Thanks for the nice review lee74. I'm glad you are enjoying the story. It seems to be a plot bunny that just won't go away with me and needed to be written. I'm getting ahead of myself though and still have to see where it all leads me. chuckles

Draco tried not to show his anger as he watched the man with Hermione. When the man left the cell leaving behind a very bewildered witch he watched as she turned to him and spoke. From what he could manage to read from her lips she was wondering who the man was. Draco was not quite sure who he was as it was the first time he had seen the guy, but he did know that all of them had very similar if somewhat different visits.

Draco's own 'partner' as she liked to describe herself was the very same vampire that had lured him out of Diagon Alley. The child across from his cell had a very motherly like woman who visited her. The old man behind him had a younger woman that acted like a grandchild would and the deatheater beside him had some thug as his partner. For some reason it was thought that these partners would be ideal for the captured witches and wizards, but Draco knew that no matter what they would all still feel like captives.

He simply shrugged at Hermione's question and tried to give her a sympathetic look. To try and make her feel better he looked down at her outfit and gave her one of his trademark smirks. At first she looked angry but then he saw the smile form that eventually turned into giggles. The witch shook her head with disbelieve before climbing into the bed. She looked around as she rested her hands in her lap, but he watched curiously as one hand started doing some odd motions.

He furrowed his brow as he looked down at her hand, but tried not to make it too obvious. She fisted her hand and waited till he looked up at her with a questioning look. Her lips moved as if the position of her hand meant something. He wasn't good at reading lips so he was left clueless as she continued on. The next motion of her hand was to hold it up showing her palm. Her fingers were all straight except her thumb, which was laying across her palm. She mouthed something different this time before repositioning her hand. This time she curled her fingers so that her hand looked almost like a C, this time Draco recognized the motion of her mouth. C, the position of her hand was a C.

Hermione nodded slightly as she recognized Draco's look. This time she repositioned her hand so that all but her index finger curled over and touched her thumb. Her index finger stood straight up and Draco thought it looked like a small letter d. He said d quietly and she nodded. The alphabet. She was doing the alphabet with her hand, so the other two hand signs must have been a and b. He mimicked the sign her hand made and mouthed d to her. She smiled brightly.

'Bloody Brilliant' he thought to himself. They would be able to communicate without trying to read lips, instead they would just use their hands. So it was that Draco started to learn the basics of muggle sign language.

"Not only are Draco and Hermione missing, but there are others as well." Harry said to the crowd that sat in the living room of Grimmauld place.

"Do you have any idea who is behind this yet?" Ginny inquired.

"No, but we know that this is not Deatheater activity. It seems we have gained a new enemy and we need to discover who they are before anything happens to Draco and Hermione." Harry looked grim but determined.

"I will go to Hermione's to see if there has been any activity there since she disappeared." Sirius said.

Harry nodded to his Godfather. "Ginny I want you to go with him. Ron, Remus and myself will all go to the Malfoy Mansion to see if there are any clues there. Here is a list of the other missing wizards and witches. The rest of you decide where you will be going and be sure to take a partner with you. We are all vulnerable it seems when we are alone, as that is when everyone has been taken so far."

Everyone nodded in understanding and Dumbledore stood up when Harry was finished. "We must all keep a look out for any strange activity. If anyone notices anything out of place at any time, make a note of it. Perhaps it may very well be the key we need to solve this mystery. Professor Snape, I will have someone fill in for you during your absence to teach potions and I will cover for your DADA classes Remus."

Both professors nodded towards the headmaster and the room filled with chatter as their meeting was adjourned. Ginny walked towards Sirius. "When do you want to go to Hermione's place Sirius?"

"Immediately." Sirius stated with a grim and worried look upon his face. He owed Hermione so much. She had saved his life during her third year, and yet again when she discovered the mystery behind the veil. The years that had passed by had only deepened his respect for his Godson's best friend. He felt almost shameful in a way because his friendship and respect for her had turned into something deeper and he would never admit it aloud. To do so he felt would risk his friendship with her as well as his relationship with his Godson.

Those two seemed like a perfect couple really. He always wondered why they were not together, and he felt that it was perhaps her desire to be a professional first. When that desire waned perhaps she would become Mrs. Hermione Potter. He knew that she would never wish to be Mrs. Hermione Black, who would? He had a shattered past that had affected him in many ways. Sure his physical appearance had been restored to a devilishly handsome look, but emotionally he was scared very deeply. It was a rare morning that he did not wake up screaming from a nightmare.

"Ok, I'm ready whenever you are." Ginny said interrupting his thoughts.

Sirius nodded. "We will apparate there and then I will use my animagus form. I should hopefully pick up a scent that will help us."

"Sounds good." She said with a sad smile. "I hope we find something soon. I hate to think of what Hermione must be going through."

A muscle tensed in Sirius's jaw and Ginny swore she could hear the grinding of teeth. With silent appraisal she watched Harry's Godfather and wondered if there was something else to the relationship between him and Hermione.

"I will meet you there." She said and with a pop she was gone. Sirius quickly followed, determined that they would find Hermione or die trying.

Note: A website to see the alphabet in sign language can be found pretty easily if you look it up in google.