Disclaimer: I have said this before. I don't own anything except the new
stuff.
In this chapter certain things are in certain people's point of views. If you get confused, let me know and I can go back and fix it.
Thanks for explaining what a beta was. Now I have a few more questions. Does anyone want beta for me? What does BETA stand for anyway? Does the B stand for Brilliant? Does the E stand for Editor? Is there an invisible FOR here? Does the T stand for The? Does the A stand for Author? (I don't know why they couldn't just call it BEFTA then, but oh well.) Just some randomness as always. Thanks again.
Professor Dumbledore carried Sara quickly into the hospital wing, surprising Madam Pomfrey who had been about to leave for bed.
"What..." Madam Pomfrey trailed off upon seeing Sara's face. "Albus, what happened?"
"HE got to her somehow. I don't know how so don't go giving me that look, but somehow HE got to her. I am going to get Severus and see if he has any potions that might help. Miss Granger isn't faring too well either, she will be brought down as soon as Minerva is able to send someone with her." He set Sara gently down on a bed and hurried out of the room. Madam Pomfrey looked frightened, worried, and as though she was about to cry
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Meanwhile, in the girls dormitories:
Professor McGonnagal was trying to calm down the girls. They were all (Except Hermione) out of their 'trances' but could not forget what they had seen. Miss Granger could not be moved, her eyes stayed glued to the spot where Sara had crumpled, her legs were shaking although she somehow was managing to stay upright, and her fingers continued to slowly bleed.
Professor McGonnagal had given up trying to figure out which girl had recovered first, and was looking around to see which one looked capable of getting Miss Granger down to the hospital wing. She saw Ginny Weasley trying to awaken Miss Granger from her state and made up her mind.
"Miss Weasley, please take Miss Granger down to the hospital wing." It was not a request, but not exactly an order either.
Miss Weasley paled slightly, causing her red hair to seemingly flame, and nodded. She whispered something to Miss Granger and Miss Granger must have heard it, for her legs began walking as Miss Weasley helped her towards the door. Miss Granger's eyes remained fixed on a spot in front of her, as though the bed and Sara still lay before her, blood still trickled down her fingers, and her legs continued to shake, "But," Ginny thought "at least it is an improvement."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Professor Dumbledore outside Professor Snape's quarters:
~Quietly~ *tap* *tap* ~Pause, then a little louder~ *knock* *knock* ~Another pause, and then much louder~ *Bang* *Bang*
Professor Dumbledore could hear movement inside and then a hissed,
"WHO IS IT?"
"Albus. Severus please open up, it is somewhat of an emergency."
The locks could be heard clicking almost immediately. The door was quickly thrown open and out stepped Severus, in his regular robes as always. He looked expectantly at Albus as he locked his door again and started following him.
"You will have to see, it involves your niece."
Severus' face immediately became worried; something it hadn't done since the day he discovered the danger his sister had unknowingly placed herself in.
"The niece I just found out I had?"
Albus only nodded. Severus sped up his pace.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Ginny and Hermione:
Ginny helped Hermione down one corridor and then another. Finally they reached the hospital wing. Ginny knocked gently on the door with her free hand. She didn't dare let go of Hermione because now not only Hermione's legs were shaking, but her whole body.
Madam Pomfrey had the door open in an instant, and helped Miss Weasley get Miss Granger into the bed that was next to Miss Snape. Miss Granger's eyes were now staring up at the ceiling at an odd angle.
"Miss Weasley, you had better get back to the dormitories and see if Professor McGonnagal needs anymore help." Madam Pomfrey began bandaging Miss Granger's hand. She couldn't help but wonder how Miss Granger could have gotten such scrapes. They were not very deep, but they bled continuously. They were not very serious, but they looked painful none the less.
Ginny wanted to stay with Hermione but knew she had to do as she was instructed. She turned around and headed back towards the door. In no time at all she was on her way down the hallways and up the stairs.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Professor Dumbledore and Professor Snape had reached the hospital wing by this time:
Professor Snape burst through the door with Professor Dumbledore following closely behind. He looked at Sara, his niece; then he saw Miss Granger. He looked at Albus questioningly.
"What happened to Miss Granger?"
"She simply looked at Miss Snape, and then her gaze was frozen in terror. As you can understand. Miss Snape isn't breathing, and yet she speaks silently. Have you figured out what she is saying?" This question was directed at Madam Pomfrey.
"Not completely. She is saying something about a traitor, I believe."
Severus shot a glance at Albus upon hearing this. He knew who the traitor was, and he knew who was forcing his niece's mouth to form those words. He just didn't know why.
"Severus, do you know of any potion that will cure her, and possibly Miss Granger as well?"
Severus looked at his niece; he wondered who her father was. Until that mystery was cleared up she would be called Miss Snape, and it felt strange. He hadn't heard anyone be called Miss Snape since he last had seen his sister on friendly terms. After that, she had simply been called Sadie.
He had tried to convince her to leave the DeathEater life behind when he had, but it was useless. She had made up her mind, and she would give up her life to be loyal to the one wizard that would kill her if she even once wavered in where her loyalties lied.
She had been Severus' only living family, and she had become dead to him the moment she told him she would rather be loyal and alive than have a brother that was unloyal and dead. She ended up having most of both. She was loyal and she lived, but it couldn't really be called living. She had a brother that was unloyal and who was dead, but only to her.
Okay, that chapter wasn't THAT long but it was longer than some of the others. What did you think? I am having a moment of writer's block so it may take a bit for the next chapter to be up.
In this chapter certain things are in certain people's point of views. If you get confused, let me know and I can go back and fix it.
Thanks for explaining what a beta was. Now I have a few more questions. Does anyone want beta for me? What does BETA stand for anyway? Does the B stand for Brilliant? Does the E stand for Editor? Is there an invisible FOR here? Does the T stand for The? Does the A stand for Author? (I don't know why they couldn't just call it BEFTA then, but oh well.) Just some randomness as always. Thanks again.
Professor Dumbledore carried Sara quickly into the hospital wing, surprising Madam Pomfrey who had been about to leave for bed.
"What..." Madam Pomfrey trailed off upon seeing Sara's face. "Albus, what happened?"
"HE got to her somehow. I don't know how so don't go giving me that look, but somehow HE got to her. I am going to get Severus and see if he has any potions that might help. Miss Granger isn't faring too well either, she will be brought down as soon as Minerva is able to send someone with her." He set Sara gently down on a bed and hurried out of the room. Madam Pomfrey looked frightened, worried, and as though she was about to cry
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Meanwhile, in the girls dormitories:
Professor McGonnagal was trying to calm down the girls. They were all (Except Hermione) out of their 'trances' but could not forget what they had seen. Miss Granger could not be moved, her eyes stayed glued to the spot where Sara had crumpled, her legs were shaking although she somehow was managing to stay upright, and her fingers continued to slowly bleed.
Professor McGonnagal had given up trying to figure out which girl had recovered first, and was looking around to see which one looked capable of getting Miss Granger down to the hospital wing. She saw Ginny Weasley trying to awaken Miss Granger from her state and made up her mind.
"Miss Weasley, please take Miss Granger down to the hospital wing." It was not a request, but not exactly an order either.
Miss Weasley paled slightly, causing her red hair to seemingly flame, and nodded. She whispered something to Miss Granger and Miss Granger must have heard it, for her legs began walking as Miss Weasley helped her towards the door. Miss Granger's eyes remained fixed on a spot in front of her, as though the bed and Sara still lay before her, blood still trickled down her fingers, and her legs continued to shake, "But," Ginny thought "at least it is an improvement."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Professor Dumbledore outside Professor Snape's quarters:
~Quietly~ *tap* *tap* ~Pause, then a little louder~ *knock* *knock* ~Another pause, and then much louder~ *Bang* *Bang*
Professor Dumbledore could hear movement inside and then a hissed,
"WHO IS IT?"
"Albus. Severus please open up, it is somewhat of an emergency."
The locks could be heard clicking almost immediately. The door was quickly thrown open and out stepped Severus, in his regular robes as always. He looked expectantly at Albus as he locked his door again and started following him.
"You will have to see, it involves your niece."
Severus' face immediately became worried; something it hadn't done since the day he discovered the danger his sister had unknowingly placed herself in.
"The niece I just found out I had?"
Albus only nodded. Severus sped up his pace.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Ginny and Hermione:
Ginny helped Hermione down one corridor and then another. Finally they reached the hospital wing. Ginny knocked gently on the door with her free hand. She didn't dare let go of Hermione because now not only Hermione's legs were shaking, but her whole body.
Madam Pomfrey had the door open in an instant, and helped Miss Weasley get Miss Granger into the bed that was next to Miss Snape. Miss Granger's eyes were now staring up at the ceiling at an odd angle.
"Miss Weasley, you had better get back to the dormitories and see if Professor McGonnagal needs anymore help." Madam Pomfrey began bandaging Miss Granger's hand. She couldn't help but wonder how Miss Granger could have gotten such scrapes. They were not very deep, but they bled continuously. They were not very serious, but they looked painful none the less.
Ginny wanted to stay with Hermione but knew she had to do as she was instructed. She turned around and headed back towards the door. In no time at all she was on her way down the hallways and up the stairs.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Professor Dumbledore and Professor Snape had reached the hospital wing by this time:
Professor Snape burst through the door with Professor Dumbledore following closely behind. He looked at Sara, his niece; then he saw Miss Granger. He looked at Albus questioningly.
"What happened to Miss Granger?"
"She simply looked at Miss Snape, and then her gaze was frozen in terror. As you can understand. Miss Snape isn't breathing, and yet she speaks silently. Have you figured out what she is saying?" This question was directed at Madam Pomfrey.
"Not completely. She is saying something about a traitor, I believe."
Severus shot a glance at Albus upon hearing this. He knew who the traitor was, and he knew who was forcing his niece's mouth to form those words. He just didn't know why.
"Severus, do you know of any potion that will cure her, and possibly Miss Granger as well?"
Severus looked at his niece; he wondered who her father was. Until that mystery was cleared up she would be called Miss Snape, and it felt strange. He hadn't heard anyone be called Miss Snape since he last had seen his sister on friendly terms. After that, she had simply been called Sadie.
He had tried to convince her to leave the DeathEater life behind when he had, but it was useless. She had made up her mind, and she would give up her life to be loyal to the one wizard that would kill her if she even once wavered in where her loyalties lied.
She had been Severus' only living family, and she had become dead to him the moment she told him she would rather be loyal and alive than have a brother that was unloyal and dead. She ended up having most of both. She was loyal and she lived, but it couldn't really be called living. She had a brother that was unloyal and who was dead, but only to her.
Okay, that chapter wasn't THAT long but it was longer than some of the others. What did you think? I am having a moment of writer's block so it may take a bit for the next chapter to be up.