A/N: This is my first fan fiction so sorry if it's not all that great. All these characters are J. K. Rowling's except Ashley Sullenger and she is my creation. Please read and review! ^_^

The New Girl

Chapter 3

They set foot up the stairs when Ashley's eyes fluttered a little and she opened them. Neville Harry and Ron all looked at her as they went up the steps. Her forehead was bleeding near her temple and the blood had streamed back into her hair. Her face filled with pain. Ron piped up, "What's wrong?" "My leg," she said as her eyes filled with tears of pain, "W-what happened? I don't remember anything." "You fell down the steps and got knocked out," said Neville. "Stop for a minute," said Harry, "Let me check her leg. Ashley, I'm so sorry, this will hurt a little ok?" He kissed her forehead, held her hand and moved his hand lightly down her leg, the part that was at an odd angle. He could feel where the bone had broke. She grimaced and squeezed his hand in pain. He told them the news, "It's broken, but don't worry Ash, Madam Pomfrey will mend it. Do you want me to stay with you through the night?" "Will you? You don't mind?" she asked as they set back up the stairs. "Of course I don't mind," he said with a grin.

Dumbledore was waiting for them. Neville and Harry told him about the broken leg and Ron set her down on a cot and asked, "You gonna be okay?" She looked kinda woozy, "Y-yeah I think, will you stay here with me for a while?" "Sure," he said, "but Harry will stay overnight and if you want, Neville and Hermione can come up in the morning. Ok?" Ashley nodded. Ron took her hand again and squeezed it. She moved her other hand up to the cut on her forehead. She looked at her fingertips, "B-blood?" "Yeah," said Ron, his face filled with worry, "you cracked your pretty little head on the marble steps of the school." Ron kissed her forehead and said, "I'll be right back." And he strolled off. Ashley heard him talking to Dumbledore and saying, "I think Pomfrey needs to check her head. She cracked it pretty badly and its bleeding." Dumbledore just said, "Poppy will be in here in a moment, ah! Here she is now." Ashley heard the door open, rapid footsteps, and a sharp voice say, "Well? Where is she?" "In here," said Harry as he entered her room followed closely by Madam Pomfrey, Neville, Ron and Dumbledore.

Pomfrey tutted, "This bone is too bad to mend, so I'll have to remove them and grow them back. You sprained your wrist too. Unfortunately, there is also nothing to do for sprains but to brace them." Neville and Ron left and Hermione came in at that very moment. Pomfrey removed the bones, healed Ashley's head, put a brace on her hand and walked out. "You okay, Ash?" Hermione asked. Ashley nodded. Harry said, "Pomfrey said we have to wait to get the Skele-Gro until 6:30 so you will only have this rubber glove leg for a half hour. Ok?" They all smiled. Hermione left at 6:30.

Pomfrey walked in with the Skele-Gro and said, "Okay dear, Skele-Gro time!" "Ew - it looks nasty," said Ashley about the bubbling liquid. Harry said, "Ash, if I could take it for you I would, but I can't." With that, he helped her swallow the medicine then pumped some water down her to get the peppery burning taste away. Ashley sat up and said quite suddenly, "Oh my God, Harry! We forgot about the feast!"

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