Reality Kicks In
A/N Ok, sry for that gap inbetween updates. THANKS FOR REVIEWING!
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Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny ran all the way to Professor Dumbledore's office, though still dodging muggles and some Death Eaters. The problem was, they didn't know the password. They tried many things, but none of them worked.
"Are you sure he's even in here?" Ginny asked. "I mean, don't you think he'd be helping in the battle?"
"I'm not sure, but it's a place they would be if they weren't," Hermione said. Ron was helping to support her because she was still a bit drowzy. Just then, they heard some people running, and around the corner came Dumbledore, McGonagall and Snape.
"Professor!" Harry said, running up to them. "Voldemort, he's--"
"Gone?" Dumbledore said. "Yes, we saw; we just left The Great Hall. Minerva, will you so kindly lead Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley, Miss Granger, and Miss Weasley to the hospital wing to be looked over as we fix the rest of the things here up?" With that, Professor McGonagall led them away. The hospital wing was pretty busy, but there was enough room for the four of them. When Madam Pomphrey came over, they all explained what happened, and she was very surprised that Hermione was alive still. She said that the spell they used was a very old one and wasn't used for centuries. Since no one was hurt badly, they got to, though Madam Pomphrey was skeptical about having Hermione leave, so she gave her a potion to take that night. When they got to the Gryffindor Common room, it was all fixed up and some of the students were already there.
"What time is it?" Hermione yawned. Ginny looked at her watch.
"A little bit before midnight," she replied, yawning as well.
"I guess I better get to bed," Hermione said. "Good night, you guys." She gave Ron a kiss and headed for her room.
"Do you think she's alright?" Ron asked nervously. At times, he was a bit too protective towards Hermione.
"She's fine, Ron, don't worry," Harry said, and sat down on one of the couches next to the fire, which was burning like normal. "What I can't believe is that it's all over. Voldemort is gone forever, and we're sure of it." Ron and Ginny nodded. It seemed like it was all a dream, a wonderful dream, come to that. But not all of it was. Just then, the portrait opened, and Viktor Krum came in, looking unharmed. He walked past Harry, Ron, and Ginny, while glaring at them, and headed towards the stairs, but didn't go up them. He just sat at the bottom, making sure there was still room for people to go up and down them, while he was acting like he was waiting for something..or someone.
"I still don't trust him," Ron said, sneeking looks at Krum from the corner of his eye, making sure he didn't go up the stairs. That's where Hermione was.
"Listen, we better get to sleep as well. It's been a hard day, who knows what'll come tomorrow. Anything's possible," Harry said, and the three of them got up and headed towards the stairs. As they climed, Krum gave Ron a small smirk. 'What's up with that?' he thought. Just to make sure she was alright, Ron went to check in on Hermione. She was sleeping peacefully in her bed, and he quietly closed the door and headed to the boy's dorm, which was right across from the girl's. Instantly, he fell asleep.
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There was a sound of someone screaming for help and pleading for someone to leave her alone. It was getting fainter and fainter by the minute, and Ron got up. He was in the boy's dorm, and the screaming was coming from the girl's. His thoughts instantly thought of Hermione. She could've been in trouble. He started to run to the door, but he stayed in the same place, still moving. The door was getting farther and farther away.
"Ron!" the voice, Hermione's voice, screamed. "Help me!"
"Hermione!" Ron screamed, and then he heard an evil laugh. It wasn't Voldemort's laugh as he thought it was, but he then knew it was Viktor Krum's.
"You can't save her," he said, still laughing. "You're too late to do anything about this. You haff no time." Though Ron still couldn't see their faces, he saw their shadows, and Hermione looked like she was tied up, and that Krum was standing by her, holding something up..something that looked strangely like a knife.Then, before Ron knew it, Krum threw the knife. . . .at Hermione. There was a scream, and then silence. It was over, and Krum won.
"Hermione!" Ron screamed yet again, though he knew he was too late. Then, Krum came out of the room. He was smiling evily at Ron, and was holding up a bloody knife.
"You no longer haff a happy life. You took mine avay, so I took yours," he said, and threw the knife at the wall right next to Ron.
"You little son of a bitch!" Ron yelled, trying to run after him, but he still couldn't. "Hope you haff a miserable life," he laughed, and disappeared, leaving Ron there, alone.
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Ron then woke up in a cold sweat. He was shaking very badly, and breathing hard. That was a horrible nightmare, but it seemed so real. The last time he had a dream like that, it was true. Ron's eyes doubled in normal size, and he jumped out of bed and ran to the girl's dorm. It was locked, but he could he some voices.
"Leave me alone!" one of the voices said. Instantly, Ron knew it was Hermione's.
"You'll pay for vhat you haff done," the other said, which, of course, was Viktor Krum's. There was a pause and Ron heard Hermione whimper. That was it, he was going to try to open that door if it was the last thing he'd do. He pound his fist against it.
"Open up, Krum!" Ron yelled, still hitting the door.
"You think I'm going to do that, Veasley?" he said, with a little laugh. "Of course I von't."
"Just open the damn door!" he yelled again. What surprised him was no one else was coming to see what the yelling was about. It seemed the Krum knew what he was thinking.
"No one vill come, Veasley. I put a spell on them vhich makes them sleep until morning. I guess I missed you," Krum said. Ron still tried to kick the door down, but it wasn't working, and Krum seemed to have went back to hurting Hermione. He heard her scream, and some laughing from Krum, which made Ron work harder. When all hope seemed weak, the door started to ware out, and the door unlocked. Ron ran in right away and saw Krum holding a knife above Hermione, who was tied up to a chair.
"I see Veasley got in," he said, looking over his shoulder. "But, if he tries anything, he'll soon regret it." Krum was about to throw the knife at Hermione when Ron tackled him to the ground. They fought over the knife, which Krum was swinging at Ron. A couple of times it hit him, but luckily, they weren't serious cuts. Before they both knew it, Krum had the knife up against Ron's throat.
"No!" Hermione screamed with the last of her voice.
"It ends here, Veasley," Krum said, and when he was about to press the knife against his skin, it was forced out of his hand and was floating in the air. Ron looked at the doorway and saw Harry with his wand out, and Ginny with hers out. Then ropes were tied around Krum and he fell to the ground as Ron slide to the floor, back still against the wall. Harry ran to Ron, as Ginny went to Hermione to untie her from the chair.
"Are you guys ok?" Harry asked, and they both nodded, unable to speak.
"We should get you guys to the hospital eing," Ginny said, but Ron shook his head. In a whisper, he spoke.
"Not..yet," he said. "You should take Krum to Dumbledore's and tell them what..what you saw." They slowly nodded, and dragged Krum out of the room. Ron looked over at Hermione, who had her knees against her chest, still on the chair. He got up and went over to her.
"Are you ok?" he asked her, and she nodded.
"I can't believe he..he..did that.." she whispered, and Ron put his arms around her, and led her to lie down on the bed.
"It's ok, Hermione. Everything'll be alright," Ron whispered, lying right next to her, not letting go. She had a few cuts on her face, and her arms had a big gash across each. By now, tears were forming in her eyes.
"It's what he did before you came," she whispered again, and Ron got worried. What did Krum do before he came? "He..he..did it again." Ron didn't need to ask questions, because he knew what she ment, and anger boiled through him. How could someone be so evil like that? It wasn't something to be proud of, but Krum seemed to be anyways. (A/N to all who don't know, Krum .. 'took advantage' of Hermione again.)
"That bastard," he whispered angerly. He put his arms around her waist to try to calm her down. They sat there in silence for a few minutes, when Harry and Ginny came back and led them to the hospital wing.
"We told Professor Dumbledore what we saw, and he'll ask you about the rest tomorrow," Harry said. "Right now, Krum's going to be on trial about what he's done. If he loses, which he better, he'll spend life at Azkaban." The rest of the way there, they were in silence, and Madam Pomphrey went histarical when she saw Ron and Hermione. Luckily, they were fixed up in no time, but had to stay the night and where the cuts once were, a slight pain came. At least Harry and Ginny were allowed to stay with them. They still didn't speak, but the company of friends was helpful to Ron and Hermione. Before they knew it, all of them fell asleep and morning came. Dumbledore came in and they told the whole story. In the end, Dumbledore seemed a little angry at Krum, but sympothetic towards Hermione.
"Then there will be a trial for him next week. I'm afraid all of you will have to tell your story," Dumbledore said. They all nodded and he left.
"How'd you know I was in trouble, Ron?" Hermione suddenly asked, talking for the first time since yesturday.
"I had a dream about it," Ron explained. "I even had one when he did that to you the first time."
"Hmm. How could that be?" Harry asked. "That's not really common to do more than once."
"I think I know why," Ginny said. They looked at her. "Because you can always tell if your soulmate is in trouble. It's something I read in a book once." All of them sat in silence until it was lunch time, and Harry and Ginny had to leave. They promised to be back tomorrow so that Ron and Hermione could get some rest. Thoughts swam through their heads about what Ginny said. They were soulmates..ment to be..and they were both happy about it. What worried the both of them was the trial. It would be hard for Hermione to retell the story, but she knew that she had to in order to get him in Azkaban for it. Slowly, she fell asleep. . . . .
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A/N Liked it? Didn't I say once that there wouldn't be anymore stuff about 'taking advantage'? I dunno, but sorry about that. I had to get Krum in trouble a bit more, you know, torture that little git, lol. In later chapters, stuff about Voldemort and the Dark Mark will return..not sayin anymore..it'll also be a bit happier towards the end. Well, plz reviewing and thanks 4 reviewing if you already did!
A/N Ok, sry for that gap inbetween updates. THANKS FOR REVIEWING!
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Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny ran all the way to Professor Dumbledore's office, though still dodging muggles and some Death Eaters. The problem was, they didn't know the password. They tried many things, but none of them worked.
"Are you sure he's even in here?" Ginny asked. "I mean, don't you think he'd be helping in the battle?"
"I'm not sure, but it's a place they would be if they weren't," Hermione said. Ron was helping to support her because she was still a bit drowzy. Just then, they heard some people running, and around the corner came Dumbledore, McGonagall and Snape.
"Professor!" Harry said, running up to them. "Voldemort, he's--"
"Gone?" Dumbledore said. "Yes, we saw; we just left The Great Hall. Minerva, will you so kindly lead Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley, Miss Granger, and Miss Weasley to the hospital wing to be looked over as we fix the rest of the things here up?" With that, Professor McGonagall led them away. The hospital wing was pretty busy, but there was enough room for the four of them. When Madam Pomphrey came over, they all explained what happened, and she was very surprised that Hermione was alive still. She said that the spell they used was a very old one and wasn't used for centuries. Since no one was hurt badly, they got to, though Madam Pomphrey was skeptical about having Hermione leave, so she gave her a potion to take that night. When they got to the Gryffindor Common room, it was all fixed up and some of the students were already there.
"What time is it?" Hermione yawned. Ginny looked at her watch.
"A little bit before midnight," she replied, yawning as well.
"I guess I better get to bed," Hermione said. "Good night, you guys." She gave Ron a kiss and headed for her room.
"Do you think she's alright?" Ron asked nervously. At times, he was a bit too protective towards Hermione.
"She's fine, Ron, don't worry," Harry said, and sat down on one of the couches next to the fire, which was burning like normal. "What I can't believe is that it's all over. Voldemort is gone forever, and we're sure of it." Ron and Ginny nodded. It seemed like it was all a dream, a wonderful dream, come to that. But not all of it was. Just then, the portrait opened, and Viktor Krum came in, looking unharmed. He walked past Harry, Ron, and Ginny, while glaring at them, and headed towards the stairs, but didn't go up them. He just sat at the bottom, making sure there was still room for people to go up and down them, while he was acting like he was waiting for something..or someone.
"I still don't trust him," Ron said, sneeking looks at Krum from the corner of his eye, making sure he didn't go up the stairs. That's where Hermione was.
"Listen, we better get to sleep as well. It's been a hard day, who knows what'll come tomorrow. Anything's possible," Harry said, and the three of them got up and headed towards the stairs. As they climed, Krum gave Ron a small smirk. 'What's up with that?' he thought. Just to make sure she was alright, Ron went to check in on Hermione. She was sleeping peacefully in her bed, and he quietly closed the door and headed to the boy's dorm, which was right across from the girl's. Instantly, he fell asleep.
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There was a sound of someone screaming for help and pleading for someone to leave her alone. It was getting fainter and fainter by the minute, and Ron got up. He was in the boy's dorm, and the screaming was coming from the girl's. His thoughts instantly thought of Hermione. She could've been in trouble. He started to run to the door, but he stayed in the same place, still moving. The door was getting farther and farther away.
"Ron!" the voice, Hermione's voice, screamed. "Help me!"
"Hermione!" Ron screamed, and then he heard an evil laugh. It wasn't Voldemort's laugh as he thought it was, but he then knew it was Viktor Krum's.
"You can't save her," he said, still laughing. "You're too late to do anything about this. You haff no time." Though Ron still couldn't see their faces, he saw their shadows, and Hermione looked like she was tied up, and that Krum was standing by her, holding something up..something that looked strangely like a knife.Then, before Ron knew it, Krum threw the knife. . . .at Hermione. There was a scream, and then silence. It was over, and Krum won.
"Hermione!" Ron screamed yet again, though he knew he was too late. Then, Krum came out of the room. He was smiling evily at Ron, and was holding up a bloody knife.
"You no longer haff a happy life. You took mine avay, so I took yours," he said, and threw the knife at the wall right next to Ron.
"You little son of a bitch!" Ron yelled, trying to run after him, but he still couldn't. "Hope you haff a miserable life," he laughed, and disappeared, leaving Ron there, alone.
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Ron then woke up in a cold sweat. He was shaking very badly, and breathing hard. That was a horrible nightmare, but it seemed so real. The last time he had a dream like that, it was true. Ron's eyes doubled in normal size, and he jumped out of bed and ran to the girl's dorm. It was locked, but he could he some voices.
"Leave me alone!" one of the voices said. Instantly, Ron knew it was Hermione's.
"You'll pay for vhat you haff done," the other said, which, of course, was Viktor Krum's. There was a pause and Ron heard Hermione whimper. That was it, he was going to try to open that door if it was the last thing he'd do. He pound his fist against it.
"Open up, Krum!" Ron yelled, still hitting the door.
"You think I'm going to do that, Veasley?" he said, with a little laugh. "Of course I von't."
"Just open the damn door!" he yelled again. What surprised him was no one else was coming to see what the yelling was about. It seemed the Krum knew what he was thinking.
"No one vill come, Veasley. I put a spell on them vhich makes them sleep until morning. I guess I missed you," Krum said. Ron still tried to kick the door down, but it wasn't working, and Krum seemed to have went back to hurting Hermione. He heard her scream, and some laughing from Krum, which made Ron work harder. When all hope seemed weak, the door started to ware out, and the door unlocked. Ron ran in right away and saw Krum holding a knife above Hermione, who was tied up to a chair.
"I see Veasley got in," he said, looking over his shoulder. "But, if he tries anything, he'll soon regret it." Krum was about to throw the knife at Hermione when Ron tackled him to the ground. They fought over the knife, which Krum was swinging at Ron. A couple of times it hit him, but luckily, they weren't serious cuts. Before they both knew it, Krum had the knife up against Ron's throat.
"No!" Hermione screamed with the last of her voice.
"It ends here, Veasley," Krum said, and when he was about to press the knife against his skin, it was forced out of his hand and was floating in the air. Ron looked at the doorway and saw Harry with his wand out, and Ginny with hers out. Then ropes were tied around Krum and he fell to the ground as Ron slide to the floor, back still against the wall. Harry ran to Ron, as Ginny went to Hermione to untie her from the chair.
"Are you guys ok?" Harry asked, and they both nodded, unable to speak.
"We should get you guys to the hospital eing," Ginny said, but Ron shook his head. In a whisper, he spoke.
"Not..yet," he said. "You should take Krum to Dumbledore's and tell them what..what you saw." They slowly nodded, and dragged Krum out of the room. Ron looked over at Hermione, who had her knees against her chest, still on the chair. He got up and went over to her.
"Are you ok?" he asked her, and she nodded.
"I can't believe he..he..did that.." she whispered, and Ron put his arms around her, and led her to lie down on the bed.
"It's ok, Hermione. Everything'll be alright," Ron whispered, lying right next to her, not letting go. She had a few cuts on her face, and her arms had a big gash across each. By now, tears were forming in her eyes.
"It's what he did before you came," she whispered again, and Ron got worried. What did Krum do before he came? "He..he..did it again." Ron didn't need to ask questions, because he knew what she ment, and anger boiled through him. How could someone be so evil like that? It wasn't something to be proud of, but Krum seemed to be anyways. (A/N to all who don't know, Krum .. 'took advantage' of Hermione again.)
"That bastard," he whispered angerly. He put his arms around her waist to try to calm her down. They sat there in silence for a few minutes, when Harry and Ginny came back and led them to the hospital wing.
"We told Professor Dumbledore what we saw, and he'll ask you about the rest tomorrow," Harry said. "Right now, Krum's going to be on trial about what he's done. If he loses, which he better, he'll spend life at Azkaban." The rest of the way there, they were in silence, and Madam Pomphrey went histarical when she saw Ron and Hermione. Luckily, they were fixed up in no time, but had to stay the night and where the cuts once were, a slight pain came. At least Harry and Ginny were allowed to stay with them. They still didn't speak, but the company of friends was helpful to Ron and Hermione. Before they knew it, all of them fell asleep and morning came. Dumbledore came in and they told the whole story. In the end, Dumbledore seemed a little angry at Krum, but sympothetic towards Hermione.
"Then there will be a trial for him next week. I'm afraid all of you will have to tell your story," Dumbledore said. They all nodded and he left.
"How'd you know I was in trouble, Ron?" Hermione suddenly asked, talking for the first time since yesturday.
"I had a dream about it," Ron explained. "I even had one when he did that to you the first time."
"Hmm. How could that be?" Harry asked. "That's not really common to do more than once."
"I think I know why," Ginny said. They looked at her. "Because you can always tell if your soulmate is in trouble. It's something I read in a book once." All of them sat in silence until it was lunch time, and Harry and Ginny had to leave. They promised to be back tomorrow so that Ron and Hermione could get some rest. Thoughts swam through their heads about what Ginny said. They were soulmates..ment to be..and they were both happy about it. What worried the both of them was the trial. It would be hard for Hermione to retell the story, but she knew that she had to in order to get him in Azkaban for it. Slowly, she fell asleep. . . . .
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A/N Liked it? Didn't I say once that there wouldn't be anymore stuff about 'taking advantage'? I dunno, but sorry about that. I had to get Krum in trouble a bit more, you know, torture that little git, lol. In later chapters, stuff about Voldemort and the Dark Mark will return..not sayin anymore..it'll also be a bit happier towards the end. Well, plz reviewing and thanks 4 reviewing if you already did!