A/N: Hey guys, sorry updates have taken so long. I just finished my last week of high school so it was really hectic and then family and friends have been popping in and out for Memorial Day Weekend. So sorry, about the wait, but here is a chapter to make up for the wait.
Also, thank you to Trisscar, Carmen, HermioneBrownEyes, Kay343, IslandMochaGurl, and PrincessAneglz for your reviews. Please keep reviewing and telling me how I am doing.
Anyways, on with Chapter 2!!!
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CHAPTER 2
"So, how many did we lose?" asked Harry.
"Three were killed, and about ten people were seriously wounded," answered Ginny. She had joined the fight towards the end and now was helping Harry since most of his men were hurt.
"That's it? That's unlike Malfoy. Normally when he attacks, he goes all out," said Harry somewhat puzzled.
"Well, um, there is more," replied Ginny, somewhat hesitant.
"Well, spit it out."
"Um, well, Lady Hermione is missing, and her jewels are gone too."
"WHAT!"
"Do you want me to repeat what I just said?" asked Ginny, she was now getting angry. Harry wouldn't be the only one effected by Hermione's capture. Ginny and her were getting along nicely, Hermione even promised to help Ginny learn how to read and write better.
"I can't believe it. Hermione and her jewels were the whole reason we were on this voyage."
"I know."
There was then a moment of silence, until Ginny spoke again.
"So, what are we going to do?" she asked.
"Well, I think we will go to the Order and see if we can get reinforcements and get her back," answered Harry.
"Oh."
"Let me know as soon as Ron wakes up. I will need him with me on the Bridge to help plan the route back to England."
"What about the damages to the ship. We must repair those!"
"I know that. I am Captain for a reason. Get what men and ladies are able and put this ship back together. We will then go from there."
"Yes, Captain."
Ginny then left to do his bidding while Harry just starred out into the ocean praying that Hermione was alright and that he would be in time to save her before Malfoy could do any damage.
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"Argh, you're such a pig, I hate you," screamed Hermione.
"Oink oink," answered Dorian, a smile on his face. "Look, miss, I know you need your privacy but you are not to leave my sight. Captain's orders."
"Well, if you don't step out that door and let me change, you are gonna wish you had listened to my orders over your dear Captain's!"
Dorian took in the look on Hermione's face and weighted the pros and cons of listening to her. Deciding that getting hell from Malfoy was better than getting hell from Hermione, he stepped out of the room.
As soon as Hermione was sure Dorian was gone, she started frantically looking for anything she could use to help her regain control of her situation, whatever it was. She had woken up to see both Blaise and Dorian watching over. Shortly after Blaise had left to go talk to Malfoy, leaving Dorian to watch over.
They had quickly gone to somewhat of a discussion to yelling over everything possible.
As Hermione finished summarizing all she could remember from being captured, there was a knock on the door.
Hermione quickly grabbed her closest dress and yelled "One more minute!" hoping to buy more time.
But, that wish didn't work. Within ten seconds of yelling a man about her age with white blondish hair shoulder, level and gray blue eyes walked in.
Hermione, of course, had a retort ready for him, but she was momentarily breathless as soon as she looked upon him.
The man was unfazed and looked at Hermione.
"Do you need help?" he asked.
This knocked Hermione out of her ogiling.
"No, of course not."
"Oh, well then if you are done, please sit down, we need to have a talk."
"Really, and why should I do that?" she asked.
"Because, I said so. Now sit down!" he demanded.
Hermione deciding she didn't want to make this man more mad than he already was decided to sit down. Besides, she figured he might be of some use. He might be able to give her information on what was going on.
Once Hermione sat down, the man nodded towards Dorian to close the door and leave the two of them alone.
"I am Captain Draco Malfoy, and right now your kidnapper," said the man.
'Straight to the point,' thought Hermione. "Oh, really. Well, I am Lady Hermione Jayne Granger and currently your hostage."
'At least she has some sort of humor,' thought Draco. "Well, let me brief you really fast on the rules of my ship. That way there are NO 'accidents' or anything of that sort."
Hermione decided to just glare at him since she didn't have a proper retort. Draco saw her glare but decided to ignore it and continue on.
"First off, since you were taken by two of my crew you will be monitored by those two. I had no plan of kidnapping you. Second, you will be required to stay in this room, until I feel it is okay for you to be out and about. Third, be nice. Don't cause problems. Trust me, it will make your stay on my ship must easier."
Hermione then looked up and gave him a look that clearly told him she didn't approve of the rules he had set. Draco just ignored her more.
"We are planning on ransoming you, so if you could give us any information on who to contact it would be most useful." "And why would I do that!?" asked Hermione.
Draco just smiled at her.
"Well, if we can't ransom you, then we'll kill you or make you a whore. But you don't seem like you would make a good whore, so we'll probably kill you. No use in keeping you if you don't serve a purpose," answered Draco.
'That look she got when she heard me mention her being a whore was great,' thought Draco.
'A whore, how dare he. I will never be a whore for that insolent pig!' Hermione yelled in her head.
Hermione was about ready to yell at Draco when a knock at the door stopped her.
Blaise walked in without waiting for a response.
"What do you want! Can't you see I am busy!" yelled Draco.
"I know you are. But we need you up on the Bridge," answered Blaise, not at all concerned that Draco was extremely angry.
"Fine, I will be there shortly. Close the door on your way out."
Blaise did as asked and Draco then turned back to Hermione.
"I will let you think our chat over. I will be back later. Also, change into something better than those rags you have on. I thought you were a lady."
After seeing Hermione get angrier, Draco got up and left, leaving Hermione to stew in her anger.
After Draco was gone for 5 minutes, another knock came.
Hermione answered a quick "Enter." She didn't think the person would listen even if she said go away.
"Hi, my name is Morgan. I was sent to help you dress and get you settled," said the person who entered.
Hermione turned to look at the new person. She saw a girl perhaps two years younger than her with green eyes and blond hair. She was a little shorter than Hermione, but she had on a warm smile, which made Hermione a little more open to the idea of getting along with her.
"Well, I don't need your help, so you can go tell Captain Malfoy, that I do not need any aid he will give me," said Hermione.
'Oh Merlin, this is gonna be a challenge,' thought Morgan. She had dealt with other hostages, but most of them weren't this difficult.
"Well, I would, only Captain Malfoy didn't send me. My brother did," stated Morgan.
Hermione then looked at the girl and saw the resemblance.
"Your brother is Blaise?" she asked.
"Yeah. But, sometimes I wish not. He can be a real jerk sometimes," said Morgan, while bunching up her face thinking about all the times Blaise had pissed her off.
This got a smile from Hermione, so she decided to try and keep it there. A happy hostage was better than a moody one.
"Anyways, after watching them drag you on board. I figured you could use some help. Your dress must not be comfortable with all the tears and all."
Hermione, realizing how awful she must look and feeling uncomfortable because of the dress, nodded her consent.
Morgan then helped her undress and dress back into an emerald green dress. It had a low neckline showing off some of her chest and was three-quarter sleeved. Hermione instantly loved it. She didn't have to wear a corset with it either, which she felt was an added bonus.
"Thank you," answered Hermione once they were done.
"Your welcome. I know what it's like wearing tattered gowns. Not to comfortable."
They both giggled.
"Is there anything else I can do to make you more comfortable?" asked Morgan.
"Well, um, yeah. Could you answer a few questions?" asked Hermione. She was kind of hesitant but felt she could trust Morgan and make friends with her.
"Um, sure. But if I saw I can't answer some of them, you will respect that, right?" she asked.
"Of course," answered Hermione.
"Well, um okay. Ask away." "Okay. First question, where am I? I know I am on a ship, but that is it," asked Hermione.
"You are on the Slytherin."
At Hermione's widened eyes, Morgan decided to continue before Hermione got wrong ideas or didn't let her finish.
"You are here because my stupid brother and Dorian decided they could ransom you. You were also a tool that they thought would help them get on Draco, I mean Captain Malfoy's good side, since they were both on his bad side. But don't worry, nothing will happen to you as long as you behave."
"But, Captain Malfoy said he would kill me if they couldn't ransom me."
"Well, um, he might do that. But he probably won't."
"How do you know that?"
"I don't. But he hasn't killed any hostages before, so I don't think he will start with you. Besides, if he killed you he would have the whole Hogwart's Force on him and he doesn't need that."
"The Hogwart's Force?"
"Um, yeah. You were on the Gryffindor, the main ship of the force. It, along with the Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw, patrol the seas hunting for pirates. They call themselves the Hogwart's Force. Originally, the Slytherin was part of it. But the first Captain of the ship, Salazar Slytherin decided he wanted nothing to do with it, so he decided to become a pirate, something the other three founders despised. And so, through the last decades, we have been pirates."
"Oh."
"Yeah, the story is more in depth, but I don't know to much about it. You have any other questions?"
"Yes."
"Well, un okay. You can ask them, don't be afraid."
"Well, do you mind me asking, how come you are on the ship? Not that I mind, I am extremely glad that you are hear," asked Hermione.
"Not a problem. My brothers, Blaise and Dario, and I have been sailing since we were born. Both our parents were part of the crew, but they both stopped sailing like two years ago. Actually, there aren't any adults on the ship except for Snape, he teaches us reading, writing, and anything else, but other than that, the ship is ran by Captain Malfoy and the other Slytherins. Anyways, my father was caught by an auror, and my mother went into hiding. Draco, I mean Captain Malfoy, allowed Blaise to bring Dario and I onboard to help protect us. Both our families have been friends for many years. Anything else?"
"What is an auror?"
"They are what we call the spies of the Hogwart's Force. They are the people that normally capture all the pirates."
"Oh, okay. Um, is your father free?"
"Yeah, he escaped. Wait, you're not gonna go tell all this information to your buddies on the Gryffindor, are you?" asked Morgan.
"No. It would be kind of pointless since I am sure they already know this."
"Yeah, they actually do. Anyways, it is time to help prepare dinner. I will be back later on tonight and I can clear up anymore questions you have then," said Morgan.
"Thank you again. It was nice having someone here to have a descent conversation with."
"Not a problem. Well, I have to go now. And try to behave, I don't want to see you getting into trouble."
Hermione then smiled at Morgan, and Morgan then left.
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"Ron, get up. I know you're up!"
"What is it Ginny. I'm an injured man and need my rest," answered a groggy Ron.
"Well, Harry needs you on the Bridge. You guys need to chart a course back to England to meet with the order."
"What, why would we need to do that?"
"Hermione was kidnapped by Malfoy."
"Well, why didn't you say so earlier!" shouted Ron. He then quickly got dressed, not caring that his sister was still in the room and then ran up to the deck to met with Harry.
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As Hermione was turning the page of her book, she heard a knock at her door.
'We haven't even made it to dinner, and they are knocking on my door. Well I guess knocking is an improvement,' thought Hermione.
"Come in."
Hermione then waited for the person to enter, but when they didn't, she got curious and a little angry. Thinking it was Captain Malfoy or one of his crew, she got up and stomped to the door ready to give them a piece of her mind.
However, when she opened her door, she was shocked at what she saw. A boy, no older than five was staring back at her with sapphire blue eyes and curly blonde hair.
"Hi, I'm Dario. Will you be my new friend?" asked the boy, putting on his best-wounded look hoping it would help persuade the new passenger in being his friend.
Hermione instantly melted when she saw the cute little puppy-dog face the boy put on.
"Um, sure."
The boy then smiled making Hermione melt even more. This boy was the most adorable she had ever seen.
"What's your name? Are you staying her long? What's your favorite color? How old are you?" asked Dario curiously, but extremely happily at the same time.
Hermione then smiled at the boy, instantly loving his curiosity and happiness he was radiating at having a new friend. She then began to answer all his questions and was amazed when Dario sat, listening to everything she said.
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END OF CHAPTER
Alright, well there is Chapter 2, what did you think. The two new characters in this chapter were just Morgan Zambini and Dario Zambini, both are Blaise's younger siblings. There will probably be only two more orignal characters that I will make it, but that should be it.
So, um, yeah, review please, and let me know what you think. It makes the chapters come faster. Seriously.
