Hermione, Harry, and Ron were walking on the grounds the day before
Halloween. It had been a week after the attack on Hagrid, and they still
hadn't fully recovered. Hermione still burst into tears when she walked
past the hut that Hagrid had lived in ever since he had been expelled. She
knew that he would be back, sooner or later.but still. There was that part
in her mind that still said, "What if Harry doesn't live? What if
Voldemort lives in that boy forever?" She knew that the last part was
unlikely, but the first.there was still that chance. The three of them
were walking, none of them saying anything at all, when they heard a cold
drawling behind them.
"Well, well, well. That pathetic half-giant finally got what was coming to him, didn't he?" Hermione turned around to see Malfoy, staring at them, with an evil grin on his face. His usual cronies, Crabbe and Goyle, where nowhere to be seen, so the three of them had an advantage, should they have to use it.
"Don't even toy with use today, Malfoy." Hermione turned to look at Harry and saw that his green eyes were blazing. He was mad. "Of course he's mad, why shouldn't he be? This whole thing is because of him, it is kind of his fault." She mentally slapped herself. How could she think anything like that? It wasn't his fault. She turned her attention back to the dispute between Harry and Malfoy. Harry was clenching and unclenching his fists. Malfoy said something, his eyes gleaming, then suddenly, Harry lashed out.
BAM! His fist connected with Malfoy's jaw. Malfoy stumbled back, and then rage took over his face. He hooked Harry in the stomach, and then turned to Ron. He got him in the eye before Ron kneed him in the gut, then hooked him in the chin. Malfoy fell over on the hard ground, starting to bruise early. "That should teach you to talk about my friends, Malfoy," Harry growled. His eyes glinted with anger. Hermione was taken aback.she had never seen Harry like that. The little boy she had loved was suddenly turning into an old man, bent and angry at the world. She felt her eyes fill with tears, then turned away and ran before Harry and Ron could ask what was wrong.
Hermione ran all the way to Gryffindor tower, where she burst into her room sobbing. Meredith was there, sitting on her bed reading a textbook. She looked up and saw Hermione fling herself onto her bed and sob. "What's wrong, Hermione?" She asked. Her pretty green eyes were full of concern for her friend.
"It's Harry.Meredith I'm just so scared! What if he doesn't survive? What if he's killed? I don't know what I would do without him in my life.to laugh at me, to hold me, to kiss me.to just everything. Meredith.I'm just so worried!" She gulped and sobbed once more.
"It's gonna be okay, Hermione. I promise. He'll be okay.I know these things," she said soothingly. When she heard that Hermione was still crying, she
started singing, her clear voice cutting through Hermione's thoughts. "Rest your eyes, there's nothing to fear, the dangers gone.Who couldn't say your wonderful, who couldn't love you?" Hermione knew that song, but from where? The words sounded so familiar. "I'll hold you gently, savor our moments together, But who couldn't say-" Hermione's mind clicked. The dream! Her dream, Harry's dream.but how could Meredith know about that dream too? She snapped her head up.
"Meredith.where did you hear that song?"
"Oh," she looked at Hermione, her eyes confused. "Ron sang it to me, last night. He said he heard it in a dream."
Rangley Lawten had been searching for his best friend all day. He couldn't find him anywhere.and he had looked everywhere. He was walking across the grounds of Hogwarts and decided to check inside the gamekeeper's cabin. He was surprised to find Thaddeus curled up in the corner. He had on the same clothes he had had on yesterday, and he was dirty and shaking. He must be freezing! Rangley ran over to him. "Thad! What's wrong with you, man?" He didn't know what to think of his friend anymore. He had been acting strange ever since school started back. And Rangley had a growing suspicion that Thaddeus had had something to do with the attacks on the two Gryffindor beaters on the Quidditch team, and then the attack last week on Hagrid. But why would Thaddeus do anything like that? The Thaddeus that Rangley knew was so kind and caring. Nice to everybody, sure, a little rough at times, but he never tried to cause harm to anybody. But what was happening to him now? "Thaddeus!" Rangley reached out and shook his friends shoulder. Thaddeues' head lolled about on his neck, then he saw who had shaken him.
"Rangley!" He gasped. He sounded as though he hadn't had anything to eat all day, or anything to eat the day before. Rangley realized that he hadn't.he must be starving! "Rangley, please. Leave me alone.it's what's best for you and for everybody," Thaddeus said. His eyes were so cold and alone.so unlike the rosy faced boy that Rangley had known for four years. "Please! I'm begging you!"
"No! Thad, what are you doing here? Why are you in Hagrid's cabin? You should be in the castle, in the common room, hanging out with the rest of us? Man, what has happened to you? Why are you acting so different?" Rangley was getting fed up at Thaddeus. He wanted to know the truth behind things.
"Rangley, I promise, if you don't leave, I'll perform Expandimentiem on you to, and I'll do it on my own free will!" Thaddeus said angrily. He seemed to have been caught up in the heat of the moment, because after he said that, his eyes grew wide in surprise. Rangley was shocked.
"I knew it! I knew you had something to do with this whole thing! Why didn't you tell me, Thad?" Rangley was hurt that his best friend hadn't turned to him. He also couldn't believe that Thaddeus had done this to somebody so nice as Hagrid. What had Hagrid done to him? And what had Thaddeus meant when he said on his own free will? Rangley was agitated and upset, so he dropped all sympathy he had for his friend. "Fine, Thaddeus. I don't care, if you don't want to, then we don't have to be friends anymore!" He said hotly. He knew he was acting like a child, but for once, he didn't care. He had a reason to, or so he thought.
A light shined in the forest, a million miles away from Hogwarts, across the world. A pair of bright blue eyes snapped open, and a flashing of pearly white teeth could be seen. "Don't worry, Harry. Help is on the way."
THE END! (mystery and suspense.ooh!)
"Well, well, well. That pathetic half-giant finally got what was coming to him, didn't he?" Hermione turned around to see Malfoy, staring at them, with an evil grin on his face. His usual cronies, Crabbe and Goyle, where nowhere to be seen, so the three of them had an advantage, should they have to use it.
"Don't even toy with use today, Malfoy." Hermione turned to look at Harry and saw that his green eyes were blazing. He was mad. "Of course he's mad, why shouldn't he be? This whole thing is because of him, it is kind of his fault." She mentally slapped herself. How could she think anything like that? It wasn't his fault. She turned her attention back to the dispute between Harry and Malfoy. Harry was clenching and unclenching his fists. Malfoy said something, his eyes gleaming, then suddenly, Harry lashed out.
BAM! His fist connected with Malfoy's jaw. Malfoy stumbled back, and then rage took over his face. He hooked Harry in the stomach, and then turned to Ron. He got him in the eye before Ron kneed him in the gut, then hooked him in the chin. Malfoy fell over on the hard ground, starting to bruise early. "That should teach you to talk about my friends, Malfoy," Harry growled. His eyes glinted with anger. Hermione was taken aback.she had never seen Harry like that. The little boy she had loved was suddenly turning into an old man, bent and angry at the world. She felt her eyes fill with tears, then turned away and ran before Harry and Ron could ask what was wrong.
Hermione ran all the way to Gryffindor tower, where she burst into her room sobbing. Meredith was there, sitting on her bed reading a textbook. She looked up and saw Hermione fling herself onto her bed and sob. "What's wrong, Hermione?" She asked. Her pretty green eyes were full of concern for her friend.
"It's Harry.Meredith I'm just so scared! What if he doesn't survive? What if he's killed? I don't know what I would do without him in my life.to laugh at me, to hold me, to kiss me.to just everything. Meredith.I'm just so worried!" She gulped and sobbed once more.
"It's gonna be okay, Hermione. I promise. He'll be okay.I know these things," she said soothingly. When she heard that Hermione was still crying, she
started singing, her clear voice cutting through Hermione's thoughts. "Rest your eyes, there's nothing to fear, the dangers gone.Who couldn't say your wonderful, who couldn't love you?" Hermione knew that song, but from where? The words sounded so familiar. "I'll hold you gently, savor our moments together, But who couldn't say-" Hermione's mind clicked. The dream! Her dream, Harry's dream.but how could Meredith know about that dream too? She snapped her head up.
"Meredith.where did you hear that song?"
"Oh," she looked at Hermione, her eyes confused. "Ron sang it to me, last night. He said he heard it in a dream."
Rangley Lawten had been searching for his best friend all day. He couldn't find him anywhere.and he had looked everywhere. He was walking across the grounds of Hogwarts and decided to check inside the gamekeeper's cabin. He was surprised to find Thaddeus curled up in the corner. He had on the same clothes he had had on yesterday, and he was dirty and shaking. He must be freezing! Rangley ran over to him. "Thad! What's wrong with you, man?" He didn't know what to think of his friend anymore. He had been acting strange ever since school started back. And Rangley had a growing suspicion that Thaddeus had had something to do with the attacks on the two Gryffindor beaters on the Quidditch team, and then the attack last week on Hagrid. But why would Thaddeus do anything like that? The Thaddeus that Rangley knew was so kind and caring. Nice to everybody, sure, a little rough at times, but he never tried to cause harm to anybody. But what was happening to him now? "Thaddeus!" Rangley reached out and shook his friends shoulder. Thaddeues' head lolled about on his neck, then he saw who had shaken him.
"Rangley!" He gasped. He sounded as though he hadn't had anything to eat all day, or anything to eat the day before. Rangley realized that he hadn't.he must be starving! "Rangley, please. Leave me alone.it's what's best for you and for everybody," Thaddeus said. His eyes were so cold and alone.so unlike the rosy faced boy that Rangley had known for four years. "Please! I'm begging you!"
"No! Thad, what are you doing here? Why are you in Hagrid's cabin? You should be in the castle, in the common room, hanging out with the rest of us? Man, what has happened to you? Why are you acting so different?" Rangley was getting fed up at Thaddeus. He wanted to know the truth behind things.
"Rangley, I promise, if you don't leave, I'll perform Expandimentiem on you to, and I'll do it on my own free will!" Thaddeus said angrily. He seemed to have been caught up in the heat of the moment, because after he said that, his eyes grew wide in surprise. Rangley was shocked.
"I knew it! I knew you had something to do with this whole thing! Why didn't you tell me, Thad?" Rangley was hurt that his best friend hadn't turned to him. He also couldn't believe that Thaddeus had done this to somebody so nice as Hagrid. What had Hagrid done to him? And what had Thaddeus meant when he said on his own free will? Rangley was agitated and upset, so he dropped all sympathy he had for his friend. "Fine, Thaddeus. I don't care, if you don't want to, then we don't have to be friends anymore!" He said hotly. He knew he was acting like a child, but for once, he didn't care. He had a reason to, or so he thought.
A light shined in the forest, a million miles away from Hogwarts, across the world. A pair of bright blue eyes snapped open, and a flashing of pearly white teeth could be seen. "Don't worry, Harry. Help is on the way."
THE END! (mystery and suspense.ooh!)