Chapter 14
Eyes of the Giant
When Harry had gotten his invisibility cloak out and tore out of the dormitory and into the common room. They were still up, waiting for further news. Harry saw the time on his watch and it only read twenty to seven. The twilight was upon them from outside. He wasn't sure how he was to get out of the common room undetected, and then his answers came. Professor Conan entered the common room and chanced at the only opportunity. But after he heard what he had to say.
"I know you all have the warning about . . . Grawpy," he said. "He is not yet controlled as of yet, so I need to ask all of you not to leave until that problem is taken care of, even if it took us three days. You all are to remain here under no circumstances. Okay? I bid you all good night," with that Professor Conan, and quickly followed by Harry climbed out of the portrait.
'Still having problems huh?' thought Harry as he made a different direction than Professor Conan was going. Harry headed straight for Entrance Hall doors. He made his footsteps quiet but moving fast. He wasn't sure if Grawp was inside Hogwarts or outside. He hoped that he was outside, for which will be far more easily to deal with. When he quietly pushed the doors open and found that no one was within his vision field and quickly closed the door behind. He had already got his wand out, and searched the grounds. He could not find Grawp or the staff anywhere. Growing more concerned, he went down the stairs, searching still.
'They have to be somewhere along here . . .' thought Harry desperately. What if they were hurt? Harry shook his head furiously. They would be okay, it was only one giant after all. But he remembered a saying, 'Sometimes, one thing can be too much.'
When he could not find anywhere on the grounds and sighed tiredly. Grawp must be inside Hogwarts . . . Then he had an idea and ran back to the Entrance doors and quickly pulled on the doors and went inside with the door shutting behind him. He hastily looked for something and went down to Great Hall and heard lout voices and booming noises. He knew then, that they were battling. When Harry reached the Great Hall, and found several Professors against Grawp who was roaring very loudly.
"STUPEFY!" cried Professor McGonagall. But the spell only bounced off toward the enchanted ceiling and the heavens shook.
"That's no good! It only bounces off Grawp! Stringo!" Professor Flitwick yelled, using the binding charm.
"LIS'EN TO ME!" roared Grawp. Harry wasn't sure what made him so angry. He then watched Grawp swinging his arms around, knocking tables away. "HAGGER I--!" Harry couldn't risk any more injury to Grawp or anyone else and ransacked his mind. He knew he remembered something about protection against Giants. Since Grawp was introduced last year, he had to have some sort of protection. He couldn't remember where, but then his memory clicked. The book he had checked out from the library.
"MOVE OUT OF THE WAY!" yelled Harry, ordering them to get away, and confused Grawp. Then the giant realized that he had interrupted and about to roar in his direction "Ingensquivis repello!" bellowed Harry, shooting the spell at Grawp. The charm hit instantly and squares in the chest. Knocking straight to the wall in front of Harry with a sounding thud. He put his wand down and realized that he was under invisibility cloak and groaned.
"Who are you?" demanded Professor Snape. Harry slowly took the cloak off, staring at the ground. "You?"
"Didn't I order you to stay in the tower?" asked Professor Conan.
"But Professor - "
"No buts, you were out of the tower against our concerns for yours and other safety. Thirty points from Gryffindor," said Professor Conan. "However, since you took care of our problem, you shall receive fifty points to Gryffindor. Where did you learn the spell?"
"Oh, it was one of the books in restricted section in the library," replied Harry, and glad that he only gained twenty points for his house.
"I see, and for some reason," Professor McGonagall looked to her colleagues, "we didn't even know that there was such spells. Well, I daresay you saved Hogwarts once again Mr. Potter."
"It's nothing really," began Harry. He really didn't need the flattery, but grew concerned. "Where's Hagrid?"
"He's in the Hospital Wing right now, nasty blow that Grawp given him. Don't worry Potter, he will be fine."
"If you say so Professor, can I see him?"
"Tomorrow, I daresay that Poppy is still treating him," replied Professor McGonagall. Harry frowned, but nodded, although very reluctantly. "I'm sorry Potter, but for now, the best thing we can do is retire for the night. I think all of us would like to rest," she looked at the others somewhat meaningful.
"Yeah, okay, night Professors," with that, he left the Great Hall and looked back. He slipped on his cloak and went to see Hagrid. He didn't care if they've forbidden him from visiting him. When he approached the Wing, he found Madam Pomfrey bustling around the large lump of body. He was in for worse wear, his beard was soiled with blood. His face was covered in nasty bruises and cuts. He saw that several parts of him were in wrong angles and shuddered. He had imagined that Hagrid would look better than this. After all, he is a tough guy.
His thoughts drifted back to what Grawp was trying to say and regretted. What was he trying to say about Hagrid? Perhaps he will never know, or learn of it sometime in the future. He looked at Hagrid again, sighed inaudibly, and went back to the common room. He spoke of the password, ('Major Anuis') and slipped into the common room. He saw that everyone was staring in his way and cursed himself for it. They shouldn't have looked in his direction!
"Why did the portrait open?" asked a fourth year girl.
"I don't know, what if it's someone invisible .. . ."
"Oh no, what if that was Grawp!?" a girl asked, panicking. Harry was going to take the cloak off to calm everyone down but someone shot a curse his way and got hit.
"AUGH," he fell to the floor.
"WAIT!" yelled a familiar voice. "Don't shoot, I think I know who it is…Harry?" Murmuring went around the room in surprise.
"Harry? Was that Harry?"
"Harry, are you in here? Hey Dean, go check if he's in the dormitory," said the same voice that Harry was sure that it is Ron. But he got badly cursed that he couldn't even say anything.
"But I think someone shot a curse and I saw the light stopped at something… invisible," said a fifth year boy.
"Oh no, where at?" asked Ron.
"Over there," replied the boy, pointed three feet in front of Harry. Ron and Hermione went to the said area and went searching for Harry. Hermione got to him first, as she felt something solid.
"It's here!" yelled Hermione and Ron went to help Harry up while she took the cloak off him. "Oh Harry . . ." whimpered Hermione.
"We need to get him to the hospital," said Ron.
"Mobilicorpus!" said Hermione, after setting Harry on the ground and taking her wand out to speak the incantation. Ron, Hermione, Mark and Ginny led out of the common room to the hospital Wing with Harry between Hermione and Mark. When the group arrived at the Wing, Madam Pomfrey sighed in exasperation when she saw Harry knocked out. 'Again' she seemed to think.
During all of this, Harry was not knocked out or fully conscious. He could tell what's going on around him. 'Strange, how do I even know that she's feeling irritated by me?' he thought as he heard Madam Pomfrey.
"Put him on the bed," she commanded Hermione and she did exactly as that. Then Harry realized that he was slowly drifting away from the conscious world into the land of sub consciousness. Sometime later, Harry felt something pressing against his lips and slowly opened his eyes. Wondering what is going on, he opened his mouth. Before he knew it, and should have known that he should have not opened, for liquids poured into his mouth.
Harry sat up, spitting out what ever it was. "Are you trying to poison me or something?" asked Harry, spluttering.
"Oh, Mr. Potter! Don't you take that tone with me. That was your hourly potion intake for your headache!" exclaimed Madam Pomfrey. Truth be told, Harry felt a splitting headache coming on, and lied back down on the bed. He groaned, rubbing his temples.
"Here, drink this, it's for your own good. However, I agree, constant vigilance, these days are so dark . . . "she trailed off sadly Harry thought about the words, it had been Mad-Eye who said those words, then it was Professor Srycry and now her. Not to mention any other person who mentioned that. It is true that he had to be careful now that Death Eaters could be anywhere. Even under his own nose.
Sorry for being so short. But I think from now on, the chapters will get uneven in lengths. But this is just so that way you can have something to read every two days or less. ; And I know some of you said that the chapters were so long or find it it's perfect length. shrugs Happy reviewing or reading!
Eyes of the Giant
When Harry had gotten his invisibility cloak out and tore out of the dormitory and into the common room. They were still up, waiting for further news. Harry saw the time on his watch and it only read twenty to seven. The twilight was upon them from outside. He wasn't sure how he was to get out of the common room undetected, and then his answers came. Professor Conan entered the common room and chanced at the only opportunity. But after he heard what he had to say.
"I know you all have the warning about . . . Grawpy," he said. "He is not yet controlled as of yet, so I need to ask all of you not to leave until that problem is taken care of, even if it took us three days. You all are to remain here under no circumstances. Okay? I bid you all good night," with that Professor Conan, and quickly followed by Harry climbed out of the portrait.
'Still having problems huh?' thought Harry as he made a different direction than Professor Conan was going. Harry headed straight for Entrance Hall doors. He made his footsteps quiet but moving fast. He wasn't sure if Grawp was inside Hogwarts or outside. He hoped that he was outside, for which will be far more easily to deal with. When he quietly pushed the doors open and found that no one was within his vision field and quickly closed the door behind. He had already got his wand out, and searched the grounds. He could not find Grawp or the staff anywhere. Growing more concerned, he went down the stairs, searching still.
'They have to be somewhere along here . . .' thought Harry desperately. What if they were hurt? Harry shook his head furiously. They would be okay, it was only one giant after all. But he remembered a saying, 'Sometimes, one thing can be too much.'
When he could not find anywhere on the grounds and sighed tiredly. Grawp must be inside Hogwarts . . . Then he had an idea and ran back to the Entrance doors and quickly pulled on the doors and went inside with the door shutting behind him. He hastily looked for something and went down to Great Hall and heard lout voices and booming noises. He knew then, that they were battling. When Harry reached the Great Hall, and found several Professors against Grawp who was roaring very loudly.
"STUPEFY!" cried Professor McGonagall. But the spell only bounced off toward the enchanted ceiling and the heavens shook.
"That's no good! It only bounces off Grawp! Stringo!" Professor Flitwick yelled, using the binding charm.
"LIS'EN TO ME!" roared Grawp. Harry wasn't sure what made him so angry. He then watched Grawp swinging his arms around, knocking tables away. "HAGGER I--!" Harry couldn't risk any more injury to Grawp or anyone else and ransacked his mind. He knew he remembered something about protection against Giants. Since Grawp was introduced last year, he had to have some sort of protection. He couldn't remember where, but then his memory clicked. The book he had checked out from the library.
"MOVE OUT OF THE WAY!" yelled Harry, ordering them to get away, and confused Grawp. Then the giant realized that he had interrupted and about to roar in his direction "Ingensquivis repello!" bellowed Harry, shooting the spell at Grawp. The charm hit instantly and squares in the chest. Knocking straight to the wall in front of Harry with a sounding thud. He put his wand down and realized that he was under invisibility cloak and groaned.
"Who are you?" demanded Professor Snape. Harry slowly took the cloak off, staring at the ground. "You?"
"Didn't I order you to stay in the tower?" asked Professor Conan.
"But Professor - "
"No buts, you were out of the tower against our concerns for yours and other safety. Thirty points from Gryffindor," said Professor Conan. "However, since you took care of our problem, you shall receive fifty points to Gryffindor. Where did you learn the spell?"
"Oh, it was one of the books in restricted section in the library," replied Harry, and glad that he only gained twenty points for his house.
"I see, and for some reason," Professor McGonagall looked to her colleagues, "we didn't even know that there was such spells. Well, I daresay you saved Hogwarts once again Mr. Potter."
"It's nothing really," began Harry. He really didn't need the flattery, but grew concerned. "Where's Hagrid?"
"He's in the Hospital Wing right now, nasty blow that Grawp given him. Don't worry Potter, he will be fine."
"If you say so Professor, can I see him?"
"Tomorrow, I daresay that Poppy is still treating him," replied Professor McGonagall. Harry frowned, but nodded, although very reluctantly. "I'm sorry Potter, but for now, the best thing we can do is retire for the night. I think all of us would like to rest," she looked at the others somewhat meaningful.
"Yeah, okay, night Professors," with that, he left the Great Hall and looked back. He slipped on his cloak and went to see Hagrid. He didn't care if they've forbidden him from visiting him. When he approached the Wing, he found Madam Pomfrey bustling around the large lump of body. He was in for worse wear, his beard was soiled with blood. His face was covered in nasty bruises and cuts. He saw that several parts of him were in wrong angles and shuddered. He had imagined that Hagrid would look better than this. After all, he is a tough guy.
His thoughts drifted back to what Grawp was trying to say and regretted. What was he trying to say about Hagrid? Perhaps he will never know, or learn of it sometime in the future. He looked at Hagrid again, sighed inaudibly, and went back to the common room. He spoke of the password, ('Major Anuis') and slipped into the common room. He saw that everyone was staring in his way and cursed himself for it. They shouldn't have looked in his direction!
"Why did the portrait open?" asked a fourth year girl.
"I don't know, what if it's someone invisible .. . ."
"Oh no, what if that was Grawp!?" a girl asked, panicking. Harry was going to take the cloak off to calm everyone down but someone shot a curse his way and got hit.
"AUGH," he fell to the floor.
"WAIT!" yelled a familiar voice. "Don't shoot, I think I know who it is…Harry?" Murmuring went around the room in surprise.
"Harry? Was that Harry?"
"Harry, are you in here? Hey Dean, go check if he's in the dormitory," said the same voice that Harry was sure that it is Ron. But he got badly cursed that he couldn't even say anything.
"But I think someone shot a curse and I saw the light stopped at something… invisible," said a fifth year boy.
"Oh no, where at?" asked Ron.
"Over there," replied the boy, pointed three feet in front of Harry. Ron and Hermione went to the said area and went searching for Harry. Hermione got to him first, as she felt something solid.
"It's here!" yelled Hermione and Ron went to help Harry up while she took the cloak off him. "Oh Harry . . ." whimpered Hermione.
"We need to get him to the hospital," said Ron.
"Mobilicorpus!" said Hermione, after setting Harry on the ground and taking her wand out to speak the incantation. Ron, Hermione, Mark and Ginny led out of the common room to the hospital Wing with Harry between Hermione and Mark. When the group arrived at the Wing, Madam Pomfrey sighed in exasperation when she saw Harry knocked out. 'Again' she seemed to think.
During all of this, Harry was not knocked out or fully conscious. He could tell what's going on around him. 'Strange, how do I even know that she's feeling irritated by me?' he thought as he heard Madam Pomfrey.
"Put him on the bed," she commanded Hermione and she did exactly as that. Then Harry realized that he was slowly drifting away from the conscious world into the land of sub consciousness. Sometime later, Harry felt something pressing against his lips and slowly opened his eyes. Wondering what is going on, he opened his mouth. Before he knew it, and should have known that he should have not opened, for liquids poured into his mouth.
Harry sat up, spitting out what ever it was. "Are you trying to poison me or something?" asked Harry, spluttering.
"Oh, Mr. Potter! Don't you take that tone with me. That was your hourly potion intake for your headache!" exclaimed Madam Pomfrey. Truth be told, Harry felt a splitting headache coming on, and lied back down on the bed. He groaned, rubbing his temples.
"Here, drink this, it's for your own good. However, I agree, constant vigilance, these days are so dark . . . "she trailed off sadly Harry thought about the words, it had been Mad-Eye who said those words, then it was Professor Srycry and now her. Not to mention any other person who mentioned that. It is true that he had to be careful now that Death Eaters could be anywhere. Even under his own nose.
Sorry for being so short. But I think from now on, the chapters will get uneven in lengths. But this is just so that way you can have something to read every two days or less. ; And I know some of you said that the chapters were so long or find it it's perfect length. shrugs Happy reviewing or reading!