A/N: For everyone who asked, my cousin had a baby boy and she's doing better now. She's gonna name the little bundle of joy Kyle. He's got red hair and everything!

On another happy note, I made 1000 reviews! My mom baked me a cupcake and put a little 1000 on it in green icing and a candle on top. It was funny.

Thanks for all the reviews, I felt bad this morning leaving you all like I did.

Chapter Thirty-Four: Dumbledore's Army: The Leader and His Generals

Draco had been gone for a couple of hours when Harry suddenly felt a sharp pain, just under his bellybutton. It felt as though someone had pulled out a part of his stomach and Harry doubled-over in agony. The pain spiked before dulling into a steady throb.

Gingerly, Harry straightened up and rubbed his tummy.

"What in the bloody hell was that?" He said out loud in the empty room. Another throb of pain and Harry winced. Perhaps he should go to Madam Pomfrey, this was really painful.

Before he could make his way to the door that lead to Merlin's portrait, Ginny, Hermione and amazingly Luna Lovegood stumbled in looking panicked.

A feeling of dread grew in Harry as he saw Ginny's pale face before him. "What's happened?"

Ginny was tearful. "I'm so very sorry, Harry! Me and Ron had a huge row and now the whole school knows!"

Harry quickly put his arm around the sobbing girl and led her to a chair. Sitting across from her, the Elemental Veela gently asked. "Okay, now what does the whole school know?"

"Elemental Veela are said to have been created by the Greek Goddess of Love and Beauty." Luna said in her dreamy voice, her wide blue eyes staring at Harry. "Would that make you part God as well, Harry?"

The raven haired Gryffindor looked at Luna in shock before turning his emerald eyes to Hermione.

"They all know about you and Draco. The Elemental Veela parts and the mate parts." Hermione confirmed sadly. "God, Ron is such an idiot!" The bushy haired girl said suddenly, looking enraged.

Ginny was still crying, her cheeks shiny with tears. "I swear I didn't mean to!"

Harry nodded and put a hand on her shoulder. "I know. It was bound to come out eventually." He turned to Hermione again. "We have to tell Draco."

Luna smiled before skip-walking over to Harry. "He'll know. We ran into his friends on the way here and they said that he was with Professor Snape. They ran off to tell him. Well, they didn't run. They never run..."

Harry sighed but tensed again as Luna focused her odd eyes on him again. She seemed to be staring right into his soul and it always made him nervous.

"So you know what the power to defeat Voldemort is. Congratulations." Harry felt a tingle of magic around him and Luna and narrowed his eyes in concentration. Her aura was pulsing, the two shades of blue looking for a moment like a huge wave. Harry felt his eyes widen with understanding.

"Just how long have to been a Seer Luna?" He asked in amazement while Hermione choked.

The blond shrugged and smiled her secretive smile again. "Long before I was born was my destiny mapped out before me."

Harry felt a shiver run down his spine at these words. They touched a place in his soul and he realized that she knew of his destiny with Voldemort for a long time, maybe even before they went to the Ministry in June. This time her smile was sad.

"It was not my place to burden you, no matter how much you deserved the truth. Sometimes it's my destiny to let fate run its course."

Hermione scoffed. "What are you two talking about? It makes absolutely no sense!"

Luna winked and turned from Harry.

"Something you have no knowledge of my friend." She said to Hermione as she grabbed Ginny's hand.

"Come, Little Flame. We have a Potions project due that you will forget about if we do not start today." Ginny stood and followed her friend. They were at the door again when Luna turned back.

"Ask Hermione to help you find him. It might take awhile. When you're done get us at the library. You'll need all the help you can get."

Harry and Hermione just starred as the Ravenclaw left, pulling a curious Ginny away with her before the bookwormish perfect rounded on Harry.

"How did you figure out she was a Seer? No offense but logic has never been yours or Ron's best trait."

Harry grinned. "I felt the magic around us and saw her aura pulsing then put two and two together. Simple really." He suddenly winced. The throbbing was getting more insistent.

Hermione touched his shoulder in concern.

"What's wrong?"

Harry grimaced. "Stomachache."

Hermione winced herself in sympathy before looking anxious. "Do you think that- well, maybe could you- " she stopped and composed herself. "Would you please go and find Ron and patch things up? This is worse than in our Fourth Year and it's driving me crazy."

Harry nodded and smirked at his friend. "I have to talk to Ron anyway. Something about him and Draco 'talking' last night."

The Gryffindor's eyes widened in fear. "You're not going to hurt him are you? You know Ron has a horrible temper! Please Harry don't!"

The Elemental Veela sighed and pouted. "Okay, I promise not to hurt him...too much."

Hermione grinned before grabbed his arm and pulling him out of his Common Rooms to find their other part.

Draco was alert as soon as he became aware that his body was waking up. His head was pounding and his back ached. Still he did not move. Lucius had told him that when you awoke in an unknown place it was best to keep still and pretend to be asleep until you knew your surroundings and Draco was doing just that.

That's when he heard the sounds of others stirring around him. A few people groaned before Draco heard Black's groggy voice.

"What in the fucking hell just happened? Moony? Why are we in cages?"

Draco's eyes snapped open and he jerked up quickly along with many other around him. What he saw shocked him.

Along with Sirius and Remus and himself, Draco saw his parents and Sev as well as Theo, Pansy and Blaise. They were in a spacious room, colored in silvers and greens and dark hardwood floors. The only furniture, if you could call it that, were the nine cages that each held one prisoner.

Remus looked weak. He lifted a trembling hand to touch the bars and recoiled quickly.

"Mine's silver." He whispered in horror. Everyone in the room knew that a werewolf could easily die from being exposed to too much silver all at once.

Narcissa pushed herself up and looked around, her face paler than usual.

"Does anyone remember what happened? I remembered Lucius and the Potions and the bunny but...nothing else."

Sirius gasped. "Neville. He's the killer. All this time."

Pansy touched her bars gingerly but sighed as they were not laced with any acid. "How'd he get us all here? We all know Longbottom isn't the most powerful hair in the unicorn's tail."

Sev shook his head in a manner that suggested he felt as drained as Draco.

"Does everyone fell tired and sore?" he asked and growled as everyone nodded. "He used Transportation Crystals."

Sirius made a surprised noise. "How'd he get his evil,slimy hands on those things? They were all destroyed by the Ministry whenGrindewald was first destroyed and at the beginning of the First War."

Lucius rolled his eyes. "Think about the activation phrase. Obviously he is in league with the Dark Lord."

Theo decided to speak up for those who were confused. "Would anyone care to explain just what Transportation Crystals are! And how they got us here?"

Remus sighed. "They are crystals, obviously, that are placed in certain places of a spot in which you wish to use to transport people or things to another place. We are all so tired because it uses the magic of the crystals, which have to be charged before use, to draw on the natural magic of the people being transported. Neville would only have used enough of his own magic to transport himself while we ended up following him."

Draco swore. "So it was him, all along? Trelawney being murderer and the attempts on Harry's life?"

Sirius nodded, an angry look on his face. "When I get my hands on that chubby little neck I won't let go until he's fucking blue!"

Remus sighed. "Does anyone know what time it is?" Draco looked at his watch.

"It's seven thirty. We've been out for almost six hours."

"Do you think anyone knows we're missing?" Blaise asked. "Harry is probably going mad."

Draco looked down at his knees. "If he cares."

That got everyone's attention.

"What do you mean, if he cares?" demanded Sirius. "Do you not remember him almost cooking me this morning because of the bruises?"

Draco looked back up angry. "Yeah, a great way to show he cares, lie to me and then tell me that I'm not ready for the kind commitment the next two bonds need! Giving me some crap about needing a break because I suggested that we all help him fight Voldemort instead of him trying to fight this war alone!"

Remus groaned as he sat on his knees with his head in his hands. "Just because his eyes don't tear, doesn't mean his heart won't cry. Just because he comes off strong, doesn't mean nothing is wrong."

Draco glared. "As impressive as your skills of rhyming words are, they don't help a situation like this!"

Pansy let out a mini-scream. "Think Draco! It's not about the words but the message behind them. Harry was pushing you away to protect you! Annoying as it is...maybe he's right about you not being ready."

Draco stared at his best female friend. She was the farthest away from him in their little cage circle with Draco and his father closet to the door , his mother, Severus and Theo on the left, Pansy in the middle and Blaise, black and Lupin on his right.

"So you think I should just let him die in January? Because we fought?"

"Do you?"

"No!"

"Then what's the problem?" Pansy asked, throwing her hands up in the air. "You're learning things about each other at this stage. He's bound to have some secrets just as you. Harry's doesn't have an illegitimate children does he?"

Draco smiled, inspire of himself. "Harry Potter, the blushing virgin have children at sixteen? No, he doesn't."

"Any exes or family members that need some explaining?"

"Other than Black?"

"Hey!" Sirius said but was hushed by Remus. Draco needed to understand that bonding with Harry meant he had to accept everything about the Elemental Veela. While Draco would never admit it, he was inlove with Harry. Now all he had to do was figure it out for himself.

"He hasn't killed anyone?"

Draco's face went pale. "No, butit's just as important."

That made Remus raise his eyebrows. "What does that mean?"

Draco sighed. "He hasn't even told you two about this. Basically, I tried to get him to leave the castle with me...just until the war was winding down and it was safe. That and the fact that we were trying to bond in a school that had a murderer after us wasn't helping. He refused."

Sirius looked confused. "Why? He'd jump at a reason to keep you safe. Lily almost locked James up in their basement after some Auror missions, claiming she would never let him out again if he did anything to endanger himself."

"Sirius, you're Harry's godfather and his guardian. You're also an Order member. You know that there's a prophecy that involves Harry and Voldemort. Did you also know that Harry knows its full contents?" Draco asked, careful not to let out too much information. Longbottom could be back at any moment.

Both the werewolf and his mate looked stunned.

"He...knew? Knew and he didn't tell us? Why?" Sirius asked in shock. Remus looked not better.

"He lied to us. Remember? He asked if we knew what the prophecy said and when we said no he denied having an knowledge of its contents as well."

Lucius decided to add in his bit of information, the blond still covered in soot. " The Dark Lord knew the first part of it but shared it with no one. All the Death Eaters knew was that his biggest threat was the Potter heir."

"It's true. Harry is only one who can kill Voldemort." Draco confirmed with a grim nod of his head.

Remus closed his eyes. "I am going to have a long talk with that boy when we get back, about tell his friends important things like this. Especially us, Sirius."

The animagius nodded. "So Harry is the only person with the power to kill Voldemort, but what about the opposite? Is Voldemort the only person who can kill Harry?"

Before anyone could answer, Neville stepped into the room, a nasty smile on his round face.

"I sure hope not Black or else this will have all been for nothing."

"Longbottom." Snape hissed, hatred burning his his black eyes. It seemed that the Potions Master was furious at being outsmarted by his pupil, even more so by one who had shown that at best, he posessed no brain.

An ugly sneer formed on the Gryffindor's face as he looked down on his tormentor.

"Snape. You'll regret betraying the Dark Side by the time I'm through with you. You'll pay for all the years of embarrassment you put me through. The Dark Lord will make me powerful in reward for capturing his traitors and luring The Great Harry Potter," He spat those last words as if they were filthy curses. "Into a trap. I'll lay his broken, dead body at my Lords feet and become the most famous, most powerful wizard alive."

Blaise blinked. "You, my captor, have lost your marbles."

Neville's blue eyes flashed and suddenly Blaise was screaming and thrashing about, his cage buzzing.

"Stop!" Pansy screamed rattling the bars of her own cage. "Stop it!"

Neville's right eye twitched and Blaise stopped, his arms and legs jerking slightly.

"Electricity." The traitorous Gryffindor said with a maniacal grin. "One of the most handiest muggle inventions. With a bit of magical changes, your cage becomes your death trap. For the werewolf," Neville turned to Lupin and the group watched in horror as the cage shrunk a bit, making the werewolf curl up to avoid the silver.

"He's most vulnerable right after a transformation. If he's not good..." Again, Neville's eyes flashed and the cage pressed against Remus on all sides. He screamed and Neville let it stretch back to it's original shape. "...I'll put him down."

Sirius tried to crouch down and reach his mate but the cages were placed too far away from each other. The dark haired wizard turned to glare at Longbottom.

"You're a monster! A psychotic monster! You won't be smiling when someone comes for us!"

Instead of scaring the boy like he had hoped, Sirius was horrified to see him still smiling that evil little smirk of his.

"Oh, I'm counting on it." At their stunned faces, the Death Eater explained. "When poor little Harry Potter returns from talking with that idiot Weasley, he'll find you all still missing. He'll look, oh he'll look everywhere. That's when he'll get this."

Neville pulled out a piece of red parchment. "This letter will tell him that you've been taken. Of course I'll put a charm on it, so you can all see his devastated face when it find it. If he wants to see any of his friends and family alive again, he'll come to the Forbidden Forest tonight at midnight, alone to meet me. There, I'll kill him."

Pansy snorted. "You honestly think you can just kill him like that? You're a below average wizard at bestLongbottom while Potter is an Elemental Veela. He just has to look at you and your dead."

Neville walked over to Pansy's cage and crouched down beside her.

"But I have a secret weapon. His weakness. The one thing he'd do anything for. Isn't that right Draco?"

The blond Slytheirn felt his heart stop. Longbottom had kidnapped him to get to Harry.

"He'll have felt it. The stress on your bond from being so far away. All I'd have to do is tell him you're already dead and watch him destroy himself."

Hermione and Harry decided the bast place to start looking would be the Gryffindor Common Rooms. Hermione had heard from Dean and Seamus that Ron had declined an invitation to go to Hogsmeade with them earlier that morning. Neville had detention for getting locked outside the Common Rooms that night after curfew.

Most of Hogwarts population had gone on the trip but those few who stayed seemed to be stuck on the quickest route to the Gryffindor Common Room. Harry's face burnt with embarrassment at all the stares and whispering that followed him and Hermione to the Fat Lady.

"Oh honestly!" huffed Hermione, fed up with people who had stopped walking and talking to openly stare at Harry. "You've been going to this school for six years now. You'd think they'd be used to unusual things happening by now. Weasley Is Our Queen." The password quirked Harry's interest.

"Ginny's gotten seeker then?" he asked and Hermione nodded.

"When they first found out about you losing your place you swear someone had died. Angelina started to cry. Ron!"

Harry and Hermione stopped. Ron was sprawled out on the Common Room floor, his eyes closed. Quickly the two Gryffindors rushed over. Hermione checked his pulse.

"He's alive. Just stunned, I think. Ennervate."

Ron groaned and opened his clear blue eyes. "Wha- What happened?"

Harry shrugged. "We just came in here and found you like this. Where is everyone?"

Ron sat up and rubbed his head bashfully. "I sort of scared them all out of here. They started to look at me funny when I was talking to myself and I told them to scram."

"Oh Ron!" said Hermione in exasperation but the prefect had a grin on her face.

There was an awkward pause after that between Harry and Ron, both wanting to be friends again but neither wanting to apologize. Hermione huffed.

"I'm going up to my room for a moment. When I come back, if you two are not hugging manly I will hex you something awful. Understand?"

Quickly and without waiting for an answer, the Sixth Year left them alone. Harry starred at his hands while Ron drew little squiggly patterns on the plush red carpet. Suddenly they both looked up and spoke.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you about me and Malfoy./I'm sorry I'm such a jealous git."

Both Gryffindors grinned weakly at each other.

"I guess I was just hurt that you hadn't told me. And that it was Malfoy. It felt like he had...I dunno, taken you from me." Ron said with feeling.

Harry sighed. "Don't think of him as Draco Malfoy, just for one moment. Think of him as my mate. Would you want me with my mate and happy?"

Ron nodded. "You deserve it. It was selfish to make you chose, I see that now."

Harry smiled. "Then you're okay with this?"

Ron rolled his eyes. "I'll never like him. Won't invite him over for Christmas Dinner or anything...but if he makes you happy-"

"Deliriously." exclaimed Harry.

"Then of course I'm happy for you. Beside, there are only so many bruises I can take."

Both boys laughed as Hermione flounced down the steps.

"All better now?" she asked, her eyes shining. They nodded.

"Good, because I was getting sick and tired of going between the two of you. Now let's go get Luna and Ginny."

Ron gave Hermione a strange look. "You're actually going to go and talk to Luna Lovegood?"

Harry snickered as Hermione gave Ron a confused look.

"Of course. Why wouldn't I?" she asked.

Ron gapped like a goldfish for a moment before finding his voice.

"But you don't like Luna. In fact, I'd go as far as to say that you totally despise her!"

Harry grinned like a cat. "That was before she found out that Luna was a Seer. Now she wants to study her."

"Knew there had to be something with studying and books involved." The red-head muttered as they walked back out of the portrait hole.

It was close to five when Harry and his friends left the library. The pain in his stomach had steadily gotten worse. Hermione had told him to find Draco and if that didn't work to go to Madam Pomfrey. When Harry told her that he and Draco had argued, she made him go and seek the blond out immediately.

"Go talk things out. That's always best. This pain is probably just a reaction to all the anger you two emit when you fight. I've felt it for the last five years. It's what made you two so thrilling to watch."

"The mark of true soul mates." Luna had added from behind her thick book. Looking up over the top, she pinned Hermione and Ron with her glowing eyes. "Something a few more of us should look into."

Ginny snickered as Harry's two best friends blushed. Luna turned her bright blue eyes on Harry and for a moment, he thought he saw a flash of sadness.

"I'll be waiting by the portrait of Merlin at eleven thirty tonight if you need me Harry."

The four Gryffindors blinked at the odd Ravenclaw, who simply went back to her reading.

"Er, right. I'll be going then." Harry said and swiftly walked away.

Students were beginning to return for supper. Wanting to avoid the stress until he had to eat, Harry went back to his rooms. He was just at the stairs that lead to the landing in which Merlin stood when he was stopped by a Ravenclaw from his year.

"Hello," she began. "I'm not sure you know me, I'm Lisa Turnip, from Ravenclaw. I'm in your year."

Harry nodded and she continued.

"My friends and I," she waved a hand behind her to the group of girls that were giggling and watching Harry. "were wondering if the rumors were true. Are you-"

Harry cut her off, hiding a wince. His stomach felt like it was on fire now.

"Am I an Elemental Veela and is my mate Draco Malfoy?" he drawled, sounding freaky like Draco himself.

Whatever confidence the girl had disappeared when Harry had talked like he was the Slytheirn in questionbecause she began to stutter.

"W-weel-lll, yes-ss."

Harry nodded. "I am and he is. Good day."

Swiftly, the Elemental Veela walked up the steps, quickining his pace when he heard a furry of giggles behind him.

The Common Rooms were empty. Mot even Sirius and Remus were here. Was the werewolf still in the Hospital Wing? Draco was probably still angry at him and hanging out with his friends to avoid Harry. That thought made Harry's chest feel tight. He shouldn't have said what he had said to the blond, he was just trying to help and Harry had pushed him away.

I'll make it up to him tonight, I swear. Perhaps it would be best to leave until we have bonded, but I will return.

"No, Mr. Potter, Remus and Sirius left earlier this morning to see Severus about a Pain-Relief Potion. I was all out." said Madam Pomfrey as she fixed a First Year up. The poor boy had accidentally turned his ears into elephant ears and could hardly see.

"Okay. Thank you Madam Pomfrey." Harry said as he left.

Now he was starting to worry. He hadn't seen Draco, Pansy, Theo or Blaise all day and now Sirius or Remus. The next obvious place to look was Snape's office. Draco would go to his godfather if he was upset.

Harry cringed. This was going to be painful.

Harry had been knocking for the last five minutes and Snape hadn't answered. He wasn't there, obviously, or he'd have came out and ripped Harry's head off for disturbing his Potions Making and upsetting Draco.

"Potter?"

Harry whipped around. Luis Montague stood beside him, giving him a quizzical look.

"What are you doing?" he asked as Harry sighed and put a hand to his chest.

"Have you seen Draco or his friends all day?" The Elemental Veela asked, stirrings of panic forming in his mind.

Luis furrowed his eyebrows in thought before shaking his head. "Not since yesterday, sorry. Why?"

Harry shrugged, trying to look unfazed. "Just can't find him. If you see him can you tell him I'm looking for him?"

Luis nodded and they parted. Harry took off toward the Great Hall. He needed his friend's help.

Luna was standing outside the doors to the Great Hall with a resigned Ginny, irritated Ron and fascinated Hermione when Harry appeared.

"I told you he would be here. Did you not find him?" Luna said her face serious. Harry shook his head, his hair shimmering in the candle light.

"I need your help guys. I can't find Draco and his friends or Sirius and Remus anywhere. Snape and Draco's parents are missing as well."

It was almost as if Harry had called his troops to attention. They listened silently, waiting until Harry had told them all he knew before asking questions. It was times like these that the leader in Harry shined through. The Harry that Dumbledore saw when he looked at the young Gryffindor. The Harry that would one day defeat Voldemort.

Harry looked at his friends. "Can you all please help me look?"

His voice was borderline on full blown panic, his eyes bright with worry. Could they truly say anything but yes?

"We're on it, Harry mate." said Ron as the girls nodded.

Harry sighed in relief. "Ron, you take the Gryffindor Tower and the surrounding area. Luna you look over by Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff territory . Ginny take the Great Hall here and the Owlery. Hermione you take the dungeons."

"Where are you going?" Hermione asked as the other three ran off.

"I'm going to get the Map."

With everyone at dinner, there was no one there to stop Harry from zooming down the corridors. His stomach was still burning but adrenaline covered most of the pain. Why didn't he notice it before, that Draco was missing? Some mate he was!

Merlin had to be getting used to him zipping by as he didn't even ask the password. Harry practically fell down the stairs and into the Common Rooms. Only a cheery fire lit the empty rooms.

Up the darkening hallway and to the last door, Harry dashed. The door flew off it's hinges with a bright flash of violet. That's when Harry noticed the chill in the air around him. Without his mate, he felt vulnerable and scared.

The Maurader's Map was sitting innocently on his desk. He had left it there last night after taking it out of his robes when he had fought with Ron.

"I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." Harry said, forgoing his wand and simply using his mind to create the magical connection.

The Map must have caught his distress as it quickly filled out. Harry ran back out to the Common Room to wait for his friends while he checked the map.

That's when he saw it.

A letter, written on blood red parchment withhis name shining sinisterly in green ink, sat on his coffee table. How Harry had missed it before was amazing as it glowed with magic. A charm of some sort was placed on it and Harry could see that it meant no harm to him.

Placing the map down Harry picked up the letter gingerly. As soon as he touched it Harry knew. Something had happened to Draco.

Longbottom had been gone for about an hour, leaving a huge basin full of water in the middle of his prisoners. It was a new form of torture. Draco would see Harry's face as he read the letter that explained where they had been taken.

The occupants of the room had been silent for the most part. Each had tried to get out of their cages but it was no use. They were made of some sort of metal, probably an alloy, that was even resistant to Sev's potions.

Sirius and Remus were stressing over what Harry would do once he found out about the kidnappings. Everyone hoped he would take the letter to Dumbledore but at the same time, knew that if Harry didn't meet with Neville, the insane Gryffindor would just kill Harry by killing Draco. It was a lose lose situation.

Theo and Pansy were concerned about Blaise. The electricity, what that was, had hurt him bad. He was shaking violently and claimed to be cold. Neither Slytherin could reach their friend who needed a Healer badly.

Sev had been trying, unsuccessfully, to unlock the cages with wand less magic. The Potions Master was fairly proficient in that ability but only in simple spells and the cages was complexly locked.

Lucius was taking in his surrounds. He wanted to be ready when someone let him out, be it Neville or Harry, to spring into action. Draco knew his father was worried about him and his mother but he hid it well. Longbottom would use his emotions as a way to punish him if he knew.

Narcissa had been a great spy. She was the perfect mix of emotion and emotionlessness that Draco had ever known. She had never left anyone behind and knew what was possible and what wasn't. At the moment, she was playing with the bunny who had gotten taken along for the ride as well. It was shaken up but otherwise fine.

Suddenly the watter simmered before jumping up like a splash and forming a cube shaped box. Everyone now had their own screen to watch.

"Oh no, please." Draco whispered as he saw Harry standing in the firelight holding the letter. You could see the worry and fear written on his face. His breathing was irregular and their seemed to be an unholy wind running through the rooms, making papers fly.

Harry was clutching the folder letter tightly his eyes closed. Opening them, the Elemental Veela quickly broke the seal and Draco heard him whispering "Please, don't let them be gone. Please, don't let them be taken."

Harry felt his hands shaking as he read the letter.

Potter,

You won't find him here, he's gone. Take from you by the one you thought a friend. The one you ignored and pitied and laughed at in the shadows of his turned back. Nine I have stolen from you, one your most precious of all. If you want him back, meet me alone in the Forbidden Forest, in the clearing where my master first showedus his glory while he drank from a unicorn. Contacting Dumbledore will result in their death... See you soon...

Harry trembled with rage, fear, sadness and desperation. The edges of the letter began to smoke and suddenly it was burning green and silver. His aura flashed around him leaping onto the love seat it danced until the floor was gone. The carpet under his feet blackened with every step he took. The air rippled like it did from the paved driveway at Number Four during the droughts. The paint on the walls bubbled and cracked, some parts flaking off in the unnatural wind that swept through the rooms like a tornado.

The castle shook as thunder boomed like drums in the night. Harry felt the rain pouring outside and he grinned coldlyat his power.

A scream suddenly woke him from his daze. Slowly he reigned his rage and his power for his enemy. He'd get them back. He'd get them all back. Not only did this bastard mess with his family, they took his mate.

Hermione, Ginny, Luna and Ron crashed through the door looking pale and shaken.

"What was that?" gasped Hermione, fanning herself. Some of the heat had been trapped in the room.

Luna looked at Harry. "He has taken them."

Harry nodded. Ginny shook her head. "We can't find them. Dumbledore's gone as well. McGonagall said that something urgent came up for the Order and he wouldn't be back until tomorrow night! What are we going to do!"

Harry felt cold, an emotionless calm had overcome him. He saw what would happen tonight.

"They have been taken Ginny. I'm going to get them back. The person who has been after me since August has stolen my family. He dies tonight."

Hermione looked horrified. "You mean the Gryffindor? How do you know this?"

Harry gestured to the mess behind him. "They left a letter."

"Did the letter say anything about taking Neville?" Ron asked, his face pale.

"No," said Harry. "He said he has nine of my friends and family. That would be Draco, Pansy, Theo, Blaise-" Ginny suddenly let out a sob at that name. Everyone turned to look at her.

The red had fell to her knees. "Blaise. No, not him."

Luna crouched down and rubbed her back as she talked to the others.

"She had been seeing him for the last few weeks." Ron made a noise that sounded a lot like Crookshanks when Seamus had stepped on him. "It has been fated long before now, Ronald." The Seer said to the youngest Weasley male coolly. "It would take more than the likes of you to stop their joining."

Ron was shocked that the normally cheery Luna would respond so coldly.

"That was four Harry." Hermione said, getting everyone back on track. "Who else?"

The Elemental Veela's eyes flashed like lightning. "Remus and Sirius are also missing. As is Snape and Draco's parents. Nine. Do you know what this means?"

Surprisingly Ron was the one who answered. "It means that if Neville is also gone then he was the one who has taken them."

A/N: For those of you who liked the whole Ginny/Blaise storyline, I'm going to be doing a few side stories to this one. A Lily/James and Remus/Sirius one, Helena/Rodolfe one and Ginny/Blaise one. I'm also thinking of a sequel later on but that will be a LONG time away. It's getting down to the end soon.

Thanks for all the reviews!

S.Tangerine