Harry walked into the hospital wing and Madam Pomfrey immediately jumped on
him.
"Oh there you are Harry. When are you going to learn? Dumbledore said you were coming," said the matron.
She pushed a bottle of pepper up potion into Harry's hand.
"Take a cap full every hour or so for two days and it will help recover from the shock." said madam Pomfrey before she turned back to Neville who had got scolded in potions.
Harry and the other two walked towards the library. They spotted Cho with some of her friends as well as her sisters.
"Oh Harry. I was so scared," said Cho hugging him.
"I'm fine now. Anyway there are something I have to tell you," said Harry leading Cho away from Ron and Hermione.
"What is it?" asked Cho.
"Erm well, see," said Harry fingering his collar.
"Well?" asked Cho.
"I've been a coward when it came to telling you and I'm sorry. It's just I thought..." said Harry.
"Come on Harry, nothing will make me hate you now. You risked your life for Ron." said Cho.
"I think you will hate me for this." said Harry pulling down the collar.
"I don't remember giving you that," said Cho fingering it lightly.
"That's because you didn't," said Harry carefully," Brooke Malfoy did."
"Brooke? But when? Why?" asked Cho.
"On the way to Hogwarts in the carriages." said Harry.
"But I don't understand." said Cho.
"I can't tell you why Cho. I just...I'm sorry." said Harry.
"How do I know your really sorry Harry? You won't tell me the truth and the next thing I know you'll have kissed one of my sisters," said Cho.
"Er see about that..." began Harry.
"Aw Men!" yelled Cho before she stormed off.
"How did it go?" asked Hermione.
"I told the truth and I got what I deserved," sighed Harry.
He walked to the Gryffindor tower to see Dumbledore and Brooke and Draco stood in the common room.
"You call this a common room it's not even big enough for that oomph Hagrid." smirked Malfoy.
Dumbledore stepped on his foot and Draco yelled out in pain.
"Oh I'm sorry mister Malfoy I didn't see you're foot there." smiled Dumbledore.
Malfoy narrowed his eyes at Dumbledore's back as he sat down on a chair in front of the fire.
"Professor what brings you here?" asked Harry with Hermione and Ron still beside him.
Dumbledore nodded his head in Brooke's direction.
Hermione and Ron left to their dorms so Harry could talk with them alone.
"Brooke, please apologise to Harry before you start to pack for the ride home." said Dumbledore.
Brooke walked towards Harry clutching her bandaged hand.
"I'm so sorry Harry. I never meant for this to go so far," said Brooke in a tiny squeak of a voice.
Harry could see Draco cringing in disgrace from where he was sat.
"It's ok Brooke. I hope I'll see you again in the future and I'm sure we'll make great friends." smiled Harry offering her his hand.
Brooke looked down at his hand and put her bandaged hand in his.
"Come on Brooke you've still got to pack." said Draco getting to his feet.
Dumbledore eyed Draco wearily.
Brooke took her hand away and smiled shyly at Harry.
"Bye Harry." she whispered as she put a piece of her silvery hair behind her ear.
Harry smiled as Draco then began to drag Brooke out the tower.
"That was an honourable thing you did Harry. A wizard's true nature shows through When acknowledging and apologising to a fellow wizard despite their faults." said Dumbledore from his chair.
Harry turned around to face Dumbledore and smiled weakly as he nodded in recognition.
" I sense some confusion inside Harry. What's wrong?" asked Dumbledore.
"Sir why did you send Brooke back home?" asked Harry.
"Harry, Brooke needed some time to recover from her ordeal. I'm sure she needs to heal and become her normal self," explained Dumbledore.
"But can she be without her gift?" asked Harry curiously.
"I don't know Harry. I've never had to deal with this before. However, I believe Brooke is strong and she will return here as strong as ever yet nothing to do with Voldemort." smiled Dumbledore as he got to his feet.
"Yes sir." said Harry nodding.
Dumbledore put his hand on Harry's shoulder. "You did the right thing Harry, so don't regret the past. What's done is done and it can't be changed," whispered Dumbledore before he left the common room.
Harry sat in front of the fire and looked thoughtfully into the flames. If it was the right thing to do then why didn't he feel proud?
He heard a sound of a door closing from outside and stood up. He walked to the main window and saw Brooke dragging her trunk behind her to a carriage waiting.
He watched as she put the trunk in the boot and was about to climb in when she looked up to where Harry was.
Brooke smiled at Harry and waved with her bandaged hand before climbing into the carriage and shutting the door.
Fin
"Oh there you are Harry. When are you going to learn? Dumbledore said you were coming," said the matron.
She pushed a bottle of pepper up potion into Harry's hand.
"Take a cap full every hour or so for two days and it will help recover from the shock." said madam Pomfrey before she turned back to Neville who had got scolded in potions.
Harry and the other two walked towards the library. They spotted Cho with some of her friends as well as her sisters.
"Oh Harry. I was so scared," said Cho hugging him.
"I'm fine now. Anyway there are something I have to tell you," said Harry leading Cho away from Ron and Hermione.
"What is it?" asked Cho.
"Erm well, see," said Harry fingering his collar.
"Well?" asked Cho.
"I've been a coward when it came to telling you and I'm sorry. It's just I thought..." said Harry.
"Come on Harry, nothing will make me hate you now. You risked your life for Ron." said Cho.
"I think you will hate me for this." said Harry pulling down the collar.
"I don't remember giving you that," said Cho fingering it lightly.
"That's because you didn't," said Harry carefully," Brooke Malfoy did."
"Brooke? But when? Why?" asked Cho.
"On the way to Hogwarts in the carriages." said Harry.
"But I don't understand." said Cho.
"I can't tell you why Cho. I just...I'm sorry." said Harry.
"How do I know your really sorry Harry? You won't tell me the truth and the next thing I know you'll have kissed one of my sisters," said Cho.
"Er see about that..." began Harry.
"Aw Men!" yelled Cho before she stormed off.
"How did it go?" asked Hermione.
"I told the truth and I got what I deserved," sighed Harry.
He walked to the Gryffindor tower to see Dumbledore and Brooke and Draco stood in the common room.
"You call this a common room it's not even big enough for that oomph Hagrid." smirked Malfoy.
Dumbledore stepped on his foot and Draco yelled out in pain.
"Oh I'm sorry mister Malfoy I didn't see you're foot there." smiled Dumbledore.
Malfoy narrowed his eyes at Dumbledore's back as he sat down on a chair in front of the fire.
"Professor what brings you here?" asked Harry with Hermione and Ron still beside him.
Dumbledore nodded his head in Brooke's direction.
Hermione and Ron left to their dorms so Harry could talk with them alone.
"Brooke, please apologise to Harry before you start to pack for the ride home." said Dumbledore.
Brooke walked towards Harry clutching her bandaged hand.
"I'm so sorry Harry. I never meant for this to go so far," said Brooke in a tiny squeak of a voice.
Harry could see Draco cringing in disgrace from where he was sat.
"It's ok Brooke. I hope I'll see you again in the future and I'm sure we'll make great friends." smiled Harry offering her his hand.
Brooke looked down at his hand and put her bandaged hand in his.
"Come on Brooke you've still got to pack." said Draco getting to his feet.
Dumbledore eyed Draco wearily.
Brooke took her hand away and smiled shyly at Harry.
"Bye Harry." she whispered as she put a piece of her silvery hair behind her ear.
Harry smiled as Draco then began to drag Brooke out the tower.
"That was an honourable thing you did Harry. A wizard's true nature shows through When acknowledging and apologising to a fellow wizard despite their faults." said Dumbledore from his chair.
Harry turned around to face Dumbledore and smiled weakly as he nodded in recognition.
" I sense some confusion inside Harry. What's wrong?" asked Dumbledore.
"Sir why did you send Brooke back home?" asked Harry.
"Harry, Brooke needed some time to recover from her ordeal. I'm sure she needs to heal and become her normal self," explained Dumbledore.
"But can she be without her gift?" asked Harry curiously.
"I don't know Harry. I've never had to deal with this before. However, I believe Brooke is strong and she will return here as strong as ever yet nothing to do with Voldemort." smiled Dumbledore as he got to his feet.
"Yes sir." said Harry nodding.
Dumbledore put his hand on Harry's shoulder. "You did the right thing Harry, so don't regret the past. What's done is done and it can't be changed," whispered Dumbledore before he left the common room.
Harry sat in front of the fire and looked thoughtfully into the flames. If it was the right thing to do then why didn't he feel proud?
He heard a sound of a door closing from outside and stood up. He walked to the main window and saw Brooke dragging her trunk behind her to a carriage waiting.
He watched as she put the trunk in the boot and was about to climb in when she looked up to where Harry was.
Brooke smiled at Harry and waved with her bandaged hand before climbing into the carriage and shutting the door.
Fin
