ABANDONED CHAPTER 4
The next morning when Harry awoke, Madame Pomfrey was standing over him, as though annoyed that he had taken so long to wake up.
"Finally." She said as Harry sat up "How are you feeling?"
"Much better thank you. My throat is still a bit sore though."
"That should completely go away soon. The potion I gave you last night works slowly. Anyway, I've checked you over, and you seem fit enough to return to classes today." Harry stared, usually Madame pomfrey tried to keep you in for days and days - just in case.
"I think you've spent far too much time in here since you came to this school. That and I don't want to spend the entire day watching you in case you are attacked."
"ookay. I'll be going then"
"I'll be in my office so you can get dressed. Shout at the first sign of trouble!"
Harry pulled on his uniform, which had been folded at the end of his bed and began another round with a hairbrush vs. his hair. While he was doing this a girl with red hair came running in.
"Harry! I was so worried! When you fell down the stairs Dad immediately began to turn a spoon into a portkey to get you here, but you - you stopped breathing! I thought you would die!" Ginny said all this very fast then threw her arms around Harry and burst into tears.
"Shhh" Harry put his arms around Ginny and hugged her comfortingly for a few minutes before pulling her into a deep kiss. At that moment the hospital wing door opened again. Harry and Ginny broke apart and turned quickly to see who it was.
Hermione Granger was standing in the doorway with a very broad grin on her face. "Hermione!" Harry gasped "It's not what it looks like - Ok it is, but PLEASE don't tell anyone. I need to talk to Ron first!"
"Hermione please!" Said Ginny
Hermione, for her part continued to stand in the doorway grinning like an idiot for a few seconds before coming to her senses and enveloping both of them in an excited hug.
"That is so sweet! I always knew you should be together!" Hermione looked like she might start crying too, so Harry quickly added
"Hermione, calm down! " his eye caught a covered plate that Hermione had thrown onto the bed when she had hugged them. "what's that?"
"Breakfast" Hermione sat in the chair beside the bed and regained composure as Madame Pomfrey re - entered the room and began labelling a tray full of potion bottles that were steaming, as though freshly made. Ginny, her face a deep shade of red left with a little wave at Harry.
"I bought breakfast. You slept through it. When are you telling Ron? I mean he isn't Ginny's keeper, it's not like he can do anything even if he doesn't like it. But you've got to be honest!"
"Hermione, I'll tell Ron when I get him alone. And yes, I'll be honest and everything. Thanks for the toast"
As Harry had apparrantly slept through divination, his first class was Defence Against The Dark Arts. Professor Lupin was back! Harry and Hermione slipped into seats either side of Ron and began taking notes on 'basic hand - to - hand combat strategies, useful if deprived of your wand'. As Hermione was such a fast note - taker, she kept pausing to look over at and grin at Harry. Ron and Harry found this to be very irritating. After class, professor Lupin left at the same time as the students so Harry couldn't go congratulate him on being back. Instead he, Ron and Hermione headed to the Great Hall for lunch.
"Harry, is there something you need to tell me?" said Ron between mouthfuls of roast lamb. Harry choked.
"What!?"
"It's just that Hermione kept smiling at you in a weird way all class. Are you going out?"
"No we're not!" Hermione said before Harry.
"So why were you doing that?"
"I was pleased to see that he escaped another near death experience unscathed"
"Oh." Harry, felt relief that Hermione was so quick with excuses like that.
"So, Ron. Why do you think Lupin's back?"
The next class was double potions. Harry was partnered with Neville. Unfortunately, Neville was his usual trembling self and nearly spilled a dragon's blood all over the desk. The class were all making an antidote to Basilisk venom. "when are we ever going to need this in the real world?" seamus muttered at the desk next to Harry's.
Harry, could think of a least one occasion but chose not to comment. Besides, the subject of 'venom' was one that Harry didn't want to think about too much since the spider incident. At the end of the class, Snape walked impressively to the front and said "Now, who's antidote shall I test?" Everyone knew before he even moved that he would select Harry and Neville.
"So, let's see if this potion, is as useless as your usual efforts" Snape said to Neville. Potter, come to the front and stand by the blackboard.
"Professor, I've only just got over the last time I was poisoned, and anyway, I've been bitten by a basilisk before."
"Don't argue with me! Anyway, you should be an expert by now, so stand at the front before I deduct 40 points from Griffindor!" Harry stood by the blackboard, wondering if he should be running out of the classroom at top speed. Snape walked over to Harry and poured the vile liquid down his throat. At that moment, a strange feeling came over Harry.
He could feel Snape's emotion! Snape hated him. Well that was no surprise, but there was also a touch of.jealousy! Harry sank to his knees as the venom took effect. Snape held him and made him drink the antidote, then stood back, another vial in his hand. It's a back up in case this one doesn't work. He could feel Snape's desire to use it. To prove himself over him and Neville. However, the antidote worked. Harry's head cleared and he stood and shakily walked to his desk. The bell rang and the class headed for the door. As he left the room, the feelings that he had been getting from Snape disappeared.
Sorry to add the topic of poison again - it was a necessary part of the story. Don't worry it will not happen again. Review and tell me what you think - anything you would like to see in later chapters?
The next morning when Harry awoke, Madame Pomfrey was standing over him, as though annoyed that he had taken so long to wake up.
"Finally." She said as Harry sat up "How are you feeling?"
"Much better thank you. My throat is still a bit sore though."
"That should completely go away soon. The potion I gave you last night works slowly. Anyway, I've checked you over, and you seem fit enough to return to classes today." Harry stared, usually Madame pomfrey tried to keep you in for days and days - just in case.
"I think you've spent far too much time in here since you came to this school. That and I don't want to spend the entire day watching you in case you are attacked."
"ookay. I'll be going then"
"I'll be in my office so you can get dressed. Shout at the first sign of trouble!"
Harry pulled on his uniform, which had been folded at the end of his bed and began another round with a hairbrush vs. his hair. While he was doing this a girl with red hair came running in.
"Harry! I was so worried! When you fell down the stairs Dad immediately began to turn a spoon into a portkey to get you here, but you - you stopped breathing! I thought you would die!" Ginny said all this very fast then threw her arms around Harry and burst into tears.
"Shhh" Harry put his arms around Ginny and hugged her comfortingly for a few minutes before pulling her into a deep kiss. At that moment the hospital wing door opened again. Harry and Ginny broke apart and turned quickly to see who it was.
Hermione Granger was standing in the doorway with a very broad grin on her face. "Hermione!" Harry gasped "It's not what it looks like - Ok it is, but PLEASE don't tell anyone. I need to talk to Ron first!"
"Hermione please!" Said Ginny
Hermione, for her part continued to stand in the doorway grinning like an idiot for a few seconds before coming to her senses and enveloping both of them in an excited hug.
"That is so sweet! I always knew you should be together!" Hermione looked like she might start crying too, so Harry quickly added
"Hermione, calm down! " his eye caught a covered plate that Hermione had thrown onto the bed when she had hugged them. "what's that?"
"Breakfast" Hermione sat in the chair beside the bed and regained composure as Madame Pomfrey re - entered the room and began labelling a tray full of potion bottles that were steaming, as though freshly made. Ginny, her face a deep shade of red left with a little wave at Harry.
"I bought breakfast. You slept through it. When are you telling Ron? I mean he isn't Ginny's keeper, it's not like he can do anything even if he doesn't like it. But you've got to be honest!"
"Hermione, I'll tell Ron when I get him alone. And yes, I'll be honest and everything. Thanks for the toast"
As Harry had apparrantly slept through divination, his first class was Defence Against The Dark Arts. Professor Lupin was back! Harry and Hermione slipped into seats either side of Ron and began taking notes on 'basic hand - to - hand combat strategies, useful if deprived of your wand'. As Hermione was such a fast note - taker, she kept pausing to look over at and grin at Harry. Ron and Harry found this to be very irritating. After class, professor Lupin left at the same time as the students so Harry couldn't go congratulate him on being back. Instead he, Ron and Hermione headed to the Great Hall for lunch.
"Harry, is there something you need to tell me?" said Ron between mouthfuls of roast lamb. Harry choked.
"What!?"
"It's just that Hermione kept smiling at you in a weird way all class. Are you going out?"
"No we're not!" Hermione said before Harry.
"So why were you doing that?"
"I was pleased to see that he escaped another near death experience unscathed"
"Oh." Harry, felt relief that Hermione was so quick with excuses like that.
"So, Ron. Why do you think Lupin's back?"
The next class was double potions. Harry was partnered with Neville. Unfortunately, Neville was his usual trembling self and nearly spilled a dragon's blood all over the desk. The class were all making an antidote to Basilisk venom. "when are we ever going to need this in the real world?" seamus muttered at the desk next to Harry's.
Harry, could think of a least one occasion but chose not to comment. Besides, the subject of 'venom' was one that Harry didn't want to think about too much since the spider incident. At the end of the class, Snape walked impressively to the front and said "Now, who's antidote shall I test?" Everyone knew before he even moved that he would select Harry and Neville.
"So, let's see if this potion, is as useless as your usual efforts" Snape said to Neville. Potter, come to the front and stand by the blackboard.
"Professor, I've only just got over the last time I was poisoned, and anyway, I've been bitten by a basilisk before."
"Don't argue with me! Anyway, you should be an expert by now, so stand at the front before I deduct 40 points from Griffindor!" Harry stood by the blackboard, wondering if he should be running out of the classroom at top speed. Snape walked over to Harry and poured the vile liquid down his throat. At that moment, a strange feeling came over Harry.
He could feel Snape's emotion! Snape hated him. Well that was no surprise, but there was also a touch of.jealousy! Harry sank to his knees as the venom took effect. Snape held him and made him drink the antidote, then stood back, another vial in his hand. It's a back up in case this one doesn't work. He could feel Snape's desire to use it. To prove himself over him and Neville. However, the antidote worked. Harry's head cleared and he stood and shakily walked to his desk. The bell rang and the class headed for the door. As he left the room, the feelings that he had been getting from Snape disappeared.
Sorry to add the topic of poison again - it was a necessary part of the story. Don't worry it will not happen again. Review and tell me what you think - anything you would like to see in later chapters?