part 34

They had looked everywhere. Up and down. At the Lestrange household. At the place where Voldemort hid. In every forest in England. She was no where. Hermione Malfoy was officially missing for seven hours. It was now nearing eleven in the evening.

"Where can she be mother?" Draco whispered. He was facing the window and staring out at the entrance as if waiting for Hermione to come through the gates.

"I don't know," Narcissa tried not to show how worried she was, after all that was not what Draco needed. "But she will be fine. Hermione is a strong girl."

"I should have protected her," Draco whispered, his eyes ready to water. He had never felt this pain before, not even when his mother was used as leverage by Voldemort. He thought that pain was bad, this pain was worse.

"Draco," Narcissa walked over and hugged her son, tightly just as Harry walked in.

"Um," Harry muttered uncomfortably.

Draco pulled back, he stood up straight, "You found her?"

"No," Harry sighed. "The aurors are on to it but no one can track her. I actually want to talk to your mother."

"How can I help?" Narcissa said.

"Right," Harry said, taking out a parchment and a quill. "I need all the places linked with your sister. Any place she wanted to go during her childhood, maybe a secret location, anything."

"Why?" Draco questioned.

"Because it might be where she went. Voldemort hid out at his father's house at one point, even his mothers," Harry replied.

"Of course," Narcissa took the quill and began to scroll down every place she could remember.

X

Bellatrix grinned, she watched the young girl unconscious in front of her. The two students, who had helped out, stood there in front of her. She smirked again, she couldn't help it. She was so close to victory.

"Do you want us here?" The first student asked.

"No," Bellatrix shook her head, "Not yet. Just give me a wand."

The second student handed the wand over.

"Whose is it?" Bellatrix asked.

"Some dead tramp," the first student shrugged.

"Fine, leave," Bellatrix ordered, "But be back when I call for you."

With that, the two students left, leaving Bellatrix with Hermione. She stared down at the mudblood. She was bored with this. Bellatrix had given her a potion to knock her out and it should be wearing off any minute.

"Wakey wakey," Bellatrix screeched.

Hermione's eyes opened slowly. She was feeling groggy as she tried to take in where she was. It was an old place. White pillars, huge and there in front of her there was a huge wooden, black door with the Malfoy crest engraved on it. The huge dark green 'M', on top of the dark black shield. A large green python squeezing the shield. On either side of the shield were two silver daggers and if you looked closely you could see the drops of blood on each one. That was the Malfoy Crest.

"Don't even try to get out, door's locked," Bellatrix smiled. "And only a Malfoy can open it from the outside. A real Malfoy."

"I am a Malfoy," Hermione muttered.

"Crucio," Bellatrix's face contorted as she pointed her wand at Hermione, whose senses immediately were set aflame as she writhed in pain. "You are a filthy mudblood. You are not a Malfoy!"

Hermione screamed before Bellatrix stopped, "Where..."

"Where are we?" Bellatrix smiled. "The Malfoy Tombs. A chamber where all the Malfoys are laid to rest. Of course after I kill you, you won't be buried here. You'll be buried with the muggles, somewhere where no one will visit you. No one will care."

"I..." Hermione was weakening. "How did you..."

"How did I what? Get to you?" Bellatrix snarled as she morphed into the black cat.

Hermione paled as Bellatrix took her human form, "Shadow I think you called me. Filthy muggle name."

"Animagus?" Hermione was shocked.

"You are not the only clever witch to walk this Earth. I am better than you. You know why? Because not only am I smart but I am pure. I am not tainted. I will not allow you to taint the Malfoy bloodline!"

"I didn't want to marry him did I?" Hermione whispered. "It was the Marriage Law."

"Oh don't worry mudblood. Once I'm done with you I'll deal with the Ministry."

Hermione was now thinking about the baby, she needed to protect it and letting Bellatrix kill her would not help. So instead she needed to keep Bellatrix talking hoping someone will help her or she can somehow gather some strength and knock Bellatrix out.

"You can't use unforgivables."

"I just did," Bellatrix smiled.

"Someone else's wand?"

"Yes. You talk too much."

Hermione watched the woman, "You only grassed the death eaters up because you wanted to split up me and Draco."

"Obviously," Bellatrix smiled. "Maybe if I kill Potter too, that would be worth it. You know, I had help."

"From who?"

"Fellow students of yours," Bellatrix smiled. "They will be back in ten minutes and after you meet them, I'll kill you."

Hermione tried to move. Bellatrix grabbed the girl by the hair and threw her against the wall. Hermione tried to move. She was in pain but it was no use. Hermione had a feeling she was tied to the floor somehow, or maybe to the wall.

Draco, please help me. I'm at Malfoy tombs or something. Draco please.

Hermione didn't know why, but she had a feeling that somehow Draco would be able to hear. Maybe it was false hope.

X

Draco watched as his mother continued to write the list, the Weasley's were all present, everyone except Ron and Lavender.

Draco, please help me. I'm at Malfoy tombs or something. Draco please.

Draco was startled, he had heard her. It was Hermione.

"Mum, where are the Malfoy tombs?" Draco demanded.

"Why?" Narcissa asked.

"JUST TELL ME!" Draco shouted.

Everyone stared at him as if he went mad.

"It's in South London, outskirts, we took you there once. Your father is buried there. You never really went to the burial did you?"

Draco knew it, he could picture the location, "Hermione is there."

"How on Earth do you know that?" George demanded.

"I can hear her calling to me," Draco answered.

"You've lost it," Fred said.

"I can hear her and I am going," Draco said, and with a pop he was gone.

Narcissa sighed, "What are the chances that he might have..."

"Ancient magic said a man or a woman can hear their true love's cry," Arthur offered.

"In this day and age?" Molly asked.

"Narcissa, can you take me there," Harry asked. "And Fred as well. Fred will come back and take the others while I stay with Draco. You will come back and inform the Ministry."

"Do you believe Malfoy?" Angelina asked.

"Yes," Harry answered, looking at Ginny. "I do."

Ginny understood. For years ago in the chamber he had heard her call out to anyone, he had heard her when no one else could. He didn't realise why then but he did today.

"Be careful," Ginny smiled at him, she kissed him gently before Harry, Narcissa and Fred left.

X

Bellatrix snarled as her minions returned. Hermione had her back turned to them.

"Turn around," Bellatrix ordered.

Hermione bit her lip, as she slowly turned. An astonished gasp escaped her lips as she set eyes upon the two in front of her.