A/N
Hi!
My beta Alli is gone for two weeks so this chapter hasnt been
corrected. But I thinked that it was better get the upload now, not
wait in two weeks. But if you dont think so you can wait and read it
when I upload the chapters again when they are betaed.
Thanks for all the lovely reviwes!
DivineRoseKeeper: Thank you! I try to get my chapters longer… I really do. I will try harder. This chapter is actually longer then the others even if it is not that long ;)
Lady Knight 1512: That part is my favourite too. Im actually not a big Hermione/Harry fan, but it fitted in this story. Im not a big fan of Hermione/Ron either. I like both parings, since I read most parings, but not on my topp five list. Thank you for the long reviw (again) hope you like the update!
dreamergirl86: Thank you! Hope you like this chapter even if it is not that exiting. Actually I dont like peoples doing that in their stories, but it is trough so I put it there.
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Disclaimer: I do not own anything. Exept the plot... Ohhh... And Hermiones illness is mine. But not anything else
This is the new updated version, without bad spelling! Thanks Alli!
Chapter VIII
It was dark. All around her. She couldn't see a thing.
"Where am I?" She asked out in the dark. She didn't expect an answer, so she was surprised when a voice talked.
"This is the place without a name," The voice was low and came out of the dark on all sides of her.
"Who are you?" She asked.
"I am no one and I am everyone."
She shook her head, "I don't understand."
"There is nothing to understand. This is how it is," The voice was steady and without a feeling.
She looked around, but still she couldn't see, "What is this place?"
"It is the place without a name."
"Yes, you said that, but what else?"
"It is the place without time."
Silence.
"More?"
"You don't need to know anything else. Not at this moment. You just need to know these three things:"
She sat in silence and waited.
The voice came out from the dark.
"This is the place without a name." It was moving away from her.
"This is the place without time."
The last sentence came in a whisper "And you belong here." The voice laugh, a cold laughter and then it was gone. She was alone and freezing.
"I still think that you should get some sleep, Harry."
"No."
"You've been here all night."
Hermione could hear the voices, but she didn't open her eyes. She remembered the darkness.
"This is my fault" She recognized Harry's voice. "I knew something was wrong. I should have insisted on bringing her to the hospital wing..."
Hermione had a cold feeling inside as she tried to focus on the conversation. What was it that Harry was saying?
"...Then none of this would have happened. This is all my fault."
Hermione opened her eyes. "This is not your fault." Harry, Ron and Ginny turned to her.
"Ohh, Mione so good that you are awake!" Ginny gave her a hug. Hermione continued to look at Harry.
"This is not your fault," she repeated. "There was nothing you could do. I knew it was going to happen and it hadn't helped to be here or anywhere else because it was going to happen sooner or later."
"What do you mean? You knew?" Ron asked.
"Yes" Hermione looked down. "I just didn't want you to worry about me."
"We are your friends Mione. We want to worry about you. We want to be there for you. Don't keep us out of what's happening in your life. We are friends; you should be able to tell us everything." Ginny said.
"I totally agree." Harry said.
"Me too."
"But it was nothing you guys could do about it and I didn't want you to worry. It was better that only I knew." Hermione looked at them.
"But don't you see?" Harry said. "We want to worry for you, be there for you and help you through this. You have to let us do that." He took her hand.
"I'm sorry," Hermione said with tears in her eyes. "Thank you. I am so lucky to have friends like you guys."
Harry gave her a hug, "Everything will be okay Mione. I know it will."
"How did you know this was going to happen?" Ron asked.
"Remember that book I told you about: Exlatimus Sotranis –The Illness? "
"Yes?"
"I've read it. It is not much they know about the illness since it is very rare that people get it, but there is a little."
"What does the book say?"
"It is in my bag. Ginny, do you mind?"
"Of course not," Ginny picked up the bag and handed it over to Hermione. She then sat down in the bed opposite of Hermione. Hermione opened the book and started to read:
"There are four different stages of exlatimus sotranis. They are often refeered to as The Four. We do not know much of The Four. Only that which separates them is dizziness and a sudden faint. This is not dangerous, but can hurt. We don't know what The Four stages involve, but there is something new that happens every stage and continues to be there until the end of the illness."
Hermione stopped. They sat in silence before Ron broke it: "Do you know what happens on this stage yet?"
"No, I don't feel any different, everything is normal."
"Well, we find it out soon enough," Harry said.
"How long have I been out?"
"24 hours."
"Oh my god! So long? I have missed a day and a half of school. What shall I do?"
"Take it easy Mione" Ron laughed seeing the look in Hermione's face. "It was only a few lessons, you will manage without them."
Hermione sighed, "I guess you are right, but what if we learned something really important today?" Ginny, Harry and Ron smiled.
"I know one thing that is not different." Ginny said. "You are still the same old bookworm as before," Ginny smirked.
Hermione smiled back to her.
"Do you want anything, like some food or something to drink?" Ron looked at her.
"Maybe a glass of water."
"Okay, I'll get it." Ron went, but was back in short time. "Here you go." Hermione drank the glass in less than a minute. "Ohh! That was good, I was really thirsty."
Madam Pomfrey came trough the doors followed by headmaster Dumbledore.
"So you are awake now. That's good," said Madame Pomfrey and went right to Hermione and started to exanimate her.
"Yes, we were starting to worry," Headmaster Dumbledore said. "But I see that you are alright now. What do you say Pussy, how long does Ms Granger have to be here?"
"She can go in a second. She seems to be perfectly okay now. But you must remember to be careful and take it easy Ms Granger."
"That's good." The headmaster said. "Then I hope to see you all four to dinner."
"Yes, be sure. I am starving." Ron said. The three others laugh at him.
"What? I am a normal teenager, with normal needs. I grow and I need to be fed!" Ron glared at them.
"I see that you have things to talk about, so I will leave you here. I really hope you are better Ms Granger." Dumbledore looked at Hermione with pity in his eyes.
"Thank you headmaster." Hermione said.
They sat down beside Dean Thomas, Seamus Finnegan and Neville Longbottom in the Great Hall.
Dean turned to Ginny who sat down next to him "Hi, where have you guys been? I haven't seen you since yesterday."
Ginny, Ron, Harry and Hermione looked at each other unsure of what to say. After a while Hermione looked at Dean and said. "I just got sick and spent the day at the hospital wing. It was nothing dangerous just something I ate."
"Okay."
Everyone started eating, except Hermione. She didn't feel hungry. She looked over to Harry who sat beside Ginny at the other side of the table. Ron said that Harry hadn't slept, but looked after her while she was unconscious. Maybe he had feelings for her... It was of course possible that he was worrying because she was one of his best friends, but she hoped it was something more. Harry looked at her and their eyes met. She suddenly was aware that she had been staring on him and looked down.
"Why aren't you eating?"
"I'm just not hungry," Hermione looked up and smiled to him
"You should eat something. You need to take care of yourself. Remember what Madame Pomfrey said."
"Yes, but I really don't want anything."
"Okay." Harry smiled to her. "I'm glad you are okay. I was really afraid earlier."
Hermione smiled to him "I am okay now, and everything will be alright."
"I hope so."
Harry looked away.
"Harry, everything will be alright. Don't think about it. Everything will go fine. I know it will."
But inside, she wasn't all that sure. She knew she shouldn't think about it, but sometimes she could not help it. She looked over Harry's shoulder and saw Draco Malfoy looking at Ginny's back with a smirk in his face.
Hermione sighed, things were getting complicated.
A/N Hope you like it, even with all the bad spelling.
