All's well That Ends Well
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Kitty felt herself slam into the grass. A torrent of sound deafened and confused her; there were voices everywhere, footsteps, screams...She remained where she was, her face screwed up against the noise, as though it were a nightmare that would pass...
Someone turned her over. "Kat, you're okay?" she heard her brother and held out her hand towards him. Dark shadows of people towered over her. She saw Dumbledore's face looming over her, in the distance, the glint from his half moon spectacles, was dazzling her.
"He's back!" Harry was yelling beside her, "Voldemort's back." She reached out her hand towards him, and caught hold of his robes. "Harry…Harry…" she felt too weak to speak. Her vision was becoming blurry. The voices of people around her was deafening.
"My God—Diggory," she heard, "Dumbledore, he's dead." Harry's voice came back to her ears, louder this time, "Professor, she needs help. Voldemort held her under the Cruciatus Curse for about ten minutes." She felt as if she was being lifted into strong arms.
"Hand her to me, Mr. Potter," a man was saying, "You are hurt, yourself." Her head swayed. Girls were screaming, sobbing hysterically. The scene flickered oddly before her eyes. And then, she blacked out.
"Will she be okay?" Kitty heard Harry say. "Why hasn't she woken up? Harry, tell me what happened, what did He Who Must Not Be Named do?" Vandyll's voice came from a distance. "Calm down, Mr. Zinpike, or I am afraid I will have to ask you to leave the Hospital wing," said a third firm voice.
Kitty opened her eyes, as if after a long time. Vandyll, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Luna, Dennis, and Remus crowded around her. "Out of my way!" shrieked Madam Pomfrey, "Now that she's awake, we possibly cannot have so many of you here. This girl needs rest. Get out at once, all of you."
"Please," whispered Kitty, "please, I feel much better, now." Madam Pomfrey who noticed that the colour in her cheeks was beginning to return, said reluctantly, "Oh all right, but only two at a time. Mr. Potter, you may go first."
Ron, Hermione, Luna, Dennis, and Vandyll left the Hospital wing, leaving Harry and Remus inside. "How long have I been unconscious?" asked Kitty. "Fifty one hours," said Harry, white-faced. "And hey, listen, Kat, I'm really sorry that—that I couldn't, I mean I—"
"It's not your fault," said Kitty, holding Harry's hand. "No, it was. I should've—"
"Harry Potter, now you're gonna fight with me about whose fault it was? If you must, wait for me to get better; I'm really not feeling up to it at the moment." Harry smiled and kissed Kitty's hand.
"And there's something else as well, that you must know," Remus put in, "Moody is not really Moody. It was Barty Crouch's son who was pretending to be Moody. Yeah," continued Remus, as Kitty's mouth fell open.
"It was he who put Harry's name in the Goblet. He turned the Cup into a portkey. That's why he offered help with the tasks: telling Harry to fly past the dragon, and the gillyweed too, he made sure Dobby knew of it, and the book Hermione, got you for Christmas. It was all part of his plan to get Harry to win the Tournament, and into that graveyard. That's why he didn't say anything to Dumbledore about you going with Harry under the cloak. He hoped Voldemort would finish you too."
"But Dumbledore knew, he knew, I know he saw me—"
"Yes, Ms. Potter, I did know, and I didn't stop you," said Dumbledore, entering the Hospital wing. "I wanted to give Harry some company in the maze; I thought it was just a harmless little bit of happiness I was giving you both. And look what it amounted to," said Dumbledore. Kitty looked away, feeling awkward.
"I let you too," said Harry, miserably, "I shouldn't have."
"All's well that ends well however," said Dumbledore, his eyes twinking, "as the muggle saying goes."
"Come Remus, and you Mr. Potter," said Dumbledore smiling, "Let us not deprive Mr. Zinpike any more of courting his young love." Kitty blushed as she saw Dumbledore leaving the Hospital wing humming the song, A Cauldron Full of Hot, Strong Love. Harry grinned over his shoulder as he left.
Vandyll and Luna entered almost immediately. "So, how are you feeling," said Vandyll, sitting down on the edge of the bed. "Fine," she answered. None of them really knew what to say next.
"I brought you some fresh daisies," said Luna, breaking the silence. "Um, thanks, Luna," said Kitty. "So," said Vandyll, uncertainly, "So, could you—um, could you tell us clearly what happened in the graveyard? Harry told us most of it, but he did not tell us why you are in this state?"
"Lord Voldemort," she said, as Vandyll winced, "held me under the Cruciatus curse for ten minutes. That's pretty much it." Vandyll exchanged a shocked expression with Luna. "Look, can we please talk about something else, Van?" said Kitty. Vandyll nodded. "How're Mr. and Mrs. Diggory? Were they told how Cedric died?" she asked.
"Harry told them what had happened," said Luna, "Cho was in hysterics." She fell silent. A great black dog suddenly entered the Hospital wing. "Hello Sirius," said Kitty happily. The dog barked and looked towards the door. "Oh right, Luna, Vandyll, I think Ron, Dennis and Hermione are waiting outside to see me," said Kitty.
"Yes," said Luna, getting up. She left the room, skipping. Vandyll hesitated, then kissed Kitty on the cheek and said, "Get well soon, Kitty." Sirius barked.
After he had left, Hermione, Ron and Dennis entered. "Better?" asked Dennis. "Loads," said Kitty and grinned. Ron had brought a large box of Chocolate Frogs, which he handed around to everyone.
"How's the real Moody?" asked Kitty, suddenly catching sight of him on a bed in the far corner. "He'll be fine. Madam Pomfrey says he's really weak though. Was stunned and imperiused repeatedly," said Ron, through a mouthful of frog.
"Fudge doesn't want to believe that You Know Who's back," said Hermione grimly. "But why?" asked Kitty. "Terrified out of his wits, I suppose," said Hermione.
Unfortunately, Madam Pomfrey appeared then, and said that on no accounts was she going to allow visitors any more, not to mention a large dog. "Most unhygienic," Kitty heard her say as she shooed them out of the Hospital wing.
Kitty got released from the Hospital Wing the next day. She went straight to the Ravenclaw Tower, to pack her stuff, as it was the last day, and everyone was leaving. The students from Durmstrang and Beauxbatons had already left the previous day.
The Leaving Feast was not as much fun as the Opening Feast because the prospect of returning to the Dursleys was looming in the distance, and also because people were staring at Harry and Kitty, wherever they went.
Kitty boarded the Hogwarts Express with a heavy heart. Hermione, to Kitty's surprise, had produced a large glass jar, which which she had trapped a small beetle. "This is Rita Skeeter," said Hermione, happily, "She is an unregistered Animagus. This is how she was keeping tabs on us."
The door of the compartment slid open.
"Very clever, Granger," said Draco Malfoy.
Crabbe and Goyle were standing behind him. All three of them looked more pleased with themselves, more arrogant and more menacing, than Harry had ever seen them.
"So," said Malfoy slowly, advancing slightly into the compartment and looking slowly around at them, a smirk quivering on his lips. "You caught some pathetic reporter and Potter's Dumbledore's favorite boy again. Big deal."
"Get out!"
"Glad to," said Malfoy. He gave Kitty a wide smile, not a smirk, a proper smile, and then left with his goons. Kitty looked confused.
"What's going on?" asked Harry suspiciously. "I dunno," said Kitty, "First the Yule Ball, now this. Anyway, I'm going to join Vandyll, Luna and Dennis."
When they got off the train, they saw Uncle Vernon waiting beyond the barrier. Mrs. Weasley was close by him. She hugged Harry and Kitty very tightly when she saw them and whispered in Harry's ear, "I think Dumbledore will let you both come to us later in the summer. Keep in touch."
After saying to goodbye to everyone, Harry and Kitty turned to Uncle Vernon, and followed him silently from the station. "All's well that ends well," thought Kitty, "Yes, all's well that ends well."
The first book is complete. Please review and tell me how you like. I will be starting The Other Potter: Part II, which will follow Kitty in her second year, and Harry in his fifth. You needn't worry; I will start the second book immediately. Happy Reading!