I just wanted to say a special thanks to Yelhsa for letting me use her idea in this chapter! Hope you guys enjoy it!

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DISCLAIMER: READ THE OTHER CHAPTERS IF YOU WANT TO FIND OUT IF I OWN ANYTHING IN THIS STORY OR NOT.

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PREVIOUSLY:

Draco saw Hermione being pulled back into the room and started to climb the tree after her. Dumbledore pulled him down and told him to stay.

"I'm going to go get her. You stay here in case she escapes by herself." With that, Dumbledore fled into the cave, wand at ready. Draco just stood there, he knew those hands. They were the hands that had threatened him many times before.

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Italicized words are the character's thoughts unless it used to emphasize the word being used.

Ch. 17- The Truth Comes Out

Hermione couldn't see where she was going and had no idea who was carrying her. The person who was carrying her put a blinding spell on her so she wasn't able to see what was going on. Suddenly she felt very cold and knew they must be going into the dungeons of the manor. She was sat down in a chair and felt her hands being tied up behind her so she was not able to get up.

"Take the blinding spell off her," a cold voice said. Hermione immediately recognized the voice as Voldemort's. The spell was taken off Hermione and she immediately looked around. They were in the lowest dungeon of the manor and Hermione was freezing. She turned around to see who brought her down here. She immediately recognized him; it was no one other than the famous Lucius Malfoy. He didn't even acknowledge she was there; instead he was looking straight ahead. Hermione turned back around and noticed that Voldemort was sitting across from her in another chair.

"May I ask where you were going?"

"No where," Hermione replied confidently, "I just wanted to get some fresh and I thought it might be nice to sit on my windowsill." Voldemort looked at her with much suspicion. She stared back at him, knowing that he was able to go into her mind because of his skills in Occlumency, and tried to clear her mind.

"Liar," Lucius said, "I heard my son. He was standing right outside your window."

"Stay out of this Lucius," Voldemort ordered.

"Yes My Lord," Lucius replied and walked towards the back of the room. The 'staring contest' went on for a couple minutes before Voldemort broke the silence.

"Alright, I believe you," Voldemort said while Lucius eyed him but then quickly turned away, "But, as long as we are here I have some other matters to address with you." Hermione let out a sigh of relief but didn't let it show. "I can tell you are doubting the prophecy you have heard. What are you concerns?"

"Well," Hermione said uneasily, "I have been having doubts about whether or not I was the right Miss Thomas that the prophecy was speaking of."

"Very well, so have I," Voldemort admitted, "I have decided to call in Susan Trelawny to see what she has to say about it."

"Excuse me, sir?" Voldemort looked over at Hermione, "don't you mean Sybil Trelawny not Susan?"

"No, I am calling in Sybil's sister. Susan is a much better seer than Sybil." Hermione nodded in understanding. "Now that we have everything sorted out I will have a house-elf escort you up to your room and will have one call you down when Susan gets here." Voldemort snapped his fingers and a house elf came running. Hermione followed the house elf up to her room with her mind a different place. What if I'm not the right Thomas? What's Voldemort going to do with me if he finds out I'm not the one who carries his heir? I mean, I'd be pretty pissed if I went through all the trouble he did to find my heir and it wasn't the right one. What if he tries to kill me? Oh my God, I have to get out of here as soon as possible. Hermione got back up to her room and tried to think of an escape plan that would actually work.

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Draco just stood right outside the cave. How the hell does he expect me to just wait here?! The one person that I truly care about is in danger and he just expects me to stand here and wait.  Draco tried sitting down thinking it might help. Okay this isn't working either! My asshole of a father has my girlfriend and I'm just supposed to stand here. Draco was now frustrated that he was pacing back forth across the entrance of the cave. He had to come up with a plan, something to save Hermione, for she wasn't strong enough to save herself.

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Meanwhile, Dumbledore was hiding right near the entrance to the manor, trying to figure out a way to get in. He knew the house-elves would not let him without special orders so he decided he was going to have to climb in through one of the open windows on the first floor. Dumbledore put one leg through the window as cautiously as he could, for fear of being heard. Once he got inside unheard, he assumed they had taken Hermione down to the dungeons. So, he searched around the first floor, looking in every door. He was very careful not to be heard and finally found the door leading to the dungeons. He could faintly hear people talking and moved the stairs ever so quietly. He stopped halfway down the stairs and listened to the conversation.

"Alright, I believe you," Voldemort said while Lucius eyed him but then quickly turned away, "But, as long as we are here I have some other matters to address with you." Hermione let out a sigh of relief but didn't let it show. "I can tell you are doubting the information in the prophecy you have heard. What are you concerns?"

"Well," Hermione said uneasily, "I have been having doubts about whether or not I was the right Miss Thomas that the prophecy was speaking of."

"Very well, so have I," Voldemort admitted, "I have decided to call in Susan Trelawny to see what she has to say about it."

"Excuse me, sir?" Voldemort looked over at Hermione, "don't you mean Sybil Trelawny not Susan?"

"No, I am calling in Sybil's sister. Susan is a much better seer than Sybil." Hermione nodded in understanding. "Now that we have everything sorted out I will have a house-elf escort you up to your room and will have one call you down when Susan gets here." Voldemort snapped his fingers and a house elf came running. Dumbledore quickly ran up the stairs and hid behind a trunk in another room. He was able to see the stairs and watched Hermione follow the house-elf up. He was pretty sure which way Hermione's room was and would have to go find her. Just then he heard footsteps coming from the dungeon stairs and quickly found a place to hide in a room upstairs.

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Hermione went over to her window and tried to open it but she couldn't. There must have been some kind of spell put on it because I can't see out it either. Just then a knock came at her door.

"The Dark Lord wishes to see you in one hours time in the dungeons. Miss Trelawny will be here then."

"Okay," Hermione sighed. Without a window she had no possible way of getting out. She got a dress out of her closet and laid down on her bed for awhile. She needed to think about things in a logical way when another knock came at her door.

"The Dark Lord has changed his mind. He wants to see you in the dungeons now!" the Death Eater announced and stormed off. Hermione put on a coat of lip gloss and headed down to the dungeons. Again, she was freezing even though she had on something thicker this time.

"Hermione," Voldemort nodded at her and motioned for her to sit across from him, "Susan Trelawny is here to answer your question about the prophecy." Voldemort looked over at Susan and nodded at her to begin.

"Okay, well, it says here that the son of Miss Thomas and Mr. Malfoy was either supposed to bring Lord Voldemort immortality or end his reign. From what I understand there is more than one Miss Thomas and you are wondering if you were the one indicated in the prophecy. Is that correct?" Hermione nodded. "Well lets see what I can do." Susan closed her eyes and after a few minutes began to speak.

"I see Draco Malfoy holding a baby. There is someone standing next to him. She has dark brown hair, hazel eyes and is quite tall. Mr. Malfoy is handing the baby over to the Dark Lord." Susan opened her eyes. "That is all I can see." Hermione paid no attention though. Right after Susan announced dark brown hair and hazel eyes Hermione went very pale. She looked over at Voldemort who had the coldest of cold looks on his face. The red slits he had for eyes got even smaller and were focused on Hermione.

"Thank you Susan, you may leave now." Voldemort said without taking his eyes off Hermione. As soon as everyone was gone but Hermione and the Lord he stood up and walked over to her. He pulled her up by the hair and dragged her to a door. He threw her in the cell, closed the door and locked it. There was bench at the end of the 6 by 6 cell. There was hay on the floor and rats scurried across it every once in awhile. Hermione sat huddled up in a corner and cried, for there was nothing else to do.

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Back in Chicago while Harry was in the middle of a very important trial something happened. This was something that only happened when a certain person was about to kill. This never happened to anyone else, only him. Harry's scar started to burn.

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A/N: Muahahahahaha! Hope you guys liked it! I'm so evil! hehehe…Sorry it took awhile to get up! I needed to take a break from writing yesterday. Thanks to everyone who reviewed for Ch. 16: ash, eth, Dracosgurlie, Lauria-teacup, The Inkblot Faery, Serpena, TaoRen, Tamsy, Daine + Lilac, I-LOVE-DRACO, OceanDancer, lovelylady, and I-LOVE-SPENCER. You guys are the best! Thank you so much for reviewing! Jenn and I have a friend from out of town visiting for a couple so the next chapter might not be up until Friday. Sorry about the delay on this one! Hope you guys liked it!

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