Chapter 6
Frightened
"Cardinal Blue…" Mimicked Hermoine slowly. The name sounded so familiar. Where could she have heard a name like that?
"He has a stupid name. I think, anyway." Ron said disconcertingly.
"Yeah, I bet he has a brother named Red Jay." Harry and Ron laughed it up. Hermoine just sat there. Where had she heard that name? It sounded so familiar, yet frightening at the same time.
"I'm going to bed." Hermoine got up and started walking dazedly toward the girls dorms.
"I thought you just took a nap in the library." Said Ron getting up, too.
"That's right. If you're so tired maybe you should go see Madam Pomfrey." Harry looked at her with a concerned expression. "You do look a bit pale." Ron nodded in agreement.
"Maybe I should." Said Hermoine. She did feel a little dizzy and her stomach churned in anticipation over the thought of Professor Blue. So she turned and proceeded out the portrait hole. She wandered dizzily down the corridor toward the hospital wing. Her head was pulsing horribly. She had to clutch at the wall in order to steady herself.
Hermoine could see the door to the clinic just ahead. Boy, did she want to be rid of that head ache.
Suddenly somebody grabbed her shoulders from behind. She jumped, it startled her so much.
"Whoa there! You almost fell right over." The voice sounded familiar but she couldn't seem to put a face to it. Hermoine gazed over her shoulder to see who was holding her up.
Cardinal Blue. From her dream! She suddenly remembered everything.
He killed her!
Hermoine twisted out of his grip. "Get away…" she said weakly. She fell to the ground. She tried to scramble to her feet but failed. The world was spinning and her head was throbbing mercilessly.
Cardinal reached for her to help her back on her feet. Hermoine crawled away in panic. "Get away!" She screamed in terror.
"What on Earth is going on out here?" Madam Pomfrey had come out into the hall to see what all the commotion was.
"There's something wrong with her." Cardinal looked at Madam Pomfrey desperately. "She's having a fit about something." He tried again to get Hermoine off the ground, but she screamed and clamored just out of his grasp.
"Get him away!" Hermoine crawled toward Madam Pomfrey frantically.
"Hermoine." Madam Pomfrey said with a stern voice. "What has gotten into you?"
"Keep him away from me!" Hermoine smothered her face in the bottom of Madam Pomfrey's robes hysterically.
"Don't worry Madam Pomfrey won't let Professor Blue get you." Madam Pomfrey cued as she patted Hermoine on the head gently. She looked toward Cardinal. "I'll give her a sedative and let her sleep. She'll be fine in the morning."
"That's a relief. I wouldn't want to have to deal with this kind of thing during class." He said chuckling slightly to himself. "It's one thing to defend against the dark arts, but to have to handle a blubbering teenage girl… I'll just leave that to you." They both had a good laugh while Hermoine was still sprawled on the stone floor at Madam Pomfrey's feet.
"Have a good night Professor Blue." Madam Pomfrey said as she tried to get Hermoine on her feet.
"You too, Madam Pomfrey." Cardinal scuffed down the corridor toward his quarters.
"Now Hermoine you know very well that I can't carry you to one of the clinic beds." Madam Pomfrey said as she looked down at Hermoine. "You're going to have to at least help me move you or stay the night in the hall."
Hermoine took a deep sigh and slowly pulled herself from the cool stone floor. She had to grab Madam Pomfrey's arm to balance herself. They staggered into the clinic and Madam Pomfrey helped Hermoine onto the nearest bed.
"I'm going to go whip you up a quick batch of fresh head ache potion." Madam Pomfrey said as she tucked Hermoine tightly into the clinic bed. "Now, I just want you to wait here and don't move. If you need anything just pull this string." She pointed to a string attached to a small bell hanging above the bed.
"Okay…" Hermoine said dazedly, her eye's half closed.
"Don't fall asleep until I give you your medication." Madam Pomfrey hurried out of the infirmary through a heavy door that lead to the next room.
There was a soft knock at the door. "Come in." Hermoine said in response.
"Are you feeling better?" It was Cardinal. Hermoine became panic stricken as soon as she saw his face. She didn't know what to say, she was so afraid.
"Get out." Every muscle in her body tensed in fear and frustration. She couldn't move; every time she even talked her head spun in pain. She felt so nauseated by the throbbing in her head. What could be wrong with her? Why did her head hurt so much?
"What's wrong?" Cardinal inquired softly. "You don't even know me. Why do you hate me so?"
"I know you…" Replied Hermoine. She could hardly sit up, she felt so sick. "You killed me with your dagger and that satanic smile of yours." Cardinal looked at her like she was nuts.
"Look," He cautiously made his way to her bed. Hermoine screamed and pulled the string to the bell frantically.
It didn't make a sound. She could see the bell moving but it was silent. Agonizingly silent. What was she to do? Cardinal was going to do something awful to her she knew it.
"Calm down." Cardinal said, grabbing her by the arm just as she was going to fall off the bed.
"What's going on in here?" Said a voice from the heavy door that Madam Pomfrey had just walked through. Both Hermoine and Cardinal looked over in shock.
It was Malfoy. Hermoine just about screamed again. This was turning into a nightmare.
"She's having another fit!" Cardinal said spastically.
"She hasn't had her medicine yet." Said Malfoy simply. "You aught to leave. Madam Pomfrey said no visitors until morning."
"I understand." Cardinal let go of Hermoine. "I guess I'll see you tomorrow then." He tipped his head in a slight bow and left the room.
"Why are you here?" Said Hermoine, looking wide eyed at Malfoy.
"I'm Madam Pomfrey's assistant." Hermoine was surprised. Why would Malfoy, of all people, want to be Madam Pomfrey's nurse? Of course, it was probably punishment for something stupid he did. "Don't look so surprised, Granger. I'm just training a bit for when I start the real work."
"What?!" Now Hermoine was really surprised. Malfoy was studying to be a doctor!? "Don't kid me Malfoy." She half laughed at the thought.
"I wouldn't laugh if I were you." Malfoy said maliciously. "Don't forget that Madam Pomfrey is still away. These castle walls are pretty thick; I doubt that anyone would hear your screams." Hermoine stopped laughing, but she could hardly conceal the amused look playing upon her face.
"Why didn't the bell make any noise when I pulled the string?" Said Hermoine curiously.
"It did make noise, but only I can hear it." Hermoine gave him a confused look. Malfoy sighed in irritation. "It's rigged that way so that it doesn't wake up anyone else that might be sleeping in here."
"That's brilliant!" Hermoine responded fascinated.
"Why thank you. It was my idea after all." Malfoy said, his ego soaking up the compliment like a sponge.
"Well now that I know that… It's not so brilliant anymore." Giggled Hermoine. Malfoy rolled his eyes.
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A.N. Why doesn't anyone ever leave reviews for A Different Perspective of Hogwarts? It's really funny! It just has a crappy name. If anyone has any ideas for a new name for that story then we would like to hear them! And read that story too! You lazy bums!
Frightened
"Cardinal Blue…" Mimicked Hermoine slowly. The name sounded so familiar. Where could she have heard a name like that?
"He has a stupid name. I think, anyway." Ron said disconcertingly.
"Yeah, I bet he has a brother named Red Jay." Harry and Ron laughed it up. Hermoine just sat there. Where had she heard that name? It sounded so familiar, yet frightening at the same time.
"I'm going to bed." Hermoine got up and started walking dazedly toward the girls dorms.
"I thought you just took a nap in the library." Said Ron getting up, too.
"That's right. If you're so tired maybe you should go see Madam Pomfrey." Harry looked at her with a concerned expression. "You do look a bit pale." Ron nodded in agreement.
"Maybe I should." Said Hermoine. She did feel a little dizzy and her stomach churned in anticipation over the thought of Professor Blue. So she turned and proceeded out the portrait hole. She wandered dizzily down the corridor toward the hospital wing. Her head was pulsing horribly. She had to clutch at the wall in order to steady herself.
Hermoine could see the door to the clinic just ahead. Boy, did she want to be rid of that head ache.
Suddenly somebody grabbed her shoulders from behind. She jumped, it startled her so much.
"Whoa there! You almost fell right over." The voice sounded familiar but she couldn't seem to put a face to it. Hermoine gazed over her shoulder to see who was holding her up.
Cardinal Blue. From her dream! She suddenly remembered everything.
He killed her!
Hermoine twisted out of his grip. "Get away…" she said weakly. She fell to the ground. She tried to scramble to her feet but failed. The world was spinning and her head was throbbing mercilessly.
Cardinal reached for her to help her back on her feet. Hermoine crawled away in panic. "Get away!" She screamed in terror.
"What on Earth is going on out here?" Madam Pomfrey had come out into the hall to see what all the commotion was.
"There's something wrong with her." Cardinal looked at Madam Pomfrey desperately. "She's having a fit about something." He tried again to get Hermoine off the ground, but she screamed and clamored just out of his grasp.
"Get him away!" Hermoine crawled toward Madam Pomfrey frantically.
"Hermoine." Madam Pomfrey said with a stern voice. "What has gotten into you?"
"Keep him away from me!" Hermoine smothered her face in the bottom of Madam Pomfrey's robes hysterically.
"Don't worry Madam Pomfrey won't let Professor Blue get you." Madam Pomfrey cued as she patted Hermoine on the head gently. She looked toward Cardinal. "I'll give her a sedative and let her sleep. She'll be fine in the morning."
"That's a relief. I wouldn't want to have to deal with this kind of thing during class." He said chuckling slightly to himself. "It's one thing to defend against the dark arts, but to have to handle a blubbering teenage girl… I'll just leave that to you." They both had a good laugh while Hermoine was still sprawled on the stone floor at Madam Pomfrey's feet.
"Have a good night Professor Blue." Madam Pomfrey said as she tried to get Hermoine on her feet.
"You too, Madam Pomfrey." Cardinal scuffed down the corridor toward his quarters.
"Now Hermoine you know very well that I can't carry you to one of the clinic beds." Madam Pomfrey said as she looked down at Hermoine. "You're going to have to at least help me move you or stay the night in the hall."
Hermoine took a deep sigh and slowly pulled herself from the cool stone floor. She had to grab Madam Pomfrey's arm to balance herself. They staggered into the clinic and Madam Pomfrey helped Hermoine onto the nearest bed.
"I'm going to go whip you up a quick batch of fresh head ache potion." Madam Pomfrey said as she tucked Hermoine tightly into the clinic bed. "Now, I just want you to wait here and don't move. If you need anything just pull this string." She pointed to a string attached to a small bell hanging above the bed.
"Okay…" Hermoine said dazedly, her eye's half closed.
"Don't fall asleep until I give you your medication." Madam Pomfrey hurried out of the infirmary through a heavy door that lead to the next room.
There was a soft knock at the door. "Come in." Hermoine said in response.
"Are you feeling better?" It was Cardinal. Hermoine became panic stricken as soon as she saw his face. She didn't know what to say, she was so afraid.
"Get out." Every muscle in her body tensed in fear and frustration. She couldn't move; every time she even talked her head spun in pain. She felt so nauseated by the throbbing in her head. What could be wrong with her? Why did her head hurt so much?
"What's wrong?" Cardinal inquired softly. "You don't even know me. Why do you hate me so?"
"I know you…" Replied Hermoine. She could hardly sit up, she felt so sick. "You killed me with your dagger and that satanic smile of yours." Cardinal looked at her like she was nuts.
"Look," He cautiously made his way to her bed. Hermoine screamed and pulled the string to the bell frantically.
It didn't make a sound. She could see the bell moving but it was silent. Agonizingly silent. What was she to do? Cardinal was going to do something awful to her she knew it.
"Calm down." Cardinal said, grabbing her by the arm just as she was going to fall off the bed.
"What's going on in here?" Said a voice from the heavy door that Madam Pomfrey had just walked through. Both Hermoine and Cardinal looked over in shock.
It was Malfoy. Hermoine just about screamed again. This was turning into a nightmare.
"She's having another fit!" Cardinal said spastically.
"She hasn't had her medicine yet." Said Malfoy simply. "You aught to leave. Madam Pomfrey said no visitors until morning."
"I understand." Cardinal let go of Hermoine. "I guess I'll see you tomorrow then." He tipped his head in a slight bow and left the room.
"Why are you here?" Said Hermoine, looking wide eyed at Malfoy.
"I'm Madam Pomfrey's assistant." Hermoine was surprised. Why would Malfoy, of all people, want to be Madam Pomfrey's nurse? Of course, it was probably punishment for something stupid he did. "Don't look so surprised, Granger. I'm just training a bit for when I start the real work."
"What?!" Now Hermoine was really surprised. Malfoy was studying to be a doctor!? "Don't kid me Malfoy." She half laughed at the thought.
"I wouldn't laugh if I were you." Malfoy said maliciously. "Don't forget that Madam Pomfrey is still away. These castle walls are pretty thick; I doubt that anyone would hear your screams." Hermoine stopped laughing, but she could hardly conceal the amused look playing upon her face.
"Why didn't the bell make any noise when I pulled the string?" Said Hermoine curiously.
"It did make noise, but only I can hear it." Hermoine gave him a confused look. Malfoy sighed in irritation. "It's rigged that way so that it doesn't wake up anyone else that might be sleeping in here."
"That's brilliant!" Hermoine responded fascinated.
"Why thank you. It was my idea after all." Malfoy said, his ego soaking up the compliment like a sponge.
"Well now that I know that… It's not so brilliant anymore." Giggled Hermoine. Malfoy rolled his eyes.
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A.N. Why doesn't anyone ever leave reviews for A Different Perspective of Hogwarts? It's really funny! It just has a crappy name. If anyone has any ideas for a new name for that story then we would like to hear them! And read that story too! You lazy bums!