Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. I just own the plot of this story.

A/N: Firstly, I revised Chapter 3 a little bit, but it shouldn't be anything too important besides adding a little bit of dialogue and correcting a few spelling and grammar mistakes I spotted. Also, I will be getting to the horcruxes in a few chapters if any of you were wondering. Now please read and review, constructive criticism is welcome.

Chapter 4: The Rescue

"Hermione, what are you doing?" asked Ron as he managed to pull his arm away from Hermione's hand.

"We're going to get Witherwings," said Hermione as she kept running. "We're going to fly to Harry."

"But what about the protective charms around Hogwarts?"

"Ronald, the spells are to prevent anybody from getting in who isn't supposed to. They're designed to let people out quickly, just not in."

"But won't Hagrid get angry at us for taking Witherwings?"

"He'll understand. After all, it's Harry we're talking about." Soon they saw Witherwings, formerly known as Buckbeak, the hippogriff that Harry and Hermione had saved during their third year at Hogwarts, and as Ron and Hermione approached the hippogriff, they both bowed, and Witherwings bowed back which was the signal that Ron and Hermione could approach them. Hermione was careful and started to pet Witherwings before mounting him. Hermione told Witherwings where they were headed, and Witherwings stood up and ran and then started to fly towards what would be a dangerous mission, and school hadn't even started yet.

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Within minutes, Hermione and Ron were able to see the village where the Gaunts and Riddles had lived, and Witherwings set down in an isolated area.

"Remember what Dumbledore said. Deatheaters are bound to be here, so we have got to be careful," said Hermione

"I sure wish we had Harry's invisibility cloak," said Ron but then he remembered Hermione had taken the Marauder's Map from Harry's trunk. "You don't have it, do you?" he asked Hermione.

"No," said Hermione in a tone that suggested she was disappointed with herself for not thinking to take Harry's invisibility cloak as well as the map. "I didn't think about taking it." Hermione pulled her wand out and motioned for Ron to do the same. "We need a strategy. Where would Voldemort order Snape to bring Harry? The Riddles' or the Gaunts'?" Ron cringed when he heard Hermione say Voldemort.

"I don't know," said Ron. "The Riddles' house was bigger from what Harry's told us, though."

Before they could decide where to go there, a witch in a black robe and mask said, "Well, it looks like we have a couple of trespassers. The Mudblood and the Mudblood lover my son told me about always with Harry. I should take care of you now, but I want to see Potter suffer."

Hermione thought quickly. She had been ready to use Expelliarmus, along with other spells, but this seemed to work out better than had expected. "We know when we've lost."

"Hermione!" screamed Ron but then Hermione elbowed Ron and looked at him in such a way that Ron understood that Hermione had a plan. Of course, he didn't know what the plan was.

"Hmm. Just to make sure you don't pull anything funny, Petrificus Totalus," said Narcissa Malfoy as she pointed her wand at Hermione and Ron and they instantly froze. Narcissa cast another spell that levitated Hermione's and Ron's bodies and caused them to follow her to none other than the Gaunt's old house.

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Harry was still sitting down in the small room Snape had thrown him in. If I could only get out, he thought, I could get my wand and Apparate back to the Burrow. However, the only way he could think of was magic. Surely, Ron and Hermione will rescue me. But how could they find me? I don't even know where I am! Surely, Hermione will figure it out. Then Harry heard a loud noise and voices.

"Narcissa, are you crazy bringing those two in here?" said a female voice. Harry recognized it as Bellatrix LeStrange. "Surely they've come to rescue Potter!"

"I know, but I want to see him suffer as I torture these two and then kill them," sneered Narcissa Malfoy.

"You better be careful, Narcissa. Together with Potter, they have all of Ollivander's wand cores. We don't know what will happen if all three of those wands cast the same spell at the same spot or person."

"Relax, Bellatrix. Severus has confiscated Potter's wand, and wands only give direction and control to magic," said Narcissa as she moved towards the small room where Harry was imprisoned.

When Harry saw Narcissa Malfoy, and Ron and Hermione, he screamed. "Ron! Hermione! What have you done to them!"

"Nothing yet, Potter. I wanted to make you suffer. Reneverate," said Narcissa as she freed Hermione and Ron from being totally frozen and pointed her wand at both Ron and Hermione. "Crucio!" With this spell, one of the three Unforgivable Curses, both Ron and Hermione fell onto the floor in pain.

"No! Stop it!" screamed Harry, his anger rising.

"If you wish," said Narcissa Malfoy. "Avada—" but before she could finish the most unforgivable of the Unforgivable Curses, and owl swooped down and took her wand with its beak. "What is that owl doing in here!"

"Saving three students," said Professor Biggs, who had just transfigured back into his human form.

"Harry! Are you all right?" asked Ron and Hermione.

"Yes, but there's a barrier. I can't get out. How'd you find—Watch out!" Harry said as Bellatrix LeStrange tried to curse them, but the warning gave Hermione enough time to disarm her.

"Harry, you need to get out of that room!" said Hermione as she, Ron, and Professor Biggs fended off more Deatheaters.

"I can't! Snape took my wand!"

"Harry, you don't need your wand. The wand is just a directional tool! You've done wandless magic before!"

"But it was always accidental!" But then he saw him: the former professor that he had hated the most and that he now loathed since he had murdered Dumbledore. The sight of him made him the angriest he had ever been, and something happened. The wind picked up outside and before Harry knew it, the wind had damaged the wall of this old house so much that he was able to kick through it and get out of the room.

"Ron! Look! Harry's out of the room!" said Hermione. "Let's go!"

"Impedimentia!" Ron said as he pointed his wand at a Deatheater and followed Hermione, both of them casting spells against Deatheaters when necessary. Then they found Harry.

"Harry! Come on. We need to get back to Witherwings!" said Hermione.

"But I still don't have my wand!" said Harry.

"Looking for this?" said Professor Biggs as he tossed Harry's wand to Harry.

"Thank you," said Harry wondering who this new person was and how he had known that that wand had been Harry's.

"You're welcome, and now I must get back to Hogwarts," said Professor Biggs right before he transfigured back into an owl and went to Hogwarts.

"Come on, Harry. Witherwings is this way!" said Hermione as they ran towards the hippogriff and flew back to Weasley's Wizards Wheezes before sending Witherwings back to Hogwarts.

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"Oh, Ron! I was very worried about you," said Mrs. Weasley as she was crying and hugging Ron at the same time.

"But Mum, it was Hermione's idea!" responded Ron.

"It doesn't matter. I was still very worried, and Harry. I was worried about you too. I'm glad you're all right."

Then Ginny saw Harry, and ran up to him and hugged and kissed him, and said, "Oh, Harry. I'm so glad to see you. What you said before was so sweet. Does that mean you changed your mind about us being together?"

"Ginny, what are you talking about?" said Harry, but then he remembered what he had said to Bellatrix LeStrange after she had said that "Lil Baby Potter has a girlfriend now." "Ginny, I didn't mean it like that."

"What! I can't believe you!" screamed Ginny as she ran into the back of the Twins' shop crying.

"No, wait! I didn't mean it like that either. I really would do anything for you, but I can't risk us being together!"

"Go away!" screamed Ginny as she was sobbing.

"Harry, I think you should let me talk to Ginny," said Hermione.

Harry grudgingly accepted that letting Hermione talk to Ginny was probably the best thing he could do for Ginny, after all, he was convinced it was impossible to understand girls and walked back to the front of the shop.

"Make sure she doesn't break anything," said Fred to Hermione.

"We haven't perfected the Self-Repair Charms yet," said George.