A/N: sorry it took so long for me to update--i had a computer virus to get rid of. i hope you continue to like this story! have fun. :)

Chapter 6: Rooms

Ron went to work immediately the next day. Mr. Durdle gave him a set of keys to Hermione's home. He attempted to apparate there but with no luck. Instead, he apparated a block away from her street. It was a cozy neighborhood; all the lawns were mowed, every mailbox matched. Perfect, thought Ron as he headed toward her house, just like Hermione—er...how Hermione would like to live; nice and orderly.

He entered her house. The room in which he entered was an astonishing blend of ivory and lilac. It was a very large house for a single person. He looked into the room warily. He hadn't seen Hermione in five years and now he was inside her home looking for clues to her kidnapping.

I can't let this affect me, thought Ron. This is simply a regular thing. A stranger was kidnapped, not my best friend.

He looked around the house. There was nothing to give him a clue as to who might have taken her or where she might be, but if it was this Czech dark wizard, he wouldn't need a reason. Ron walked into the kitchen and dining room area. On the table sat a glass vase with wilting white roses. "Orchideous!" said Ron. The white roses suddenly became just as if the were freshly picked.

That's better, thought Ron, A classy girl like Hermione shouldn't have wilting roses on her kitchen table. Wait...what? I was NOT just thinking of Hermione.

He left that room hastily and wound up in Hermione's library. It was a decent sized room with every wall covered with shelves full of books. Not only that, but there were stacks upon stacks of even more books lying neatly in various corners. In the middle of the room was a circular mahogany desk matching the shelves. There was one book on this desk with a feathered bookmark sticking out of a page near the end.

Although you cannot se,
I live in you; just me.
And you live in me, it's true.
It's only me; it's only you.
A single mind, a single soul,
Only one heart, only one goal:
To see each other one last time,
To speak to you in one last rhyme.

Ron closed the book. He needed to get out of this room as well. Upstairs was the only place left. The first door he entered was Hermione's bedroom. He wanted to head straight back out the way he came after looking in at her orderly room but stopped when he caught sight of her window. It looked as though it had been opened with great difficulty. One of the window panes hung precariously by a single hinge. This must be where the kidnapper entered, thought Ron. He walked closer to examine it thoroughly. There were several long, dark brown hairs near the frame. It's probably Hermione's hair, Ron thought. But wasn't there a way to figure it out? Ugh...dad mentioned it. Muggles use it a lot... Something about...DMA? No...I'll think of it...

Hermione woke with a start. She looked around the room she was in. The room was well lit and very large. Other than the large bed she was lying in, there were only two other things; a desk, and a large bookshelf full of books. There was no window.

She pushed herself up and walked to the closed door. It was locked. "Alohomora," she said automatically, but without effect; she had no wand.

So I cant get out through the door, and there is no window, thought Hermione. Obviously no one is intending to harm me...yet...Hermione glance over at the tantalizing array of books. She decided that until she had a better idea as to why she was here, she would just have to occupy herself with the volumes waiting for her on the shelf. Besides, she thought, there may be something in one of those books that I can use to escape.

"Eeeee! Hogwarts, a History Deluxe Revised Edition!" Hermione squealed. Maybe imprisonment isn't as bad as everyone makes it out to be.

A/N: Are u confused? as it should be, hehehe. I'd love to hear your feedback! Review review review! and, as always, to those of you that did review, a special shout out.

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