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Chapter 9; detention and a muffin
Amy's point of view
After the match, Harry disappeared and later came back with a story even Amy found hard to argue with. He had seen Snape bullying Quirrell in the Forbidden Forest. After this, they regularly checked the third floor door to make sure that the three-headed dog was still guarding the trap door. They had so much homework that Amy got to see her friends less and less. They had end of year exams to worry about, along with everything else. She spent more and more time in the library. Hermione was there too of course, but the poor girl was becoming very stressed about the upcoming exams, and so didn't talk very much at all. She slept and she revised. Harry told her after lunch one afternoon about Norbert the dragon. It was just one more problem to put on the already toppling, massive pile. The Slytherins did not have herbology with the Gryffindors, so Amy was late getting to Hagrid's hut to see the hatching. When she came close to the cabin, she stopped dead. Malfoy was looking in the window. Even as she saw him, he was running back up in her direction.
"Didn't let you in on this one did they?" he asked, as he came close."Guess they don't trust you," the smirk on his face was enraging."This will be fun. I'm gonna get your hero expelled and that oaf fired." He ran back up to the castle.
Draco's point of view
He couldn't believe they were getting away with it. He had planned to get them caught in the act with the dragon. Professor McGonagall caught him out of bed as she patrolled and the old bat wouldn't believe him. She took twenty points from his house and dragged him off to Snape's office. Thankfully, Filch caught them, although he was almost overwhelmed with disappointment when he discovered that they had gotten rid of the dragon and he had no proof of it. And he actually had to serve a detention because of it. Fucking potter!
Amy's point of view
The forest was extremely dark. Hagrid had them looking for wounded unicorns. They had split up; she was with Hagrid, Hermione and Neville were together and Harry was stuck with Draco and Fang.
She and Hagrid searched, following tracks she couldn't see but Hagrid was sure of. Suddenly she felt a horrible pain piercing straight through her, blinding her, and she grabbed at her forehead in desperation. A scream was torn from her lips. Hagrid swung around as she fell, panting with the pain. She didn't know how she knew, but she was sure somehow that Harry was in trouble. She didn't realise that she had spoken out loud until she felt Hagrid pick her up easily and run with her. They soon ran into Malfoy, who looked terrified, and Fang, who was tripping over himself in his haste to get to Hagrid. They went in the direction the two had come from and were soon met by a strange creature. Firenze the centaur was carrying a pale Harry on his back. He didn't look hurt. Amy was so relieved to see him. She didn't remember fainting, but woke to Hagrid carrying her into the hospital wing.
"WH-what was that?" she asked.
"Shh," he soothed her, "Yer gonna be just fine. Don' worry abou' a thing. You've jus' gotta sleep 'ere tonight an' Madam Pomfrey's gonna take a look at yeh." He left her down on a soft bed and a strict looking woman closed the hospital blinds around her.
"What happened?" she asked Hagrid.
"She fainted in the forbidden forest," he replied.
"I wouldn't blame the poor dear," said Madam Pomfrey and Amy felt embarrassed and agitated. She hadn't simply fainted. Remembering the pain, she closed her eyes and fell into a sleep plagued by nightmares of slithering cloaks and green lights.
When she awoke she instinctively knew she was not alone. Looking sideways, she saw the kindly headmaster smiling at her."Did you sleep well?" he asked.
."Not really," she replied a bit shyly, feeling as though his eyes were peering into her soul."Nightmares?" he asked. She nodded.
"One can learn a lot from dreams and nightmares," he said. She didn't reply and he lapsed into a thoughtful silence.
"Professor?" she said, "What happened to Harry in the forest?"
"From speaking to a friend of mine I have gathered that what I have long feared has come to pass." Slightly frustrated she asked;
"And what is that?"
"Lord Voldemort has returned and last night, Harry saw him and he saw Harry."
"So the pain I felt..?"
"Harry felt also. And you experienced it through a connection you share with him. It has long been thought that twins' souls are connected or could even be one split in half and in some cases when one feels a strong emotion it is shared; like the pain you felt last night. I would appreciate it if you did not mention to anyone the reason of your fainting. Make up one, perhaps you fell and hit your head?" She agreed without speaking and for a moment he looked sad.
"Also I would ask that you spend more time with your fellow Slytherins? Try to make alliances; it will be worth it in the end, I think..." and he left as mysterious as ever.
Madam Pomfrey told her she could leave if she wished, so she got up and got dressed. She was a little early for breakfast but went into the hall anyway. There wasn't anyone there, so she sat alone at the Slytherin table, waiting. She was lost in thought. She still found it hard to believe that Snape was after the stone. She didn't know why, but it just didn't fit right. And what was she going to do about Dumbledore's advice? She couldn't relate to anyone from the Slytherin house. On top of all this, she still had stabbing pains in her forehead. A muffled cough from beside her broke her train of thought and she looked up to see that the hall was beginning to fill and people were already eating. She hadn't even noticed the tables had filled with food or the fact that she was no longer sitting alone.
Draco's point of view
He walked in to see her sitting there, alone. She looked as sad as ever as she stared at her hands folded in her lap. He suddenly remembered the sight of her in Hagrid arms, writhing in pain and, finally, going limp. That had terrified him and he wanted to know what, or who, had caused her so much pain. He obeyed the urge to sit beside her. It was an urge he had been disobeying for quite a while.
"Are you all right?" he was surprised at how soft his voice was. So was she. She looked up at him quickly.
"I'm fine," she said a little defensively, and then;"What do you want?" He felt the anger surging up but then looked at her again and saw that she was again staring at her lap and his anger dissipated. She always looked so sad.
"What happened last night?" She began to fidget and he could tell she was thinking carefully.
"I fell and hit my head. Hagrid picked me up." He had a knack of telling when people were lying to him. This was one of those times.
"Yeah, right," he said and she fidgeted even more and he decided to drop it...for now. He reached across her to get a muffin and got her one as well, seeing that her plate was empty. She smiled at him slightly and began to eat.
Ron's point of view
He couldn't believe it. Amy was sitting beside Malfoy! He noticed straight away as he and Harry walked into the Great Hall. Hermione was following and had her nose stuck in a text book. The exams were starting after breakfast and he was sure she was one step away from an aneurism. Harry was as surprised as he was to see the two slytherins being civil to one another.
Amy's point of view
She couldn't believe that Draco was being so nice to her. He was even making sure she ate something. This was either a trick or he wanted to be friends. She hoped it was the latter. She looked up at the ceiling and saw it was going to be a beautiful day. Maybe it wouldn't be so hard to follow Dumbledore's advice, after all. Then she saw Ron and Harry staring at her from across the hall. Harry looked confused, Ron looked highly suspicious and beside him Hermione looked positively frazzled.
Bollocks.
