Tremors 2

Chapter #2 -The deal

"Where?"

"Malfoy Manor... they only thing is. I don't know where that is."

"Well, we can track it down somehow can't we?" Ron asks.

I sigh. "I know we've been there before Ron, but its much more complicated than that. We just can't go searching and expect to find..."

"Harry! Hermione is suffering! We need to do something NOW, I won't wait another day, if we don't leave by tomorrow I'm going for her by myself."

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I my head pounds and my whole body aches, I'm not sure what to do any longer. Not sure if I can hold on, or if I can wait for my friends, or anybody for that matter. I assume somebody will be down shortly to come and question me. But I don't have any answers, if I were to give out fake ones, and they find out. I don't want to begin to think about the consequences.

Feeling tired I lie down on the floor resting my head on my hands, closing my eyes. Attempting to fall asleep.
"Wake Up!" I hear somebody call. "Granger wake up!"
My eyes shoot open. "Malfoy? What are you doing here."
He looks at me, my face and arms are covered in dirt, scars and blood. disaprovingly he shakes his head. "What did they do to you Granger."
"I'd rather not remember... Why are you here anyways?"

"They aren't coming down today, you don't have to worry. Be ready to answer our questions tomorrow, if you do. They will not hurt you, you will have a chance to accept our deal..."
He leaves before I have a chance to ask him anything. I lie back down again, and slowly fall asleep. I wake up probably hours later, and look at my surroundings, four stone walls and only a small door with a tiny barred window. Escape would be impossible, I keep wondering why the death eaters are so dedicated to getting information, I don't know anything. Why would I subject myself to all this? It could kill me, and sure I want to protect my friends. If I ever get away from here they would want me back alive, not just a dead, limp body.

Somebody opens the door, I thought they weren't coming. "Hello Princess."
"What do you want?" I ask, my voice shaking.
"Nothing for today my dear, you will be subject to questioning tomorrow afternoon, if you refuse, I cannot save you from their torture."
The man leaves, telling me the same information that Draco had told me earlier, was he not supposed to be down here?

I hate knowing tomorrow I'll be tortured again, because a truthfully I don't know anything. I don't know what kind of deal they have for me. Frankly I'm still not entirely sure if I would like to know, and taking this deal might mean, betraying my friends and their family. My mind strays to my parents again, both dead. I never saw them after the war. They died without knowing they had a daughter.

Since the death eaters wanted revenge most of us went into hiding to avoid being caught. I guess that didn't work out too well for me, I was captured held as a hostage and tortured beyond what I had ever thought possible. Soon I will be tortured even beyond that when they find out I truly have no information concerning Harry and Ron.

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"Ron, you can't go by yourself... you could die."

Ron scowls at me. "So you think i'm weak do you? You think that I can't handle it myself..."

"No Ron that wasn't what I meant, and you know it."

"Listen Harry, I love her. I can't risk a flaw in the plan, we have to think carefully and thoroughly about this. I won't risk her life, and I won't wait any longer. We need a plan.. tonight."

"Ron! I know, what do you think we're planning for! Nobody here wants her dead!"

"The death eaters want her dead! I know you're used to just walking into the place and expecting to come out a winner, but this time it's different. We don't have a whole army behind us. It's just me and you against everybody else, what don't you get about that."

I'm taken aback at his words. "Then we better Hurry." I manage to say. "Who knows what condition she's in."

"Hello, mudblood are you ready to answer our questions today?"
"I've told you before, I don't know anything... I don't know anything..." I say struggling to speak. Before I can think I'm lying on the ground, clutching my cheek with one hand, another new cut, another new scar.

"Unless, you want a repeat of last time I suggest you tell us where your friends went "she screams. I feel the tendrils of her hair on my face. I can feel her breath on my face..

"I will NEVER tell you." I scream. "Get AWAY from me!"

"Well then, it looks like you need a little more convincing... CRUCIO."

So much pain.. pain coursing through my veins. Tearing at my flesh, acid burning my throat. Bones snaping, melting... shattering. "STOP IT!" I cry. "OH, Please.. PLEASE stop it!" I Scream.

"Tell me then Mudblood. WHERE ARE THEY, Where are you friends?"

"Please... please... I don't k..know. I...I really don't know..."

"You never learn do you, Mudblood... You really want more pain?"

"No.. no.. please.. I really just don't know."

"Maybe, A little more pain will spark your memory... do you want that? Or are you going to answer me?"

"I DONT KNOW WHERE THEY ARE!" I scream. "EVEN IF I DID I WOULD NEVER TELL YOU."

I feel the knife cut across the skin on my cheek.

"You DARE raise your voice at me! CRUCIO."

"No.. no not again... please.. PLEASE STOP IT." I cry.

The pain in agonizing. coursing through every inch of my body. Burning me from the inside out, tearing away at my flesh.. Burning.. cutting.. crushing.

"Have you had enough yet?" she asks.

"Yes." I say coughing. "Yes, I've had enough."

"Well then looks like you're going to have to answer our question... aren't you?"

"I'll never tell you where they are. NEVER no matter what you do to me."

"GET UP." Bellatrix screams. "Don't just lie there on the floor you pathetic piece of filth GET UP!"

I slowly roll onto my side and try to push myself up.

"I...I can't" I stammer.

She groans in frustration and grabs hold of my arm and pulls me up. Pinning me against the wall. "You listen to me." She whispers in my ear. "I can put you through pain you can't even begin to imagine. So I suggest you listen or you'll be through much worse than what you've already gotten. Believe me, mudblood I can put you through a world of pain..."

I push her away. "Get away from me! I would NEVER give my friends up, EVER."

"Well, why don't we finish our little game hmm... lets see. You've already been through fire why not see how you take to ice."

I don't recognize the spell she used. But all I feel is cold, cold all around me.. freezing cold. Blood turns to ice in my veins. Stinging my entire body.

"NO... NO.. " I cry. "No.. No please please make it stop.. make it stop." I try to scream through hysterical crying. "Please." I cry. "Please stop."

"Looks like you don't take well to ice either, Granger. Now the only question that remains.. What do it have to do, to get you to talk? Perhaps, you need more pain?"

"No... No.. please" I cry. "Please.. no more.."

"Alright, dear... Then why don't you tell me where your friends are?"

"Because... I really, don't know." I mumble. "I just really don't know... please." I cry. "I... I just.. I just... Last time.."

"Well then, what are you waiting for, TELL ME or do you need more convincing."

"No.. no please, just... we were in Godrics hollow, last time I was with them, that's all I know, they could have gone elsewhere by now."

She smiles. "We'll done, mudblood... I'll be back soon."

Oh gosh what have I done.. what have I done.. My friends could still be there. I'm so stupid! I ran off on my own, and look where that got me. I abandoned my friends.. and I got captured. Well I guess I deserve it then don't I? I curl up into a tiny ball, sobbing. What have I done... Ive betrayed my friends. Who knows this isn't the first time it'll happen. There will be more questions. More pain, more betrayal. What kind of friend am I?