Backround Information: After Harry forces the last of the potion down Dumbledore's throat, Dumbledore becomes weaker and weaker over time but doesn't die by Severus Snape (yet) and together they destroy the locket with the Sword of Gryffindor. Draco Malfoy lets the other death eaters in and there is a small battle, but they go away and no one is hurt to badly.

Full Summary: Harry, Ron, and Hermione are now back at Hogwarts for their seventh year, under the impression that things might be okay for once. But as usual they're not. Hermione seems to suddenly be targeted by the ministry for months and suddenly goes missing. Trapped at Malfoy manor she becomes a slave, tortured on a regular basis for the lack of information she'll give them. Can a certain arch rival come to his senses and help her escape? Or will she die trying?

Hermione Granger placed her bag and books on the table as she sat down next to Ginny and Ron at breakfast the morning after arriving at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and plucked a nearby blueberry muffin off its silver tray and onto her plate.

"Morning," she greeted them taking the top book off the pile and cracking it open.

"Blimey 'Mione," said Ron taking another large bite of his bagel, smothered in strawberry cream cheese, "They haven't... even... assigned... homework yet!" He continued between mouthfulls. "Heck, they haven't even handed out schedules yet!"

"Well I wanted to get a head start!" the brunette replied, drapping a strand of bushy hair behind her ear, and breaking apart the top over her muffin with her fingers. Someone slumped down at the table in front of them.

"Good Morning Harry." said Hermione without even looking up at her book.

"Hi," he yawned, running a hand through is black hair.

"Hi Harry," grinned Ginny, who was drowning her pancakes in maple syrup, reaching across the table to kiss him on the cheek. "Sleep well?"

"Okay, I guess." Harry sighed reaching for a slice of toast.

"You okay mate?" asked Ron, and even as he stabbed a sausage his voice held concern. Harry was still greiving over the loss of his godfather, Sirius Black, and the fact that he nearly lost Dumbledore that past year.

"Fine. Looks like the mail's here." The four looked up to see several birds circle around Great Hall dropping letters and the occasional package into someone's oat meal. Pig, Ron's puny owl swooped in under the stress of three small packages, and Erol, the Weasley family owl, entered the hall supporting a much bigger one. The brown boxes were dropped infront of them, and Ron seemed to be delighted by the fact that his name was on the biggest one. Before the could opened it a great gray owl colided with Hermione's books, flipping over in the air and and sliding into Ginny's pumpkin juice. The owl dropped the daily prophet and screeched at the girls until Hermione could fish a knut out of her pocket. The owl spread its enormous wings gliding a short distance to her hand and snapped up the bronze coin, not failing to scratch her with is sharp beak as he did so, and rapidly flying away.

"See," said Ron clumsily playing with the twine that held the package, "That's why books are dangerous, look at all the trouble your's have caused." He joked as Hermione nursed her bleeding finger. Their attention turned then to the items they had recieved from . She had sent them all homemade taffy, but Ron's box contained more then that. Tissue paper concealed the rest of the items in the box and there was a note on top in his mother's handwritting. It read:

Really Ronald?

Your 17 years old and your still forgetting to pack these?

-Mum

Removing the tissue paper, Ron's face turned redder then his hair and he slammed the package shut. Inside were nine little pairs of magically dyed hot pink underwear with sparkles on them. She couldn't help it, a loud laugh escaped from Hermione's lips and she gripped the side of the table for support.

"Its not funny!" hissed Ron as his ears turned scarlet as well. "Its not!" he repeated as she laughed harder. Behind them someone clear their throat.

"Excuse me," Professor McGonagal began looking at them beneath the brim over her pointed hat, "Here are your schedules for the first semester of school. Please be on time to all of them because we have many important topics to cover." She handed each student a piece of parchment. "Classes begin in ten minutes, and and , I ask you to please calm down." The witch strode away to direct some first years to their first class. Hermione, whose cheeks were flushed, looked down at her schedule.

Name: Hermione Jean Granger

House:Gryffindor

Year: Seven

Class Time Class Professor House taken with

8:30-9:20: Transfiguration McGonagal Ravenclaw

9:30-10:20 Charms Flitwick Hufflepuff

10:30-11:20 Arithmancy Vector Ravenclaw

11:30-12:20 Defense Against the Snape Slytherin

Dark Arts

12:30-1:30 LUNCH

1:30-2:20 Potions Slughorn Slytherin

2:30-3:20 Free Period 2

3:30-4:20 Herbology Sprout Hufflepuff

"Well it seems that I've got a pretty good schedule, what have you got?" she peered at the boys over the top of her paper.

"Pretty similar actually," began Harry, "Except I've got another free period when you've got arithmancy, and I'm not taking Herbology this year, Ron and I are taking Divination this year."

"Easy A, really. All you've got to do is predict the most dreadful stuff possible to happen to you, and pray it won't." Ron added high fiving Harry.

"We've got some of the same free period this year, Hermione!" announced Ginny, swapping schedules with her.

Name:Ginerva Molly Weasley

House:Gryffindor

Year: Six

Class Time Class Professor House taken with

8:30-9:20 Potions Slughorn Ravenclaw

9:30-10:20 Divination Trelawny Hufflepuff

10:30-11:20 Charms Flitwick Hufflepuff

11:30-12:20 Herbology Sprout Ravenclaw

12:30-1:20 LUNCH

1:30- 2:20 Care of Magical Hagrid Slytherin

Creatures

2:30-3:20 Free Period 2

3:30-4:20 Defense Against the Snape Ravenclaw

Dark Arts

The bell sounded and the foursome got up from the table and Ron, Harry, and Hermione traveled to Transfiguration. Together the sat in the middle of the room, and Hermione urgently dug around in her bag producing a new textbook, fresh parchment, and a quill, which she stirred around in the ink well as if she was brewing up another batch of polyjuice potion.

Professor McGonagal marched out of her office and into the classroom.

"Good Morning, and welcome back," She called walking around the room between the rows of desks. "Please open you books to page five and begin to read quietly, oh and ," Hermione's head snapped up eagarly waiting for further instruction. "The headmaster would like to see you in his office right away." Nodding the gir packed up her things nearly as quickly as she laid them out and made her way towards the headmaster's office. When she reached the gargoyle she recited the password, "Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans," and rode to the top. The wooden door to Dumbledore's office opened magically as she raised her fist to knock.

"Come in ." called Professor Dumbledore, who was sitting at his desk, eyes twinkling behind his half-moon glasses, but he did look ill in a way. Besides him his Phoenix, looked at her and straightened up a bit.

"Hello Professor," Hermione smiled, taking a seat infront of him.

", the reason I have called you up here is because this came for you last night. It's rather important I'm guessing." He handed her a pure white envolope. On the back it was addressed to her and she could even see the little mark were the owl had clung to it as it travel to the school. But as she turned it over, her stomach dropped and her heart pounded uncomfortable against her chest. The golden Ministrey of Magic seal glared up at her. And as if on cue, the phoneix burst into flames.

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