Hermione is kidnapped two weeks before Halloween. She is kept alive brutally, and over the days she comes to learns several frightening things... and back at the castle, so do Harry and Ron. The life Hermione now has to think about is far out of grasp; she has no hold on her future or destiny... but the person who does won't be giving Hermione up so easily. And now, stuck in a horrible situation, she must choose between love... or death. So which could possibly be worse?

Hermione wakes from the previous night's abuse, and somehow she manages to get herself untied in the middle of a night. Through a series of events, she breaks free from her room, meets a certain Malfoy who is quite different from the Malfoy she is used to...chapter warning: grapgic imaging

Well, she thought he was dead, but apparently, she saved him... without knowing how. A waking Draco reveals secrets about Hermione that she never knew, and after some shocking information and a brawl between Draco and Troy, Hermione is taken to the one person most eager to find out how well she is coming along...

Alone, seemingly abandoned, Hermione has nothing to do except succumb to the lure of sleep, and therefore exposing herself to the dangers of the unknown. Harry and Ron both contemplate whatever could've happened to their beloved Hermione, while at the same time, she is branded and bleeding...

Hermione, already having succumbed to another dark dream, finds herself lost in the nightmare of her past. An invasion of two very powerful wizards scare her, but the wounds that she bears when she wakes is another story. Ron and Harry are sad and confused, lost without their beloved. Ron is just miserably upset, but Harry's got a secret. He dreams of Hermione, of her as a child, as her now. There are strange things going on, and the connection he has isn't enough to piece together the enigma of her absence... or her scars.

Hermione knows she caught in twisted events when a Malfoy offers her something she could never pass up. Confusion on her mind, and suspicions about the precious notebook, the deceit she took as kindness is unrecognized until she accepts a most dangerous offer... of pleasure, and betrayal. Sorry about the long wait! My bad!

Despite what she thinks, Hermione isn't forgotten after all. The Order discovers startling evidence that they think may help them in the search for Hermione Granger. Harry, meanwhile, is having disturbing dreams... visions of care-free girl that was transformed into a terrified mess, kidnapped and taken away from love, and real visions... of Voldemort. Only, Harry isn't so sure if he's ready to share what may bring Hermione home... or kill her.

The heated battle between Hermione and Malfoy continues, each taking different routes of attack. Hermione discovers that even if she is not as strong, or skilled as Malfoy in this sort of fight, she can still use her knowledge to fight back. But when things slightly backfire, and Hermione becomes overwhelmed, it seems that Malfoy... has won.

While Hermione suffers in the unknown, the rift between Harry and Ron grows as the Weasley distances himself with anger and jealously, and Harry seeks comfort from the youngest Weasley, Ginny. As they ease one another's pain, they also discover some astonishing secrets about Hermione, and her captor, that reveals important clues they might've overlooked before . . .

 Every cloud has a silver lining; at least, that's what Harry, Ron, and Ginny find out. As soon as the good news of Hermione's rescue escapes Dumbledore's mouth, there is also the devastating news that the Weasley's cousin, Cassidy, has been kidnapped and held hostage alongside Hermione. Then, with a new prophecy and the witnessing of treachery, Ron, Harry and Ginny go after Hermione themselves, determined to save her.

 Hermione sojourn through the portal becomes an important step in the final moments of her life. She has only one chance to thwart the Dark Lord, and has very little time. Meanwhile, Harry, Ron, and Ginny arrive at the mountainside, and after a series of events, Ron is taken hostage. The final events, heartbreaking though they might be, are utterly necessary ...