Chp. 1 of Untitled

Well I hope you like this story. I thought about this when I was in the middle of the movie theaters actually. Okay so I'm weird. Hope you like the story.

Okay to state the obvious, I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER!

It was just another hot day in the summer for Hermione as she stood in front of the mall. She knew it would be freezing cold inside, but it was either that or stay outside in the blistering heat. She waved bye to her dad who dropped her off in front of the movies.

He leaned over the passenger seat of her families 97 blue and crusty looking Tarus and said, "I'll be here for you at say 4:00?"

"Nah. 5:30."

"Why so late?"

"I need to skive into at least another movie."

Her Dad just chuckled, "Okay, Bye Honey."

"Bye Dad."

She waved him away before she turned into the chilly lobby room of the theater. The lobby like all other movie lobbies looked sterilized almost and very wide with a direct view of the popcorn and candy booth. The mall was connected to the movie theaters through a passage way to the right of Hermione and was separated by a wall. The theaters were on the other side and guarded by a ticket collector boy. She turned to the ticket booth and approached the glass and plastic box. She saw a very bored looking blonde who was drumming her fingers on the counter.

She perked up a little bit when Hermione approached her and said, "What show?"

"Ummm…How about Star Wars?"

The girl just nodded and said, "The show has just started, to your left, theatre three."

Hermione took the ticket and went to the left fork and avoided the snack foods. She slipped quietly into theatre three and saw only one other person in the theatre. He was happily munching on popcorn and had on a Star Wars T-shirt. His enthusiasm was wasted on the empty theatre and Hermione.

She sat and watched the film with interest and laughed when the obvious horrid display of a love scene came on. The film was clever enough to keep her attention. Hermione usually liked movies, and when she was at Hogwarts she missed seeing films.

Hermione wasn't a big Star Wars fan, but appreciated the films all the same for their obvious talented director and special effects. The plot line was sometimes a bit shaky, but very good and intriguing. When the film was over Hermione got up and stretched deciding to cheer with the Star Wars geek at the excellent film.

As she exited the theatre Hermione turned her thoughts to Harry and his latest letter. He sounded depressed and worried.

"Hey Hermione ,I'm here at the Dursley's for another week until I come see you at the Burrow. Have your head in the books?" Etc. The rest was just sort of a stupid small talk letter, something to write to keep his mind off of other things. The only thing he said towards Hermione about himself was, "I'm holding Dudley off and Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia are just as mad as ever. I'm having my usual summer. Love Harry."

Meanwhile Ron kept sending messages to Hermione about how worried he was about Harry. "He doesn't sound the same. Do you know how to make him to cheer up?" Or, "Hermione do you think playing Quidditch will help him?" Somehow a game of Quidditch to Hermione didn't sound like it would help Harry this time.

Hermione was also worried about Harry, she was afraid he wouldn't be able to get out of his depression and that thought terrified her. He was her best friend almost and she knew he wasn't likely to get out of the depression or the guilt easily. She wondered passed the hallway and was near the lobby when she saw hooded, robed figures in front of her.

Oh dear God, was the first thought that raced through her head. There were death eaters here. She had to get out of here. Fear and panic rose in Hermione like never before and all she could think of was to get out of the mall.

She hid behind a wall and saw something that would save her, the bathrooms. Some place where she could hide, until she could find a way out of here. She felt for her wand and it was pushed against her thigh and inside her pocket. She dashed to the bathroom and closed the stall door behind her. Almost immediately Hermione knew this had not been a wise idea. All anyone had to do was open the stall door and see her or know she was there if the stall door was locked.

Stuck and frightened she sat on the toilet seat and curled into a ball. Her heart was pounding, she was stuck here and anyone would be able to find her. She frantically looked for another place to hide. She looked all around until the ceiling caught her eye. The ceiling was made out of tile and she would be safe. It was low enough for her to crawl into. Standing on the slippery toilet she shoved herself into the ceiling and realized almost immediately that this had not been a good idea. Hermione cursed herself for her bad ideas under pressure. Her wand was pulled out in a flash and she made herself weightless. Right as she got her grip on the tile she heard the bathroom door creak open.

From her position she could see Nott come in with a wide grin on his face. His thin looking body practically jumped from foot to foot. Nott looked pleased and a bit jumpy, "Here Muggle, Here Muggle." He lightly snickered and Hermione sneered in disgust. He blew away the stalls in one spell. The bathroom was covered in shards of debris and Nott was obviously disappointed that there was no one here. He left with a bit of a pout and the door swung lightly closed.

Hermione breathed a little easier and waited for another moment before coming down. She hopped down onto the floor with a light plop. She slowly opened the door and listened for any noise and she heard cold cackling. Edging her way across to the lobby she saw what was amusing the Death Eaters so much, a flash of a girls face caught Hermione. The girl was the ticket seller in the booth, and she was in pain.

The Death Eaters continued to laugh and a sharp command of "Crucio!" sent the girl's body writhing again. A deep sounding light laugh hit Hermione. It filled her with a deep and chilling cold and she pressed her body to the wall even more in fear. Hermione was close to the snack counter, all she had to do was get behind it dash a bit and she could get to the mall and warn the Order.

Hermione inched her way slowly over to the counter and watched the death eaters. They were all preoccupied with the girl and took no interest in their surroundings. Hermione made sure that they were preoccupied before she jumped over the counter. Her landing was quite and they couldn't hear her soft tap due to their laughing.

Hermione crawled down the counter and in front of her was a dead boy's body. His face was filled with fear and his eyes were wide open for the entire world to see. The poor boy would be forever screaming. She slid over the boy's legs and tried to ignore her wish to puke. Their clothing made a soft whip, but the death eaters were too preoccupied to care.

She was within inches of the mall entrance, but she couldn't leave the girl. "Let her scream." It was a glossy woman's voice, and Hermione knew that voice, Bellatrix. Hermione heard a whispered incantation before she heard a shrill shriek. That scream terrified her bones and thudded in her ears. "Silencio", it was that voice that made her blood run cold.

She couldn't leave the girl there, she couldn't. That girl would be in pain until she died. That thought made her teeth chatter, what if she was the muggle? Hermione knew something beyond reason that she had to save that girl no matter what.

Hermione turned around to get a clearer picture of what the death eaters were doing. There were three of them plus Voldemort. Hermione knew if she could stun Voldemort she could separate the other three and get them one at a time.

She took dead aim at Voldemort and knew there was no hesitation. She shuttered very quietly and said in a faint whisper, "Stupefy." A burst of red light issued from Hermione's wand before hitting Voldemort. Voldemort's eyes were wide open and he hit the floor hard. Hermione got up before his followers had any chance to reawaken him. She screamed "Stupefy, Stupefy, Stupefy!" Bellatrix and Malfoy turned around but not in enough time to dodge her spell. Nott got lucky and lost his footing hitting the floor. He tried to shoot a spell at her, but she dodged it easily enough and hit him with, "Stupefy!" He rolled sideways and avoided her spell for a second time. He got to his feet and as soon as he did Hermione shouted, "Leglimens!" He couldn't walk straight and Hermione soon put him out with "Stupefy!" He was flat on his back like the others.

She reached over to the girl and said, "Sonorous!" (A/N: The spell Bagman used for the World Quidditch game to project his voice.) She spoke in a normal volume and screamed.

Hermione came in front of her and said, "Shhhh….shhhh… I swear I won't hurt you just please be quiet."

The girl wasn't very bright and kept screaming. Hermione said, "Silencio. Now you have to be quite. They can wake up at any minute; it only stays for a minute. Now I want you to go hide yourself very well is that clear?" The girl just nodded her head.

The girl started eyeing a telephone nearby and Hermione knew what the girl was thinking. "You can't go to the police, they won't be able to protect you. Okay? Just find a good hiding place and stay there."

The girl nodded feverishly and ran away from Hermione into the theaters. Hermione ran towards the mall and heard, "Ennervate." She turned around to see Crabbe standing over Voldemort and saw Voldemort stir.

She ran straight into the mall and hoped to lose herself in a crowd. This however did not seem possible; there was no one around. The mall was practically barren. Considering the mall Hermione knew there would be no crowds today.

Hermione rushed into the nearest department store. Hermione laughed knowing that Voldemort would get lost in here because no matter how hard Hermione tried she always lost herself in these types of stores. (A/N: I'm always lost in department stores.)

She hid herself deep in the woman's department and heard a terrible crash announcing the sound of Voldemort and crew.

"Find her, I want her alive when I torture her!" it was a barked order.

Hermione knew she was in deep shit. She scurried around trying to find a way out of this. Voldemort came right at her and his frustrated breathing filled her ears. This time Hermione knew he wouldn't be taken by surprise.

Hermione hid herself behind some clothing and prayed this would work. She silently whispered, "Accio clothes rack." Hermione darted in another direction and hoped it would catch Voldemort off guard and make him turn around, he did and quickly blasted some of the clothes rack out of the way, but a few dresses flew on top of him.

Hermione quickly dashed out and said, "Expellarmus." Voldemort was easily able to avoid the spell and brushed off the rest of the dresses. He sent a dark blue spell in her direction, which she barely avoided.

He chortled out of amusement, "Come out girly. Come out and play." His voice was sickly sweet and taunting. Hermione moved quickly again and he nearly caught her foot on a spell. Hermione saw the Death Eaters quickly closing in on her. The black robes contrasted to the light clothing of summer and she could see them closing in. She had to get out of this situation, but her choices were limited.

Taking her chances Hermione scurried into an aisle. Three of the four Death Eaters circled around her. Hermione kneeled down and hit each of them in the knees with "Stupefy."

They all got hit and fell backwards. Hermione ran as fast as her legs could carry her. She felt Voldemort's spells shooting after her. Hermione ran out of the store and ran towards the food court. It smelled of grease and hot food. Hermione knew that if she were to hide in the kitchens she would be caught immediately.

Then to her right laid salvation an exit to the mall through an arcade. She shot towards it and heard the slew of curses and spells flying after her. She sent a few over her back, none of them hit of course. Hermione took a sharp right into the arcade. She saw the exit, but the Death Eaters were closing in too fast. There was no way that she would be able to get out of this mall alive if she didn't hide.

Hermione stepped into full body machine that hid her from the entrance of the arcade. Slipping into it before the death eaters got to the entrance; Hermione knew they had no idea where she was.

The Death Eaters rushed in and stopped short in front of the arcade.

"Come out girly, how I do tire of these games of hide-and-seek." Voldemort added an extra emphasis on the seek using his snake tongue.

There were only three death eaters this time. They all split up and just as Voldemort turned in front of where she was hidden Hermione ran for the exit. She didn't see the Death Eater waiting for her in front of the exit though.

The Death Eater's arms clamp on her and Hermione screamed in outrage. She had been so close to the exit! Damn it!

Voldemort took a step back and his eyes turned darker and twinkled in trivial triumph as his lips curled upwards in a laughing smile that meant to taunt her.

Voldemort came towards Hermione with a slow and deliberate stride.

" Did you honestly think you could get away from the Dark Lord, girly?", he put it lightly.

Hermione grew furious, how dare he come near her.

"I nearly did, and I a mudblood!", her eyes widened in anger and fury. He was the one who nearly killed everyone in this mall.

"Crabbe let go of her." His eyes were light with amusement and he ignored her comment.

Crabbe let go and Voldemort automatically said, "Coactum Remaneo."

She was scooted forward a bit and the Death Eaters made a circle around her.

Voldemort put his ice-cold spidery hand under Hermione's chin. "Well if you're a mudblood that explains why you didn't get away."

The death eaters laughed as if he told a joke over drinks.

Her eyebrows and jaw set in stubbornness, and her eyes chilled in anger. She shoved her chin out of his hand, cocked her head and spit in his face. She just set herself where she was.

He looked angry, but surprised at the same time. "Crucio!" It was pain beyond anything Hermione was used to, but she was determined not scream. All that did escape her was a whimper.

Voldemort took out a hanky from thin air and wiped off his face. Hermione still looked directly at Voldemort, damn bastard.

"Hmmmm…." He lightly mocked, "What are we to do with her. Pain seems not to effect her and yet she must be punished, what do you suggest Malfoy?"

Lucious just looked at Hermione like a toy, "I know what she'll hate. She knows the Potter boy very well and I happen to have some Truth Potion here and I would for one like to know about her relationship with the boy." Lucious jumped on the balls of his feet. He was snickering almost at Hermione. "See if all the rumors are true about her being the Potter boy's crush."

Hermione snickered and laughed at this comment, "Me date Harry? You've gone mental, the only boy I have ever dated is Vicktor Krum."

"Oh. Well, well, well, you do get around Granger." Hermione looked at where the dainty yet whispery voice came from.

"From the rumors I've heard Bellatrix so do you. You have a husband and you choose to go out with this coackroach of a human. That's what I call getting around." Hermione snapped at Bellatrix who looked at Voldemort for a split second and belted down a "Crucio!"

Bellatrix held it for dreadfully long and wouldn't let go until Hermione screamed. Bellatrix threw daggers from her eyes and Hermione just cocked a smile in her direction.

Hermione looked back at Voldemort with contempt. She could hear Bellatrix scuffling trying to get to Hermione despite Crabbe holding her.

"Bellatrix contain yourself!" It was almost a sergeant call.

Voldemort came close to Hermione, "If we use a Truth Potion on you I could find out enough secrets about you to keep me happy, your true relationship with Harry, any feelings towards anyone else, wither you're a virgin?"

"I most certainly am!"

"Would you like for me to take it away from you?" His eyes widened in expectation.

Hermione's face was wide with fear; no he most certainly would not.

"I seemed to have touched a soft spot." He chuckled a little and grinned.

Hermione retorted back, "A soft spot for any woman."

"Not Bellatrix it seems."

"Bellatrix is a slut it seems as I am not."

"Not according to the rumors, these rumors which you judged Bellatrix on, you are a slut."

"Well my rumors were made as something against me in a battle of words. Bellatrix's rumors were made entirely on their own."

"So you have nothing to hide then?"

"No." but at the same instance Hermione knew she had everything to hide. Hermione knew that Voldemort knew that she was lying.

"I think you're lying girly."

Hermione diverted the conversation; "My name is Hermione if you don't mind. I think everyone should use their names."

Hermione had to bend a slight grin at this.

"Okay then Hermione let's use the truth potion. Malfoy?" Malfoy handed Voldemort the clear serum and forced Hermione's mouth open with a flick of his wand.

Her mouth opened and as Voldemort was opening the vial Nott came in and stated, "My lord Aurors."

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