Always Someone
Chapter 6
Hermione sat up in her hospital wing bed, which hurt her back a bit. She had a throbbing pain in her right arm, and she looked to see a bandage wrapped around part of her upper arm. She suddenly remembered what happened and realized, for the first time, that she didn't know if everyone else was okay, and she was quite frightened by the chilling events. All she had to do was look around, and see everybody she was with that night in a bed in the hospital wing. Ginny was right across from her, just getting up. She looked as shocked as Hermione had felt, to be getting up out of a state of unconciousness. Ginny seemed to remember what happened, too, and she looked over to Hermione, reassured. "Hey," Hermione said, finding her voice. "Hey, um- are you hurt bad?" Ginny asked, looking at the bandage on Hermione's arm. "I-I don't think so, it hurts some. Are you?" Hermione replied. "Um- it hurts," Ginny paused, referring to the icepack on her shoulder, "And so does this-" she paused again, moving her hand from a spot on her cheek, revealing a bandage clear across her cheek. "Ow." Hermione said, seeing Ginny's face. She was always quite squeemish. "So- you think the dark lord is out to get- Harry?" Ginny asked, unintentionally changing the subject. "It's highly possible." Hermione replied, shivering at the mention of the dark lord. Thoughts of that night came flooding back in a rush of evilness and dark magic. "Then why do you think we-were attacked?" Ginny asked. "I- really don't know. Well, it could be because we're kind of close to Harry-" Hermione paused, she suddenly remembered the letter. Ginny didn't notice her sudden tune-out. "You really think?" Ginny asked, her skin turning the colour of milk. She had gotten over Harry last year, but she still cared about him. "No, not really." Hermione said, more serious than ever.She was thinking about the letter. Maybe it wasn't meant for her, maybe it was meant for someone else and it was about someone in the group that was attacked.....either her, Ginny, Cho, Lavender, or Parvati. It was a scary thought. "Oh." Ginny replied, puzzled. She sighed and started to think about that night, and what she would do if the dark lord was out to get Harry. She sighed again.
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Ron walked into the hospital wing around noon. He was overjoyed to see Ginny and Hermione sitting up, conscious. He went and hugged Ginny and handed her flowers. He went and hugged Hermione and handed her flowers. "Are you guys- okay?" Ron asked, knowing they were not okay, they had been attacked, he had heard the whole story by now. "I think so." Hermione replied uncertainly "Yeah, I think so too." Ginny said. "Good." Ron said, truly glad. "Where's Harry?" Ginny asked, concerned he was in danger of being attacked. "He didn't feel well, he's in the dorm, he says get well soon and feel better and all that rubbish." Ron replied. "Ron!" Hermione teased. "Always the sarcasm." Hermione smiled. Ron smiled back. There was a moment of silence. "Ahem." Ginny broke the silence. Ron and Hermione snapped back into reality and stared at Ginny. "Well- I have to go, just making sure you two are alright. Madam Pomfrey says you should be out of here by tomorrow, 'if you get plenty of rest and no company'." Ron mocked Madam Pomfrey, and left with Hermione giggling and Ginny giving her a look of, 'hes soooo not funny'. Hermione shot back a look of, 'well, I think he is'. Ginny rolled her eyes and threw a pillow at Hermione's feet. Hermione picked it up, and added it to her two others. "Thanks, I needed another one." Hermione grinned, and lay down on her three pillows, while Ginny had one. "Grrrrrrrr." Ginny acted mad and then grinned, she lay down on her pillow.
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Hermione had fallen asleep. When she awoke, she remembered the letter was still in her pocket. She went in to get it, only to find it wasn't there. She checked her other pocket, not there. She practically tore apart her bed (with one hand, mind you), and she still couldn't find it. She was sure it had been in her pocket! Ginny woke up and stared at her curiously. Hermione didn't notice Ginny had woken up. She continued to search for the letter. When she had searched everywhere possible in the hospital wing, and after a warning of, 'You need rest, young lady,' from Madam Pomfrey, Hermione lay back in bed like nothing happened and went back to sleep. Ginny just sat there, confused.
Chapter 6
Hermione sat up in her hospital wing bed, which hurt her back a bit. She had a throbbing pain in her right arm, and she looked to see a bandage wrapped around part of her upper arm. She suddenly remembered what happened and realized, for the first time, that she didn't know if everyone else was okay, and she was quite frightened by the chilling events. All she had to do was look around, and see everybody she was with that night in a bed in the hospital wing. Ginny was right across from her, just getting up. She looked as shocked as Hermione had felt, to be getting up out of a state of unconciousness. Ginny seemed to remember what happened, too, and she looked over to Hermione, reassured. "Hey," Hermione said, finding her voice. "Hey, um- are you hurt bad?" Ginny asked, looking at the bandage on Hermione's arm. "I-I don't think so, it hurts some. Are you?" Hermione replied. "Um- it hurts," Ginny paused, referring to the icepack on her shoulder, "And so does this-" she paused again, moving her hand from a spot on her cheek, revealing a bandage clear across her cheek. "Ow." Hermione said, seeing Ginny's face. She was always quite squeemish. "So- you think the dark lord is out to get- Harry?" Ginny asked, unintentionally changing the subject. "It's highly possible." Hermione replied, shivering at the mention of the dark lord. Thoughts of that night came flooding back in a rush of evilness and dark magic. "Then why do you think we-were attacked?" Ginny asked. "I- really don't know. Well, it could be because we're kind of close to Harry-" Hermione paused, she suddenly remembered the letter. Ginny didn't notice her sudden tune-out. "You really think?" Ginny asked, her skin turning the colour of milk. She had gotten over Harry last year, but she still cared about him. "No, not really." Hermione said, more serious than ever.She was thinking about the letter. Maybe it wasn't meant for her, maybe it was meant for someone else and it was about someone in the group that was attacked.....either her, Ginny, Cho, Lavender, or Parvati. It was a scary thought. "Oh." Ginny replied, puzzled. She sighed and started to think about that night, and what she would do if the dark lord was out to get Harry. She sighed again.
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Ron walked into the hospital wing around noon. He was overjoyed to see Ginny and Hermione sitting up, conscious. He went and hugged Ginny and handed her flowers. He went and hugged Hermione and handed her flowers. "Are you guys- okay?" Ron asked, knowing they were not okay, they had been attacked, he had heard the whole story by now. "I think so." Hermione replied uncertainly "Yeah, I think so too." Ginny said. "Good." Ron said, truly glad. "Where's Harry?" Ginny asked, concerned he was in danger of being attacked. "He didn't feel well, he's in the dorm, he says get well soon and feel better and all that rubbish." Ron replied. "Ron!" Hermione teased. "Always the sarcasm." Hermione smiled. Ron smiled back. There was a moment of silence. "Ahem." Ginny broke the silence. Ron and Hermione snapped back into reality and stared at Ginny. "Well- I have to go, just making sure you two are alright. Madam Pomfrey says you should be out of here by tomorrow, 'if you get plenty of rest and no company'." Ron mocked Madam Pomfrey, and left with Hermione giggling and Ginny giving her a look of, 'hes soooo not funny'. Hermione shot back a look of, 'well, I think he is'. Ginny rolled her eyes and threw a pillow at Hermione's feet. Hermione picked it up, and added it to her two others. "Thanks, I needed another one." Hermione grinned, and lay down on her three pillows, while Ginny had one. "Grrrrrrrr." Ginny acted mad and then grinned, she lay down on her pillow.
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Hermione had fallen asleep. When she awoke, she remembered the letter was still in her pocket. She went in to get it, only to find it wasn't there. She checked her other pocket, not there. She practically tore apart her bed (with one hand, mind you), and she still couldn't find it. She was sure it had been in her pocket! Ginny woke up and stared at her curiously. Hermione didn't notice Ginny had woken up. She continued to search for the letter. When she had searched everywhere possible in the hospital wing, and after a warning of, 'You need rest, young lady,' from Madam Pomfrey, Hermione lay back in bed like nothing happened and went back to sleep. Ginny just sat there, confused.