Bellatrix held her spell on Hermione long after Hermione was unconscious. When she finally lifted it, and left the trio alone in their cell, Harry moved over to Hermione's limp figure. " Hermione? Hermione, wake up..."
She was still breathing. Ron was gazing at her in a way that made Harry want to tear his own heart out. Hermione was bleeding profusley, the blood seeping onto her clothes and robe.
" Ron...Ron, d'you remember anything?"
Ron shook his head. Harry suddenly remembered his wand, and squinted through the darkness. He could make out the three wands hanging just outside their cell. " I wonder where we are, anyway." Harry muttered.
Hermione wimpered, and Harry returned his focus on her. Her eyes opened, and Ron breathed a heavy sigh of relief. " Are you ok?" Hermione looked around before trying to answer.
" My side." She answered quietly. Ron immediatley turned her over a bit, and lifted up her robe. He gasped, and motioned for Harry to take a look. There was a huge gash in Hermione's stomach that looked very, very painful.
" I'll kill her." Ron murmered to Harry. " I'll kill Lestrange."
" I'll be fine," Hermione said quickly, and she tried to sit up. Her quick intake of breath proved otherwise. She ignored Harry and Ron's protests, but allowed Ron to pull her into his arms and hold her close. " The Order has to be planning something. I wonder what happened, anyway?"
" When we were going downstairs after Lupin yelled, I saw someone's patronous in the kitchen. I guess there was a message that the Death Eaters were coming or something. When they found us, everyone else was gone, or already hiding. I don't think the Order even had time to really leave Headquarters." Harry explained to Hermione. She nodded in return.
" Do you think that they expected it? I mean, Sirius didn't even seem surprised. He just shoved us in the drawing room, and that was it!"
" They must have expected something," Ron said. " We're in the middle of a war."
A banging of metal alerted the trio to a new presence in their cell. They all turned toward the sound.