Hermione opened her eyes weakily and looked at the faces around her. She stared at a dark figure in black robes who seemed to be pointing to a dark cold place in the distance. She then saw another figure this time in white pointing to the sunny clear field with flowers.
" Where am I? " cried Hermione.
" You are nowhere " said the Dark Figure. " You are trappped in between."
" Between what?" cried Hermione.
Life and death " laughed the Dark figure. " You are confused Miss Granger. You dont know which path to take. You aren't strong enough."
" Am I dead?" cried Hermione.
" Dead " shrieked the Dark Figure. " I think not. No you are worse Miss Granger. You are lost forever in this vortex of complete emptyness."
Hermione wept. " I dont believe you. This isn't possible."
" It is " laughed the creature. " And you will remain here forever."
Hermione cried. " No I dont ...help me."
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" We are losing her " cried the healer.
" She's bleeding from inside " cried the assistent. " I need help."
The healer wiped his brow. " Blood pressure is dropping rapidly."
" Hand me my wand. I'm going to have to operate."
" What? But Sir. This is a muggle precedure. The hospital hasn't permitted us to use these precedures yet. You could lose your job."
" Yeah and if I dont. This girl will lose her life. Set your priorities straight and hand me my wand."
" Cant magic do the trick."
" You tell me exactly what spell or magic procedure I can do to save this girls life and I'll do it. Now I'm a mugglenborn and I know both the magical and muggle way of saving life and at the end of the day thats what matters."
" Now give me the scalpel."
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Hermione twisted and turned.
" This cant be."
The white figure moved closer.
" Open your eyes " it called softly.
" I cant " cried Hermione. " I'm trapped."
" Open your eyes and see the truth not the lies."
" All I feel is emptyness and death. I am nothing. I am lost."
" But if you open your eyes you will see the truth and the truth is not what you believe it is."
" I cant open my eyes. I'm afraid."
" Afraid? Afraid of what?
" Him?"
" Who is him?"
" The darkness ... the black figure..."
" The one who told you that you were trapped here forever?"
" Yes."
" Well open your eyes this time again my child. But instead of thinking about death and weakness ... think about light and strength and love."
Hermione cried. " I dont want to be lost. I not going to be lost. I have people who love me."
She opened her eyes and smiled as a bright light shone brightly and she drifted off into a dreamless slumber.
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" Pulse rate rising " said the assistent.
" Good " said the healer.
" Breathing stable."
" Yes Sir."
" Alright then. Good job everyone."
He removed the gloves and threw them in the bin along with the disposable wand.
" Get this girl back into a recovery room immediatly. Well done everyone. I dont know how we managed it , but somehow this girl just decided not to give up and because of that she is alive."
The assistant nodded and waved her wand. Hermione was lifted onto a stretcher and carried down the hallway.