A/N:Hey all I'm back and guess what!!! After a few extremely short chapters I finally got one that was somewhat longer. YAY ME!! ok its still a bit short but you know what I think its rather good for being extremely tired.
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Warnings: Well there actually arent really any for this chapter. Cept I play with your minds. You almost find out what happened to Draco but not just yet.
Also: This chapter is in like four different POV"s I know I know what was I thinking but hey just bear with me alright. I promise its pretty much worth it. I rather like this chapter actually. Not as much as the third one but thats cause that one has some sentimental value to me.
And Finally: this is SLASH people. boy boy pairings here. dont like dont read. Flames will be used to roast marshmellows and for nothing more. Thank you.
Author's Annoying Ramblings: Yep I'm back. I've actually been making my deadlines isnt that great!! Anyway, my little sisters just turned five years old. Everyone wish her a Happy Birthday!! She's getting so big. I know I'm such a sap when it comes to her but that happens when you pretty much raise your siblings. I'm so proud of her -tear- Anyway. Yea I'm still a procrastinating imbisile. I started this chapter at 1 o'clock this morning and wrote on it till 3:30 then went to bed and started again at like 6 and just finished. Its like 7:30 here. Jeeze I really need to get my act together. Anyway I'll let you read the story now. Enjoy!!
Chapter 6
Overheard ConversationsAfter Professor Snape ran out of the classroom everyone immediately broke out in conversation about what we had all just witnessed. A single glance at the Slytherins told me what they thought of it and Parkinson's shrill voice confirmed it. They all agreed that he'd deserved what had just happened. That really got my mind going. No one deserves something like that to happen to them.
I know I'd had a feeling since the train ride here that something was wrong with Malfoy but I guess, deep down, I had hoped that it was just my mind finding ways to relieve boredom. This cements it though. There is deffinately something terribly wrong here.
I quickly packed my books into my bag and start toward the door. With all the commotion it is very likely that I can get out of the classroom unnoticed. Really the only people I really have to worry about are Ron and Hermione. Thankfully, they seem to be in a deep conversation with the other. Perhaps I've just found another reason that I'm glad they got together.
Once I enter the hallway I continue down the corridor at a jog. I want to catch up with Professor Snape before he gets to the infirmary. For some reason I really want to know what's wrong with Malfoy. What could have happened to him to make something like that happen to him? What could he have been remembering?
As I turn into the hallway to the infirmary, Snape is just walking through the door. I quickly run forward and stop the door just before it closes. Something tells me that I shouldn't be eavesdropping on what is going on inside. I think that must be my conscience. This time, I'm deffinately not listening to it. My curiosity will have to win out this time.
Stepping forward I lean over so that I can just see through the crack in the door and spot Madame Pomfrey leaning over an unconscious Malfoy.
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"Why didn't it work?!" I can tell that Severus is angry. I personally don't blame him. I've only seen the man worried twice in my life and both times it has been because young Draco Malfoy has ended up in my care.
"I'm not sure Severus," I reply calmly. Yes, my voice is calm but inside I'm just as worried as the man who stands across from me. "He came in this morning and took his potion. I just don't understand why the potion didn't work."
Oh now he's glaring at me. I pull out my wand and quietly begin healing some of the smaller cuts on the boy's body. I learned from last time that it was impossible to heal the wound on his stomach with magic. All the while I brace myself for the explosion that I'm certain is going to happen any moment.
"Not sure!" Oh there it is. See I should be the divination professor I've had more predictions come true that Trelawney and I just started a few weeks ago. "That potion was designed to prevent an episode such as this from accruing. I brewed it myself and I know it was done correctly. There must have been a problem with the way it was administered."
"I assure you that the boy had no problem drinking down the potion Severus." I reply quietly. It's always so hard to keep calm with that man in my infirmary. "If you can't keep your voice down and let me tend to my patient then I suggest waiting outside."
That shut him up. Good he was really starting to annoy me. I reach forward and carefully removed the boys bloodstained shirt. His wounds don't seem to be as extensive as the last time. I wonder why that is, if he relieved the memories the wounds should have all returned.
"I was able to get through to him before all the memories came back. Thankfully I was able to get his attention before the worst of the wounds could return."
Oh well that explains it. Wait a minute! I know I didn't say that out loud. I inwardly gasp as I glance down at the young Malfoy's chest. He's somehow managed to lose even more weight since leaving the infirmary the last time. He's been assuring me that he's been eating. It seems we have more to worry about than memories.
It's a shame really that the day the boy finally begins talking to me again is the day that he has to live through it once more. "Severus go to the fireplace and call the Headmaster here. He needs to be informed." I can see that he is about to protest but one glance from me stops him and he quickly turns and walks away.
------------------End Pomfrey POVBegin Snape POV(A/N: This is during the same time period as above just Snapes thoughts during it so yeah bear with me please!!!)------------------------
"Why didn't it work?!" I yelled at the mediwitch. That potion that she has me making for Draco is supposed to stop this from happening. I give up trying to keep my composure. I know it is an un-winnable battle.
If only I had been there that night. I would have been able to stop this all from happening in the first place. Oh she's talking again.
"I'm not sure Severus." Not Sure!! How can she not be sure?! "He came in this morning and took his potion. I'm just not sure why the potion didn't work." I can feel my temper rising as she speaks. Blast me and my quick temper.
Oh when the hell. "Not sure!! That potion was designed to prevent an episode such as this from happening. I brewed it myself and I know it was done correctly. There must have been a problem with the way it was administered."
"I assure you that the boy had no problem drinking down the potion Severus." That woman is so infuriating. Oh god she's got more to say. "If you can't keep your voice down and let me tend to my patient then I suggest waiting outside."
How dare she? No I must keep my mind on the problem. I glance back down at my godson as Pomfrey removes his shirt. My godson. Some godfather I've turned out to be. Can't even protect the boy when he's not even three feet away from me.
I look up and notice the questioning look in Pomfrey's eyes and decide to answer her unanswered question. "I was able to get through to him before all the memories came back. Thankfully I was able to get his attention before the worst of the wounds could return."
I let my eyes drift back to the still form of my godson. He's almost unrecognizable to the boy he was in his first year here. I know how he acted toward the other students but he had an image to uphold. Lucius' image. But in private he was a mischievous boy. Now he's just a shell of the boy he used to be. Now he's forced to fight just to live on. And it's my fault. I knew that things weren't what they appeared to be at Malfoy Manor yet I allowed him to return. I should have done something to stop it. Yet all I did was stand back and watch.
I'm drawn out of my thoughts by Pomfrey telling me to summon Dumbledore. Without answering her I turn and make my way over to the fireplace
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Moments later Albus Dumbledore appeared in the fireplace and stepped into the infirmary. "How is young Mr. Malfoy?" he asked, the twinkle in his eyes now nonexistent.
"Well, he's not as bad as the last time he was in here but he's still in pretty bad shape." Madame Pomfrey replied.
"Is there any reason that the potion may not have worked," Albus asked turning toward Snape.
"None," the pale man replied instantly, "I took special care on it. The brew was perfect."
"Is there any way that someone could have gotten in here and tampered with it?" the older man said, glancing over at the unconscious boy on the bed. "He has many enemies now. Is there any way someone could have found out about the potion and tampered with it?"
"That's always a possibility," Pomfrey said as she quietly bandaged the large gash on Malfoy's abdomen. "But who could have pulled something like that off?"
"Mr. Malfoy has earned himself quite a few enemies. Many of which are right here in this school." He turned and glanced at the silent Potions Professor before continuing. "The best we can do is keep a close watch on those that we know are against him. I gave the Prefects their own rooms this year for Mr. Malfoy's sake. I believe we have no reason to worry about anything happening to him in his room. We merely need to watch him while he's in the hallways and in classes." He then turned back to the nurse and concluded "Poppy might I suggest keeping Mr. Malfoy's potions in a safe place. Preferably somewhere that just the two of you will know about."
At her nod the Hogwarts Headmaster turned and strode from the room.
At the sound of footsteps headed his way Harry ran across the hall and hid in a shadowy corner.
He had just managed to hide himself as the infirmary doors opened and Professor Dumbledore emerged into the hallway. He allowed the doors to close fully before turning toward the hiding boy and saying "I suggest Harry that you let secrets come out in due time." With that he turned and walked down the hall toward his office leaving a thoroughly confused Harry Potter behind him.
A/N: And theres chapter 6. I hope it was worth the weeks wait. I'm pleased with it I must say. But you know what why dont you tell me what you think just so I know for sure.
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