A Family Once More

TWELVE ~ Trapped

_Harry's POV_

I woke up to see nothing. All I saw was pitch black, making me wonder if I woke up at all. 

I tried looking around for my wand in the darkness, but to no avail. The death eaters must have taken it. 

I was confused as to where I was, nothing seemed familiar. Soon, it dawned on me, I have been kidnapped, the death eaters have taken me. 

I hoped Ron and Hermione did not get kidnapped as well, and were safe at Hogwarts. But I now knew that Hogwarts was no longer completely safe. Death Eaters managed to break into the supposedly safe school with the help of the secret passages. 

Urgh. If only Peter was never friends with the Marauders - My father, godfather and Remus. Peter was definitely no longer considered a marauder. He used the friendship the marauders gave him to his own benefits. How disgusting. 

I realised that I did not feel so weak anymore, the after effects of the cruciatus must have worn off. Thank Merlin for that. If I had to duel in that state, I would be a goner. 

Suddenly, the room that I was in was lit up by someone's wand. I saw a shadowed figure walking towards me, wand out and ready. 

I slowly stood up, not knowing what I could do to fight while I was defenceless. 

As the cloaked figure walked closer, I could make out that it was a female. 

Narcissa Malfoy. 

I wonder what she is doing here? Is she the one who is going to hurt me? 

All of a sudden, I was reminded of my punishments at the Dursley's. I shivered slightly at that thought, not wanting to go down that particular memory lane. 

Narcissa suddenly threw something at me. Using my seeker skills, I managed to catch the object in this dimly lit room. I realised that the object that I caught was a wand. 

In fact, it was mine. 

I had to admit, I was surprised as to why she would willingly give me back my wand. 

"What are you doing here?" I asked. From the light emitted from her wand, I realised that I was in dungeon. I could see bars and cells all around me. I was in the middle of the dungeon, not chained or trapped. That definitely confused me. Why didn't Voldemort chain me or something. 

"I was ordered by the Dark Lord to give you back your wand." 

"Why?" 

"The Dark Lord does not give us his reasons, he orders us and we obey. Simple." 

"A bit dumb isn't it? If he asks you to jump off a building you would do that too?" asking her the question parents tended to ask their children when they do something without thinking. 

How may I know that you ask? In school, I have heard countless parents reprimand their kids like that. 

She tilted her chin up slightly, "No more questions. Stop trying to be so smart, didn't manage to escape Lucius's, Belltrix's and Peter's grasp did you?" 

"Quite unfair to be honest. Three to one?" I shot back. Not wanting to seem obedient. 

She just glared at me and walked away. 

Once again, I was alone in the dungeon, not knowing what to do, just staring into the darkness. 

In the end, I decided to light my wand so that I can observe my surroundings better and I would also be able to be aware if anyone was coming.