Chapter 8

You look at Hermione, annoyed. "Look, you're the one who wants to go see what's inside. So go and see. I'm going inside."

Hermione opens her mouth to protest one more time but Ron pulls her away. "We'll be fine," he says. "Let's go. "We'll be back in a minute." You nod and watch them disappear towards the house. You spot an open window on the second floor, but decide to see if there's another way in first. Slowly you creep around to the back of the house. There is no one there. You spot the back door and decide to enter that way. You make your way over to the door and put your ear up against it, there is no noise coming from inside. You slowly reach for the handle and turn it. Much to your surprise it opens. You peek through the small crack and see an empty kitchen. You quickly come inside and shut the door quietly.

There is a pantry, a table and a countertop, but otherwise the kitchen is deserted. You make your way to the doorway and look out. You can just make out two death eaters in the parlor, talking. There doesn't appear to be anyone else downstairs. You spy the stairs to your right. Glancing around one more time you go to the stairs. You can't hear anyone coming and you go to the second floor. Just as you reach the landing you see two more death eaters come out of a room and go upstairs. You duck, hoping they didn't see you. You wait a few seconds and then creep after them. On the landing to the third floor you see them enter another room. You're sure that Voldemort is in there and pause to make a plan. Before you can do anything you hear footsteps behind you.

"Well, hello there Harry Potter," Before you can react you're grabbed from behind and your wand is taken from your hands. You're dragged towards the door you say the other death eaters go into.

"I'm sorry to interrupt you, Master," the Death Eater says, bowing, "but I have found Harry Potter." The room grew silent and Voldemort looks up.

"The great Harry Potter, caught so easily," he says as the death eater brought Harry forward. Before Voldemort can say anything else, the door opens again and two more death eaters enter, one holding Ron and the other Hermione.

"Master, we found these two outside. Potter much be near by."

"He is very near by," Voldemort says. "Why don't you bring those two up here so they can all die together?" The death eaters bring a struggling Hermione and Ron to the front of the room."

"This is perfect," Voldemort says. "I have long considered what to do with you Harry, and now I have your friends along side with you. I am delighted." Voldemort circles around you. "I could torture you, and your friends, but I have learned Harry, oh yes I have learned. If I give you anymore time alive then you will somehow escape. No, I think it's better to kill you right away. But first, you must watch your friends die." As you watch in horror, Voldemort kills Hermione first and then Ron.

"And now it's your turn." Voldemort looks at you. "And I can honestly say that it is an honor and a pleasure to kill you." The last thing you see are Ron and Hermione's lifeless bodies lying on the floor.

The End