CHAP 4: Malfoy?
(a/n: sorry last chapter was so short, I'll try to make them longer ()
"WHAT WAS THAT?" Ron awoke instantly from his dream (of Hermione, of course.) by Harry's voice. "What?" he asked. "Somebody screamed. It was a girl." There was another scream right away. Ron recognized it all too well.
"Hermione." he half whispered and sprinted from their dorm to the girl's.
"HERMIONE! Are you okay?" they yelled as they entered her room. "MMM!" It sounded as though she was tied up. "Oh gods! Hermione!" Ron heard it loud and clear and ran toward the closet. He bent down, and noticed that Hermione was tied, so he untied her. "Are you okay?" he asked. "No, I tried to run, but fell. I think I broke my ankle." She answered. Ron looked at Harry nervously. "Where are the other girls?" Hermione asked. "They're all still downstairs." Ron answered. He lifted Hermione off of her feet, and brought her down to the couch in the common room. "Lumos" Ron muttered. He noticed almost the whole Gryffindor house was in there, and had all already lit their wands. Hermione took out her wand, and lit the fire. "What did the person look like? Did you see? What did they want?" Ron asked her, trying to be calm, that way he wouldn't frighten anyone. He looked in the corner. Ginny was sobbing into Harry's shoulder while Harry was trying to calm her down by whispering softly to her, and rubbing his hands up and down her back. "I th-think I s-saw him. He made a move toward Lavender's and my beds, b- but Hermione s-screamed and he ran toward her." Ginny said through tears. "Can you tell us, Gin?" Ron asked as she came to sit next to him. He took her hand and kissed the top of her head in reassurance. "It was a man. H-he looked about your age, Ron. I didn't see his face, but I saw his hair. It was very blonde." Ginny said. "Then he said something like.He needed to find it, and he cursed. I woke up, and screamed. I tried to run, but I tripped and fell. Then he took me and that's when he shoved me in the closet and tied me up. I screamed again. I was facing behind, and didn't notice who it was.but by the voice I think it was." Hermione droned out, looking confused, and looking into Ron's face. "Hermione.who was it? You have to tell us, luv." "I think it was.Malfoy." She said. That brought Ron to his feet. "ROTTEN DUMBASS! WAIT TILL I GET MY HANDS ON HIM. NO ONE TOUCHES OR HARMS HERMIONE! NOBODY! THE FILTHY BA--" "Ron.I'm not sure.but almost positive." Hermione interrupted, because she knew Ron would curse again, and she really didn't approve of him swearing. "I know what it was he wanted. Lavender, I really don't want to frighten you, but.you know how you have the necklace that is worth A LOT of money that is said to get rid of all things evil that come by? There is only ONE of that type out there, and I have a feeling he wants that. It acts sort of like a patronus does on dementors. I heard him and his father talking about it in Diagon Alley before we came to Hogwarts. They want to destroy it. The only thing is.how did he get in here? And was it DEFINITELY Malfoy?" Harry said. Lavender went pale instantly and looked nervously at Ron, and all of the color that was left in Hermione's face (which was barely any.) had now disappeared. "B-but.why d-did he choose.me?" Hermione asked, her voice shaking. "You screamed, and he didn't want anybody to hear.that's all." Harry said. "Here.Hermione, you can sleep down here. I'll sleep down here on the other couch." Ginny said, her face tear-stained. The others cleared out talking animatedly. Harry went back upstairs after saying goodnight to Hermione and Ginny. "If you two need anything.you know where to find me." Ron said as he lifted Hermione onto the other couch, and magically fixed her ankle back to normal. He kissed Ginny's forehead. "Good night, Ron. I love you." Ginny said. He kissed Hermione fast. "Goodnight Hermione, luv." "'Night Ron," Hermione said, "Thanks." Ron winked at her, smiled, and went upstairs to sleep. But he couldn't. He just kept replaying what Harry, Ginny and Hermione said.
~~*~~ "Of all the people.Malfoy? And not only was he in a girl's dorm, but he was in a Gryffindor Girl's dorm! How did he get in when he's in Slytherin?" Hermione asked Ginny. "I have no idea. I know what it is that Harry was talking about. That thing.that necklace. I think Malfoy is following in his father's footsteps. I think he wants to give it to.to.to you-know-who." Ginny said. Hermione sat up straight in a heartbeat. "I think you're right. I have to see Ron. NOW." She said, and dashed up to the boy's dorms. Ron heard a bang on the door, and he sprang from his bed. He grabbed his wand. He pointed it at the door, and with his free hand, opened it. Hermione shrieked and Ron jumped. "Ron! It's just me!" "Phew! You -scared- me!" Ron whispered. Hermione panted. "Sorry -to scare- you, but -I need- to talk to you." "Here, sit down." Ron said, as he took her hand and led her to a chair. He sat in the one next to her, and placed his wand down. "I think Ginny's right. I think that Malfoy's giving it to you-know-who, so you-know-who can destroy it, and he can come to Hogwarts." Ron's face went white, and Hermione noticed he looked lost in thought. "You think so?" he asked. "D'you think he's out to get.to get Harry?" Ron asked. "Shh.you'll wake him. As much as I hate to say this, yes, I do think he's out to get Harry, and I do think that's why he wants to destroy it. But we can't see Dumbledore and tell him until we know for sure. That's most likely why he wants to destroy it. To come to Hogwarts. The question is.how?"
"WHAT WAS THAT?" Ron awoke instantly from his dream (of Hermione, of course.) by Harry's voice. "What?" he asked. "Somebody screamed. It was a girl." There was another scream right away. Ron recognized it all too well.
"Hermione." he half whispered and sprinted from their dorm to the girl's.
"HERMIONE! Are you okay?" they yelled as they entered her room. "MMM!" It sounded as though she was tied up. "Oh gods! Hermione!" Ron heard it loud and clear and ran toward the closet. He bent down, and noticed that Hermione was tied, so he untied her. "Are you okay?" he asked. "No, I tried to run, but fell. I think I broke my ankle." She answered. Ron looked at Harry nervously. "Where are the other girls?" Hermione asked. "They're all still downstairs." Ron answered. He lifted Hermione off of her feet, and brought her down to the couch in the common room. "Lumos" Ron muttered. He noticed almost the whole Gryffindor house was in there, and had all already lit their wands. Hermione took out her wand, and lit the fire. "What did the person look like? Did you see? What did they want?" Ron asked her, trying to be calm, that way he wouldn't frighten anyone. He looked in the corner. Ginny was sobbing into Harry's shoulder while Harry was trying to calm her down by whispering softly to her, and rubbing his hands up and down her back. "I th-think I s-saw him. He made a move toward Lavender's and my beds, b- but Hermione s-screamed and he ran toward her." Ginny said through tears. "Can you tell us, Gin?" Ron asked as she came to sit next to him. He took her hand and kissed the top of her head in reassurance. "It was a man. H-he looked about your age, Ron. I didn't see his face, but I saw his hair. It was very blonde." Ginny said. "Then he said something like.He needed to find it, and he cursed. I woke up, and screamed. I tried to run, but I tripped and fell. Then he took me and that's when he shoved me in the closet and tied me up. I screamed again. I was facing behind, and didn't notice who it was.but by the voice I think it was." Hermione droned out, looking confused, and looking into Ron's face. "Hermione.who was it? You have to tell us, luv." "I think it was.Malfoy." She said. That brought Ron to his feet. "ROTTEN DUMBASS! WAIT TILL I GET MY HANDS ON HIM. NO ONE TOUCHES OR HARMS HERMIONE! NOBODY! THE FILTHY BA--" "Ron.I'm not sure.but almost positive." Hermione interrupted, because she knew Ron would curse again, and she really didn't approve of him swearing. "I know what it was he wanted. Lavender, I really don't want to frighten you, but.you know how you have the necklace that is worth A LOT of money that is said to get rid of all things evil that come by? There is only ONE of that type out there, and I have a feeling he wants that. It acts sort of like a patronus does on dementors. I heard him and his father talking about it in Diagon Alley before we came to Hogwarts. They want to destroy it. The only thing is.how did he get in here? And was it DEFINITELY Malfoy?" Harry said. Lavender went pale instantly and looked nervously at Ron, and all of the color that was left in Hermione's face (which was barely any.) had now disappeared. "B-but.why d-did he choose.me?" Hermione asked, her voice shaking. "You screamed, and he didn't want anybody to hear.that's all." Harry said. "Here.Hermione, you can sleep down here. I'll sleep down here on the other couch." Ginny said, her face tear-stained. The others cleared out talking animatedly. Harry went back upstairs after saying goodnight to Hermione and Ginny. "If you two need anything.you know where to find me." Ron said as he lifted Hermione onto the other couch, and magically fixed her ankle back to normal. He kissed Ginny's forehead. "Good night, Ron. I love you." Ginny said. He kissed Hermione fast. "Goodnight Hermione, luv." "'Night Ron," Hermione said, "Thanks." Ron winked at her, smiled, and went upstairs to sleep. But he couldn't. He just kept replaying what Harry, Ginny and Hermione said.
~~*~~ "Of all the people.Malfoy? And not only was he in a girl's dorm, but he was in a Gryffindor Girl's dorm! How did he get in when he's in Slytherin?" Hermione asked Ginny. "I have no idea. I know what it is that Harry was talking about. That thing.that necklace. I think Malfoy is following in his father's footsteps. I think he wants to give it to.to.to you-know-who." Ginny said. Hermione sat up straight in a heartbeat. "I think you're right. I have to see Ron. NOW." She said, and dashed up to the boy's dorms. Ron heard a bang on the door, and he sprang from his bed. He grabbed his wand. He pointed it at the door, and with his free hand, opened it. Hermione shrieked and Ron jumped. "Ron! It's just me!" "Phew! You -scared- me!" Ron whispered. Hermione panted. "Sorry -to scare- you, but -I need- to talk to you." "Here, sit down." Ron said, as he took her hand and led her to a chair. He sat in the one next to her, and placed his wand down. "I think Ginny's right. I think that Malfoy's giving it to you-know-who, so you-know-who can destroy it, and he can come to Hogwarts." Ron's face went white, and Hermione noticed he looked lost in thought. "You think so?" he asked. "D'you think he's out to get.to get Harry?" Ron asked. "Shh.you'll wake him. As much as I hate to say this, yes, I do think he's out to get Harry, and I do think that's why he wants to destroy it. But we can't see Dumbledore and tell him until we know for sure. That's most likely why he wants to destroy it. To come to Hogwarts. The question is.how?"