Chapter 72

'The time turner.' Draco gasped looking up from his book. 'What did you say?' Blaise asked. Draco shook his head. 'Nothing.' he said as he got up from his seat. It had been 24 hours since the moment they tried to make any contact with Hermione, but nothing had happened yet. 'Where are you going?' Blaise asked. 'To my room, I forgot something.' Draco said as he quickly made his way out of the library. 'Draco? Where are you going?' Ginny asked as Draco almost bumped into her when she walked into the library. 'Room, thought of something that might help.' he said as he passed her. Ginny frowned while she looked at him running away from the library. Draco ran up the stairs and into his common room after practically shouting the password. He ran over to Hermione's room and stopped in front of her desk. He had no idea where she kept it, but he knew one thing and that was the fact that he had to find it! After thoroughly searching through all the stuff that was laying on her desk he went over to her wardrobe, perhaps it was in there. He pulled all the close to the side to have a clearer view. He even looked between her socks, but nothing. he fast closed the door of the closet before he walked over to her nightstand. He drew the little drawer open and saw her jewel box in there. He took it and opened it. There were a ring, view bracelets, little earrings and that's it. He sighed and placed the jewel box on the bed before looking further through the drawer, but he didn't found the time turner. He brushed his hand through his hair and got up from the ground before sitting down on the bed. But as he sat down the jewel box fell to the ground and all the jewels fell out, scattering across the floor. Draco groaned and knelt down next to the fallen box before picking the jewellery up and placing it back where it had been, but there was this weird white thing laying on the ground and he hadn't seen that before. It was the same length as the box and fit right in. He shrugged and put it down on the nightstand before going on. He rested on his hands to look under the bed and he saw something there. He reached out and took an hold on it before pulling back and when he opened his hand he saw it was the time turner. 'Found it.' he smirked before putting the jewel box back in the nightstand and looking back down at the necklace. He got up and walked to the common room. 'How does this work again.' Draco sighed looking at it. 'She put it around our necks and turned it? But how many times will be enough to go back to that time?' Draco thought brushing his hand through his hair, again. He placed the necklace around his neck before taking the time turner itself in between his fingers. He was just about to turn it when he heard someone scream on the other side of the portrait before the portrait flew open and Ginny stormed in. 'DON'T!' she yelled running over to Draco. 'DON'T TURN IT!' Draco looked at her confused. 'Don't you get it? If you go back in time and change something, you will change the whole present!' Ginny said stopping in front of Draco. 'But this might be the only thing we can do to save her.' Draco said. Ginny shook her head. 'The Taboo will work, it'll help us find her, now please hand the time turner over.' Ginny said holding her hand out to Draco. 'Gin, I'm just going to get rid of Rodolphus.' Draco said. Ginny shook her head again, trying to catch her breath. 'If you do that more things will chance, you can ruin everything. You shouldn't play with time Draco, it is dangerous.' Ginny said. 'If we won't find Hermione in the upcoming two weeks I will go back in time.' Draco said. Ginny shook her head. 'You can chose, or I'll go now, or I'm going in two weeks.' Draco demanded. 'A month, give us a month.' Ginny pleaded. Draco bit his lip before nodding. 'A month.' he agreed before lifting the necklace over his head and place the time turner in his pocket. 'For Merlin's sake Draco, you scared the hell out of me.' Ginny breathed, reaching up to her heart. 'I just thought it would be faster then what we are doing now.' Draco sighed. Ginny nodded. 'It's okay.' she said walking over to him and giving him a tight hug. 'It's okay.' she whispered again. 'Come on, let's get you something to eat.' Ginny said leading him out of the common room. But as they walked down the stairs Blaise came running up to them. 'The Taboo!' Blaise exclaimed. 'What's with it?' Draco asked. 'Someone triggered it!' Blaise said. Draco widened his eyes and looked over at Ginny who looked down at Blaise in disbelieve. 'We might have found her.' Blaise smirked. 'Where is she?' Draco asked. 'Dufftown, Scotland. Apparently that's nearby Hogwarts.' Blaise said. 'Come on.' Blaise said turning around and running away. They both followed him to the library where everyone was looking at each other with widened eyes and were chatting in hushed voices. 'What do we do now?' Draco asked. 'McGonagall.' Harry said. 'We promised her to let her know.' Dean nodded. 'Do you think she might have triggered the Taboo?' Draco asked. 'She might have.' Harry smirks. 'We found her.' 'We shouldn't get overexcited, what if it wasn't her?' Ginny said from behind Draco. 'It is, I know it, it is her.' Draco said. 'Come on we have to get going.' Draco said. 'How do you want to get there?' Luna asked. 'We can go with Thestrals?' Harry suggested. Draco nodded. 'First McGonagall!' Ginny said. Draco sighed. 'Well come on then! No time to act slow!' Draco said running out of the library.

'No.' McGonagall said sternly. 'But-' Draco started. 'No, it's too dangerous, you don't know who took her, you don't know how dangerous it'll be.' McGonagall said. 'You're staying here.' McGonagall said. 'But WE found her.' Draco protested. 'There is NO time to wait for the Ministry!' Draco exclaimed. 'Mister Malfoy sit down and shut your mouth for just a few seconds!' McGonagall said irritated. Draco raised his eyebrows while he quietly sat down next to Ginny. 'I'm going to inform the Ministry and you will go to your common rooms.' McGonagall said. 'But-' Draco started. 'There is no "but" and you're going to listen to me! If you will go on your own you don't only endanger your own life, no you also endanger Miss Granger's life.' McGonagall said. 'Now go to your common rooms and stay there. And if you think you can sneak out you'll be disappointed because all the paintings will be on watch.' McGonagall said. Draco sighed. 'Yes professor.' Ginny said. McGonagall nodded. 'You are dismissed, try to get some sleep. Miss Granger will be back here at Hogwarts in no time.' McGonagall said. Harry and Ginny nodded before the three of them got up and walked out of McGonagall's office. 'What time do we meet?' Harry asked when they were outside the office. '2 AM.' Draco said before they went their separate ways.

'Do you have any idea what's in Dufftown?' Dean asked Seamus. 'I have literally no idea.' Seamus shrugged. 'My uncle's childhood home is there.' Draco said while stroking the neck of the Thestral that was standing in front of him. Seamus and Dean shared a look before Seamus spoke up. 'Your uncle?' 'Rodolphus Lestrange.' Draco said turning to look at them. 'Bellatrix's husband.' Draco said. Neville shuffled uncomfortable while looking down at his shoes. 'How is it he's not in Azkaban?' Dean asked. Draco shook his head, letting them know he didn't want to talk about it. 'I think we better go.' Harry said. 'Does anyone know the way?' Ron asked. Draco nodded. 'I'll fly at the front.' Draco said. Ginny nodded. 'Let's go.' Draco said.

After the pain had finally subsided Hermione had fallen asleep. But just before she had woken up she had had this really weird dream. She had seen Blaise standing in front of her, holding this piece of parchment. "Mione, say your own name, it'll trigger a Taboo! Do it now! Love Draco". Hermione had shot up, gasping for air. It was now in the afternoon and she was still trying to figure out what the hell that dream meant. She sighed and that's when the door opened and food was placed on the ground. 'Who's there?' Hermione asked, sitting up from her laying position. The person in the door opening froze to the spot before standing back up straight. Because of the light in the background, she couldn't see who the person was. 'It's me.' a girl's voice spoke. Hermione frowned. 'Pansy?' 'What are you doing here?' Hermione asked. 'Making sure you haven't escaped.' Pansy said. 'As if I that's possible.' Hermione said. 'Don't give me an attitude.' Pansy snapped. 'What are you planning on doing with me?' Hermione asked. 'Wait and see.' Pansy smirked. 'Wait for what?' Hermione asked. 'You know.' Pansy said, taking a few steps into the room. 'It's funny to see you like this, all alone.' Pansy said. Hermione rolled her eyes. 'Normally you're always surrounded by people, if it isn't Draco then it's your friends, if it's not your friends there are first years coming up to you.' Pansy sneered. 'It was good to see you feeling alone even though you were surrounded by friends.' Pansy smirked. 'When your boyfriend Ron was hurting you.' Pansy went on. Hermione raised her eyebrows. 'Of course you don't remember. He hurt you, he harassed you and all because I used the Imperius curse on him, telling him to act like that around you. Nobody knew, nobody noticed, but I saw how you started to feel alone. Unfortunately Draco was there to help you and I tried to put him under the Imperius curse but it didn't work. Still haven't figured out why, but there must be a reason.' Pansy shrugged. Hermione looked at her with widened eyes. Pansy had used the Imperius curse on Ron? When Ron and herself were still together? Only to distance her from people? Make her feel alone? 'You're a psychopath.' Hermione whispered. Pansy laughed. 'At least I'm not the one stuck in a room here, chained down, not being able to see sun light, perhaps even for forever.' Pansy smirked before turning around. 'Where are we?' Hermione asked. Pansy chuckled as she turned around. 'As if I'm going to tell you.' she smirked before turning around again and shutting the door behind her. Hermione sighed and shook her head. 'The Imperius curse.' Hermione whispered. 'Ron was under an Imperius Curse.' she sighed as she lay back down on the ground. 'Hermione Granger.' Hermione said silently before closing her eyes, not caring to get up and get her food.