harm her please she's just a kid. She's barely gone through her life. Please bring her back to me. I need my baby." Hermione began to cry.
"Well, this is Susie Bates signing off. Wolf (this Fox) will keep you updated on the events of Sadie Granger's kidnap case.
"Mom." Sadie cried.
There was a knock on the door and quickly Arthur stood up and answered it.
"Who is it?"
"Me." The voice whispered.
"Master. . ." Arthur quickly opened the door.
The man in the hood walked into the room and studies Sadie for a moment.
"Who are you and what do you want from me?" Sadie cried.
"Hush child remember mommy said she didn't want me to hurt you." The voice laughed. "This is going to hurt Hermione so much she's going to kill herself."
"Why my mom, what did she do to you?"
"She took away everything I hoped for." The voice sneered.
"Who are you?" She asked again.
The man began to pull of his hood.
"Sadie. . ." Sadie's eyes got big as her name was called.
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A/N: Okay the ultimate cliffhanger. Who could it possibly be? Have I confused you all or do you all still know who it is? Find out in the up coming chapters.
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