Rating: R
Summary: Since from the summer before his sixth year at Hogwarts, Harry understands his love for Hermione; seeing her with Ron is a shock, and he is angry with both his friends but then he has to save her.
Disclaimer: The story is based on the first four books and for some details on HP and the Psychic Serpent
Harry Potter and the Death Arch
Chapter Five
"Researches for three"
The next day the other students returned from holidays at Hogwarts, so Harry showed the letter to Ron, who was horrified; then, Harry held out his hand, saying: "Now she needs both of us"; Ron accepted his hand and Harry added: "You won't like it, but we had to say it also to Malfoy; he also loved her, he also will help us finding her"; Ron swallowed but didn't protest, so they went to search him; he also was disgusted at the new, but accepted of taking part in the research, so they started to discuss about where she could be gone. Ron remembered of having seen her immediately before the departure, near the train.
"And didn't you search her ON the train after the departure? Or at the arrival, to say hello to her, imbecile?" Draco shouted
"Eh.no." Ron answered, reddening on the ears; Harry stopped them: "Ok, Ron.and have you seen something strange in her?"
"No, but.I saw Krum going down of the train."
"What? Was Krum on the train?" Harry shouted, then: "Some nights ago, I saw Krum here in the park, with the Marauder's Map."
Draco added: "Oh, well.. Krum is the suspect number one."
Harry said: "Ok, listen to me.anyone took her, he had brought her to Voldemort; this night I saw her tied in a dark room, and he was speaking to her, asking himself why I still didn't reach her.and he was right.I should be already there."
Ron shook, but Harry didn't saw him, and Malfoy neither, too worried to for observing Ron's behaviour; suddenly, McGonagall entered in the room and told them that Dumbledore was waiting them.
When they arrived in his office, they sat down and the Headmaster asked Harry what he saw, then, after the story, he obliged them to swear that if they would find where Voldemort was, before going they would ask him, and without the permit they wouldn't go; then, he sent them away.
They returned in the library and searched about the ways used by Voldemort to go out of the school when he was there as Tom Riddle, but they found very little; Harry only found something, but it seemed more a legend.the "Death Arch", a stone arch on the bottom of the lake that, if crossed, would bring the person directly on the Voldemort Head Quarter, everywhere it could be; it was interesting, but on the bottom of the lake, it was very difficult to be reached.
New day, new discover, this time in the Slytherin Dungeons: in a cell, Harry found an hair, that he recognized for sure as one of the Hermione's, then he smelled a very familiar perfume; he called Ron, who touched her longer and more frequently, to ask his opinion; Ron turned pale and confirmed: that was the Hermione's perfume, and there was also an hair!!!
Harry went to refer to Dumbledore, while the others were still searching; he told him also about the Krum's presence on the train and then in the park, the same night of the arrival of the letter. Dumbledore exclaimed: "Excellent work, Harry...Continue in this way!!!"
But in the next days the investigations were at a dead point: the Krum's position was always more suspect, but however they had no clues of the existence of the "Death Arch". Except if.
He ran in the kitchen, found Dobby and asked him some Gillyweed , that he used in the second task of the Triwizard, then ran out to the lake; he chewed it, then dive as quickly as possible, leaving Ron and Malfoy disbelieving.he went on the bottom avoiding the mermaids, but at the end he found it: the "Death Arch" was really existing!! He returned on the surface, then told it to the others, and then they ran to the Dumbledore's office, referring what Harry had seen:
"Professor, we believe that Krum took Hermione to Voldemort using the "Death Arch" in the lake!" Harry said; the Headmaster nodded, then said: "Yes, I had to destroy it many years ago. but I didn't think that he could use it again!!" then added "However, no heroic acts!! Ok, Harry?"
Harry nodded angrily; "After so many efforts, being blocked there waiting for a permit.and with Hermione raped by Voldemort.he can kill her if we don't do something." he thought.
However, that night there was the turning point, because he saw her another time, tied, listening to Voldemort: "Who knows if Potter will be so intelligent to discover the Death Arch; Krum was very good in taking you here, I have to admit it.after your broke up, he was very upset, and it wasn't difficult to convince him becoming a faithful Death Eater, raping you, before putting the "Imperius" on you, giving you the order of going down of the train, then taking you as prisoner in the dungeons, finally using the Death Arch to reach me; he remembers me that prat of Snape ." then Harry woke up, with the scar hurting him a lot.
He woke up Ron, then they went calling Malfoy and Snape and all together went to Dumbledore's office; here, Dumbledore sent Ron to call the McGonagall, and then Harry started his story; at the end, Snape had in his eyes a hatred look, but not for Harry; for Voldemort, who he one time served; Dumbledore broke the silence, and commented: "Well, now we know that Krum raped Miss Granger, he took her to Voldemort using the Death Arch.but we don't know how many Death Eaters he has there.."
"He has only two of them, he said it in the previous vision, but I didn't think it was so important." Harry said, and Snape said: "Now it is important." then added, looking them in face: "Headmaster, let them go there,now.they are firm in taking back the girl that they love.and the fury of a in love man is very strong; they are three."
Hearing these words, Ron fought the urge of shaking, while McGonagall objected: "It is very dangerous, Severus.they are boys.against You-Know- Who.what can they do?"
"Taking Hermione and escape" Harry answered, with a very natural and firm voice.
Summary: Since from the summer before his sixth year at Hogwarts, Harry understands his love for Hermione; seeing her with Ron is a shock, and he is angry with both his friends but then he has to save her.
Disclaimer: The story is based on the first four books and for some details on HP and the Psychic Serpent
Harry Potter and the Death Arch
Chapter Five
"Researches for three"
The next day the other students returned from holidays at Hogwarts, so Harry showed the letter to Ron, who was horrified; then, Harry held out his hand, saying: "Now she needs both of us"; Ron accepted his hand and Harry added: "You won't like it, but we had to say it also to Malfoy; he also loved her, he also will help us finding her"; Ron swallowed but didn't protest, so they went to search him; he also was disgusted at the new, but accepted of taking part in the research, so they started to discuss about where she could be gone. Ron remembered of having seen her immediately before the departure, near the train.
"And didn't you search her ON the train after the departure? Or at the arrival, to say hello to her, imbecile?" Draco shouted
"Eh.no." Ron answered, reddening on the ears; Harry stopped them: "Ok, Ron.and have you seen something strange in her?"
"No, but.I saw Krum going down of the train."
"What? Was Krum on the train?" Harry shouted, then: "Some nights ago, I saw Krum here in the park, with the Marauder's Map."
Draco added: "Oh, well.. Krum is the suspect number one."
Harry said: "Ok, listen to me.anyone took her, he had brought her to Voldemort; this night I saw her tied in a dark room, and he was speaking to her, asking himself why I still didn't reach her.and he was right.I should be already there."
Ron shook, but Harry didn't saw him, and Malfoy neither, too worried to for observing Ron's behaviour; suddenly, McGonagall entered in the room and told them that Dumbledore was waiting them.
When they arrived in his office, they sat down and the Headmaster asked Harry what he saw, then, after the story, he obliged them to swear that if they would find where Voldemort was, before going they would ask him, and without the permit they wouldn't go; then, he sent them away.
They returned in the library and searched about the ways used by Voldemort to go out of the school when he was there as Tom Riddle, but they found very little; Harry only found something, but it seemed more a legend.the "Death Arch", a stone arch on the bottom of the lake that, if crossed, would bring the person directly on the Voldemort Head Quarter, everywhere it could be; it was interesting, but on the bottom of the lake, it was very difficult to be reached.
New day, new discover, this time in the Slytherin Dungeons: in a cell, Harry found an hair, that he recognized for sure as one of the Hermione's, then he smelled a very familiar perfume; he called Ron, who touched her longer and more frequently, to ask his opinion; Ron turned pale and confirmed: that was the Hermione's perfume, and there was also an hair!!!
Harry went to refer to Dumbledore, while the others were still searching; he told him also about the Krum's presence on the train and then in the park, the same night of the arrival of the letter. Dumbledore exclaimed: "Excellent work, Harry...Continue in this way!!!"
But in the next days the investigations were at a dead point: the Krum's position was always more suspect, but however they had no clues of the existence of the "Death Arch". Except if.
He ran in the kitchen, found Dobby and asked him some Gillyweed , that he used in the second task of the Triwizard, then ran out to the lake; he chewed it, then dive as quickly as possible, leaving Ron and Malfoy disbelieving.he went on the bottom avoiding the mermaids, but at the end he found it: the "Death Arch" was really existing!! He returned on the surface, then told it to the others, and then they ran to the Dumbledore's office, referring what Harry had seen:
"Professor, we believe that Krum took Hermione to Voldemort using the "Death Arch" in the lake!" Harry said; the Headmaster nodded, then said: "Yes, I had to destroy it many years ago. but I didn't think that he could use it again!!" then added "However, no heroic acts!! Ok, Harry?"
Harry nodded angrily; "After so many efforts, being blocked there waiting for a permit.and with Hermione raped by Voldemort.he can kill her if we don't do something." he thought.
However, that night there was the turning point, because he saw her another time, tied, listening to Voldemort: "Who knows if Potter will be so intelligent to discover the Death Arch; Krum was very good in taking you here, I have to admit it.after your broke up, he was very upset, and it wasn't difficult to convince him becoming a faithful Death Eater, raping you, before putting the "Imperius" on you, giving you the order of going down of the train, then taking you as prisoner in the dungeons, finally using the Death Arch to reach me; he remembers me that prat of Snape ." then Harry woke up, with the scar hurting him a lot.
He woke up Ron, then they went calling Malfoy and Snape and all together went to Dumbledore's office; here, Dumbledore sent Ron to call the McGonagall, and then Harry started his story; at the end, Snape had in his eyes a hatred look, but not for Harry; for Voldemort, who he one time served; Dumbledore broke the silence, and commented: "Well, now we know that Krum raped Miss Granger, he took her to Voldemort using the Death Arch.but we don't know how many Death Eaters he has there.."
"He has only two of them, he said it in the previous vision, but I didn't think it was so important." Harry said, and Snape said: "Now it is important." then added, looking them in face: "Headmaster, let them go there,now.they are firm in taking back the girl that they love.and the fury of a in love man is very strong; they are three."
Hearing these words, Ron fought the urge of shaking, while McGonagall objected: "It is very dangerous, Severus.they are boys.against You-Know- Who.what can they do?"
"Taking Hermione and escape" Harry answered, with a very natural and firm voice.