Lions Vs Snakes

Chapter Twenty

Harry woke up locked in the basement of Malfoy Manor. He had been here before and Draco had been fighting against him. Harry hoped it wouldn't be that way again.

"Ron? Hermione?" Harry called out for his best friends.

The basement was very dark and Harry's eyes hadn't austen yet.

"We're right here Harry!" Hermione called from the back of the room.

Ron was passed out in the corner while the opposite corner hosted a prisoner who looked to be half dead. Not to mention he reeked and looked to be about 100.

Harry noticed the body and tapped Hermione's shoulder "Hermione who's that?"

"I don't know." Hermione turned away from Ron to look at the old man.

He was breathing. Hermione wondered if she should wake him up but that didn't seem like a smart idea. Still they had to know who he was and why he was here. Maybe he knew where Severus was.

Stepping closer to the man for him to hear, but far enough back where if he woke with a start she would be safe, she examined him more closely.

"Sir?" Hermione whispered. "Sir? Hello?"

The body stirred but didn't wake up.

"Here let me try." Harry said "sir!"

The body was startled this time and woke from its slumber. "W-WHERE YOU ALL COME FROM? WHY YA HERE?"

"Sir we seem to have been taken prisoner as well." Hermione answered. "How long have you been in here?"

The man seemed to enjoy talking. He told them how long he had been there. The man said he had been there for about two months but Hermione didn't think that was very accurate.

He was an American wand maker who came vacationing in Europe. He ran into some deatheaters and tried to escape and that's why he was there. There was nothing special about this man. He didn't actively fight against the deatheaters in the battle of Hogwarts but they still kept him locked up for no reason.

Ron moved from the other corner. "Mate how did we get caught again?"

Hermione smiled, "Oh Ronald. I'm just glad you're alright."

Ron smiled back at her. They smiled at each other until Harry broke the awkward silence.

"Sir," Harry didn't have time to listen to this old man's life story. "Do you know if they have any more captives?"

"Well there was this boy, blonde, but he traded to their side. And the other one. Older, tall, black hair, he he was taken out few days ago. I reckon he's dead."

Hermione broke into tears. "No he can't be, no he can't be," She kept Whispering to herself.

Harry wrapped her arms around her and so did Ron.

"Hey it'll be fine." Harry whispered to Hermione. "He's too stubborn to give up now. We'll get out and find him I promise you."

Hermione pulled apart from the boys. "Promise?"

"Promise" the two boys said in unison.