Chapter 12 –

"MOM!" I screamed sitting up bolt straight. I blinked my eyes adjusting them to the brightness of the room. I panted as I heard hurried footsteps until, I saw Madam Pomfrey stick her head out of her office. I looked around and down wondering why I was so comfy. I was wearing my red thin strap nightie, which falls just above my knees and was in the Hospital wing bed.

"Are you okay Miss Chang?" She said bustling over to me; she placed the back of hand to my forehead. "You gave us a right scare when we found you -"

'What? When did they find me, I was talking…talking to mom…Mom!' I looked up at her with panic stricken eyes. "I saw my mom, but my mom…my mom is…is dead, but she wasn't…she was there, right in front of me…she touched me, she touched my chin" I spluttered, as I touched the place she had touched it.

"She…she told me the dark lord…the dark lord is getting stronger…" I said falling back onto my pillows.

"Oh dear, I think that you're talking to the wrong person sweetie, I think you should be -" Madam Pomfrey began. "KIMMY!"

I whipped my head around in the direction, only to get hair in my face; I began spluttering it out of my face and was than ambushed by lots of arms and hurried talk.

"Kimmy? What happened?"

"Are you okay?"

"How are you feeling?"

"Why were you-!"

"Ahem!" everyone turned his or her heads in the direction of a very angry looking Madam Pomfrey. "If everyone would please give Kimmy some room to breathe and we can talk this over slowly and maturely," She said sternly eyeing everyone making sure no one had any disagreements. She nodded her head and everyone proceeded to look at me.

I looked around and saw that Ron was shuffling his feet next to Hermione. Harry was next to her closet to me, on my left looking at me anxiously though his eyes darted towards Cho occasionally 'now I remember why I left the great hall…'my eyes saddened slightly before I shook my head mentally of the memory, I than noticed Cho, Cedric and Sean were on my right looking just as anxious.

I blushed under all the attention "I saw my mom-" I began clenching the white sheets in my hands.

"You WHAT!" Cho screamed causing me to flinch. "She is dead, you saw her die? How can she be alive!" she said angrily glaring at me. 'Why is she taking this personally? It's my mom…'

I held my hands up defensively "Hey even I don't believe it but she was -"

"NO SHE WASN'T! SHE IS DEAD!" Cho bellowed as I covered my ears.

"Excuse me! But please keep it down, people are trying to sleep over here," Madam Pomfrey said angrily from across the room tending to a boy who was awake looking terrified.

Cho nodded her head curtly and Cedric put a hand over hers. The 2 shared a calming glance, before Cho sighed and looked at me.

"I think I should see Dumbledore, he needs to know uh…something," I said looking carefully at Cho, before getting out of bed.

"Oh no, your not!" Harry said pushing me back down. I glanced at the spot he had touched me, I felt it burn with heat. I touched it softly and flinched.

"Love hurts…" I said looking up at Harry with tears stinging the back of my eyes. 'I have no idea why I just said that? Why did I just say that!' I shook my head and saw Harry's expression. Confusion.

"Say what?" Harry said dumbly. I blinked twice and stood up again, only to feel both his hands reach out to hold each of my forearms.

I felt a surge of heat go through me and my knees buckled. 'What the hell!'

Harry held me limply to his chest as I slipped slightly off the bed and if possible more into him, 'Why does his touch give off a weird heat surge? It's never happened before?' I slid to my knees onto the floor with Harry holding me in front of him.

"Harry, please?" I began, the heat becoming unbearable. "Let me go…please just let me GO!" I screamed pushing him out of my way. "I'm sorry, I've got to go," I said racing out of the room.

"Kimmy!" Harry called as I ran down the corridor clutching at my chest tears stinging the corner of my eyes.

"Harry, please just…" I tripped over and fell to the floor in a heap. Harry came over and held me at arms length, I felt my throat constrict and tears pouring out my eyes.

"Kimmy? Why did you say love hurts?" Harry said calmly as I sat limply in his arms.

I breathed in sobbing slightly 'Why did I? Oh yeah, Dumbledore…'

I stood up quickly and ran towards Dumbledore's office and as soon as I get to the statue it jumps aside letting me in. I feel Harry jump on beside me and we finally meet up with the door.

I push it open and Dumbledore looks up slightly surprised but calm as though he had been expecting it. 'Man, that guy never misses a thing,' I stride over to his desk as his eyes widen at my choice of clothes.

"Good evening Miss Chang, take a seat as I assume you are going to anyway," Dumbledore says with a hint of a chuckle.

I blush and try to cover myself failing abysmally. Harry than drapes his warm robes over me I gulp nervously and take a seat in front of the old headmaster.

"Now care to explain about this late night intrusion," Dumbledore said calmly. I glanced out the window and it was indeed late, the moon was shining brightly against the night sky.

"I saw my mom…" I said trailing as my thoughts delved into deep thought.

"Yes, I know, I spoke to her just before she left, she told me where to find you," Dumbledore said holding his fingers together in front of him.

"Say WHAT!" I yelled holding the arms of my chair in a death grip.

"Yes, your mother was quite a character," he stood up and began pacing the room.

"But she…she is supposed to be dead…" I said looking intently 'there has so got to be a legit reason for this!'

"Your mother didn't actually die, we all thought she did, but she didn't, even I have complete idea as to how she survived, only small theories," he said eyeing me carefully.

"She...but…but how?" I replied dumbly, as I tried to take in all the new information.

"I'm truly sorry but I can't answer that question," he said pacing the room.

"Ok? But why did she come back? She can't have just come for me, for no reason, or come back…especially since it's been so long…" I blinked my eyes all my past pain resurfacing.

"She had a few requests actually," Dumbledore began a small sparkle playing in his gaze. "Absurd requests for that matter…she asked that you join Voldermort and become a death eater, along side with…. a few of your friends," he said tilting his head so he saw me over his half moon glasses. "She than mentioned something…" he paused for a second and glanced a quick look at Harry "…intriguing," he finished looking back at me.

"Uh, I wanted to ask about that too," I said blushing casting a quick glance to a confused looking Harry. "Whenever the…well 'he'…um…touches me I feel hot and um…flustered," I said looking at the floor my face now throbbing with heat from my cheeks blushing.

"I thought that would happen," He replied rifling through some books in his bookcase. He picked out a brown leather book, which had red linked writing on it "It's an ancient spell, which causes the victim or victims' to express their truest emotion, only to be intensified, by all 5 senses to increase almost alarmingly." He finished looking at me. I looked up almost relieved since he had a book about it.

"Is there a cure?" I said sitting on the edge of my seat with anticipation 'I seriously do not want to explain all this to Harry…'

"Only one, it's all very hazy though, it is only guess work since this is such an intricate spell and rare art to perform." He said closing the book and walking towards Harry and me.

"So there isn't really a cure?" I said my head buzzing with the new fact.

"There is always an answer for every question, although sometimes it is the answer that needs a question," he said smiling at Harry who looked utterly bewildered.

"Um thanks? So about my mum-" I began

"No doubt she will return Miss Chang but until than we must be prepared and must continue all our future aspirations, such as I suggest you get some rest," He finished as he handed me over the book.

I nodded my head curtly "Thank you Professor Dumbledore," I said standing up Harry in tow.

"Please take care Miss Chang, Mister Potter," Dumbledore said as me and Harry walked towards the door.

I pushed it open and clutched the robes tightly around me as I felt a chill whip through the room. I shuddered at it and continued walking in silence.

"Kimmy? Is there something I'm missing about that conversation?" Harry said breaking the silence, grabbing my arm causing me to stop. My arm now pulsing madly as my heart began to beat faster in my chest.

'How am I going to explain this?' I turned around slowly almost afraid to meet his eyes. "I…uh…" I slowly brought my gaze up to his and found his emerald eyes staring almost comfortingly into mine. 'This is going to be harder than I thought' I slapped my hand to my face, shaking my head slightly, groaning inwardly. 'Alright, Alright! I am going to do this. I am going to tell him…'

"Harry, y'know how Dumbledore mentioned a spell that makes you express your truest emotion, and all the senses stuff?" I said looking at him for an expression.

His gaze softened and I felt my heart begin to race again. "Yeah, I remember but what does that have to do with you?" he said calmly.

I inhaled deeply "That spell was cast onto me by my mum, I'm not sure why, though I do have a suspicion," I said turning away from Harry for what had been playing in my mind as for why she had done it. I felt the wind whip through me from down the corridor, I inhaled deeply, 'the air smells so…crisp' I blinked my eyes, listening intently for anything.

"Well…?" he said moving around me so that he could see my face.

"Well, there is this way to…um, make me stronger," I said cautiously "it's all theory, but along time ago my mum told me that there was this spell, it makes you more powerful, though it has to be activated in a special way," I said beginning to walk as Harry caught up.

"Continue," Harry said edging me on, 'he's actually interested? Ok…'

"Well, it has to do something with having a strong emotion towards another person and synchronising the 2 emotional powers together, the link between the 2 will cause a bond, a special bond of infinity, giving the person who had the spell cast, to channel this energy, thus becoming more powerful," I finished, well inhaling a deep breath.

"But that would mean, you kind of have to fall for someone," Harry said as we saw a small group rushing towards us from down the corridor. 'Damn, how did he figure that out? Damn him being so smart and attractive and…him,'

"Well, I kind of have," I said looking at Harry as my knees began to give way again.

"You have?" Harry said looking to me as my eyes glanced quickly at the floor before looking up to meet his again.

"Well, he's a good friend, he's really cute" I said blushing furiously "and he's kind of standing right in front of me," I finished shyly as the group came to stop in front of us.

"Really? You feel that way about me!" another voice interrupted. 'Oh shit…'

"No! Not you!" I said shaking my head as my emotions began to go haywire.

"So you don't like me?" Sean said getting upset. 'Argh! That's not what I meant!'

"D-Do you like me than?" Ron said pointing at himself in shock. 'Mwah! What!'

"NOOO! Not any of you, well I like you but I…help?" I said looking over to Hermione.

"What Kimmy is trying to say is that the person she has fallen for is currently not interested," Hermione said looking at anyone who had any protesting.

"Yes, exactly," I sighed about to fall to my knees; I feel 2 arms clutch at my waist. I turn around and feel my face grow hot.

"Are you ok?" Harry asks concernedly. I feel his hand slide up my waist as I was slipping in his grip. I feel his warm hand brush softly against my loose arm and I feel hot and flushed as butterflies began fluttering rapidly in my stomach.

"I-I'm f-fine…" I stutter as my knees began to give way again.

"You sure?" He says beside me his hands getting a firmer grip; I can feel the silk material of my dress bunching up in his palms.

"Can you uh…" I began only to feel him lift me up slightly so I was on my feet once again. 'Man I feel all weird…like I'm all floaty and jelly like?'

"Do you want me to carry her back to your common room?" Sean offered from somewhere nearby me, I felt his hand touch my shoulder and I shuddered feeling my heart plummet.

"I'll be alright," I say abruptly holding tighter to Harry, I make to take a step forward but find myself swinging into Harry's chest. "Man, my legs are so not working today…" I mumble as Harry lets out a chuckle. I inhale slightly and take in his scent. 'He smells nice…Mmm,'

I felt his arm loop around my waist through the robe as he held me securely to him.

"I'll take her back with Ron and Hermione, I'll send you an owl once we get there to tell you she's there alright," Harry said adjusting me to him as I felt a passion run through my veins.

"Hello? I'm still here, don't I get a say?" I said shakily into Harry's chest, I closed my eyes, my heart hammering away and my breathing becoming erratic.

"And do you have any further comments?" Harry said smartly looking down on me. 'Damn,' I smiled weakly up at him

"I thought so," He said looping his other arm around me so he was holding me firmly to his chest.

'I feel all warm and fuzzy, but that would mean…no, that would mean I…I lov-like him a lot, I like Harry, maybe even lo-'

"Can you drag me back already, I'm exha-hau-hausted," I yawned. I closed my eyes against Harry's shoulder.

I soon felt detached from him as one of his hands went around my waist and the other below my knees. I felt him hoist me in the air.

"Here mate you look tired I'll carry her," I heard Ron say. I felt me being transferred into his arms as someone brushed a hair behind my ear.

"Come on," Ron said before I felt him walking. The last thing I remembered before falling asleep entirely. 'I had a long day…'