Disclaimer: I do not own any Harry Potter characters. They all belong to J.K. Rowling. Blessed be her name in the fiction world. I do, however, own Brijall and Melody.

Silence in the Halls

Chapter Four~

Ron glared at Snape for a minute or so, then looked back at Brijall. She was scribbling something onto a strip of parchment. It read:

"Ron, I can't hear a word you're saying and I can't speak a word, so I'm gonna nip over to the Hospital Wing and visit Madam Pomfery. Okay? Love you!"

Brijall stood quickly and strode out of the dungeon without looking back. Ron watched with a great sadness building inside him.

"What'd you do to her this time, Weasley?" the cold voice of Draco Malfoy floated through the classroom. "Did you look at her?"