Disclaimer: I only own Damien, nothing else in this story.
A/N: sorry this is taking so long. I'm out of school and I'm still busy! Sorry this chapter is so short. I don't like it very much, but it'll have to do. I'm almost done with this story now. With any luck this story will be done in a week or so. Oh, and some really cool news. We might be getting another Mastiff, and if we do can you guess the name? I love that name!
So a few weeks passed and Draco was finally out of the hospital wing, but Hermione however, was not. She was still there, silent, motionless, and basically just a vegetable with a pulse. It was eating Draco up inside. He continued to wish that it was him there instead of her, but he knew that it wasn't going to happen. So he was going to do everything in his power to bring her back.
At the moment he was walking, a little slower then usual, but still making his way towards Hagrid's hut. He was going to get his dog back. Damien was the only other witness to the attacks. He was the only other one who could possibly help Hermione.
Draco walked up and knocked on the large door and heard barking coming from inside. And then the dog became quiet and he was able to hear Hagrid from inside coming towards the door. And when it opened Hagrid had already put a leash on Damien and Damien jumped into Draco's arms.
The dog had grown quiet a bit. He was now almost twice the size of most of the other dogs. There were some almost as tall, or equally as tall, but most remained fairly small. Damien now weighed at least 120! And after having 120 pounds of dog flung at him Draco lost his balance and ended up on the ground with a dog on top of him licking him so much he could hardly breathe. Still, he couldn't get mad at him. The poor thing hadn't seen Draco or Hermione in a few weeks. He was locked up inside Hagrid's all-day and let out to run around for about an hour a day. It must have been torture.
"Poor thing's been very glum these past two weeks. I think he missed you kids. Wouldn't respond when I talked to him. Wouldn't touch his food. He just sat there staring out the window or lying down with his nose pressed to the door. He wouldn't even talk to Fang. And I think Fang took it personally. Now Fang is sad too, and won't go near Damien if at all possible." Hagrid laughed.
"I'm sorry he's been so much trouble. Thank you for looking after him." Draco smiled genuinely at the man for the first time.
"Oh it was nothing. He wasn't any trouble at all." Hagrid smiled in return and then closed his door behind him.
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Draco sat inside his Hermioneless room with his faithful companion. He sat there and stared at the dog for the longest time. The dog stared back at him as if he were trying to understand what Draco was trying to do. Draco was trying to figure out if he should try to use Damien to help him find the guy who put Hermione in the hospital wing or if he should just not try it at all. Although Damien was the only other witness, it might just be a waste of his time, or Damien might just get in the way.
"Damien, I know you probably don't understand me, but I need you. I need your help. If you can understand me give a sign some sort of signal that you understand what I'm saying." Draco pleaded as he sat down next to Damien.
In response Damien barked. Draco wasn't sure if that meant that Damien understood. Or if the dog was just barking for the hell of it like most other dogs. Just trying to confuse him.
"If you understand me bark again." Draco looked at him curiously.
Damien barked one more time. You could almost sense that Damien was annoyed with Draco. He had barked once already. How many times did he have to let the guy know that he did know what was going on and that he did understand him?
"So you know what's going on don't you? Do you know what happened to Hermione?" Draco asked.
Damien let his head hang low and he looked down to the floor. Draco took this as a no. He had to be able to give Draco some sort of a clue.
"Did you recognize the scent of the person when he attacked you and Hermione?" Draco asked.
Damien barked quite loudly. All Draco could think of was Harry. It had to be Harry. All signs led to him, and now with the help of Damien he would be able to prove that.
A/N: Sorry. that was really crappy. I promise that the end is near. Can you guess who the person is? It might just surprise you. That's all I can say. Review please, and please don't be too harsh on me, and I also realized that it's Madame Pomfrey. I knew it too, but I completely forgot. How stupid of me. Sorry about that guys!
A/N: sorry this is taking so long. I'm out of school and I'm still busy! Sorry this chapter is so short. I don't like it very much, but it'll have to do. I'm almost done with this story now. With any luck this story will be done in a week or so. Oh, and some really cool news. We might be getting another Mastiff, and if we do can you guess the name? I love that name!
So a few weeks passed and Draco was finally out of the hospital wing, but Hermione however, was not. She was still there, silent, motionless, and basically just a vegetable with a pulse. It was eating Draco up inside. He continued to wish that it was him there instead of her, but he knew that it wasn't going to happen. So he was going to do everything in his power to bring her back.
At the moment he was walking, a little slower then usual, but still making his way towards Hagrid's hut. He was going to get his dog back. Damien was the only other witness to the attacks. He was the only other one who could possibly help Hermione.
Draco walked up and knocked on the large door and heard barking coming from inside. And then the dog became quiet and he was able to hear Hagrid from inside coming towards the door. And when it opened Hagrid had already put a leash on Damien and Damien jumped into Draco's arms.
The dog had grown quiet a bit. He was now almost twice the size of most of the other dogs. There were some almost as tall, or equally as tall, but most remained fairly small. Damien now weighed at least 120! And after having 120 pounds of dog flung at him Draco lost his balance and ended up on the ground with a dog on top of him licking him so much he could hardly breathe. Still, he couldn't get mad at him. The poor thing hadn't seen Draco or Hermione in a few weeks. He was locked up inside Hagrid's all-day and let out to run around for about an hour a day. It must have been torture.
"Poor thing's been very glum these past two weeks. I think he missed you kids. Wouldn't respond when I talked to him. Wouldn't touch his food. He just sat there staring out the window or lying down with his nose pressed to the door. He wouldn't even talk to Fang. And I think Fang took it personally. Now Fang is sad too, and won't go near Damien if at all possible." Hagrid laughed.
"I'm sorry he's been so much trouble. Thank you for looking after him." Draco smiled genuinely at the man for the first time.
"Oh it was nothing. He wasn't any trouble at all." Hagrid smiled in return and then closed his door behind him.
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Draco sat inside his Hermioneless room with his faithful companion. He sat there and stared at the dog for the longest time. The dog stared back at him as if he were trying to understand what Draco was trying to do. Draco was trying to figure out if he should try to use Damien to help him find the guy who put Hermione in the hospital wing or if he should just not try it at all. Although Damien was the only other witness, it might just be a waste of his time, or Damien might just get in the way.
"Damien, I know you probably don't understand me, but I need you. I need your help. If you can understand me give a sign some sort of signal that you understand what I'm saying." Draco pleaded as he sat down next to Damien.
In response Damien barked. Draco wasn't sure if that meant that Damien understood. Or if the dog was just barking for the hell of it like most other dogs. Just trying to confuse him.
"If you understand me bark again." Draco looked at him curiously.
Damien barked one more time. You could almost sense that Damien was annoyed with Draco. He had barked once already. How many times did he have to let the guy know that he did know what was going on and that he did understand him?
"So you know what's going on don't you? Do you know what happened to Hermione?" Draco asked.
Damien let his head hang low and he looked down to the floor. Draco took this as a no. He had to be able to give Draco some sort of a clue.
"Did you recognize the scent of the person when he attacked you and Hermione?" Draco asked.
Damien barked quite loudly. All Draco could think of was Harry. It had to be Harry. All signs led to him, and now with the help of Damien he would be able to prove that.
A/N: Sorry. that was really crappy. I promise that the end is near. Can you guess who the person is? It might just surprise you. That's all I can say. Review please, and please don't be too harsh on me, and I also realized that it's Madame Pomfrey. I knew it too, but I completely forgot. How stupid of me. Sorry about that guys!