Just Not Today
Chapter 17
"Hermione, why do we need to find Magda?" Harry asked.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione were in the library looking for Magda.
Hermione turned to him.
"Harry, there is something about Magda that you don't know and we have to find her. Do you have any idea where she might be?" Hermione asked seriously.
Harry thought hard, he didn't know what Hermione wanted with Magda but he was starting to panic.
"This morning!" Harry stressed. "This morning us told she liked the dungeons!"
The three rushed out of the library and down the steps to the dungeons. And there was Magda, lying in the floor.
"Magda!" Harry ran over to her.
"Harry," she said.
"Magda, come on, let's go upstairs."
"There's something that I should have told you a long time ago. My father found the Green Emerald."
Harry almost forgot to breathe.
"What?" he finally asked.
"My father did find the stone. And while the experiments were taking place there was a lab accident...and I was involved."
Harry just stared at her. So it was true, but a lab accident?
"What kind of an accident?" Harry asked slowly.
"Some of the liquid form of the emerald fell, on me."
Harry stared at her.
"What a lot of people don't know is that the green emerald can seep through human skin."
Harry was hardly able to process the information that Magda had given him.
"So the green emerald-"
"Is inside my veins," Magda finished for Harry.
Magda's breathing became heavier.
"Remember when Hermione said things seemed to go my way? Well she was right. I can do small things, like tie my shoes without actually tying them. And on top of it all I'm a Seer."
"Why are you telling me this?" Harry asked.
"I can use the emerald to do small things, but someone strong enough can use me to do big things..awful things."
"Someone like Voldemort."
"Exactly, that's why I can't stay any longer."
"Stay at Hogwarts any longer?"
"Stay alive any longer."
"What?" Harry asked.
"Harry," Magda said slowly and calmly, "I have to die."
"No, see I can help you." Harry started to panic.
"Voldemort will use me to kill you. And I love you, so I can't let you die."
"I love you too Magda," Harry said sincerely.
"Don't say that," Magda said quietly.
"If I live you will die, if you live and I will die. But if you live, so will the rest of the Wizarding World," Magda explained.
"I won't let you die." Harry started to cry.
"It's too late," Magda said softly. But Harry didn't hear her.
"I love you!" Harry cried loudly.
"Stop saying that!" Magda screamed. She calmed down.
"Harry you're too late. I took poison, it's done."
"No, Magda..." he voice trailed.
Magda began to laugh. "Poison, cliché of me don't you think?"
Harry started to cry, he loved Magda and now she was going to die.
"Harry," she said calmly. "I told you I was a Seer, didn't I?"
Harry nodded.
"Well, when we started going out I, looked ahead."
Harry looked at her; he wasn't sure what she meant.
"More specifically I looked ahead to your love life. I know who you really love and I know when you'll know."
"Magda, I love you."
"Harry stop saying that!" she bellowed. Then she calmed down, "It's complicated, looking into the future, but-" she stopped.
She started to choke a little.
"Hermione! Come help!" Harry called.
Hermione ran over to Harry and Magda.
"What?" Hermione asked.
"She's taken poison, I need your help."
"What kind of poison did you take Magda?" Hermione asked.
"I am not going to tell you."
"Magda please," Harry pleaded, tears finding there way to his eyes.
"Harry, promise me something," Magda said shutting her eyes and holding Harry's eyes.
"What?" Harry asked.
"Promise me you'll tell her you love her when you know, don't wait because time is never on your side."
"But how will I know?" Harry asked softly.
"You'll be on a balcony, and it will be at night. Harry, tell her you love her," Magda shut her eyes.
"But who is it?" Harry asked.
"I can't tell you Harry."
"Magda I don't understand!" Harry cried.
"You will, just not today."
Magda shut her eyes and her breathing slowed until it stopped.
Harry began to cry harder. He held Magda until Hermione took his hand and told him they had to go because Dumbledore was there. Ron had run to get him some time ago, he just wasn't fast enough. So Hermione and Ron led Harry out of the dungeon that was now swarming with tons of people who Harry didn't know. Even Hermione's comforting words didn't soothe him, he felt that nothing ever would again.
A/N This is not the last chapter; there will be one more after this.
Chapter 17
"Hermione, why do we need to find Magda?" Harry asked.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione were in the library looking for Magda.
Hermione turned to him.
"Harry, there is something about Magda that you don't know and we have to find her. Do you have any idea where she might be?" Hermione asked seriously.
Harry thought hard, he didn't know what Hermione wanted with Magda but he was starting to panic.
"This morning!" Harry stressed. "This morning us told she liked the dungeons!"
The three rushed out of the library and down the steps to the dungeons. And there was Magda, lying in the floor.
"Magda!" Harry ran over to her.
"Harry," she said.
"Magda, come on, let's go upstairs."
"There's something that I should have told you a long time ago. My father found the Green Emerald."
Harry almost forgot to breathe.
"What?" he finally asked.
"My father did find the stone. And while the experiments were taking place there was a lab accident...and I was involved."
Harry just stared at her. So it was true, but a lab accident?
"What kind of an accident?" Harry asked slowly.
"Some of the liquid form of the emerald fell, on me."
Harry stared at her.
"What a lot of people don't know is that the green emerald can seep through human skin."
Harry was hardly able to process the information that Magda had given him.
"So the green emerald-"
"Is inside my veins," Magda finished for Harry.
Magda's breathing became heavier.
"Remember when Hermione said things seemed to go my way? Well she was right. I can do small things, like tie my shoes without actually tying them. And on top of it all I'm a Seer."
"Why are you telling me this?" Harry asked.
"I can use the emerald to do small things, but someone strong enough can use me to do big things..awful things."
"Someone like Voldemort."
"Exactly, that's why I can't stay any longer."
"Stay at Hogwarts any longer?"
"Stay alive any longer."
"What?" Harry asked.
"Harry," Magda said slowly and calmly, "I have to die."
"No, see I can help you." Harry started to panic.
"Voldemort will use me to kill you. And I love you, so I can't let you die."
"I love you too Magda," Harry said sincerely.
"Don't say that," Magda said quietly.
"If I live you will die, if you live and I will die. But if you live, so will the rest of the Wizarding World," Magda explained.
"I won't let you die." Harry started to cry.
"It's too late," Magda said softly. But Harry didn't hear her.
"I love you!" Harry cried loudly.
"Stop saying that!" Magda screamed. She calmed down.
"Harry you're too late. I took poison, it's done."
"No, Magda..." he voice trailed.
Magda began to laugh. "Poison, cliché of me don't you think?"
Harry started to cry, he loved Magda and now she was going to die.
"Harry," she said calmly. "I told you I was a Seer, didn't I?"
Harry nodded.
"Well, when we started going out I, looked ahead."
Harry looked at her; he wasn't sure what she meant.
"More specifically I looked ahead to your love life. I know who you really love and I know when you'll know."
"Magda, I love you."
"Harry stop saying that!" she bellowed. Then she calmed down, "It's complicated, looking into the future, but-" she stopped.
She started to choke a little.
"Hermione! Come help!" Harry called.
Hermione ran over to Harry and Magda.
"What?" Hermione asked.
"She's taken poison, I need your help."
"What kind of poison did you take Magda?" Hermione asked.
"I am not going to tell you."
"Magda please," Harry pleaded, tears finding there way to his eyes.
"Harry, promise me something," Magda said shutting her eyes and holding Harry's eyes.
"What?" Harry asked.
"Promise me you'll tell her you love her when you know, don't wait because time is never on your side."
"But how will I know?" Harry asked softly.
"You'll be on a balcony, and it will be at night. Harry, tell her you love her," Magda shut her eyes.
"But who is it?" Harry asked.
"I can't tell you Harry."
"Magda I don't understand!" Harry cried.
"You will, just not today."
Magda shut her eyes and her breathing slowed until it stopped.
Harry began to cry harder. He held Magda until Hermione took his hand and told him they had to go because Dumbledore was there. Ron had run to get him some time ago, he just wasn't fast enough. So Hermione and Ron led Harry out of the dungeon that was now swarming with tons of people who Harry didn't know. Even Hermione's comforting words didn't soothe him, he felt that nothing ever would again.
A/N This is not the last chapter; there will be one more after this.