Guilt and Innocence
"Professor I don't understand why anybody would want a tenevision."
Ron looked at the six students that were sat around one desk, he had spent two hours that morning teaching sixth and third year charms and now he was in the last lesson before lunch, muggle studies with the third years.
He had to admit that he wasn't the best teacher for this subject, charms had been easy after all it was a subject he had done all the way through school and that he still really used due to all the charms for protection that were about.
But muggle studies he had never taken that class but his fathers obsession for everything muggle for all those years could help him and then there was the fact he was best friends with Hermione and she was muggleborn so he had to have learnt something about the subject.
"Winston isn't it?"
"Yes Professor."
"Well I'm not a hundred percent sure you'd have to check with Professor Granger when she gets back from her business trip but a tenevision is a form of entertainment."
"Professor I think you mean a television."
"What's your name?"
"Kelli Young."
"Yes that's right. Muggles have boring lives, I remember one of my friends, he's dead now he was brought up by muggles and his cousin was obsessed with television I remember Professor Granger and this friend of mine spending hours laughing about the programmes that use to be showed. It's muggle culture."
"So it's kinda like reading a book?"
"That depends, do you enjoy reading books?"
"Yes."
"Well then it's just like that."
Ron looked at his wrist watch and back at the six students and forced a smile onto his face.
"Well I think we'll call that it for today, if you read the next chapter in your book for your next lesson."
"Will Professor Granger be back then?"
"She should be, if not you'll have somebody else someone who knows more about muggles than me, I promise you that."
He watched as the students packed away their books and he stood up going to the main desk and pulling up the sheets of parchment which was the homework from the three lessons that he had collected.
The students filled out the door and as he was about to leave he noticed that the girl Kelli was still sat at her desk watching him carefully with big eyes. Something told him that she had something on her mind but he was no good at this sort of thing and wondered if he should speak to her, but she had spoken before he could even think of anything.
"Are you good friends with Professor Granger?"
"Yes. She's my best friend. We were here together we went through everything this place threw at us together. Why'd you ask?"
"You love her."
"What?"
"I can tell you're worried about her, I'm sure she'll be alright Madam Lovegood is a great Healer."
"What do you know?"
"I was in the hospital wing last night when she was brought in. I haven't told anybody though."
He noticed she was quick to add that and he nodded at her as she met his gaze.
"She will be alright won't she?"
"Of course Hermione, I mean Professor Granger is a fighter, she's overcome a lot of bad and a few broken bones is nothing. Now come on down to lunch before all the good food is gone."
She smiled as she got up she walked towards the door and Ron heard her mutter something but since his back was to her and he wasn't paying attention he didn't catch it. Then a shadow came over him and he turned to find Remus standing over him.
"That was nice of you."
"What do you mean?"
"Making Miss Young feel better, I was wondering why she was so quiet this morning but obviously seeing Hermione taken into the hospital wing has affected her more than I thought it would."
Ron nodded but didn't move.
"It was good of you to stand in and teach Hermione's classes but don't you have your own work to do?"
"I'm going to speak to the Prisoner I want to know why he did that to Hermione."
"Ron look I know that a lot has happened but I honestly don't believe that he did hurt Hermione."
"He did it, who else could it be."
"Ron Tonks was watching that door last night and okay I know that if he wanted out the Prisoner could have gotten out but I don't think he did get out. Tonks was watching him sleep when I turned up and I've got a feeling he was there all night."
"It could have been a trick if anybody could trick us its him."
"I know how dangerous he is and I know how you feel towards him, it's the same way I feel about Wormtail, but don't put all your hopes on it being him. We have to consider the possibility that there is a traitor because if we don't even consider it we'll be in trouble."
"Look I understand what you're saying but I've got a gut feeling."
"Okay. Are you going to hang around this afternoon or should I cancel Hermione's afternoon lessons?"
"I'm going to stay I want to be close when she wakes up. I'll take the History class this afternoon. I'll make them read the next chapter of their book."
Remus nodded as he stood and headed down to the Great Hall for dinner. With a sigh Ron pulled himself up and headed to the dungeons and to the room that had been transformed to Prisoner X's cell.