Chapter 24: Letters and an Argument
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How can you see into my eyes like open doors
Leading down into my core
Where I've become so numb
Without a soul my spirit sleeping somewhere cold
Until you find it there and lead it back home
Wake me up inside
Wake me up inside
Call my name and save me from the dark
Bid my blood to run
Before I come undone
Save me from the nothing I've become
Now that I know what I'm without
You can't just leave me
Breathe into me and make me real
Bring me to life
Wake me up inside
Wake me up inside
Call my name and save me from the dark
Bid my blood to run
Before I come undone
Save me from the nothing I've become
Bring me to life
Frozen inside without your touch
Without your love darling
Only you are the life among the dead
All this time I cant believe I couldn't see
Kept in the dark but you were there in front of me
I've been sleeping a thousand years it seems
Got to open my eyes to everything
Without a though without a voice without a soul
Don't let me die here
There must be something more
Bring me to life
Evanessance
Hermione's POV
I woke up with a start.
"It was just a dream" I told myself, "a dream of something that already happened"
That night was the first time I had ever been honest with Voldemort. He is nothing but a cruel, killing, arrogant, small-minded, yadda yadda yadda man. I looked at my side as I wiped a tear that was rolling down my cheek. I noticed two letters. One of them had a picture of me, Harry, and Ron. I sighed deeply as I remembered last night when I accidentally kissed Harry, and then he kissed me back. I was just caught up in the moment, also, I was thinking about Draco and I knew he was in the room. I remembered that he saw us. I just wish that none of this ever happened and I could just go back to being 'mudblood Granger' again. I began to read the letter with the picture in it. It said:
Hey 'Mione,
We hope you get better really soon. We'll be either at Hagrid's or practicing today, so when you wake up you'll know where to find us. We heard a bunch of girls talking about this morning. Not everyone hates you or is afraid of you or anything, they're just confused and are hanging on every word Parvati says. Parvati loves the attention so much that the stories are becoming more and more unbelievable, just like in the fourth year when Ron made up the stories about his 'kidnapping' by the merpeople. GET BETTER A.S.A.P.!
Love always,
Harry
P.S. I'm sorry about this morning, and the kiss. I hope nothing changes between us.
P.P.S. On out way out of the common room the Fat Lady told us to tell you something about 8 tonight in the back of the library.
I put the letter aside and looked at the other one. There was a picture of a rose on it. I picked it up and looked at it. It had fancy, old English-like handwriting on it. I opened it carefully, because it didn't know who it was from.
'Meet me in the Astronomy tower at midnight' it said, but it didn't say who it was from or anything.
'Should I go?' I asked myself. Surely I would probably get caught, but I want to know who wrote it. Who wanted to meet me? I was so curious that I didn't notice anyone coming in.
"I see that you have received a few letters from your friends. No doubt they want you to get better." I looked up into the face of Dumbledor.
"Um, yes" I said.
"Well you will be happy to know that Professor Snape has come up with a potion to help you with your little amimagus (A/N we don't know how to spell it so we're just guessing) problem. Until we find out what is going on we would like you to take this potion every night before you go to sleep and every morning as soon as you wake up" He said.
"So, may I go?" I asked, very eager to leave.
"Yes you may" I jumped out of the bed and put on my boots "But the minister is here, so I would appreciate it if you didn't let him know that you were here, why, or anything. Imagine what he would do" the headmaster said in a very serious voice. I nodded my head, grabbed Athena, who obviously snuck into the infirmary when I was asleep, because nobody would ever be able to sneak her in in front of Madame Pomfry.
As soon as I finished tying my boots I hid Athena behind my back and left the wing. Before I went anywhere I stopped at the dorms to drop off Athena, but as soon as I got there I remembered that I forgot my books on the table. I rushed back to the Infirmary and to the bed at which I was sleeping and grabbed the books, letters, and Artemis, who was coiled on top of one of the books.
"You came to visit me too?" I asked her. She lazily lifted her head and looked at me.
"Come on, let's go to the dorms and then outside with Athena"
I put her around my neck and walked out of the room.
When we got to Rose, I looked up at her. She was sleeping!
"Excuse me, Rose?" I said, trying to wake her up. She woke up with a start.
"OH! Hello Hermione. How has your day been so far?" She began, but then she dropped her voice and lowered her head "We can't talk here and now, I expect that Potter and Weasley told you to go to the back of the Library tonight around eight. I won't be there, but Tulip will." She raised her head and her voice "Password?"
"Crimson Ruby" she opened to the entrance and I walked into the common room. I ran to the dorms, dropped my books on my bed and walked out with Athena at my side and Artemis on my neck.
We made our way to the quidditch field without meeting anyone. When I got there I noticed a bunch of people arguing on the field. I made my way to the people to see what was going on.
"Why are you doing this?" I heard Harry say
"Because she deserves it!" Parvati said
"What has she ever done to you?" Ron practically screamed
"What hasn't she done" Lavender answered in a snobby bitch voice.
What were they talking about? Wait! Did Parvati say she? Was it me they were talking about? I took another step closer so I could hear better, but making sure that they didn't notice.
"Look, all I know is that she interrupted your make-out time with the guy who she liked. SO WHAT! BIG DEAL! Get over it." Harry said. I couldn't take it anymore. I took a step forward and cleared my voice. Lavender and Parvati jumped when they turned around.
"Hi, how's it going, bitch and ruin someone's life today?" I said to the two girls.
"Hey 'Mione" Harry said
"Feeling better?" Ron asked
"Hey guys yeah, thanks" I responded. Whenever I get into a fight, I always have a normal conversation with someone for some reason. "C'mon guys, I feel a little cold here. Let's go somewhere else" I said.
I turned and walked away, Harry and Ron right behind me and Athena at my side.