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Changes Chap 11Jane groans as she begins to wake up. She takes note of the steady burning in her chest and opens her eyes to stare up at the white ceiling.
"You're awake!"
Jane frowns as Poppy rushes forward to take her temperature. "What happened?" She asks grimacing as her voice cracks.
"That seems to be the question Ms. Williams." Professor Dumbledore answers softly. Jane turns her heads to look at where he was sitting. "How much do you remember?"
"I was eating then," Jane trails off. Then Harry's scar had started to hurt, she remembers watching him gasp and grab his forehead before her chest began to burn. Sitting up with a gasp of pain she franticly glances around the room until her eyes fall on Harry who was lying in a bed not far from her.
Jane picks up the disgruntled Shadow, who had been tossed to the floor when she sat up, and cuddles him to her chest. "How long have I been here?"
"All night, I believe classes start in three hours."
Jane nods and throws her legs over the side of the bed. "I take it I can leave?" She asks Dumbledore ignoring Poppy's glare.
"No you can not!" Poppy snaps, the nurse walks forward and pushes Jane forcing the girl to lie back down. "You will rest until I say you can leave."
Jane glares hard at the woman and tries to keep from yawning. "Fine, but I'm leaving in three hours whether you allow me to or not. I refuse to miss class." And with that she drifts off to sleep.
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The next time Jane awoke it was to Sirius, who was still asleep, chewing on her finger. Jane huffs and pulls her hand away from the puppy. Sirius whines pitifully and wiggles closer to Jane's side.
Jane looks up as someone snorts she scowls at Harry who was know awake and trying not to laugh. "Well, feeling like making a break for it?" She asks Harry trying not to be loud.
Harry glances at Poppy's office before slinging the bed sheets off of him. "Sure."
Jane grins and climbs out of bed picking up Shadow and makes a dash for the door. Hoping to make it out the hospital wing before Poppy realizes two of her patients were missing.
"Well that was fun." Jane comments as they made their way towards the great hall. She frowns and rubs her chest. "Is your scar still throbbing?"
Harry nods, "A little, but it's been doing that a lot lately so," He trails off and shrugs.
"You're out of the hospital wing."
Jane squeezes her eyes shut and Harry swears she mouths the word 'fuck' before turning to look at the woman who had just spoken. Jane fits the urge to snarl. It was the toad. "Well let's see, the walls aren't white and Poppy not forcing potions down our throat so yes. It appears we aren't in the hospital wing anymore." Jane says sarcastically.
Harry watches as the woman's eyes bug and for a second he thought they might pop out her head. "You need to watch how you act Ms. Williams."
Jane snorts. "Or you'll what? Write your minister? He can't do anything to me." She spins and grabs Harry by the arm. "Come along Harry, we'd better get to breakfast."
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Apparently it was still early for breakfast and a scant few people littered the great hall. Harry took a seat next to Hermione who had her books spread around her and was absentmindedly chewing on a roll.
Hermione looks up and blinks as Harry sits next to her. Finally she grins and pulls him into a hug. "Harry! How are you are you alright?" Before Harry can respond Hermione turns to Jane who had sat across from her. "And what about you professor? Are you alright?" She asks worriedly.
Jane nods, "I'm fine nothing life threatening." She says putting Shadow down and allowing him to run to Harry. "At least for the moment. That might change once Poppy finds us."
Harry grins as he bites into his honey bun and tries to look innocent as Hermione turns on him. "What did you do?"
"Nothing, honest." He answers quickly.
Hermione purses her lips and but leaves the topic alone for the moment. "Professor, if it's not to personal may I ask what happened at dinner. I mean, I can understand Harry collapsing but…"
Jane smiles, "I don't mind. And I thought it'd be kind of obvious. I have a scar too." She looks up as the Weasley twins yawn and flop down on either side of her.
"Good morning-"
"Nice to see you-"
"You gave us a scare yesterday-"
"So what's this-"
"About a scar?"
Jane nods in greeting. "Hello Fred, George." Once she had noticed the one difference that set the twins apart it was always obvious to her which was which. Fred had a freckle that George did not.
"Jane was about to explain why she collapsed last night at dinner."
"Oh, well then-"
"Don't let us stop you-"
"Go on."
Jane nods, "As I was saying. Dolohov, one of Riddle's servants, managed to surprise me while he was under silencio, he nearly killed me. So now I have a scar."
Hermione gasps. "And because Dolohov has the Dark Mark."
Jane nods. "Which connects him to Riddle, I am also connected. Though the link's not as strong as Harry's it can still hurt like hell."
"Don't curse." Hermione says automatically before paling when she realizes she had just told a teacher what to do.
Jane, along with the rest of the group was laughing at Hermione's reaction. "It's alright Ms. Granger. I won't take away points or give you a detention." She teases grinning at her younger self's blush.
Was I always this fun to tease? She wondered to herself, glancing up at the table she felt a clamp of pity for McGonagall who was forced to sit by Umbridge.
Maybe I should sit down here more. She thought turning back as Sirius tried, unsuccessfully to climb into her lap. His stomach was making it hard for him to jump and Jane watched him try over and over until finally taking pity on him and picking him up.
Jane sighs and rubs her chest as the scar begins to burn. It was going to be a long day.
TO BE CONTINUED…
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