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Chapter 13: "Malfoy's attack"

"Who is it?" He asked.

"It's me, Ginny Weasley"

"Come in"

She entered the room and closed the door.

"How can I help you?" Harry asked not looking at her and playing with his wand.

"I wanted to apologize for my behaviour in your class." She said turning red.

Harry looked at her without raising his head, just raising his eyes. "Your mother sent you, right?"

"Yes, otherwise I wouldn't be here."

"Ok, I accept your apologize and I also have to say I deserve your bitterness."

"Why?" Ginny asked surprised.

He looked down and after thinking a minute or so, he answered. "I was the one who left you... remember?"

"Well, yes, but, anyway, mum wanted me to apologize, so there it is, I apologize, I'm glad you accept them. So she will stop sending me Howlers at once!" She said half laughing. Harry had returned his eyes to his wand.

"Ok. Anything else?"

"Err... no, I guess not. Bye, Harry."

"Bye, Gin."

As she closed the door, an owl swooped through the window. It was from Hermione. It just said:

"Dear Harry:

Remember my note on the train? Meet me in the library at five.

Love, Hermione"

Harry stared at the note for a while. Suddenly, someone knocked the door. It was Neville; he was walking in a funny way. His face was all sweaty; it seemed as if he had run a long distance without stopping.

"What's the matter?" Harry asked, getting up from his chair and walking towards Neville in order to face him.

"Harry... Malfoy... awful... "He panted. "Slytherin... back here... no Dumbledore..."

"All right, all right, just tell me where they are." Harry said in a worried voice, and knowing that he was going to lose precious time if he waited for Neville to explain the whole thing.

"School... grounds..." He said leaning on the door-frame. He couldn't follow Harry because he was too exhausted to do so.

Harry ran as fast as he could towards the Entrance Hall, it seemed like hours until he got there. Draco was lying in the grass; blood was trickling down his forehead and his eyes were wide open and unfocussed.

"What happened?" Harry said as he ran towards Malfoy. When it was obvious that he couldn't answer Harry waved his wand and shouted: "Enervate!", and Draco was lifted from the ground, and Harry could get him safely to the hospital wing.

When Draco had been safely put in a bed and Madam Pomfrey was with him, Harry remembered Hermione's note and scribbled a note to her that said:

"Dear Hermione:

Can't meet you. Something happened to Malfoy. Meet me in the hospital wing.

Harry."

Hedwig suddenly appeared out of one of the windows of the hospital wing. It seemed as if she knew he needed her.

"Take this note to Hermione, all right? As fast as you can." He said putting the note in Hedwig's peak. She opened her wings lazily and flew out of the window. Harry turned to Madam Pomfrey. "Is he all right?"

"He'll be fine, but I still can't figure out what they have done to him. It looks like the Cruciatus Curse, but I can't think of anyone that would dare to do it inside the school." She said looking puzzled.

They both jumped when they heard someone entering the place. It was Hermione, she had come running, and was now panting. "What... what happ... what happened?"

"I found Malfoy in the school grounds, he's hurt. Madam Pomfrey says she thinks it's the Cruciatus Curse, but we don't know yet." Harry said, now aware that Hermione had her eyes the size of two large tennis balls.

"Do you think they're still here?" She asked Harry. Madam Pomfrey kept throwing suspicious looks as she took care of Draco.

"Dunno, maybe, but we can't fight them yet."

"Yes, I guess you're right." She said looking at Draco in a funny way. She looked worried, but there was something strange in her look, she looked sort of happy... Harry obviously noticed this.

"Finite Incatatem!" Harry shouted and Pansy Parkinson appeared in the place where Hermione had been seconds before. "I knew it was you, Hermione couldn't have come this fast, I was supposed to meet her in the Library which is on the other side of the castle." Someone interrupted him.

"What's happening in here?" Hermione had arrived.

"That disgusting snake tried to make us think it was you!"

"You disgusting little rat! Petramorfo!" Hermione shouted and to everyone's astonishment, Pansy's body started turning into stone.

"What did you do? Mud-blood!" Pansy said trying to reach her wand, but it was too late, she was going to be petrified to death.

"Finite Incatatem!" they heard Dumbledore say, he had an amazing way of knowing what was happening all around the school. "Remember there are worst thing than death miss Granger..." He whispered in Hermione's ear.

"But... but she tried to kill Malfoy."

"I am completely aware of that fact, Harry. That's why I'm handing her to the Ministry so she can be tried and sent to Azkaban." Dumbledore said in a calm voice, but in his eyes Harry and Hermione could notice his rage. In a swish of his cloak, Dumbledore and Pansy had disappeared.

"What happened?" They heard Malfoy whisper; he had run out of voice.

"Oh my God, are you all right?" Hermione said running to hug him. Draco was petrified, no one had ever hugged him in that way.

"I... I guess so..."

"I thought you had been badly hurt! I was so worried..." But then, Hermione remembered the situation they had had in their bedroom (A/N: see chapter "Professor Potter".) and let go of him. "I'm glad you are ok, Malfoy..."

"Hey, can I..." He had to draw for breath; it was very difficult for him to talk. "Can I have... a word with Granger... alone..."

Harry instinctively looked at Hermione, she just nodded and Harry understood he and Madam Pomfrey had to go. When they were left alone, an awkward silence was produced...

"So, I'm glad you're all right, but don't you think I will forget what happened a few hours ago." Hermione said.

He smiled. "You never... give... up... Granger... do you?

"What do you mean by that?" She said looking offended.

"I... mean... that... even... even though... I had... hurt you..." He coughed.

"I think it's better if you didn't speak anymore, you need to rest."

"I don't... need... to rest... Granger... I'll... decide... what... to... and... when to... do it... all... right? As... I was... saying... even... though... I had... hurt you... you still... cared... for... me..."

"That's called being a good human being, Malfoy. And, you kn..." he didn't let her finish, he sat on his bed and kissed Hermione with all his might. "Why was that for?" She said panting.

"To... show you... how... stupid... I can... be... and... how... how wrong... I was... a few... hours... ago." He said this and lied again in the bed because he was so tired.

"Are you all right?" Hermione asked worried.

"Yes... I'm... just... a bit... tired... you know? Kissing the... the biggest... know-it... all... in... the... whole... school... is quite... exhausting..."

"Shut up!" She said smiling.

"All right, Miss Granger, Mr. Malfoy needs to rest. Out! Out! Out!" Madam Pomfrey said pushing Hermione towards the door.

"I'll come round later, Draco!" She said as Madam Pomfrey closed the door on her face.