Here's the fourth part...I think this is gonna be a long fanfic.....




Ron rocked Hermione as she cried in his arms. It seemed he was doing it a lot lately. But this time it was not because Harry was being a jerk and avoiding Hermione. There was something very wrong with Harry. Someting very serious. All they had heard was that he was in a coma, and they could not wake him.

There was a soft knock on the door. It was Dean. "Dumbledore wants to see you both in the hospital wing. It's about Harry." he said solemnly. Then he turned to leave.

"Herm, come on, we have to go see Dumbledore." said Ron, pulling her to her feet. She followed reluctantly, wiping her red eyes.

Upon reaching the hospital wing, they knocked on the door and Dumbledore answered.

He led them to some chairs in the corner and Hermione immediatly asked if they could see Harry.

"Soon" said Dumbledore. "But we must answer some questions first. Harry has the brishteh fever."

"I've never heard of that." said Hermione quietly. "But I do know a bit of Gaelic. Brishteh means broken. (A/N bet none of you guessed that!)"

"Yes, it does mean broken. You've never heard of the fever because it's extremely rare and deadly."

Hearing the word deadly, Hermione tried to choke back a sob and gripped Ron's hand.

"I need you to answer some questions. Did Harry try to avoid you or distance himself from you guys at all?"

Hermione bowed her head and started to cry once again. "Yes" answered Ron, Hermione couldn't speak. "At first he would cringe everythime Hermione came near him, and then he just ignored her. He would talk to me, but he was ver withdrawn."

Dumbledore was listening intently. "Did he ever say anything about his scar hurting?"

"Is Voldemort doing this, Proffessor Dumbledore?" asked Hermione, still in tears, deathgrip on Ron's hand.

"No, he can't cause the fever." he answered, but he looked scared. And that only made Herm feel worse. "Is there anything else you can remember about his behaviour?"

Ron nodded. "I know he constantly has nightmares, but he's always had those. He hasn't been eating well, trying to avoid Hermione, he didn't go down to breakfast. He was starting to look very sickly and pale. But I could see him in class, Dumbledore! He didn't want to be distanced from her. He sat in class staring at her all day. Longing was all over his face!"

Dumbledore bowed his head for a few minutes, as though deep in thought. Then he said:

"The brishteh fever has a very specific cause. It's depression, combined with seperation from something that that person needs. A non-material thing. I have a feeling Voldemort was driving him away from Hermione, using dreams and getting inside his head. He hoped it would make him miserable, which it did. He would then be easy to manipulate and to take to the dark side. But Voldemort was not counting on the fever. Harry was seperated from you Hermione. He needed you. You two have a special link. You two are in love and Harry could never survive at the moment without it. The fever ruined his plan. The problem is,Harry will die if we do not do somthing about the fever. If we do, he'll still try to avoid you Hermione, making him vulnerable to Voldemort, or could make him sick again. And if he stops avoiding you.......Voldemort will come after you.

Hermione could not take it any more. She fainted into Ron's arms.


Another cliffhanger! What will they do?

This story is going along real good. I just thought of a HUGE plot twist which will come in the next two parts!

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~Danie
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P.S Ha! bristeh means broken!!!