Chapter six: The Search for Hermione

After Harry and Ginny left the Great Hall that morning, she ran to catch up to him, trying not to spill her breakfast. She noticed his breath was heavy and uneven. She never saw him like this, even when talking about you-know-who.

"Harry, where are you going?" Ginny asked him trying to keep up his pace.

"I'm going to find Hermione. The last time we knew where she was, was in the potions lab brewing Ron's potion. I'm going to start there for clues." Harry answered as he headed down to the potions laboratory.

"Wait a second Harry, she was in there a week ago, did you not expect the person to clean up before they took her? What if Snape came in after the thief took her and cleaned it up? I don't think you're going to find anything in the potions lab after the incident happened a week ago." Ginny mentioned. Harry stopped and stood in his tracks.

"Maybe you're right Ginny, I need to talk to Snape, and maybe he might know something he's not telling us." Harry said as he made his way down to his quarters.

"DON'T GO DOWN THERE! You'll get yourself in trouble!" Ginny yelled. She sure as hell wouldn't go down to Snape's quarters if her life was depended on it.

Harry ignored her last statement as he reached Snape's entrance to his quarters. He's never thought he'd have to go to his rooms and ask for help. Without a second thought he knocked on the door.

Severus left the Great Hall immediately after he grabbed his breakfast determined to eat in peace in his chambers. But before he was able to sit down and enjoy his meal, he heard a knock on the door. Hermione growled as she just gotten comfortable on the couch.

"Who in the bloody hell is knocking at my door?!" Severus barked as he set his plate down and answered the door. Hermione walked beside him to see who it was and to attack whoever disturbs him.

"You are about to lose some serious house points, this better be important" He said as he answered the door, he noticed it was the one and only, Harry Potter. Hermione perked her ears up as she realized it was him and started to wag her tail.

"Sir, it's about Hermione…. I'm worried that the death eaters had gotten her." Harry said. Suddenly Hermione jumped up and attacked him by licking his face in excitement.

"Wh—what in the world?! Pr-Professor get him off me!" Harry said as she knocked him to the floor.

"Shiloh, down girl, you don't want to touch him… he may have a disease!" Severus joked, Hermione listened to him and gotten off the Harry.

"I know Ms. Granger is missing Potter. We've been searching for her. We do not need you to intervene." Severus grumbled. He was getting irritated with this boy.

"But sir...she's my friend! She could be dead by now!" Harry said. His anger started to flare.

"She's my student as well! I have been looking for her. So far nothing has come up. Now, will you please go back to where you came from! I need to eat in peace!" Severus seethed.

"If you won't help me find Hermione, you're nothing more than a criminal." Harry said without a second thought he left.

"FIFTY POINTS FROM GRYFFINDOR!" Severus shouted and slammed the door.

"Why that ignorant bastard! I have nothing to do with Hermione's disappearance!" Severus said. Hermione jumped up on his lap and started nuzzling his chest.

"I will find her Shiloh…if it's the last thing I do…mark my words." Severus revealed to Hermione. She decided that she needed to find a way to tell him that Shiloh is Hermione. But how?! This is something that she'll have to work on. But first, she needs to find the person who killed that poor first year.

Harry marched back up to the Gryffindor tower into the common room where he saw Ron looking at a Quidditch magazine.

"Harry!" Ron said putting down the magazine.

"Don't talk to me Ron. It's still your fault." Harry barked as he grabbed his broom and headed back out.

"You're going flying?!" Ron asked.

"You are a complete idiot Weasley…I don't know why I even befriended you. Until Hermione is found, and is safe…DON'T TALK TO ME!" Harry yelled, pushing Ron away as he passed him.

"Fine…Be a prick!" Ron yelled back.

Harry needed to get his head cleared. Flying is the only way to calm him down.

Back in Severus's chambers, Hermione was pacing back in forth, trying to decide what to do about telling Severus that Shiloh is actually her…She looked for him in his bedroom, he wasn't there. She looked in his private potions lab, he wasn't there either. Then she heard someone talking in his office so she decided to go there.

When she reached his office, she walked behind the desk where he was sitting. Nobody else was in the room with him so she was wondering why he was talking to himself. As she gotten closer, she realized he was holding a picture. She wasn't sure who it was so she inched forward some more. Then…she saw who was in the picture…

A/N: CLIFFY! Lol..I had to do it! I hope you like it. I know its short…but there will be more soon! Please R&R!