Everyone gathered around Hermione, but Chris made Harry leave. Although
Chris did not like Harry that much, it was the least he could do for
Hermione.
Draco pushed everyone out of the way, and picked Hermione up off the floor. He silently cried and walked into another room. No one followed. Draco rested her limp body on the floor and sat down next to her.
"She can't be dead. She can't be dead," he whispered to himself and continued crying. Suddenly, Hermione's eyes fluttered open.
"Hermione!" Draco smiled and yelled. He bent down to hug her, but she winced.
"Are you okay?" he asked, even though he already knew she was hurt. Hermione looked at him for a few moments, and then shook her head.
"Do you need anything?" he asked.
"Nurse," she mouthed.
"What?!" he asked confused.
"Nurse," she mouthed again after a few minutes.
"Say something, Hermione!"
"Help," she mouthed, again, taking time before reacting to Draco.
"Hermione? What's wrong?" he whispered as a tear slid down his cheek. Hermione's grandmother Clarinda walked into the room.
"She survived," Mrs. Clarinda smiled all teary.
"Yes, but she won't speak to me!" Draco exclaimed.
"Hm..." Mrs. Clarinda knelt down next to Hermione. "How are you feeling, dear?"
"Hurt," Hermione mouthed.
"She needs to be taken back to Hogwarts," Mrs. Clarinda said.
"But..."
"NO BUTS Mr. Malfoy! Now, let's go," Mrs. Clarinda said, and walked out of the room. Draco picked Hermione up and followed.
***
"What happened?" Madame Pomfrey asked as she began checking Hermione.
"She survived..." Draco trailed off.
"Survived what?"
"An Unforgivable Curse... Avada Ked..." Madame Pomfrey gasped and covered his mouth.
"HUSH!" she screamed.
"What is all this screaming for?" Dumbledore asked as he entered the room.
"Hermione survived the Ava..."
"HUSH!" Madame Pomfrey screamed again.
"Ah..." Dumbledore said, and examined Hermione. "How are you feeling?"
"Sore," she mouthed after a few minutes.
"Speak up, child!" Madame Pomfrey exclaimed.
"I can't" Hermione mouthed again.
"Can you hear me?" Madame Pomfrey said, trying not to move her lips. Hermione lay on her bed, with a clueless look.
"What?" Hermione mouthed, after nothing registered in her mind.
"She's deaf!" Madame Pomfrey screamed.
"May I speak to Mr. Malfoy, please?" Dumbledore asked.
"Why not..." Madame Pomfrey mumbled and left to go to her office.
"Can't you do something? Put a spell on her!" Draco nearly screamed.
"We can't... I am afraid it is impossible. I am assuming Voldemort did this?"
"Yes. Why is it impossible?!"
"We can't remove Harry's scar, you know. It is the same thing in Hermione's case. We will have to do something so she can talk, though. I already know she can read lips," Dumbledore smiled. "Cheer up, Mr. Malfoy. Everything will be fine."
"Okay," Draco managed a weak smile.
"Now, take this," Dumbledore conjured something up and handed it to Hermione. Hermione sniffed the liquid and scrunched up her face.
"It's not as bad as it smells," Dumbledore chuckled. Hermione swallowed it in one gulp. The potion made her feel warm, and all her pains vanished. Hermione smiled, indicating she felt much better.
"If you want to, Mr. Malfoy can take you to your dorm," Dumbledore said slowly. Hermione sat and let it register in her head. She shook her head and smiled again. Draco picked her up of the bed, but she pushed herself down, she wanted to walk.
"I need to walk," she managed to say, although it did not sound very clear.
"Okay," Draco smiled; he would do anything to please her.
Although the walk was tough, Hermione received plenty of breaks; many people stopped Hermione and Draco in the hall to ask what happened.
When the reached the dorm, Draco began to lead her to his dorm, but she pulled back.
"My stuff."
"It's in my room," Draco smiled.
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AN - That was a fun chapter!!! I did not realize I made it look like Hermione died! Lmao! The reviews told me... I am going to work on the chapter for Becca's story later on, hers probably will not be as long as mine (the story that is).
Draco pushed everyone out of the way, and picked Hermione up off the floor. He silently cried and walked into another room. No one followed. Draco rested her limp body on the floor and sat down next to her.
"She can't be dead. She can't be dead," he whispered to himself and continued crying. Suddenly, Hermione's eyes fluttered open.
"Hermione!" Draco smiled and yelled. He bent down to hug her, but she winced.
"Are you okay?" he asked, even though he already knew she was hurt. Hermione looked at him for a few moments, and then shook her head.
"Do you need anything?" he asked.
"Nurse," she mouthed.
"What?!" he asked confused.
"Nurse," she mouthed again after a few minutes.
"Say something, Hermione!"
"Help," she mouthed, again, taking time before reacting to Draco.
"Hermione? What's wrong?" he whispered as a tear slid down his cheek. Hermione's grandmother Clarinda walked into the room.
"She survived," Mrs. Clarinda smiled all teary.
"Yes, but she won't speak to me!" Draco exclaimed.
"Hm..." Mrs. Clarinda knelt down next to Hermione. "How are you feeling, dear?"
"Hurt," Hermione mouthed.
"She needs to be taken back to Hogwarts," Mrs. Clarinda said.
"But..."
"NO BUTS Mr. Malfoy! Now, let's go," Mrs. Clarinda said, and walked out of the room. Draco picked Hermione up and followed.
***
"What happened?" Madame Pomfrey asked as she began checking Hermione.
"She survived..." Draco trailed off.
"Survived what?"
"An Unforgivable Curse... Avada Ked..." Madame Pomfrey gasped and covered his mouth.
"HUSH!" she screamed.
"What is all this screaming for?" Dumbledore asked as he entered the room.
"Hermione survived the Ava..."
"HUSH!" Madame Pomfrey screamed again.
"Ah..." Dumbledore said, and examined Hermione. "How are you feeling?"
"Sore," she mouthed after a few minutes.
"Speak up, child!" Madame Pomfrey exclaimed.
"I can't" Hermione mouthed again.
"Can you hear me?" Madame Pomfrey said, trying not to move her lips. Hermione lay on her bed, with a clueless look.
"What?" Hermione mouthed, after nothing registered in her mind.
"She's deaf!" Madame Pomfrey screamed.
"May I speak to Mr. Malfoy, please?" Dumbledore asked.
"Why not..." Madame Pomfrey mumbled and left to go to her office.
"Can't you do something? Put a spell on her!" Draco nearly screamed.
"We can't... I am afraid it is impossible. I am assuming Voldemort did this?"
"Yes. Why is it impossible?!"
"We can't remove Harry's scar, you know. It is the same thing in Hermione's case. We will have to do something so she can talk, though. I already know she can read lips," Dumbledore smiled. "Cheer up, Mr. Malfoy. Everything will be fine."
"Okay," Draco managed a weak smile.
"Now, take this," Dumbledore conjured something up and handed it to Hermione. Hermione sniffed the liquid and scrunched up her face.
"It's not as bad as it smells," Dumbledore chuckled. Hermione swallowed it in one gulp. The potion made her feel warm, and all her pains vanished. Hermione smiled, indicating she felt much better.
"If you want to, Mr. Malfoy can take you to your dorm," Dumbledore said slowly. Hermione sat and let it register in her head. She shook her head and smiled again. Draco picked her up of the bed, but she pushed herself down, she wanted to walk.
"I need to walk," she managed to say, although it did not sound very clear.
"Okay," Draco smiled; he would do anything to please her.
Although the walk was tough, Hermione received plenty of breaks; many people stopped Hermione and Draco in the hall to ask what happened.
When the reached the dorm, Draco began to lead her to his dorm, but she pulled back.
"My stuff."
"It's in my room," Draco smiled.
****
AN - That was a fun chapter!!! I did not realize I made it look like Hermione died! Lmao! The reviews told me... I am going to work on the chapter for Becca's story later on, hers probably will not be as long as mine (the story that is).