I am so sorry that I haven't updated lately. I have been bombarded with assignments, due to my school thinking I have 'no life' outside of school. Anyway I have finished all of the assignments, they're all handed in so for now, anyway I have some much needed time on my hands. Anyway I hope you enjoy this chapter.

Chapter 13

"You know Hermione, I didn't think that they were going to let you out of there." Ron stated as he led Hermione out of the hospital wing.

"I have to agree with you there, Ron. Did you see Madam Pomfrey." Hermione replied.

"Yeah, I don't know what came over her. We were only kissing."

"It wasn't that I was referring to Ron." Ron blushed.

"What were you referring to Hermione?" Harry asked catching up to the pair.

"Um nothing." Ron quickly replied. Harry stared long and hard at Ron.

"What were you two up to?"

"Oh, well." Hermione began, but was stopped when Ron clamped a hand over Hermione's mouth.

"What was that Hermione?" Harry asked.

Hermione plied Ron's hand away from her mouth.

"Well you see, when Ron entered the Hospital Wing." Again Hermione was stopped as Ron quickly covered her mouth up.

Harry, who was grinning ear to ear approached Hermione. Hermione smiled at Ron and gently pulled herself away from him. Harry then quickly grabbed her hand and the pair dashed away, closely followed by Ron.

As Hermione and Harry ran, Harry asked Hermione about what had happened previously in the hospital. Hermione smiling began to explain, in a rather loud voice, so Ron could hear.

Ron heard.

"NO!" He screeched rounding the bend Harry and Hermione had just passed mere seconds ago.

"Well you see when Ron entered the Hospital Wing to pick me up.."

"HERMIONE, NOOO!!!" Ron screeched catching up in a hurry.

"Well you see, he had."

"DON'T" A resounding yell was issued as Ron reached out to grab Hermione.

Harry turned to see Ron mere metres behind him, and catching up fast. Picking up the speed he pulled Hermione at a faster pace out of Ron's reach.

"His fly undone, he was all."

"HERMIONE." Ron screeched finally grabbing hold of his girlfriend from behind.

Tackling Hermione and Harry to the floor, he quickly covered Hermione's mouth so she could say no more.

Harry burst out laughing at Ron's quick antics. Hermione laughed as she tried to get out of Ron's clasp, yet again. Ron held Hermione firm, he wouldn't let her go this time. 'Not ever.' He silently promised to himself.

Hermione lay flat in Ron's arms, her mouth was covered and she couldn't move. Smiling to herself, she continued her story loudly, despite Ron's attempt of covering her mouth up.

A loud muffled voice was heard, Ron and Harry looked down at Hermione.

"HE WAS ALL SCRUFFY AND WHEN MADAM POMFREY SAW HIM APPROACH ME.." She began in a yell, so that her voice was heard despite Ron's hand.

Ron's eyes opened wide as Hermione came close the pinnacle of the tale.

"WELL SHE PANICKED. AS RON CAME CLOSER HE GRABBED HOLD OF ME AND KISSED ME. WELL MADAM POMFREY DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS RON.'

"That's enough for today Hermione." Ron said standing up with Hermione, his hand still firmly plastered over her mouth.

"Please continue." Harry prompted.

"Harry don't encourage her." Ron snapped quickly.

"WELL SHE WENT BERSERK, SHE STARTED HITTING RON OVER THE HEAD WITH THE BROOM AND THEN SHE PULLED OUT HER WAND AND.."

"Oh would you look at the time, wow Hermione. You had best be going." Ron tried yet again.

"TRIED TO CAST A SPELL ON RON. I THEN YELLED FOR HER TO STOP AND THEN WHEN SHE REALISED IT WAS RON SHE FINALLY CALMED DOWN."

"Oh so you had a fairly interesting morning did you Ron?" Harry asked.

"Shut up Harry." Ron snapped. Taking his hand of Hermione's mouth, looking down a smile erupted yet again on her features.

"And you know the funniest bit Harry. He still has his fly undone." Hermione finished in a normal tone, as she erupted in laughter yet again.

Harry and Ron both looked down in unison, and low and behold Hermione was right. Ron quickly did up his fly.

"Hermione, why didn't you tell me?" Ron said inching closer to Hermione.

"Now where's the fun in that?" she said in between her bout's of giggles.

Ron pounced on Hermione, soon the pair were rolling in an all out tickling match, soon joined by Harry.

Harry, Hermione and Ron soon stopped as another voice entered the hall.

"And you see, my dear. That was how I came to defeat the Banshee." An all too familiar voice sounded through the halls.

"Oh my, you would have been so afraid." An equally familiar voice echoed.

"Oh yes, in death everyone is afraid."

"I was afraid when I died."

"Really, as was I. That, we both have in common." A laugh erupted and the two ghosts' in question entered the hallway.

Gilderoy Lockhart and Moaning Myrtle.

"Oh Harry my boy, and Hermione and Ron. How are you today on this fine morning?" Lockhart asked.

"Hi Harry. Have you met Gilderoy Lockhart?" Myrtle asked.

"Yes Myrtle, I have. What are you doing here Lockhart?"

"I'm the new Professor. You see Professor Binns has decided to cease to teach. I have happily filled in his place." Lockhart replied.

"Really?" Harry asked.

Lockhart bobbed his head up and down in response. Myrtle stared at Harry.

"Well we had best be going now Gildy." She said, using a pet name.

"Oh yes my dear.." Lockhart said turning and heading down another corridor.

"Well that was weird." Ron stated once Lockhart and Myrtle were gone.

"I have to agree with you there." Harry replied.

"Oh that was so sweet." Hermione whispered.

"Sweet?" Ron asked.

"Myrtle has finally found someone who love's death as much as her." Hermione said standing up and walking down the hall, Ron and Harry closely in tow.

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"So is he improving at all?" Hermione asked Madam Pomfrey as she peered into the hospital wing, looking for Draco.

"I'm afraid Hermione it's classified."

"Madam Pomfrey I was one of the people who saved him. I think I should have a privilege to know." Hermione snapped.

"I'm sorry but the answer still remains No." Madam Pomfrey said as she placed a hand on Hermione's shoulder. "Now please leave Miss Granger."

"But Madam Pomfrey."

"Leave now!" Madam Pomfrey snapped as she pushed Hermione out of the hospital wing and slammed the door.

Hermione now fuming walked away, she rounded the corner and ran into none other then Crabbe and Goyle.

"What do you want." Hermione snapped before they could get a word in.

"Well.. I.. Was." Crabbe began.

"What." Hermione again snapped in her foul mood.

"Well you see, we were wondering if." Goyle added.

"Just say it."

"Is Draco better." Crabbe finished.

"Why would you want to know?"

"Well he is our friend." Goyle stated.

"He is becoming worse if you must know." Hermione replied stating the obvious.

"What." Crabbe and Goyle said in unison.

"Madam Pomfrey said he is really weak, and that was all I could get out of her. But I did overhear her saying he was getting worse." Hermione said calming down.

"Well can't they do anything?" Goyle asked.

"I know they can't, but I can." Hermione whispered slowly turning to leave.

"Hermione, what are you going to do?" Crabbe asked.

"Help him." She finished turning and leaving Crabbe and Goyle to think.

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