*****Hermione*****
I opened my eyes. Everything seemed blurred, but after a while everything came into focus. I suspected I was in the Hospital Wing, and I guess I'm right. I was lying on a bed a bit far from the door. Madam Pomfrey was standing a few feet away, making a potion. And beside my bed.was Draco. He looked paler than usual. His head was bowed low, and he seemed to be staring at his knees.
I moaned, turning as pain swept over me. Draco looked up, startled. Madam Pomfrey came rushing to me with the potion. "Dear, you shouldn't turn so quickly. That cut of yours is very serious, and needs to be healed at once," she said, setting down the potion on my bedside table. "Unfortunately, we've been running low on ingredients needed for healing potion, so you'll have to stay here until we get the ingredients. But, until then you'll have to drink this potion to lessen the pain" she finished, as she gave me the bottle and walked off toward her office, muttering, "I don't know what got into Professor Snape's mind.forgetting to replenish potion ingredients.!"
I smiled at myself as I drank down the potion. In an instant, the pain disappeared. Though, Draco was eyeing me nervously. "Are-are you okay?" he whispered. I nodded slowly, careful not to make any sudden movement. He sighed with relief. Then returned to staring at his knees. I grinned. "Hey, by the way.thanks. You saved my life," I told him. He smiled sheepishly.
Madam Pomfrey came out again, with a long coat on, and three pieces of parchment in her hand. She stopped on the other side of my bed. "Okay, you two. I have to go for a while to buy the ingredients in Diagon Alley with Professor Snape. I've already asked permission from Professor Dumbledore, so I'm going to need you Mr. Malfoy to watch over Ms. Granger for me-" she said hurriedly, but Draco interrupted. "Me? Why does it have to be me?" he asked curiously.
Madam Pomfrey looked irritated. "Well, for one thing, you were the one who found her the in first place. And you're already here, so why send for someone else? Besides, you're excused from your homework. I've already written a letter so you can show this-" she handed him one of the parchment she was holding, "to all of your teachers tomorrow" Draco sighed heavily and nodded. Then, Madam Pomfrey turned to me. "As for you, you are not to leave the infirmary until tomorrow. Drink the potion every few hours, so it won't hurt. Don't worry, the bottle will instantly refill each time you drink it. But after the last requirement, it'll stop. Here, just use this for guidance." She said, as she placed the second piece of parchment on my bedside table.
She was about to leave when she suddenly turned around. "Oh, and Mr. Malfoy, if any students come in or if someone is injured, just call Professor McGonagall in her office. She'll deal with them. And no visitors!" She said, as she closed the door behind her. When her footsteps faded in the hallway, I giggled. "Well, I guess, it'll be a bit like detention. Only now, you're watching me!" I said. Draco laughed. We talked for a while, until our conversation turned to what happened. "Did you tell Madam Pomfrey Crabbe and Goyle did it?" I asked him suspiciously. "Well." he started. I rolled my eyes. "Don't tell me. You told her I just accidentally bumped into a mirror and fainted? Draco, no offense, but you totally suck at telling excuses" I said.
Draco scowled. "Hey, let me tell you this. First of all, I do not suck at telling excuses. I don't even know what "suck" means. Muggle words.I never do understand them. Second, I didn't tell that lousy excuse. Third, I told Madam Pomfrey you accidentally slipped on a puddle of water Filch forgot to clean up. Then you hit the mirror and it came falling down on you and hit you on the back. End of explanation" Draco said in a dismissive tone.
I frowned. "Slipped on a puddle of water? Draco, I might not be the most perfect person in this school, but I'm not that stupid. I mean, I'm not that clumsy" I said. "I told her it was dark," Draco muttered. "And, why can't you tell her about Crabbe and Goyle?" I asked. He shrugged. "Think about it. What if let's say.Potter and Weasley did that to some one you know. Would YOU tell on them?" he asked. I thought for a minute. "Good point. But I really didn't think you were THAT close to Crabbe and Goyle" I said.
We kept on talking until later that night when Madam Pomfrey arrived. "I'm so sorry Mr. Malfoy and Ms. Granger. We had a little trouble on the way back. I've got everything, and Ms. Granger will be in top shape by tomorrow." she said. I beamed. Draco said goodbye, as he went back to his common room. I waited while Madam Pomfrey made the potion in her office. After about a few minutes, she came out with a cup of steaming liquid. "Here you go," she said, giving it to me carefully. I drank it down, and after a while felt the pain go away.completely.
Madam Pomfrey raised my shirt at the back to see if it worked, and she said it was okay. But she told me to stay for the night, since I just recovered. While she waited for me to change into my pajamas, she told me about how pleased she was to see Draco and I were getting along well. "Ms. Granger you and Mr. Malfoy seem to get along well for being in different houses. I mean, I thought as soon as I left the castle, Mr. Malfoy would leave you too! But I was wrong. Imagine! Gryffindor and Slytherin! Getting along!!! Oh that might just be so wonderful." Madam Pomfrey said, as she took the cup that held the potion and went back inside her office.
I sighed. She really is excited about this whole thing. But, Draco and I are just getting along. Nothing special is happening between us. We aren't even officially friends yet! And we don't belong together. Gryffindor and Slytherin? NO! That's unimaginable! "There is absolutely nothing going on between us," I mumbled to myself, as I settled down under the blanket. "Absolutely nothing."
I opened my eyes. Everything seemed blurred, but after a while everything came into focus. I suspected I was in the Hospital Wing, and I guess I'm right. I was lying on a bed a bit far from the door. Madam Pomfrey was standing a few feet away, making a potion. And beside my bed.was Draco. He looked paler than usual. His head was bowed low, and he seemed to be staring at his knees.
I moaned, turning as pain swept over me. Draco looked up, startled. Madam Pomfrey came rushing to me with the potion. "Dear, you shouldn't turn so quickly. That cut of yours is very serious, and needs to be healed at once," she said, setting down the potion on my bedside table. "Unfortunately, we've been running low on ingredients needed for healing potion, so you'll have to stay here until we get the ingredients. But, until then you'll have to drink this potion to lessen the pain" she finished, as she gave me the bottle and walked off toward her office, muttering, "I don't know what got into Professor Snape's mind.forgetting to replenish potion ingredients.!"
I smiled at myself as I drank down the potion. In an instant, the pain disappeared. Though, Draco was eyeing me nervously. "Are-are you okay?" he whispered. I nodded slowly, careful not to make any sudden movement. He sighed with relief. Then returned to staring at his knees. I grinned. "Hey, by the way.thanks. You saved my life," I told him. He smiled sheepishly.
Madam Pomfrey came out again, with a long coat on, and three pieces of parchment in her hand. She stopped on the other side of my bed. "Okay, you two. I have to go for a while to buy the ingredients in Diagon Alley with Professor Snape. I've already asked permission from Professor Dumbledore, so I'm going to need you Mr. Malfoy to watch over Ms. Granger for me-" she said hurriedly, but Draco interrupted. "Me? Why does it have to be me?" he asked curiously.
Madam Pomfrey looked irritated. "Well, for one thing, you were the one who found her the in first place. And you're already here, so why send for someone else? Besides, you're excused from your homework. I've already written a letter so you can show this-" she handed him one of the parchment she was holding, "to all of your teachers tomorrow" Draco sighed heavily and nodded. Then, Madam Pomfrey turned to me. "As for you, you are not to leave the infirmary until tomorrow. Drink the potion every few hours, so it won't hurt. Don't worry, the bottle will instantly refill each time you drink it. But after the last requirement, it'll stop. Here, just use this for guidance." She said, as she placed the second piece of parchment on my bedside table.
She was about to leave when she suddenly turned around. "Oh, and Mr. Malfoy, if any students come in or if someone is injured, just call Professor McGonagall in her office. She'll deal with them. And no visitors!" She said, as she closed the door behind her. When her footsteps faded in the hallway, I giggled. "Well, I guess, it'll be a bit like detention. Only now, you're watching me!" I said. Draco laughed. We talked for a while, until our conversation turned to what happened. "Did you tell Madam Pomfrey Crabbe and Goyle did it?" I asked him suspiciously. "Well." he started. I rolled my eyes. "Don't tell me. You told her I just accidentally bumped into a mirror and fainted? Draco, no offense, but you totally suck at telling excuses" I said.
Draco scowled. "Hey, let me tell you this. First of all, I do not suck at telling excuses. I don't even know what "suck" means. Muggle words.I never do understand them. Second, I didn't tell that lousy excuse. Third, I told Madam Pomfrey you accidentally slipped on a puddle of water Filch forgot to clean up. Then you hit the mirror and it came falling down on you and hit you on the back. End of explanation" Draco said in a dismissive tone.
I frowned. "Slipped on a puddle of water? Draco, I might not be the most perfect person in this school, but I'm not that stupid. I mean, I'm not that clumsy" I said. "I told her it was dark," Draco muttered. "And, why can't you tell her about Crabbe and Goyle?" I asked. He shrugged. "Think about it. What if let's say.Potter and Weasley did that to some one you know. Would YOU tell on them?" he asked. I thought for a minute. "Good point. But I really didn't think you were THAT close to Crabbe and Goyle" I said.
We kept on talking until later that night when Madam Pomfrey arrived. "I'm so sorry Mr. Malfoy and Ms. Granger. We had a little trouble on the way back. I've got everything, and Ms. Granger will be in top shape by tomorrow." she said. I beamed. Draco said goodbye, as he went back to his common room. I waited while Madam Pomfrey made the potion in her office. After about a few minutes, she came out with a cup of steaming liquid. "Here you go," she said, giving it to me carefully. I drank it down, and after a while felt the pain go away.completely.
Madam Pomfrey raised my shirt at the back to see if it worked, and she said it was okay. But she told me to stay for the night, since I just recovered. While she waited for me to change into my pajamas, she told me about how pleased she was to see Draco and I were getting along well. "Ms. Granger you and Mr. Malfoy seem to get along well for being in different houses. I mean, I thought as soon as I left the castle, Mr. Malfoy would leave you too! But I was wrong. Imagine! Gryffindor and Slytherin! Getting along!!! Oh that might just be so wonderful." Madam Pomfrey said, as she took the cup that held the potion and went back inside her office.
I sighed. She really is excited about this whole thing. But, Draco and I are just getting along. Nothing special is happening between us. We aren't even officially friends yet! And we don't belong together. Gryffindor and Slytherin? NO! That's unimaginable! "There is absolutely nothing going on between us," I mumbled to myself, as I settled down under the blanket. "Absolutely nothing."