Something Lost, Something Gained

Chapter One

Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters unless an OC shows up. Then they belong to me and one or two of my friends. Other than that, the characters belong to the genius, J.K. Rowling.

A/n: Hello to all my wonderful readers. I have a little surprise in store for you. I know I said I wouldn't do a sequel to Love Letters From the Enemy. Well, that was a cover up for what I was really planning all along. I was really only saying it so I had time to get a few chapters written. I mean, did you really think I would leave the story like that and make you fend for yourselves? I'm mean dearies, but I'm not that mean. So without further ado I give you Something Lost, Something Gained, the sequel to Love Letters From the Enemy.

Grey-blue eyes stared out at the clear night sky. As the boy thought of the last time he was in the Astronomy tower, tears filled his eyes. It had been a month since the attack on Hogwarts and the search for Hermione had proven fruitless.

As the tears silently fell, Draco felt a hand rest lightly on his shoulder. He turned and looked up to see Snape giving him a sympathetic look.

"I have to find her. I can't let him hurt her, Snape. Not because of me." Draco said to him, his voice wavering.

"I know, Draco. Just give Sirius some time. I'm sure he's found her." Snape replied.

"If he has then why hasn't he come back? Why hasn't he come and told us where to find her?"

"He may be biding his time. Have faith in him."

"You talk like you actually like him even after what him and his friends did to you."

"Yes well, when one is apologized to it can change their opinion of the person greatly, as I'm sure you know."

Draco let a smile play on his lips and thanked Snape before leaving to fly around the Qudditch pitch.

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Hermione's eyes flew open as she awoke from a horrible dream. Silent tears streamed down her face and she curled up, hugging her knees. The shaggy black dog that had shown up came and laid it's head on her shoulder. Her captor had, for some strange reason, allowed her to keep him and she was glad he had.

"I don't know what I'm going to do, Snuffles. I'm never going to get out of here. You're my only hope, you're going to have to leave and get to Draco." Hermione said, hugging the dog's neck. The dog shook his head no and went from dog form to human form.

"I'll get you out of here, but not by leaving and subjecting you to that man." Sirius told her. "I'm the only thing keeping him from beating or killing you."

"I know, but they sent you to find where he was keeping me, not to stay and protect me. Go, tell them so they can get me the hell out of here." Hermione told Sirius.

"I'm not going-" Hermione cut him off.

"Go, or I'll make you, Sirius."

"And how exactly will you do that?"

"One word to Malfoy and you're gone, so go."

"Fine, but promise me you won't try anything. Stay strong or else he'll overpower you completely." Sirius went to the door of the room Hermione was locked in and unlocked it by whispering the spell 'Alohamora.' After he was out he remembered to lock Hermione back in in order to keep Malfoy from being suspicious. Sirius changed himself into his dog animagus and made his way out of Malfoy Manor, thinking to himself,

'Why wouldn't she just let me take her along? Then she wouldn't need rescuing. Stubborn bloody woman, just like her father.'

A/n: So, what do you think? Is it good, bad? I must know seeing as I have really had bad luck with sequels in the past. For the record, I may change the rating later on for certain content.