WARNING: EXTREMELY SHORT CHAPTER WITH SOMEWHAT OF A CLIFFIE!!!
(A/N: I wanted to get this out a.s.a.p. so that's the reason for no personal responses to the reviews. Though a BIG thank you to new time reviewers: HogwartsHeadGirl1, Courtney Anne, and oldie: SamboTheGreat! You guys rock! And onto the story I'm already working on the next one so enjoy! Hugs, Haystack)
CHAPTER TWENTY: ORDERS
Hermione had been tempted to scream; and she would have gotten away with it if her capturer hadn't clamped a rather large hand over her mouth, pulling her farther down and out of the view of others.
"Ronald Weasley when we get back, I'm going to kill you!!" She whispered fiercely, once his hand was removed.
Ron just sat there smiling his lopsided grin and Hermione smacked him playfully on the arm. "Ow! Well excuse me if we thought you'd like a little company!"
"We?"
"Neville and Ginny are outside." He stated simply
There were a few moments when neither spoke. Hermione touched that her friends had come to find her, and Ron, too relieved that she was okay to say anything.
"I was so worried about you 'Mione." He began awkwardly "You have no idea. I still can't believe you'd be so bloody insensitive to take off like that!" He said angrily.
"Ron--" she tried to interrupt. He didn't notice.
"Just thinking that that might have been the last time I bloody saw you...I was so scared! Merlin, I just—do you have any idea what would've happened to me if you had died too? Loosing Harry and then loosing you? I would have died, honestly I'm not just saying that, I would have died...." With this Ron took a shuddering breath, attempting not to cry.
"Shhh...." Hermione said taking Ron into a hug and rubbing his back. "I'm right here okay? I'm not going anywhere"
Pulling back from the embrace Ron nodded. "Now go get Ginny and Neville. If we're going to do this, we better do it right."
"How do we know when to go?" Ginny whispered to Hermione, peering over a rock.
"I don't know...just when the moment's right I guess."
"So remind me of this plan again," Neville said
"Well um...three of us will distract the Death Eaters and someone will rescue Draco"
"Nice Hermione...nice"
"It's all I have at the moment alright?!" She snapped "Unless someone else has an idea!"
No one spoke.
"Quick everyone get down, one of them is coming!" Neville whispered fiercely
Hermione's heart was in her throat as she heard the footsteps of the approaching Death Eater, sweat began to form along her hairline, and it felt almost as though someone was sitting on her chest.
Which when she looked down, was true. Shoving Ginny off her, her foot slammed against a nearby rock, sending an echo that vibrated against all the walls, notifying everyone who wasn't daft, of their presence. The foursome held their breaths, no one dared move. The Death Eater was only a few precious feet away from them; there was no way that he hadn't heard!
But even though Dolholv saw them...even though he'd heard their foolish mistake...(He had his orders and knew his place) he bluntly ignored the four teenagers and (smirk spreading to the corners of his mouth) walked on past.
(A/N: possibly the shortest chapter I've ever written! I'm sorry but I like taking advantages of cliffhangers like that and besides something is better than nothing. Ooohh the plot is thickening though, what are Dolholv's orders? Lol...well I hope this goes over well with you all! REVIEW!!!!!!! Hugs, Haystack)