The Loveletter
Chapter 8
It was pitch black inside Hogwarts. "Lumos," Harry said making his wand glow with a soft light.
Parvati followed suit. "Where's Hagrid and the others?" Harry asked looking behind him.
"I don't know," she said. "Lets wait for them,"
Soon after, Hagrid burst in followed by Hermione and Ron. "Oh Ron!" Parvati cried out running to him.
Soon he was caught in a very tight embrace. Hermione scowled eying Parvati. "Um…Parvati? Don't we have to open the common rooms?" he asked.
Parvati let go of him and sniffed. "Yeah, but you stay close," she said.
"You guys try to get into the Gryffindor common room, and I'll do the rest," Hagrid said heading off the Ravenclaw common room.
Harry looked at everybody. "Well let's go," Hermione said a little roughly.
They walked cautiously over to the common room. Harry was in the front, Hermione next, Ron and Parvati bringing up the rear.
They approached the portrait of the Fat Lady, or where it used to be. "It's gone!" Harry said incredulously.
"How do we get in?" Parvati said nervously.
"We blast it open of course," Ron said rolling up his sleeves.
Hermione took out her wand. "No, we don't."
She raised it. "Alohomora!"
The place where the Fat Lady used to be opened up. "Or we could do that," Ron said sheepishly.
They climbed in and saw chaos. The suits of armor were chasing the students, there were spells bouncing off everywhere. "Just like Professor Binns said," Hermione said in a frightened whisper.
"Stun spell," Harry said looking at a suit of armor.
"Impedimenta!" Ron yelled pointing his wand at armor.
It stopped and fell over. Hermione and Harry followed suit. Parvati, who never learned the spell stood there, mouth open. At least a third of the suits by now had already been stunned. "Ahh!" a voice cried.
Parvati knew it was up to her to help. She ran to the source of the voice. Ginny Weasley was cowering under a suit of armor getting ready to pound her. "Um…Reducto!" she cried.
Sparks flew from Parvati's wand and the suit was blasted away. Parvati kneeled down to her. "T-thanks a lot," Ginny said.
Parvati couldn't help but smile. "Did it hurt you?" she asked.
"No," Ginny replied.
"Okay lets—"
Parvati didn't know what hit her as she fell to the ground.
* * * * *
"Open the door!" Harry yelled.
The door to the dormitories was locked and it wouldn't budge. Harry was thinking of blasting it open but decided that was a little much. So far demanding the door to open hadn't worked. "For the last time, open the—"
"Watch out Harry!" Ron yelled
Harry turned around and yelled "Impedimenta!" making the suit of armor that was sneaking up on him freeze.
He ran over to Ron. "I don't think we can do this any longer,"
"I know, the spells are wearing off," Ron said watching for any suits of armor.
Ginny came running from behind a sofa, she was crying and looked very disturbed. "Ginny!" Ron said.
"I think she's dying," Ginny sobbed hysterically on Ron's robe.
"Who?" Harry asked.
Ginny ran to behind the couch. Harry and Ron followed suit. What they found was a shock. Parvati was on the floor unconscious, her head bleeding, and hair gone astray. She had a surprised look on her face. "Vati!" Ron said kneeling down to her.
He stroked her hair gingerly and looked up at Harry. "We've got to get her to Madam Pomfrey."
Ron picked up Parvati and looked at Ginny. "You stay close," he said with a determined look on his face.
Hermione ran up to the three. "We've got to do so—my god!" she gasped.
"Just keep them out of the way," Ron said.
Hermione nodded and ran off ahead of them. "I'll go too," Harry said running the opposite way.
Ron went as fast as he could without running to the place of the Fat Lady. "Reducto," Ron said sternly.
The door blasted off its hinges and Ron and Ginny continued.
* * * * *
"Hermione over here!" Harry called to her.
He was standing by the doors to the dormitories. Hermione stunned armor and ran over to him. "You've got to open the door," he said pointing his wand.
"I can't the magic's too powerful!" Hermione said.
They heard something behind them and whirled around. "H-Headmaster," Hermione said taken aback.
Dumbledore was angry. Not as angry as he had been, back in fourth year but his eyes were filled with cold fury. He pointed his wand at one of the suits of armor and a yellow light shot the armor. The other armors stopped moving and everything was quiet. Hermione and Harry exchanged frightened looks. He pointed his wand the door, "Alomohora," he said.
There was the a click as the door opened. "Everyone's in the dormitories yes?" Dumbledore asked.
Harry and Hermione nodded. Dumbledore walked past the door and Harry and Hermione followed suit.
* * * * *
Madam Pomfrey was taking out bandages in case something happened when Ron holding Parvati came in with Ginny behind her. "What happened?!" Madam Pomfrey asked running to Ron and taking Parvati out of his arms.
"One of the suits of armor hit her!" Ginny sobbed.
"Don't worry, if were fast she'll make it," Madam Pomfrey said laying her down on one of the beds.
She turned around. "You boy, go get some alcohol and a rag, yes I know it's what muggles use but I can't use magic on her right now she's too weak, it's in the left cabinet."
Ron went to get it. "You can go see if anything happens to her," Madam Pomfrey said looking at Ginny.
Ginny sniffed and went over to Parvati. Parvati was still bleeding but not as much as before. "Please, someone help her…"
* * * * *
The room was empty as she walked in. A light was on that gave it an eerie feel to it. The door creaked shut and she turned around. It was a person but she couldn't see its face. "Who are you!" she demanded of the person.
The person pointed a wand at her. Parvati went into her pocket to get one but there was nothing. She looked at the person a pleading look on her face. "Crucio!" the person said.
Parvati tried to move out of the way but her feet were frozen. The spell hit her. She screamed as every part in her body felt like it was on fire. She wished for death to come, only then will the pain stop. She was slipping, fast into darkness the pain becoming distant every second, death coming closer and closer to her.
* * * * *
"She might not make it," Madam Pomfrey said feeling a
bit put out.
She had already cleaned up Parvati's wound and her head
was bound in a bandage. All they had to do is wait.
Ginny had burst into tears again "It's my fault!" she
wailed.
"No Ginny it's not…" Ron said looking at Parvati who stopped
screaming.
"All students come to the Great Hall immediately.
Any students found wandering around will receive detentions." It was
Professor McGonagall voice.
Ron and Ginny wanted to stay in here but Madam Pomfrey
shooed them off. "You can come back later,"
The two Weasley siblings walked out reluctantly. "Do you
think she's going to be okay Ron?" Ginny asked.
Ron didn't know, but what good will it do to tell Ginny
that. "She'll make it."
"I hope…" a little
voice inside Ron said.
When the walked into the great hall they immediately found
a tired Harry. "Hey Ron, Ginny," he said solemnly.
"Hey Harry," Ron said with no feeling.
"Hello," Ginny's said meekly.
"Ginny!" a forth year girl said across the hall. "Over
here!"
Ginny looked up and Ron and Harry. "Bye," she said a
little put out then she walked over to a group of fourth year girls.
"Shit man," Ron said when Ginny walked away. "I don't
know what to do; I'm here and Parvati is dying."
"Don't worry, she's going to make it, Madam Pomfrey knows
what she's doing," Harry said.
"Quiet down students," Professor McGonagall cleared her
throat.
The hall quieted. "We are very lucky that we have gotten
though this ordeal with most of us unharmed…We have yet to find out the cause
of this problem and for tonight I'm afraid that we can not let you back in your dorms and you will spend
the night here," Professor McGonagall flicked her wand and sleeping bags
appeared on the sides of the walls.
Professor McGonagall walked out into the hall.
* * * * *
"Severus…I can't figure out what is happening to
Hogwarts," Professor McGonagall said. "We might have to close down the school,"
They were in Snape's office. McGonagall was sitting at a
chair in front of the desk and Snape was pacing around.
"Every thing I tried has backfired Minerva, what do you
want me to do?" Snape snapped.
"I wasn't giving you plea for help!" McGonagall said her
voice raising higher. "I'm just trying to think," she said in her normal voice.
"A lot of kids could have gotten hurt, and one did!"
"That girl in Gryffindor."
"And many more to follow…if we don't do something"
"Or if Potter and his little friends poke their noses
into this," Snape muttered.
Minerva slammed her hands onto his desk and stood up. "What
is with you and Potter, he didn't do anything to you but you insist on making
his life miserable!"
Snape was taking aback. He was going to open his mouth
but Minerva cut in. "The man is dead Severus! Why must you go on about hating
his child!"
"Potter was always an arrogant son of a bitch," Snape
shot back. "His son is the same, he thinks he is above everyone and everything."
"Is it his fault?" Minerva asked.
"The apple doesn't fall far from the tree," Snape said.
"Argh! You are just so impossible," Minerva sat back
down. "I know now how Harry feels,"
Snape turned his back to her. "Minerva…Potter and I…we
never liked each other," he stopped.
Minerva got out of her seat. "He was always one step
ahead of me and he just loved to rub it in," Snape said with growing anger.
He slammed his fist on the wall. "I wanted to get him
back so bad, to finally be better than him!"
Minerva was behind Snape by now. "But he died and I lost
that chance! And every time I look at the boy, it reminds me of him,"
Minerva wrapped her arms around Snape. "I know it must be
hard to deal with everyday but—"
"You'd never understand!" Snape snapped suddenly.
He wrenched himself from Minerva and stormed off leaving
her there. "Severus…he's still angry…"
End of Chapter 8
Authors note: Sorry for the long time between chapters but I had writers block and I finally got over it. I hope everybody like the Snape and McGonagall moment. I'll try to do more of those later. Aw well that's it for now. Bye
~Chibi-girl