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Harry and co. But Rayola and Tamarisk.they're all mine.
Chapter twenty one ~ A Fight.
Ron, Hermione and Harry sat round the hospital bed. None of them dared look at each other, none of them dared to speak.
It was two days after Hermione had blurted out the Order's hideout. In those two days Grimmauld Place had been attacked. Snape had warned Dumbledore, who had gone straight to Grimmauld Place but it was too late.
Malfoy of course had not been one of the death eaters to attack, as he was Temporary Minister and would in fact be declared Minister in less then a week it was hardly proper for him to partake in the raid. The Order had been unprepared for the actual attack, but knew what to do in case of such an attack.
They fought well, they fought as free people refusing to submit to the Dark Lord. Not a lot of the Order had been there, those who were, were either dead or injured.
Hermione managed a look upwards, disbelief was smattered across her face. The injured included Moony, Tonks and Mr Weasley, the dead included Mundungus Fletcher and a woman named Rosie Probert.
"I thought he had changed, I really did. How could I have been so stupid!?" Hermione demanded, getting up.
Harry looked over at her. "Loads of people have been taken in by the Malfoys, it doesn't make you stupid because you believed the best in somebody."
"But you should know by now Hermione there ain't no good in the Malfoy's!"
Hermione nodded absently. "Yes you think I would."
A healer came bursting through the door of the hospital. She ushered the three out. Behind her Dumbledore stood with a stern expression on his tired face. Hermione couldn't even look at him, she was scared of his disappointment.
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After spending the week visiting Mr Weasley, and when they were sure he was going to make a full recovery the trio returned to Hogwarts. Mrs Weasley promised to write if there was any change. But by this time Mr Weasley was sitting recounting his tales of heroics in the dark walls of the Black House. Tonks was also on the mend as was Moony. But neither of them had regained consciousness. Harry wanted to stay until they did, but to Mrs Weasley that was out of the question.
The three quickly fell back into the routine, and they had constant letters telling them of the recoveries being made by their friends.
"Don't keep blaming yourself Hermione. if what Malfoy said was true, Voldemort knew about Grimmauld Place long before you let it slip." Harry reminded her as they went down to breakfast.
"I should be expelled for what I have done, no worse then that, sent to Azkaban."
"Hermione?!" Ron exclaimed. "You-Know-Who is at Azkaban."
"Hermione."
"I've killed them, Mundugus, that Rosie woman."
"Hermione."
"Leave me alone Harry, you have no idea how I am feeling, so don't try and patronise me."
"Don't know how you're feeling?! Don't know how you're feeling?! No course I don't, I've only been in the exact same position as you, even worse. Let me see now.how about when I brought Cedric Diggory to his death, how about when I killed my own godfather, not to mention that my parents died because of me.and all the members of the order who fought last summer at the ministry!" Harry yelled.
Hermione felt the tears prick into her eyes. "I'm sorry Harry."
"Harry, you didn't kill any of those people. It was an accident." Ron said, quickly.
"Just like it was with Hermione!" Harry said. "Look 'Mione we all make stupid mistakes."
"Yeah but people don't die from yours!"
"Haven't you been listening?! 'Mione we all make mistakes, and we have to learn from them."
"Yeah?" Hermione said, getting up. "You know what I've learnt from mine? Trust no one!"
"Hermione." Ron said.
She shook her head, angrily, and walked away.
Hermione was missing from lessons all morning.
"Maybe we should go and look for her?" Ron suggested.
"Nah, I know what it's like, it's best just to leave her be, she'll come round, eventually."
Tamarisk O'Dell commented on Hermione's empty seat. "I do hope Miss Granger is not ill?" she said.
Harry nodded. "She's in the hospital wing." He said, with a glare directed towards Malfoy.
Tamarisk sighed before moving on. "Well, today we're going to be studying.yes Mr Malfoy?"
"Maybe one of us should go and check on Granger."
"I'm sure Madame Pomfrey can cope quite well without one of you disturbing her."
"Even so someone should make sure."
"What you trying to do Malfoy? Get more things outta her?!" Harry demanded, standing up.
"You should really watch her mouth, Potter. It could get you into a lot of trouble."
"And you should watch yours!" Harry replied.
"You know, being a traitor, blabbing secrets is now an Azkabanable offence."
"And threatening my friends, that's a killable offence." Harry said, he lunged at Malfoy and the two boys, grappled on the floor. Malfoy punched Harry, who fell back. Harry kicked Malfoy off him who banged his head on the desk with a thud. He clambered up groggily, Harry stuck his leg out and tripped him up.
"That's enough!" Tamarisk shouted horrified. She pulled her brother up from the floor and threw him into his chair, she dragged Harry over to the other side of the classroom, her face was red with anger.
"I do not accept such callous behaviour in my classroom, from anyone. That's fifty points from each house, detention tonight and if either of you behave in such a way again, I shall see that you are suspended." She took a deep breathe to calm herself down. "Mr Malfoy I suggest you go down to the hospital wing, Madame Pomfrey will clear up that broken nose of yours. I'd ask you to go too Potter, but I'm afraid I can't trust the pair of you together."
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"That was so good Harry, how you had Malfoy in that headlock and then whoosh."
"What have I missed?" Hermione asked, as she entered the common room.
Harry smiled at her, the bruise showing up on his face even more clearly.
"Deary me, I can't leave you two alone for a minute can I?"
"So you're back then?" Ron asked.
Hermione nodded. "I was being selfish. Yes I did something wrong, very wrong, but I had no right to take it out on you, two. We just have to learn from our mistakes."
"And what have you learnt?"
"Never to trust a Malfoy, again."
Chapter twenty one ~ A Fight.
Ron, Hermione and Harry sat round the hospital bed. None of them dared look at each other, none of them dared to speak.
It was two days after Hermione had blurted out the Order's hideout. In those two days Grimmauld Place had been attacked. Snape had warned Dumbledore, who had gone straight to Grimmauld Place but it was too late.
Malfoy of course had not been one of the death eaters to attack, as he was Temporary Minister and would in fact be declared Minister in less then a week it was hardly proper for him to partake in the raid. The Order had been unprepared for the actual attack, but knew what to do in case of such an attack.
They fought well, they fought as free people refusing to submit to the Dark Lord. Not a lot of the Order had been there, those who were, were either dead or injured.
Hermione managed a look upwards, disbelief was smattered across her face. The injured included Moony, Tonks and Mr Weasley, the dead included Mundungus Fletcher and a woman named Rosie Probert.
"I thought he had changed, I really did. How could I have been so stupid!?" Hermione demanded, getting up.
Harry looked over at her. "Loads of people have been taken in by the Malfoys, it doesn't make you stupid because you believed the best in somebody."
"But you should know by now Hermione there ain't no good in the Malfoy's!"
Hermione nodded absently. "Yes you think I would."
A healer came bursting through the door of the hospital. She ushered the three out. Behind her Dumbledore stood with a stern expression on his tired face. Hermione couldn't even look at him, she was scared of his disappointment.
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After spending the week visiting Mr Weasley, and when they were sure he was going to make a full recovery the trio returned to Hogwarts. Mrs Weasley promised to write if there was any change. But by this time Mr Weasley was sitting recounting his tales of heroics in the dark walls of the Black House. Tonks was also on the mend as was Moony. But neither of them had regained consciousness. Harry wanted to stay until they did, but to Mrs Weasley that was out of the question.
The three quickly fell back into the routine, and they had constant letters telling them of the recoveries being made by their friends.
"Don't keep blaming yourself Hermione. if what Malfoy said was true, Voldemort knew about Grimmauld Place long before you let it slip." Harry reminded her as they went down to breakfast.
"I should be expelled for what I have done, no worse then that, sent to Azkaban."
"Hermione?!" Ron exclaimed. "You-Know-Who is at Azkaban."
"Hermione."
"I've killed them, Mundugus, that Rosie woman."
"Hermione."
"Leave me alone Harry, you have no idea how I am feeling, so don't try and patronise me."
"Don't know how you're feeling?! Don't know how you're feeling?! No course I don't, I've only been in the exact same position as you, even worse. Let me see now.how about when I brought Cedric Diggory to his death, how about when I killed my own godfather, not to mention that my parents died because of me.and all the members of the order who fought last summer at the ministry!" Harry yelled.
Hermione felt the tears prick into her eyes. "I'm sorry Harry."
"Harry, you didn't kill any of those people. It was an accident." Ron said, quickly.
"Just like it was with Hermione!" Harry said. "Look 'Mione we all make stupid mistakes."
"Yeah but people don't die from yours!"
"Haven't you been listening?! 'Mione we all make mistakes, and we have to learn from them."
"Yeah?" Hermione said, getting up. "You know what I've learnt from mine? Trust no one!"
"Hermione." Ron said.
She shook her head, angrily, and walked away.
Hermione was missing from lessons all morning.
"Maybe we should go and look for her?" Ron suggested.
"Nah, I know what it's like, it's best just to leave her be, she'll come round, eventually."
Tamarisk O'Dell commented on Hermione's empty seat. "I do hope Miss Granger is not ill?" she said.
Harry nodded. "She's in the hospital wing." He said, with a glare directed towards Malfoy.
Tamarisk sighed before moving on. "Well, today we're going to be studying.yes Mr Malfoy?"
"Maybe one of us should go and check on Granger."
"I'm sure Madame Pomfrey can cope quite well without one of you disturbing her."
"Even so someone should make sure."
"What you trying to do Malfoy? Get more things outta her?!" Harry demanded, standing up.
"You should really watch her mouth, Potter. It could get you into a lot of trouble."
"And you should watch yours!" Harry replied.
"You know, being a traitor, blabbing secrets is now an Azkabanable offence."
"And threatening my friends, that's a killable offence." Harry said, he lunged at Malfoy and the two boys, grappled on the floor. Malfoy punched Harry, who fell back. Harry kicked Malfoy off him who banged his head on the desk with a thud. He clambered up groggily, Harry stuck his leg out and tripped him up.
"That's enough!" Tamarisk shouted horrified. She pulled her brother up from the floor and threw him into his chair, she dragged Harry over to the other side of the classroom, her face was red with anger.
"I do not accept such callous behaviour in my classroom, from anyone. That's fifty points from each house, detention tonight and if either of you behave in such a way again, I shall see that you are suspended." She took a deep breathe to calm herself down. "Mr Malfoy I suggest you go down to the hospital wing, Madame Pomfrey will clear up that broken nose of yours. I'd ask you to go too Potter, but I'm afraid I can't trust the pair of you together."
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"That was so good Harry, how you had Malfoy in that headlock and then whoosh."
"What have I missed?" Hermione asked, as she entered the common room.
Harry smiled at her, the bruise showing up on his face even more clearly.
"Deary me, I can't leave you two alone for a minute can I?"
"So you're back then?" Ron asked.
Hermione nodded. "I was being selfish. Yes I did something wrong, very wrong, but I had no right to take it out on you, two. We just have to learn from our mistakes."
"And what have you learnt?"
"Never to trust a Malfoy, again."