Hermione woke up with a start not more than 30 minutes after she had turned out her light. Had she heard something? What was it? Hermione sat straight in bed and strained her ears to listen. There it was again, it was a creak. As if someone was walking down the hall. Slowly and silently climbing out of bed Hermione stood stock-still has the creaks came closer. Seeing a flick of light from a torch under her door hermione tensed up as someone began to turn the doorknob into her room.
Hermione held her breath a stocky figure entered her room. As the light flicked on Hermione's intruder looked momentarily as if shocked to see her there.
"Don't move and you won't get hurt" said her intruder in a gruff northern accent. Hermione said nothing as her intruder searched through drawers and cupboards looking for valuables.
"W…What do you want?" Hermione asked as he began to search near her.
"I said shut up!" he yelled and swung his arm around and knocked her back into a wall. Hermione groaned as a sharp pain ran up her back. Sliding down the wall Hermione covered her face in case he was to attack her more. But he didn't and Hermione heard him leave the room. Hermione shook as she tried to figure what she should do.
Standing up hermione knew that she had to do something. Striding out of the room determinedly Hermione crept behind the intruder and high kicked him in the arm so forceful that he fell into the wall. Turning around the intruder looked outraged as he charged towards her. Punching him the face Hermione stood back as he recovered. This time he ran and tackled her to the floor.
"What the hell do you think you're doing little girl?" he shouted as she struggled to get free of him "I told you not to move!" he yelled as he struck her across the face.
Dazed from her hit Hermione kneed the man in the chest and rolled him over as he was winded. Running towards the stairs thinking that she had to get out Hermione screamed as he grabbed her ankle and she began to fall down the stairs. The next thing she knew Hermione was at the bottom of the stairs lying in a heap and someone was walking down towards her. Looking over her shoulder Hermione saw it was the man. Hermione tried to stand up but her left ankle gave way under her. Hermione heard the man laugh as he neared the bottom of the stairs.
"Not so wise now are we?" he said as he stood over her. Crawling on her back hermione moved further away from him and knocked into the hall table.
"It could have been simple you know. If you hadn't messed this all up I could have been gone!" he shouted at her as he walked closer to her still. Hermione felt behind her as he continued to talk to her. Feeling something round and narrow Hermione grabbed hold of it. Tensing her body up and gathering her strength as he leant over her Hermione screamed as she swung the object at him. Hitting him on the head Hermione heard a dull thud as the man fell onto the floor beside her. Looking at the object hermione realised that it was a bat similar to a beaters bat.
Slowly lifting herself up Hermione winced as she leant on her left ankle. Quickly leaning on her right she limped into the lounge. When she reached the lounge hermione stopped and held onto the wall for support as she tried to catch her breath. Looking into the reflection of a painting in front of her Hermione saw the intruder with the bat raised above his head about to strike her. Hermione quickly grabbed a vase and swung it at him. Hermione struck him on the head just as he struck her on the side and both fell to the floor.
