Chapter 17
A Happy, Bleeding Harry
Harry never felt happier before, he was filled with joy as he walked towards the library again; with Iris (she forgot her bag there). They arrived there and entered it, madam pence saw them again and she advanced towards them.
"What do you want now?" she asked, as they headed to the chairs where Iris had left her bag.
"We just wanted to take her bag back...she forgot it there" Harry said, pointing at the place where Iris was heading.
Madam Pince wanted to 'kick' them out of the library, but she couldn't find a reason to do that. "Alright" she said, looking annoyed, and she left them, heading to her office.
"Got it" Iris said, coming back and holding her bag with her. "Let get out of here"
They walked fast to the exit, and as Harry ran there to open the door, it opened by itself and Harry crashed into it.
"Argh" he fell to the floor, clutching his face, "Harry, are you ok?" Iris bent down and peered into his face.
"What's going on?" professor McGonagall's voice came from behind the door, she looked inside and saw Harry on the floor. "Oh god...I didn't mean to...I'm sorry potter, are you ok?" she bent down too and looked at his face.
Harry's nose was bleeding a lot and (for some reason" he was holding his leg.
"Come potter, I'll take you to the hospital wing...come on" McGonagall lifted him up, "what's wrong with your leg?"
She looked down at Harry's leg. "I...I accidentally sprained it...while I fell" he said, between pain.
"Come on...we'll take you to the hospital, you'll be ok, Harry...come" Iris held Harry's arm, and she walked him to the door, professor McGonagall just noticed Iris, because she said, "Who are you?"
Iris looked at her and said, "I'm...Harry's friend" she said, as McGonagall helped her with Harry.
"Friend...but you're not in the school" she said, frowning.
"Oh no...I'm Iris... I know that..." but McGonagall cut across her, "oh...I know you, you're professor Deacon's daughter, right?" she smiled at her, and Iris smiled back.
They arrived to the hospital, and told Madam Ponmfrey about what happened. She did some spell on Harry's leg and nose, and all the blood and pain was gone. "Thanks" Harry said, feeling a lot better.
"Well...I must go now, I have some work to do...it was a pleasure to meet you Iris, and I think that you have a great father" McGonagall smiled again, and then she went out of the hospital.
"She's really nice" Iris said, looking after McGonagall, "she must be a good teacher" she looked at Harry.
"Yeah, she is" Harry said, "hey...that was close, you almost told her about yourself"
"No I wasn't...I never even thought of telling her about me and you...that's imposable"
"But why do you want to keep it a secret from Dumbledore?" Harry asked her, frowning.
Iris lowered her voice to a whisper because they were still in the middle of the hospital, someone could hear them.
"I thought I told you...it wouldn't be safe to tell Dumbledore about this, I'm afraid that somehow, Voldemort will know this, and then we'll be in danger..."
"You mean more than now?" he said, sarcastically.
"Well...I mean that Voldemort will want you for more than one reason...you know?"
Madam Ponmfrey let Harry go, after she checked him out for a last time. They went out of the hospital, and as they were walking out of the door, Iris sensed someone was watching them, and she looked around...but no one was there, all the patients were in bed behind the curtains.
They walked back to the common room and saw Ron and Hermione sitting there and doing their homework.
"Hey guys" Harry said, sitting beside Hermione, as Iris sat beside Ron. "Hi...oh hi Iris, you came back here" Hermione asked her, smiling.
"Yeah, I wanted to...to talk to my father on something, and I thought of saying hi to you guys" she smiled back at them.
They sat there, chatting and talking with each other, Ron played a round of chess game with Iris (she beat him amazingly and he was really shocked).
Harry looked at his watch and saw that it was ten o'clock. "It getting late" Iris said, and she got up.
"Where are you going?" Harry asked, getting up with her. "I have to go now" she said.
"But it's not late yet, it's only ten o'clock" Ron said, looking at his own watch.
"I meant it's late in my school" she said, smiling, "I have to go...but I try to visit here as soon as I can".
They all tried to convince her to stay, but she won't. "I really can't...I have to"
She walked towards the portrait and turned to them; she shook Ron and Hermione's hands and turned to Harry.
"Can I talk to you Harry outside?" she said, Harry nodded and they went outside the common room.
"What is it" he said. She smiled and hugged him warmly. "Goodbye Harry...I hope that we will meet soon... again"
She let go of him. "Yes...I think we will" he said, smiling back.
She pressed at his hand once again, and then walked away, leaving Harry beside the portrait hole.