Chapter 3: Captured

I stand startled. "I thought you said it was safe?"

"We thought so too, but apparently despite our efforts the grounds are still not secure"

"Then you should be evacuating everyone!"

"We will be, you and your friends are being targeted, we must put you first."

I frown. "Get everybody out now! Before me."

My professor looks at me. "We will get everybody out, we only need to worry about you for now."

She grabs me by the arm. We use side-along apparition to get there. I stumble as we reach our destination. It's quite dark and I can't see much. But I have some sick feeling this may have not been one of the order members or anybody on our side.

I hear laughing as one of them grabs my arm. "Ahhh, You're so gullible , I never thought that it would be you, whom we were able to trick, I was thinking we would have to take you by force."

"Somebody will come for me!"

I hear laughing, "so easily deceived to aren't you." I see Bellatrix emerge from the shadows. A maniacal smile on her face. "Go lock this one in the basement, I'd rather no see her pathetic face around my house."

I'm forced down the stairs and into the basement. The door locks and I suddenly feel all alone.

"Hello?" I hear a voice call

"Who are you?" I call back.

There is a long pause.

"Hermione?"

I'm surprised, who could this be, none of my other friends were taken, they were all killed.

I see a form come out from behind a pillar. I'm shocked at what I see.

"Ron?"

He walks over to me. I start to cry. "I...I thought you were dead.." I say stuttering.

He grabs my shoulders and looks into my eyes. "I'm fine Hermione... What about you?"

"No, you're dead, I saw you dead, the Death Eaters killed you, you're not really you. Im being tricked. I'm not falling for it."

"It's really me Hermione. Neville is here too."

"Both of you? B...but you d...died.." I say sadly. I feel a lump in my throat and gulp.

"It's really me Hermione, no trick or illusion."

I nod. "I believe you." I smile. "it's really good to see you, I can't believe you're not dead."

Ron smiles. "Are you hurt?" He asks.

I shake my head. "No, I'm alright, a little shaken, I'll be fine though."

"Have they questioned you yet?" I ask

"No they never come down here."

I breathe deeply. At least that's one things I won't have to worry about. But if they do decide to question someone. I'm guessing they would want me. Ron and Neville are both Pureblood. Unlike me.

"What if they come for me?" I ask.

Ron shakes his head. "They won't, they only want us here so we are out of the way. If nobody can fight alongside Harry, The dark lord can take over."

"We have to get out!" I reply. "I... I can't take this! We have to get out! We can't let this happen! What if they kill Harry or the rest of our friends! They can fake as many deaths as they like!"

"Hermione." Ron calls softly. He grabs my hand and looks into my eyes. "Relax, we'll be okay, our friends will be okay."

"The security is compromised, there is a way Death Eaters can get In and out that we don't know about. But Harry is protected so nobody has a chance of getting him."

"what about you?"

"I was the suspected killer Ron, I was put under surveillance. I stayed with Mcgonagall and I guess it's was easier to get to me, less security and all."

"Somebody will come for us don't you think?" Ron asks.

"No." I shake my head. "We are all dead, they won't think twice about it... Ron were going to die here, nobody is coming for us..."

"Don't say that, they'll figure it out..."

I heat footsteps coming closer to us. A door opens. "Mudblood, you are needed upstairs."

I turn to Ron. "Take me instead." he says.

"Blood-traitor, your just as bad In my opinion, come along then, I'm

Sure we could find use for you as well."

We are escorted upstairs. "You brought the Mudbloods friend, how sweet, he can watch her suffer, that is unless she agrees to answer our questions."

I sit down at the table.

"Where is Potter?"

I glare at her. "oh, like you don't know."

I say sarcastically rolling my eyes.

Bellatrix glares at me. "I will give you one chance Mudblood and I swear if you don't tell me, I will not hesitate to force the answers out of you."

I hesitate. "The order was talking about moving him, he's might still be at Hogwarts. But if they did move him it would be to a safe house, I don't know where they are." I have to tell them something.

There is a long pause and I wait for a reply. Bella's icy eyes still glaring at me. I shake.

"Liar!"

"No, I swear that's all, that's all I know! Please!"

I close my eyes, waiting for the pain to come. Waiting and waiting, but It doesn't. I turn around to face Ron, and I see he's crying, but over what? I look down at the floor and realize what happened. I am dead, and everything is over.

I can't believe it. I won't be able to fight alongside my friends. We might not even win. For a few moments I got to be with Ron and now everything has been taken away from me.

Two words, Two seconds. Was all it took. To take the life of someone, someone who had so much more to live for.