Hermione's eyes fluttered open. She turned her head, still too tired to
move the rest of her body. The hospital wing was quiet and dark except of
the candlelight coming from her bedside table. She shifter her head a bit
more and saw a young girl lying at the edge of her bed, fast asleep.
"Jade." she whispered. She moved her hand to nudge her. Jade woke up with a start.
" Oh!! Did I fall asleep again? Professor Granger! You're awake!" she heaved a sigh of relief.
"What happened?" Hermione asked, alarmed "Where's Malfoy and."
"Shh." Jade interrupted " Malfoy was taken care of by Professor Dumbledore. He came suddenly after you fainted"
"How did you."
"I was sneaking to the kitchens when I heard you in Professor Malfoy's office. I went to fetch Professor Potter after that."
"Oh Jade, how can I repay you?" Hermione asked
"Good grades?" Jade asked, grinning.
"Not a chance." Hermione said, giggling. She sat up as Jade propped up her pillows.
"Where is Professor Potter?" Hermione asked anxiously. Jade's face dropped suddenly.
"What? What happened?" she repeated. Jade hesitated. Hermione could detect that something was wrong.
"Professor potter lost the fight with Professor Malfoy. He was injured badly and." she paused, " is in St Mungo's Hospital." Hermione beat harder than ever. Jade picked something from the table and handed it to her. A very familiar envelope, half-opened at the back. She opened it and pulled out the letter. It read:
Dearest Hermione, I hope you will give me a chance and explain myself, the dreadful night five years ago. I remembered it clearly and knew what happened. Pansy had put an Imperius curse on me, an idea of a joke, a plan to break us up and make our lives miserable. I spent those day struggling and at the end got free, but had already did more damage than I could repair. I hope that you believe my story and understand my feelings, the pain both of us had felt for a joke. I still love you dearly and always will. I will go to the ends of the world for you. I hope that you feel the same way.
Love,
Harry Potter. Hermione almost stopped breathing. Her whole body was in a shock. She could almost see it in her mind. Her crying, Harry struggling, then her fainting, Harry being hit by a spell and falling to the ground with a thump, blood trickling down his face.
"NO!!" Hermione screamed. Jade gasped. Hermione stumbed out of bed. Jade rushed forward to help but hermione got up, put on her cloak, and limping, headed for the door.
" Professor. professor no. you can't leave." Jade stuttered as she tried to stop her from leaving. "Leave me alone Jade!" she said, but before she reached the door, Professor Dumbledore came through the door, followed by Madame Pomfrey. Hermione froze.
"What are you doing out of bed, Professor Granger?" Professor Dumbledore asked. "Sorry Professor but I need to get to St Mungo's right away." Hermione said. Dumbledore smiled.
"Relax, Professor Granger. The danger has passed. I just came back from visiting Mr. Potter and he's fine, just a few weeks of rest and he'll be back in Hogwarts."
"As for you, Professor Granger," said Madam Pomfrey ,"You need some rest." She ushered Hermione to her bed. " you can leave in a few days. Oh that horrible Draco Malfoy, never liked him even when he was a boy."
" Miss Chan, I think it would be best if you would go back to dinner, Professor Granger needs some rest." said Professor Dumbledore. Jade waved goodbye and followed Professor Dumbledore back to the Great Hall. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Jade." she whispered. She moved her hand to nudge her. Jade woke up with a start.
" Oh!! Did I fall asleep again? Professor Granger! You're awake!" she heaved a sigh of relief.
"What happened?" Hermione asked, alarmed "Where's Malfoy and."
"Shh." Jade interrupted " Malfoy was taken care of by Professor Dumbledore. He came suddenly after you fainted"
"How did you."
"I was sneaking to the kitchens when I heard you in Professor Malfoy's office. I went to fetch Professor Potter after that."
"Oh Jade, how can I repay you?" Hermione asked
"Good grades?" Jade asked, grinning.
"Not a chance." Hermione said, giggling. She sat up as Jade propped up her pillows.
"Where is Professor Potter?" Hermione asked anxiously. Jade's face dropped suddenly.
"What? What happened?" she repeated. Jade hesitated. Hermione could detect that something was wrong.
"Professor potter lost the fight with Professor Malfoy. He was injured badly and." she paused, " is in St Mungo's Hospital." Hermione beat harder than ever. Jade picked something from the table and handed it to her. A very familiar envelope, half-opened at the back. She opened it and pulled out the letter. It read:
Dearest Hermione, I hope you will give me a chance and explain myself, the dreadful night five years ago. I remembered it clearly and knew what happened. Pansy had put an Imperius curse on me, an idea of a joke, a plan to break us up and make our lives miserable. I spent those day struggling and at the end got free, but had already did more damage than I could repair. I hope that you believe my story and understand my feelings, the pain both of us had felt for a joke. I still love you dearly and always will. I will go to the ends of the world for you. I hope that you feel the same way.
Love,
Harry Potter. Hermione almost stopped breathing. Her whole body was in a shock. She could almost see it in her mind. Her crying, Harry struggling, then her fainting, Harry being hit by a spell and falling to the ground with a thump, blood trickling down his face.
"NO!!" Hermione screamed. Jade gasped. Hermione stumbed out of bed. Jade rushed forward to help but hermione got up, put on her cloak, and limping, headed for the door.
" Professor. professor no. you can't leave." Jade stuttered as she tried to stop her from leaving. "Leave me alone Jade!" she said, but before she reached the door, Professor Dumbledore came through the door, followed by Madame Pomfrey. Hermione froze.
"What are you doing out of bed, Professor Granger?" Professor Dumbledore asked. "Sorry Professor but I need to get to St Mungo's right away." Hermione said. Dumbledore smiled.
"Relax, Professor Granger. The danger has passed. I just came back from visiting Mr. Potter and he's fine, just a few weeks of rest and he'll be back in Hogwarts."
"As for you, Professor Granger," said Madam Pomfrey ,"You need some rest." She ushered Hermione to her bed. " you can leave in a few days. Oh that horrible Draco Malfoy, never liked him even when he was a boy."
" Miss Chan, I think it would be best if you would go back to dinner, Professor Granger needs some rest." said Professor Dumbledore. Jade waved goodbye and followed Professor Dumbledore back to the Great Hall. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~