Worth A Thousand And One

They were touching me. Undoing the ropes? It was hard to tell. I was still trying to figure out who they reminded me of! It was imperative that I remember as soon as possible.

"So, Harry, ole pal! How are you feeling?" said a voice from the right side.

"Yes, are you experiencing any trouble seeing, feeling , smelling, etcetera? That spell was fully experimental you know, and we are still trying to fine tune it." Said the voice on the left

"You used an experimental spell on me? Are you crazy?" shouted Harry. The sheer idiocy of it all was enough to make Harry lose all of the composure he had been desperately trying to hold on to. Chuckles from the left and right of him made Harry think about what he just said. He could feel an embarrassed flush starting in his ears and work its way across his cheekbones. Of course they were crazy! They had kidnapped him and Draco right off of the Hogwarts grounds. This wasn't good at all. What in Merlin's name could these madmen possibly want with him and Draco?

It was very subdued in the Great Hall this morning. With no news about the missing students, everyone was listless and worried. Severus snorted in his coffee. Without their Savior among them, or a black sheep to crucify, the Houses were falling back into old habits and staying quiet. Minerva glanced over at Severus. Her pinched expression censure against such obscene noises. Severus snorted again and wondered if another owl would rudely interrupt his breakfast again. He hoped not.

Narcissa was looking pale and a bit red around the eyes this morning. She wasn't taking the news of their son's abduction well. Lucius reached for a particularly delicious looking scone. Just another morning at the Malfoy Manor. Would Severus be stopping by again this evening? He was quite looking forward to seeing him again, and any evidence Severus might bring would be more than welcome as well. Fortunately, Lucius was a patient man..