Harry slowly opened his eyes. He was alive? He tried to stand up but he
failed. There was something weighing him down. He looked at his chest and
saw Voldemort's dead body lying over him. He didn't know how he died,
Karrot was the only one else there and she was dead right now.
"Harry!" Professor Toyamatto ran over to him with Professor Lupin, Hermione, and Ron behind her. "Oh my God what happened?"
"Harry are you O.K?" Hermione squealed.
"I think; I can't really move right now."
"Is Voldemort dead?" Ron asked cautiously.
"Yeah; I'm sure of it. My scar isn't hurting anymore."
"Lupin, you should signal Dumbledore and the others in Hogsmead." Professor Toyamatto said as she picked up Karrot's limp body.
Professor Lupin nodded as he pointed his wand to the sky. He sent a series of red sparks into the sky above him. Within minutes, Professor Dumbledore, Madam Pomfrey, and a few Hit Wizards appeared on the scene.
"Well done Mr. Potter." Professor Dumbledore smiled. "How should we dispose of this horrible creature?" He asked the Hit Wizards.
"I'd say an Ashing spell," said the female Hit Wizard as she levitated Voldemort's body off of Harry. Ron and Lupin helped Harry up to his feet.
"Come along now Mr. Potter," Madam Pomfrey said, "Would you bring Miss Toyamatto along Akira?"
She nodded and walked a few steps behind the boys into the Hospital Wing. Harry fell into his usual bed as Professor Toyamatto laid Karrot on to the bed behind him. Madam Pomfrey started on Karrot first. Luckily, Karrot had a pulse so she wasn't dead; but it was very weak. She closed the hangings as Professor Dumbledore entered the room.
"Mr. Potter, I was wondering if you could answer me a few questions." He asked as he came in with Sirius as a dog following him. "When Lord Voldemort was with Miss Toyamatto, what happened? And I need every detail." He added.
Harry sighed; this wasn't going to be easy. "Well, first Karrot was looking for me with the others and when they split up, she went to the forest. After about a minute or two; Voldemort showed up. I tried to get up but my foot was caught so I had to get it unstuck. When I did Voldemort was starting to say Avada Kedavra; so I jumped off the small hill on to his back before he could finish the curse. But when I opened my eyes, Karrot was on the ground. After that, he tried to hit me with the curse but I pushed his hand out of the way and ducked. I guess that the curse hit himself." He said quickly, trying to get over with it.
"I see. Now Mr. Potter, this is very important. How did Lord Voldemort say the curse?" Professor Dumbledore asked sternly.
"Avada Kedav-raugh." Harry said unsurely.
"Thank you Mr. Potter, I believe that Mrs. Toyamatto will be fine." Professor Dumbledore said in a kind voice. "Now you should get some sleep. It has been quite a long night."
~*~
Harry lied in his bed the next morning. He looked to his right; where Karrot's bed was. The hangings were mainly closed but her face was clearly visible. It was a pale as Voldemort's was last night, practically white. Her eyes were still closed; there was barely any sign of life besides her pulse and the slight rise and fall of her chest.
"Alas, our last breakfast as a family," Professor Dumbledore's voice could be heard from the Great Hall to the Infirmary. "I have marvelous news for all, teachers and students. Lord Voldemort is no more." Harry could hear a deafening roar of cheers and claps.
"And it is all thanks to our Head Boy: Harry Potter. But, with good news, there must always be bad news. Two of our students are in the Hospital Wing as we speak. Both Mr. Potter and Mrs. Toyamatto are there for they were both injured last night at the hands of Lord Voldemort. Mr. Potter is fine, however, Mrs. Toyamatto is in critical conditions at the moment. Now may we all sit down and enjoy this meal."
Harry glanced over at Karrot again. He pulled his hangings closed, he felt awful. Karrot had no reason to be in such a horrible condition. Lord Voldemort had absolutely no reason to injure her, after all, he was the one he was after. Harry lied down, trying to clear his mind before Ron, Hermione and Ginny came to visit him. As long as they don't ask about last night, he should be fine.
~*~
"Harry? Come on you have to wake up."
Harry opened his eyes a little, the sun was shinning brightly. He saw Karrot standing beside his bed.
"Karrot, how are you?" Harry asked suddenly as he jumped into a sitting position.
"Oh I'm fine thank you. How about you?" She asked with concern.
"Fine."
"That's wonderful and, thank you for saving me last night." She said with a slight pink ting going to her face.
"You're welcome." Harry said as he felt the same pink ting flooding to his face.
"Here," she said as she passed him his Firebolt.
"What's this for?" He asked in confusion.
"Well, the train is about to leave, you need to use it if you want to get back to London with all the other students." She said as she carried her own Firebolt to the door of the Hospital Wing.
"Bye Madame Pomfrey!" Karrot called as her and Harry were about to leave.
"Are you sure that you'll be up to catching the train dears?" She asked as she exited her office.
"We should be fine thank you." Karrot said with a smile. She grabbed Harry's wrist and pulled him down the corridor and out to the steps. They both stopped and waited until they were both on and ready.
They flew over the Hogwarts' grounds and down the winding streets of Hogsmead. They arrived at the station with the train in sight. They both flattened them selves on their broom for a better acceleration. Harry flew ahead of Karrot and peaked in the first window he saw.
Ron was trying to get Pig to be quiet, Hermione was buried in a book, Crookshanks was wandering around the compartment and Snuffles was sleeping on the floor. Harry banged his fist against the window; trying to get their attention. It worked, Ron and Hermione both turned around and looked astonished. Harry could only wave back. Ron ran to the side door and opened it for him. Harry grabbed Karrot's hand and pulled her up towards the door and they both landed inside.
"Oh I'm so glad you're both ok." Hermione said as she hugged both of them.
"We're fine Hermione, but if you don't let go, we might suffocate." Karrot choked out.
"Sorry." Hermione said quickly as she let go and backed away.
Harry and Karrot both flopped back into the soft cushions.
"I am so glad that I'm not Head Girl anymore." Karrot sighed. "It was exhausting."
"Really? I thought that it would be easy."
"You wish." Karrot said as she got up again. "I'll be back in a minute; I'm going to get out of this uniform."
"I'm going to get out of mine too." Harry told the other two as he went to the washroom. About five minutes later he was back in the compartment with Ron playing a game of chess, Hermione reading, and Karrot playing her Ocarina.
"How can you play that Karrot? It looks like an ornament." Ron said as he looked over at her.
"I don't know really. I guess that it just come naturally because Akira can't play it at all." She said before she went back to playing it.
~*~
"Bye Ron, bye Ginny, bye Hermione," Harry and Karrot both said as they went through the border with Snuffles, Hedwig, and Aero, the two owls. Harry began to look for Vernon, but he wasn't there. He was sure of it; after all he stood there for ten minutes trying to find him.
"Great, just great," Harry muttered.
"Come on Harry, it's not that bad. Why don't you come home on the Knight Bus with me?" Karrot asked as she turned her trolley in the direction of the road to wave down the magical bus. Harry followed her and within three minutes, they were taking a bumpy ride back to their homes.
An half an hour later, Stan dropped them off on Magnolia Crescent; a few blocks away like Karrot requested. It took them a little while to get their stuff organized.
"Care to race Harry?" Karrot asked when they were walking down the deserted street. She didn't wait for Harry to answer her and she took off at a fair speed. Harry ran as fast as he could but it seemed that she was far superior in the running department.
She reached Privet Drive before Harry did, she stopped to catch her breath for a second, looked up and ran down the street; leaving her trolley of belongings behind.
A/N: Another little cliffie. Aren't I awful? I'll post the next chapter soon.
"Harry!" Professor Toyamatto ran over to him with Professor Lupin, Hermione, and Ron behind her. "Oh my God what happened?"
"Harry are you O.K?" Hermione squealed.
"I think; I can't really move right now."
"Is Voldemort dead?" Ron asked cautiously.
"Yeah; I'm sure of it. My scar isn't hurting anymore."
"Lupin, you should signal Dumbledore and the others in Hogsmead." Professor Toyamatto said as she picked up Karrot's limp body.
Professor Lupin nodded as he pointed his wand to the sky. He sent a series of red sparks into the sky above him. Within minutes, Professor Dumbledore, Madam Pomfrey, and a few Hit Wizards appeared on the scene.
"Well done Mr. Potter." Professor Dumbledore smiled. "How should we dispose of this horrible creature?" He asked the Hit Wizards.
"I'd say an Ashing spell," said the female Hit Wizard as she levitated Voldemort's body off of Harry. Ron and Lupin helped Harry up to his feet.
"Come along now Mr. Potter," Madam Pomfrey said, "Would you bring Miss Toyamatto along Akira?"
She nodded and walked a few steps behind the boys into the Hospital Wing. Harry fell into his usual bed as Professor Toyamatto laid Karrot on to the bed behind him. Madam Pomfrey started on Karrot first. Luckily, Karrot had a pulse so she wasn't dead; but it was very weak. She closed the hangings as Professor Dumbledore entered the room.
"Mr. Potter, I was wondering if you could answer me a few questions." He asked as he came in with Sirius as a dog following him. "When Lord Voldemort was with Miss Toyamatto, what happened? And I need every detail." He added.
Harry sighed; this wasn't going to be easy. "Well, first Karrot was looking for me with the others and when they split up, she went to the forest. After about a minute or two; Voldemort showed up. I tried to get up but my foot was caught so I had to get it unstuck. When I did Voldemort was starting to say Avada Kedavra; so I jumped off the small hill on to his back before he could finish the curse. But when I opened my eyes, Karrot was on the ground. After that, he tried to hit me with the curse but I pushed his hand out of the way and ducked. I guess that the curse hit himself." He said quickly, trying to get over with it.
"I see. Now Mr. Potter, this is very important. How did Lord Voldemort say the curse?" Professor Dumbledore asked sternly.
"Avada Kedav-raugh." Harry said unsurely.
"Thank you Mr. Potter, I believe that Mrs. Toyamatto will be fine." Professor Dumbledore said in a kind voice. "Now you should get some sleep. It has been quite a long night."
~*~
Harry lied in his bed the next morning. He looked to his right; where Karrot's bed was. The hangings were mainly closed but her face was clearly visible. It was a pale as Voldemort's was last night, practically white. Her eyes were still closed; there was barely any sign of life besides her pulse and the slight rise and fall of her chest.
"Alas, our last breakfast as a family," Professor Dumbledore's voice could be heard from the Great Hall to the Infirmary. "I have marvelous news for all, teachers and students. Lord Voldemort is no more." Harry could hear a deafening roar of cheers and claps.
"And it is all thanks to our Head Boy: Harry Potter. But, with good news, there must always be bad news. Two of our students are in the Hospital Wing as we speak. Both Mr. Potter and Mrs. Toyamatto are there for they were both injured last night at the hands of Lord Voldemort. Mr. Potter is fine, however, Mrs. Toyamatto is in critical conditions at the moment. Now may we all sit down and enjoy this meal."
Harry glanced over at Karrot again. He pulled his hangings closed, he felt awful. Karrot had no reason to be in such a horrible condition. Lord Voldemort had absolutely no reason to injure her, after all, he was the one he was after. Harry lied down, trying to clear his mind before Ron, Hermione and Ginny came to visit him. As long as they don't ask about last night, he should be fine.
~*~
"Harry? Come on you have to wake up."
Harry opened his eyes a little, the sun was shinning brightly. He saw Karrot standing beside his bed.
"Karrot, how are you?" Harry asked suddenly as he jumped into a sitting position.
"Oh I'm fine thank you. How about you?" She asked with concern.
"Fine."
"That's wonderful and, thank you for saving me last night." She said with a slight pink ting going to her face.
"You're welcome." Harry said as he felt the same pink ting flooding to his face.
"Here," she said as she passed him his Firebolt.
"What's this for?" He asked in confusion.
"Well, the train is about to leave, you need to use it if you want to get back to London with all the other students." She said as she carried her own Firebolt to the door of the Hospital Wing.
"Bye Madame Pomfrey!" Karrot called as her and Harry were about to leave.
"Are you sure that you'll be up to catching the train dears?" She asked as she exited her office.
"We should be fine thank you." Karrot said with a smile. She grabbed Harry's wrist and pulled him down the corridor and out to the steps. They both stopped and waited until they were both on and ready.
They flew over the Hogwarts' grounds and down the winding streets of Hogsmead. They arrived at the station with the train in sight. They both flattened them selves on their broom for a better acceleration. Harry flew ahead of Karrot and peaked in the first window he saw.
Ron was trying to get Pig to be quiet, Hermione was buried in a book, Crookshanks was wandering around the compartment and Snuffles was sleeping on the floor. Harry banged his fist against the window; trying to get their attention. It worked, Ron and Hermione both turned around and looked astonished. Harry could only wave back. Ron ran to the side door and opened it for him. Harry grabbed Karrot's hand and pulled her up towards the door and they both landed inside.
"Oh I'm so glad you're both ok." Hermione said as she hugged both of them.
"We're fine Hermione, but if you don't let go, we might suffocate." Karrot choked out.
"Sorry." Hermione said quickly as she let go and backed away.
Harry and Karrot both flopped back into the soft cushions.
"I am so glad that I'm not Head Girl anymore." Karrot sighed. "It was exhausting."
"Really? I thought that it would be easy."
"You wish." Karrot said as she got up again. "I'll be back in a minute; I'm going to get out of this uniform."
"I'm going to get out of mine too." Harry told the other two as he went to the washroom. About five minutes later he was back in the compartment with Ron playing a game of chess, Hermione reading, and Karrot playing her Ocarina.
"How can you play that Karrot? It looks like an ornament." Ron said as he looked over at her.
"I don't know really. I guess that it just come naturally because Akira can't play it at all." She said before she went back to playing it.
~*~
"Bye Ron, bye Ginny, bye Hermione," Harry and Karrot both said as they went through the border with Snuffles, Hedwig, and Aero, the two owls. Harry began to look for Vernon, but he wasn't there. He was sure of it; after all he stood there for ten minutes trying to find him.
"Great, just great," Harry muttered.
"Come on Harry, it's not that bad. Why don't you come home on the Knight Bus with me?" Karrot asked as she turned her trolley in the direction of the road to wave down the magical bus. Harry followed her and within three minutes, they were taking a bumpy ride back to their homes.
An half an hour later, Stan dropped them off on Magnolia Crescent; a few blocks away like Karrot requested. It took them a little while to get their stuff organized.
"Care to race Harry?" Karrot asked when they were walking down the deserted street. She didn't wait for Harry to answer her and she took off at a fair speed. Harry ran as fast as he could but it seemed that she was far superior in the running department.
She reached Privet Drive before Harry did, she stopped to catch her breath for a second, looked up and ran down the street; leaving her trolley of belongings behind.
A/N: Another little cliffie. Aren't I awful? I'll post the next chapter soon.