A/N: OK I've decided that I didn't like the way I ended this chapter so I
re-uploaded it. If you read it before the last paragraph is the only thing
new.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter belongs to J.K. Rowling, not me although any
spells you don't recognize are Sandy's and mine.
"Bring her in here quickly now!" Snape laid Sandy down gently on a bed, and then pried Harry away from her. Anger flashed through Harry as he turned towards Snape with his fist balled up. "How! Dare! You! Leave! Me! Alone!" Each word was accented with a punch. Snape grabbed Harry's fist and pulled the boy close to himself. "Shhh, Harry calm down. It's alright, just let it all out." Harry began weeping uncontrollably as Snape whispered soothing words to him. Pomfrey was shocked to see the sentiment that was showing in Snape's face. "I never would have thought the day would come." With that thought she quickly turned back towards the girl who needed all the help she could get.
Ron glanced towards Oliver as his two best friends in the world disappeared with one of his worse enemies. "Do you think they'll be ok?" Oliver looked at Minerva and Sirius for reassurance. McGonagall nodded yes, while Sirius looked like he was ready to kill someone. "Yes Ron I'll think they'll be just fine. No use worrying about them. It won't get us anywhere." Just then Dumbledore hobbled into the room. "Professor what are you doing here?" asked George in disbelief. "I think I can answer that," Draco said from the corner, "I told him that I thought Harry and Sandy were here yesterday. It appears he came looking for them by himself." Albus nodded to indicate that what Draco had said was true. "It turns out I ran into a little interference before I could safely leave with Mr. Potter and Miss Callinger." He peeped towards Draco with downcast eyes. Draco asked Dumbledore, "It was my father wasn't it? Where is he?" Albus just motioned for the group to follow him as he turned back into the hallway.
"Oh dear this doesn't look good, not good at all." Poppy was muttering spell after spell under her breath. She turned back towards Severus and Harry. "Look I hate to break this up but I need a strong potion that only you can make. He'll be fine for a few minutes alone, right now Sandy is in more trouble than he is." Snape nodded his head and slowly walked to a chair. After depositing Harry there he rushed to his office to start the potion.
Alex looked up as she saw Dumbledore reenter the room followed by Draco. For a fleeting moment she thought that Draco had come to save her, but then she noticed the Weasleys, McGonagall, Oliver, Hermione, and Sirius Black. Her hope flew out the window quicker than you could say Quidditch. Draco only looked at his father's body for a moment. "Good riddance." He then slowly made his way to Alex. She was shocked to see that instead of tears, his eyes were filled with hatred. Everyone winced as the sound from the slap Draco had given Alex reverberated around the room. "That's for hurting Harry." He balled his fist and punched for all he was worth. "And that's for hurting Sandy."
Ten minutes later the group was trying to make their way into the Hospital wing. Dumbledore had sent an owl to the MOM explaining what had taken place over the last few days and was now trying to keep everyone from bombarding Pomfrey. "Professor Harry's in there and he really shouldn't be alone right now," pleaded Hermione. Albus sighed. "I guess you have a point. I'll allow you, Ron and Sirius inside for now, but no one else until Poppy gives her ok." Everyone quickly shook their heads in agreement. Ron, Hermione, Sirius, and Dumbledore entered the hospital wing to find Harry sitting in a chair with tears streaming down his face, and Poppy trying to force a potion down Sandy's throat as Severus held her still. Sirius pulled Harry into a hug. "Are you ok?" Harry just buried his head in Sirius' shoulder. Ron and Hermione quickly walked over and joined Sirius in the hug. Dumbledore, meanwhile, had made his way over to Snape and Pomfrey. "How is she doing?" Poppy and Severus both looked at Albus with tears in their eyes. Pomfrey shook her head and whispered. "It isn't looking good."
Severus made his way to where Sirius was standing. "Black may I talk to you privately?" Sirius looked up confused, but followed Snape to a corner, leaving Harry in the capable hands of Hermione and Ron. "I don't know how to break this to you, so I'm just going to say it. It looks as if Miss Callinger isn't going to." His voice caught in the back of his throat, as tears welled up in his eyes. Sirius awkwardly patted Snape's back, not knowing what else to do. "Can.can you break it to Harry? I don't think he'll want to hear it from me." Sirius just nodded.
Dumbledore stepped outside and was greeted by a group of curious faces. He slowly shook his head. Everyone let out a sigh of disappointment. "I'll let each of you see her, but only for a few minutes. We don't want to wear her out." Albus motioned for Oliver and McGonagall to follow him inside. Minerva took hold of Sandy's hand and gave it a quick squeeze. Oliver burst into tears when he saw just how bad Sandy appeared. She looked up at him and managed a small smile. "It's not as bad as it seems. I'm fine, just a few scratches." Oliver bent down and gave her a brotherly kiss on the lips trying to hold in his streaming tears. "Get better soon, ok?" Sandy feebly reached up and brushed a tear from Oliver's face. "Don't worry about it, big brother." She said these last words in a loving way. Just then Poppy came over and forced them out saying that there were more people waiting.
Fred and George came in at sat strangely subdued at Sandy's side. They each took hold of one of her hands and slowly smiled. "Hey there Sandy." She turned to look at George and noticed the tears in his eyes. "Please don't be so sad over me. I can't stand to see you guys so down." Fred managed to crack a small smile. "Hey George do you think we could use her as our guinea pig for our newest candy?" George perked up a slight bit, "Sure why not it won't hurt her." They had just handed her a small piece of candy when Pomfrey came up and confiscated it. "Absolutely not. I won't here of it. You two should get detention for even thinking about it." Fred shuffled his feet shyly. "Aw it's just a perk-erment. Guaranteed to perk up the saddest person." "Maybe you should pass some of those around Mr. Weasley," said Madam Pomfrey as she shooed the twins back outside to wait with everyone else.
Harry slowly made his way to Sandy's side. He bent over and gave her an awkward hug, while trying his best to contain his tears. Everyone had finally gotten their turn to talk to Sandy and now they had left so he could have some time alone with her. She was slowly drifting in and out of sleep. He traced the side of her face with his finger. "Sandra Callinger do you know how much I love you?" her eyes fluttered open. "No Harry James Potter I don't know how much?" He looked deep into her aqua eyes. "I love you more than anything else in the whole of creation." Sandy sighed and smiled. "I love you to Harry." Sandy gave Harry a deep kiss then lay back on her pillow sighing. She looked into Harry's green eyes. "I love you so much Harry, never forget that." Harry was about to respond when Sandy quit breathing. "SANDY WAKE UP!! SANDY??"
Harry's tears started streaming like waterfalls when she wouldn't respond. He wrapped her in his arms and wouldn't let her go. "Please, I love you so much. I can't live without you," he cried. Pomfrey was trying her hardest, mustering all her strength, to get Harry away from Sandy. "NO! I can't leave her!! STOP," he cried as Sirius, Snape, and Oliver, using all of their strength to do so, drug him out of the room. Pomfrey was working like mad to get Sandra back. She turned to Dumbledore with tears in her eyes and bowed her head. Dumbledore's eyes glistened with wetness as a silent tear streamed down his old wizened face. Harry burst through the door and took one look at Dumbledore's face before he broke down into tears falling to his knees.
A/N: That's it no more....
Just kidding but wouldn't that have been perfect! * smiles evilly * but Sandy wouldn't let me. But she did tell me this:
You CAN'T leave the story like that b/c I will have to chop your head off and then the readers won't get ANY more EVER. And that can't happen!
"Bring her in here quickly now!" Snape laid Sandy down gently on a bed, and then pried Harry away from her. Anger flashed through Harry as he turned towards Snape with his fist balled up. "How! Dare! You! Leave! Me! Alone!" Each word was accented with a punch. Snape grabbed Harry's fist and pulled the boy close to himself. "Shhh, Harry calm down. It's alright, just let it all out." Harry began weeping uncontrollably as Snape whispered soothing words to him. Pomfrey was shocked to see the sentiment that was showing in Snape's face. "I never would have thought the day would come." With that thought she quickly turned back towards the girl who needed all the help she could get.
Ron glanced towards Oliver as his two best friends in the world disappeared with one of his worse enemies. "Do you think they'll be ok?" Oliver looked at Minerva and Sirius for reassurance. McGonagall nodded yes, while Sirius looked like he was ready to kill someone. "Yes Ron I'll think they'll be just fine. No use worrying about them. It won't get us anywhere." Just then Dumbledore hobbled into the room. "Professor what are you doing here?" asked George in disbelief. "I think I can answer that," Draco said from the corner, "I told him that I thought Harry and Sandy were here yesterday. It appears he came looking for them by himself." Albus nodded to indicate that what Draco had said was true. "It turns out I ran into a little interference before I could safely leave with Mr. Potter and Miss Callinger." He peeped towards Draco with downcast eyes. Draco asked Dumbledore, "It was my father wasn't it? Where is he?" Albus just motioned for the group to follow him as he turned back into the hallway.
"Oh dear this doesn't look good, not good at all." Poppy was muttering spell after spell under her breath. She turned back towards Severus and Harry. "Look I hate to break this up but I need a strong potion that only you can make. He'll be fine for a few minutes alone, right now Sandy is in more trouble than he is." Snape nodded his head and slowly walked to a chair. After depositing Harry there he rushed to his office to start the potion.
Alex looked up as she saw Dumbledore reenter the room followed by Draco. For a fleeting moment she thought that Draco had come to save her, but then she noticed the Weasleys, McGonagall, Oliver, Hermione, and Sirius Black. Her hope flew out the window quicker than you could say Quidditch. Draco only looked at his father's body for a moment. "Good riddance." He then slowly made his way to Alex. She was shocked to see that instead of tears, his eyes were filled with hatred. Everyone winced as the sound from the slap Draco had given Alex reverberated around the room. "That's for hurting Harry." He balled his fist and punched for all he was worth. "And that's for hurting Sandy."
Ten minutes later the group was trying to make their way into the Hospital wing. Dumbledore had sent an owl to the MOM explaining what had taken place over the last few days and was now trying to keep everyone from bombarding Pomfrey. "Professor Harry's in there and he really shouldn't be alone right now," pleaded Hermione. Albus sighed. "I guess you have a point. I'll allow you, Ron and Sirius inside for now, but no one else until Poppy gives her ok." Everyone quickly shook their heads in agreement. Ron, Hermione, Sirius, and Dumbledore entered the hospital wing to find Harry sitting in a chair with tears streaming down his face, and Poppy trying to force a potion down Sandy's throat as Severus held her still. Sirius pulled Harry into a hug. "Are you ok?" Harry just buried his head in Sirius' shoulder. Ron and Hermione quickly walked over and joined Sirius in the hug. Dumbledore, meanwhile, had made his way over to Snape and Pomfrey. "How is she doing?" Poppy and Severus both looked at Albus with tears in their eyes. Pomfrey shook her head and whispered. "It isn't looking good."
Severus made his way to where Sirius was standing. "Black may I talk to you privately?" Sirius looked up confused, but followed Snape to a corner, leaving Harry in the capable hands of Hermione and Ron. "I don't know how to break this to you, so I'm just going to say it. It looks as if Miss Callinger isn't going to." His voice caught in the back of his throat, as tears welled up in his eyes. Sirius awkwardly patted Snape's back, not knowing what else to do. "Can.can you break it to Harry? I don't think he'll want to hear it from me." Sirius just nodded.
Dumbledore stepped outside and was greeted by a group of curious faces. He slowly shook his head. Everyone let out a sigh of disappointment. "I'll let each of you see her, but only for a few minutes. We don't want to wear her out." Albus motioned for Oliver and McGonagall to follow him inside. Minerva took hold of Sandy's hand and gave it a quick squeeze. Oliver burst into tears when he saw just how bad Sandy appeared. She looked up at him and managed a small smile. "It's not as bad as it seems. I'm fine, just a few scratches." Oliver bent down and gave her a brotherly kiss on the lips trying to hold in his streaming tears. "Get better soon, ok?" Sandy feebly reached up and brushed a tear from Oliver's face. "Don't worry about it, big brother." She said these last words in a loving way. Just then Poppy came over and forced them out saying that there were more people waiting.
Fred and George came in at sat strangely subdued at Sandy's side. They each took hold of one of her hands and slowly smiled. "Hey there Sandy." She turned to look at George and noticed the tears in his eyes. "Please don't be so sad over me. I can't stand to see you guys so down." Fred managed to crack a small smile. "Hey George do you think we could use her as our guinea pig for our newest candy?" George perked up a slight bit, "Sure why not it won't hurt her." They had just handed her a small piece of candy when Pomfrey came up and confiscated it. "Absolutely not. I won't here of it. You two should get detention for even thinking about it." Fred shuffled his feet shyly. "Aw it's just a perk-erment. Guaranteed to perk up the saddest person." "Maybe you should pass some of those around Mr. Weasley," said Madam Pomfrey as she shooed the twins back outside to wait with everyone else.
Harry slowly made his way to Sandy's side. He bent over and gave her an awkward hug, while trying his best to contain his tears. Everyone had finally gotten their turn to talk to Sandy and now they had left so he could have some time alone with her. She was slowly drifting in and out of sleep. He traced the side of her face with his finger. "Sandra Callinger do you know how much I love you?" her eyes fluttered open. "No Harry James Potter I don't know how much?" He looked deep into her aqua eyes. "I love you more than anything else in the whole of creation." Sandy sighed and smiled. "I love you to Harry." Sandy gave Harry a deep kiss then lay back on her pillow sighing. She looked into Harry's green eyes. "I love you so much Harry, never forget that." Harry was about to respond when Sandy quit breathing. "SANDY WAKE UP!! SANDY??"
Harry's tears started streaming like waterfalls when she wouldn't respond. He wrapped her in his arms and wouldn't let her go. "Please, I love you so much. I can't live without you," he cried. Pomfrey was trying her hardest, mustering all her strength, to get Harry away from Sandy. "NO! I can't leave her!! STOP," he cried as Sirius, Snape, and Oliver, using all of their strength to do so, drug him out of the room. Pomfrey was working like mad to get Sandra back. She turned to Dumbledore with tears in her eyes and bowed her head. Dumbledore's eyes glistened with wetness as a silent tear streamed down his old wizened face. Harry burst through the door and took one look at Dumbledore's face before he broke down into tears falling to his knees.
A/N: That's it no more....
Just kidding but wouldn't that have been perfect! * smiles evilly * but Sandy wouldn't let me. But she did tell me this:
You CAN'T leave the story like that b/c I will have to chop your head off and then the readers won't get ANY more EVER. And that can't happen!