Disclaimer: None of these characters at all belong to me, they are all of
the wonderful mind of J.K.Rowling.
**THANK YOU!! I have to say thanks to all you great fans of my story! You don't know how overwhelmed and happy I am now that I have passed the 100 mark!! THANK YOU ALL soooo much! I swear I love to write sooo much, and the fact that you all like it and are soo true to this story makes me sooo happy!!! So THANK YOU AGAIN!!!!**
**I'd like to make two apologies though. One above all is to one of my faithfull reviewers, who sent me a review for Chapter 27 and I accidently sent it to another faithfull reviewer by accident, soo sooo sooo sorry. The thing I can't remember who it was for. So if you sent me a review for Chapter 27, and didn't get a response! Please let me know, I feel so awfully bad.
And my other apology is for the flame I got the other day. So too all of you, Im sorry if my spelling mistakes and some things that I do in my writing is sort of annoying, I really feel bad. But I can't help it, mostly, I try to write as I would speak, so maybe I repeat myself too much, and Im sorry about that, something I can't change, it's just how I speak! So thanks!!!**
**Aswell as Im very sorry for the very long wait for Chapter 28, but because of Easter Weekend, I couldn't get around to finishing it up, but I assure you it's worth the wait.**
**Anyways, here is Chapter 28. In this Chapter we will hear Sirius conversation with Harry, Professor Evee's conversation with Hermione and Ron! And it's finally the Halloween feast. And a great speech from Dumbledore and a first ever Harry POV.**
CHAPTER 28-LONG HALLOWEEN EVENING
HERMIONE'S POV
Ron and I followed Professor Evee to her living quarters, which was completely empty once again. I could see in Ron's face that he thought it was extremely weird, as I did when I went there for the first time. I just waited for Professor Evee to literally do her magic. Both of us just stood in the centre of the room, where she walked to close the shutters. She never said anything as neither did we, afterall it was she who wanted to talk to us, so we waited to be spoken to.
We saw Professor Evee put her hands up in the air and finally waved them around, her bracelettes jingling as she did so.
As she did this, the shutters burst open, the light of the hot day bursting in. Suddently the whole room was painted white, and the floor was a black and white marble, very classy. There were two black leather couches side by side each other and black bookcases filled with books and mirrors all over the place making the place look very spacious. It looked all very grown up, maybe too grown up for my taste, but it still looked very classy and clean.
"Sorry about that, I just hate having a dusty old stuffy room with old furniture on a day like this. It's rather too hot for thick carpets, and heavy curtains don't you think?" She asked us both, as Ron was still amazed by what he saw, but since I already saw her do this once before I answered.
"I guess your right Professor. But was there something you wanted to talk to us about?" I asked her, hoping she'd tell us, I did not want to miss the big feast for nothing in the world.
"Oh yes of course, why don't you two sit down." She said motioning us to sit down on the big leather couches. But as she always did, she forgot something, another couch for herself. "Oops I forgot something!" and she waved her hand in an empty area, and there appeared another big leather couch for herself, she sat down and just stared at us. We just wondered what all the secrecy was about.
"Ive been watching you two duel these past few days." She started. Duel? Whatever did she want with that?
"And I need two people to help me." She added noticing both us still looking confused.
"Alright, you two have no idea what Im talking about, and I can't dare go into detail. But you two besides Mr.Potter and Mr.Malfoy" she stopped to look at me, "are the best in this school. And we all need to be on our toes."
"Be on our toes for what? What exaclty do you mean Professor?" I asked her, as she jumped around not making much sense.
She stood up and faced her back to us and walked toward the window.
"Don't you two understand? Why do you think we are going to Durmstrang? It's not for some silly old Multi free week, it is to escape!" she said this turning to us.
HARRY'S POV
"Escape?" I said looking at Sirius as I sat perched on the desk of the empty classroom we were now seated in.
"Yes escape Harry. All this is to protect the students, and above all else, to protect you. Voldemort, he's prepared and stronger then ever Harry." Sirius explained looking at me with a serious face.
"How do you know that he is stronger then ever?" I asked him curiously.
"I can't tell you that right now. You will find out sooner or later, but right now, you need to be prepared. You need to be trained. That is why they made up this Multi free week, it's to get you lot from Hogwarts to Dursmstrang." He said.
"But why Durmstrang Sirius, isn't Hogwarts safer?" I asked him.
"It usually is, but since Voldemort came to school here, he knows his way around, it will be easier to him to find you here. But at Durmstrang, well it will be a lot safer for you and all the other students there." He explained.
I felt horribly bad about this. I felt as everything was changing and it was all my fault. I was putting my friends and all students close to me in risk. Sometimes I felt if I was out of the way, everyone would be much safer.
I guess Sirius could see this guilt in my face.
"Harry." he said reaching his hand to my shoulder. "It's not only you. It's Elloyha." He said.
"The Professor?" I asked questioninly. He nodded. "How could she be in danger?"
"She's not Harry, but you have to be careful around her though, she is the most trusting person in the world but." he sighed "she is his daughter, he's also coming back for her, again."
"What do you mean again?" I asked him my eyes wide open.
HERMIONE'S POV
"What I mean." she paused as she sat on the big couch her hands helt tightly together. "What I mean is, that he already has tried many times to get me back, to join him. Fortunately our last encounter went alright. But the one before that, caused deaths of innocent people."
"What innocent people?" asked Ron only to be turned down.
"Nevermind that. We are off topic. The reason we are holding what they call is a duelling competion is to make sure all you student are in tiptop shape if you ever encounter yourselves in the situation where you need to protect yourself. For example a Dementor, a death eater or even Voldemort himself." She explained still and cold.
"The Dementors?" I asked her.
"Yes, my father has them at his side, and in the run, he let go all the Prisoners in Azkaban that would be useful to him. The world around us is in turmoil, I fear, we won't be coming back to Hogwarts for some time. I don't think you will be going home for some time either." She said looking down to her feet.
"This is terrible, but I thought we were staying at Durmstrang for a week only?" asked Ron again.
"No, Professor Dumbledore will let out more truth today to that story at the feast. We will be staying there longer, and all your classes will be cancelled so we can teach you to defend yourselves. But don't worry you will have much free time. Durmstrang is immense, three times bigger then Hogwarts, almost has a city inside it." She explained.
"What about the other students from different schools?" I asked her.
She gave a slight laugh. "They think they are better off alone."
"But what do you want with us?" Ron asked again coming back to the core subject. "What about Harry?"
HARRY'S POV
"Ron and Hermione along with Draco, will be trained to be dueling assistants at Durmstrang." Sirius explained even though I was annoyed at the fact that Draco would be an assistant aswell.
"What about me? There is no way Im gonna be issolated from all the action!!?" I told Sirius with a determined face.
"I knew you'd say that, so Dumbledore and I came to an agreement. Your different Harry and you have rare talent that I don't even think you know about." He began.
"Rare talent?" I asked him.
"Yes Elloyha watched you during dueling club, she thinks you have great potential, so she will be giving you private classes to be able bring out the talents that your not even aware of." He concluded.
I guess I was expecting Professor Dumbledore to train me, but I guess that would be to much to ask for.
"You know Harry, it'd be good for you to train with Elloyha, after all her powers are of equal to her father or even more. If you can duel with her, you will have no problem with Voldemort when the time arises. Understand?" I nodded.
"Well then enough of all this talking, you will be given more information once you get to Durmstrang, aswell as Ron and Hermione." He said.
"Alright." I said coming to my feet, "just one question though?"
"What is it Harry?" he looked down towards me.
"Is there something between you and Professor Evee?" but Sirius face did not blush or change one bit.
"Silly questions Harry, just go find Ron and Hermione okey, I bet they already are in the Great Hall." And then he walked out of the classroom, and funny, that it was in the same direction of Professor Evee's classroom. I slightly laughed to myself, and then remembered everything that I had been told, and wondered what Dumbledore was planning to say at the feast.
HERMIONE'S POV
All the thoughts and conversation of Professor Evee was flowing through my mind. Harry had told Ron and I what Sirius had said, and we told him what Professor Evee had said. They both more or less said the same thing. Expect Professor Evee didn't go much into detail about Harry getting trained, she talked more about Ron and I becoming assistants. What she did leave out that Harry informed us, that Draco would be an assitant too, and that Sirius had told him that Professor Evee had already talked to him seperatly.
The three of us ate in silence as everyone around us ate happily, not knowing one bit why we were really going to Durmstrang, or how long, or that we wouldn' t be coming back to Hogwarts in a long bit. This might even be the last time in a long time that we might eat in this Great Hall. And just when I thought that, Professor Dumbledore stood up, sending silence throughout the room.
"If I could have all your attention please.."
Dumbledore looked eternally grim, as everyone else did in the room as well. To his side Professor McGonagall had both her elbows on her table her hands folded together almost as if she were in prayer. Professor Evee sat between Sirius and Professor Snape. Snape for once instead of keeping an eye on Professsor Evee, he kept his eyes down towards the table, his hair kept his eyes out of view. I looked at Professor Evee, her eyes looked stunned and very focus and in a daze, but soon I saw Sirius reach out and put his hand over hers giving it a little squeeze, she squeezed back looked at him and gave him a slight smile. All teachers looked depressed as Dumbledore continued to speak.
I think the whole student body seemed to sense what was going on, because everyone seemed to keep an undivided attention towards Dumbledore.
"..I wish not to alarm any of you. But we have been keeping something from you lot for the safety and well being of our school. There is no such thing as the Wizard Multi Free week. And we will not be staying at Durmstrang for a week.."
Everyone did not move, they all just kept in an unborn silence.
".But we shall still be moving out of Hogwarts tommorow, but not for the sake of relaxation, but for the sake of your safety and well being. Lord Voldemort."
Everyone gasped.
".Lord Voldemort has risen, and is stronger and more powerful then ever. Therefore unfortunately the entire wizardry community is at alert, uniting both Hogwarts and Durmstrang into one. We shall be staying there in there protective shielded city walls much larger then our own, for the fact that it is more common to Lord Voldemort to come here for reason unknown.."
He did not say the reason, but most of us knew that the main reason was Harry. And with that comment Harry gulped out loudly. Everyone's eyes still on Dumbledore.
".Your grades for this year will be determined on the work you have all been done so far. And your school year has been cut short. Unfortunately, The Ministry of Magic cannot allow you lot to go home. We shall all be staying at Durmstrang until Lord Voldemort has been taken care of."
Everyone seemed to get more depressed as he spoke, some even cried. I tried to keep my tears in.
".And finally, the reason we have been having a dueling club is finally coming clear. Those of you with the best skills at dueling will become assistants of Professors and will help them in teaching dueling to the rest of you. Through 3 days a week at Durmstrang you will be learning Duelling and the rest of the time you will be free to roam the city school of Durmstrang."
Could this year be getting any worse? But soon, Dumbledore gave a comfortably warm smile to all us, sending us glimpse of hope and prosperity.
".Now now, we will have good times, Durmstrang as insisted on celebrating there favorite Holiday Christmas with a great ball and feast, where we will all have fun, and eat and dance until we ache. So I hope you all do not worry, where there is fear, there is also fun and laughter! Now go off to bed! Tommorow morning you all will follow the heads and the prefects to the Hogwarts Express, and we will meet at Durmstrang in the afternoon. A very good night to all."
And with those last words, he retreated as all the teachers aswell began to get up to follow him out the back doors of the great hall. As I saw the teachers leave I saw Sirius and Professor Evee holding hands and Professor Snape closely behind.
I got up fast signaling Draco to stand up and all the other prefects, soon all the students stood up in silence and began making there way to there dormitories.
I looked toward Harry and Ron before speeding up to my room outside the great hall as all the younger students passed us, not knowing what to think or say but to stay quiet
Harry looked utterly guilty, as if the reason we were leaving Hogwarts behind was because of him, and Ron looked as if he were in a deep rage with someone and could not put it into words.
"I will be seeing you two tommorow. Don't you dare forget to save me a seat in you compartment on the train while I rally up all the students together." I said firmly and jokingly to try livin things up.
They both gave me slight smiles, but nothing to laugh about of course.
I leaned into Harry and gave him deep friendly hug, which he gave back instincly. I did the same for Ron who held me tighter then Harry. Then I helt both their hands in mine.
"Harry, Ron, It'll be alright, you'll see." Complete silence. "..I'll see you in the morning."
"Night Hermione." Said Ron. I began to walk away when I turned to hear Harry's goodnight aswell, and then I walked in direction of my dormitories.
I walked clumsily down the hallways to my living quarters as everything in the past hours began to flow through my brain.
School ending.
Not going back home.
Not seeing my family.
Voldemort rising and coming after Harry.
Leaving Hogwarts.
Going to Durmstrang.
The look's on the teacher's faces.
The look on Dumbledores face.
Sirius and Evee holding hands.
The look of guilt on Harry's face.
Everything came fast through my mind as I muttered the password and went into the common room.
My vision was blurred but I saw Draco with his hand spread out over the mantle and his head rested on it, he must be taking this the same way as everybody else.
I gasped and he turned around to look at me, he took a few steps in silence towards me, but we were still quite a distance away from each other.
He looked sympathetic, and I felt empty and lonely inside. I felt my eyes furiously blink once, a tear coming down my cheek. I looked towards the floor and I put my eyes on his as he walked towards me. Me not wanting anything but to let go in his arms, but wanting to restrain myself at the same time. But I knew, I had to let go this once. I just needed to be helt.
And he must of sensed it, because he slowly put his arms around my back bringing me close to chest. Where I layed my head and closed my eyes as we kept both in silence. He brushed my hair and patted my head softly, then he whispered.
"It'll be alright Hermione, it will be alright..."
**THANK YOU!! I have to say thanks to all you great fans of my story! You don't know how overwhelmed and happy I am now that I have passed the 100 mark!! THANK YOU ALL soooo much! I swear I love to write sooo much, and the fact that you all like it and are soo true to this story makes me sooo happy!!! So THANK YOU AGAIN!!!!**
**I'd like to make two apologies though. One above all is to one of my faithfull reviewers, who sent me a review for Chapter 27 and I accidently sent it to another faithfull reviewer by accident, soo sooo sooo sorry. The thing I can't remember who it was for. So if you sent me a review for Chapter 27, and didn't get a response! Please let me know, I feel so awfully bad.
And my other apology is for the flame I got the other day. So too all of you, Im sorry if my spelling mistakes and some things that I do in my writing is sort of annoying, I really feel bad. But I can't help it, mostly, I try to write as I would speak, so maybe I repeat myself too much, and Im sorry about that, something I can't change, it's just how I speak! So thanks!!!**
**Aswell as Im very sorry for the very long wait for Chapter 28, but because of Easter Weekend, I couldn't get around to finishing it up, but I assure you it's worth the wait.**
**Anyways, here is Chapter 28. In this Chapter we will hear Sirius conversation with Harry, Professor Evee's conversation with Hermione and Ron! And it's finally the Halloween feast. And a great speech from Dumbledore and a first ever Harry POV.**
CHAPTER 28-LONG HALLOWEEN EVENING
HERMIONE'S POV
Ron and I followed Professor Evee to her living quarters, which was completely empty once again. I could see in Ron's face that he thought it was extremely weird, as I did when I went there for the first time. I just waited for Professor Evee to literally do her magic. Both of us just stood in the centre of the room, where she walked to close the shutters. She never said anything as neither did we, afterall it was she who wanted to talk to us, so we waited to be spoken to.
We saw Professor Evee put her hands up in the air and finally waved them around, her bracelettes jingling as she did so.
As she did this, the shutters burst open, the light of the hot day bursting in. Suddently the whole room was painted white, and the floor was a black and white marble, very classy. There were two black leather couches side by side each other and black bookcases filled with books and mirrors all over the place making the place look very spacious. It looked all very grown up, maybe too grown up for my taste, but it still looked very classy and clean.
"Sorry about that, I just hate having a dusty old stuffy room with old furniture on a day like this. It's rather too hot for thick carpets, and heavy curtains don't you think?" She asked us both, as Ron was still amazed by what he saw, but since I already saw her do this once before I answered.
"I guess your right Professor. But was there something you wanted to talk to us about?" I asked her, hoping she'd tell us, I did not want to miss the big feast for nothing in the world.
"Oh yes of course, why don't you two sit down." She said motioning us to sit down on the big leather couches. But as she always did, she forgot something, another couch for herself. "Oops I forgot something!" and she waved her hand in an empty area, and there appeared another big leather couch for herself, she sat down and just stared at us. We just wondered what all the secrecy was about.
"Ive been watching you two duel these past few days." She started. Duel? Whatever did she want with that?
"And I need two people to help me." She added noticing both us still looking confused.
"Alright, you two have no idea what Im talking about, and I can't dare go into detail. But you two besides Mr.Potter and Mr.Malfoy" she stopped to look at me, "are the best in this school. And we all need to be on our toes."
"Be on our toes for what? What exaclty do you mean Professor?" I asked her, as she jumped around not making much sense.
She stood up and faced her back to us and walked toward the window.
"Don't you two understand? Why do you think we are going to Durmstrang? It's not for some silly old Multi free week, it is to escape!" she said this turning to us.
HARRY'S POV
"Escape?" I said looking at Sirius as I sat perched on the desk of the empty classroom we were now seated in.
"Yes escape Harry. All this is to protect the students, and above all else, to protect you. Voldemort, he's prepared and stronger then ever Harry." Sirius explained looking at me with a serious face.
"How do you know that he is stronger then ever?" I asked him curiously.
"I can't tell you that right now. You will find out sooner or later, but right now, you need to be prepared. You need to be trained. That is why they made up this Multi free week, it's to get you lot from Hogwarts to Dursmstrang." He said.
"But why Durmstrang Sirius, isn't Hogwarts safer?" I asked him.
"It usually is, but since Voldemort came to school here, he knows his way around, it will be easier to him to find you here. But at Durmstrang, well it will be a lot safer for you and all the other students there." He explained.
I felt horribly bad about this. I felt as everything was changing and it was all my fault. I was putting my friends and all students close to me in risk. Sometimes I felt if I was out of the way, everyone would be much safer.
I guess Sirius could see this guilt in my face.
"Harry." he said reaching his hand to my shoulder. "It's not only you. It's Elloyha." He said.
"The Professor?" I asked questioninly. He nodded. "How could she be in danger?"
"She's not Harry, but you have to be careful around her though, she is the most trusting person in the world but." he sighed "she is his daughter, he's also coming back for her, again."
"What do you mean again?" I asked him my eyes wide open.
HERMIONE'S POV
"What I mean." she paused as she sat on the big couch her hands helt tightly together. "What I mean is, that he already has tried many times to get me back, to join him. Fortunately our last encounter went alright. But the one before that, caused deaths of innocent people."
"What innocent people?" asked Ron only to be turned down.
"Nevermind that. We are off topic. The reason we are holding what they call is a duelling competion is to make sure all you student are in tiptop shape if you ever encounter yourselves in the situation where you need to protect yourself. For example a Dementor, a death eater or even Voldemort himself." She explained still and cold.
"The Dementors?" I asked her.
"Yes, my father has them at his side, and in the run, he let go all the Prisoners in Azkaban that would be useful to him. The world around us is in turmoil, I fear, we won't be coming back to Hogwarts for some time. I don't think you will be going home for some time either." She said looking down to her feet.
"This is terrible, but I thought we were staying at Durmstrang for a week only?" asked Ron again.
"No, Professor Dumbledore will let out more truth today to that story at the feast. We will be staying there longer, and all your classes will be cancelled so we can teach you to defend yourselves. But don't worry you will have much free time. Durmstrang is immense, three times bigger then Hogwarts, almost has a city inside it." She explained.
"What about the other students from different schools?" I asked her.
She gave a slight laugh. "They think they are better off alone."
"But what do you want with us?" Ron asked again coming back to the core subject. "What about Harry?"
HARRY'S POV
"Ron and Hermione along with Draco, will be trained to be dueling assistants at Durmstrang." Sirius explained even though I was annoyed at the fact that Draco would be an assistant aswell.
"What about me? There is no way Im gonna be issolated from all the action!!?" I told Sirius with a determined face.
"I knew you'd say that, so Dumbledore and I came to an agreement. Your different Harry and you have rare talent that I don't even think you know about." He began.
"Rare talent?" I asked him.
"Yes Elloyha watched you during dueling club, she thinks you have great potential, so she will be giving you private classes to be able bring out the talents that your not even aware of." He concluded.
I guess I was expecting Professor Dumbledore to train me, but I guess that would be to much to ask for.
"You know Harry, it'd be good for you to train with Elloyha, after all her powers are of equal to her father or even more. If you can duel with her, you will have no problem with Voldemort when the time arises. Understand?" I nodded.
"Well then enough of all this talking, you will be given more information once you get to Durmstrang, aswell as Ron and Hermione." He said.
"Alright." I said coming to my feet, "just one question though?"
"What is it Harry?" he looked down towards me.
"Is there something between you and Professor Evee?" but Sirius face did not blush or change one bit.
"Silly questions Harry, just go find Ron and Hermione okey, I bet they already are in the Great Hall." And then he walked out of the classroom, and funny, that it was in the same direction of Professor Evee's classroom. I slightly laughed to myself, and then remembered everything that I had been told, and wondered what Dumbledore was planning to say at the feast.
HERMIONE'S POV
All the thoughts and conversation of Professor Evee was flowing through my mind. Harry had told Ron and I what Sirius had said, and we told him what Professor Evee had said. They both more or less said the same thing. Expect Professor Evee didn't go much into detail about Harry getting trained, she talked more about Ron and I becoming assistants. What she did leave out that Harry informed us, that Draco would be an assitant too, and that Sirius had told him that Professor Evee had already talked to him seperatly.
The three of us ate in silence as everyone around us ate happily, not knowing one bit why we were really going to Durmstrang, or how long, or that we wouldn' t be coming back to Hogwarts in a long bit. This might even be the last time in a long time that we might eat in this Great Hall. And just when I thought that, Professor Dumbledore stood up, sending silence throughout the room.
"If I could have all your attention please.."
Dumbledore looked eternally grim, as everyone else did in the room as well. To his side Professor McGonagall had both her elbows on her table her hands folded together almost as if she were in prayer. Professor Evee sat between Sirius and Professor Snape. Snape for once instead of keeping an eye on Professsor Evee, he kept his eyes down towards the table, his hair kept his eyes out of view. I looked at Professor Evee, her eyes looked stunned and very focus and in a daze, but soon I saw Sirius reach out and put his hand over hers giving it a little squeeze, she squeezed back looked at him and gave him a slight smile. All teachers looked depressed as Dumbledore continued to speak.
I think the whole student body seemed to sense what was going on, because everyone seemed to keep an undivided attention towards Dumbledore.
"..I wish not to alarm any of you. But we have been keeping something from you lot for the safety and well being of our school. There is no such thing as the Wizard Multi Free week. And we will not be staying at Durmstrang for a week.."
Everyone did not move, they all just kept in an unborn silence.
".But we shall still be moving out of Hogwarts tommorow, but not for the sake of relaxation, but for the sake of your safety and well being. Lord Voldemort."
Everyone gasped.
".Lord Voldemort has risen, and is stronger and more powerful then ever. Therefore unfortunately the entire wizardry community is at alert, uniting both Hogwarts and Durmstrang into one. We shall be staying there in there protective shielded city walls much larger then our own, for the fact that it is more common to Lord Voldemort to come here for reason unknown.."
He did not say the reason, but most of us knew that the main reason was Harry. And with that comment Harry gulped out loudly. Everyone's eyes still on Dumbledore.
".Your grades for this year will be determined on the work you have all been done so far. And your school year has been cut short. Unfortunately, The Ministry of Magic cannot allow you lot to go home. We shall all be staying at Durmstrang until Lord Voldemort has been taken care of."
Everyone seemed to get more depressed as he spoke, some even cried. I tried to keep my tears in.
".And finally, the reason we have been having a dueling club is finally coming clear. Those of you with the best skills at dueling will become assistants of Professors and will help them in teaching dueling to the rest of you. Through 3 days a week at Durmstrang you will be learning Duelling and the rest of the time you will be free to roam the city school of Durmstrang."
Could this year be getting any worse? But soon, Dumbledore gave a comfortably warm smile to all us, sending us glimpse of hope and prosperity.
".Now now, we will have good times, Durmstrang as insisted on celebrating there favorite Holiday Christmas with a great ball and feast, where we will all have fun, and eat and dance until we ache. So I hope you all do not worry, where there is fear, there is also fun and laughter! Now go off to bed! Tommorow morning you all will follow the heads and the prefects to the Hogwarts Express, and we will meet at Durmstrang in the afternoon. A very good night to all."
And with those last words, he retreated as all the teachers aswell began to get up to follow him out the back doors of the great hall. As I saw the teachers leave I saw Sirius and Professor Evee holding hands and Professor Snape closely behind.
I got up fast signaling Draco to stand up and all the other prefects, soon all the students stood up in silence and began making there way to there dormitories.
I looked toward Harry and Ron before speeding up to my room outside the great hall as all the younger students passed us, not knowing what to think or say but to stay quiet
Harry looked utterly guilty, as if the reason we were leaving Hogwarts behind was because of him, and Ron looked as if he were in a deep rage with someone and could not put it into words.
"I will be seeing you two tommorow. Don't you dare forget to save me a seat in you compartment on the train while I rally up all the students together." I said firmly and jokingly to try livin things up.
They both gave me slight smiles, but nothing to laugh about of course.
I leaned into Harry and gave him deep friendly hug, which he gave back instincly. I did the same for Ron who held me tighter then Harry. Then I helt both their hands in mine.
"Harry, Ron, It'll be alright, you'll see." Complete silence. "..I'll see you in the morning."
"Night Hermione." Said Ron. I began to walk away when I turned to hear Harry's goodnight aswell, and then I walked in direction of my dormitories.
I walked clumsily down the hallways to my living quarters as everything in the past hours began to flow through my brain.
School ending.
Not going back home.
Not seeing my family.
Voldemort rising and coming after Harry.
Leaving Hogwarts.
Going to Durmstrang.
The look's on the teacher's faces.
The look on Dumbledores face.
Sirius and Evee holding hands.
The look of guilt on Harry's face.
Everything came fast through my mind as I muttered the password and went into the common room.
My vision was blurred but I saw Draco with his hand spread out over the mantle and his head rested on it, he must be taking this the same way as everybody else.
I gasped and he turned around to look at me, he took a few steps in silence towards me, but we were still quite a distance away from each other.
He looked sympathetic, and I felt empty and lonely inside. I felt my eyes furiously blink once, a tear coming down my cheek. I looked towards the floor and I put my eyes on his as he walked towards me. Me not wanting anything but to let go in his arms, but wanting to restrain myself at the same time. But I knew, I had to let go this once. I just needed to be helt.
And he must of sensed it, because he slowly put his arms around my back bringing me close to chest. Where I layed my head and closed my eyes as we kept both in silence. He brushed my hair and patted my head softly, then he whispered.
"It'll be alright Hermione, it will be alright..."