Disclaimer: I hate writing these things, but if I don't, I'll get sued. So
here
it goes. I own nothing except for the plot. Everything else
belongs to J.K. Rowling.
Chapter 10
Harry awoke the next morning in the hospital wing. At first, he was lucky enough not to remember what happened. Then, he remembered why he was in the hospital wing in the first place. Saddened by this memory, he turned in bed and faced the door. His heart leapt. Standing before him was a girl. Not just any girl, Ginny was standing there. He sprang up to hung her.
"I'm so sorry, Ginny. I'm so sorry," he said hugging her.
"Harry, calm down. Everything is going to be ok," said the girl in reply.
'That's not Ginny's voice' said a voice inside Harry's head. Harry realized the voice was right, but he didn't want to accept it.
'No,' Harry argued with the voice, 'that is Ginny's voice. It's my Ginny's voice.' Then in desperation, he added, 'It has to be.'
"Harry, you have to calm down. Madam Pomfrey will kill me if she sees that I'm getting you upset," came the voice again. This time, Harry was sure the voice was not Ginny's. Slowly, he pulled himself back from the girl and looked at her.
"Hermione." Harry said as he sank back into the bed.
"I'm sorry that I upset, Harry. I didn't think you would react like that. I shouldn't have come," Hermione sadly said as she turned to leave.
"Hermione, don't leave. It's not your fault. I just thought that you were Ginny for a second. You couldn't have known that I would do that. Um. by any chance, have you seen Ginny this morning?"
"Yes, I saw her. She's not looking the greatest, but I think she'll be able to get through this. What exactly happened?"
"That note I got yesterday was from Sirius. He was telling me that Death Eaters were rising again. I can't even write to him anymore because he doesn't want them to find him. Anyway, he told me that the threat could be a valid one. I didn't want her to get because of me, so I figured that the best thing to do was to stay away from her."
"What I don't understand is why you didn't tell her the reason you were breaking up," Hermione said with a puzzled look on her face.
"Come on, Hermione. You know that if I told Ginny about the notes and everything that she would tell me that there was nothing to worry about. Then, she'd probably think that I was just being overprotective. Who knows, maybe I am being overprotective, but I'd rather be that way then have her get hurt."
"But Harry-" Hermione started.
"No, 'but' Hermione. I know what I did was the right thing."
"I don't know, Harry. I think you should just tell her the truth."
Just then, the argument was ended for them because Madam Pomfrey walked in. After giving him a final check and listening to Harry beg her to allow him to leave, she reluctantly said he could leave.
Harry nervously made his way to the Great Hall. He tried to go straight to the Common Room, but Hermione refused to allow him to do so. ("If Madam Pomfrey hears that you're not eating, she'll make you go back to the hospital wing!") What Harry was afraid would happen, did happen. Hermione went to sit with Ron and Ginny like she normally did. Harry didn't know what to do. He knew that Ron and Ginny wouldn't want to sit with him. However, Hermione grabbed him by the arm and dragged him over to where they were sitting. As soon as Harry sat down, both Ron and Ginny stood up and left the table.
"Oh, Harry, I'm sorry. I'll go talk to them," Hermione said as she stood up and followed Ron and Ginny.
Harry didn't have to wait for Hermione to return to ask what they said. In just a few minutes, he heard Ron yell, "Why should I sit with a git like him?!?!"
Harry, did not want to hear anymore, so he left the table. He was almost out of the Great Hall when he remembered something. He immediately changed his direction and headed straight towards the Slytherin table.
"Malfoy, I need to talk to you," he said sounding meaner than he meant to.
Surprisingly, Harry did not have to fight with Draco to make him get up to talk to him. Draco just stood up and simply said, "Outside."
When they reached the hallway outside of the Great Hall, Harry was relieved to see that Hermione, Ron, and Ginny were no longer there. Then he heard Draco speak, "I figured you would want to talk to me sooner or later."
"How did you know that something was going to happen?"
"You don't get it, Potter?? The same thing happened to me!! I'm not as cruel as most people think. I would never hurt someone I love the way I hurt Ginny if I was able to prevent it."
"You mean, you really did love Ginny?"
"Is that so hard to believe? I mean, just look at her, she's beautiful, both inside and out. It's hard not to fall in love with her!"
"So, you got the letters, too?" he asked. Then seeing Draco nod yes, he continued, "But why did they write those letters to us? Better yet, who sent them??"
"Potter, I thought you were smarter than this. First of all, obviously the person, or should I say thing, that sent it to us was Voldemort. Then that should answer your question about why we got the letters."
"I understand why he would send it to me, but why would he send it to you?"
"Well, let me set up this scenario for you. He's looking for new followers. After he fell 16 years ago, many of his followers either abandoned him or were sent to Azkaban. So he has this whole ceremony to initiate new Death Eaters. One boy, who's father is a Death Eater, decides last minute that he doesn't want to become one. A certain girl had taught him what it was like to love someone and be loved. Now, what do you think that Voldemort would do?"
Harry was flabbergasted. (A/N - I don't know why I used that word, but it's funny to say. Say it with me. flab-ber-gast-ed. Wasn't that fun?) He had known that Draco was expected to become a Death Eater, but he didn't think that Draco would refuse to do so.
"When did this all happen? Does anyone else know?"
"I happened this summer. And, no, nobody else knows. Except for Ginny, of course. Now you understand why I broke up with her, don't you?"
"Yeah, I understand. And by the way, sorry," Harry said sounding even surprised with himself for saying sorry to Draco.
"For what?"
"For punching you at the Yule Ball. Now that I know what happened, I realize that you didn't deserve it."
"Oh, I forgot all about that. Anyway, don't worry about it. If I ever saw anyone hurt Ginny, I think I'd kill them," Draco said.
After they had this conversation, some sort of agreement existed between Harry and Draco. While they were not what you would call, "close friends", they no longer hated each other and sometimes even had conversations. They had found a common ground: Ginny.
Harry found the rest of the school year very difficult. Ron and Ginny were not talking to him. He felt bad for Hermione because she was stuck in the middle and he knew that he was the cause of the fights between her and Ron. Worst of all, Harry was very lonely. He missed the little things that he used to do with Ron and Ginny. He missed the Wednesday night chess games, sneaking around school, having Ginny wrap his arms around him after he caught the snitch in a Quidditch game and he missed walking with Ginny to class.
After what seemed like ages, the school year ended and Harry was back at the Dursley's. One day, he received a hopeful letter from Hermione.
It read:
Harry-
I'm at the Burrow now, and I'm trying to convince Ron to forgive you. Don't worry, I won't tell Ron about the letters. He still seems reluctant, but not as reluctant as he used to be. Maybe I'll even get him to invite you to the Burrow. Anyway, I hope the Dursley's aren't treating you too horribly. I'll see you soon!
Hermione
P.S. - Happy Birthday!! I hope you like the Quidditch book I got you. I saw it and immediately thought about you.
This had been the best birthday gift Harry had received yet. Not that the gifts from Sirius and Hagrid weren't nice, but to hear that he may gain back his friend was the best thing he had heard for a long time. Little did Harry know was that it would be almost a full year before he and Ron would be friends again.
A/N - Well, that's Chapter 10. I don't think it's the greatest chapter in the world, but I wanted to get in a few things. I wanted everyone to see that Draco isn't a bad guy. (Are you happy Steph?) I also wanted to show that Harry was alone. I can't wait until I get to Chapter 12. I think that's going to be a real good one. Anyway, since today's Christmas, I want to just say Merry Christmas and please review!!
it goes. I own nothing except for the plot. Everything else
belongs to J.K. Rowling.
Chapter 10
Harry awoke the next morning in the hospital wing. At first, he was lucky enough not to remember what happened. Then, he remembered why he was in the hospital wing in the first place. Saddened by this memory, he turned in bed and faced the door. His heart leapt. Standing before him was a girl. Not just any girl, Ginny was standing there. He sprang up to hung her.
"I'm so sorry, Ginny. I'm so sorry," he said hugging her.
"Harry, calm down. Everything is going to be ok," said the girl in reply.
'That's not Ginny's voice' said a voice inside Harry's head. Harry realized the voice was right, but he didn't want to accept it.
'No,' Harry argued with the voice, 'that is Ginny's voice. It's my Ginny's voice.' Then in desperation, he added, 'It has to be.'
"Harry, you have to calm down. Madam Pomfrey will kill me if she sees that I'm getting you upset," came the voice again. This time, Harry was sure the voice was not Ginny's. Slowly, he pulled himself back from the girl and looked at her.
"Hermione." Harry said as he sank back into the bed.
"I'm sorry that I upset, Harry. I didn't think you would react like that. I shouldn't have come," Hermione sadly said as she turned to leave.
"Hermione, don't leave. It's not your fault. I just thought that you were Ginny for a second. You couldn't have known that I would do that. Um. by any chance, have you seen Ginny this morning?"
"Yes, I saw her. She's not looking the greatest, but I think she'll be able to get through this. What exactly happened?"
"That note I got yesterday was from Sirius. He was telling me that Death Eaters were rising again. I can't even write to him anymore because he doesn't want them to find him. Anyway, he told me that the threat could be a valid one. I didn't want her to get because of me, so I figured that the best thing to do was to stay away from her."
"What I don't understand is why you didn't tell her the reason you were breaking up," Hermione said with a puzzled look on her face.
"Come on, Hermione. You know that if I told Ginny about the notes and everything that she would tell me that there was nothing to worry about. Then, she'd probably think that I was just being overprotective. Who knows, maybe I am being overprotective, but I'd rather be that way then have her get hurt."
"But Harry-" Hermione started.
"No, 'but' Hermione. I know what I did was the right thing."
"I don't know, Harry. I think you should just tell her the truth."
Just then, the argument was ended for them because Madam Pomfrey walked in. After giving him a final check and listening to Harry beg her to allow him to leave, she reluctantly said he could leave.
Harry nervously made his way to the Great Hall. He tried to go straight to the Common Room, but Hermione refused to allow him to do so. ("If Madam Pomfrey hears that you're not eating, she'll make you go back to the hospital wing!") What Harry was afraid would happen, did happen. Hermione went to sit with Ron and Ginny like she normally did. Harry didn't know what to do. He knew that Ron and Ginny wouldn't want to sit with him. However, Hermione grabbed him by the arm and dragged him over to where they were sitting. As soon as Harry sat down, both Ron and Ginny stood up and left the table.
"Oh, Harry, I'm sorry. I'll go talk to them," Hermione said as she stood up and followed Ron and Ginny.
Harry didn't have to wait for Hermione to return to ask what they said. In just a few minutes, he heard Ron yell, "Why should I sit with a git like him?!?!"
Harry, did not want to hear anymore, so he left the table. He was almost out of the Great Hall when he remembered something. He immediately changed his direction and headed straight towards the Slytherin table.
"Malfoy, I need to talk to you," he said sounding meaner than he meant to.
Surprisingly, Harry did not have to fight with Draco to make him get up to talk to him. Draco just stood up and simply said, "Outside."
When they reached the hallway outside of the Great Hall, Harry was relieved to see that Hermione, Ron, and Ginny were no longer there. Then he heard Draco speak, "I figured you would want to talk to me sooner or later."
"How did you know that something was going to happen?"
"You don't get it, Potter?? The same thing happened to me!! I'm not as cruel as most people think. I would never hurt someone I love the way I hurt Ginny if I was able to prevent it."
"You mean, you really did love Ginny?"
"Is that so hard to believe? I mean, just look at her, she's beautiful, both inside and out. It's hard not to fall in love with her!"
"So, you got the letters, too?" he asked. Then seeing Draco nod yes, he continued, "But why did they write those letters to us? Better yet, who sent them??"
"Potter, I thought you were smarter than this. First of all, obviously the person, or should I say thing, that sent it to us was Voldemort. Then that should answer your question about why we got the letters."
"I understand why he would send it to me, but why would he send it to you?"
"Well, let me set up this scenario for you. He's looking for new followers. After he fell 16 years ago, many of his followers either abandoned him or were sent to Azkaban. So he has this whole ceremony to initiate new Death Eaters. One boy, who's father is a Death Eater, decides last minute that he doesn't want to become one. A certain girl had taught him what it was like to love someone and be loved. Now, what do you think that Voldemort would do?"
Harry was flabbergasted. (A/N - I don't know why I used that word, but it's funny to say. Say it with me. flab-ber-gast-ed. Wasn't that fun?) He had known that Draco was expected to become a Death Eater, but he didn't think that Draco would refuse to do so.
"When did this all happen? Does anyone else know?"
"I happened this summer. And, no, nobody else knows. Except for Ginny, of course. Now you understand why I broke up with her, don't you?"
"Yeah, I understand. And by the way, sorry," Harry said sounding even surprised with himself for saying sorry to Draco.
"For what?"
"For punching you at the Yule Ball. Now that I know what happened, I realize that you didn't deserve it."
"Oh, I forgot all about that. Anyway, don't worry about it. If I ever saw anyone hurt Ginny, I think I'd kill them," Draco said.
After they had this conversation, some sort of agreement existed between Harry and Draco. While they were not what you would call, "close friends", they no longer hated each other and sometimes even had conversations. They had found a common ground: Ginny.
Harry found the rest of the school year very difficult. Ron and Ginny were not talking to him. He felt bad for Hermione because she was stuck in the middle and he knew that he was the cause of the fights between her and Ron. Worst of all, Harry was very lonely. He missed the little things that he used to do with Ron and Ginny. He missed the Wednesday night chess games, sneaking around school, having Ginny wrap his arms around him after he caught the snitch in a Quidditch game and he missed walking with Ginny to class.
After what seemed like ages, the school year ended and Harry was back at the Dursley's. One day, he received a hopeful letter from Hermione.
It read:
Harry-
I'm at the Burrow now, and I'm trying to convince Ron to forgive you. Don't worry, I won't tell Ron about the letters. He still seems reluctant, but not as reluctant as he used to be. Maybe I'll even get him to invite you to the Burrow. Anyway, I hope the Dursley's aren't treating you too horribly. I'll see you soon!
Hermione
P.S. - Happy Birthday!! I hope you like the Quidditch book I got you. I saw it and immediately thought about you.
This had been the best birthday gift Harry had received yet. Not that the gifts from Sirius and Hagrid weren't nice, but to hear that he may gain back his friend was the best thing he had heard for a long time. Little did Harry know was that it would be almost a full year before he and Ron would be friends again.
A/N - Well, that's Chapter 10. I don't think it's the greatest chapter in the world, but I wanted to get in a few things. I wanted everyone to see that Draco isn't a bad guy. (Are you happy Steph?) I also wanted to show that Harry was alone. I can't wait until I get to Chapter 12. I think that's going to be a real good one. Anyway, since today's Christmas, I want to just say Merry Christmas and please review!!