A.N: Same as in chapter 1. I don't own anything Thank you for all the reviews and alerts I have finished uni so i can update more :-) Wednesday 3rd September continued from previous chapter -
Dawn was sat on her bed thinking about the baby's father. It has been 9 weeks since she conceived her baby and she still could not believe it, also she was still not ready to tell the father or her sister.
'How am i supposed to tell him?' Dawn thought as she cleaned and wrapped her hand up, before putting on her gloves. 'Oh I will have to figure it out later, time for class again'.
After double Herbology, which went rather well except for Hermione yelling at her for the floating jug incident, she had Care of Magical Creatures. In Herbology Dawn learnt the uses and conditions needed for wolfsbane, which will help her Uncle Remus if she learnt to use it correctly, but she found Care of Magical Creatures more interesting.
Professor Grubbly-Plank, who was taking over Hagrid's class while he was on leave, decided to talk about Thestrals in the forest.
"Thestrals are gentle creatures that are black winged horses. Most importantly, Thestrals are invisible to many people and in fact there are a few around you," Professor Grubbly-Plank said, gaining gasps and cries of denial from most of the class, except a few people like Dawn and Harry.
"What? That's not possible!" Draco shouted at the teacher, resulting in Dawn to roll her eyes.
"Actually Mister Malfoy it is. The only people that are able to see them are people who have seen death," Professor Grubbly-Plank explained, causing Dawn and Harry to look at each other.
"Who can see them?" Professor Grubbly-Plank asked and only a few people raised their hands, including Harry, Dawn and surprisingly Neville.
Everyone was not surprised to see Harry raise his hand since he saw Cedric die, but were shocked to see raised hands from Dawn and Neville.
"Now Thestrals control the carriage rides that travel towards the school..." Professor Grubbly-Plank informed the class, but Dawn was not listening as she felt eyes staring at her.
As she looked around the forest she found the grey eyes of Draco Malfoy, who looked at Dawn in shock. The look of shock was replaced by concern as their eyes met and Dawn realised why when Draco's eyes moved downwards toward her hand.
Dawn glared in warning for Draco to keep his mouth shut, but did not know that he had already told someone.
On the walk back towards the castle Dawn tried to avoid Draco as much as possible and succeeded with the help of her friends. Draco had started to approach Dawn at the entrance, but hesitated and chickened out when he saw the twins, Ginny and Lee walking towards her, Harry, Hermione and Ron.
Dawn just could not take the risk of talking to Draco in case he let it slip about Dawn's injury and the group found out about Umbridge.
As they approached the Great Hall for dinner the group could hear the sounds of shouting and as they turned the corner they saw that Professor Snape and Umbridge were standing in front of the stairs, arguing.
"What did you say to me?" Umbridge shouted and what Snape said next made her stomach sink.
"I said, 'If you ever harm my niece with your medieval methods again you will regret it!'" Snape said nearly spitting in Umbridge's face.
"Is that a threat?"
"No that's a promise!" Snape snarled, his face getting closer to Umbridge's.
"How dare you! Questioning my methods and threatening me is, in extension, questioning and threatening the Ministry and I will not allow it. Action must be taken!" Umbridge said glaring at Snape one last time before storming off.
"Dawn, what was that about?" Harry asked, causing Dawn's heart beats to increase and Snape to turn to her as he realised he had an audience.
"Oh that? That was nothing Harry, don't worry about it?"
"Nothing? Nothing? That was not nothing, Dawn was basically tortured by Professor Umbridge," Snape snapped angrily at Dawn's calm response.
"Is that true?" Hermione questioned. "Were you tortured?"
"No I was not, it all a lie. Someone's sick idea of a joke," Dawn replied, trying to dig her way out and make them believe her.
"You believe that my own Godson would tell me a lie," Snape said to Dawn, resulting in Dawn to gasp.
"Draco does not know anything!"
"Really Dawn? Then why are you wearing gloves? Why did your hand start to bleed at lunch?" Draco said as he appeared out of the shadows, where he had been watching the scene unnoticed.
"Dawn show me your hand!" Harry demanded, needing to know the truth.
Dawn shook her head and backed away from the group, but Harry followed reaching out for Dawn's left glove with his wand.
"Harry, no please don't," Dawn protested, but Harry continued anyway and whispered a spell.
Suddenly her left glove disappeared along with her bandage and everyone could see the red, angry cuts bleeding a little on Dawn hand.
Everyone gasped and was disgusted at the torture Dawn was put through; especially Snape who did not believe it was that bad. He thought that his Godson was exaggerating; the sight of the cuts made him want to harm Umbridge.
"Dawn why did you not tell us?" Harry asked, angry at his friend for lying about her welfare, especially in her condition.
"Because...because...I was trying to protect you. She said that if I said anything she would do the same to you and I just could not allow that," Dawn explained, trying to get her reasoning across.
"Protect me? Protect me? You suffered to protect me? How many times have I told you that I don't need protecting. I did fine without YOUR protection when I defeated Voldemort in the 1st and 2nd year and I survived without YOUR protection in the graveyard when Cedric died! So why did you think that I would need YOUR protection this year?" Harry yelled at Dawn.
"Harry, please I did it because I care about you and..." Dawn tried to explain, tears in her eyes and her voice breaking.
"Well don't care about me! In fact don't speak to me anymore!" Harry shouted, storming off and leaving a crying Dawn behind, confused about her friend's fierce reaction.
I know Harry reaction was big, but he is connected to Voldemort and it did say in the book that he felt angry all the time. That and Harry cares about Dawn so he does not want her hurting because of him.
