It was late; she didn't know where she was. Hermione slowly opened her eyes
to a room
filled with blinding sunlight. There were many beds covered in white sheets, she knew it
was the Hospital Wing. But what was she doing here? Last she could remember was
walking down the stairs to the common room. She slowly tried to raise herself up and
realized that her left arm lay numbly limp at her side. Her mind was racing, she must
have blacked out, fallen down the stairs, and either broken or sprained her arm. She
should be out of here by now if that was all it had been. The throbbing in her head grew
stronger. She used her right hand to feel her forehead, it was completely numb, and it had
a bandage over it. Madam Pomfrey briskly walked into the room, glanced at Hermione
and turned her way.
"How is your head dear?"
"It's numb, what happened?" "You fell down the stairs last night, it was split to the bone,
you will most definitely have a light scar. And your arm?"
"Also numb, is it broken?"
"Yes, very badly, some of the bones were shattered completely, I am surprised you slept
so well, I had to give you skele-grow and it is most painful."
"Well, I have very high pain tolerance."
"I think you should go back to sleep, you'll need your strength."
And with that she turned and continued her original course over to some first year that
was a most peculiar shade of purple.
Hermione closed her eyes and soon drifted into a deep sleep not to awake for another 4
hours.
~*~*~
As Harry woke up the first thing he noticed was the immensely bright light. He was late!
He pulled on his robes and ran down to breakfast as fast as he could. At the entrance of
the great Hall he ran into a tall, blond haired-boy, Draco Malfoy.
"Watch where you're going Potter." Draco spat.
"Why don't you watch where you are going next time, Malfoy, so I won't have to."
Harry growled, unable to think of anything better to say. With that Draco in the distance
of the dungeons and Harry turned into the Great Hall. He could see Ron sitting at the
Gryffindor table alone. "Where's Hermione?" he thought. He hurried to take his seat next
to Ron and asked him where she was.
"She is in the Hospital Wing." Ron said through a great mouthful of food.
"What happened?" Harry asked taken totally aback by Ron's news.
"She fell down the stairs sometime early this morning."
A light went off in Harry's head; it had been Hermione, this whole time! Why hadn't he
seen the light sooner!? He needed to go see her. He simply had to! He jumped up and ran
to the doors.
"Where are you going?" Ron yelled after him.
"To go ask her a question!" Harry answered over his shoulder. He passes Neville in the
hall, saw he had a very confused look on his face and stopped to ask him why.
"I was in the room not seven minutes ago and you were stone asleep, I tried to wake you
but you wouldn't budge."
"I was up pretty late studying, don't worry about it."
"Ok, see you in class!" Neville rushed out half a milli-second before Harry turned to run
up the stairs toward the Hospital Wing.
Madame Pomfrey was standing near the door, almost like she was guarding it. At the
sight of Harry she moved right in front of it, blocking his path.
"I want to see Hermione," he said simply.
"I'm sorry Mr. Potter, that's not possible at the moment, come back at lunch and
Mrs. Granger will be well enough for you to visit."
"Is she hurt badly?"
"She won't be, she broke her left arm pretty badly, we had to use skele- grow on it, and
she smacked her head and may hold a scar, but there's nothing deathly wrong."
"Okay, thank you." Harry slowly made his way back down to the Great Hall, now trying
to add all the pieces together, and wondering why he hadn't realized it sooner; it was so
obvious to him now. A loud bell went off and Harry realized that class was starting in ten
minutes; he now had to run in the direction of Potions class. He couldn't be late again.
When he turned the corner he saw Ron and Neville talking hurriedly and walking into
class. He called out to them and they stopped to wait for him. When the three of them
walked in the second bell went off letting them now that class had now begun. They had
not yet taken their seats and behind them the heavy dungeon door banged shut and every
head in the room turned to look at them, among them was the blond-haired Draco
Malfoy, but they didn't even notice, they just took their seats and kept talking. At lunch
instead of hurrying to get a seat in the Great Hall, Harry went to the Hospital Wing. This
time Madame Pomfrey was nowhere in sight. Harry opened the large door and walked
inside, he could see Hermione laying on her pillow fast asleep. He wasn't sure whether to
wake her or not.
~*~*~
As Hermione opened her eyes she saw a dark shadow standing in front of her. When her
eyes adjusted enough she was able to tell that it was Harry.
"It was you." He whispered almost un-audibly.
"What?"..."What are you talking about Harry?"
"I think you know what I'm talking about. The book, the letters, it's been you this whole
time!"
"Harry, seriously, I have no idea what you are talking about."
~*~*~
The look in her eyes told him she was telling the truth; or she was just a good liar, he
couldn't tell which it was.
"Ok, I believe you, are you doing better?"
"Yes, I'm doing fine. Madame Pomfrey says I'll be able to go back to classes tomorrow."
"That's good, can I ask you something?"
"I believe you just did, but yes, you can."
"Why were you going downstairs last night anyway?"
Caught off guard she thought of something to say, "I heard someone downstairs, I wasn't
sure if it was a student though, they sounded enormous. When I was walking down the
stairs I must've blacked out because the next thing I knew I woke up here."
"Weird, did you tell anyone?"
"No, Madame Pomfrey hasn't let anyone in to see me."
"Want me to tell someone for you?"
"No, I think I can handle this Harry."
Again, that struck him as odd, the normal Hermione would have
wanted someone to know as soon as possible. But, she said she didn't know what he was
talking about so, he was going to leave this alone. For now.
A/N: I couldn't really figure out how to write this chapter, I don't want him to figure it
out just yet, there are gonna be some twists though! Please review, I've only gotten 8 for
the first chapter, thanks a ton!!!
filled with blinding sunlight. There were many beds covered in white sheets, she knew it
was the Hospital Wing. But what was she doing here? Last she could remember was
walking down the stairs to the common room. She slowly tried to raise herself up and
realized that her left arm lay numbly limp at her side. Her mind was racing, she must
have blacked out, fallen down the stairs, and either broken or sprained her arm. She
should be out of here by now if that was all it had been. The throbbing in her head grew
stronger. She used her right hand to feel her forehead, it was completely numb, and it had
a bandage over it. Madam Pomfrey briskly walked into the room, glanced at Hermione
and turned her way.
"How is your head dear?"
"It's numb, what happened?" "You fell down the stairs last night, it was split to the bone,
you will most definitely have a light scar. And your arm?"
"Also numb, is it broken?"
"Yes, very badly, some of the bones were shattered completely, I am surprised you slept
so well, I had to give you skele-grow and it is most painful."
"Well, I have very high pain tolerance."
"I think you should go back to sleep, you'll need your strength."
And with that she turned and continued her original course over to some first year that
was a most peculiar shade of purple.
Hermione closed her eyes and soon drifted into a deep sleep not to awake for another 4
hours.
~*~*~
As Harry woke up the first thing he noticed was the immensely bright light. He was late!
He pulled on his robes and ran down to breakfast as fast as he could. At the entrance of
the great Hall he ran into a tall, blond haired-boy, Draco Malfoy.
"Watch where you're going Potter." Draco spat.
"Why don't you watch where you are going next time, Malfoy, so I won't have to."
Harry growled, unable to think of anything better to say. With that Draco in the distance
of the dungeons and Harry turned into the Great Hall. He could see Ron sitting at the
Gryffindor table alone. "Where's Hermione?" he thought. He hurried to take his seat next
to Ron and asked him where she was.
"She is in the Hospital Wing." Ron said through a great mouthful of food.
"What happened?" Harry asked taken totally aback by Ron's news.
"She fell down the stairs sometime early this morning."
A light went off in Harry's head; it had been Hermione, this whole time! Why hadn't he
seen the light sooner!? He needed to go see her. He simply had to! He jumped up and ran
to the doors.
"Where are you going?" Ron yelled after him.
"To go ask her a question!" Harry answered over his shoulder. He passes Neville in the
hall, saw he had a very confused look on his face and stopped to ask him why.
"I was in the room not seven minutes ago and you were stone asleep, I tried to wake you
but you wouldn't budge."
"I was up pretty late studying, don't worry about it."
"Ok, see you in class!" Neville rushed out half a milli-second before Harry turned to run
up the stairs toward the Hospital Wing.
Madame Pomfrey was standing near the door, almost like she was guarding it. At the
sight of Harry she moved right in front of it, blocking his path.
"I want to see Hermione," he said simply.
"I'm sorry Mr. Potter, that's not possible at the moment, come back at lunch and
Mrs. Granger will be well enough for you to visit."
"Is she hurt badly?"
"She won't be, she broke her left arm pretty badly, we had to use skele- grow on it, and
she smacked her head and may hold a scar, but there's nothing deathly wrong."
"Okay, thank you." Harry slowly made his way back down to the Great Hall, now trying
to add all the pieces together, and wondering why he hadn't realized it sooner; it was so
obvious to him now. A loud bell went off and Harry realized that class was starting in ten
minutes; he now had to run in the direction of Potions class. He couldn't be late again.
When he turned the corner he saw Ron and Neville talking hurriedly and walking into
class. He called out to them and they stopped to wait for him. When the three of them
walked in the second bell went off letting them now that class had now begun. They had
not yet taken their seats and behind them the heavy dungeon door banged shut and every
head in the room turned to look at them, among them was the blond-haired Draco
Malfoy, but they didn't even notice, they just took their seats and kept talking. At lunch
instead of hurrying to get a seat in the Great Hall, Harry went to the Hospital Wing. This
time Madame Pomfrey was nowhere in sight. Harry opened the large door and walked
inside, he could see Hermione laying on her pillow fast asleep. He wasn't sure whether to
wake her or not.
~*~*~
As Hermione opened her eyes she saw a dark shadow standing in front of her. When her
eyes adjusted enough she was able to tell that it was Harry.
"It was you." He whispered almost un-audibly.
"What?"..."What are you talking about Harry?"
"I think you know what I'm talking about. The book, the letters, it's been you this whole
time!"
"Harry, seriously, I have no idea what you are talking about."
~*~*~
The look in her eyes told him she was telling the truth; or she was just a good liar, he
couldn't tell which it was.
"Ok, I believe you, are you doing better?"
"Yes, I'm doing fine. Madame Pomfrey says I'll be able to go back to classes tomorrow."
"That's good, can I ask you something?"
"I believe you just did, but yes, you can."
"Why were you going downstairs last night anyway?"
Caught off guard she thought of something to say, "I heard someone downstairs, I wasn't
sure if it was a student though, they sounded enormous. When I was walking down the
stairs I must've blacked out because the next thing I knew I woke up here."
"Weird, did you tell anyone?"
"No, Madame Pomfrey hasn't let anyone in to see me."
"Want me to tell someone for you?"
"No, I think I can handle this Harry."
Again, that struck him as odd, the normal Hermione would have
wanted someone to know as soon as possible. But, she said she didn't know what he was
talking about so, he was going to leave this alone. For now.
A/N: I couldn't really figure out how to write this chapter, I don't want him to figure it
out just yet, there are gonna be some twists though! Please review, I've only gotten 8 for
the first chapter, thanks a ton!!!