Hello! Im back (later then expected) and here is chapter 6! Enjoy!
~*~*~*~ Hermione sat outside the hospital wing with her back against the door. She sighed. Draco and Harry both were in there. Draco had collapsed shortly after Harry, and she had to levitate them both to Madam Pomfrey. The nurse just shook her head and muttered something about it always being Harry. Hermione secretly agreed with her.
Draco lay in his bed looking at the ceiling. It was dark in his small room, and across the way he could see Harry. He still hadn't woken up.
He wondered where Hermione was. What was she doing? Was she still crying? Why did she cry? Its not like Harry was dead.
Or was he?
Draco's curiosity grew greatly. He slumped out of bed and went over to Harry. He tried feeling his wrist for a heartbeat. There was none.
Draco suddenly heard the door open. Professor Dumbledore was coming in, along with Professor McGonagall.
"Is he going to be okay?"
"Im not sure, Minerva."
"But the green figure that came out of his wand.isn't that what happens when someone kills someone with."
"Yes. When someone uses the death curse, their soul is contained in the wand which killed them. That is what happened when Harry and Voldemort had their show off a few years ago"
"So does that mean..."
"I do not know professor. But let us hope not."
Draco's eyes widened. Could Harry have killed someone? He had to tell Hermione. He waited for the headmaster and Grffyndor head to leave. Then he got out of bed.
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Hermione now sat with her back against one of the cold walls, since she was made to move so the headmaster and professor could get by. She sighed. Why was this all happening now? Hadn't her life been perfect? Completely perfect? Why does everything have to go wrong as soon as they make it perfect.damn fate. Damn it all. 'Well, everything hasn't been * perfect * Hermione, think about it' she told herself, 'you still do and always have had feelings for Draco.' Hermione frowned to herself. "If I had feelings for Draco then why would I be so happy with Harry? Because he's been acting so different towards me lately. He's been so much sweeter.and kinder.'
"Hey 'Mione" she heard a familiar voice say. She turned to face the red headed boy. Jumping up from her sitting position, she flung her arms around his neck and broke down crying again. Ron wrapped his arms around her and said in an undertone voice, "It'll be okay.Im sure he'll be fine."
Ron sighed, still letting Hermione cry on him. Little did she know, he had cried a lot also. By the way everyone spoke about the incident, you might think Harry was going to die.
But that wasn't the case. Right?
Ron pulled away from Hermione's embrace and looked her in the eyes. Well, he did the best he could anyway, she was wiping away tears.
"Hermione.I know this is hard. but professor Dumbledore just came to me. He wants to ask us some questions. About Harry. Is that okay? Can you make it?"
Hermione nodded, wiping even more tears away from her eyes. They walked in silence to the statue.
"Candy apple" Ron said. The stairway started to appear, so they stepped on the first step and rode it to the top. Hermione's body fully shook a few times involuntarily. She was still letting a few years go also.
"Ah. Mr. Weasly. Ms. Granger. Welcome" they both nodded at their head master. He tried to half smile, but everyone could see even Dumbledore was being affected from this whole thing.
"Well, I know this will be hard for you. Especially you Ms. Granger, but I must ask you some questions. We are in suspicion of a few things concerning Harry. So if you could answer these questions honestly and without questioning me, we should all be fine." They stared at him for a moment. "Harry's well-being is concerned." After hearing this, they both shook their heads in agreement.
"According to some of the other professors, Harry has been acting different during the whole year. You two know him best. Have any idea why?"
"The only thing ive noticed about Harry is that he's so head over heels about Hermione." Ron said, scowling. Hermione blinked a few times and looked at him skeptically. The headmaster nodded at Ron and looked at Hermione.
"Well, yes, I noticed that too" she said sarcastically. Ron was amazed at Hermione Granger using sarcasm. 'Maybe Harry rubbed off on her some' he thought to himself.
"Ms. Granger, did Harry ever seem to like you before?"
Hermione was taken aback. No, he didn't seem to have liked her before. But he said he did.
"No, headmaster, but he told me the night we.the night we.got together, that he had liked me for a long time before."
"Mr. Weasly, did he ever mention any of this attraction towards Hermione Granger? I know you two were best friends."
Ron looked pale. He looked at Hermione worriedly, and then back at Dumbledore. "No.no he didn't."
"Well, isn't that a little strange? Did he ever tell you about other girls he fancied?" Ron nodded. "Then why wouldn't he mention Ms. Granger here?"
Dumbledore and Ron both jumped back in their seats when they heard Hermione's hands being slammed down on the table. Her face was red with anger. "If you don't mind me asking sir, what does this have to do with Harry's current condition? Why does our relationship matter?" Dumbledore motioned for her to sit down.
"We have been in contact with the Dursleys. They mentioned he hadn't been home after he went out mumbling something about "finding Voldemort and killing him". They had assumed he had gone to the Burrow to stay with the Weaslys. Is that the case, Ron?" he stressed the importance of this question by using the first names.
Ron shook his head. "No, Harry was suppose to come stay with us, but, he never showed up."
"Why didn't you owl us to mention it to somebody? He could have been in great danger"
Hermione again stood up abruptly. "Why are you asking us this.? Shouldn't you be asking what happened when I walked in and Draco was falling to his death? Shouldn't you be asking what happened? Since I was there? Since I saw it all?"
"Ms. Granger, if I remember correctly, you were petrified during most of what happened. That was what you told us. Were you not?"
Hermione nodded. "I was, professor."
"Then would you prefer to again tell us what happened in the corridor that night?" Hermione shook her head. "If you wish to tell me again, I will be here to listen any time you wish." Hermione nodded. She seemed now incomplete. She seemed to have grown mute. She just sat back in her chair and stared at the floor.
"Now, this is my guess." Dumbledore said, eyeing both of them. "This may be a little harsh of an opinion, but you two need to know. Harry left the Dursley's at the beginning of summer, never to return. When he ran out he had been mumbling something about the ridding of Voldemort. Then he never came back. Now, what would you two think about this? Logically?" he didn't give them time to answer." We believe that Harry met Voldemort. And we all know that the dark lord wanted to kill Harry. What if he succeeded?" Hermione chocked back a sob. Ron looked even more drained then he did, and stared at Dumbledore, mouth wide open. "We have seen Voldemort posses people before. And we think that is what happened with Harry." ~*~*~*~ I know this was like, a REALLY short chapter, and I had planned on doing long chapters from now on, but this was important in the story. Kind of like a bridge to the next chapter, which will be pretty long. Please R&R!
~SB
~*~*~*~ Hermione sat outside the hospital wing with her back against the door. She sighed. Draco and Harry both were in there. Draco had collapsed shortly after Harry, and she had to levitate them both to Madam Pomfrey. The nurse just shook her head and muttered something about it always being Harry. Hermione secretly agreed with her.
Draco lay in his bed looking at the ceiling. It was dark in his small room, and across the way he could see Harry. He still hadn't woken up.
He wondered where Hermione was. What was she doing? Was she still crying? Why did she cry? Its not like Harry was dead.
Or was he?
Draco's curiosity grew greatly. He slumped out of bed and went over to Harry. He tried feeling his wrist for a heartbeat. There was none.
Draco suddenly heard the door open. Professor Dumbledore was coming in, along with Professor McGonagall.
"Is he going to be okay?"
"Im not sure, Minerva."
"But the green figure that came out of his wand.isn't that what happens when someone kills someone with."
"Yes. When someone uses the death curse, their soul is contained in the wand which killed them. That is what happened when Harry and Voldemort had their show off a few years ago"
"So does that mean..."
"I do not know professor. But let us hope not."
Draco's eyes widened. Could Harry have killed someone? He had to tell Hermione. He waited for the headmaster and Grffyndor head to leave. Then he got out of bed.
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Hermione now sat with her back against one of the cold walls, since she was made to move so the headmaster and professor could get by. She sighed. Why was this all happening now? Hadn't her life been perfect? Completely perfect? Why does everything have to go wrong as soon as they make it perfect.damn fate. Damn it all. 'Well, everything hasn't been * perfect * Hermione, think about it' she told herself, 'you still do and always have had feelings for Draco.' Hermione frowned to herself. "If I had feelings for Draco then why would I be so happy with Harry? Because he's been acting so different towards me lately. He's been so much sweeter.and kinder.'
"Hey 'Mione" she heard a familiar voice say. She turned to face the red headed boy. Jumping up from her sitting position, she flung her arms around his neck and broke down crying again. Ron wrapped his arms around her and said in an undertone voice, "It'll be okay.Im sure he'll be fine."
Ron sighed, still letting Hermione cry on him. Little did she know, he had cried a lot also. By the way everyone spoke about the incident, you might think Harry was going to die.
But that wasn't the case. Right?
Ron pulled away from Hermione's embrace and looked her in the eyes. Well, he did the best he could anyway, she was wiping away tears.
"Hermione.I know this is hard. but professor Dumbledore just came to me. He wants to ask us some questions. About Harry. Is that okay? Can you make it?"
Hermione nodded, wiping even more tears away from her eyes. They walked in silence to the statue.
"Candy apple" Ron said. The stairway started to appear, so they stepped on the first step and rode it to the top. Hermione's body fully shook a few times involuntarily. She was still letting a few years go also.
"Ah. Mr. Weasly. Ms. Granger. Welcome" they both nodded at their head master. He tried to half smile, but everyone could see even Dumbledore was being affected from this whole thing.
"Well, I know this will be hard for you. Especially you Ms. Granger, but I must ask you some questions. We are in suspicion of a few things concerning Harry. So if you could answer these questions honestly and without questioning me, we should all be fine." They stared at him for a moment. "Harry's well-being is concerned." After hearing this, they both shook their heads in agreement.
"According to some of the other professors, Harry has been acting different during the whole year. You two know him best. Have any idea why?"
"The only thing ive noticed about Harry is that he's so head over heels about Hermione." Ron said, scowling. Hermione blinked a few times and looked at him skeptically. The headmaster nodded at Ron and looked at Hermione.
"Well, yes, I noticed that too" she said sarcastically. Ron was amazed at Hermione Granger using sarcasm. 'Maybe Harry rubbed off on her some' he thought to himself.
"Ms. Granger, did Harry ever seem to like you before?"
Hermione was taken aback. No, he didn't seem to have liked her before. But he said he did.
"No, headmaster, but he told me the night we.the night we.got together, that he had liked me for a long time before."
"Mr. Weasly, did he ever mention any of this attraction towards Hermione Granger? I know you two were best friends."
Ron looked pale. He looked at Hermione worriedly, and then back at Dumbledore. "No.no he didn't."
"Well, isn't that a little strange? Did he ever tell you about other girls he fancied?" Ron nodded. "Then why wouldn't he mention Ms. Granger here?"
Dumbledore and Ron both jumped back in their seats when they heard Hermione's hands being slammed down on the table. Her face was red with anger. "If you don't mind me asking sir, what does this have to do with Harry's current condition? Why does our relationship matter?" Dumbledore motioned for her to sit down.
"We have been in contact with the Dursleys. They mentioned he hadn't been home after he went out mumbling something about "finding Voldemort and killing him". They had assumed he had gone to the Burrow to stay with the Weaslys. Is that the case, Ron?" he stressed the importance of this question by using the first names.
Ron shook his head. "No, Harry was suppose to come stay with us, but, he never showed up."
"Why didn't you owl us to mention it to somebody? He could have been in great danger"
Hermione again stood up abruptly. "Why are you asking us this.? Shouldn't you be asking what happened when I walked in and Draco was falling to his death? Shouldn't you be asking what happened? Since I was there? Since I saw it all?"
"Ms. Granger, if I remember correctly, you were petrified during most of what happened. That was what you told us. Were you not?"
Hermione nodded. "I was, professor."
"Then would you prefer to again tell us what happened in the corridor that night?" Hermione shook her head. "If you wish to tell me again, I will be here to listen any time you wish." Hermione nodded. She seemed now incomplete. She seemed to have grown mute. She just sat back in her chair and stared at the floor.
"Now, this is my guess." Dumbledore said, eyeing both of them. "This may be a little harsh of an opinion, but you two need to know. Harry left the Dursley's at the beginning of summer, never to return. When he ran out he had been mumbling something about the ridding of Voldemort. Then he never came back. Now, what would you two think about this? Logically?" he didn't give them time to answer." We believe that Harry met Voldemort. And we all know that the dark lord wanted to kill Harry. What if he succeeded?" Hermione chocked back a sob. Ron looked even more drained then he did, and stared at Dumbledore, mouth wide open. "We have seen Voldemort posses people before. And we think that is what happened with Harry." ~*~*~*~ I know this was like, a REALLY short chapter, and I had planned on doing long chapters from now on, but this was important in the story. Kind of like a bridge to the next chapter, which will be pretty long. Please R&R!
~SB