A/N: Here's another chapter. Enjoy:))

Chapter 81:Leaving

"I can't avoid this question, can I ?"

"Well, we all want to know because we're worried. But I guess it' s up to you."

" You're talking about being worried? Your leg is broken and your arm not far either. You have so many bruises I can't even count and by what Hagrid said, you fought a Blast-Ended Skrewt there. I'm practically alive and the bruises are minor. "

"Yeah, practically alive. Cause you were supposed to be dead." a shiver went through me as I remembered Death's words.

" Well, I guess you'll find out anyway." We put a privacy charm around us so no one from the other bed could eavesdrop, and I told them what Dumbledore said. " I think that maybe that's why the Basilisk didn't kill me in the second year. I mean, same thinking. You can't kill something that's dead. Though I'm wondering: does that mean I'm a zombie?"

Hermione looked at me with a face that said 'really?'

"Well, you still have..."

"...your brain, right?"

"Oh, right."

"Well, I don't really have other theories. Mione?"

"Well" she said, raising her head from Fred's shoulder " on your birthday you weren't really dead, just close to dying. And the magic saved you. And now it is protecting you, as its original purpose was to prevent you from dying. Maybe the killing curse was really powerful and it took a bit for the magic to fend it off."

"Guys, I just realized something."

"What Gin?"

"Well, you came back to life after you reached the school grounds."

"So?"

"Well, Ron that means You-Know-Who thinks she's dead, and maybe that gives us an advantage for when we'll face him."

"We? Ginny, mom would kill me if I ever got you in danger. And Fred and George wouldn't escape her either. You're not going anywhere."

"First of all, we're not going anywhere tonight, just to clarify. We need a plan and time and to talk about it with the adults. Second, none of you will go anywhere. I can't get any of you in danger, and it's what I've been kept here and trained for I guess. Well, besides the fact that I was a time bomb. But the idea is, it's too dangerous."

"But-"

"No buts, you saw what happened tonight. And he wasn't even in full power. They weren't ready for a fight. Besides, it's not a big loss if I die. I have to anyway." I muttered the last part under my breath.

"What?"

"Nohing. Let's go, Harry needs rest." We couldn't even make it halfway to the door before a voice emerged from where we were before.

"And where exactly do you thing you're going? You'll stay the night for supervision."

"But Madame Pomfrey.-" she raised one of her eyebrows at me.

"Do you really want to have this conversation?"

"No, I don't." I said and walked slowly towards her and slumped into the bed on Harry's left. Our friends left and we remained there. Poppy handed Harry a glass of Skele-Gro, which he eyed wearily.

"I don't t-"

"Just drink the potion, it will end faster." He gulped it down and for the next minute, I felt all the bones in his leg sticking themselves back, and, as I predicted, a few of his arm. It was definitely painful, but that's life I guess.

"Now, let's check you."

"I'm fine Poppy." she opened her mouth to say something but I stopped her.

"If you too are going to tell me that I died, I already know that, I've been told quite a few times over the past hours. Anything else?"

" Yes, let me heal these bruises. And I think all three of you need Dreamless sleep potions."

She came back a few minutes later with a bottle of potion and three goblets which she handed us.

"You take them before you go to sleep. Don't stay up late. " She said and went to her office. None of us could really sleep that night. I expected Harry and Cedric to go to sleep early, as I thought them to be really tired, but they didn't. And I had Garret's scared face and Eve's lifeless body fixed on my brain, as well as the fear of Death returning if I went to sleep. A few times I almost fell asleep, but I forced my eyes open. I couldn't let it get back to me. What if I tried to choke someone again? We talked a bit and then each of us distracted himself differently. I summoned a book and by morning it was finished. I didn't wait for Poppy to come to us. As soon as I heard chatter on the corridor, I declared the night over and left the Hospital Wing.

Over the next week, we spent as much time as possible with our friends from the other schools, as they were about to leave. That meant a lot of time spent with Durmstrang kids, talking about Eve, and growing really close. I made a few really good friends: Erik, who was a year older than Eve, was really interested into Muggles, though his family was pureblood. Apparently, in North, wizards weren't so biased against muggleborns as here. Anna, was my age and she was completely opposite to Eve's personality: she was shy, and quiet and not really the bravest person out there. But she was kind, and caring; she would've made a great Hufflepuff. In fact, I introduced her to some of them and they got along really well. And finally Sophia and Sara, the twins. They were rather different. Sophia wasn't timid, but she wasn't a really loud person either. She liked reading and Quidditch and you could talk to her for hours without even realizing the time passed. Sara, on the other hand, was really outgoing, and keeping her feet on the ground, so instead of Quidditch, she practiced Muggle basketball at home. She couldn't stay still for a moment, always wanting to run or do something.

Between talking to my new friends and avoiding random hallway interrogations from Cedric, the week passed fast and soon it was time for our friends to leave. We weren't as impressed by their leaving as by their arrival, but it still was cool. Flitwick burned down the maze and Hagrid took care of the animals left in it.

The castle felt weirdly empty now, even less than fifty people left, but it was easier to avoid talking to people, as we all were thinking again about what happened at the task.