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Gabriel was becoming scared. It had been days since she had been kidnapped and Ron hadn't come yet. She knew he was searching but it was taking forever. She looked around the small cavern. She knew she was under the Malfoy house, which was all she knew. She was being watched. She knew it. Gallagan had left under Pansy's orders and Pansy had left later, leaving some men behind and taking three with her. She looked down at her hands. Her wrist had stopped bleeding, but they were crusted. The shackles however were rusted and sharp and hurt every time she tugged on them.

She looked up when she heard the screeching of the steel door. In her corner she saw Pansy and the three men enter. Behind them, a soaked Gallagan was carrying a dripping mass. Gabriel couldn't tell who it was. Gallagan came over to her and dumped the limp body in a heap. Gabriel tried to get a better look but the chains around her neck prevented her from going so far. Ignoring the pain, she stretched out her legs and rolled what she realized to be a woman closer. She gasped. It was that girl Ron had talked about. That Hermione woman. She seemed fine, except for the soaking wet part. Her eyes were closed, but she was murmuring something. Gabriel reached out and pulled her closer. Gallagan came over and pulled her back.

"Ne pas penser même cela." Don't even think about it. He said menacingly. Gabriel sneered at him and pulled back into her corner. Gallagan smiled as he dragged Hermione near to the table that had been brought down. "Que l'impudence à vous va s'obtenir tué un jour." That impudence of yours is going to get yourself killed one day. Gabriel smirked at him.

"Pas avant que je vous tue." Not before I kill you. She then turned her attention to Pansy. Pansy was talking quietly to the three men with her and motioning to the area furthest from the door and then motioning to Gabriel. The other men were glancing towards the door every now and then. Two men came bursting in and began to motion to the roof and speak to Pansy with a sense of urgency. Gallagan noticed… and smiled.

"It seems your time to die has come." He said, not bothering to translate. He picked up Hermione and walked over to Pansy. Gabriel struggled against her chains, feeling the wounds start to open. She was running out of time.

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"Why are we here?" Ginny asked, inching closer to her brother. Ron looked down the hall and then opened one of the many doors they had come upon once they had entered the mansion.

"I know this is where Hermione and Gabriel are." Ginny peered over his shoulder.

"But didn't Harry say that the Ministry searched this place plenty of times."

"That was before the kidnappings. This place has been empty since Malfoy was sent to prison." They backed out of the room and started back down the hall. Ginny was getting anxious. They had just broken into the front door and had searched what Ginny had hoped was half the house. But, by judging from the outside they had yet to see Malfoy's entire splendor. The guards that were supposed to be at the door had ran the moment Ron and Ginny had apparated to the gate.

"Ron?"

"Hmm…" She stayed quiet. Ron stopped. "What?"

"I know this isn't the best time to bring this up…" Ron groaned.

"Ginny." She took his arm.

"Why are you doing this to me?" Ron wrenched out of her grasp and continued down the hall.

"I don't have time for this."

"You have time to find a woman who can't remember you but you don't have time to attend your only sisters wedding?" The way she said it was so accusing Ron felt his chest constrict with guilt.

"Ginny don't." She looked disappointed.

"Don't what?" Ron looked anywhere but at her. He really didn't want to deal with this.

"It's just that-"

"He's got better things to worry about than your bloody wedding." They whirled around to see Pansy standing there in a pure black satin dress. Both redheads started for her but she shook her finger.

"I don't think so. So far, I have the upper hand as I now possess two things of yours. Isn't that right Ronald?" They stayed put, which seemed to please her slightly…. Slightly. "Now hand me your wands," she commanded. Ginny's eyes bulged.

"If you think that-"

"Do I look like I'm playing!" Ginny scowled and tossed her wand over. Ron was a little more reluctant. After taking hold of both wands, Pansy motioned for them to follow her. They trailed her to the basement. She walked over to the far wall and touched it with the palm of her hand. There was a moment of silence then a huge steel door appeared in place of the moldy brick wall. She pushed open the screeching door and stepped to the side. She smiled.

"You first."

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"I don't like this." Bill said. The other brothers looked up.

"Why?" Percy asked.

"Because. You all know how Ron and Ginny are. They get themselves into trouble that they can't get out of." Fred smirked.

"That's true." He agreed. George spoke up.

"Harry went to get help."

"By the time Harry gets help, Ron and Ginny could be dead," Charlie stated.

"Then we should do something," Percy said. They all looked at him.

"I never thought I'd agree with you but you're right. We should." Fred said, almost amazed. Bill stood up.

"Then it's settled. Let's go."

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Ginny gasped and shuddered at the same time. It reminded her of the Chamber of Secrets. It was smaller, but with the same snake statues. That's when she noticed Gabriel. She was lying at the far end of the cavern, squirming to be free. She had been gagged. Ron's fist balled up as they walked in.

"Like what you see?" Pansy asked from behind. Ron glared at her.

"Where's Gallagan? I figured he loved to be around torture."

"Oh I do. I just needed to finish up something." Ron turned around to see Gallagan appear from the darkness of the left side. He strolled over to Gabriel and stood behind the bleeding woman.

"Where's Hermione?" Ron asked aggressively. Gallagan smiled.

"Don't worry about her. She's just about to join the party." He snapped his fingers and the two guards from the gate appeared carrying Hermione. They placed her on the ground in front of Gabriel. Gabriel glared at the man as he past her. More men appeared from the darkness. Ron counted ten.

"What have you done to her?" Ginny asked fearfully.

"Don't worry. I haven't touched her… yet." He pulled out his wand and waved it over the limp body. Hermione stirred and then opened her eyes. She looked around from her spot on the ground and then sat up.

"Where am I? What happened?" Gallagan leaned in.

"You were dreaming. You're awake now." She looked around.

"Ron! Ginny!" She then saw Pansy and her eyes bulged. "Where am I?" Pansy came up to her.

"You're right where you belong. In the deepest darkest hole we could find," she stated maliciously. Gallagan laughed and grabbed Hermione's hair, pulling her up to stand. Hermione yelped out in pain. Ron took a step forward.

"Let her go."

"Why?" Gallagan asked, sneering. "You didn't let my brother go. Now you're going to pay."

"What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to make you suffer."

"If you hurt her..." Gallagan smiled.

"Don't worry. I won't kill her until after..."

"Until after what?"

"You'll see..." Gallagan raised his wand and pointed at the struggling girl in his hand. "Calavasta Perona Contorta Pyro!" Ron lurched forward. Hermione began to scream. It wasn't a normal scream. It was a soul curdling scream that everyone cringed from. Just then something exploded over head. It happened two more times in different areas before it stopped. Then the cavern began to tremble and everyone looked up as the ceiling began to crumble. Ron pushed Ginny to the ground out of the way and covered her with his body. The desolation lasted for only a few minutes. When Ron finally looked up he saw that everyone had gotten out of the way. Ron helped Ginny to her feet.

"What was that?" The answer came from Hermione. It was a deathly moan that seemed to call out torture. They knew she was in pain. They could actually see her on the ground beside a whimpering Gabriel. Ginny gasped. A large piece of rock had fallen and landed on Gabriel's leg. She was about to go over when one of the guards screamed.

"UP THERE!" Everyone looked over to the steel door. It was gone. It had been blasted of its hinges and in its place….

"DUMBLEDORE!" Ron shoved Ginny into the wall as flashes of light exploded. He pushed her into a small nook.

"Stay here!" he yelled over commotion. She shook her head.

"I'm going with you!"

"You don't have a wand!"

"Neither do you!" Ron reached into his jacket and pulled out a wand.

"I gave her one of Fred and George's merchandise!" Ginny knew he had won. Why hadn't I thought of that? She watched as he ran over the debris and instead of joining the group by the door charged into the fire. He's going after Gallagan! She turned to the door and spotted the one she was looking for.

"HARRY!" Unfortunately, he couldn't hear her over the spells being yelled. That's when her brothers appeared. They didn't need to be asked when they began to charge the opposition.

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Ron was dodging all the spells he could. All he wanted was to get the son of a bitch that had made the past few weeks a living hell. Luckily for him, Gallagan had let go of Hermione to save his own skin and was now having a hard time getting back to her. He looked up to see Ron standing in his way. He smiled.

"Now, now Ron! You couldn't stop my brother from her! What makes you think you can stop me from getting to her?" Ron glared at him with all the loathing that he felt for the bastard.

"I killed him! I'll kill you!" They drew their wands. Gallagan shook his head.

"It's worthless! You're fighting a lost battle!"

"I'll kill you! Avada Kedavra!"

"Reducto!" Gallagan countered. He smiled. "You're going to have to do a lot better than that to kill me!"

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Harry was aiding Lupin with the man in the corner. After finishing the man off, Harry looked around. He knew that Ginny had to be here. Where is she? He looked around and spotted something that caused his heart to stop. There by a very pale Gabriel was a withering, screaming Hermione. Why she was screaming, Harry didn't know, but he knew he needed to get there. He looked around. Where was Ginny?

"HARRY LOOK OUT!" Harry was blasted back into the wall before he could turn around and heed the warning. Ginny sprinted over to him and fell down beside him.

"HARRY!"

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"Crucio!"

"Imperius!"

"Reducto!"

"Tanctella!"

"Expelliarmus!" Ron went flying back. Struggling to his feet he wiped the blood that was now flowing from his head. He wasn't about to give up now. His leg was screaming in pain from the spell Gallagan had fired, breaking it. Gallagan, however, wasn't looking very good himself. His arm was bleeding badly and it was twisted in the wrong direction. Both men were breathing hard.

"Crucio!" Gallagan smiled as Ron screamed out in pain. Regaining himself Ron pointed his wand.

"Pelacota!"

"Petrificus Totalus!"

"Winguardium Leviosa!"

"Avada Kedavra!"

"Reducto!"

"Expelliarmus!" Ron went flying again and hit the wall. He looked up and glared.

"Pyro Contorta!" This time the curse hit its target. Gallagan shrieked out, as he burst into flames. Everyone turned to watch the man whirl around, lighting up the room and causing enough noise to match Hermione. Flesh pealed from him and flew everywhere as he ran around trying to put out the fire. Ron struggled to stand, his body screaming for him to stop moving. He gave out one last curse.

"Avada Kedavra!" Then his leg gave out and merciful darkness took over.

A/N: YEEEEEEEE HAW! (Doing a little jig) Ron's aim has certianly improved over the years! I know some of you wanted romance but I really needed to get this off my chest! I loved this chapter. I'm sorry if any of the curses aren't spelled right. I had to make up some spells because I couldn't remember any and I don't have any books with me. R/R!

connieewing: Hope that pillow thing goes well!

fanficmania101: Like I said. I'm sorry to disappoint you! Don't worry! Be Happy!

Cynthia Cacciola: Thank you for reviewing!

Padfoot-equals-lurve: So many questions! So little time! What will happen?

Coconut Girl: I did not kill Gabriel!

crazyforHP9: No! I'm not that evil! I don't kill the innocent... wait... yes I do... never mind!

Chapter Tease:

...Hermione fixed the veil.

"I just wish he would stay." Ginny said. Hermione turned her around.

"He's just being an -"

"Ass." Both women turned around. Ginny's eyes began to fill.

"What are you doing here?"