Mr.Weasley slowly got out of the car. Fred, George, and Tori followed him. Remus had been in the passenger side. Bill hadn't wanted to come for fear of attracting too much attention. Fleur decided to stay with him so that they had all of the last minute details of their wedding planned. They all quickly made their way down the busy street to St. Mungo's. They each stepped through the glass two at a time. Mr. And Mrs.Weasley went to the front counter. Tonk and Remus went and sat down together, muttering under their breath. Fred and George followed their lead. As did Ron and Hermione. Tori looked at Ginny and Harry and slowly made her way to the front counter after Ron's parents sat down.
"Um…excuse me," Tori said softly so the others wouldn't be able to hear, "My name is Alice Mourne. I'm here to see Draco Malfoy." The woman behind the counter nodded her head and told her the room number. Harry glanced up and heard Tori ask Mrs.Weasley if she could excuse herself, but a friend of hers was here in this hospital and she'd so very dearly like to see him. Mrs.Weasley nodded her approval.
"Just be careful, dear," she said motherly. Tori nodded and made her way to the elevator. Harry quickly asked if he could excuse himself as well and made his way in the same direction as Tori. He quickly slipped into an empty room, threw on the invisibility cloak he had meant to give back to Tori, and followed her.
Tori knocked on the door and quickly slipped into the room. She slowly made her way over to the pale body in the far bed near the window.
"Oh Draco, I told you it would lead you nowhere but into heartache," she said softly moving his bangs off of his forehead and kissing it. Draco smiled half-heartedly,
"At least you finally came to see me. I haven't seen you since before you went to that American school." She looked at him and then sat down in the chair next to his bed. She took his hand in hers, "You're lucky that Shayne had been there to help you. But now he has to go into hiding because of your ignorance." Draco glared at her and looked away.
"He would've killed my family. They're all that I've got and you know that."
"If they're all that you've got, then why are they not here now? Where are they now that they're only begotten son is lying in a hospital bed in St. Mungo's on the brink of becoming comatose once more?" Tori replied lowly trying to control her temper.
Harry sat on the empty bed next to Draco's and watched the scene unfolding before him. He was confused. I thought that she was on our side, his brain screamed angrily. It didn't make any sense at all.
"They're not here for you Draco. I am," Tori said softly, "And yet I hear rumors of you with this Pansy Parkinson. What of that? Are you going to tell me they're only rumors?" She looked at the floor. Draco opened his mouth to say something and she put her hand up to it.
"Don't you dare tell me that that's all they are, Draco. Rumors. Because right there in your mind I can see differently." She stood up to leave, "Until you can tell me everything, I'm calling it off. I'll do it myself."
"A-Ally," Draco muttered before falling fast asleep. Tori had placed a sleeping potion on her fingers that also erased short-term memory. She quickly made her way out of the room, Harry following her move for move. She stopped abruptly a few doors down the hall from Draco's room, causing Harry to run into her. She grabbed him by the arm and dragged him into the girls' bathroom.
"Just what exactly do you take me for?" she said angrily snatching away her cloak. She pointed her wand at the door and said, "Colligo" and then, "Imperturbatus."
"Wh-what do you mean? You knew I was following you the entire time?" Harry replied. She nodded her head vigorously, more out of anger than anything else.
"Lemme guess," she said pacing the bathroom, "You overheard me talking with the receptionist. Heard the name Malfoy. And decided that I must be up to no good if I'm going to be seeing Draco, right?" Harry stared at her dumbfounded. He then was able to speak.
"And? So what if I did? How could you lie to them like that? They're like your family. They're like my family." She sighed and hopped on the counter to sit down.
"It's not at all like that, Harry," she said an odd look passing over her eyes, "I've known Draco all my life. I had met the Weasleys when I was about 6 or 7. It was during one of my mother's trips to visit his mother, Narcissa. I had never really liked the woman and had always hated his family's attitude towards anyone who wasn't a pureblood." Harry nodded.
"So what exactly are you getting at?" he said a bit impatiently. She sighed again, "You'll see, Harry. Since I no longer have a choice in the matter and fate chose to ignore my pleas." She hopped down and walked to the door, the spells she had placed upon it quickly disappeared when she touched it.
"C'mon, Harry. I'm sure they'll be wondering where we disappeared to."