A/N: Sorry for the cliffhanger last chapter! Here is the next one! Read on!

Harry woke up in the dark.

He was completely confused. He couldn't see a thing. It wasn't like he wasn't wearing his glasses; he could feel them on his nose. No, everything was pitch black. And something smelled like mold.

'Where am I?' he thought. Then everything came rushing back.

(flashback)

Harry was lounging on his bed, reading Quidditch Through the Ages. It was a warm summer day, and for the first time in quite a long time he felt something close to happiness. Not complete happiness, it was still like there was a gaping hole in his life. But it was something.

He gave a sigh and continued to read about the history of the Golden Snitch. Suddenly, there was a pop and a crash from out his window. Then more and more, until it was almost deafening. He heard a bang and the sound of the front door being blasted away, and screams shook the house before going silent.

Harry jumped up, grabbing his wand from his bedside table. He quietly opened the bedroom door and gasped at the sight that greeted him from the foot of the stairs.

The Dursleys all lay dead. No blood, no injuries. Harry knew that the only thing that could have killed them was the killing curse.

Harry heard a rustling noise, and tensed. He swung his wand arm around. A large hand grabbed it from behind.

"Well, if it isn't Harry Potter," a voice growled. He heard laughter before everything went black.

(end of flashback)

Harry gasped as he remembered. He knew he had been kidnapped- probably by Death Eaters. How had they known where he was? How had they broken through Dumbledore's Ministry-approved wards? He was absolutely puzzled.

Then, he began to panic. How could he get out? Did anyone from the Order know he was missing? How long had he been out cold, anyway? And WHERE was he?!

He sat in silence for a few minutes. After the initial shock wore off, he slowly began to discover things about his situation. He could feel a cloth-like material, so he knew he was gagged and tied. He still couldn't see a thing, and by then he should have adjusted to the dark. The blackness he was surrounded by was too unnatural, so he was probably blindfolded. That would explain why his glasses were so much tighter to his face than usual. His stomach felt empty, and his whole body stung- probably the work of some sort of jinx.

Harry was pulled out of his thoughts by the sound of footsteps coming from what seemed to be outside of the room. He braced himself to confront the stranger.

The stranger opened the door and walked across the room with large, heavy footsteps. The next thing Harry knew, there was warm breath on his neck.

"Well, look who's awake," growled the same voice that had spoken before Harry had been knocked out. "We were worried we'd killed ya, been out for three days, ya have."

Harry involuntarily winced. Three whole days?! He really hoped the Order had noticed his absence by now. He barely had any energy left; lack of food and water had taken its' toll on him. Escape seemed hopeless now. But he was a Gryffindor, for Merlin's sake! He couldn't just give up! He had to find courage!

Then, Harry thought of an idea. Not to escape- to survive. To survive, he needed food and water. His captors were the only ones who could give him those things.

"Well," Harry said, his voice muffled by the cloth, "If you want me to live, I need food and water." He hoped it would work, and that he wasn't wrong in assuming that it wasn't the Death Eaters' plan to leave him to die. After all, they hadn't killed him yet.

The Death Eater laughed- a deep, hoarse laugh that made Harry inwardly wince in disgust. "Right ya are- here ya go." He shoved a tray into Harry's hands, untied the blindfold, and walked away. Unfortunately, he moved too quickly for Harry to get a good look at what he looked like.

On the tray was a goblet full of water and three pieces of toast. Harry's stomach growled as he looked at it. He didn't think they had poisoned it, and he didn't care whether or not it was spiked with Veritaserum or something- he just knew that he needed to eat to live, so he gladly did so.

He scarfed down the toast. It tasted like heaven, even with nothing on it. Then he gulped down the water- the precious, wonderful, refreshing water. He felt his strength returning already. He still couldn't see many of his surroundings, but he could see that his upper arms and legs were strapped to a wooden chair with some sort of magical, strong rope. It would be hard to break through, but he didn't think it was impossible.

He was starting to get uncomfortable thinking about the chair. He wished he could get up and stretch. Instead he settled on averting his thoughts from it. Instead, he began to think about why he was there.

Did this have something to do with his scar burning the other day? Was Voldemort's anger directed towards him? He hoped not- he didn't want to feel the Dark Lord's wrath when he was in such a helpless position. If Voldemort WAS angry at him, then why? Harry had no clue at all. He wondered why he was there; were the Death Eaters just playing with him before they killed him, like a young child would play with their food before eating it? Or did they need him for information on the Order? If that was the case, then he really wished that he had practiced Occlumency more in his fifth year.

He sat for a long time thinking until he fell into an uneasy sleep.

A/N: Sorry I haven't updated before now, I've been kinda busy. I wrote most of this yesterday, but I couldn't finish because it was late. Then, earlier today I was swimming with Tawny and another friend... Also, of course, I am trying to manage five stories at once... but I posted now!

Also, if you remember that I promised longer chapters, then here is proof that I keep promises- this chapter is over 1000 words! That's more than chapters 1, 2, and 3 combined! I feel so accomplished XD

Keep coming back for more! And PLEASE review!

-Breeze

P.S. In regards to one of my other stories, Harry Potter and the Watching, I am still waiting for your votes! Please leave them in the reviews! And if you have NO clue what I'm talking about, then check out the story! :D