Chapter 3:
"Wait Hermione!" Tonks yelled as she ran out of the ward and towards the retreating 's back. Hermione stopped and turned to look at her.
"Yes?" Hermione asked as Tonks caught up to her and continued her way down the hall.
"What do you mean you don't know?" Tonks asked as they rounded another bend. Hermione stopped and motioned for her colleague to continue on without her. She turned and looked Tonks in the eyes.
"Do you really think we can't handle our wounded?" Tonks looked at her in shock and confusion.
"Well.. Ummm... why did you ask for help... I mean if you can handle it?" Hermione laughed at the trouble that her friend was having to find the words that matched the situation.
"We are having difficulties and noone is sure why or how come." Hermione said looking distraught.
"What's happening?"
"Well more and more people are being transferred to poisons even some of the healers have had to be put into wards. The sad thing is we can't find the source. I mean we've searched and searched but nothing. We want to do a full scale search so we called up St. Mungos and asked them to take some of the wounded out. Only the most severe cases though." Hermione went over to a bench and sat down on it.
"Why didn't you call the ministries?" Tonks asked sitting next to Hermione.
"Because we know we can figure out what's wrong. It's just... I'm running out of options. I feel like we're running out of time." Hermione started crying and Tonks took her into a hug.
"Hermione we have Aurors here that will be willing to help." Hermione stood up so fast that it was like she had been burned. She turned to Tonks before replying.
"Tonks I told you I can handle this and I'm not going to some Aurors for help. I'm sorry but I just can't do it." Tonks stood up next to Hermione and adjusted her height so they where eye level.
"Hermione I thought that you of all people would have learned to stop trying to solve all of the problems in life. This isn't some school your at where you'll only be docked a few points for messing up. You are dealing with peoples lives and you need to think of what is best for them. And drop your pride and let us, let me help you." Hermione looked taken aback by this out brake. Hermione nodded her head in agreement after a few minutes of thinking. "Good now tell me what the peoples symptoms are."
"Well all we really know is that the poison has to be administered through a needle that is in forced into the vain. The symptoms are just like that of the common wizards flu only much worse."
"Have you been able to heal anyone yet?"
"Yes but..."
"But what?"
"They don't remember anything."
"Miss Granger!" Hermione turned at the sound of someone calling her name. She saw Metson running up to her.
"Yes Metson?" She asked hurriedly noting the panic in his voice.
"You need to come with me it's urgent." Hermione nodded and turned once again to Tonks.
"Tonks here is the list of passwords to every room in the hospital" she handed her the sheet. "I let you run an investigation with your team. If you discover anything you will let me know correct?" Tonks came over and hugged Hermione.
"Of course. Now go where you need to." Hermione nodded and ran after Metson as she was about to turn the corner she turned and looked right back at tonks.
"Please don't tell Harry and Ron I'm here." Tonks thought for a minute before agreeing. With that Hermione ran out of the room.
An: I was planning on making this longer but I decided just to get this out here. I'm sorry if there are grammer errors I am trying to do better and my sister is helping me with them. (She is better using the English language better than me.)
