Chapter 10: Stolen
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Thanks: HalfSlytherin/HalfAngel, Texas Rio Star, dunkmoonX, pupulupk,
Phyrewitchgoddess, alexpotter, Kitty, sampotter, rattyrowe, Sindy
A/N: I dedicate this chapter to HalfSlytherin/HalfAngel One: For
uploading my last chapter, and Two: AVERY LOVES YOU! (**Chuckles**)
Desdemona screamed loudly, "HERMIONE?! What are you doing out here? I
thought you were with your boyfriend!"
"Apparently she isn't," Lucius snarled angrily, "Well, spill it, mudblood!
First, you run into me and Avery in the town, and now you interrupt me with
Desdemona! Spy work is never a good thing."
Hermione pushed herself off of the ground. She was shaking with fear,
but she forced herself to look at the Death Eater in front of her, "I
was not spying!"
"Really?" Lucius said with an amused tone of voice, "Then why have
you run into me twice all ready?"
Hermione forced a smile, "Coincidence, perhaps? Well, I think I am
going back! I'll leave you two alone! Go on! Keep talking, I will just-
"
Hermione turned around and was about to run, but Lucius wouldn't allow
it. He immediately reached out and grabbed the back of Hermione's
blouse so she couldn't run, "I don't think so. You aren't going
anywhere."
Desdemona let out a whimper, "Please, Lucius, just let her go. What is
the point of hurting her?"
Lucius suddenly smirked as though he thought of an idea, "I might just have
a use for this mudblood."
Hermione's eyes filled up with tears again. She started to tremble as
the tears began to pour down her face like the rain that was starting to
fall, "Please.let me go. Please, Lucius, please. I don't want to die.
Please, just don't kill me."
Rain started to pour even harder and Hermione burst into tears. It
looked pretty damn hopeless as far as she could see. She was trapped
in a clump of dark woods with a hysterical woman and a murderous Death
Eater. **I wish Draco was here.** Hermione thought. **Draco, I am so
sorry.**
Lucius raised an eyebrow, "I never said I was going to kill you, Miss
Granger. No, I have a better idea."
"Leave her alone, please!" Desdemona cried, "She has done nothing
wrong!"
Lucius pointed his wand at Desdemona again, "You listen! I want you to
go back to that house of yours and tell your silly friends that we are
no longer here. No, don't give me that look, you stupid girl. Go back
now, and do as I say! And if they ask where Miss Granger is, tell them
she's in town. GO NOW!"
Hermione shook her head in protest. She didn't want Desdemona to leave
her with this evil man. But Desdemona chuckled nervously. It looks like she
would rather save herself then help the frightened Hermione, "S-S-Sure,
Lucius. Not a problem."
Hermione wanted to scream as she watched Desdemona run back to the mansion,
without a single glance over her shoulder. **She abandoned me!** Hermione
thought frantically, **She left me!**
Hermione began to cry harder in vain, and she said in a strangled
cry, "D-D-Desdemona, come back please..."
Lucius rolled his eyes and he loosened the grip he had on Hermione's
blouse, "Now, there is no need to bawl your eyes out. I all ready told
you that I wasn't going to kill you."
Hermione bit her lip, and thought **I have to be brave. Maybe I can
get out of this. Should I run? No, that would make things worse. I
have to talk my way out of it.**
"Where are you taking me?" Hermione asked trying to block the fear out
of her voice, "We aren't seeing Voldemort are we! You are going to
send me to him to be tortured! That's it, isn't it?"
Lucius snickered and shook his head, "You really aren't as smart as
Draco said you were! No, of course not! Why would we go see the Dark
Lord? You are coming with me to my manor in England."
"Why?" Hermione snapped, "You are going to hurt me, aren't you! You are
going to kill me, rape me, or force me to be a Death Eater!"
Hermione burst into tears yet again, and Lucius scowled, "I am not
going to hurt you! I swear, mudblood, I will not harm a hair on your
head. There is no purpose to that. Nope, but, you will help me in more
ways then one. Come on. We can't hang around here any longer."
~*~
Draco felt a little guilty about what he said to Hermione earlier. He
shouldn't have lost his temper. Maybe he should look for Hermione, and
act like nothing happened. Anything was better then lying in that bed
anyway. Draco was about to hop out of bed, when Desdemona entered,
looking rather flushed.
"What a day!" she said in a fake sugary sweet voice, "Now, Draco,
where do you think you're going?"
"I am looking for Hermione," Draco said quickly, "Would you mind
calling her for me?"
Desdemona went pale and lost her sugary sweetness almost instantly, "H-
H-Hermione is not here. No, s-she's in town."
Draco glared and asked Desdemona, his voice full of suspicion, "Why is
she in town? It's pouring out, and I really don't see why she has any
reason to be there. And anyway, I thought you said earlier that none
of us were allowed in town after Ginny vanished."
Desdemona grew furious, "I never said that, you foolish boy! You must
be hearing things due to that sickness of yours!"
"You did too say that, you stupid liar!" Draco shouted, "Now where the
hell is my girlfriend?"
Desdemona folded her arms, "I will not have this! You lie down and get
some rest! I will be busy, and I simply don't have time for the likes of
you right now!"
~*~
Hermione thought that she would never laugh again after all of the horror
she had been through, but that was before she saw Avery. He was crying like
a baby at the bar, and fighting with the bartender, because the bartender
refused to give him any more fire whiskey. "But," Avery cried loudly, "It
tastes all sugary, and it gives me a happy RUSH!"
Avery started to laugh really hard at himself and the bartender drew back
in fear. He glared at Lucius, "Sir! I must ask you to keep your insane
friend under control!"
Everyone looked up at Lucius and at Avery. They all appeared thoroughly
disgusted. Lucius was not too happy either, "AVERY! Get over here, you
stupid fool! I need you to head up to the rooms, and get our stuff!"
"WHEE! Today is a happy day! Look at the glorious young lady!" Avery
said, his blue eyes twinkling.
Avery danced over and bowed to Hermione. He winked, "Hello, m'dear.
It's nice to see we have another traveler. It gets quite lonely on our
Quest to Glory! YAHOO! Let us complete our Quest and be heroes of the
Land!"
Hermione was overcome with giggles, "Why thank you, Avery! It's so
kind of you to greet me like this."
"No problem, sweetheart! I love meeting different people!" Avery said
happily, "You are Draco's girlfriend, aren't you? I have to show you
my plushie! It is SO cute! And soft too!"
Lucius lost his temper, "Get your sorry shim ass upstairs right now,
and get our stuff! We are leaving in ten minutes! If you are not down
in ten minutes, you will SORELY regret it, Avery!"
"YAY! Another quest, you say honey? Let me go and pack our possessions! We
shall lead the path to VICTORY!" With that said Avery ran happily up the
stairs and received stares from every person in the inn.
Hermione kept chuckling even when Avery was out of sight. "He has got to be
the craziest person I have ever met!"
Lucius shook his head, "I know. I really don't have a clue what is wrong
with him. He is in desperate need of help from St. Mungos."
Hermione lost her giggles almost immediately when she realized how
horrible her situation was. "Why do I have to go to your manor? If you
are not going to hurt me, then what do you want?"
Hermione cringed when she was finished asking the question. She was
ready to be screamed at, but Lucius didn't shout at all. "There are
several good reasons why I need you there," Lucius replied, "But I
can't waste my time explaining them. Trust me. You will do me a great
favor just by being there."
"How long will I be there?" Hermione said, the tears filling her eyes
again.
Lucius shrugged, "However long it takes. Now, please, don't ask anymore
questions."
"But," Hermione protested, "I am scared to death. How can I not ask
questions? You killed Jewel and-"
Lucius went paler then usual, and Hermione took a step back. She took
a quick glance around the inn, and she realized everyone was still
talking about Avery. "Insane."
"Yes, indeed."
**Shit** Hermione thought **I shouldn't have said that!**
Lucius looked away from Hermione and seemed to forget that he was in
the inn. He stared out the window blankly, "Jewel's case was very different
then most you know. There are loads you don't know about her and what
happened."
Hermione titled her head in surprise, "What do you mean by 'different?'
Why? I saw you there and you stabbed her."
Lucius looked very serious, "Now you listen! It's extremely dangerous,
and you should forget about it. What happened to Jewel was..forget it.
I am not saying a thing."
"But!"
Then there was a loud laugh heard from above. It was Avery and he
seemed more out of control then ever. He was dressed from head to
toe in leather, he had a cigarette in his mouth, and he was waving to
everyone "HELLO!!!! I got them! Let us go and ATTACK! YES!"
Avery slid down the banister, holding a large suitcase, and he was
singing loudly. Everyone looked at him in shock. It was amazing that
someone could act so stupid, and strange in public. Hermione forgot about
her previous questions and burst out laughing again. Lucius looked
shocked, "Damn."
The bartender glared at Lucius and shook his fist, "That is IT! You
get out of here now! I have dealt with your friend's nonsense long enough!
OUT!"
Lucius scowled, and grumbled, "Let's get the hell out of here before we
cause anymore trouble."
~*~
Draco snuck out of his room as soon Desdemona left. He was furious. She was
hiding something and Draco was not about to let her get away with it.
"The stupid arrogant bitch."
Draco saw his mother sitting in the parlor, reading. She didn't seem to
notice that anything was wrong. Draco immediately went up to her, and
before she could say a word, he asked, "Mother! I think something is wrong
with Hermione!"
Narcissa lowered the book she was reading and looked at her son with
concern shining in her eyes, "Draco? Are you okay? What happened?"
"Desdemona said that Hermione went into town, but she told us that we
weren't allowed in town after Ginny's disappearance. Desdemona also
looked really flushed, and kind of upset. Something happened! I know
it! And the stupid self centered, sorry. But seriously, something is
wrong."
Narcissa listened carefully, "Well, Draco, I will have a chat with her
later about this. She is acting rather eccentric. Why don't you go and lie
down? You shouldn't be all upset."
"This can't wait!" Draco shouted, "I have an awful feeling that something
happened to Hermione!"
"Draco Malfoy," Narcissa said firmly, "I will not tolerate you acting like
a crazy person! I all ready said that I would talk to Desdemona. Now go lie
down! No arguments!"
~*~
Hermione was utterly exhausted. Taking portkeys all over the country was
not at all fun. Her legs were very sore, and her stomach rumbled with
hunger. Lucius also looked really tired, but Avery was as energetic as
ever. "Come on! Come on! We must complete the quest and achieve victory! WE
must hurry! Come on Lucius! I know you put on a little weight, but
seriously!"
"Oh, shut up." Lucius snapped angrily, "This is no quest, you dense son of
a-"
Hermione snapped back, "Was it your stupid idea to take all of these
portkeys! Why couldn't we have just taken the boat?"
"OUT OF SERVICE!" Avery said in an annoying singsong voice.
Hermione glared and began to flip out, "Why? WHY?!?!?! I hate this!"
Lucius smirked, "Blame Avery and another one of his stupid ideas. Long
story. Anyway, we should be there in an hour or two, so hang in there."
"An hour or two?!?!" Hermione shrieked, "I am hungry, sore and dirty! I
don't feel like walking anymore."
Lucius pulled out his wand in his threatening way, "You WILL walk! No
more complaining, and Avery, no more of this 'quest' nonsense."
Avery scowled, "But Luc, I want to pretend! Use your imagination!"
Hermione looked at the ground and ignored the sounds of Lucius and
Avery arguing. All she wanted to do was to see Draco. Why was she so
stupid? Draco probably wasn't even thinking about her right now. He
was still mad. Hermione groaned, and grimaced. Her feet really hurt
like hell. Hermione sorely wished that they would be there soon. But
then again, what would happen when she did arrive at the manor?
~*~
Draco sat in his room, and thought to himself. What could Desdemona
possibly be hiding? He knew that something happened to Hermione, but
what? Draco groaned, lay down in his bed, and stared blankly at the
ceiling. He had no clue how long he was there, but soon there was a
knocking at the door.
"Come in." Draco grumbled.
Standing there was Narcissa, and she looked extremely upset. Draco
raised an eyebrow, "Yes, what is it?"
Narcissa seemed nervous, but determined at the same time. "Draco," she
said, "I know this is going to be a hell of a lot to take in, but you
need to listen. Desdemona cracked. She is in the parlor freaking out.
It appears that Lucius took Hermione."
You could hear a pin drop. Draco's eyes grew wide, and he was gaping
at Narcissa for he was far too stunned to speak. "W-W-What did you
just say? What do you mean Lucius took her? I didn't even know he was
here. You are lying!"
Narcissa wrapped her arms tightly around her son, "Hermione is gone.
Lucius took her away, Draco. Sirius is trying to get some information
out of Desdemona right now. Arabella, Severus and Remus are in the
town searching everywhere for any sign of her or Ginny. I'm really
sorry. I would have said something about Lucius and the others being
nearby, but-"
"Mother," Draco said in a monotone, "Just leave. Now."
Narcissa sighed, and left the room without a single glance behind her.
Draco looked out the window blankly into the cloudy darkness. His
girlfriend had vanished, and was in the hands of his murderous father.
Ginny was gone, and was dead for all he knew. Everything seemed so
bleak. Draco listened to his heartbeat, and wished that he could do
something, anything to get Hermione back.
~*~
Chapter 10 ladies and gents. I hope you all liked it ^_^
~*Sophiebabe
Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter..
Thanks: HalfSlytherin/HalfAngel, Texas Rio Star, dunkmoonX, pupulupk,
Phyrewitchgoddess, alexpotter, Kitty, sampotter, rattyrowe, Sindy
A/N: I dedicate this chapter to HalfSlytherin/HalfAngel One: For
uploading my last chapter, and Two: AVERY LOVES YOU! (**Chuckles**)
Desdemona screamed loudly, "HERMIONE?! What are you doing out here? I
thought you were with your boyfriend!"
"Apparently she isn't," Lucius snarled angrily, "Well, spill it, mudblood!
First, you run into me and Avery in the town, and now you interrupt me with
Desdemona! Spy work is never a good thing."
Hermione pushed herself off of the ground. She was shaking with fear,
but she forced herself to look at the Death Eater in front of her, "I
was not spying!"
"Really?" Lucius said with an amused tone of voice, "Then why have
you run into me twice all ready?"
Hermione forced a smile, "Coincidence, perhaps? Well, I think I am
going back! I'll leave you two alone! Go on! Keep talking, I will just-
"
Hermione turned around and was about to run, but Lucius wouldn't allow
it. He immediately reached out and grabbed the back of Hermione's
blouse so she couldn't run, "I don't think so. You aren't going
anywhere."
Desdemona let out a whimper, "Please, Lucius, just let her go. What is
the point of hurting her?"
Lucius suddenly smirked as though he thought of an idea, "I might just have
a use for this mudblood."
Hermione's eyes filled up with tears again. She started to tremble as
the tears began to pour down her face like the rain that was starting to
fall, "Please.let me go. Please, Lucius, please. I don't want to die.
Please, just don't kill me."
Rain started to pour even harder and Hermione burst into tears. It
looked pretty damn hopeless as far as she could see. She was trapped
in a clump of dark woods with a hysterical woman and a murderous Death
Eater. **I wish Draco was here.** Hermione thought. **Draco, I am so
sorry.**
Lucius raised an eyebrow, "I never said I was going to kill you, Miss
Granger. No, I have a better idea."
"Leave her alone, please!" Desdemona cried, "She has done nothing
wrong!"
Lucius pointed his wand at Desdemona again, "You listen! I want you to
go back to that house of yours and tell your silly friends that we are
no longer here. No, don't give me that look, you stupid girl. Go back
now, and do as I say! And if they ask where Miss Granger is, tell them
she's in town. GO NOW!"
Hermione shook her head in protest. She didn't want Desdemona to leave
her with this evil man. But Desdemona chuckled nervously. It looks like she
would rather save herself then help the frightened Hermione, "S-S-Sure,
Lucius. Not a problem."
Hermione wanted to scream as she watched Desdemona run back to the mansion,
without a single glance over her shoulder. **She abandoned me!** Hermione
thought frantically, **She left me!**
Hermione began to cry harder in vain, and she said in a strangled
cry, "D-D-Desdemona, come back please..."
Lucius rolled his eyes and he loosened the grip he had on Hermione's
blouse, "Now, there is no need to bawl your eyes out. I all ready told
you that I wasn't going to kill you."
Hermione bit her lip, and thought **I have to be brave. Maybe I can
get out of this. Should I run? No, that would make things worse. I
have to talk my way out of it.**
"Where are you taking me?" Hermione asked trying to block the fear out
of her voice, "We aren't seeing Voldemort are we! You are going to
send me to him to be tortured! That's it, isn't it?"
Lucius snickered and shook his head, "You really aren't as smart as
Draco said you were! No, of course not! Why would we go see the Dark
Lord? You are coming with me to my manor in England."
"Why?" Hermione snapped, "You are going to hurt me, aren't you! You are
going to kill me, rape me, or force me to be a Death Eater!"
Hermione burst into tears yet again, and Lucius scowled, "I am not
going to hurt you! I swear, mudblood, I will not harm a hair on your
head. There is no purpose to that. Nope, but, you will help me in more
ways then one. Come on. We can't hang around here any longer."
~*~
Draco felt a little guilty about what he said to Hermione earlier. He
shouldn't have lost his temper. Maybe he should look for Hermione, and
act like nothing happened. Anything was better then lying in that bed
anyway. Draco was about to hop out of bed, when Desdemona entered,
looking rather flushed.
"What a day!" she said in a fake sugary sweet voice, "Now, Draco,
where do you think you're going?"
"I am looking for Hermione," Draco said quickly, "Would you mind
calling her for me?"
Desdemona went pale and lost her sugary sweetness almost instantly, "H-
H-Hermione is not here. No, s-she's in town."
Draco glared and asked Desdemona, his voice full of suspicion, "Why is
she in town? It's pouring out, and I really don't see why she has any
reason to be there. And anyway, I thought you said earlier that none
of us were allowed in town after Ginny vanished."
Desdemona grew furious, "I never said that, you foolish boy! You must
be hearing things due to that sickness of yours!"
"You did too say that, you stupid liar!" Draco shouted, "Now where the
hell is my girlfriend?"
Desdemona folded her arms, "I will not have this! You lie down and get
some rest! I will be busy, and I simply don't have time for the likes of
you right now!"
~*~
Hermione thought that she would never laugh again after all of the horror
she had been through, but that was before she saw Avery. He was crying like
a baby at the bar, and fighting with the bartender, because the bartender
refused to give him any more fire whiskey. "But," Avery cried loudly, "It
tastes all sugary, and it gives me a happy RUSH!"
Avery started to laugh really hard at himself and the bartender drew back
in fear. He glared at Lucius, "Sir! I must ask you to keep your insane
friend under control!"
Everyone looked up at Lucius and at Avery. They all appeared thoroughly
disgusted. Lucius was not too happy either, "AVERY! Get over here, you
stupid fool! I need you to head up to the rooms, and get our stuff!"
"WHEE! Today is a happy day! Look at the glorious young lady!" Avery
said, his blue eyes twinkling.
Avery danced over and bowed to Hermione. He winked, "Hello, m'dear.
It's nice to see we have another traveler. It gets quite lonely on our
Quest to Glory! YAHOO! Let us complete our Quest and be heroes of the
Land!"
Hermione was overcome with giggles, "Why thank you, Avery! It's so
kind of you to greet me like this."
"No problem, sweetheart! I love meeting different people!" Avery said
happily, "You are Draco's girlfriend, aren't you? I have to show you
my plushie! It is SO cute! And soft too!"
Lucius lost his temper, "Get your sorry shim ass upstairs right now,
and get our stuff! We are leaving in ten minutes! If you are not down
in ten minutes, you will SORELY regret it, Avery!"
"YAY! Another quest, you say honey? Let me go and pack our possessions! We
shall lead the path to VICTORY!" With that said Avery ran happily up the
stairs and received stares from every person in the inn.
Hermione kept chuckling even when Avery was out of sight. "He has got to be
the craziest person I have ever met!"
Lucius shook his head, "I know. I really don't have a clue what is wrong
with him. He is in desperate need of help from St. Mungos."
Hermione lost her giggles almost immediately when she realized how
horrible her situation was. "Why do I have to go to your manor? If you
are not going to hurt me, then what do you want?"
Hermione cringed when she was finished asking the question. She was
ready to be screamed at, but Lucius didn't shout at all. "There are
several good reasons why I need you there," Lucius replied, "But I
can't waste my time explaining them. Trust me. You will do me a great
favor just by being there."
"How long will I be there?" Hermione said, the tears filling her eyes
again.
Lucius shrugged, "However long it takes. Now, please, don't ask anymore
questions."
"But," Hermione protested, "I am scared to death. How can I not ask
questions? You killed Jewel and-"
Lucius went paler then usual, and Hermione took a step back. She took
a quick glance around the inn, and she realized everyone was still
talking about Avery. "Insane."
"Yes, indeed."
**Shit** Hermione thought **I shouldn't have said that!**
Lucius looked away from Hermione and seemed to forget that he was in
the inn. He stared out the window blankly, "Jewel's case was very different
then most you know. There are loads you don't know about her and what
happened."
Hermione titled her head in surprise, "What do you mean by 'different?'
Why? I saw you there and you stabbed her."
Lucius looked very serious, "Now you listen! It's extremely dangerous,
and you should forget about it. What happened to Jewel was..forget it.
I am not saying a thing."
"But!"
Then there was a loud laugh heard from above. It was Avery and he
seemed more out of control then ever. He was dressed from head to
toe in leather, he had a cigarette in his mouth, and he was waving to
everyone "HELLO!!!! I got them! Let us go and ATTACK! YES!"
Avery slid down the banister, holding a large suitcase, and he was
singing loudly. Everyone looked at him in shock. It was amazing that
someone could act so stupid, and strange in public. Hermione forgot about
her previous questions and burst out laughing again. Lucius looked
shocked, "Damn."
The bartender glared at Lucius and shook his fist, "That is IT! You
get out of here now! I have dealt with your friend's nonsense long enough!
OUT!"
Lucius scowled, and grumbled, "Let's get the hell out of here before we
cause anymore trouble."
~*~
Draco snuck out of his room as soon Desdemona left. He was furious. She was
hiding something and Draco was not about to let her get away with it.
"The stupid arrogant bitch."
Draco saw his mother sitting in the parlor, reading. She didn't seem to
notice that anything was wrong. Draco immediately went up to her, and
before she could say a word, he asked, "Mother! I think something is wrong
with Hermione!"
Narcissa lowered the book she was reading and looked at her son with
concern shining in her eyes, "Draco? Are you okay? What happened?"
"Desdemona said that Hermione went into town, but she told us that we
weren't allowed in town after Ginny's disappearance. Desdemona also
looked really flushed, and kind of upset. Something happened! I know
it! And the stupid self centered, sorry. But seriously, something is
wrong."
Narcissa listened carefully, "Well, Draco, I will have a chat with her
later about this. She is acting rather eccentric. Why don't you go and lie
down? You shouldn't be all upset."
"This can't wait!" Draco shouted, "I have an awful feeling that something
happened to Hermione!"
"Draco Malfoy," Narcissa said firmly, "I will not tolerate you acting like
a crazy person! I all ready said that I would talk to Desdemona. Now go lie
down! No arguments!"
~*~
Hermione was utterly exhausted. Taking portkeys all over the country was
not at all fun. Her legs were very sore, and her stomach rumbled with
hunger. Lucius also looked really tired, but Avery was as energetic as
ever. "Come on! Come on! We must complete the quest and achieve victory! WE
must hurry! Come on Lucius! I know you put on a little weight, but
seriously!"
"Oh, shut up." Lucius snapped angrily, "This is no quest, you dense son of
a-"
Hermione snapped back, "Was it your stupid idea to take all of these
portkeys! Why couldn't we have just taken the boat?"
"OUT OF SERVICE!" Avery said in an annoying singsong voice.
Hermione glared and began to flip out, "Why? WHY?!?!?! I hate this!"
Lucius smirked, "Blame Avery and another one of his stupid ideas. Long
story. Anyway, we should be there in an hour or two, so hang in there."
"An hour or two?!?!" Hermione shrieked, "I am hungry, sore and dirty! I
don't feel like walking anymore."
Lucius pulled out his wand in his threatening way, "You WILL walk! No
more complaining, and Avery, no more of this 'quest' nonsense."
Avery scowled, "But Luc, I want to pretend! Use your imagination!"
Hermione looked at the ground and ignored the sounds of Lucius and
Avery arguing. All she wanted to do was to see Draco. Why was she so
stupid? Draco probably wasn't even thinking about her right now. He
was still mad. Hermione groaned, and grimaced. Her feet really hurt
like hell. Hermione sorely wished that they would be there soon. But
then again, what would happen when she did arrive at the manor?
~*~
Draco sat in his room, and thought to himself. What could Desdemona
possibly be hiding? He knew that something happened to Hermione, but
what? Draco groaned, lay down in his bed, and stared blankly at the
ceiling. He had no clue how long he was there, but soon there was a
knocking at the door.
"Come in." Draco grumbled.
Standing there was Narcissa, and she looked extremely upset. Draco
raised an eyebrow, "Yes, what is it?"
Narcissa seemed nervous, but determined at the same time. "Draco," she
said, "I know this is going to be a hell of a lot to take in, but you
need to listen. Desdemona cracked. She is in the parlor freaking out.
It appears that Lucius took Hermione."
You could hear a pin drop. Draco's eyes grew wide, and he was gaping
at Narcissa for he was far too stunned to speak. "W-W-What did you
just say? What do you mean Lucius took her? I didn't even know he was
here. You are lying!"
Narcissa wrapped her arms tightly around her son, "Hermione is gone.
Lucius took her away, Draco. Sirius is trying to get some information
out of Desdemona right now. Arabella, Severus and Remus are in the
town searching everywhere for any sign of her or Ginny. I'm really
sorry. I would have said something about Lucius and the others being
nearby, but-"
"Mother," Draco said in a monotone, "Just leave. Now."
Narcissa sighed, and left the room without a single glance behind her.
Draco looked out the window blankly into the cloudy darkness. His
girlfriend had vanished, and was in the hands of his murderous father.
Ginny was gone, and was dead for all he knew. Everything seemed so
bleak. Draco listened to his heartbeat, and wished that he could do
something, anything to get Hermione back.
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Chapter 10 ladies and gents. I hope you all liked it ^_^
~*Sophiebabe