"My Heart Will Go On" Chapter 8: Bad News
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"Hermione!" Dean gasped, catching her before she fell. It looked as she went unconscious, so he carried her to Hospital Wing, running faster than he had in his entire life. She looked fine, & then she got up & blacked out. Dean kept trying to think what could of made this happen to her. He finally made it to the Hospital Wing, out of breath. "What's the meaning of this?!" Madam Pomfrey exclaimed. Dean exclaimed, while gasping for breath, "She-stood up-& suddenly-blacked-out." "Oh my! Set her onto a bed." Dean did as he was told, getting out of the way as Madam Pomfrey came over & checked on her. She frowned, then turned to Dean. "She has been poisoned." Poisoned! "How though?!" Dean exclaimed, looking at Hermione worriedly. "Did she eat anything recently?" "Candy!" Dean realized. "Huh?" "Me & Hermione ate candy recently." It was weird though. He felt fine, & she blacked out. "Oh dear," Madam Pomfrey sighed, "Well, I better check on you to make sure you're not poisoned either. I'm pretty sure Miss Granger has acid in her right now. I just gave her a liquid that will kill the acid in no time. Now, lay down." Dean did as he was told as she checked on him. After a minute, she said, "It looks like you weren't poisoned, but she was." "Will she be alright?" Dean asked worriedly. She smiled. "She'll be just fine, Mr. Thomas. She's resting right now but she should be fine by tomorrow morning. Now go get some rest & come back in the morning." Dean got up, & with one final glance at Hermione, left to go back to the prefect common room.
He couldn't believe it. Hermione was poisoned! For an odd reason, it was with acid. He remembered her saying something about acid earlier. He thought back to earlier. That's when he saw Ron, standing in a corridor close to the Hospital Wing, smirking. That letter! "It was you, you bloody prick!" Dean yelled at him in anger, "How could you poison poor Hermione?! I thought she was your friend!" "Well, not anymore. That bitch deserved getting poisoned anyway." Dean was so angry that he did something amazing. He punch Ron in the mouth as hard as he could. "You asshole!" Ron yelled in anger as his mouth started bleeding. "You deserved it you bloody prick...literally." Dean made his way back to the common room with a little smile on his face, glad he punched Ron to bleeding.
At least it was the weekend, because Dean couldn't sleep at all; he was too worried about Hermione. Lavender kept Dean company, but eventually she had to sleep. For the rest of the night, he just laid underneath the stars, thinking of ways to get back at Ron. Finally, morning came, so Dean ran down to the Hospital Wing to go see Hermione. Before he could come in, he heard people talking in there. "The poor dear, she was brought in last night by Mr. Thomas," he heard Madam Pomfrey exclaim. "At least it wasn't anything else. Since she's friends with Harry, she's already in danger," he heard Professor Dumbledore say. "What are we going to do about Harry & Mr. Weasly?" "Well, as I can see, Mr. Weasly & Mr. Potter are in a scramble, so Mr. Weasly should be fine for now. For Harry, I don't know. The best we can do is watch over him & make sure nothing happens to him." "I just hope our best is enough." "Yes, I do hope so." Dean waited a minute, absorbing everything in. Hermione & Harry in danger? 'It probably has something to do with him.' Of course Dean was talking about Voldemort, but he wasn't ready to say his name just yet. Finally, Dean entered the Hospital Wing. "Is she alright?" Dean asked, wanting an answer. "Yes Mr. Thomas, she's wide awake now. I think you should go tell her what happened," Professor Dumbledore replied, having a small smile & a twinkle in his eyes.
Dean ran over to where Hermione was & gave her a hug. "Hey," she greeted softly. "Hey," he replied, "How did you sleep?" He let her go as she replied, "Alright...I guess. What happened? All I know is that I was poisoned...but nothing else." "You remember that letter you got from Ron?" "Yeah?" "He put poison in the candy you ate, acid, & it poisoned you." "Oh why that little bloody scum bag!" Hermione hissed out, "The candy I ate was my favorite. He knew what my favorite was so he must've snuck into my room & poisoned it." "Lucky for me I saw him last night, found out, & punched him in the mouth." This he said in a whisper. Hermione giggled & hugged Dean back. "Thanks for doing that," she whispered in his ear, "If you didn't do that, I probably would have." They both laughed. At that moment, Madam Pomfrey entered. "Am I free to go?" Hermione asked sweetly. "Yes, but I have some bad news." "What is it?" Hermione & Dean asked in unison. "I'm afraid that the liquid I gave you is going to give you some side effects soon...& it'll last at least 2 weeks." Hermione gasped. Madam Pomfrey sighed & informed, "I'm afraid you can't go to the Halloween Ball. I'm sorry." Hermione had tears going down the side of her face. "Take her to her room quickly Mr. Thomas. The side effects will begin in an hour. First she will throw up for a week, at least 6 times a day. Then, for the last week, she will only throw up for 2 times a day, but will go into mood swings without meaning to. She will also be very tired. Now off you go." Hermione tried standing up on her own, but she was still too weak, so Dean put her arm around his shoulders & wrapped his arm around her waist, & helped her out of the Hospital Wing.
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She could kill Ron right about now. Because of him & his childish behavior, she couldn't go to the Halloween Ball. She didn't say anything as Dean helped her to the prefect common room & rushed her to her room. She was grateful for Dean to help her as he tucked her in her bed & quickly got a large bucket from the bathroom. She didn't know why Dean was doing this, but she was glad. "Thanks for helping me out Dean," she whispered, still weak. Dean smiled at her & replied, "Well, you are my friend. Why wouldn't I help someone like you?" He turned red, then said, "I...um...didn't-." She cut him off by saying, "Don't worry about it." She smiled back at him. They sat in silence for a few minutes, then Hermione said, "I can't believe I can't go to the Halloween Ball because of Ron! Its not fair that he poisoned me. Why did he have to do that?!" "Shhhh...its alright 'Mione. I'm mad at Ron for doing this to you. I don't know how he can go that low & poison you. He was supposed to be your friend, not try to kill you. I don't know what's gotten into him, but I won't let anything happen to you, I swear." Hermione was touched by his words. It felt too good to be true. "You swear?" "I swear, cross my heart & hope to die." They both chuckled, then she started to feel queasy. "Dean...," she moaned, pointing to the bucket. He quickly grabbed it & brought it to her in time for her to start to throw up.
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"Hermione!" Dean gasped, catching her before she fell. It looked as she went unconscious, so he carried her to Hospital Wing, running faster than he had in his entire life. She looked fine, & then she got up & blacked out. Dean kept trying to think what could of made this happen to her. He finally made it to the Hospital Wing, out of breath. "What's the meaning of this?!" Madam Pomfrey exclaimed. Dean exclaimed, while gasping for breath, "She-stood up-& suddenly-blacked-out." "Oh my! Set her onto a bed." Dean did as he was told, getting out of the way as Madam Pomfrey came over & checked on her. She frowned, then turned to Dean. "She has been poisoned." Poisoned! "How though?!" Dean exclaimed, looking at Hermione worriedly. "Did she eat anything recently?" "Candy!" Dean realized. "Huh?" "Me & Hermione ate candy recently." It was weird though. He felt fine, & she blacked out. "Oh dear," Madam Pomfrey sighed, "Well, I better check on you to make sure you're not poisoned either. I'm pretty sure Miss Granger has acid in her right now. I just gave her a liquid that will kill the acid in no time. Now, lay down." Dean did as he was told as she checked on him. After a minute, she said, "It looks like you weren't poisoned, but she was." "Will she be alright?" Dean asked worriedly. She smiled. "She'll be just fine, Mr. Thomas. She's resting right now but she should be fine by tomorrow morning. Now go get some rest & come back in the morning." Dean got up, & with one final glance at Hermione, left to go back to the prefect common room.
He couldn't believe it. Hermione was poisoned! For an odd reason, it was with acid. He remembered her saying something about acid earlier. He thought back to earlier. That's when he saw Ron, standing in a corridor close to the Hospital Wing, smirking. That letter! "It was you, you bloody prick!" Dean yelled at him in anger, "How could you poison poor Hermione?! I thought she was your friend!" "Well, not anymore. That bitch deserved getting poisoned anyway." Dean was so angry that he did something amazing. He punch Ron in the mouth as hard as he could. "You asshole!" Ron yelled in anger as his mouth started bleeding. "You deserved it you bloody prick...literally." Dean made his way back to the common room with a little smile on his face, glad he punched Ron to bleeding.
At least it was the weekend, because Dean couldn't sleep at all; he was too worried about Hermione. Lavender kept Dean company, but eventually she had to sleep. For the rest of the night, he just laid underneath the stars, thinking of ways to get back at Ron. Finally, morning came, so Dean ran down to the Hospital Wing to go see Hermione. Before he could come in, he heard people talking in there. "The poor dear, she was brought in last night by Mr. Thomas," he heard Madam Pomfrey exclaim. "At least it wasn't anything else. Since she's friends with Harry, she's already in danger," he heard Professor Dumbledore say. "What are we going to do about Harry & Mr. Weasly?" "Well, as I can see, Mr. Weasly & Mr. Potter are in a scramble, so Mr. Weasly should be fine for now. For Harry, I don't know. The best we can do is watch over him & make sure nothing happens to him." "I just hope our best is enough." "Yes, I do hope so." Dean waited a minute, absorbing everything in. Hermione & Harry in danger? 'It probably has something to do with him.' Of course Dean was talking about Voldemort, but he wasn't ready to say his name just yet. Finally, Dean entered the Hospital Wing. "Is she alright?" Dean asked, wanting an answer. "Yes Mr. Thomas, she's wide awake now. I think you should go tell her what happened," Professor Dumbledore replied, having a small smile & a twinkle in his eyes.
Dean ran over to where Hermione was & gave her a hug. "Hey," she greeted softly. "Hey," he replied, "How did you sleep?" He let her go as she replied, "Alright...I guess. What happened? All I know is that I was poisoned...but nothing else." "You remember that letter you got from Ron?" "Yeah?" "He put poison in the candy you ate, acid, & it poisoned you." "Oh why that little bloody scum bag!" Hermione hissed out, "The candy I ate was my favorite. He knew what my favorite was so he must've snuck into my room & poisoned it." "Lucky for me I saw him last night, found out, & punched him in the mouth." This he said in a whisper. Hermione giggled & hugged Dean back. "Thanks for doing that," she whispered in his ear, "If you didn't do that, I probably would have." They both laughed. At that moment, Madam Pomfrey entered. "Am I free to go?" Hermione asked sweetly. "Yes, but I have some bad news." "What is it?" Hermione & Dean asked in unison. "I'm afraid that the liquid I gave you is going to give you some side effects soon...& it'll last at least 2 weeks." Hermione gasped. Madam Pomfrey sighed & informed, "I'm afraid you can't go to the Halloween Ball. I'm sorry." Hermione had tears going down the side of her face. "Take her to her room quickly Mr. Thomas. The side effects will begin in an hour. First she will throw up for a week, at least 6 times a day. Then, for the last week, she will only throw up for 2 times a day, but will go into mood swings without meaning to. She will also be very tired. Now off you go." Hermione tried standing up on her own, but she was still too weak, so Dean put her arm around his shoulders & wrapped his arm around her waist, & helped her out of the Hospital Wing.
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She could kill Ron right about now. Because of him & his childish behavior, she couldn't go to the Halloween Ball. She didn't say anything as Dean helped her to the prefect common room & rushed her to her room. She was grateful for Dean to help her as he tucked her in her bed & quickly got a large bucket from the bathroom. She didn't know why Dean was doing this, but she was glad. "Thanks for helping me out Dean," she whispered, still weak. Dean smiled at her & replied, "Well, you are my friend. Why wouldn't I help someone like you?" He turned red, then said, "I...um...didn't-." She cut him off by saying, "Don't worry about it." She smiled back at him. They sat in silence for a few minutes, then Hermione said, "I can't believe I can't go to the Halloween Ball because of Ron! Its not fair that he poisoned me. Why did he have to do that?!" "Shhhh...its alright 'Mione. I'm mad at Ron for doing this to you. I don't know how he can go that low & poison you. He was supposed to be your friend, not try to kill you. I don't know what's gotten into him, but I won't let anything happen to you, I swear." Hermione was touched by his words. It felt too good to be true. "You swear?" "I swear, cross my heart & hope to die." They both chuckled, then she started to feel queasy. "Dean...," she moaned, pointing to the bucket. He quickly grabbed it & brought it to her in time for her to start to throw up.