The next morning Harry awoke. He had almost
forgotten why he was in the hospital
wing, but when he saw Allison, he remember all the night's events.
He
wondered if Dumbledore had caughten Voldemorte. He looked over at Allison again
as he put on his glasses. She was sitting up sipping some water from a glass.
She
noticed Harry looking over at her. "Harry! You're alright! I wasn't sure where
you went after I fell asleep!" Allison said exasperating. There was a knock on
the door and Madame Pomfrey opened the door. It was Ron and Hermione. They ran
towards Harry. "Harry! We were so worried!" Hermione cried. Ron interrrupted"
Dumbledore told us everything and told the school to remain calm, and that
there was no danger to any of us." Hermione straightened her robes and said
"Harry you better get dressed, we have transfiguration in 15 mins!" Just then
Madame Pomfrey came in and told Harry that he was fine to leave, and Allison
would have to stay until Dumbledore told her what they were going to do. "Who's
Allison?"Hermione inquired. "I am" Allison spoke up from behind them. Harry
introduced them, "Ron, Hermione this is Allison. The girl I saved from the lake
last night, she an umm…..muggle." Allison blushed scarlet, but smiled up at
Hermione and Ron. "I'm pleased to meet you both." "Like wise" Ron said while
shaking her hand. "How nice to meet you too" Hermione said much more politely
than Ron. Harry got up from the bed and said goodbye to Madame Pomfrey. He went
over to Allison and told her he hoped she would feel better and he'd be back to
see her at lunch. She looked miserable and lonely when they left. Harry felt
bad leaving her in a strange place by herself. But he would see her soon.
Allison
sat in her bed frightened and alone. Why had Harry left her in this strange
place. She figured she may as well get some rest, seeing as how she wasn't
going to be leaving anytime soon. Madame Pomfrey had left her some spare school
robes on the end of her bed. She decided to change into them, in case
Dumbledore came, she didn't want him to see her in her nightgown! She went into
the bathroom and changed into the robes. She came back to her bed and left the
nightgown folded neatly on the end of it. She sat down and tried to relax, but
then she felt an eerie pain rush through her body. Voldemort. He was
here……somewhere. She had to hurry and find Harry. She opened the door to the
Hospital Wing and stepped out into the busy hallway. She was overcome at all
the people rushing about and chattering here and there. She noticed a wand
lying on the ground and saw that a teacher said some enchantmants and the door
to a classroom opened. Allison held the wand steady in her hand. How was she ever
going to find Harry in this mess? She had to….stop time ..somehow. She thought
to herself of some kind of an enchantment she could say to stop time. Then
without realizing it she waved her wand and muttered "Timus Arretuis!"
Everything was frozen. It felt like even the wind in the hallway stopped.
Allison stepped forward and no one moved or anything, they were still frozen in
their places. She saw a boy's arms streched out towards his books that were in
mid air. Allison moved rapidly through the still hallway and turned corners
here and there. She had as much time as
she needed to find Harry now. She stepped in some green goo oozing from a
nearby corner. And peered into a nearby classroom. She walked into the
classroom and saw Harry standing frozen by a desk, talking to Hermione
and Ron. She rushed up to Harry, now how do I
start time again she thought? She shouted "Timus startus" but nothing
happened. No that couldn't be it. Then she rose her arm and shouted without
even realizing what she was going to say, "Timus beginus maintenantus!" A warm
breeze blew by her and everything moved again. She felt faint from using magic,
she had never known before and collapsed
on to Harry.
Hermione, Harry, and Ron caught her. She awoke with a start. "What are you doing
here Allison?!?!" Harry asked her worried. "He's here Harry. He's here, I know
it." She said faintly. Hermione gave a raised eyebrow at Ron.
Allison stood up on her own without anyone's help and said, "Harry. You are not
safe here. Voldemort is here and he wants you dead." Ron and Hermione flinched
at the name of the dark lord. Harry
said nervously, "Umm….Well it's the day, he won't try to attack me in public
right in front of everyone. " "That may be so, but I'm staying with you till
I'm sure he's gone."Allison said defiantly. And before anyone could say
something else. Allison walked up to Proffessor Mcgonagall's desk and told her
who she was, and that she would be staying in the class with Harry to protect
him. Proffesor McGonagall looked dumbfounded, but told her to go ahead and take
a seat. She sat next to Harry, and smiled at him. Just then the rest of the
class began to come into the classroom. Neville Longbottom rushed up to
Proffessor McGonagall's desk crying nervously "Oh Proffesor! I lost my wand! I
don't know where I could have put it, but I've lost it!". "Oh Neville, are you
sure you didn't put leave it in the Griffondor common room again?" The teacher
said exasperated. Allison stood up and went to Proffesor McGonagall's desk
again and handed her the wand she had found on the ground earlier. "Proffessor,
I found this on outside of the Hospital Wing, I only picked it up, because
I needed to find Harry. So I stopped
time to find him." Proffessor McGonagall looked shocked. "You stopped time? And
you're a muggle, you said? Was that your first time using a wand?" "Well,
yes…the words just came to me I guess." Proffessor Mcgonagall looked like she
might faint herself. She handed Neville his wand and said "I must see what you can do. I'll work with you
while the class reads a chapter from their book." She told the class to open to
page 678 and read for 20 pages while she worked with the new student. First she
taught Allison how to hold her wand properly and asked her to turn a pencil into a feather. Allison held
up Proffessor Mcgonagall's wand and
muttered, "Transformus fencilicus" the pencil, slowly turned into a white,
light, feather. Proffessor Mcgonagall's eyes lit up, and Harry was sure he saw
tears in them too. Just as she was about to ask Allison to turn a match into a
needle, the lights all went out plunging the classroom into darkness.
There was a
scream and Harry felt someone rush towards him and a whimper of pain. He scar
felt as though it was on fire. Proffessor McGonagall shouted "lumos
austrotegist" The lights came back on, and Hermione screamed. Allison had her
arms around Harry's neck , as though she was shielding him. Her robes had 3
long scratches down the back as though a huge claw had attacked her. There was
fresh blood rushing from her back. She was sobbing miserably. Little drops of
sweat were beading about Harry's brow, he had felt his scar feel as though it might explode. He was sure
whoever had attacked Allison, was meaning to attack him. Proffessor Mcgonagall
shouted orders for the class to get behind her desk and conjured up a strecher
for Allison. Just then Flintwick walked in. "I heard a scream,…and Oh dear!" He
said as he saw Allison bloody back. Proffessor McGonagall took Flintwick aside
and said in a very scared voice, that sounded nothing like the strict stern
teacher they were used to. "The lights just went out…and someone….something
tried to attack Harry, but our new ….student ran in front of him…just in
time…and oh what if she hadn't and…" She gulped hard and wiped her forhead with
the sleeve of her robes. "I'll watch your class, while you take her to the
hospital ward. " said Flintwick, who was looking paler than Nearly-Headless
Nick. Proffessor McGonagall, began to lead the strecher out the door with her
wand, when Allison cried out "No! I must stay with Harry. He's not safe without
me!" Proffessor Mcgonagall stopped the strecher and said softly, "Come along
Potter, it's best you are checked out , by the hospital wing too." Harry nodded
and followed them, his face beet red, everyone staring at him afraid to even be
close to him , like he was ticking time bomb that might go off any minute. He
felt embaressed too, He hadn't needed a girl to protect him all these years, he
would be fine if Voldemort ever came back. He could take care of himself. But
he followed. She had saved his life. Plus, he wanted to ask her how she
was supposed to protect him, and how she knew his mum. …………….
I promise to have chapter 3 up
soon, sorry if there are any typos, I was writing this pretty late at
night!
I may even have it up by tonight,
who knows? Thank you for all the reviews! You're inspiring me to keep writing!
Trust me…it gets good! ~ Kaytea
