Chapter 18: Unwanted Encounters

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Ron ran downstairs to find Harry and Hermione eating he grabbed them to the side, "Shiann's got the same necklace as Olivia Burnes,"

"What?" Harry and Hermione said together.

Ron showed them the picture, and they just looked at each other.

"Now what?" Harry said.

"What if the thing he-who-must-not-be-named wants is in that necklace or something?" Hermione said as they started walking back to the common room.

"Then how would Shiann have it?" Ron questioned.

"Well remember in the articles it said that Julia didn't know where that something was when Voldemort asked for it," Harry said.

"How would it get to Shiann?" Ron shot back.

"It could have easily happened I mean if Shiann really did move to Europe from America there's a lot of ways,"

"But she could have been lying, I mean we already figured out there's no Reddington school or whatever in Virginia," Ron said as they walked into the common room and sat down.

"And what did sending her the newspaper do?" Harry asked Hermione.

"I don't know but it makes a lot of sense that something's in the necklace and with the paper out in the open everyone knows that they're trying to get into Hogwarts for whatever, and maybe they know what it is and they're protecting her because they know she's in Hogwarts," Hermione said suddenly after a moment of silence.

"That could be," Harry said, "But if they knew it was Shiann then why did they say in the paper they think it's something I have,"

"Harry if they think it's something you have wouldn't you think they would have told you something!"

"McGonagall said she couldn't and they did tell me to go see a teacher every time my scar hurt,"

"But you know that already," Hermione spat out at him.

"I don't know but it just seems weird," Ron said, "With every weird thing that's happened with Shiann and all it's almost like she knew. Like that time when we're out by the lake watching her and Draco and she saw that thing in the forest,"

"Maybe she knows I have it?" Harry questioned.

"Then why are you the one being taken from school?" Hermione questioned.

Harry and Ron both looked down. They sat up there the rest of the night talking about any possibilities about Shiann, but they couldn't think of any better that the one Hermione said. Finally the headed up to bed and said goodnight for it was a long Christmas Day.

When Ron and Harry awoke the next morning at around 12 they walked down int o the common room. Just then Hermione jumped up and ran towards them, "Oh my God how long do you guys sleep?" She said holding out the daily prophet for them to see, "I've been up for like 4 hours and I think I know what's going on.

Harry and Ron took the paper, and stared at the heading:

OLIVIA BURNES BETRAYS SISTER

The ministry is now taking force to speak to Olivia as to they think she knows what the dark lord wants, but they are taking caution as to they also think she's working with him to get it. Her parents said that Olivia is on important business away from home and will not be able to be interviewed by us as to she was away from home since September. Officials are questioning whether or not to believe Olivia on anything she's said in the past and think she's hiding the truth to how her sister died.

"It's hard now because we don't really know what happened that night when the Dark Lord took them or if he even did. Everything could be a lie and we don't know and we won't know unless we talk to Olivia again," said an official, "We interviewed her parents who can't say or don't know what's going on and we cannot force them to say anything. We would like to think that this business Olivia Burnes is on has nothing to do with the Dark Lord but I'm afraid that might not be the case. We must also think about how experienced this young girl is in the Dark Arts. She has impeccable learning skills for the Dark Arts and is probably better at it than most people that work in the Ministry, but we must keep our hopes high and hope that we can soon figure this all out."

The ministry is still looking for the house Olivia had described even thought we know that might not be true. Officials are now looking through the Burne's house to find out anything that might help them figure out what's going on. We also have officials looking around for where Olivia might have gone to and we have researching in anything she might be doing but as for now, nothings for sure.

Hermione looked at Ron and Harry, "she's been gone since September, which means Shiann could easily of gotten that necklace from an unknown exchange with her. I mean there are a million ways something like that could have been lost, and just think of it Olivia had it, then lost it in September, and ever since then she's been looking for it with He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named or maybe he's even forcing her to look for it,"

Ron and Harry looked down, "That does make a lot of sense," Harry said sitting down on the couch along with Ron and Hermione.

"But what about everything else, all the weird things Shiann's done?" Ron asked.

"Who knows Ron, there are a lot of things that could have happened, I mean who knows? You know how many things can be linked to that necklace? There could be tons of things we could think of if we really wanted to figure it out,"

"Yeah I guess," Ron said getting up, "Let's think about it during breakfast I'm starving!"

"Yeah," added Harry, "Me too!"

They walked out of the common room they started walking towards the great hall when Hermione started wondering off the other way, "Where are you going?" Ron asked as Harry looked at him and Shrugged. They followed her along the corridors until after five minutes Harry and Ron got mad, "Hermione this isn't even funny now! Where are you going?" Ron yelled at her. Harry and him ran in front of her to try and stop her but she started running to, and fast! Finally she stopped dead in her tracks and stuff there stiff as a board, hands to her side. Harry and Ron looked at each other as the slowly walked towards her.

"Hermione? What's wrong?" Ron asked kind of shaking. She stood there staring off into space, "We need to get her to the hospital wing now!" Harry said as Ron and him went to pick her up. Just then it was as if the floor fell right below their feet. They were spun into a rainbow of colors. It was almost like being in a portkey. Just then harry found himself being thrown to a corner or a room. He got up Ron and Hermione were already in there frightened. They found themselves in what seemed like a cave or dungeon.

"Where are we?" Ron studdered.

"What happened?" Hermione shot out, "What happened!!!"

"You started wondering off into nowhere, we tried stopping u but you ran to fast. Then you stopped and we were going to take you to the hospital wing but .....this happened," Harry said as he got up.

"Where are we?" Ron repeated himself.

"Oh my gosh, someone wanted us here. I've heard of that, they turned me into a human portkey. It's almost like you take over their body, once the people you want touch you it's like a portkey and they take you where ever you want them to go, But not many people can do it,"

"Well thanks for you lesson on human portkeys but where are we?" Ron practically screamed now.

"I don't know," Hermione screamed back.

They started walking around until they found another door, they walked into it, to find it pitch black.

"Ron, where are you," Hermione questioned, feeling around.

"I'm right in front of you. Harry where are you?"

"I don't know but I'm trying to find a door," Harry groped around in the dark looking for anything that might lead them out. Just then someone grabbed Harry's arm. Harry started screaming as Ron and Hermione stumbled to find him. Then the somebody opened a door letting light fill the room. Hermione and Ron could hear what seemed like running water outside as they ran to see what happened with Harry. They stepped outside the door to find what seemed like some kind of underground sewer. They were standing on what seemed like a broken off brick road that just dropped off into water. In front of them was a huge waterfall that flowed into the bottom, but that wasn't even the worst part: Hermione and Ron saw Harry standing in awe as Shiann stood in front of him.

"Oh my god! I knew you were up to no good, I knew you had something to do with the dark lord and you wanted to get Harry," Hermione shot at her as she raised her wand.

"No it's not like that I swear," Shiann spat out reaching in her pocket holding her wand just in case.

"Well then what is it? Someone wants us here obviously for something and you just happen to be here? Go figure Shiann. I knew what you were up to. You know what the dark lord wants; you were at Hogwarts to get it,"

"No!" Shiann practically screamed, "You're totally wrong!" She looked at Ron and Harry for support but got none,"

"At first I thought maybe you had what the Dark Lord wanted but now it all comes together. You were there trying to get something. You had a plan to freak out the school on the Christmas Ball to steal Harry and obviously bring him here. I figured you out Shiann and you can't even deny it, and if that's not why you're here then why are you Shiann, why?"

Shiann stood there as if she was thinking of a good reason, but before she could even say anything Hermione pointed her wand and yelled, "Invortrosis!"

With that Shiann flew back and slid across the floor to the edge and slipped off. Shiann held on to the side as Ron ran up to help her.

"What are you doing?" Hermione screamed running behind him, "Don't help her!"

Ron kneeled down at the side and grabbed her hand.

"Ron please," Shiann said out of breath, "Please trust me in not here to hurt you, just help please,"

Ron sat there looking into her scared blue eyes and for some reason he couldn't get himself to help her up.

He got up as Hermione reached him and pulled him away, "Come on Ron," she said eyeing Shiann as her hand gave out releasing her into the cold dark water beneath her.

Harry walked up to them and patted Ron's back, "It was for our own good," he said as they walked towards the door they came in. They all sat down thinking about what to do but for Ron it was the one thing he couldn't think about. He just let the girl of his dreams fall into what might have been her death. Even if that didn't hurt her the rapids and who knows what else would. He sat thinking about the last thing she said, trust me I'm not here to hurt you. It kept running through his head. He could still see the look of fear and pain in her eyes and for some reason or another he regretted what he had just done because beyond the look of fear and pain, he saw love.

A/N: I know this just kind of stops but I didn't want to leave you guys hanging and wait till I finish the story to update it. This IS NOT the end of the story and I'm going to try to get the next chapter up REAL soon, which might be hard because I start school in a day but ill do the best I can! So please keep reading and reviewing!!!!