Harry was still sleeping when Hedwig started pecking him.
"What?" he said angrily and sat up. Hedwig stuck out her leg and he saw the scroll tied to her leg. He read it and got dressed as fast as he could. He ran down to the common room and saw Hermione. "Hermione get up." he shook her. She sat up, "Oh Hi Harry." He showed her the note.
"Harry that's written in blood." she said and they ran out the portrait hole, down the stairs and across the grass. They saw Ron laying on the ground.
"Hermione take Ron to the hospital wing. I'll go find Haylee." Hermione did what Harry said as Harry started walking into the forest. Haylee had written that they, whoever they were, had taken her deep into the forest. Harry couldn't just slowly walk to find her, he had to hurry. He started running. It was getting darker. Harry could no longer see two feet in front of him.
"Lumos" he said and the end of his wand lit up. He didn't see Haylee anywhere. "Where could she be?" he said out load to himself.
"You're going the wrong way Potter." Harry jumped and spun around to see who was there.
"Malfoy? What are you doing here?"
"I should ask you the same. Wandering around in the forest. Not safe at all Potter. Dumbledore wouldn't like it." Draco said walking out of the shadows.
"Where's Haylee? Tell me now or I'll kill you." Harry said pulling out his wand.
Malfoy laughed, "You're going to kill me are you?" Harry realized he couldn't actually kill Malfoy no matter how much he loathed him. He knew he'd eventually have to kill Voldemort or be killed but that was different. If he killed Voldemort he wouldn't go to Azkaban, he'd be a hero but if he killed another student, even if he was a death eater's son, he'd go to Azkaban. Harry looked at Malfoy and then towards the trees.
"I didn't think so." Malfoy said glaring at Harry.
"Tell me where she is."
"She's much farther in than this Potter. Use your head. The Dark Lord wouldn't hide someone he's trying to use to lure you to him so close to Hogwarts." Harry looked back at Malfoy.
"That's right Potter. This time you're not going to escape." Malfoy had hold of Harry before he could think of a spell. He was pulling Harry deeper into the forest. At least he'd find Haylee. They stopped and Malfoy let go of Harry.
"Haylee?" Harry said into the darkness.
"Harry? Is that you?' he heard her voice.
"Lumos." he said relighting his wand. He could see her. She wasn't very far ahead. He started running towards her. He was so close, feet away and then he saw it. There was a hooded black figure guarding Haylee. He couldn't move. He knew it was either Voldemort himself or one of his death eaters. He was alone, there was no one there to help him. He was going to die. There would be no more of the boy who lived. Voldemort was going to kill him.
The black figure started moving towards him.
"Harry we meet again." Harry recognized the voice of Lucius Malfoy, Draco's father. "Come with me Potter. The dark Lord waits."
"Never!" Harry had finally found his voice. He pulled out his wand and pointed it at Lucius. He did a spell and Lucius's wand come flying into his hand. Voldemort appeared out of nowhere, "So Mr. Potter you still think you're a match for me and my death eaters?"
Haylee was still behind Lucius afraid to move. She watched as Voldemort put a spell on Harry that made him scream. She couldn't just sit there and watch. She quietly snuck behind Draco, reached into his pocket and pulled out her wand he had taken. She said the same thing Harry had said but pointed her wand at Voldemort. His wand came flying into her hand.
"Give me that." he screamed as Haylee ran towards Harry. She pulled him off the ground and they ran out of the forest. When they reached the castle they realized they still had Voldemort and Lucius's wands. First they thought to go straight to Dumbledore but then Haylee remembered Ron.
"Where's Ron? What happened to him?"
"Hermione took him to the hospital wing." Harry answered looking at her worried face.
"Let's go there first." Haylee said and started running towards the hospital wing. Harry followed. They got there and pushed the door open.
"No visitors allowed this early in the morning."
"Please, is Ron okay?" Haylee asked and Madam Pomfry let them in. Ron was laying in the bed farthest from the door they came in. He wasn't awake so they sat down besides his bed.
"He's not..." Haylee paused, "dead?"
"Oh no dear. He's asleep. He was awake earlier. He'll be fine. He just needs some rest. He seemed like he'd been up all night." Haylee jumped at these words. She couldn't possibly know could she? She held his hand in her own, kissed his forehead and whispered in his ear, "I love you." Minutes later Hermione came running in.
"Oh thank god you're alright. I went looking for you after I found out Ron was fine and ran into Malfoy. He told me Voldemort had you." She said hugging Harry.
"Well, we did run into Voldemort." he said and they told her everything. Then they showed her the wands.
"You're brilliant!" she said looking at the wands.
"What?" Haylee asked.
"They can't do magic without a wand." Hermione answered cheerfully. "You should probably bring those to Dumbledore though." She said just as Dumbledore walked into the room.
"I was informed that you ran into Voldemort again Harry." he said sitting next to Hermione.
"Yes, Professor." Harry answered and he told Dumbledore what happened with Haylee's help.
"Professor, they can't do magic now can they?" Hermione asked.
"That's right Miss Granger. But his death eaters still can, besides Lucius." Dumbledore answered. "This calls for a celebration. End of term exams have officially been cancelled and will be replaced with a feast." Haylee and Harry smiled but Hermione groaned. She had probably been studying for weeks already.
"Now back to your dormitories. Get ready for class. Mr. Weasley needs rest anyway." Dumbledore said and the three of them went off to collect their books.
They get to the dormitory just as the bell rang. "We're late. What do we have?" Harry asked.
"Potions." Hermione answered.
"Great. Another reason for Snape to yell at me." They got their books and walked slowly down to the dungeons. They were already late so why not put off getting yelled at? They opened the door and found everyone working on a sleeping potion.
"Mr. Potter. How nice of you to join us. Five points from each of you for being late and a detention. Where is Mr. Weasley?" Professor Snape said as they walked into the dimly lit classroom.
"Hospital wing." Haylee answered.
"Right. Well you three will be receiving zeros for today. It's too late to begin."
"But..." Hermione started.
"Yes, you too Miss Granger."
Harry kicked Hermione, "Shut up before he takes more points." he said and they took their seats. Haylee felt alone without Ron next to her. She wanted to run out of this room and just go sit next to him until he woke up. She started to get up but Harry stopped her. She sat back down and put her head in her hands to hide her tears. The bell finally rang. The three of them got up but Snape told them to stay so they sat back down. After everyone left he spoke very quietly but they heard every word.
"I want 10 inches of parchment on the sleeping potion from each of you by Friday."
'Great' Haylee thought. She already had loads of homework she hadn't bothered to do over the weekend. Plus she was so sleep deprived she couldn't think straight. And when she could all she thought about was Ron lying in the hospital. They had a break after potions and Haylee went to the hospital wing to see if Ron was awake. He wasn't but she decided to stay until her next class in case he did wake up. She sat down beside him and put her head on his chest.
Suddenly Ron was standing, he ran out the door. Haylee followed. He kept running until they were in the forest. He was calling her name.
"I'm right here." she shouted trying to keep up with him. "Ron stop I'm here." but he seemed to not be able to hear her. They were running into the darkness. Haylee kept running until she ran into Ron, who had stopped, and fell on the ground behind him. Then she heard the same cold voice that had made Harry scream.
"Avada Kedavra!"
"Nooooo!" she was screaming and someone was shaking her. She sat up and opened her eyes fearing what she would see. She saw Ron laying in front of her, his eyes open.
"What?" he said angrily and sat up. Hedwig stuck out her leg and he saw the scroll tied to her leg. He read it and got dressed as fast as he could. He ran down to the common room and saw Hermione. "Hermione get up." he shook her. She sat up, "Oh Hi Harry." He showed her the note.
"Harry that's written in blood." she said and they ran out the portrait hole, down the stairs and across the grass. They saw Ron laying on the ground.
"Hermione take Ron to the hospital wing. I'll go find Haylee." Hermione did what Harry said as Harry started walking into the forest. Haylee had written that they, whoever they were, had taken her deep into the forest. Harry couldn't just slowly walk to find her, he had to hurry. He started running. It was getting darker. Harry could no longer see two feet in front of him.
"Lumos" he said and the end of his wand lit up. He didn't see Haylee anywhere. "Where could she be?" he said out load to himself.
"You're going the wrong way Potter." Harry jumped and spun around to see who was there.
"Malfoy? What are you doing here?"
"I should ask you the same. Wandering around in the forest. Not safe at all Potter. Dumbledore wouldn't like it." Draco said walking out of the shadows.
"Where's Haylee? Tell me now or I'll kill you." Harry said pulling out his wand.
Malfoy laughed, "You're going to kill me are you?" Harry realized he couldn't actually kill Malfoy no matter how much he loathed him. He knew he'd eventually have to kill Voldemort or be killed but that was different. If he killed Voldemort he wouldn't go to Azkaban, he'd be a hero but if he killed another student, even if he was a death eater's son, he'd go to Azkaban. Harry looked at Malfoy and then towards the trees.
"I didn't think so." Malfoy said glaring at Harry.
"Tell me where she is."
"She's much farther in than this Potter. Use your head. The Dark Lord wouldn't hide someone he's trying to use to lure you to him so close to Hogwarts." Harry looked back at Malfoy.
"That's right Potter. This time you're not going to escape." Malfoy had hold of Harry before he could think of a spell. He was pulling Harry deeper into the forest. At least he'd find Haylee. They stopped and Malfoy let go of Harry.
"Haylee?" Harry said into the darkness.
"Harry? Is that you?' he heard her voice.
"Lumos." he said relighting his wand. He could see her. She wasn't very far ahead. He started running towards her. He was so close, feet away and then he saw it. There was a hooded black figure guarding Haylee. He couldn't move. He knew it was either Voldemort himself or one of his death eaters. He was alone, there was no one there to help him. He was going to die. There would be no more of the boy who lived. Voldemort was going to kill him.
The black figure started moving towards him.
"Harry we meet again." Harry recognized the voice of Lucius Malfoy, Draco's father. "Come with me Potter. The dark Lord waits."
"Never!" Harry had finally found his voice. He pulled out his wand and pointed it at Lucius. He did a spell and Lucius's wand come flying into his hand. Voldemort appeared out of nowhere, "So Mr. Potter you still think you're a match for me and my death eaters?"
Haylee was still behind Lucius afraid to move. She watched as Voldemort put a spell on Harry that made him scream. She couldn't just sit there and watch. She quietly snuck behind Draco, reached into his pocket and pulled out her wand he had taken. She said the same thing Harry had said but pointed her wand at Voldemort. His wand came flying into her hand.
"Give me that." he screamed as Haylee ran towards Harry. She pulled him off the ground and they ran out of the forest. When they reached the castle they realized they still had Voldemort and Lucius's wands. First they thought to go straight to Dumbledore but then Haylee remembered Ron.
"Where's Ron? What happened to him?"
"Hermione took him to the hospital wing." Harry answered looking at her worried face.
"Let's go there first." Haylee said and started running towards the hospital wing. Harry followed. They got there and pushed the door open.
"No visitors allowed this early in the morning."
"Please, is Ron okay?" Haylee asked and Madam Pomfry let them in. Ron was laying in the bed farthest from the door they came in. He wasn't awake so they sat down besides his bed.
"He's not..." Haylee paused, "dead?"
"Oh no dear. He's asleep. He was awake earlier. He'll be fine. He just needs some rest. He seemed like he'd been up all night." Haylee jumped at these words. She couldn't possibly know could she? She held his hand in her own, kissed his forehead and whispered in his ear, "I love you." Minutes later Hermione came running in.
"Oh thank god you're alright. I went looking for you after I found out Ron was fine and ran into Malfoy. He told me Voldemort had you." She said hugging Harry.
"Well, we did run into Voldemort." he said and they told her everything. Then they showed her the wands.
"You're brilliant!" she said looking at the wands.
"What?" Haylee asked.
"They can't do magic without a wand." Hermione answered cheerfully. "You should probably bring those to Dumbledore though." She said just as Dumbledore walked into the room.
"I was informed that you ran into Voldemort again Harry." he said sitting next to Hermione.
"Yes, Professor." Harry answered and he told Dumbledore what happened with Haylee's help.
"Professor, they can't do magic now can they?" Hermione asked.
"That's right Miss Granger. But his death eaters still can, besides Lucius." Dumbledore answered. "This calls for a celebration. End of term exams have officially been cancelled and will be replaced with a feast." Haylee and Harry smiled but Hermione groaned. She had probably been studying for weeks already.
"Now back to your dormitories. Get ready for class. Mr. Weasley needs rest anyway." Dumbledore said and the three of them went off to collect their books.
They get to the dormitory just as the bell rang. "We're late. What do we have?" Harry asked.
"Potions." Hermione answered.
"Great. Another reason for Snape to yell at me." They got their books and walked slowly down to the dungeons. They were already late so why not put off getting yelled at? They opened the door and found everyone working on a sleeping potion.
"Mr. Potter. How nice of you to join us. Five points from each of you for being late and a detention. Where is Mr. Weasley?" Professor Snape said as they walked into the dimly lit classroom.
"Hospital wing." Haylee answered.
"Right. Well you three will be receiving zeros for today. It's too late to begin."
"But..." Hermione started.
"Yes, you too Miss Granger."
Harry kicked Hermione, "Shut up before he takes more points." he said and they took their seats. Haylee felt alone without Ron next to her. She wanted to run out of this room and just go sit next to him until he woke up. She started to get up but Harry stopped her. She sat back down and put her head in her hands to hide her tears. The bell finally rang. The three of them got up but Snape told them to stay so they sat back down. After everyone left he spoke very quietly but they heard every word.
"I want 10 inches of parchment on the sleeping potion from each of you by Friday."
'Great' Haylee thought. She already had loads of homework she hadn't bothered to do over the weekend. Plus she was so sleep deprived she couldn't think straight. And when she could all she thought about was Ron lying in the hospital. They had a break after potions and Haylee went to the hospital wing to see if Ron was awake. He wasn't but she decided to stay until her next class in case he did wake up. She sat down beside him and put her head on his chest.
Suddenly Ron was standing, he ran out the door. Haylee followed. He kept running until they were in the forest. He was calling her name.
"I'm right here." she shouted trying to keep up with him. "Ron stop I'm here." but he seemed to not be able to hear her. They were running into the darkness. Haylee kept running until she ran into Ron, who had stopped, and fell on the ground behind him. Then she heard the same cold voice that had made Harry scream.
"Avada Kedavra!"
"Nooooo!" she was screaming and someone was shaking her. She sat up and opened her eyes fearing what she would see. She saw Ron laying in front of her, his eyes open.