Harry Potter and the Troublesome Evie
By Trephinia Cealyn
Chapter 15 | Picking up the Pieces
"Well let's go find Ginny," Ron said standing up.
"What? You mean you're going to tell her?"
"Of course." Ron said walking towards the school. "I can tell when someone's telling the truth." Draco shook his head sadly and followed him. They walked around the school looking for Ginny but she was nowhere to be found.
"Is that her?" Draco said pointing. "Why is she with Potter?" Ginny and Harry walked backs facing Draco and Ron. Then they hugged. Draco made a strangled noise in his throat and ran towards them. He grabbed Potter's shoulder and whirled him around and punched him. Then he grabbed Ginny and pulled her into a kiss.
"Draco." Ginny said pushing away.
"What the fuck do you think you're doing Potter?" Draco said kicking the boy in his stomach. Harry groaned and spit up blood.
"Draco stop!" Ginny crouched down next to Harry. "He was trying to help."
"He shouldn't bloody touch you." Draco glared at Harry who was trying to stand. "Worthless." Draco pushed him back. Harry stumbled and Ginny grabbed his wrist.
"Draco! He was telling me that you couldn't be bad! He was standing up for you and how do you repay him! You punch him!" Draco stared at her. "Apologize."
"To Potter?" Draco snorted. "Never."
"Then he was wrong, you are evil." Draco glared at her.
"Sorry Potter." Then he grabbed Ginny. "Let's go, I think we need to talk."
"Harry! Are you okay?" Ron said running down the hall breathless.
"Yes Ron, I just got punched kicked and insulted. I'm perfectly fine." Harry watched Draco, arm around Ginny's waist, lean his head on hers. They turned a corner and disappeared.
"Sorry Harry." Ron said helping his friend up. "Let's get you to the infirmary."
"Draco what happened to your arm?" Ginny said she looked down and the bloody mass of flesh horrified. "The Dark Mark was bad enough. Now it'll be all scarred."
"I'm just glad you're back." He said fondly.
"Oh Draco." Ginny said throwing her arms around his neck careful not to hit his arm. "I think you should get that looked at." Ginny said poking his arm.
"By who? Pompfrey would tell Dumbledore in a second."
"Hermoine!"
"What about her?"
"She knows some healing spells." Ginny said excitedly.
"Erm, okay." Draco said reluctantly.
"What happened?" Hermoine rushed over to Draco.
"I ate my Dark Mark." Draco said sarcastically.
"He tried to take it off." Ginny said affirmed.
"Let's see." Hermoine said thinking. "We'll bandage it, umm, put some healing salve on it and hope it heals."
"Couldn't you just wave your wand and say some magic words and make it go away?" Draco asked hopefully.
"What happened to Dracky?" Evie said running over. "Evie look all over school and no Dracky! Then Evie come here and Dracky all bloody." Draco picked the little girl up.
"Evie, Evie, Evie."
"That's my name silly Dracky." She pointed at Draco's arm then to Hermoine. "Mionie fix!" she commanded. Draco set the girl down and clenched his teeth as Hermoine applied generous amounts of healing salve and then wrapped a bandage around it.
"There now Dracky will be all better." Evie said happily. "Evie go sleep, sleep now Dracky."
"I'd better go." He said to Ginny and Hermoine. He kissed Ginny and then walked off with Evie who chattered happily.
"So?" Ginny said to Hermoine.
"So, what?" Hermoine said putting away her medical things.
"When are you going to ask him?"
"Ask who, what."
"Ask Ron if he likes you!" Ginny gave Hermoine an encouraging smile and ran off to her dorm room.
"Harry I just don't know what to do." Hermoine said confiding in Harry over breakfast.
"About what?"
"Weren't you listening?" Hermoine said eating some bacon.
"Not really." Harry lied. Of course I listened. You were talking about Ron, Ron this, Ron that. Why don't you ever talk about me?
"Well do you think you could ask him for me?" Hermoine asked hopefully.
"Ask Ron what?" Harry said trying to avoid her eyes. No I can't ask Ron… because I don't want to hear what he says.
"Ask him if he likes me!" Hermoine gave him puppy dog eyes. I hate when she does that. "Look there he is now!"
"Well alright." Harry stood up and made his way over to Ron, "Have to ask you a question." Ron nodded perplexed as Harry led him out of the Great Hall.
"What is it Harry? I'm hungry." Ron said lured by the intoxicating smell of food.
"Do you like Hermoine?" Harry asked eyes fixed on Ron's trying to communicate with him. Say no, say no.
"As a friend or…" Ron blushed. "… As a girlfriend."
"Girlfriend." Harry tried not to show any emotion. Say no! Say no! He screamed in his head.
"Well yes." Ron pushed Harry aside. "I'm hungry."
"Damn you Ron." Harry muttered walking back into the Great Hall. He nodded to Hermoine who broke out into a smile. Harry attempted a weak smile and failed. It's not fair.
