Chapter 11: Hostage
Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, Neville, Luna, and Cho where all very scared. The very thought of Voldemort having captured Ernie was very frightening and even worse, having a pretty clear picture of what was happening to poor Ernie. The whole school was buzzing. Everyone was frightened. And Hannah Abbot was hysterical. She had been very good friends with Ernie and they had recently started dating. One brisk November day Ron and Hermione where called to the main wing of Dumbledore's office. About a half an hour later they emerged through the door into the common room. Hermione looking completely hysterical, shocked, and covered in tears. She practically fell through the door and Harry had to dash over and catch her.
"Hermione, What is it? What's wrong?" asked Harry breathlessly. He tried to stand her up straight but she just collapsed in his arms, sobbing uncontrollably.
"Oh,Harry...(Sniff)... I...(sniff)....I just....( sniff sniff)....I just found out that my parents are..they're..Oh,Harry...(sniff)...they're Dead." She cut off and burst out crying like she had never cried before.
Harry sat down on the couch with Hermione on his lap and cradled her on his shoulder like a young child. Ron spoke up as she sobbed on his shoulder.
"They where murdered by you-know-..., oh, all right, (gulp) Voldemort. Last night. And furthermore Lupin's her uncle. She got a lot of her brains from him. That's also where she got her magical blood from. " Said Ron.
"What's that got to do with you? Why where you summoned?" asked Harry uncertainly.
"Oh, it's Percy, the git, he's gone missing, the slimeball, like I care." Said Ron stiffly. "Mums going nuts. She's blaming herself for the whole thing. She says, what if something happens to him, he will be dead and she would have never made up."
Just then Luna came waltzing up to them and asked "Has anyone seen Ginny?"
"No," said Harry "But I can check the map." He pulled out the Marauders Map (which everyone in the house knew about) and said "I solemnly swear I am up to no good." And the map showed Hogwarts. "Oh, shit, this is not good." Said Harry and He, Hermione, Ron, and Luna raced off to Dumbledore.
Harry smacked the map on Dumbledore's desk and then Dumbledore raced off followed by everyone in the order. Ginny and Cho where surrounded by a mob of Death Eaters by the passage into the cellar of the Hogsmead sweetshop. They where stunning as many as they could and Tonks, Molly and Doris where helping, but there where to many. They then saw a large blob moving fast towards them. Moody fought his way to the center and grabbed Cho but a small rat slipped in with him and transformed into a stubby little man. The man grabbed Ginny and slipped down the passageway. This time however Dumbledore and the others raced down the passage after him. Tonks, Molly, Doris, and Mad-eye led Cho back up to the common room. Finally Dumbledore returned but Ginny was nowhere to be seen.