Chapter Eight

Meeting Up and Exploring

Finding each other was not hard, especially when they arrived at the same time. The hard part was finding a taxi that would take them all in one vehicle to their hotel. I wish I could tell you that it happened but it did not, they had to take separate taxis.

In many ways, they were far ahead of the Evil Trio. Hermione knew which hotel the Evil Trio was at and booked three rooms at the MGM. She assumed that they were expecting her, Ron and Harry but did not put it past them to have spies telling them that more had arrived. She also did not put it past them to use magic and not muggle devices. Magic was going to be hard to trace where as a gun was going to easy to trace, if it happened to be left behind.

Hermione being prepared hailed two cabs and told the driver of the second cab to follow the first one. Then she told the first driver that he needed to take them to the MGM that is where they would be staying.

"Now when we get the hotel, there has to be ground rules." Stated Hermione

"Rules, we are on vacation. Why do we need rules?" Asked Draco

"It is to ensure safety. I am guessing that HE WHO SHALL NOT BE NAMED already knows we are here and already has a plan cooking, be prepared for anything. I do not want anyone going out alone. Other than that, that should cover it."

"Okay, that was not a bad rule, kind of a no brainer but good nonetheless." Stated Harry

"Harry, I was making sure that everyone knew that, not just you."

"Okay, okay sorry."

"Now, lets get this vacation started."

After they got to the hotel room and had unpacked as much as they could, Ginny and Hermione decided that a stroll along The Strip would be fun.

"Guys, we are going out. We will be back before dark, if we are not then you know what has happened to us, please fight to get us back at any cost." Stated Hermione

"Hermione, nothing is going to happen to you. HE WHO SHALL NOT BE NAMED is not dumb enough to kidnap the two of you." Replied Draco

Little did he know that Snape and Luscious were out strolling the town as well. Not only that but they were hiding out in one of the shops waiting for Hermione to walk past them, and then they were going to make their snatch.

As the girls headed out they decided it better to walk then take a cab, they wanted the exercise and to experience things first hand, not have to keep going because of traffic. The decided that they should walk down the MGM side first and then head to the New York, New York side, no sense in missing anything.

"It sure feels nice to be out of the room, the boys were starting to freak me out." Stated Ginny

"Tell me about it, being all protective and everything."

"I know, kind of makes you want to look over your shoulder," Stated Ginny as she looked over her shoulder, "Hermione, do not look now but Snape is following us."

"We have to lose him, and fast." Replied Hermione as she ran into Luscious

"Why hello girls, having fun?" Asked Luscious

"Not at the moment." They both replied

"Listen carefully, it is a crowded street and just napping you here and now would not be smart so this is what we are going to do, you are going to follow me and do not think about running because Snape is going to be behind you."

All at once, the girls wished that they had been more careful but they had warned the boys that if they did not return that they should try to get them back. It was just a matter of whether or not the guys believed them.

While Luscious and Snape were distracted talking to the girls, Harry and Draco ducked into a small store.

"It was a good thing that we were following them or else we would have had no idea that this was happening. We need to come up with a way to get them were we want them and not the other way around."

"We need to let them know that we know."

"Right."

As fast as they could they ran back to the hotel room to tell Ron and Blaise what had happened, as well as let HE WHO SHALL NOT BE NAMED know that they knew that he had Hermione and Ginny.

"Ron, Blaise the girls have been kidnapped."

"What, how did this happen?" They both asked

"Snape was following them and Luscious got ahead of them, he said something to them and they followed him with Snape in tow." Replied Harry

"It was bloody crazy how it happened too, because I would not have guessed that anything like that would have happened if a million years." Stated Draco

"What, the whole kidnapping of the fact that Snape and Luscious are working together?" Asked Ron

"Neither, the fact that my old man could be sly like that, then again I guess that is why he was in Slytherin."

"Yeah, I bet. You were probably working for them this whole time, telling them our every move." Stated Ron

"Ron, stop. There are something's that you do not know about but I do, and what you just said is not true."

"Really, tell me what you know."

"I have been sworn to secrecy and I will not break that."

"McGonagall told you."

"No, Dumbledore told me and then he confirmed it when he told me this year that it had worked out for you."

"Okay, stop talking riddles here. For now two of us know Draco's secret, let us keep it at that. We need to find a way to get them to come to us."

"Blackmail."

"How?" Asked Draco

"We know that he has the girls, all we have to do is tell him to meet us at a certain spot and we will trade me for the girls."

"Harry that may just work." Stated Blaise

"I know it will, Voldermort wants me and he wants me bad."

"Are you crazy? You cannot say his name aloud." Stated Ron

"His name is just a name, it is the superstition that makes people afraid to say it." Stated Draco

"Okay, the note is ready and on its way to be delivered."

This is what the note says:

Lord Voldermort,

We know that you have Hermione and Ginny and we are willing to trade to get them back. Meet us in the desert past the Mandalay Bay, where there is nothing but open land for miles.

Sincerely,

Harry and Friends