I saw Hermione up ahead and tried to run faster so that I could catch up with her. I followed her inside the castle and all the way to the girls bathroom, there she locked herself in a cubicle. I tried to talk to her, however she told me to leave her alone so I did, but not for very long. I came to check back with her about ten minutes later, but all I heard was crying. I sat leaning on the wall trying to get her to come out for hours, but it didn't work, I could still hear her sobbing softly. Ronald had lied to Hermione; she's not a nightmare and she does have friends. I'm her friend and I'm sticking with her. I was so angry with Ron and I tracked him down to the Great Hall where the feast was taking place, it turns out that we were right to have been excited there was heaps of treats that we don't get normally, but I wasn't there for the food. I saw Ron sitting with Harry and Neville and I stormed over.
'I heard she's been in the girls bathroom all afternoon, crying.' Neville said just as I arrived at the table.
'That's right.' I snapped. 'Because of you Ronald Weasley.'
'What'd I do?' He asked.
'You told her she had no friends, you said she was a nightmare, you mocked her and you try to play the innocent! What kind of a human being are you? You rat!' I yelled inches away from his face. Laughing erupted from the Slytherin table, but I didn't move.
'Look at this the Weasel's getting into trouble from the mudblood!' Malfoy laughed.
'Shut up mud mouth!' I yelled, several of Malfoy's "friends" snorted and snickered. 'You should have been in Slytherin.' I hissed to the red head in front of me. I spat in his face and left the Great Hall.
When I arrived back at the bathroom Hermione was just about to open the cubicle door and come out when she heard me walk in.
'Who's there?' She asked shakily.
'It's just me.' I replied.
'Steph?'
'Yeah, it's ok, you can come out.' Then I heard the door unlock with a faint "click" and Hermione slowly walked out. Her eyes were red and her cheeks stained with tears she gave me a wobbly smile. 'Oh 'Mione.' I stretched out my arms and hugged her for all she was worth. 'Ron lied when he said you had no friends because you're my friend.' I whispered in her ear.
'Thanks.' She replied squeezing me tighter.
'Anytime.' I pulled out of the hug and smiled her. We were about to walk over to the sink and clean her up when she froze staring at something behind me. 'What's wrong?' I asked. I turned around, it was a giant troll! Mione and I slowly backed up until we bumped into the wooden door of the cubicle the troll growled and came forward at us. 'Into the cubicle.' I suggested so Mione went into the one behind us and I rushed into the next one slamming the door behind me. I screamed as the cubicle was smashed and I hit the floor as the broken wood landed on top of me.
'Hermione move!' It was Harry, they must've know the troll was in here and either he didn't know I was here or he didn't care after my stunt in the Great Hall. Either way I followed his advice and crawled through the debris until I came to a cubicle that was still standing.
'Hey pea brain!' That had to be Ron, I was about to come out and try and help. The next thing I heard was a noise almost like a roar then the cubicle came down around me, I tried to duck but I wasn't quick enough. The last thing I saw was the wall coming down on me, then everything went black.