Chapter Four – Crappy Situation
Upon a large stone thrown sat the Dark Lord. His thrown had been carved into a snakes mouth, the tongue his seat. Blood red stones sat in the snakes eye sockets and when glittering they appeared to move. A resemblance was seen between the snakelike man and the stone snake.
Standing in a circle where his most loyal deatheaters. His followers where silent while they waited for the four prisoners to join them. The circle parted when an angry Nott pushed in Harry, Ron, Ginny, and Hermione. Glad to be done with his job Nott joined the rest of his friends who closed the gap, trapping the young students in the middle.
"Tell us all you know about Dumbledore and the Order." Voldemort said in a commanding tone.
To the surprise of everyone present Ginny pushed herself forward from the group and told Voldemort disgustedly, "Like we would ever tell you!"
Lucius Malfoy silently cast the cruciatus curse with so much force that Ginny was jolted onto her back where she continued to whiter in silence. Hermione rushed over to her and comfortingly told her that everything was going to be okay.
"How could you hurt a defenseless little girl?" Ron asked.
"Never insult my Lord." Was his reply.
"I can insult him if I damn well want to!"
"Avis." Lucius yelled. From his wand bust a flock of birds that on his orders attacked the red head, biting and clawing at his face and arms.
"That is enough Malfoy." Voldemort said.
"Of course Sir." Lucius said while bowing. He then made the angry birds fly out an open window into the night.
Clearing his throat to gain everyone's attention Voldemort went on to ask Harry, "Now that you have had a taste of pain, why don't you make it easier on yourself and tell us what we want."
All the death eaters burst into laughter at the Dark Lords pathetic attempt at making a joke. With a small smile Voldemort nodded his head at his followers, indicating that they should once again quiet down.
"What do you say? Pain and suffering or a quick death?"
"We will never tell you!" Spat Hermione.
"So pain and suffering it is."
"Harry is mine. I will try to break him." Voldemort said. "But the other three should be given to some of you.
"Malfoy, I'll let your son have one since his birthday is in two days. Which shall we give him?"
"He will have none of us. None of you will!" Yelled an enraged Ginny. The others behind her shook their heads in agreement.
"I will take the young one. Weasley isn't it? I'm sure Draco will have fun with you." Lucius said with a knowing sneer. "Come here."
"Try and make me."
"Moblicorpus."
Ginny unwillingly walked over to Lucius and stood in front of him. He took her dainty hand in his big rough ones and apperated the two to Draco's rooms.
The remaining three shouted Ginny's name and tried to follow, but the deatheaters made the circle tighter. Harry Ron and Hermione pushed their backs towards each other so they could see the men and women before them from all directions.
"Who wishes to have Mrs. Granger?"
"I do!" Yelled a tiny woman with green eyes and blonde hair. Her face was smooth and skinny, but still was elegant. Her eyes held cruelty and a passionate hatred. Not recognizing her Hermione wondered where she had seen the woman before.
"Of course Mrs. Skeeter."
"Skeeter." Hermione said aloud.
"Don't you remember me Hermione? I have written a few things about you before."
Taking in a large breath Hermione whispered, "Rita."
With a fake smile and a hand gesture she said, "The one and only."
"You both may leave now."
Rita strided over to the quivering Hermione and wrapped her hand around Hermione's arm. With a pop the two apperated.
"And that leaves us with one. Who wants Mr. Weasley?" Voldemort asked.
"I'll take the boy." Came a gruff reply from a bald man. He walked into the center of the circle where the two boys stood and looked at Ron. "Yes, he will do."
Ron gulped as the man next to him looked him over. He hated the stare and prayed the short, bulky man next to him would stop. Black eyes turned to Voldemort as he told the man named Chet he could take him.
"Chet. I trust you won't kill him right away. We first need to get information out of him."
"Your never going to let that go are you? So I killed a guy before he told us where the rest where hiding. So what?"
"That type of attitude wont be tolerated. Now get out of my sight before I change my mind."
With a respectful nod Chet grabbed Ron's waist and transported the two into his private chambers.
Wanting the meeting to end so he could begin his interrogation, Voldemort said, "What are you waiting for?"
Within a second the men and women in black disappeared, leaving the two enemies alone in the room.
That night screams reverberated around the corridor as all four teens where tortured by their interrogators. Thankfully all lived to see the next day, though some already wanted the nightmare to end.
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