Background for chapter:
Hermione/Draco
Post-Hogwarts
Draco joined the Order in his 7th year and he and Hermione began a relationship. They kept it a secret in order to protect Hermione since the Death Eaters are out to punish Draco for turning his back on them. It was going well, until Hermione went missing.
It's been almost three days since Hermione went missing and Draco was slowly losing. It's my fault. It's all my fault. If I had just waited until the war was over to tell her what I've been wanting to tell her since the first time I saw her, this wouldn't have happened. He was pacing in her room at Headquarters. He sat down on her bed, with his head in his hands. His eyes found a stuffed bear and he smiled. She took it with her everywhere she went and had since she was two. He picked it up and hugged it close, that's how Charlie Weasley found him.
"Draco, the meeting's about to start. Are you okay?" Charlie asked, stepping into the room and closing the door.
"No, I'm not okay. It's my fault that's she's gone." Draco lamented, clutching the teddy bear as tight as he could.
"What do you mean?" Charlie asked, sitting down next to the blonde.
"They took her to get to me. We've been seeing each other for a while. GOD! We kept it a secret so something like this wouldn't happen. So that she would stay safe."
"Listen, Draco, this isn't your fault. She wasn't supposed to be out without three Order members with her. When they were attacked, she only had one person with her. They had no chance."
"Why would she do that? It just doesn't sound like her."
"They were under ployjuice. We don't know how they were found. We'll find her, don't worry."
"Do you know who took her?"
"Tonks said it was Bellatrix LaStrange."
Draco noticeably paled. If Aunt Bella has Hermione… no, I can't think about that. It won't help anything. Wait! That's it! If Aunt Bella has her then…"
"I know where she!" Draco exclaimed, running out of the room, teddy bear still in hand.
Charlie followed the blonde downstairs, laughing slightly at what the facial expressions of the Order members would be when Draco Malfoy came running into the meeting room hugging Hermione Granger's teddy bear.
"I know where Hermione is!" Draco yelled, bursting through the door. The Order members turned to the blonde, shocked. They were even more shocked and confused when they saw what was in his arms.
"How would you know where she is?" Ron spat, still not trusting him.
"Charlie said that Bellatrix took her. She has a Manor that hasn't been used since she was little. She and my mom always talked about how it would be the perfect place to hide out since no one outside of the Black family knows about it." Draco explained.
"How I have been so stupid? I completely over looked it! I'll take a team there now, if we're not back in fifteen minutes, send back-up. It shouldn't be heavily guarded since no one knows about it." Sirius said, standing up. Harry stood up as well.
"No, Harry, you are staying here. Tonks, Charlie, Bill, Fleur, Remus, and Kingsley, you're coming with me." Sirius said. They group nodded and followed Sirius out of the room. Draco sat down in a chair and clutched the teddy bear tighter. Harry began pacing length of the room. After ten minutes passed, Draco was starting to get even more worried and Harry's pacing wasn't helping.
"Would you stop pacing, Potter?" Draco exclaimed.
"Well, sorry if I'm worried about my best friend. Bellatrix LaStrange has her. Do you have any idea what she could have been doing to her! Oh, yeah. I forgot, she's your aunt."
"Don't think for a minute, Potter, that you are the only man here who cares about her!" Draco responded, standing up and walking toward Harry. He had heard it said in a muggle movie Hermione had made him watch and he hoped it would get his point across.
Before either could say anything else the door opened and Hermione came barreling through the door into Draco's arms. He immediately wrapped his arms tightly around her. Both of them had tears streaming down their faces. Charlie walked into the room and pulled Harry and Ron out.
"I'm so sorry baby. I'm so sorry." Draco kept muttering into her hair.
"Draco Lucius Malfoy, you have nothing to be sorry for. I was the one who was stupid enough to go out with only Tonks." Hermione chided.
"I was so worried."
"I can tell. You were clutching Teddy like it was your life line."
"I didn't know what else I could do."
Hermione pressed her lips to Draco's and he made a promise to himself never to let her out of his sight.
"I love you, Draco."
"I love you, too, Hermione. So much," Draco rested his forehead against hers and picked her up bridal style. "Now, we need to get you checked over. I'll have Potter bring Pomfrey up to your room."
With that, Draco carried a giggling Hermione up the stairs.