A.N. I do not own Harry Potter, just having fun with the characters.
Back to class on Monday and the daily potions injected into port. Wizarding chemotherapy sucks just as bad as the muggle version. Claire noticed her hair looking a little thin. She had only been on chemo for six weeks. Time to learn glamour charms because honestly, when you look sickly, people will start to ask questions.
Claire had been discovered again when a chemo potion being delivered into her i.v. port by one Blaise "You have cancer Potter?"
Due to Claire's issues with the rest of the school, she reacted harshly "What do you want, you're a Slytherin. Are you trying to blackmail me because it won't work?"
Blaise pinched the bridge of his nose "Bloody Gryffindor bias. Potter, I know you have cancer. It took me a few weeks to figure it out. I lost my older sister to a brain tumor when she was 9. Not all of us Slytherins are bad news. My grandmother is your father's godmother. It was Daphne, Tracy, and I who helped to make the Potter stinks badges stop. That is plain wrong."
Claire was shocked, she did have a talent to read b.s. "Thank you Blaise and I am sorry for being a bitch."
"Potter, if you need me to take notes for you in class because you are too sick to go, I will. There is no strings attached if that is what you are thinking but I will keep my mouth shut the way this school has been going off on you."
"Thank you again Blaise."
Claire made her way to potions which was a lecture and lab day. Notes were not a problem but the smell in the room was. Claire was nauseated from the chemo. She ran out as soon as it was over and into the girls room where she was sick."
Severus knew it was the chemo and she must have had a dose this morning. She was off a day on the chemo schedule since she spent the weekend in the hospital. With Claire being so sick, he had been tutoring her privately and Claire was a week ahead on potions work so if she needed to miss class, she would be fine. Much of the professors have been helping her stay on track with school work. No one wanted to see Claire have to repeat fourth year.
In the bathroom, Claire noticed something that she hoped she would never see. A knut sized section of hair came out and landed in her hand. She pulled her hair back into a ponytail to cover it up.
Charms, Claire hid in the corner of the room but did all of her work perfectly. Professor Flitwick could tell she must have had a chemotherapy treatment recently. On the way out, Ron Weasley put his foot out to trip Claire. She fell and he kicked her in the ribs.
"What's the matter now Potter, think you are too special to sleep in the dorms, too special too be in class. I know why your parents died, to get away from you."
For the first time in teaching, Flitwick was enraged at his students. Points were coming off and detentions are to be given.
"Everyone except Blaise, Daphne, Claire, and Susan stay. You four can leave. I am disappointed in all of you. Ravenclaws, you just lost yourselves 100 points for your actions and I am writing home. Hufflepuff, your despicable behavior has gone on long enough. I will be meeting with your head of house. You all have lost your house 110 points and all of you have detention with me tonight at 7 for the next month and Hogsmeade will be off limits until spring break. Slytherin, you lost your house 100 points. I will be speaking with your head of house. You have detention for three weeks. I have had it with your bullying. Gryffindor, your behavior is the worst. Attacking a student in the presence of a professor, congratulations you lost your house 300 points. Hogsmeade will be revoked for the rest of the year. Get out of my sight."
Everyone gulped because they knew they were going to be in for it with the rest of their house, head of house, and were expecting howlers.
Out in the hall, Claire was struggling to stand up straight when Daphne, Blaise, and Tracy surrounded her.
"Potter, you are hurt. You need to go to the hospital wing now" explained Daphne. Before Claire interjected "Claire, I will take notes for you. Where's your homework?"
Blaise reached into Claire's bag ignoring the stuff for that time of the month "Side pocket folder."
Claire walked in with the Slytherin trio and Madam Pomfrey saw the look on Claire's face.
"What happened child?" Pomfrey had become very protective Claire. Blaise knew the truth would come out how bad the school is.
"Ron Weasley tripped her and kicked her in the chest."
The eyes nearly came out of Madam Pomfrey ' s head. "Thank you all for your kindness to another student. 15 points to Slytherin each. I will write you a pass."
Pomfrey wrote the pass and dismissed them. Claire was on the verge of tears. "Can't breathe."
The diagnostic charms came up with an oxygen charm over her nose and mouth. "Potter, I am going to sedate you to fix your ribs."
Claire was out for a minute and she found her ribs bandaged up. "I will keep you here for the rest of the day. I heard from Severus you were sick after class. You need another anti-nausea potion?"
Truth be told, Claire was feeling green. She nodded her head and the clear pink liquid was injected in the port. Cedric came in.
"How are you feeling, I heard from Sue what happened. Sprout is going to read us the riot act tonight, I can feel it. They deserve the points docked."
"Feeling better, should have saved my queasyness for Weasel's shoes. What do you think will happen to him? He deserves a suspension and I would ban him from quidditch for the rest of his school career. I maybe a Hufflepuff but what he did was despicable and I think he will only try to attack you again if he is not stopped."
Claire liked Cedric for what he had to say because Ron deserves hell and Hermione had the power to stop him but she did not. Any chance to reform their fractured friendship is gone as her giving her fellow Gryffindors second chance. She also knew about the Potter family alliances but the best thing is to wait until she was out of school.
"Claire, I have to go. I will tell you what happened with Hufflepuff because Sprout is likely to dock more points, revoke privileges, so forth. I am going to eat breakfast in the kitchen tomorrow because the great hall is bound to be bloody loud."
"Thank you again Cedric but I choose to go to breakfast and not do this the cowards way but in the spirit of Gryffindor. My housemates would shame him by their cowardly actions."
Cedric left laughing.
During lunch,a few disgruntled students tried to get near Clair but was shot down by a Pomfrey "You will leave my patient in peace and I know about the bullying."
"Potter, show yourself. You are the true coward by hiding in here all of the time."
"MR. FINNEGAN, DETENTION FOR A WEEK. I SHOULD HAVE YOU SUSPENDED!" Needless to say, he left right away.
Claire took a nap. Soon it was dinner and the headmaster and McGonagall came in.
"Claire; with what has happened we feel Gryffindor is not safe for you. We are willing to give you your own private quarters or would you like to be resorted? We will not hold it against you if you should leave Gryffindor."
McGonagall was right, Gryffindor is not safe and she has enough on her hands. This was going to have a permanent effect for the next three and and half years.
"Sorry Professors but please resort me. It will be worse if I have my own room."
Severus and Pomona were there as well. Prof. Sprout apologized first. "Claire, I apologize for my house's behavior. Helga would be horrified with their actions. I do recommend being resorted, you might feel safer."
Dumbledore brought the Hat into the hospital wing.
"Miss Potter, a mistake I have made. Gryffindor is no longer your home but you are not meant for Hufflepuff either. You shall be..
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A.N. I am feeling a little evil with this cliff hanger. I wanted Claire resorted for her own peace of mind and for her to make her true friends. That was not going to happen if she stayed in Gryffindor for this storry. With Blaise, Tracy, and Daphne getting Slytherin under control; they are going to show she is not the enemy. She would only have a problem with a few.
Ravenclaw is my other option because they have not been the ones in active bullying nor the rummors. They have their own faults too. Claire has had to wisen up and grow up too soon with the cancer.
One house will benefit gravely for her quidditch skills too. They are about to steal the House Cup from Gryffindor for the next three years.
You get to vote- Will it be Ravenclaw or Slytherin