Invisible Hero: Chapter 4
By: Teenlaunch
Thanks to: Amy85- Thanks for the review. Oh, yeah and that email was just our little secret, k?
Du Grey- Thanks! Email me for a straight answer to your guess.
Luthein- I thought it would be better if someone knew!
Lady Paine- I'm glad it's good. I hope you like the rest of it.
NitenGale- I just began putting the verses at the end of the chapters. I'm trying to tie them into the story even if only a couple people understand. Happy Easter!
a/n: Fourth installment!
"Alright, everyone 'ere?" Hagrid called. "Good! Now, today we're goin' into the Forbidden Forest, pretty deep too. We're goin' teh visit someone. He hasn't 'ad much company for a while, so I thought this would be the perfect time. Now, let's be goin', but leave yer bags 'ere." Everyone sat their bags beside Hagrid's hut. Hagrid looked around, counting heads. "I need yeh all teh be in groups o' four." Soon, Draco was the only person without a group. "Hm...now, where should I put yeh?"
"Hagrid," Hermione said, tugging on Hagrid's sleeve. He looked down at her. "We can handle him. Why not put him in our group?" Hermione whispered.
"Tell yeh what, Malfoy, come on up an' join my group. We won't bite." Draco walked up and joined Hermione behind Harry and Ron.
"Thanks," he whispered.
"No problem," she whispered back. Hagrid led the way into the forest.
They slowly wound their way through the forest. Many people started pulling out their wands. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were the only ones that did not jump at the sound of a twig snapping. Even Draco had his hand in his pocket, on top of his wand, but still he looked about him with mild interest. Finally, they stopped walking.
"Ah, 'ere we are. Everyone 'old yer ears, 'cept these three." Hagrid pointed at Harry, Ron, and Hermione. "You three need ter help me." He bent down and whispered in their ears. They smiled. "On the count o' three. One...two...three!"
"GRAWP!" Their cry echoed and everyone looked around nervously. Then, the noises started. Thundering footfalls could be heard, as well as a booming voice.
"Hagger! Hagger!" A giant burst into the clearing and looked around excitedly. He looked at the ground and spotted his target. "Hagger! Come to visit?" The giant struggled with his words.
"'Lo Grawpy! Yeh haven't been gettin' in trouble have yeh?" Grawp shook his head. "Good, class, meet Grawp, my little brother!"
"Little?" Draco asked Hermione. She nodded slightly.
"Grawp 'ere has- "Hagrid was cut off.
"Hermy!" Grawp had just spotted her and his hand came down to the ground, palm up. Hermione saw Draco pull out his wand and hold it at his side. "Hermy!" Hermione sighed.
"Yes, Grawp, one second." Hermione took her shoes off and climbed onto Grawp's huge hand. The class watched with bated breath as Hermione was lifted up.
"Grawpy! Yeh know better! Not that high!" Hagrid said firmly. Grawp seemed to roll his eyes and he sat down with a great thud. "Much better! No more accidents like last time. Alright class, as you all can see, Grawp 'ere, is very friendly. When he first came 'ere he wasn't. In yer fifth year he wasn't too friendly. Now- "As Hagrid continued with his lesson, Hermione sat in Grawp's hand, letting her mind wander.
"Hermy, teach Grawp?" Grawp's voice brought her out of her reverie.
"Teach you what, Grawp?" He pointed to the class. "Okay, let me see. That guy- "Hermione pointed down. "– is Harry. Remember? And, look, there's Ron. Now, the guy beside him is Draco, say it."
"Dra-co?"
"That's right. Now, behind him is- "Hermione went on and on, paying no attention to anything else.
"H-Harry...Harry!" Ron squeaked.
"What?!" Ron pointed to a space in the trees above Grawp. Harry looked up and his eyes grew wide. "Hermione, move!" Harry yelled and Hermione looked down.
"S-spider, above you!" Ron screamed, turning and running the opposite way. Hermione looked up and saw the huge spider hovering over Grawp's shoulder. The spider let out a shrill cry and leapt onto Grawp's arm. Hermione screamed. Grawp yelled. He was now standing. The spider sped towards Hermione.
Grawp's hand turned to the side and Hermione grabbed onto Grawp's fingers quickly to keep from falling. The spider fell. It grabbed Hermione's ankles but she kicked it away. There were screams from below her as the spider landed, but Hermione couldn't care less. Two more spiders had appeared and were looking at her hungrily. Grawp didn't notice them. He was busy trying to stomp the other one.
"What would Aragog say?" Hermione asked the spiders quietly.
"Aragog? Ha! We do not serve him!" One spider snapped.
"He'd sooner starve us than feed us! Those fools who are still with him will learn the truth!" The other spider clicked its pincers.
"Enough of this foolishness! Let us satisfy our hunger, brother," the first spider said. The other nodded stiffly. They grabbed Hermione's wrists and pulled her up to their level.
"Aragog would be disappointed," Hermione whispered. She kicked one of the spiders and it toppled onto the other in surprise. The spiders let her go. She fell to the ground for what seemed like an eternity.
"Hermione!" A voice called to her. She braced herself for impact as she neared the ground. She landed, not on the ground, but on someone, or something. Whoever it was staggered and dropped to the ground. Hermione looked around and found that she was floating a couple feet off the ground. She gasped and thrust herself backward, catching herself with her hands. She yelped and jerked her hands up. An arm pressed against her back, supporting her. She looked down at her arm and found a hand on it. It tightened slightly on her arm. Her eyes widened as the hand disappeared and she was lifted into the air.
"Crap!" Someone said as he tried to dodge some falling branches, but one hit Hermione on the head.
*
"Hermione...Hermione..."
"Huh? What?" Hermione opened her eyes wearily. She started at the sight of Madam Pomfrey.
"Finally, I wasn't sure if you were alive. You've been out a couple hours longer than I predicted." Madam Pomfrey handed her some medicine.
"Yuck! Why can't you have some good tasting medicine?"
"Only bad medicine tastes good. I guess you can go if you're all better. Remember, we're going to Hogsmead this weekend."
"I know." Hermione sighed. "I guess he did it again, didn't he?"
"Come again?"
"Invisible Hero! He rescued me again, didn't he?"
"Yes, he did." Madam Pomfrey smiled slightly.
"This is so annoying..."
So, how'd you like it? Please review!
Hear, O heavens! Listen, O earth! For the Lord has spoken: "I reared children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows his master, the donkey his owner's manager, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand."
-Isaiah 1:2-3
~Teenlaunch~
By: Teenlaunch
Thanks to: Amy85- Thanks for the review. Oh, yeah and that email was just our little secret, k?
Du Grey- Thanks! Email me for a straight answer to your guess.
Luthein- I thought it would be better if someone knew!
Lady Paine- I'm glad it's good. I hope you like the rest of it.
NitenGale- I just began putting the verses at the end of the chapters. I'm trying to tie them into the story even if only a couple people understand. Happy Easter!
a/n: Fourth installment!
"Alright, everyone 'ere?" Hagrid called. "Good! Now, today we're goin' into the Forbidden Forest, pretty deep too. We're goin' teh visit someone. He hasn't 'ad much company for a while, so I thought this would be the perfect time. Now, let's be goin', but leave yer bags 'ere." Everyone sat their bags beside Hagrid's hut. Hagrid looked around, counting heads. "I need yeh all teh be in groups o' four." Soon, Draco was the only person without a group. "Hm...now, where should I put yeh?"
"Hagrid," Hermione said, tugging on Hagrid's sleeve. He looked down at her. "We can handle him. Why not put him in our group?" Hermione whispered.
"Tell yeh what, Malfoy, come on up an' join my group. We won't bite." Draco walked up and joined Hermione behind Harry and Ron.
"Thanks," he whispered.
"No problem," she whispered back. Hagrid led the way into the forest.
They slowly wound their way through the forest. Many people started pulling out their wands. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were the only ones that did not jump at the sound of a twig snapping. Even Draco had his hand in his pocket, on top of his wand, but still he looked about him with mild interest. Finally, they stopped walking.
"Ah, 'ere we are. Everyone 'old yer ears, 'cept these three." Hagrid pointed at Harry, Ron, and Hermione. "You three need ter help me." He bent down and whispered in their ears. They smiled. "On the count o' three. One...two...three!"
"GRAWP!" Their cry echoed and everyone looked around nervously. Then, the noises started. Thundering footfalls could be heard, as well as a booming voice.
"Hagger! Hagger!" A giant burst into the clearing and looked around excitedly. He looked at the ground and spotted his target. "Hagger! Come to visit?" The giant struggled with his words.
"'Lo Grawpy! Yeh haven't been gettin' in trouble have yeh?" Grawp shook his head. "Good, class, meet Grawp, my little brother!"
"Little?" Draco asked Hermione. She nodded slightly.
"Grawp 'ere has- "Hagrid was cut off.
"Hermy!" Grawp had just spotted her and his hand came down to the ground, palm up. Hermione saw Draco pull out his wand and hold it at his side. "Hermy!" Hermione sighed.
"Yes, Grawp, one second." Hermione took her shoes off and climbed onto Grawp's huge hand. The class watched with bated breath as Hermione was lifted up.
"Grawpy! Yeh know better! Not that high!" Hagrid said firmly. Grawp seemed to roll his eyes and he sat down with a great thud. "Much better! No more accidents like last time. Alright class, as you all can see, Grawp 'ere, is very friendly. When he first came 'ere he wasn't. In yer fifth year he wasn't too friendly. Now- "As Hagrid continued with his lesson, Hermione sat in Grawp's hand, letting her mind wander.
"Hermy, teach Grawp?" Grawp's voice brought her out of her reverie.
"Teach you what, Grawp?" He pointed to the class. "Okay, let me see. That guy- "Hermione pointed down. "– is Harry. Remember? And, look, there's Ron. Now, the guy beside him is Draco, say it."
"Dra-co?"
"That's right. Now, behind him is- "Hermione went on and on, paying no attention to anything else.
"H-Harry...Harry!" Ron squeaked.
"What?!" Ron pointed to a space in the trees above Grawp. Harry looked up and his eyes grew wide. "Hermione, move!" Harry yelled and Hermione looked down.
"S-spider, above you!" Ron screamed, turning and running the opposite way. Hermione looked up and saw the huge spider hovering over Grawp's shoulder. The spider let out a shrill cry and leapt onto Grawp's arm. Hermione screamed. Grawp yelled. He was now standing. The spider sped towards Hermione.
Grawp's hand turned to the side and Hermione grabbed onto Grawp's fingers quickly to keep from falling. The spider fell. It grabbed Hermione's ankles but she kicked it away. There were screams from below her as the spider landed, but Hermione couldn't care less. Two more spiders had appeared and were looking at her hungrily. Grawp didn't notice them. He was busy trying to stomp the other one.
"What would Aragog say?" Hermione asked the spiders quietly.
"Aragog? Ha! We do not serve him!" One spider snapped.
"He'd sooner starve us than feed us! Those fools who are still with him will learn the truth!" The other spider clicked its pincers.
"Enough of this foolishness! Let us satisfy our hunger, brother," the first spider said. The other nodded stiffly. They grabbed Hermione's wrists and pulled her up to their level.
"Aragog would be disappointed," Hermione whispered. She kicked one of the spiders and it toppled onto the other in surprise. The spiders let her go. She fell to the ground for what seemed like an eternity.
"Hermione!" A voice called to her. She braced herself for impact as she neared the ground. She landed, not on the ground, but on someone, or something. Whoever it was staggered and dropped to the ground. Hermione looked around and found that she was floating a couple feet off the ground. She gasped and thrust herself backward, catching herself with her hands. She yelped and jerked her hands up. An arm pressed against her back, supporting her. She looked down at her arm and found a hand on it. It tightened slightly on her arm. Her eyes widened as the hand disappeared and she was lifted into the air.
"Crap!" Someone said as he tried to dodge some falling branches, but one hit Hermione on the head.
*
"Hermione...Hermione..."
"Huh? What?" Hermione opened her eyes wearily. She started at the sight of Madam Pomfrey.
"Finally, I wasn't sure if you were alive. You've been out a couple hours longer than I predicted." Madam Pomfrey handed her some medicine.
"Yuck! Why can't you have some good tasting medicine?"
"Only bad medicine tastes good. I guess you can go if you're all better. Remember, we're going to Hogsmead this weekend."
"I know." Hermione sighed. "I guess he did it again, didn't he?"
"Come again?"
"Invisible Hero! He rescued me again, didn't he?"
"Yes, he did." Madam Pomfrey smiled slightly.
"This is so annoying..."
So, how'd you like it? Please review!
Hear, O heavens! Listen, O earth! For the Lord has spoken: "I reared children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against me. The ox knows his master, the donkey his owner's manager, but Israel does not know, my people do not understand."
-Isaiah 1:2-3
~Teenlaunch~