What Happens In The Room Of Requirement
Authors Note: I do no own Harry Potter or the characters…Enjoy the story ,and be patient Hermione is a smart girl she will figure things out!
Chapter 37:
All of the students were gathered in the Great Hall for the back to school feast. Professor McGonagall stood at the podium waiting to give a speech. She wasn't that good at giving epic speeches, but she felt that this was the time that was called for one. Everyone could see how tired and worried she looked. Draco and Ginny had not felt like joining everyone one in the Great Hall. They were not feeling up for being cheerful and happy, when I was still not waking. They sat by my side , that is until Blaise came in and tried to force them to join the feast.
" Come on Guys, I know you are worried about her, but so am. So how about joining everyone else for the feast?" Blaise tried to lighten the mood and force a smile. Neither of them Budged. Draco sat in the chair by my bed, holding tight to my hand and Ginny knelt by my bed side opposite of the side Draco was on, laying her head down against the bed.
" You go" Draco said coldly, not even bothering to look up.
" Gin?" Ginny shook her head
" Blaise I don't feel like going down there when Hermione cant even be there to share it with me. Every year at the feast she is there to keep me company and hold a stimulating conversation. She is the only real girl friend that I have. She is like my sister. So no I cant leave her." Blaise shook his head and then leaned down next to Ginny.
" I don't think you guys are getting this. It's not a suggestion, that's an order."
" What?" they both said in unison as if he had gone mad.
" Just for a little bit, I am worried about Hermione too, but do you really think she would want you guys saying here every minute of everyday, unable to live your lives?" Draco rolled his eyes and looked over at his friend as if he was his worst enemy at that moment for suggesting such a thing. However he was right I hated seeing them frozen in life un able to do any thing because of me.
" You talk as if she is dead, or dying?" Draco started to yell. Ginny was getting upset by them too fighting.
" NO, She's not dead, but she is not living either!"
" What are you suggesting?" You could cut the tension in this room with a knife.
" Nothing…" Draco snorted as his reply.
" That sounds like a loaded nothing mate" Blaise ran a frustrated hand through his hair.
" All I am trying to say is look at your self mate." He sighed again " you look like you need to shave, and I am guessing you haven't showered in days, you haven't ate in days, and you hardly get any sleep at all."
" I sleep"
" Yea, you nod off every so often and then bounce back awake to watch her. And I get it Draco I really do, but this isn't right. She wouldn't want this." I could tell Draco was getting pissed, even though his expression softened as he bit his lip.
" You get it?" Blaise nodded. " I don't think you do man. Just imagine for a moment would you that instead of Hermione in this comma, it was the Weaselette over there." He motioned toward Ginny. Ginny just watched the too of them argue, unable to say anything. " I highly doubt that you would be quite as sane as you think. The love of my life is not dead, but she is not alive either." He tried to fight back tears.
Ginny stood up and looked back from Draco to Blaise one more time.
" Malfoy, I hate to admit it but Blaise is right." He sighed but then sighed.
" I don want to leave her." I wish I could hold Draco right now and tell him everything will be ok, but I couldn't and that made me angry. All I could do is just watch life go by while I figure out what I am supposed to.
Draco started to slowly walk to ward the door , behind Blaise and Ginny. Blaise grabbed her hand and intertwined his in hers, and for the first time since Ginny had returned were the two of them more relaxed.
They made it down to the Great hall just in time for McGonagall's speech. She stood in front of the podium just looking out onto all of the students. It was like she was waiting for answers herself.
" Attention students and faculty" All eyes were on her to wait to hear her say some cheerful welcome back holiday speech, but that is not what came at all. " First of all I would like to extend a welcome back to all. This year has been particularly hard for a lot of you since the start of the term. I have stressed house unity and since a lot of the old prejudices have banished and we tried to look past it all and move forward to a new beginning." She stopped to take a deep breath. " I feel it necessary to tell you that we had thought it all ended with the war, but only a select few knew the war was not yet over." Harry and Ron's faces dropped when they heard the head mistress say what Ginny had be trying to tell them all Holiday season, but they had chosen not to believe her and think her going mental. Ginny tried to fight back sobs and she head the mistress speak. Draco and Blaise could not look up at all ,but just listen to her speak of the last battle. " There were still loyal Death Eaters who remained and had not switched sides after HIS demise. There were a team of defenders who called them selves The Resistance. They had gone undercover to stop the return of The Dark Lord again. The Death Eaters had a ritual for bringing him back, but The Resistance stayed 2 steps a head of them. They were able to stop them. The battle was brutal, many lives were lost, and the cost for most was great. We lost a beloved Professor Snape, and The Minister of Magic's assistant as well. There were many of your house mates who were in the battle that was fought. Miss Hermione Granger is in a Comma that magic can not bring her back from. There are a lot of powerful people who believe in keeping you all in the dark about what really goes on out side these walls of Hogwarts. You all have been put through a lot over the years ,and know just as well as I do that you need to be prepared for the dark as well as the light." She watched as everyone had gone quiet and sad. " That is the very same reason why the return to Hogwarts Ball that was suggested at the beginning of term is still going to be on. We need to have some light back into our lives and I am giving this too you all. Also continue to keep the fallen in your thoughts and not give up hope. That is all. Enjoy the feast" She slowly made her way to sit down. I don think every one was in the same mood now. Why were the dark times never over for the wizarding world?