A/N: Thank you so much guys for 1.4k+ views! It means a lot. Hope you guys liked the last chapter. What do you think about the things that Draco discovered? I hope that the story line is not too cheesy and hard to believe. I hope it's okay, if it's not, then please tell me, either in the comments or anywhere else you would like. Read the A/N at the end to find out when the next chapter will be out. On with the chapter!

"We can't take him with us, Hermione!"

"Why not, Draco?" Hermione asked him back.

"Oh, there are a hundred reasons why not to." Draco said to her.

They were currently arguing on whether to take a certain someone with them on the mission or not. And clearly, Draco was not agreed to take that person, no matter how hard Hermione tried to convince him.

"Well, look at it this way. We won't be able to find the horcrux without him." Hermione said to him.

"And why not?" Draco asked her.

"Because, my dear Draco, he is the only one who knows the location of the horcrux." Hermione stated, knowing fully well that he won't be able to deny that.

"Oh, of course we would be able-oh yes, you are right. But, I told you. Goyle isn't sure. He told me that he might know about the place where the horcrux is. He is not sure." Draco said, trying to hide his smile when she used the word dear with his name.

"He is our best chance at this, Draco. We need him." Hermione said.

"I know that, Hermione. But, first we need to make sure that he knows about the place. And if he will come with us or not." Draco said.

"Then we need to ask for him that." Hermione said as she looked at Andy, who was standing awkwardly along with Headmistress McGonagall and watching them both.

"We can't do that, Hermione. We can't just go straightaway and ask him about that. We need to do something else." Draco told her.

"What else can we do, then?" Hermione asked him.

Draco thought for a moment and dropped his hand to his side which was previously holding Hermione's elbow. His hand hit something in his pocket and his eyes sparked as he suddenly got an idea.

"I know what we can do! We can look into his diary. He must have written something about that horcrux on it. He is writing almost everything that happens since his fourth year in it. I even found out where he was today from that diary." Draco said excitedly, not noticing his mistake, but Hermione for sure did.

"What diary, Draco? And how do you know what is written on it, or not?" Hermione asked him as she crossed her arms in front of her.

"Oh well, I..." Draco faltered as he realised his mistake. He had told her everything except three things. And those were: how he found his diary, what he read in it, and the things Goyle called her. He didn't tell the first two things because he knew she wouldn't approve of it. And the reason behind not telling her the third thing was, he didn't want her to feel bad or hurt, he wanted her to know that he had moved on from blood prejudice a long time ago, but he didn't want to tell her that some may have not.

"Draco, is there something you are hiding from me?" Hermione asked him.

Draco rubbed the back of his neck and was thinking how to answer that when suddenly Headmistress McGonagall called them, and Draco couldn't have been more thankful to her. 

They both walked towards Headmistress who was standing along with Andy. "I think you some explaining to do, Mr Malfoy." She told him.

"I will answer all of your questions, Headmistress, but I need to tell you something very important first." Draco told her.

"Very well. Go ahead then." She said.

"Not here. I mean, I want to talk to you alone. Please?" Draco requested her.

Headmistress nodded and went to a spot away from them. Draco turned to Hermione whispered, "You can ask him about Voldemort's horcrux, now. But, just remember, don't sound suspicious. And don't tell him about our mission just yet." 

Hermione nodded and Draco squeezed her hand before walking towards his headmistress. He stood in front of her and rubbed his hands together as he thought of a way to tell her all of this.

"You wanted to tell me something, Mr Malfoy?" She asked him.

He took a deep breath and told her everything, exactly what he had told Hermione. She was silent after he finished for a few moments.

"Headmistress?" Draco asked her.

"Are you really sure that this information is true?" She finally broke her silence and asked him.

"According to what Goyle told me, and from what I have confirmed from Andrew, I think this is true. But to confirm it, I told Hermione to ask about the horcrux to him, without sounding any suspicious." Draco told her.

"And why do you think that Mr Mayfair will answer her questions honestly, or will answer her ar all?" She asked him.

"Because Hermione is the only one who he trusts completely. She was the first one to whom he told her about his past willingly. So, I think he will tell her." Draco said as he looked at Hermione.

"I still have my doubts about Mr Mayfair." Headmistress McGonagall told him.

"I know that you have those doubts. But, did you check if his watch was there in your office?" Draco asked as he looked back at her.

"I did. Just as I finished questioning Miss Weasley and Mr Potter , I went to my office to check. His watch was not there, I think maybe he took it back." Headmistress told him.

"Weaselette-I mean, Ginny woke up? And how is she now?" Draco asked her.

"Yeah, she woke up some minutes ago, and she is fine now. She is still in pain, but better now." McGonagall told him.

"Oh. Anyway, but how could Andrew do that? I mean, till yesterday you were here only and you went early morning today, around three o'clock, according to what Madam Pomfrey told me. And Andrew went to Hogsmeade around four o'clock. So it doesn't give him enough time to take his watch, go tot the Room of Requirement and then to Hogsmeade. It would have taken him at least half an hour to find his watch, then another half an hour to go to the Room of Requirement from your office without getting caught by anyone." Draco explained it to her.

"Maybe you are right. But then where is his watch? It is like it just disappeared, just like the Leprechaun gold substances." McGonagall told him.

"But, how can- Oh god. I can't believe I never thought about this." Draco exclaimed as a sudden realisation dawn on him.

"What are you on about, Mr Malfoy?" Headmistress asked him, seeing Draco's eye lit up with realisation.

"Hermione was attacked just the day after the holidays ended, right?" When she nodded in response, he continued, "And Andrew's watch was found near the place she was attacked, right?" Again she nodded and he continued, "You had called the Leprechauns for the decoration purpose for Christmas and they stayed here only till the end of the holidays, right?" Headmistress McGonagall narrowed her eyes at him and again nodded. He continued, "Andrew's watch looked like gold, but it wasn't actually made up of gold. And the Leprechauns  produce a gold-like substance that vanishes after a few hours. So, what if someone stole his real watch, and used the Leprechauns' gold substance to create a copy of his watch? I mean, it is not hard to, you know, convince them to make something for you. You just have to give them some galleons, and it is done."

"But, if according to your theory, someone did create a copy of his watch, then it should have disappear just after a few hours. Miss Granger was attacked in the night and his watch was found after a few hours. But it should have disappear before that." Headmistress said.

"Well, who said that his watch was kept there by someone when Hermione was attacked. That person could have come when Professor Slughorn was about to come and place the watch there, so it looked like Andrew was there when she was attacked. Did you check the watch anytime after you kept it with you?" Draco asked her.

"No, I did not. When Mr Potter confirmed that it was his watch, I kept it in my desk. And then when Mr Mayfair claimed that he has his watch, I wanted to check his watch, but I didn't." Headmistress told him the truth.

"Then it could have easily disappeared and nobody noticed it too. And when you checked it today, it was not there." Draco said.

"But, there is one thing that I am not understanding. Madam Pomfrey said that his watch was found again near the place Miss Weasley and Mr Potter were attacked, and she has it now. So, can it be a fake watch, also?" McGonagall asked him.

"We need to ask Madam Pomfrey to check if she still has the watch or not." Draco said.

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 Hermione and Andy awkwardly stood in front of each other. Hermione was fidgeting and Andy was rubbing the back of his neck.

After some moments, Hermione finally cleared her throat and asked, "Where were you today, Andy?" Draco had told her that he was visiting Amelia's grave, but she still asked him this as she didn't know any other way  to start this question.

"I was visiting Amelia's grave." He answered her question.

"Is her grave here, near Hogwarts?" Hermione asked him. Draco hadn't told her the exact place where he had found him.

"Yes, it is behind the Shrieking Shack on a small hill. It was our favourite spot. Whenever we went to Hogwarts, we usually stayed the whole time there only, sine nobody came there, due to the fear of the Shrieking Shack." Andy told her as he smiled at that memory.

"But, did you never get scared from that?" Hermione asked him.

"No, I did not. Amelia once saw Remus Lupin entering there. And afterwards she heard him talking to Dumbledore, he was telling him his fear of getting caught, but Dumbledore assured him that nobody would come there because of the rumours. She got to know that Lupin is- I mean, was a werewolf because Lupin told Dumbledore that anybody can see as a werewolf on the full moons if he is not careful. And she never told anyone about it except me, when I came here." Andy told her.

"So I guess I wasn't the first person here to know that Remus was a werewolf." Hermione said as she thought of her old professor, who died in the battle with his wife, Tonks.

"No. Remember, you told me that you discovered that Lupin was a werewolf when Snape gave you all the homework on werewolves and you researched about it. Well, Amelia discovered that a few days before your final exam ended. So you are still the Brightest Witch of your Age." Andy told her.

Hermione blushed when he said that and Andy chuckled. "But, I still can't believe that Tonks and Remus, both died in the battle." She said, trying to find a way to make him confess about the horcrux.

"Yeah. So many lives were lost during the battle. But, I am glad that Voldemort was defeated by Harry, with a lot of help from you and Ron. Hunting horcrux and destroying them, is not easy. Specially what you three suffered. You must have been really brave to go on the hunt, Hermione." Andy told her.

"Well, Harry was going and of course, I wasn't going to let him go alone. So, I had to go. And anyway, now when I look back at that, I think, being with them on the hunt, actually made it a little more easier." Hermione said.

She was about to ask him something when she saw something blue and a white thing flew past her head. But it went so fast, that she was in doubt whether she had imagined it or not. She turned back to Andy and thought of her next question, but before she could do anything, a scream startled her.

They all turned around to see Ginny sitting up in her bed, her hands on her mouth. 

"What happened, Ginny?" Hermione asked as she and the others ran towards her and Harry, who was also shocked.

"T-this. The window broke and this paper landed here." Ginny said as she pointed at a piece of paper which was lying on the ground.

"Are you alright, Ginny?" Harry asked as he stood up and sat next to her. She nodded and placed her head on his shoulder as he wrapped an arm around her.

Draco looked up at the window and saw that it was fully shattered, not a single piece of glass was on it. 

"I think someone has used a spell to break the glass and then thrown the paper in, because I don't think anybody can do it any other way." Draco said.

"Then someone probably used the spell Finestra. It is used to break the glass." Hermione said to them.

"I don't think I have heard of that spell anytime before, what colour does the spell has?" Ginny asked them. 

"It is a blue coloured spell." Hermione answered.

"I don't see anyone here outside." Ron said as he looked outside from the window.

"I don't think the spell was cast from outside. Look, most of the glass pieces are outside, and some smaller ones are inside. Besides, I think I saw something blue and white flow past my head, and I think it was the spell and this paper." Hermione said.

Suddenly Andy stumbled forwards. Hermione grabbed his arms to steady him and he looked at her and thanked her.  The thing she couldn't understand was why did he suddenly stumble forwards, there was nothing and no one behind him to cause that. It was as if he was hit by an invisible force, or with some spell, but nobody in the room had cast the spell.  But Hermione found something different in his expression. His eyes, which were normally sky blue, were looking a little different. Though Andy was looking at her, it didn't appear as if he was really looking at her. It was as if he was in a trance like state, like he was hypnotised, or placed under some sort of spell.

"You okay?" She whispered to him.

He just nodded distractedly in reply.  He was fine just a minute ago and now, it was as if he wasn't paying attention to what he was doing. Hermione recalled reading about symptoms of a curse, the person appears to be in trance-like state, but she couldn't recall the name of the spell. Was it the- but before she could name the spell, Andy shook his head and said, "I am fine, Hermione. Really." 

Maybe I was just thinking too much, she thought.

Draco looked at the doors of the Hospital Wing which were open. Without telling anything, he ran on his full speed out of the Hospital Wing.

He was about to turn the corridor when he saw Goyle leaning against a wall, panting.

"What are you doing here?" He asked Goyle as he stood near him.

Goyle jumped as he hadn't seen Draco approaching him. He placed a hand on his heart and said, "What it looks like to you? Am I dancing as a ballerina in a green colour dress?" 

"I am not here to play any games, Goyle. Answer me properly. What are you doing here?" Draco asked him again.

"Well, I was leaning against this wall." Goyle said.

"And why are you panting?" Draco asked him.

"Because I just ran from that corridor to here." Goyle said, finally stopping panting.

"But why were you running here?" Draco asked him.

"What are you? My girlfriend, Draco? Stop acting like as if you are concerned about me." Goyle said.

"Stay in your limits, Goyle." Draco said as he glared at his fellow Slytherin.

"Or what, Draco? Will you father hear about this, too? Just like everything else?" Goyle said as he smirked at him.

Draco was about to punch him, but he stopped just in time. Calm yourself, Draco, he thought. "Whatever. Why do you have your wand out then, Goyle? I don't think a wand is required in running." He asked through gritted teeth.

"So now I can't have my wand with me, also? Last I checked, you were the Head Boy, Draco, not the Headmaster of this school. Oh wait, you can be the next Headmaster after McGonagall, after all, you were there when the last one, Dumbledore, was killed, right?" Goyle taunted him.

This time Draco couldn't control himself. He grabbed Goyle by his collar and pinned him to the wall. One hand grabbing his hands and he had his other hand at his throat. Even if he had his wand out, I don't think he was the one to cast the spell, he couldn't have known about that spell, Draco thought.

"Don't you dare mess with me, Goyle. It won't be good for you." Draco said and let go off him.

Goyle rubbed his neck and hand and glared back at the blonde Slytherin. 

Suddenly Draco's attention went to his hands. In his hands was a watch, a very similar one, something that Goyle never used to wear before. "Why are you wearing a watch? You never wore one before. And that too of gold. Where did you get the money to buy that, huh? I used to buy everything for you and Crabbe before, now who does that?" Draco asked him.

"If you are really that fancied by me, Draco, I suggest you stop making assumptions and come and ask me the truth. It is not a real gold watch, and from where I got it, it is none of your business."

"I will tell you again this, Goyle. Stay in your limits." Draco told him.

"Let me also tell you one thing, Draco. Be in your limits. We wouldn't want an ex death eater who was released by the Ministry on all charges, going to Azkaban like your father, huh? You don't know what I have against you. Better watch yourself, Draco. I am keeping an eye on you." Goyle said and walked away from him.

Draco was so engrossed in his anger that he did not notice an important thing. A thing that could have helped him and the others. He shook his head and entered the Hospital Wing again.

He walked towards the group and stood behind Hermione. Harry was the first to notice his return and asked him, "Why did you go outside?"

Hermione turned around to face him just as everyone else turned around too. 

"I just went to check if anyone was there outside who could have casted the spell." Draco answered his question.

"Did you find anyone?" This time it was Hermione who asked him the question.

Draco looked at her and for a moment, thought of telling her about his meeting with Goyle, but decided against it in the end. He shook his head and said, "No. The corridor was empty."

Hermione sighed in disappointment and said, "We read the note while you were searching outside." 

"What does it say?" He asked her.

"Nothing much. Just that they are planning an attack and we should be careful, and just some taunting, and that Voldemort will rise again. It didn't have the sender's name. But we think that it is from a group of people, because it said 'we' and an attack would probably be done by a group and not an individual." Hermione informed him. 

"Can I see the note?" He asked. Hermione nodded and passed him the note that was in Ron's hands. 

But before he could read it, Headmistress McGonagall cleared her throat and said, "Mr Malfoy, about that idea of yours..."

Draco stood confused for a second but then quickly nodded as he understood what she was saying. He pulled Hermione a little away from them and asked her, "Did you ask Mayfair about the horcrux?"

Hermione shook her head and said, "No, I didn't get the chance. He was just saying that he was glad that Voldemort was defeated and that the horcrux hunt would not have been easy and I was just about to ask him about the horcrux, but then Ginny screamed and... this all happened."

"You should probably ask him now, we have to leave soon. If they are planning an attack, then we need to get the horcrux as soon as possible." Draco told her.

Hermione nodded and went towards Andy. "Can I talk to you for a moment, Andy?" She asked him.

He nodded and followed her away from the group. Hermione turned around to face him and asked him, "As the note says, they think that Voldemort will rise again. I am not accusing you or anything Andy, but I am just asking that do you, maybe, know something about that matter?"

"I am afraid I don't understand what you are asking." He told her.

"I mean that, does Voldemort have or had a way of rising again? Maybe something that prevented his complete death? Like, you know, another horcrux or something." She asked him.

Andy sighed and said, "Yes, he has another horcrux. It was his first ever medal that he earned in a competition, fairly if I may add. So he decided to make it a horcrux. He used to carry it everywhere. It was added as a safe guard when your seventh year was about half way through. Only I knew about it, since I had heard him talking about it. He had killed someone to make that. I wanted to tell everyone about it, but I didn't, when the Dark Lord got to know that I  know and kidnapped my parents, threatening to kill them if I told anyone. So, I didn't tell anyone. But still, for some reason, he killed my parents before the battle even began. But I didn't tell anyone, I guess I didn't have the courage for that."

Hermione found it odd that he himself didn't know why Voldemort killed his parents, after all he had told her earlier that Voldemort had given him a mission, and when he failed to do that, he killed his mother. So then why was he saying this then? He guesses that he didn't have the courage of telling anyone? Why is he saying that he guesses that, surely he knew the reason why he didn't tell anyone? And Andy being not courageous? That's not the Andy I know, Hermione thought.

She shook her head and asked him, "Do you know where it is now?"

"Yes, I think I know." He replied.

"Great. Andy, I want you to come with me and Draco to search for this horcrux. We have to leave as soon as possible." Hermione told him.

"What? No, Hermione. I can't come with you." He told her.

"Andy, please! We need you on this mission. Don't you want to stop the person who was responsible for your parents', aunt and Amelia's death? Please, Andy." Hermione requested him.

"Who is Amelia- wait, never mind. Okay, I will come with you both. When do we have to leave?" He asked her.

"As soon as possible. Just let me inform Draco and McGonagall." She said and went towards the duo who were standing together to inform them.

McGonagall said, "Do your preparations and let me know when you are going." 

Hermione nodded and went back to Andy to inform him but just as she stood in front of him, he suddenly stumbled forwards and Hermione grabbed his arms to steady him. He looked up and thanked her. She noticed that he no longer looked as if he was in a trance-like state, or was hypnotised, like he was back to normal. "Are you okay? Why did you suddenly stumble forwards?" She asked him.

"I am okay, Hermione. But, I don't know why I suddenly stumbled forwards. It's like some invisible person pushed me, or like I was hit with a spell." He said. 

"Anyways, are you ready to go?" Hermione asked him.

"Go where?" He asked her back.

"On the mission Andy, where else?" She said.

"Which mission, Hermione?" He asked her.

"Andy, you know perfectly well what I am talking about, so quit playing games." Hermione said, to him.

"But, Hermione, I-" He started but was cut off by her.

"Andy please! We need to start planning now on this mission, come with me." Hermione said, she was getting quite frustrated at him. She grabbed his arm and led him towards Draco and McGonagall.

Just as Hermione and Andy came near them, Andy asked them, "So, whatever this mission is, is it dangerous?"

"Of course it's dangerous, Mayfair. They are even planning an attack, and they would have probably guarded the horcrux, too. I just hope it doesn't turn out to be like the last battle." Draco said.

"What h-" Andy had just started but Draco cut him off as he turned to McGonagall.

"Headmistress, since this mission is going to be dangerous, can we just inform our families, like how we are and what we are about to do? You know, in case, something bad happens to anyone." Draco requested her.

Headmistress thought for a moment and then nodded and said, "But do it as soon as it's possible."

"Great. Then Hermione can write to her parents, I will write to mine and Andrew can write to his parents-oh, I am really sorry. I totally forgot about that, Mayfair." Draco apologised as he looked down at his feet.

"It's fine, Draco. I will just visit my parents' grave, if Headmistress will allow it. It's just a little far from Hogsmeade." Andy asked her.

"I can allow it, but you will need someone to go with you." Headmistress said.

Before anyone could say anything, someone said behind them, "I will go with him."

They turned around to see Harry standing behind them. "I know what is it like to not have your parents with you in your hardest times. I will go with Andrew, Headmistress."

"Be careful both of you." McGonagall said and they both nodded.

They both took their wands and exited the Hospital Wing. Hermione and Draco nodded at Headmistress, and told the others to write to their families as well, Ginny promising to write for Harry as well. 

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An hour later, Hermione, Harry, Ron and Ginny were sitting on the Hospital beds. Headmistress McGonagall was talking to Madam Pomfrey and Professors Slughorn and Flitwick about protecting the castle in Madam Pomfrey's office. 

Hermione, Draco and Andy were told to pack the important things they may need for their journey after they had finished doing their previous work. Hermione had returned within a few minutes with her bag, and was currently talking with the others. Andy and Draco had not returned yet from packing their things.

"So Ron, what happened with the girl that you mentioned in your letter?" Hermione asked him, trying to change everyone's grim moods.

"Oh, well, she is my girlfriend now. I asked out a few days after I send you that letter, and she said that she liked me as well. We both are happy with this." Ron said and smiled.

"Who is this girl you are talking about, Ron?" Ginny asked her brother.

Ron's cheek turned a shade of red, just as his hair, and said, "A girl I met at the Ministry."

"You still hadn't told them about her?" Hermione asked him.

Ron shook his head as a 'no' and Harry asked him, "Who is this lucky girl, Ron?"

"Her name is Esthenia Wood." It was Hermione who answered his question.

"Wood? As in Oliver Wood?" Harry asked. 

"Yeah. She was in the year above us in Ravenclaw, a keeper for the team just like her elder brother. But she didn't pursue Quidditch as a career after Hogwarts unlike her brother, she works in the Ministry." Hermione informed them.

"Oh, okay. But answer me one thing, dear brother of mine, how does Hermione know everything about her?" Ginny asked him.

Ron swallowed and said, "Well, I told her a while ago, in October." 

"And you didn't care to inform your sister or your other best friend for that matter?" Ginny asked him.

"Well, I-I thought... to inform when I would finally asked her out... but I forgot." Ron stuttered as Ginny stood up from her place next to Harry.

"I think I should help you in sharpening your memory." Ginny said as she pointed her wand at him.

"Don't even think about it, Ginevra." Ron said, using her full name in an attempt to stop her but this only resulted in the exact opposite of that.

"DON'T CALL ME, GINEVRA!" Ginny shouted and ran after her brother as he ran around the Hospital Wing.

Hermione and Harry howled in laughter at the sight and stood up to get a better look at them. After a few moments, Harry sighed and turned to Hermione and said, "I really wish I could come in this mission with you three, but McGonagall and Ginny won't allow it since I got attacked."

"And they are right, Harry. You need to rest." She said.

"At least take Ron with you, or let somebody else do this mission." Harry protested.

"Ron is needed here, in case something happens. Don't worry, Harry, nothing will happen. We all will be safe." Hermione said.

Harry hugged her tightly and Hermione wrapped her arms around him. "Promise me you will be careful, Hermione. You are like, no scratch that, you are my sister. I can't lose you, you are my family."

Hermione smiled at his words and squeezed hm a little and said, "I will be careful. But, you too promise to be careful, okay? Inform me if something happens. And tell the fiesty brother-sister duo to take care of themselves."

Harry pulled away and kissed her on the forehead in a brotherly way. He squeezed her arms one last time and nodded.

They were still talking when they head a shriek outside. Startled, they both and the professors, along with Headmistress and Madam Pomfrey rushed outside. They saw Ron, surrounded by the pool of his blood, unconscious on the floor, and a crying Ginny kneeling next to him. 

"T-they are h-here. The a-attack-kers. W-we were just running here when one of them used a spell on us and R-ron came in front of me, to save me from that. We duelled for a bit, but th-then, they used a dark spell and Ron..." Ginny broke down and Harry pulled her into his chest to comfort her.

"You need to leave now, Miss Granger." McGonagall said and Harry and Slughorn took Ron inside, Madam Pomfrey following them.

Hermione nodded just as Andy and Draco came. And without waiting for their response, Hermione grabbed their hands and appareted them to the first place that came in her mind.

After a few minutes, Professor Flitwick, having informed the other teachers and the students, returned to McGonagall.

"I can't send my patronus to the Ministry, Minerva. They have surrounded the boundaries, nothing and no one can go out or come in now. Nobody can enter the Hogsmeade also. We have to manage with the teachers."Flitwick said.

"Tell the students who are of age, if they want to fight, they can. Otherwise, make arrangements to send them safely to Hog's Head." McGonagall said.

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The three appeared on the streets of Muggle London. Hermione quickly pulled them in an alleyway and used the silencing charm around them.

"Andy, you told me that his h-" Hermione started but Draco cut her off.

"Hermione, no! His name or that thing's name could be a taboo. We can't risk using it. Just refer to it as the 'H' thing." Draco warned her.

"Yeah, you are right, Draco. Anyways, you told me that the 'H' thing maybe near Little Hangleton, so we should apparate to the forest near it, and start the hunt for it." Hermione said.

Andy who was not understanding a single thing that she was saying, just nodded. She grabbed their arms again and apparated to that place.

Immediately she started putting on the charms. When she felt satisfied, she told Andy and Draco to set up more charms, since they knew some dark spells that could come in use for that, and started putting on the tent.

After half an hour, the three were sitting inside the tent, discussing the possible locations of the horcrux. 

It was well past noon, but still they were discussing about that. Draco got up and stretched, and told them that he would just walk around a bit, feeling quite tired due to sitting in the same chair for hours.

Hermione and Andy nodded as Draco picked up the food that they had brought from the kitchens to place them outside. He conjured a table and placed the food items on it. He said he would walk around for a few minutes and left.

Hermione and Andy were still sitting inside the tent when Andy suddenly stood up and offered Hermione his hand.

Confused, Hermione placed her hand in his and stood up. "Is it possible that we may not get a chance to talk when we go back to Hogwarts? Or, if something bad happens during the attack?" He asked her.

Hermione nodded and said, "It may be possible, Andy. It is after all a dangerous situation."

"Okay then." Andy said and before Hermione could do anything, he turned her around. He placed one of his hands on her mouth, preventing her from saying anything, and his wand hand around her waist and apparated to another place.

Just as soon as they reached a place away from Draco, Hermione pushed him away and reached into her pocket for her wand.

"Tut, tut, Hermione. You forgot something. You kept your wand on the table when we were talking and forgot to take it back, and I thought that I should keep it safe." Andy said as he took her wand out from his pocket.

"Why are you acting like this, Andy?" Hermione asked him and tried to take her wand from his hand.

He grabbed her hands and used his wand to lock her legs in a place, so that she could no longer move. He placed her wand back in his pocket and stood in front of her.

"Andy, what the hell are you doing?" Hermione shouted at him.

Andy moved around her, twirling his wand in his hands. "Isn't that obvious?" He asked her.

Though Hermione guessed, she didn't answer, in the fear that her guess would come true. Andy would never do that, she thought.

He stood in front of her, and used his wand to lock her hands as well, so that she would only be able to use her mouth and nothing else. He smirked for second and took a step closer to her, saying the answer that Hermione had already guessed, but dreaded to hear. 

"I have kidnapped you, my dear Hermione."

A/N: That was it for this chapter. It was 5800+ words. Hope you guys liked it. There was not much description, and it had more dialogues, but I hope it was good, tell me in the comments below. Random question for this chapter: Favourite Quidditch team( including  that of Hogwarts and outside Hogwarts)? Answer in the comments below. Vote, comment and please share my story. Reviews are always appreciated. Thank you!

Next chapter on 8/3/20(Sunday). 

Until next time.