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Chapter 6: The Two Scars
"More attacks? How is it that you know that there are more attacks and I don't know?" Harry asked, twirling his quill in his inkbottle.
"Do you visit the Hospital wing every morning?" Hermione asked.
"Well.no." Harry said. "So-who?"
"You know those three girls in the library." Hermione said.
Harry said, "All?"
"No. Just the singer and another one named Emma. They've gone missing." Hermione said. Then she smiled. "Slytherin's freaked! They thought that it wouldn't happen to them but oh no, this isn't some Salazar Slytherin business."
"Well do you happen to know whose business this is?" Hermione must have done some sign or signal to Harry because then Harry said "You going to talk to her later?"
"Yep. Did you get Ron's necklace?"
"No. I think he wore it to bed." Harry said glumly. "It's as if he knew I was going to steal it."
There was silence. Ron could barely hear Hermione whisper to Harry, "Maybe he knows what we know."
Ron smiled. Hermione was right on that one.
At the end of the class, Professor Squilt called, "Granger!"
Ron dropped his parchment on purpose and disappeared under the desk.
"I couldn't stop thinking about your knowledge about the Sea witches last week."
"Really?" Hermione said smiling.
"There are few books about Sea witches in the Restricted section." Professor Squilt capped her inkbottle. "I'm beginning to think that you skimmed through these books."
"Me? Well yeah." Hermione said. Trying to be as mysterious and smart as Professor Squilt, she added "Now your time to confess."
"My information on the Sea witch topic is true."
"Yes.but are you true?" Hermione asked. "We've had many weird Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers.men with two faces.werewolves, fakers."
Squilt froze. Then her eyes became wide. She put her hand on her heart. "Are you accusing *me* of being a *Sea witch*." Squilt's face was full of shock and surprise.
"Yeah.but now seeing your face I might be wrong." Hermione said quickly. "I'm sorry to have offended you."
"None taken. Sea Witches are wonderful creatures." Squilt said, stacking papers.
"So.your really not-"
"I'm sorry." Squilt said. "We're all witches in this classroom." Squilt gathered some of her things. "Now-you may go." Squilt smiled as Hermione left the classroom.
After Hermione was gone Squilt pushed back her hair and bit her lip in deep thought. She looked up and left the classroom.
***
"I would take points away from Slytherin, but as it turns out you people have no points to take away from." Snape said. "What happened to us? Gryffindor is leading with what I heard 500 already."
"It's 600."
"600! Do you dim-witted people know that you need 600 points to win?" Then Snape looked at Neville suspiciously. "Longbottom- how did you know that Gryffindor was up to 600?"
"I-uh-um."
"20 points added to Gryffindor for knowing."
The Slytherins started arguing but then Snape threatened to give take more points of so that they were at negative.
"Does Snape seem a little- weird today?" Dean said to Seamus and Ron.
"Today? He's been weird since- since the first attacks when he took points off Malfoy." Seamus said. "You notice Gryffindors succeeding fairly high?" Dean nodded.
"Now.who can tell me what ginger roots mixed with Nectar make, other then our Mr. Weasley?"
Ron knew the answer right in his head. But he had a plan afterwards that he was focusing on.
***
Ron dropped some files on Squilt's desk. "Some info I researched on your kind- Sea witches. You lied to Hermione the other day, didn't you?"
"I don't know what you are talking about and you better not expect me to read all those." Squilt said.
"You don't need to. It'll be review." Ron blocked the doorway. "Don't lie- there's something going on at the lake."
"You 6th years are considerably tall-" Squilt looked at Ron. "You're- using strong magic aren't you?" Squilt dropped her briefcase. "You-You own the Sea Witches necklace!"
"Hmm?" Ron said closing the door. "This?" Ron took out the necklace.
Squilt's eyes were wide. "Give it to me!" She said greedily.
"No!" Ron said moving to the other side of the room.
"Don't you see? It's glowing! Something's going to happen today!" Squilt exclaimed.
"I see it now tell me where the Sea witches are!" Ron demanded.
Squilt stood straight. "No."
"Fine." Ron said stubbornly.
There was silence.
Squilt shook her head and grabbed the doorknob. Without looking at Ron she said "Your dealing with something more dangerous then you could ever dream of." and left the room.
Ron stuffed the necklace in his pocket, angry at his failure. He walked down the halls people mainly talking about two things- the attacks and himself. Ron walked into the Gryffindor tower and he heard the same things. Then Parvati and Lavender walked up to him.
"Look Ron, look!" Lavender said, holding a stick up to Ron's face.
"It's a flute." Parvati breathed. "Go on Lavender! Give it a blow!"
Lavender excitedly blew and only air came out. "Darn.stupid flute I'll never play it again!"
"Oh now, don't give up." Ron said and left them. He went up to Harry and Hermione who were at the corner talking.
"I have information.tomorrow during breakfast.I'll give it to you." Ron said. Hermione and Harry were always better on cases and he wanted to find out what is going on at the lake. "By the lake." Ron left without an answer. He just wanted to talk to them.like they use to.
***
Ron held the research sitting on a bench by the lake. He felt good. Breathing in the cool February air he felt like another person.
He saw Hermione walking in the foggy distance and noticed she had no backpack. No books. She sat cross-legged next to him.
"Here." Ron said putting the papers in her hands. "All the research I- researched." For some reason, Ron didn't look at Hermione but at the lake.
"Ohh.is this why I'm here?" Hermione said.
Ron kept on staring at the lake. "Where's Harry?"
"He chose not to come since it has nothing to do with him."
"I thought he was helping you research?" Ron asked, watching his breath infront of him.
"Research? This has nothing to do with research!" Hermione exclaimed putting throwing the papers aside so the floated in the air before landing softly on the wet grass.
"Hermione! That took me a long time to gather!" Ron said, dropping to the ground grabbing at the papers. "Tell me- what is this about?"
Hermione dropped to the ground and put her hands, which were inside her leathery gloves, on top of Ron's hands. Ron looked up and saw Hermione's mysterious eyes. "Your hands are freezing."
Ron pulled his hands away and got up. "Hermione."
"I've had this tune stuck in my head.since I woke up." Hermione started humming and twirled a few times then stood close to Ron, looking at him, while dipping the tip of her shoe into the lake. "I don't know where its from." she whispered.
Hermione pulled off the gloves and threw them on the bench. Ron watched Hermione's warm hands wrap around his cold ones. "Her-"
"Shhhhhhhhhh." Hermione whispered She leaned closer, Ron knew he should back away but he didn't.
Then in a split second Ron saw the swampy green arm grab hold of Hermione's leg. "Hermione!" They fell to the ground, and still clutching each other's hands they were being dragged into the water.
Hermione kept screaming squeezing Ron's hands so that they were the palest white and Ron kept yelling, "hold on!" as their hands slipped slightly.
"Hermione- let go of my right hand!"
"I'm going to-" their hands slipped more. "Fall!"
"DO IT!"
Hermione let go and screamed even more, part of it was drowned out, and almost her whole head was in the water. With one foot clung to a leg of the bench he took out his wand and dipped his head into the lake. He saw a brilliant gold light and quickly yelled something. It worked because he heard a soft shriek and the creature lost grip.
Ron pulled Hermione out, and she started coughing as he set her down onto the grass. "Are you okay?"
Hermione was breathing hard and coughing in between. "F-fine."
Ron smiled. "Your hairs getting muddy." He put an arm around her and they sat on the bench. Hermione wrapped her arms around him, and Ron did the same with her. "It's okay.It's."
On the ground lied a paper of Ron's research. Ron squinted and read it. Then his eyes became wide. Hermione let go and he grabbed the paper. "Of course.why didn't I notice before?!"
Hermione looked at the paper and then looked at him. "You're bleeding. sure to leave a scar- that's two scars on one forehead."
"I got two new scars." Ron said folding the paper.
"No only one.with your lightning bolt one that makes two." Hermione said rubbing Ron forehead . "What lightning bolt one?" Ron asked.
"The one you've had since you were one, the one you know who gave to you." Hermione said laughing. "Duh. Oh. I'm sorry about these papers I'll pick them up."
Ron wasn't listening. His hand shakily lifted up and with one finger he ran his finger against the shape of a scar. A lightning bolt shaped one.
***
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Chapter 6: The Two Scars
"More attacks? How is it that you know that there are more attacks and I don't know?" Harry asked, twirling his quill in his inkbottle.
"Do you visit the Hospital wing every morning?" Hermione asked.
"Well.no." Harry said. "So-who?"
"You know those three girls in the library." Hermione said.
Harry said, "All?"
"No. Just the singer and another one named Emma. They've gone missing." Hermione said. Then she smiled. "Slytherin's freaked! They thought that it wouldn't happen to them but oh no, this isn't some Salazar Slytherin business."
"Well do you happen to know whose business this is?" Hermione must have done some sign or signal to Harry because then Harry said "You going to talk to her later?"
"Yep. Did you get Ron's necklace?"
"No. I think he wore it to bed." Harry said glumly. "It's as if he knew I was going to steal it."
There was silence. Ron could barely hear Hermione whisper to Harry, "Maybe he knows what we know."
Ron smiled. Hermione was right on that one.
At the end of the class, Professor Squilt called, "Granger!"
Ron dropped his parchment on purpose and disappeared under the desk.
"I couldn't stop thinking about your knowledge about the Sea witches last week."
"Really?" Hermione said smiling.
"There are few books about Sea witches in the Restricted section." Professor Squilt capped her inkbottle. "I'm beginning to think that you skimmed through these books."
"Me? Well yeah." Hermione said. Trying to be as mysterious and smart as Professor Squilt, she added "Now your time to confess."
"My information on the Sea witch topic is true."
"Yes.but are you true?" Hermione asked. "We've had many weird Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers.men with two faces.werewolves, fakers."
Squilt froze. Then her eyes became wide. She put her hand on her heart. "Are you accusing *me* of being a *Sea witch*." Squilt's face was full of shock and surprise.
"Yeah.but now seeing your face I might be wrong." Hermione said quickly. "I'm sorry to have offended you."
"None taken. Sea Witches are wonderful creatures." Squilt said, stacking papers.
"So.your really not-"
"I'm sorry." Squilt said. "We're all witches in this classroom." Squilt gathered some of her things. "Now-you may go." Squilt smiled as Hermione left the classroom.
After Hermione was gone Squilt pushed back her hair and bit her lip in deep thought. She looked up and left the classroom.
***
"I would take points away from Slytherin, but as it turns out you people have no points to take away from." Snape said. "What happened to us? Gryffindor is leading with what I heard 500 already."
"It's 600."
"600! Do you dim-witted people know that you need 600 points to win?" Then Snape looked at Neville suspiciously. "Longbottom- how did you know that Gryffindor was up to 600?"
"I-uh-um."
"20 points added to Gryffindor for knowing."
The Slytherins started arguing but then Snape threatened to give take more points of so that they were at negative.
"Does Snape seem a little- weird today?" Dean said to Seamus and Ron.
"Today? He's been weird since- since the first attacks when he took points off Malfoy." Seamus said. "You notice Gryffindors succeeding fairly high?" Dean nodded.
"Now.who can tell me what ginger roots mixed with Nectar make, other then our Mr. Weasley?"
Ron knew the answer right in his head. But he had a plan afterwards that he was focusing on.
***
Ron dropped some files on Squilt's desk. "Some info I researched on your kind- Sea witches. You lied to Hermione the other day, didn't you?"
"I don't know what you are talking about and you better not expect me to read all those." Squilt said.
"You don't need to. It'll be review." Ron blocked the doorway. "Don't lie- there's something going on at the lake."
"You 6th years are considerably tall-" Squilt looked at Ron. "You're- using strong magic aren't you?" Squilt dropped her briefcase. "You-You own the Sea Witches necklace!"
"Hmm?" Ron said closing the door. "This?" Ron took out the necklace.
Squilt's eyes were wide. "Give it to me!" She said greedily.
"No!" Ron said moving to the other side of the room.
"Don't you see? It's glowing! Something's going to happen today!" Squilt exclaimed.
"I see it now tell me where the Sea witches are!" Ron demanded.
Squilt stood straight. "No."
"Fine." Ron said stubbornly.
There was silence.
Squilt shook her head and grabbed the doorknob. Without looking at Ron she said "Your dealing with something more dangerous then you could ever dream of." and left the room.
Ron stuffed the necklace in his pocket, angry at his failure. He walked down the halls people mainly talking about two things- the attacks and himself. Ron walked into the Gryffindor tower and he heard the same things. Then Parvati and Lavender walked up to him.
"Look Ron, look!" Lavender said, holding a stick up to Ron's face.
"It's a flute." Parvati breathed. "Go on Lavender! Give it a blow!"
Lavender excitedly blew and only air came out. "Darn.stupid flute I'll never play it again!"
"Oh now, don't give up." Ron said and left them. He went up to Harry and Hermione who were at the corner talking.
"I have information.tomorrow during breakfast.I'll give it to you." Ron said. Hermione and Harry were always better on cases and he wanted to find out what is going on at the lake. "By the lake." Ron left without an answer. He just wanted to talk to them.like they use to.
***
Ron held the research sitting on a bench by the lake. He felt good. Breathing in the cool February air he felt like another person.
He saw Hermione walking in the foggy distance and noticed she had no backpack. No books. She sat cross-legged next to him.
"Here." Ron said putting the papers in her hands. "All the research I- researched." For some reason, Ron didn't look at Hermione but at the lake.
"Ohh.is this why I'm here?" Hermione said.
Ron kept on staring at the lake. "Where's Harry?"
"He chose not to come since it has nothing to do with him."
"I thought he was helping you research?" Ron asked, watching his breath infront of him.
"Research? This has nothing to do with research!" Hermione exclaimed putting throwing the papers aside so the floated in the air before landing softly on the wet grass.
"Hermione! That took me a long time to gather!" Ron said, dropping to the ground grabbing at the papers. "Tell me- what is this about?"
Hermione dropped to the ground and put her hands, which were inside her leathery gloves, on top of Ron's hands. Ron looked up and saw Hermione's mysterious eyes. "Your hands are freezing."
Ron pulled his hands away and got up. "Hermione."
"I've had this tune stuck in my head.since I woke up." Hermione started humming and twirled a few times then stood close to Ron, looking at him, while dipping the tip of her shoe into the lake. "I don't know where its from." she whispered.
Hermione pulled off the gloves and threw them on the bench. Ron watched Hermione's warm hands wrap around his cold ones. "Her-"
"Shhhhhhhhhh." Hermione whispered She leaned closer, Ron knew he should back away but he didn't.
Then in a split second Ron saw the swampy green arm grab hold of Hermione's leg. "Hermione!" They fell to the ground, and still clutching each other's hands they were being dragged into the water.
Hermione kept screaming squeezing Ron's hands so that they were the palest white and Ron kept yelling, "hold on!" as their hands slipped slightly.
"Hermione- let go of my right hand!"
"I'm going to-" their hands slipped more. "Fall!"
"DO IT!"
Hermione let go and screamed even more, part of it was drowned out, and almost her whole head was in the water. With one foot clung to a leg of the bench he took out his wand and dipped his head into the lake. He saw a brilliant gold light and quickly yelled something. It worked because he heard a soft shriek and the creature lost grip.
Ron pulled Hermione out, and she started coughing as he set her down onto the grass. "Are you okay?"
Hermione was breathing hard and coughing in between. "F-fine."
Ron smiled. "Your hairs getting muddy." He put an arm around her and they sat on the bench. Hermione wrapped her arms around him, and Ron did the same with her. "It's okay.It's."
On the ground lied a paper of Ron's research. Ron squinted and read it. Then his eyes became wide. Hermione let go and he grabbed the paper. "Of course.why didn't I notice before?!"
Hermione looked at the paper and then looked at him. "You're bleeding. sure to leave a scar- that's two scars on one forehead."
"I got two new scars." Ron said folding the paper.
"No only one.with your lightning bolt one that makes two." Hermione said rubbing Ron forehead . "What lightning bolt one?" Ron asked.
"The one you've had since you were one, the one you know who gave to you." Hermione said laughing. "Duh. Oh. I'm sorry about these papers I'll pick them up."
Ron wasn't listening. His hand shakily lifted up and with one finger he ran his finger against the shape of a scar. A lightning bolt shaped one.
***
more later prob. 1 or 2 chapts. to go