So...here's the summary for the people who didn't read that last bit of chapter 8.
Harry was killing himself and Kreacher was trying to stop him, but Harry then forbade Kreacher to help him at all. He blacked out in the end and right before he did, he heard footsteps.
What do you think happened?
Find out in chapter 9:
Normal POV:
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"Kreacher disobeyed Master. Kreacher disobeyed a direct order. Kreacher saved Master, when Kreacher was not supposed to." Kreacher bawled, mucus splattering the hospital floor.
"It's alright, Kreacher, I'm sure if he had been in his right mind, he would've never asked that of you." Ginny told the elf gently. He nodded slowly and cried less loudly. They heard a squeal from outside the door.
Outside:
"I got the message that Harry was here, where is he? Is he alright? Is he conscious? Can I see him? Let me see him!" Hermione said quickly and anxiously. The healer was about to respond when Ron appeared behind Hermione.
"How dare you show up here? You're the reason he killed himself!" Ron yelled at her loud enough for the whole ward to hear. The healer had apperantly dealt with this before, and he calmly took a step back and allowed them to have their shouting match.
"WHAT? He-he-killed himself?" She said, and she sank down to the floor and cried her heart out. Ron seemed to think it was a disgusting display of emotion and he took a step away from her, not having the decency to even tell her he was alive, and that he would live, but it would take him up to a week to wake up. The healer, however, had moved forward just as Ron had stepped backward and he had pulled her to her feet.
"He's alive, but he's not conscious. You can go in and see him now," He told her, but Ron wasn't going to stand for it.
"WHAT? You're going to let her in to see him when she's the reason he tried to kill himself? Would you like to see her letter?" He berated the healer and then turned to face Hermione, "I never expected this. I thought that maybe somewhere inside you, you had some decency. But I guess I was wrong. Didn't think we'd find that letter, now did you?"
Confused, Hermione shot him a puzzled look.
"I never wrote Harry a letter. I wrote Luna one, but-"
"I guess it fell into the wrong hands, then, didn't it? Hmmm, doesn't quite make sense, seeing as it says "Potter" in your handwriting. Thought you'd get away with it did you?"
"Get away with what?"
"It's called murder, perhaps you've heard of it! I can't believe I thought you ever cared about him. If I thought Harry was going to die, I thought it'd be Voldemort, not you!"
"A, how could I murder him if he's still alive, and B, why the hell would I ever call him by Potter, and C, What letter are you on about?"
"Let me see," Ron began in mock deep thought, "the one you wrote!"
"Fine, I'd like to see it!" She screeched. Ron pulled the letter out of his pocket and threw it at her. She read it in shock.
Potter,
You have ruined my whole entire life. I hope you do kill youself, it'd make me happy.
Do not reply. I never want to see, hear, or even smell you again. I regret my friendship with you. How could I have ever been so stupid? You sicken me. I'm glad I have now gotten my priorities straight.
Go jump off a bridge.
Hermione Granger
"I didn't write that!" Hermione said exasperatedly.
"Then why is it in your handwriting?" Ron asked harshly.
"I don't know!"
"Miss," The Healer interrupted, "If it's true you attempyed murder on this boy then I can't let you in," With that, she fell to the ground crying once again. Ron looked at her with no sympathy in his eyes. He really thought she would do that to Harry.
Inside:
Ginny and Luna looked at each other, both knowing full-well it was Hermione out there, screaming in sadness and Ron's voice relentlessly yelling at her. Neither of them truly believed she had written that letter.
Outside:
The Healer was beginning to take pity on Hermione. She was obviously not derranged, and clearly she wanted nothing better than to knock out both Ron and the Healer and go and see Harry, but she wouldn't do that. She knew she was innocent, but the mere thought of Harry trying to kill himself was too much for her. She was now crying so hard she was puking up everything she had eaten in the past few days. She'd never felt so terrible.
"Sweetheart?" The healer said gently, obviously he had realized she wouldn't hurt him. She looked up at him weakly with tearfilled chocolate brown eyes. "If there's someone in there, you can visit him. Ok?" He looked sadly at her through his own sea blue eyes and again, helped her up. He gave her a calming draught and sent her into the room Harry was in. The moment she saw him, so pale and on a breathing spell, she burst into fresh tears and collapsed.
So the thing was she was so broken and you know how when you cry a lot or when you throw up, you get kinda dizzy and get a really bad headache. Well, sometimes that can overwhelm you, and that's what happened to Hermione. So...sorry it was kinda short but I have SO much homework to do! Bye! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REVIEW!