Title- FINALLY!

I was walking in an empty corridor at least I thought it was empty. I hadn't come across an empty corridor for a long time.

I actually was afraid of the corridor.

Somehow I always manage to get into situations without really wanting to, it was one of my many talents.

I was humming an off-tune to break the silence.

I could here my heart pounding inside my chest.

Somehow I walked along the corridor with a sense of foreboding.

I could even hear my heavy breaths.

I looked behind me but there was no one there.

I had walked down this corridor many times before, this wasn't the first time, but never this late in the night.

I had actually fallen asleep in the astronomy tower and realized I needed to get back when I woke up really late.

As I walked someone said "Never walk in a corridor all alone, it's dangerous"

I turned around my stomach plummeting a hundred feet.

Someone stepped out of the shadows.

It was the last person I wanted to meet, that to at night in an empty corridor. No not Al don't be stupid. It was Natalia Zabini.

I asked "What do you want?"

She smiled "I know you're afraid, don't pretend"

I said "Piss off"

She laughed "No Potter to save you now is there?"

I glared at her.

I gripped my wand I knew she'd do something to me, I just didn't know what.

She said "You've been getting on my nerves and you're a really irritating person too"

I didn't say anything. She fingered her wand lovingly.

She stepped front and raised her wand.

I raised my wand too.

She said "I never liked you"

With that she waved her wand and before I knew what was happening, I felt pain as gashes appeared all over and blood spouted in all directions. I remembered Sectumsemptra.

I felt tears and I fell she smiled over me "See you"

The last thought and the last thing I said was "Albus"

I felt pain like no other and I also felt exhausted. My head throbbed and somehow I was slipping away from whatever little consciousness I had left. It took all my energy not to slip away.

But I was too tired, too tired and too sick.

But I heard voices "She's not waking, she's trying but it's not going to work, she was found in the corridor after she lost too much blood Minerva"

I could feel my head spinning but listened, "let's move her to Mungo's, Poppy. I will make sure her parents hear about this, poor girl. Who could have done it?"

I wanted to yell out the name but I was too weak. Then Madam Pomfrey sighed "You're right Minerva, I will get her ready for the move"

Then I lost all sense and all the energy was drained and used up.

I felt blaring lights like car headlights in front of me. I felt hot and twitchy, suddenly I felt like I had an electric shock. And there was pain running from my head to my toes.

Each spasm was horrible.

I screamed and screamed and screamed like I never had. It was worse than the Cruciatus curse.

I heard people, they were trying to calm me down they were trying to tell me something and then my eyes flashed open I remember yelling "Noooooo, Ahhhhhhhaaaahhhaaa!"

The nurse who must have been a trainee looked frightened, I felt tears streaming down my face, and then the tremors stopped, so abruptly. I was breathing heavily and my body ached, I was drenched in my own sweat. I saw them rushing around as if their life depended on it.

A nurse was putting a cold cloth to my forehead.

The trainee was still staring at me like she was afraid of what would happen next. I said "Albus"

The more experienced nurse asked "What's that sweetie?"

I said with all the strength I could muster "Albus"
She looked confused "Is that your friend?"

I nodded "Albus"

She smiled "When you're alright you'll see him okay?"
I started crying like a baby.

She was afraid I'd start screaming again so she said "Here have some water"

The other younger nurse said "It'll be alright"

I instantly calmed down a bit.

The older nurse saw what happened and she said "I need to speak to the healer, why don't you sit here?"

The younger nurse took her place while the other one went out.

She strated rubbing my fore-head with the cloth.

She had twinkling blue eyes and chocolate brown hair, she was very nice to me.

She smiled "I want to be a healer one day"

I nodded "My Mum's a doctor"

She said "Oh a muggle healer, I know"

I asked "Are they here?"
She smiled "They were, Healer Florence is having a word with them, they were really shocked"

I felt bad for them, they must have been so worried.

I asked "What about my friends?"

She sighed "A girl was in here in the morning, she said she was Rose, she told me to give you this when you woke up"

She pulled out a letter from her pocket. She asked "Do you want to read it?"

I nodded.

She placed the letter in my outstretched hand, I took it and read Rose's neat handwriting.

Dear Lianna,

I'm so sorry about what happened. I wish we knew who'd done it.

Albus found you in the corridor the next morning, he's really worried. This puts a whole damper on the ball. It's next week Sunday if you'd like to know. Thank god there are no classes so you aren't going to miss anything.

Hogwarts isn't Hogwarts without you, Natalia has been going on about how good it is without you, I shut her up last time, what a cow.

Albus has not been taking it well, he's been asking for constant updates on you, he wanted to come see you but McGonagall thought it wouldn't do him good. He hated that. I don't think I've ever seen Albus more worried.

Scorpius too misses you, I do hope you get well soon. I miss you and so does everyone.

Your best friend

Rose

I felt tears in my eyes, I wish Rose was there so I could hug her. The nurse said "shhh. I know you miss them"

I stopped crying and asked "What's your name?"

She smiled "Tessa Morgan"

I smiled "I'm Lianna Hatchet"

She smiled "You have some really nice friends"

I smiled "Thank you"

The next few days went by slowly, I grew more friendly with Tessa. Rose came often and my parents were always there. The person I missed the most though was Al.

I had told Mcgonagall what had happened and she had been furious.

She gave three months worth detention to Natalia and she had stripped her off her Prefect badge. I felt a little bad for her. But Rose said "She deserves it. How can you feel bad for her?"

I shrugged, she shook her head and laughed "You're just too nice"

I shrugged again.

After sometime I was allowed to go back to Hogwarts fit and fine.

Everyone welcomed me back but my full attention was on the messy-black haired and green-eyed boy who didn't let his gaze falter until I made it past the crowd.

I found myself walking to him without anything else on my mind and all I wanted then was him. Finally I was there standing in front of him, just staring into his eyes. I saw something in his eyes that I had never seen before and I couldn't place that look anywhere.

He put his hand on my face, and I leaned in to it.

He leaned down, his eyes closing, my eyes closed too on their own accord. I felt his lips on mine, and inside me something burned like a forest fire. I felt love like nothing else and I knew that he loved me back.

I wrapped my arms around his neck and his other arm was around my waist.

He pulled away and looked into my eyes again, I smiled. He said "I love you"
I said "I love you too" He looked beyond happy, something I had never encountered before.

I loved him, not just because he was good-looking, but because he was amazing and my hero, if he hadn't found me in that corridor I would have died, if he hadn't caught me when I fell off my broom I would have died, if I hadn't told him my past I'd have been a lost case, if he hadn't been in my life I'd be dead by now. If there was Al there was me.

He was my saviour the only one who could turn my pathetic luck around.

And I don't care how cheesy that sounds.

Everyone around us was wolf-whistling and hooting.

I saw Rose laughing with Scorpius. She winked and mouthed 'finally' I simply stuck my tongue out at her.

I looked back at Al who gestured to the common room entrance with his eyes, I smiled and he led me by the hand outside the common room.

That walk was the best one I had ever had.