The Astronomy Tower < #wattys2016 >

An Escape

August 1st 1996

Hermione looked around frantically for a place that the boy could change. They were all still wearing their dress robes, and they were drawing in a lot of unwanted attention.

"Where are we?" Cried Ron.

"Tottenham court Road." Hermione answered. "Please keep walking Ron."

They kept walking. "Look for somewhere for you to change."

"We haven't got anything to change into." Ron said.

"Why didn't I have the invisibility cloak on me?" Cried Harry.

"It's alright. I've got the cloak, and I've got some clothes." She reassured them.

She found a side street and lead them down it. They hid down in a shadowy alley.

Hermione shoved her arm down into the small bag. The boys gaped at her when her entire arm up to her shoulder was hidden inside of the bag.

"Undetectable extension Charm," she told them when she noticed their curious expressions.

"You're amazing you are." Breathed Ron, and he pulled a shirt over his head.

She managed a small smile. Her mind was still in the grey eyes that had been gazing into her brown ones earlier that night. Draco had helped her, but why? She imagined that she could still feel the warmth of his arms wrapped around her body.

She snapped back when Harry suggested that they find a place to sit and plan their next move.

They found a small, dingy, muggle café. Hermione could still here the men who had called to her outside. They were pestering another girl who was walking by. Hermione didn't like to show it, but their calls had made her feel dirty, and less than who she was. She looked back towards the boys, and saw that Ron was clenching his fists and looking out the window to where the men currently stood. Se quickly ordered them all a beverage before Ron could do anything stupid.

Just then, two workmen came into the shop. They all lowered their voices and dropped their heads. The three looked away as the two men walked to the front of the café.

"Who do you think told Voldemort about the wedding?" Ron muttered. They silently accused who they thought guilty in their minds, but none of them spoke. 

"Let's get out of here." Scowled Ron. "I don't want to drink this muck."

The two workmen moved at the same time. Everyone drew their wands.

"Stupefy!" Harry yelled, knocking one of the men unconscious.

"Expulso!" Yelled the other man, who was pointing his wand at Harry.

But before the spell could leave his wand, Hermione his him with a curse.

"Petrificus Totalus!"

The other man fell to the floor, paralyzed.

The three causiously walked over to the fallen men and examined them. They soon realized that the death eaters had discovered their location.

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Draco and the other deatheaters all sat around the long table that they always sat around, watching their Dark Lord who currently sat at the end of it with his eyes closed.

They had all returned from the wedding unharmed. Most fled after the famous Harry Potter and friends had escaped. Now they were waiting for on of them to mess up and say the Dark Lords name.

It is common knowledge that Harry Potter and his lot toss around the Dark Lords name without a second thought. So Bellatrix had come up with the idea to put a taboo on the name.

Draco found himself flinching every time the Dark Lords so much as shifted in his chair, scared that he might have caught Hermione, Harry, and Ron.

Finally his eyes snapped open. "They are in a small, muggle café on Tottenham court road." He announced. "Dolohov, Rowle, you two will travel to the shop, and bring me the boy. Do what you please with the other two. Everyone else is dismissed."

Everyone got up at the same time, and went their separate ways. Draco went straight to his room, and locked the door. A pleasant fire was crackling in the fire place.

Draco didn't feel the need to worry much about Hermione.

Those two gits didn't stand a chance against the golden trio.

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This chapter wasn't all that original so I feel the need to say that all of the things that you recognized from the Harry Potter books belongs to J.K. Rowling.

I am going to try to update more often, but I fins that I have a horrible case of writers block. so comment any ideas if you have them. Just so that I can have a little but of inspiration and find the ambition to write this story. I must say though, I already have the end figured out.