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CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: OF PAIN AND SALVATION

With a simple nod of Dolohov's head, Barty Crouch Jr., smirked. She was there! All was falling into place magnificently!

"But sir there's something else you should know...all is not as we perceived it to be!" Dolohov said, tone urgent.

"Is the girl there?"

"Yes sir but--"

"Then that is all that matters. You're excused."

"Y-yes sir"

"Avery, go check on the potion." He ordered

"Right away" Avery responded obediently

"Now Mr. Malfoy, are you ready for your surprise?" He taunted, leaning down so that he and Draco were eye level.

Draco tried to speak but all that came out were a few moaning sounds, the silencing spell was still upon him.

"Oh yes, the silencing charm....well I suppose it's better this way. We wouldn't want you making a scene now would we?" At this, Barty threw he head back and laughed. "Boys, let's have some fun with Mr. Malfoy!"

The other Death Eaters laughed, some rubbing their hands together excitedly.

"But remember, we must be somewhat gentle with him, being friends with Potter and his little gang has probably turned him soft!" A quiet voice Hermione easily recognized as Wormtail's said.

"Yes, yes, of course" Bellatrix Lestrange said eagerly, approaching Draco. "I bet Potter and his friends never did this to you huh boy? CRUCIO!!"

Hermione winced, tears pricking at her eyes. It was all too horrible; for even with a silencing spell upon him, Draco's scream sounded loud and clear.

The group below erupted in laughter. Once they had all settled down, Crabbe stood up, "My turn"

"Be my guest" Bellatrix said lightly

"Your Longbottom friend killed my son." He said slowly, making him seem even more stupid "I didn't like that. CRUCIO! CRUCIO! CRUCIO!!!!!!!"

Hermione couldn't bear to watch any longer. Turning around and placing her back against her rock, the tears fell freely, the sounds of her beloved being tortured surrounding her.

"Shh...it's okay Hermione" Ginny said placing a comforting hand on her shoulder. This just made Hermione cry harder.

"We're going to rescue him remember? It'll all turn out okay," Neville said soothingly.

"Your right" Hermione choked out "We're going to rescue him" And with another glance at the scene before them, she crawled over Ron, Ginny, and Neville whispering, "And I'm going to do it now"

"No 'Mione! Not yet! Stop!" Ron whispered. But it was too late, Hermione had already concealed herself behind another row of rocks, the threesome loosing sight of her.

"Should we go after her?" Neville asked

"No, not yet. Maybe she can do it" Ginny said hopefully

"Are you daft?!! Rescue him with a group of Death Eaters surrounding him? There's no way in Merlin...." Ron drifted of, overcome by the realizations that hit him like a ton of bricks.

The group fell silent.

Somewhere in the back of Hermione's mind a voice was saying "Have you gone completely nutters?? This is insanity!" But she plainly ignored it and crawled on.

Finally reaching the rock closest to Draco, Hermione waited.

"CRUCIO! CRUCIO! CRUCIO!"

Internally she screamed, and her screams were made real by Draco. 'Enough! Stop it! He's had enough! Please just stop it!' She thought, begging the Death Eaters to stop.

"Enough!" A voice sounded. Hermione whipped her head above the rock to sneak a glance at whoever had read her mind and loosened the pain in her chest. "He's had enough" The Death Eater Hermione recognized as Nott said.

"What did you say?" Barty Crouch Jr. asked, tone a threatening cold that for some reason, made Hermione begin to fear for Nott's life.

"The Potion is ready sir. I think it would be wise not to exert Mr. Malfoy such, he'll need to have some wits about him for the ceremony" Nott began cautiously, but confidently; a quaver, or sign of discomfort not evident in either his strong voice or his body language.

"Very well, if you say the potion is complete"

Hermione breathed a sigh of relief.

"Boys, over to the cauldron; we need to finish this off." Slowly all of the Death Eaters shuffled across the room, most, throwing a last glare at Draco, the last one removing the silencing spell.

Hermione's heart sped up....this was as good of a chance as she was ever going to get.

"All this year we've been waiting for today! And now that we finally have a chance to let our planning become reality, we can't afford mistakes!" Bellatrix Lestrange screamed at the other male Death Eaters, in an attempt to rally enthusiasm.

"Ever since our Lord was vanquished we've all suffered greatly! But we've remained together.... we've remained strong just like I'm sure he would have wanted us to!" She continued "and now we have formed the ultimate plan....let's do it in his name!"

Screams and grunts of support followed, shaking the cave.

"Thank you Bellatrix..." Avery said "Now boys...the last ingredient! Wormtail I believe you have the honor!"

"Y-yes of course!" Peter sputtered, approaching Avery and taking the phial from his outstretched hand.

"On the count of three Wormtail!" Nott screamed

"One..." Barty Crouch began, smirk so wide it was impossible to see where it began and ended.

"Two...."

As soon as the majority of the Death Eaters had their backs turned to her, she snuck quickly over her rock, approaching the chair in which Draco was bound with surprising speed.

"Impatrif" She muttered under her breath as the magical ropes that had binded Draco fell loose.

"Herminone?" Draco asked in disbelief as she quickly untied the chains. "Is that you?"

Quickly kissing his hand as she continued her business, he smiled. "I guess that answers that"

"What are they doing?!" Ginny whispered horrified

"I-I don't know"

"Ron, I've got a bad feeling about this one" Neville said softly so as not to disturb Ginny

"Me too Mate...me too. I just hope 'Mione can get back here before whatever this potion thing is happens!"

"Hermione hurry! We need to get out of here fast!"

"I'm trying....I'm trying!" She cried desperately

"THREE!!!!!" The Death Eaters chorused

There was a loud explosion and a flash so bright Ginny, Neville and Ron had to duck down in order to save their vision. Smoke immediately filled up the cave, smoke so dark it was impossible to see. It smelled of potions...and something rotten. And then it was silent....everyone in the cave holding their breaths.

And then suddenly, the Death Eaters on the floor (they'd all been knocked down by the impact) began to laugh. At first it was more of a low chuckle...but it quickly built to a roaring giggle one normally hears around lunatics. It was so full of glee, yet so cold, Ginny began to shake...Hermione to shiver...all five feeling that familiar feeling of fear beginning to bubble inside of their chests.

And then the smoke began to clear, leaving a hazy mist surrounding them all, and the five saw very distinctly the outline of a man. A tall, skinny, young man, not much older than sixteen...

"No" Hermione whispered "It can't be"

"What is it?" Neville asked, peering further over the rock.

Suddenly Ron's eyes widened and he stopped breathing. Freezing where he was, shaking now, tears suddenly started gathering in eyes.

"Ron? Ron mate what's wrong?"

"G-Ginny...." Was all he could muster

Squinting, for they were quite far from the Death Eaters, Ginny could barely make out the features of the man who was now the only one standing in the cave. No, she couldn't have told you who he was. Until, he opened his eyes.

"H-Harry?"

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