Disclaimer: Man, I'm going to have to do this, for like, so many chapters
to come. But anyway, I do not own it. Here we go again!
Influenced Chapter 8-
Later that day, Ron and Harry were still in the hospital wing. Dumbledore's response to Ron's question was worrying. Seldom had Harry or Ron seen him like this, without an answer. 'I don't know'...what did that mean? Dumbledore always knew what to say, at what time. He had always made Harry feel better, but for once he had made the situation, through Harry's eyes, worse, by giving an apprehensive answer.
" 'I don't know'? What the hell does that mean?" Ron was thinking exactly the same thing as Harry.
Harry didn't reply. Saying 'I don't know' would confuse things even further. He then said, "It means he doesn't know what he's going to do next. He's not sure what to do about Hermione. Neither am I for that matter."
"Harry, I know it might sound like I don't care about Hermione anymore, because I do, but I don't think we should have stood up for Hermione that much when we were talking to Dumbledore. I know she might not have been herself, like we both agreed, but...it was an unforgivable spell...that's defying the laws of the Ministry of Magic. Anything can happen to her now, and it doesn't look like she's still in Dumbledore's good books either. Did you see his expression when we told him it was her...?" Ron explained.
"Yeah, yeah, I did. That's why I think we should find her. Not to be sympathetic, not to comfort her, more to confront her, whatever it takes, and tell her what she's got herself into." Said Harry, speaking to himself more than Ron.
"Maybe, but the...the thing that keeps bothering me Harry, is that she could go to Azkaban for this. Azkaban. Hagrid went there and he can hardly talk about it." Ron said sadly.
Just then, by utter coincidence, the Hogwarts gamekeeper, Hagrid, came bursting through the door.
"'Arry, Ron, you're alrigh'! I was worried. Dumbledore said that you was 'urt. What 'appened? Who used the Crucio curse?" He babbled.
"Actually, um, Hagrid, it was, uh, Hermione." Ventured Ron.
Hagrid looked extremely surprised. " 'Ermione?! Never! She'd never do anything like tha'!"
"She would, Hagrid, and she has." Harry said quietly.
"We don't think she's quite herself though..." Ron trailed off at the end after a warning glance from Harry. He'd already forgotten the 'no sticking up for Hermione' theory. "No. Never. 'Ermione would never do this! She's your friend!" Hagrid was now looking angry.
" We know Hagrid." Said Ron nervously. Hagrid was never the best person to mess with, considering how large and strong he was...
" 'ERMIONE WOULD NEVER DO SUCH A THING! SHE'S YOU FRIEND, NOT YOUR...RUDDY ENEMY!" He roared.
At this point the door blew open. Dumbledore and McGonagall entered.
"Hagrid, calm down, please! If you do not, please leave immediately." Said Dumbledore, smoothly, but harshly. Hagrid did not need telling twice. He turned around swiftly and slammed the door as he left.
Dumbledore turning around and falsely smiled at Harry and Ron.
"Harry, Ron, please can you tell Professor McGonagall what you told me. She needs to write down a report for Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic. He and I are going to have a chat about what we are going to do about Ms Granger."
After a long and tiring day of going over and over what happened, Harry and Ron decided that they were going to look for Hermione tomorrow, early in the morning, before anyone realised they were gone.
Influenced Chapter 8-
Later that day, Ron and Harry were still in the hospital wing. Dumbledore's response to Ron's question was worrying. Seldom had Harry or Ron seen him like this, without an answer. 'I don't know'...what did that mean? Dumbledore always knew what to say, at what time. He had always made Harry feel better, but for once he had made the situation, through Harry's eyes, worse, by giving an apprehensive answer.
" 'I don't know'? What the hell does that mean?" Ron was thinking exactly the same thing as Harry.
Harry didn't reply. Saying 'I don't know' would confuse things even further. He then said, "It means he doesn't know what he's going to do next. He's not sure what to do about Hermione. Neither am I for that matter."
"Harry, I know it might sound like I don't care about Hermione anymore, because I do, but I don't think we should have stood up for Hermione that much when we were talking to Dumbledore. I know she might not have been herself, like we both agreed, but...it was an unforgivable spell...that's defying the laws of the Ministry of Magic. Anything can happen to her now, and it doesn't look like she's still in Dumbledore's good books either. Did you see his expression when we told him it was her...?" Ron explained.
"Yeah, yeah, I did. That's why I think we should find her. Not to be sympathetic, not to comfort her, more to confront her, whatever it takes, and tell her what she's got herself into." Said Harry, speaking to himself more than Ron.
"Maybe, but the...the thing that keeps bothering me Harry, is that she could go to Azkaban for this. Azkaban. Hagrid went there and he can hardly talk about it." Ron said sadly.
Just then, by utter coincidence, the Hogwarts gamekeeper, Hagrid, came bursting through the door.
"'Arry, Ron, you're alrigh'! I was worried. Dumbledore said that you was 'urt. What 'appened? Who used the Crucio curse?" He babbled.
"Actually, um, Hagrid, it was, uh, Hermione." Ventured Ron.
Hagrid looked extremely surprised. " 'Ermione?! Never! She'd never do anything like tha'!"
"She would, Hagrid, and she has." Harry said quietly.
"We don't think she's quite herself though..." Ron trailed off at the end after a warning glance from Harry. He'd already forgotten the 'no sticking up for Hermione' theory. "No. Never. 'Ermione would never do this! She's your friend!" Hagrid was now looking angry.
" We know Hagrid." Said Ron nervously. Hagrid was never the best person to mess with, considering how large and strong he was...
" 'ERMIONE WOULD NEVER DO SUCH A THING! SHE'S YOU FRIEND, NOT YOUR...RUDDY ENEMY!" He roared.
At this point the door blew open. Dumbledore and McGonagall entered.
"Hagrid, calm down, please! If you do not, please leave immediately." Said Dumbledore, smoothly, but harshly. Hagrid did not need telling twice. He turned around swiftly and slammed the door as he left.
Dumbledore turning around and falsely smiled at Harry and Ron.
"Harry, Ron, please can you tell Professor McGonagall what you told me. She needs to write down a report for Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic. He and I are going to have a chat about what we are going to do about Ms Granger."
After a long and tiring day of going over and over what happened, Harry and Ron decided that they were going to look for Hermione tomorrow, early in the morning, before anyone realised they were gone.