Poisoned Bite

Prologue

A/N: This is a rewrite of my story "Tom Riddle Jr and Hermione Granger Love Story (Time Turner)." I felt like I was going a bit off plot so I wanted to rewrite it in order to make it more on track. My writing has also matured over the years so hopefully this turns out better. This chapter I didn't rewrite because it's a good starting chapter. Like I say in every chapter, I'm open for any suggestions you have and I hope you like my story!

Unfortunately, I don't own the characters, J.K. Rowling does.

Talking- normal

Thoughts- Italic

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Pain.

That's all Hermione Granger could feel as she was tortured in the Malfoy Manor. Bellatrix cackled like a mad woman as she used the cruciatus curse on her. A high pitched scream erupted from Hermione as she arched off the floor in torment. She hoped Harry and Ron would be able to find a way out of here. For five days she has been tortured by Bellatrix Lestrange. Five days of immense pain. Hermione would never betray her friends and give away information so she kept her mouth shut. When the Snatchers trapped them she hit Harry with a spell in order to not have anyone recognize him. She felt furious as she thought about why she ended up in this hell hole. Voldemort. Tom Riddle and his prejudice thoughts against muggles and muggleborns alike. He had no reason to hate her kind and yet he kills and tortures them. Hermione was torn from her thoughts as two death eaters grabbed her by the arms, forcing her to stand. She could feel the blood running down her arm from where the word 'mudblood' was carved into her skin.

"Take her to the dungeons, we will continue later once we are done at the meeting." Bellatrix said in her snotty stuck up pureblood voice. This is my chance, Hermione thought as she felt the Death Eater's grip on her arms loosen a little because they thought she was too weak to fight against them. This would have been easier if I had my wand.

Mustering all the courage and strength she had left, she kicked one of the Death Eaters where no man wants to be kicked and punched the other in the face. Bellatrix yelled out in exasperation as Hermione ran towards the doors and out into the hallway.

"Grab her you fools!" She yells at the worthless Death Eaters. The Death Eaters scramble off the floor and run after Hermione.

Hermione tries to run as quietly as she can through the hallways, trying to lose the Death Eaters. The manor was a big maze of twists and turns everywhere she went and she didn't know where she was going. Footsteps echoed along the hallway behind her. When she passed a doorway she quickly dove into the room and threw random objects in front of it so no one could get in. Of course, she forgot that they could easily blast the door open.

Hermione looked around the room when something caught her eye. A small dagger, the color of gold, was glowing brightly in the dark room. Walking slowly over to the dagger, she stared at it in awe. All of a sudden a loud bang sounded behind her. Quickly reaching out, she grabbed the dagger, hoping she could use it for defense against Voldemort's followers. But right as she touched it, a dense fog rolled in and the light from the dagger blinded her. Then it all went pitch black.