Harry Potter and the Servant of Lord Voldemort
-Chapter 7-
What Should They Do?
"You did what!?" Asked Hermione and Ron at dinner. They were both sitting across from Harry, with their eyes wide open. They were staring blankly at Harry.
"You followed her?" Asked Ron.
"And you over heard what she and Snape were talking about?" Questioned Hermione.
"Well, not all of it. Not the important stuff. I couldn't hear her because she was whispering it," said Harry. "After she said it involves with You- Know-Who, she whispered the whole thing. After that, Snape questioned her on why there was blood on the floor."
"I would like to know too," said Ron.
"Hermione? Was Michelle this mysterious and secretive when you first met her?" Asked Harry.
"No, she was more opened. I don't get why she's like this. But I do think one thing," said Hermione.
"What?" Asked Harry and Ron.
"I just think I know the reason why she was whispering. She probably didn't want anyone to know what they're talking about. So somehow knew someone would definitely be listening so she whispered it. She might've guessed you were coming Harry because you were questioning her. So she knew all along you would follow her and listen to her conversation with Snape."
"That's why she whispered the rest of the stuff," said Harry.
"I don't get it, everyone is being secretive around here. Professor Dumbledore must know something because he's been talking to Michelle lately. Snape has just known something and he won't even tell a soul. Why is she doing this to us when we're her friends right now?" Asked Ron.
"I think she's afraid," said Hermione.
"Afraid? Why would she be afraid?"
"Some people are afraid to tell their friends their secrets because they're afraid what the results might be once she tells us. If she tells us, we might leave her, not be her friend anymore."
"She can tell us anything!"
"Ron! Michelle did say it involves You-Know-Who!"
"Guys, I don't want to talk about it anymore. It's giving me a headache," said Harry.
"Oh sorry about that, Harry," said Hermione.
"Darn!"
"What!?"
"I forgot to write a letter to Sirius! He said if I find anyone that matches the description of the girl in my dreams, I should tell him."
"Calm down! You can write to him when we're all asleep. He can wait, can he?" Asked Ron.
"I guess..."
"Well, we should be getting back to our dorm, it's getting close for all of us to sleep," said Hermione.
"Yeah, let's go."
(Gryffindor's House)
"Can't concentrate....can't do anything!" Said Ron.
"Will you stop complaining!?" Asked Hermione.
"I don't feel like predicting my future crush or girlfriend or whatever! I already have a headache from doing that!"
"Professor Trelawney is a real pain!" Said Harry.
"I wanna ditch her class next time, wanna join me Harry?" Asked Ron.
"I don't think so; I don't want to get caught by Professor Snape."
"I agree with you!"
"Can you guys please be quiet!?" Angered Hermione.
But that's when the door to the house opened. They looked at the person who was there, it was Michelle. She looked really tired; her eyes were a bit droopy. "Hey Michelle....how are you feeling?" Asked Ron.
"Well, I just found out that the potion I gave to Malfoy created a virus in him so he would stay in the hospital for about two or three days so you guys should be happy! And the nurse whatever her name is gave me a shot that kind of made me drowsy. Dumbledore told her to give me a shot. Malfoy watched me there smiling for whatever reason! And..."
"Michelle...? She gave you drugs?" Asked Hermione.
"They called it Hogwarts Drug. They said it'll get me really tired and it will take away my magic for a couple of days so I won't be able to go to any classes for awhile. Dumbledore has told the teachers about my situation so I have to be kept in here for a couple of days! And, I want to ask you guys something."
"What will that be?" Asked Ron.
"Can the three of you bring me some food for the couple of days? I asked Dumbledore since I can't leave this room yet. He said it's okay and he talked to the teachers so even if you are late, they'll excuse you and won't mark you absent. Please?"
"Sure, I'll do it," said Harry.
"Really..." Michelle tripped over the carpet and fell forward. When she kind of got her balance, she crawled over to the nearest chair and sat down. "Really? You'll do it Harry?"
"Yeah, I don't mind. I wanna miss some of Trelawney's class."
"Me too!" said Ron.
"We'll be gladly to help," said Hermione.
"Thank you guys! I really do appreciate it!!" Said Michelle.
"Maybe you should go to bed. You need to rest up," said Hermione.
"No, I wanna rest my legs down here." She suddenly fell asleep after that.
"Harry, this could be the time for you to write Sirius a letter," whispered Ron.
"I will!" Said Harry.
Harry got out a piece of paper and started to write a letter to Sirius. He kept looking back at Michelle, making sure she's not awake to question him about what he's doing. Ron and Hermione were watching Harry writing, Hermione was making sure he doesn't create any grammar mistakes.
Dear Sirius.,
On the day me, Ron and Hermione went on the train, we ran into someone. It was her! The girl who kept appearing in my dreams. It turns out Hermione already knew her before me and Ron have met her. She's...innocent. She has a soft voice but she's very mysterious and secretive. Hermione said she wasn't like that when she first met her. She was more opened. What should we do?
But the weird thing is, blood escapes her body once in awhile. We see blood dripping to the floor sometimes. We tried to ask her why but she kept saying it's not time for us to know. Plus, she told Professor Snape something today. She said involves with You-Know-Who. I knew this because I was kind of eavesdropping on her. She was telling Snape something but I could hardly hear anything when she was telling him the important stuff.
Also today, the nurse gave her a shot. She gave her Hogwarts Drug. I'm sure you know what that is. The girl's name is Michelle Bitting. She won't tell us anything about herself. Hermione says it could be because she's afraid. I don't know why. Ron doesn't either. That's all on what's happening so far, Sirius.
Harry
"Is that all Harry?" Whispered Hermione.
"Yes, for now," said Harry.
"I'll get Hedwig!" Said Ron. He run to the bedroom and ran back out with Hedwig on his arm. Hedwig flew to Harry's shoulder while Harry was rolling up the parchment and attaching to Hedwig's leg.
"Hedwig, take this Sirius! Understand? I think you do," said Harry. Harry opened a window and Hedwig flew off. Harry watched her leave.
"Come on, it's supposed to be night out," said Hermione.
"But what about Michelle? Are we going to leave her to sleep down here?" Asked Ron.
"She looks too peaceful there. I don't think we should bother her." Hermione went upstairs and went back out with a blanket in her arms. She covered Michelle with the blanket, since she is sleeping peacefully on the chair; she deserves to sleep there since she got drugs in her. "Let's go to bed now. I'm sure she doesn't want to be disturbed right now." Hermione headed back upstairs, and so did Ron and Harry.
(Midnight)
Harry hasn't slept yet. He doesn't want to sleep yet. He's afraid again of having that dream again. He kept thinking of what will happen if Voldemort really did come. Of course he would try to kill him. But....what would happen if he came here and killed Ron and Hermione. He's afraid of that too. He will protect them from harm no matter what. But what about the others that's in this school?
He did witnessed Cedric Diggory got killed at the end of the Triwizard Tournament. Wait! He shouldn't think about that. It'll give him nightmares.
CRASH!!
What was that sound? It sounded like it came from downstairs. He should check it out since he's the only one who's not deep asleep. He took his wand and his glasses and slowly and quietly walked down stairs. When he got to the bottom, he couldn't see a thing. Except the fireplace is helping a little but not much.
"Lumos!" Whispered Harry. At the tip of his wand, a little glow of white light came out of it, keeping it light like a flashlight. He slowly walked to Michelle's chair first to see if she's awake or not. He pointed his wand at the chair but didn't see anything. She's not there. The blanket fell to the floor and he looked around on what broke or crashed. He found a broken chair on the floor next to where Michelle was sitting. Someone must have picked it up and smashed it real hard.
"Michelle? Michelle, where are you?" Called Harry. No answer, what happened here anyway? Maybe it was just his imagination of thinking about Voldemort too much. Michelle probably went to bed. But something doesn't seem right. Something must've come here and smashed this chair. He kept turning around and round making sure nothing was sneaking up behind him. He somehow felt some evil near him.
"LUMOS!!" Harry whispered loudly. The white glow on the tip of his wand glowed brightly, filling the whole room. He saw nothing.
"Harry!"
Harry flinched and that's when Harry's light went out. He turned around and faced the bottom of the stairs to see Ron there.
"It's late, why aren't you sleeping?" Asked Ron.
"I thought I heard something. Do you know where Michelle is?" Said Harry.
"How would I know? I was sleeping. She probably went to bed."
"Maybe..."
"Come on Harry! It's really late. Have you slept yet?"
"No, I have been staying up until now."
"Afraid to have that dream again, huh?"
"Yeah..."
"Maybe tonight may be different. So go to bed and don't scream this time!"
"I'll try to remember that."
They went right back upstairs. Before Harry went into the room, he looked back down really quick to try to spot any movement. But there wasn't any, it could've just been his imagination. So he went to bed later that night...
(Morning)
"Hey guys, ready for anything today?" Asked Hermione when she spot Harry and Ron walking in the halls.
"No, I wanna sleep all day," said Ron.
"You could do that probably over the weekend."
"Hermione, did you see Michelle this morning?" Asked Harry.
"No, I didn't even hear her coming upstairs last night. She wasn't in the chair where we left her, and there was a broken chair," answered Hermione.
"That's why I went downstairs, I heard a crash so I went to check it out. But nothing except for a broken chair."
"Is that why you were using your wand?" Asked Ron.
"Yes!"
"I wonder what happened..." said Hermione.
But that's when they saw Ginny making a turn and saw them. She ran to them almost out of breath when she reached them.
"Ginny! What's wrong?" Asked Ron.
"Follow me! Something awful happened!!" Said Ginny. She grabbed Ron's arm and started to pull him and ran back where she came from. Harry and Hermione ran after them. When Ginny stopped running, they all saw a crowd. It seemed to be circling something. Hermione, Ron, Ginny and Harry were pushing through the crowd. Some of them were pushing them back but they pushed back so they could see.
When they finally squeeze through the crowd, they couldn't believe what they saw. They saw Michelle, leaning against the wall with her eyes closed. Her head was bleeding a little, some of it rolled down her face. There was some blood on her upper arms, her hands were resting on the ground but in the palm of her hands had blood too. Was she attacked by someone? She was still in her Hogwarts robes, so she didn't go to bed last night. She must've run away from something.
Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny ran to her, bend on one knee and checked her. She was still breathing very slowly; she had a pulse, who would do such a thing?
"Excuse us!"
They turned their heads and saw Professor Dumbledore coming. They cleared away and he bends down to get a good look at her. He put his hand on her cheek to look at her face to see if she was bleeding anywhere. He then stood up and looked at everybody who was surrounding her.
"Does anyone know who did this to her?" Asked Dumbledore.
No one answered, but Ginny stepped up to Dumbledore and started to explain a few things. "We all found her like this, sir," said Ginny.
"Thank you Ms. Weasley." That's when Snape appeared, he was shocked. Harry was surprised to see Snape like that. "Snape, can you take Ms. Bitting to the hospital before all the blood escapes her?"
"Sure..." Said Snape. He went over to Michelle and put a arm around her back and one arm under her legs, and put her in his arms. He started to run in the halls as fast as he could, running out of everybody's sight.
"I'm sure everyone has classes to go..." said Dumbledore. Everybody started to leave and so did Harry, Ron and Hermione. "Harry, can I speak to you?"
Harry stopped and looked at Dumbledore. "Sure, I'll see you later guys," said Harry.
After everyone left, Dumbledore spoke again. "Do you know what happened to Ms. Bitting?" Asked Dumbledore.
"No sir, she was sleeping on the chair last night when we went to bed," said Harry.
"On the chair?"
"She must've been tired of the drugs that were put into her."
"It was probably a bad idea to put drugs in her yesterday. Something must've attacked your dorm and she probably woke up. She must've escaped from it and ran into the halls. Maybe that's when it made the final attack on her."
"I did hear a crash last night. I went to check it out but all I found was a broken chair."
"She did get out of the dorm in time, she probably didn't want anyone to get hurt, smart one."
"But I saw nothing; no one was there when I went downstairs."
"They probably left very quickly then. Well, if you find out anything, tell me, okay?"
"Yes sir!"
"Now go to class."
Harry turned around and started to head to class. Why did Dumbledore think he had anything to do with it? All he was doing was staying up late last night thinking too much. Is he being blamed for this? Probably so...
What should they do now?
-Chapter 7-
What Should They Do?
"You did what!?" Asked Hermione and Ron at dinner. They were both sitting across from Harry, with their eyes wide open. They were staring blankly at Harry.
"You followed her?" Asked Ron.
"And you over heard what she and Snape were talking about?" Questioned Hermione.
"Well, not all of it. Not the important stuff. I couldn't hear her because she was whispering it," said Harry. "After she said it involves with You- Know-Who, she whispered the whole thing. After that, Snape questioned her on why there was blood on the floor."
"I would like to know too," said Ron.
"Hermione? Was Michelle this mysterious and secretive when you first met her?" Asked Harry.
"No, she was more opened. I don't get why she's like this. But I do think one thing," said Hermione.
"What?" Asked Harry and Ron.
"I just think I know the reason why she was whispering. She probably didn't want anyone to know what they're talking about. So somehow knew someone would definitely be listening so she whispered it. She might've guessed you were coming Harry because you were questioning her. So she knew all along you would follow her and listen to her conversation with Snape."
"That's why she whispered the rest of the stuff," said Harry.
"I don't get it, everyone is being secretive around here. Professor Dumbledore must know something because he's been talking to Michelle lately. Snape has just known something and he won't even tell a soul. Why is she doing this to us when we're her friends right now?" Asked Ron.
"I think she's afraid," said Hermione.
"Afraid? Why would she be afraid?"
"Some people are afraid to tell their friends their secrets because they're afraid what the results might be once she tells us. If she tells us, we might leave her, not be her friend anymore."
"She can tell us anything!"
"Ron! Michelle did say it involves You-Know-Who!"
"Guys, I don't want to talk about it anymore. It's giving me a headache," said Harry.
"Oh sorry about that, Harry," said Hermione.
"Darn!"
"What!?"
"I forgot to write a letter to Sirius! He said if I find anyone that matches the description of the girl in my dreams, I should tell him."
"Calm down! You can write to him when we're all asleep. He can wait, can he?" Asked Ron.
"I guess..."
"Well, we should be getting back to our dorm, it's getting close for all of us to sleep," said Hermione.
"Yeah, let's go."
(Gryffindor's House)
"Can't concentrate....can't do anything!" Said Ron.
"Will you stop complaining!?" Asked Hermione.
"I don't feel like predicting my future crush or girlfriend or whatever! I already have a headache from doing that!"
"Professor Trelawney is a real pain!" Said Harry.
"I wanna ditch her class next time, wanna join me Harry?" Asked Ron.
"I don't think so; I don't want to get caught by Professor Snape."
"I agree with you!"
"Can you guys please be quiet!?" Angered Hermione.
But that's when the door to the house opened. They looked at the person who was there, it was Michelle. She looked really tired; her eyes were a bit droopy. "Hey Michelle....how are you feeling?" Asked Ron.
"Well, I just found out that the potion I gave to Malfoy created a virus in him so he would stay in the hospital for about two or three days so you guys should be happy! And the nurse whatever her name is gave me a shot that kind of made me drowsy. Dumbledore told her to give me a shot. Malfoy watched me there smiling for whatever reason! And..."
"Michelle...? She gave you drugs?" Asked Hermione.
"They called it Hogwarts Drug. They said it'll get me really tired and it will take away my magic for a couple of days so I won't be able to go to any classes for awhile. Dumbledore has told the teachers about my situation so I have to be kept in here for a couple of days! And, I want to ask you guys something."
"What will that be?" Asked Ron.
"Can the three of you bring me some food for the couple of days? I asked Dumbledore since I can't leave this room yet. He said it's okay and he talked to the teachers so even if you are late, they'll excuse you and won't mark you absent. Please?"
"Sure, I'll do it," said Harry.
"Really..." Michelle tripped over the carpet and fell forward. When she kind of got her balance, she crawled over to the nearest chair and sat down. "Really? You'll do it Harry?"
"Yeah, I don't mind. I wanna miss some of Trelawney's class."
"Me too!" said Ron.
"We'll be gladly to help," said Hermione.
"Thank you guys! I really do appreciate it!!" Said Michelle.
"Maybe you should go to bed. You need to rest up," said Hermione.
"No, I wanna rest my legs down here." She suddenly fell asleep after that.
"Harry, this could be the time for you to write Sirius a letter," whispered Ron.
"I will!" Said Harry.
Harry got out a piece of paper and started to write a letter to Sirius. He kept looking back at Michelle, making sure she's not awake to question him about what he's doing. Ron and Hermione were watching Harry writing, Hermione was making sure he doesn't create any grammar mistakes.
Dear Sirius.,
On the day me, Ron and Hermione went on the train, we ran into someone. It was her! The girl who kept appearing in my dreams. It turns out Hermione already knew her before me and Ron have met her. She's...innocent. She has a soft voice but she's very mysterious and secretive. Hermione said she wasn't like that when she first met her. She was more opened. What should we do?
But the weird thing is, blood escapes her body once in awhile. We see blood dripping to the floor sometimes. We tried to ask her why but she kept saying it's not time for us to know. Plus, she told Professor Snape something today. She said involves with You-Know-Who. I knew this because I was kind of eavesdropping on her. She was telling Snape something but I could hardly hear anything when she was telling him the important stuff.
Also today, the nurse gave her a shot. She gave her Hogwarts Drug. I'm sure you know what that is. The girl's name is Michelle Bitting. She won't tell us anything about herself. Hermione says it could be because she's afraid. I don't know why. Ron doesn't either. That's all on what's happening so far, Sirius.
Harry
"Is that all Harry?" Whispered Hermione.
"Yes, for now," said Harry.
"I'll get Hedwig!" Said Ron. He run to the bedroom and ran back out with Hedwig on his arm. Hedwig flew to Harry's shoulder while Harry was rolling up the parchment and attaching to Hedwig's leg.
"Hedwig, take this Sirius! Understand? I think you do," said Harry. Harry opened a window and Hedwig flew off. Harry watched her leave.
"Come on, it's supposed to be night out," said Hermione.
"But what about Michelle? Are we going to leave her to sleep down here?" Asked Ron.
"She looks too peaceful there. I don't think we should bother her." Hermione went upstairs and went back out with a blanket in her arms. She covered Michelle with the blanket, since she is sleeping peacefully on the chair; she deserves to sleep there since she got drugs in her. "Let's go to bed now. I'm sure she doesn't want to be disturbed right now." Hermione headed back upstairs, and so did Ron and Harry.
(Midnight)
Harry hasn't slept yet. He doesn't want to sleep yet. He's afraid again of having that dream again. He kept thinking of what will happen if Voldemort really did come. Of course he would try to kill him. But....what would happen if he came here and killed Ron and Hermione. He's afraid of that too. He will protect them from harm no matter what. But what about the others that's in this school?
He did witnessed Cedric Diggory got killed at the end of the Triwizard Tournament. Wait! He shouldn't think about that. It'll give him nightmares.
CRASH!!
What was that sound? It sounded like it came from downstairs. He should check it out since he's the only one who's not deep asleep. He took his wand and his glasses and slowly and quietly walked down stairs. When he got to the bottom, he couldn't see a thing. Except the fireplace is helping a little but not much.
"Lumos!" Whispered Harry. At the tip of his wand, a little glow of white light came out of it, keeping it light like a flashlight. He slowly walked to Michelle's chair first to see if she's awake or not. He pointed his wand at the chair but didn't see anything. She's not there. The blanket fell to the floor and he looked around on what broke or crashed. He found a broken chair on the floor next to where Michelle was sitting. Someone must have picked it up and smashed it real hard.
"Michelle? Michelle, where are you?" Called Harry. No answer, what happened here anyway? Maybe it was just his imagination of thinking about Voldemort too much. Michelle probably went to bed. But something doesn't seem right. Something must've come here and smashed this chair. He kept turning around and round making sure nothing was sneaking up behind him. He somehow felt some evil near him.
"LUMOS!!" Harry whispered loudly. The white glow on the tip of his wand glowed brightly, filling the whole room. He saw nothing.
"Harry!"
Harry flinched and that's when Harry's light went out. He turned around and faced the bottom of the stairs to see Ron there.
"It's late, why aren't you sleeping?" Asked Ron.
"I thought I heard something. Do you know where Michelle is?" Said Harry.
"How would I know? I was sleeping. She probably went to bed."
"Maybe..."
"Come on Harry! It's really late. Have you slept yet?"
"No, I have been staying up until now."
"Afraid to have that dream again, huh?"
"Yeah..."
"Maybe tonight may be different. So go to bed and don't scream this time!"
"I'll try to remember that."
They went right back upstairs. Before Harry went into the room, he looked back down really quick to try to spot any movement. But there wasn't any, it could've just been his imagination. So he went to bed later that night...
(Morning)
"Hey guys, ready for anything today?" Asked Hermione when she spot Harry and Ron walking in the halls.
"No, I wanna sleep all day," said Ron.
"You could do that probably over the weekend."
"Hermione, did you see Michelle this morning?" Asked Harry.
"No, I didn't even hear her coming upstairs last night. She wasn't in the chair where we left her, and there was a broken chair," answered Hermione.
"That's why I went downstairs, I heard a crash so I went to check it out. But nothing except for a broken chair."
"Is that why you were using your wand?" Asked Ron.
"Yes!"
"I wonder what happened..." said Hermione.
But that's when they saw Ginny making a turn and saw them. She ran to them almost out of breath when she reached them.
"Ginny! What's wrong?" Asked Ron.
"Follow me! Something awful happened!!" Said Ginny. She grabbed Ron's arm and started to pull him and ran back where she came from. Harry and Hermione ran after them. When Ginny stopped running, they all saw a crowd. It seemed to be circling something. Hermione, Ron, Ginny and Harry were pushing through the crowd. Some of them were pushing them back but they pushed back so they could see.
When they finally squeeze through the crowd, they couldn't believe what they saw. They saw Michelle, leaning against the wall with her eyes closed. Her head was bleeding a little, some of it rolled down her face. There was some blood on her upper arms, her hands were resting on the ground but in the palm of her hands had blood too. Was she attacked by someone? She was still in her Hogwarts robes, so she didn't go to bed last night. She must've run away from something.
Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny ran to her, bend on one knee and checked her. She was still breathing very slowly; she had a pulse, who would do such a thing?
"Excuse us!"
They turned their heads and saw Professor Dumbledore coming. They cleared away and he bends down to get a good look at her. He put his hand on her cheek to look at her face to see if she was bleeding anywhere. He then stood up and looked at everybody who was surrounding her.
"Does anyone know who did this to her?" Asked Dumbledore.
No one answered, but Ginny stepped up to Dumbledore and started to explain a few things. "We all found her like this, sir," said Ginny.
"Thank you Ms. Weasley." That's when Snape appeared, he was shocked. Harry was surprised to see Snape like that. "Snape, can you take Ms. Bitting to the hospital before all the blood escapes her?"
"Sure..." Said Snape. He went over to Michelle and put a arm around her back and one arm under her legs, and put her in his arms. He started to run in the halls as fast as he could, running out of everybody's sight.
"I'm sure everyone has classes to go..." said Dumbledore. Everybody started to leave and so did Harry, Ron and Hermione. "Harry, can I speak to you?"
Harry stopped and looked at Dumbledore. "Sure, I'll see you later guys," said Harry.
After everyone left, Dumbledore spoke again. "Do you know what happened to Ms. Bitting?" Asked Dumbledore.
"No sir, she was sleeping on the chair last night when we went to bed," said Harry.
"On the chair?"
"She must've been tired of the drugs that were put into her."
"It was probably a bad idea to put drugs in her yesterday. Something must've attacked your dorm and she probably woke up. She must've escaped from it and ran into the halls. Maybe that's when it made the final attack on her."
"I did hear a crash last night. I went to check it out but all I found was a broken chair."
"She did get out of the dorm in time, she probably didn't want anyone to get hurt, smart one."
"But I saw nothing; no one was there when I went downstairs."
"They probably left very quickly then. Well, if you find out anything, tell me, okay?"
"Yes sir!"
"Now go to class."
Harry turned around and started to head to class. Why did Dumbledore think he had anything to do with it? All he was doing was staying up late last night thinking too much. Is he being blamed for this? Probably so...
What should they do now?