Authors note: Ok yea she's supposed to die right away cause of the rope. I just wanted to make a good ending for that chapter. I mean I couldn't just say she got hanged and died, right? Anyway it makes anyone feel better my crush rejected me! Don't worry I am over it. Ok on with the story!

Chapter 16-

Harry didn't have to think about it. He knew she was dead. And he could do nothing about it. He just stared at the lifeless body hanging, tears already dropping down, burning his eyes.

After a minute Harry slowly got up, ignoring the pain going throughout his body. He yelled, not to Ron but to the darkness, " How dare you!"

" How dare you!" Harry said once again. " How dare you use one of my best friend as a weapon to murder my other best friend! You're going to pay!"

" Oh really?" The voice said, with a cold amused voice. " Very well, but only if you fight one of my followers to the death."

" But what about my wand?"

" Harry! If you want me to pay you must fight with your own hands to make it sweeter. Are you in?"

" Go ahead!" Harry said angrier by the minute. He looked straight ahead trying to ignore the lifeless body hanging. He tried not to think of the fact that Hermione was gone. If he did think he for sure would break down and not be able to fight. He didn't want to give Voldemort the satisfaction that he did hurt Harry in more ways than one.

" Well?" Harry yelled. " Where is your fighter?"

" He is standing right behind you," replied Voldemort with an evil voice. You just knew he wanted to laugh.

Harry slowly turned around and faced Ron. He couldn't fight Ron; Ron was under a spell and was his best friend.

" I want to fight someone else," Harry said.

" Harry. There is no one else. But if you must then I will find someone to take his place, but then your friend will have to die too."

" What? Why?" Harry cried looking around him.

" Because. He wouldn't be useful to me anymore. But you can save him only if you fight him."

Harry knew he had no other options left. Swallowing, Harry turned back to face Ron. " Fine. I'm so sorry Ron." And like that Harry punched his best friend in the face.

Ron didn't seem to be hurt from the punch. He just looked at Harry and blinked. Then all of a sudden Rob took his wand and pointed it at Harry. Ron silently said a spell and all of a sudden lights shot out of the wand.

Within seconds Harry felt pain all over his body. He fell to the ground, but slowly stood up again. " Ron." He groaned, " Snap out of it."

Ron didn't listen, but instead said another spell. This time Harry flew into the air and then slammed right back down to the ground. Blood flew out of Harry's mouth when his body made contact with the ground. Ron took no pity on him; instead he said another spell. Harry slammed into a wall and back down to the ground.

Harry groaned, using all of his strength to get up. " Ron! Snap out of it!"

Ron didn't listen, but was about to say another spell. But before he did, Harry used all his frustration to slam Ron in the face. The wand in Ron hands dropped to the ground. As Ron stepped back a little Harry quickly grabbed the wand and pointed it to Ron. " Don't move," Harry said through his teeth. Ron just stood there, his face all bloody. Harry whispered, " I hope you can forgive me," and then he said a spell that stunned Ron. Ron fell to the ground all frozen, his eyes open wide.

Harry turned and looked at the darkness. " There I won. Now show yourself."

" Not so fast Harry. Remember what I said? I told you that you could fight me once you kill my fighter. I can still see him breathing." Voldemort said with an evil snicker.

" But!" Harry tried to protest but knew it was useless. He stared at his friend, not knowing what to do.

Hermione heard faint sounds coming from behind the wall. She saw nothing but darkness, but that was because she had her eyes close. She was afraid to open them, thinking she might be in a room full of dead people. Slowly she opened one eye and then the other. She was in a cellar, the walls covered with slimy gunk.

She heard more sounds coming through the wall. She placed her ear against the wall and heard Harry and Voldemort fighting. Hermione suddenly remembered what happened.

*Flashback*

Hermione was thrown into a room, but she wasn't alone. Ron was there, sitting in a corner. Ron was crying, fear was shown all over his face.

" Ron are you all right?" Hermione asked, walking over to him. Suddenly the door creaked opened and a man stepped in. Voldemort.

" What do you want?" Hermione asked, fear visible in her voice. Voldemort didn't answer but instead waked over to Ron. He took out a Ron, at first it seemed as if he was pointing it at Hermione but he turned it towards Ron. Voldemort said a spell and all of a sudden Ron crying stopped. His eyes turned cold, all empty inside. " Ron are you all right?" Hermione asked. Ron stood up and walked over to Voldemort. " What did you do to him?" Hermione demanded, the fear still there.

Voldemort gave an evil laugh. " I guess it wouldn't hurt to just tell you my plan. After all what could one filthy mudblood do to stop me? I am going to destroy Harry, once and for all. What better way to do that than through his friends?"

"What do you mean?" Hermione whispered.

" As I waited and waited I watched Harry. Thinking of a plan good enough to ruin Harry once and for all. I watched him, the way he acted toward his friends. But most of all the way he feels for you." Voldemort eyes rested on Hermione. " What better way to hurt Harry than kill the one he loves?"

" I am not the one he loves. Cho is," Hermione said.

" Don't fool me. I've seen the way he looked at you. The way he acted towards you. I even saw the two of you kiss twice. Which quite surprise me that he actually kissed a mudblood."

Ignoring the mudblood comment Hermione said, " Whatever you plan to do won't work. Harry is too powerful for you."

" Or so you think," Voldemort said. " All I need to do is make it seem like you're dead, right in front of your eyes. I'll make it seem as if Ron killed you, making Harry madder at me. Then I will force him to fight this red hair boy to the death for him to get his hands on me. Then finally I will bring you out, but that's when it is too late. When he has killed his friend with his bare hands. He will be close to insanity by then. Then I will say a spell to have him rip you to pieces and then once he snaps out of it, Harry Potter will see your body and then he will be insane for sure.." Voldemort laughed, it was painful in Hermione ears.

" YOU. YOU ARE SO EVIL!" Hermione yelled, her fear replaced by anger.

" Glad you think so," Voldemort said. " Come, we must be going now," he said to Ron who just nodded and followed him to the door. Before they went out Voldemort turned around and said, " There's nothing you can do to stop me. The end of Harry Potter is here!"

* End of flashback *

Hermione knew she had to do something to save Harry but there was nothing for her to do. Her wand was gone and she was trapped. Hermione thought the only thing left to do was to just yell and hope Harry would hear her.

" HARRY! HELP ME! VOLDEMORT IS GOING TO HURT YOU! HARRY!" Hermione cried, her throat starting to hurt. Deep down she knew he couldn't hear her, the only thing she could do now is wait and hope for the best.