People
were gathered around the bed in the hospital wing where Hermione's
sleeping form lay. Madam Pomfrey hadn't been pleased about all the
people being there but Dumbledore had said it was ok, so Ron, Harry,
and a few other friends were there. It was now the day after the
attack and the horror Hermione had been through.
"Dad's
going to be home soon." Ginny commented, she had been treated
and was now home. No one said anything to these words. Five other
death eaters had followed Voldemort to Grimauld place but not his
best death eaters; they weren't strong and were easily fought off.
Voldemort seemed to be losing his touch, and his followers, a lot of
things had happened while they were in New York.
Voldemort was
still powerful but his followers were dying off being killed by
orders, or being put in Azkaban. Hermione opened her dark brown eyes
and looked around the room, not knowing where she was right
away.
"Hermione?" Ginny asked unsure of how her friend
would react after just waking from sleeping since she'd passed
out the night before, well she'd been woken long enough to be given
dreamless sleep potion.
"Hi." Hermione said in a weak
voice.
"She should eat something." Ron said getting up
to tell madam Pomfrey she was awake.
Hermione sat up taking in the
room and her friend's.
"You're still talking to me after
what I did?" She asked not keeping her surprise off her face.
"Don't be silly of course we are!" Harry and Ginny said
at the same time. Hermione gave them a grateful smile, but it
was gone as soon as it had come. The memory of what had happened
coming back. She fought back teres, crying was no good; it wouldn't
bring the dead back. Madam Pomfrey bustled in with a tray of food. On
it was a pitcher of pumpkin juice, two sandwiches and a piece of
treacle tart. Not really feeling up to it but knowing she should
Hermione took a bite of a sandwich, it was like a piece of lead on
her tongue, but she managed to get it down. Would she ever get over
this feeling that she was a heartless evil murderer? She knew she'd
been under a curse and couldn't have done anything to stop what she'd
been forced to do but still... Her thoughts were interrupted.
"Miss
Granger the head master wishes to speak with you after you eat."
Madam Pomfrey said as she left. Hermione forced down a few more bites
and drank some pumpkin juice. After she was done her friends told her
they'd see her later and left, a few minutes later Dumbledore
entered.
"Well you're finally awake." He said sitting
in one of the chairs across from her bed. She just nodded feeling not
very talkative mostly she wanted to be alone right now.
"I
know right now you're blaming yourself for what happened?" He
asked.
"Isn't it?" She countered, not sounding
sarcastic.
"No, for years Voldemort has manipulated people
using the imperious curse and many other curses, and they like you
were helpless to stop what they were forced to do. She didn't
say anything, it would probably take a while for her to stop thinking
somehow some way she could have stopped herself.
"I'm mostly
here about your schooling, it is nearly the end of the year, well
half over to be exact, and I think you could take the end of year
tests and pass." He said
"No I'll finish up with the
others." Hermione replied.
"Alright, we just thought
maybe you'd like some time to deal with things." With that he
stood to go,
"One thing." Hermione said quickly.
"Would
you please tell the others I'll see them later, I need sometime
to..." She broke off, to what? Think, dwell on the past tragedy
that she had had no way of changing? Dumbledore simply nodded
and left. She lay back wanting to cry, to through something anything
but let what was on her mind be thought of. But she had no choice,
but to think about it, what bothered her most is what if Draco died
thinking she killed him of her own accord. She bit her lower lip hard
to keep it from quivering, and closed her eyes tight to hold back the
water fall of teres that had threatened. She new she had to go on,
she couldn't just quit on life although at this time she felt she
wasn't worthy of living. She reached over to the bedside table and
picked up a piece of parchment and began writing the lyrics to an
Avril Lavigne song she loved but now could fully understand. It was a
song by a muggle singer but she still was a muggle born and still had
friends that were muggles there fore listened to there music, a tear
slipped from her eye and plopped on the paper. She picked up a quill
and a bottle of ink, and writing across the top. I'm so sorry and
below,
For Draco.
I miss you.
I miss you, miss you so
bad, I don't forget you, oh it's so sad. I hope you can hear me, I
remember it clearly. The day you slipt away, was the day I found it
wont be the same. No no, I didn't get around kissing you goodbye on
the hand. I wish that I could see you again, I know that I can't. I
hope you can hear me, because I remember it clearly, the day
you slipt away. Was the day I found it won't be the same. I've had my
wake up, wont you wake up I keep asking why? And I can't take it, it
wasn't fake it, it happened you passed by. Now your gone, there you
go, somewhere I can't bring you back. Now your gone, there you go,
somewhere you're not coming back. The day you slipt away, was
the day I found it wont be the same. No.
I miss you.
She lay
down the quill, it wasn't quite the right song for what had happened
but it would do,. She lay the parchment on the bed side
table and fell back to sleep. More of the sleep dreamless potion had
been in her pumpkin, since they all knew she wouldn't take it
willingly but sleep was good for her right now. She'd move on and she
did, two weeks later she was back in classes with the rest of the
school putting what had happened behind her, but that doesn't mean
Draco was forgotten by her completely.
A/N Well that's the end I don't think Twisted Angel really is a good title but I haven't got another one so oh well. Please review.
