Chapter 12

Opening his eyes groggily, Severus looked around to figure out where he was. The last thing he remembered was grading some essays for the First years about the Dreamless Sleep potion, and going to the Great Hall for dinner, and then his mind blacked out. He couldn't remember anything else.

Sighing, he looked around and noticed that he was in some sort of classroom; he was sure he was still in Hogwarts but he couldn't recognize where exactly in Hogwarts he was. Having been in this school for so long he was very confused, 'Where the hell am I?' He thought to himself.

Hearing footsteps coming from the entrance, he squinted his eyes in the hope of getting a better look at the area and noticed that his kidnappers were in Gryffindor robes, 'typical, the people who kidnap me are idiotic Gryffindor's' he thought in disgust and annoyance.

"Well, well, well, Professor Snape" drawled a voice he recognized all too easily.

Rolling his eyes, he stated, "Well Potter, it looks like you've bested the Dark Lord himself in kidnapping people. What are you going to do now? Kill me?" he smirked up at Potter.

He wasn't going to show him any weakness. He was still trying to figure out how they had even got him here in the first place. The last thing he remembered was having dinner in the Great Hall. Thinking back, the last time he was completely coherent, he remembered he was in the great hall and he had just had a sip of his drink. Then he remembered something was off, it didn't taste right. After that everything was hazy then everything went black. He couldn't remember anything else.

Mentally scolding himself for being fooled by a bunch of dunderheaded Gryffindor's, he realized they must have slipped something into his drink before the meal was sent to the table. Thinking over the symptoms he had shown he wondered why it hadn't occurred to him earlier that his drink had been spiked. 'Some Potion's Master I am.' he thought bitterly.

He watched Potter talk to some unknown person at the door and wondered who he was talking to; maybe his stupid sidekicks? That sounded more plausible than anything he'd come up with so far. Rolling his eyes at his own stupidity, he tried to see how tight the bonds on his arms were, in order to figure out if he'd be able to leave this God forsaken place. Wiggling his hands around, he felt that they were starting to loosen slowly. Smirking inwardly, he was happy to notice that these fools didn't even know how to tie something properly.

'I wonder where the know-it-all Granger is, she would've been perfect for this kidnapping spree. Although considering the detail put into this kidnapping; from the poisoning to being tied up, it probably was her idea to kidnap me in the first place.' he thought sarcastically.

Sighing, he wondered when he would ever get out of this stupid hellhole; he also wondered where Draco and Blaise were. He knew they couldn't have been in the same position as he was in, otherwise he would've felt it, having a necklace that would grow ice cold to alert him if they were in any sort of trouble. 'Hmm, maybe I should make one for Ginny. I'm surprised I haven't even made her one yet, considering I've known and been a father figure toward her since she was ten years old…' he thought to himself.

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Draco and Blaise were in their room talking to each other quietly, when they heard a knock on their door. Looking at each other with confused looks Draco rose from the bed and walked toward the door to open it. Opening it a little bit he noticed it was Professor Dumbledore. Opening the door a little wider Draco stepped back to let him come in.

"Mr. Malfoy and Mr. Zabini, I'm afraid I have some bad news for the both of you." The old man said gravely.

The two boys both looked at each other in concern now, wondering what the hell the old coot could possibly have to say now.

"What is it?" Draco asked his voice void of any emotion.

"Miss Weas – Ginny," he corrected, clearing his throat slightly, "She's been reported missing; same goes for Professor Snape, Mr. Potter, Weasley, MacMillen, Miss Granger and Miss Abott." He recited the names of the people who were missing.

He watched the faces of the two boys – no men, he thought to himself – for any sign of a reaction to what they had just been told.

Both of their faces slowly became empty of all emotions. It was as if a mask had been placed over their faces, perfect and stoic, revealing nothing to untrained eyes. He paid close attention to Draco's eyes; his emotions though wiped from his face were burning brightly in his eyes. His eyes seemed to be completely dark with a swirl of dark grey revealing the anger his face never betrayed. Then the eyes cleared as well leaving him with a steely resolve.

He noticed they were now moving swiftly around the room gathering items and supplies, wondering what they were planning to do, he voiced his concerns.

"We're going to find them of course, find them and kill the genius who's idea this was; which we suspect was Granger" Draco spat out the name in a way, as if he hated the name so bad, it was just revolting to even say the name aloud.

Dumbledore frowned, and opened his mouth to speak, but got interrupted when there was knock on the door again.

"It's open," Blaise called, going into his trunk and lifting out weapons after weapons from his seemingly bottomless trunk.

Hearing the door creak open and close, both Draco and Blaise looked up to see that it was just Pansy coming in. Getting back to their business of collecting weapons to kill their beloved's kidnapper, they didn't realize that Pansy had come so close that she ended up putting one arm each on their arms to stop them from going into a fit of rage.

"Draco, Blaise, you guys need to calm down. We'll find Ginevra soon, as well as Severus. Don't worry. You know Severus; he's the strongest person we know, he can get out of anything if he really put's his mind to it, he's a Slytherin remember." She smirked as if to prove her point.

Turning the two men to face her she kept a hand on both of their arms, to make sure they looked at her before continuing "We'll find them and we'll get revenge when it's time. Right now we need these bumbling fools in order to defeat Voldemort. So we can't kill them now anyway. They're the key to defeat Voldemort and end this blasted war." She paused to take a breath in her speech, but then started to continue before she heard Professor Dumbledore start to speak.

"Mr. Malfoy and Zabini, please think your decision over. You don't want to end up in Azkaban for killing your classmates do you? Do you want Miss Weasley to be disappointed in you after all the time you've tried to get her trust?" He hoped bringing her in wouldn't disappoint them or get them even angrier than they are, but he had to bring her in, he had to stop them from killing his most prized possessions.

He needed those three in order to defeat Tom, and to defeat any Death Eaters/suspected Death Eaters; especially those two dark men and all Slytherin, except for Severus of course, considering he was in the Order and is his long time friend and student.

Pansy saw that they were starting to relent, and heard Draco mutter something under his breath. Sighing in relief, she went toward them and hugged them both. Thanking every God there was up there for keeping her two boys from doing something rash. Hearing a clang, she smiled to herself, happy that she had a little time to find Ginny and Severus.

She was worried too, she had started to like the little redhead, and she didn't really have any friends that were girls that she could trust. The only friends that she trusted were Draco and Blaise. Everyone else in their House were all allies that she used if she needed help with something or other. She watched as they calmed themselves by talking to each other in some language she couldn't recognize. Shaking her head, she snapped herself out of her daze and took a step back.

Looking at the two men in her life, that she's known since she was a baby, she felt a surge of emotion, which she didn't recognize, run through her. She knew it wasn't lust or jealousy, because she knew she didn't feel that way towards them. Maybe it was love for the family they provide to her? The trust, the friendship, the loyalty? Shrugging, she wasn't sure what the emotion was. Turning towards the two men she was just thinking about, she put an innocent expression on her face for them.

"What are you thinking there Pans?" Draco asked, noticing her innocent expression, becoming suspicious at once.

"Oh nothing, just wondering what her brothers will think of this when they find out you've fallen in love with our Ginger here." She replied in an all too innocent voice that didn't fool them at all.

Narrowing their eyes, they started to walk toward her when they heard another knock on the door.

Rolling their eyes, Draco yelled, "What!"

Opening the door a slight tinge, Theodore stuck his head in, looking sheepish at them.

"Hey Draco, sorry to disturb you, but there are some people out front looking for you and Blaise here." He then pulled his head back out quickly, not wanting to anger him any further then he already had.

Mumbling something under his breath, he calmed immediately when he felt his lover caress his arm in a soothing manner calming his erratic nerves.

"Don't worry my love, we will get them back, and get revenge for those who have dared kidnap our Ginevra." Blaise whispered to him in his ears huskily.

Smirking at the thought of revenge to the stupid, idiotic Golden Trio, he left his room in a daze, with Blaise's touch tingling on his arm and distracting him.

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Ginny was still hanging upside down when she heard the door open again. Sighing for what felt like the hundredth time, she was starting to get really annoyed by this being hung upside down business.

"What do you want now?" she asked in a tired voice.

She heard an unfamiliar male laugh, and another voice mutter something in the background to someone else.

She had given up on trying to see if she can loosen her bonds. So she was now, just swinging herself back and forth just to bide her time.

"Well Weasley, it looks like we get to move you to another destination. But you'll have to wait for just a minute though, we're trying to figure some things out first." The unfamiliar voice said.

Rolling her eyes, Ginny muttered something under her breath, and then out loud she said, "Clever of you to do that. Now why don't you just come on down here and show yourself properly instead of being a coward and hiding like a baby?" she asked, sarcastically.

She didn't expect him to come out, so she was pretty surprised when she heard his footsteps come closer toward her. Looking up, she stifled the gasp before it escaped her lips, and looked at the one person she thought she would trust in her whole life. The one person she thought she was supposed to love.

Percy Weasley.

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A few hundred miles from Hogwarts, in an old, abandoned house, a dark hooded figure limped their way up a batty old staircase toward the chambers where his Master resided. Reaching the door to his Master's chambers, he looked around him carefully; making sure that no one had followed him to his destination.

Raising a fist hesitantly, he knocked loudly three times – he winced at the loud ringing and waited until he heard the rough, hissing voice that he knew too well, telling him to enter or the door opened of its own accord. The door swung open of its own accord causing the cloaked figure to jump nervously before taking a hesitant step forward.

Walking in slowly, hesitantly, he looked around the room nerves going haywire, and bowed as low as he possibly could when reached his Master's feet.

"M-Master," stuttered the hooded figure.

Not looking up, he heard a high pitched, raspy voice call out, "Ah Wormtail. What news have you bought me?"

"W-Well," he stuttered.

When he took too long, his Master started to get impatient. He felt a searing pain run through his body as he felt the Crucio curse be placed on him.

His Master finally lifted the curse off of him, so he tried speaking again, a bit more confidently this time, "it h-has been d-done S-Sir. T-They've been captured. They're in a unused classroom right now as we s-speak M-Master." Stuttered Wormtail.

Looking up slightly with only his eyes, he saw that his Master was giving a cruel, tight-lipped smile, and shivered slightly as to what that could possibly mean.

"Very good Wormtail, you've done a very good job today," rasped the voice.

Smiling hesitantly, Wormtail jerked slightly as he felt the curse hit him again, then he heard his Master's voice as he rasped, "Don't ever disappoint me Wormtail, or you'll get a punishment worse then this."

When he felt the curse was lifted off of him, he tried to catch his breath, as he promised that he would never disappoint his Master.

Hearing his master dismiss him, he quickly got up and left the room, but stopped when he heard his master's voice.

"Bring in…Lucius Malfoy, Wormtail." Rasped the voice again, in a voice that sent shivers down his spine again.

Stuttering that he would, he all but ran out of the room as quickly as he possibly could.

Finding Lucius in an old study room, he told him that he was needed by the Dark Lord and waited until he heard him talk to Lord Voldemort.

Hearing a faint scream, he winced as he tried to imagine what his Master was doing to him this second.

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A/N: Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year everyone!! Hopefully you guys will enjoy this, even though it doesn't show anything Christmassy, it's still a good Christmas/New Years present right? Have a great New Year, and I'll try to update as soon as I can! Don't forget to review as a present for me? Please? I'd like to thank Mrs. T. Felton for betaing this chapter as well! She's awesome!