When they reached the hospital wing Jas was sitting on one of the beds and Madame Pomfrey was checking her over. Harry didn't have time to spare a thought for what that was about though as he sat Ron down on a bed and walked to the side of the bed Snape had laid Draco on.
"Oh my!" Pomfrey exclaimed. "What happened?"
"Morton cast the Killing Curse at Potter and Draco intercepted it." Snape informed her.
"What!" Jas cried, jumping off her bed and walked towards them.
"He used a stronger variation of a common shielding spell to deflect it, but he did so wandlessly and the spell protected all three of them." He continued.
"Oh dear." Pomfrey said and quickly bustled forward, muttering spells and healing charms in quick succession without taking a breath.
"Poppy?" Snape questioned after a few minutes.
"He shouldn't be unconscious for too long, but he will be rather weak for a while. I doubt I will be able to do anything to assist. With the amount of energy he used casting the shielding spell and the life energy that was taken by the small amount of the curse that got through the shield . . . it could be a long time before he regains his full health, if he ever does at all." She finished sombrely.
Two days later and Draco had only woken up once, and he'd been incoherent and disorientated according to Madame Pomfrey. Harry was sitting in the common room staring into the flames of the fire. Hermione and Ron were having a not so quiet whispered conversation on the nearby settee.
"I don't understand it, I mean it's Malfoy." Ron muttered.
"Yes Malfoy who saved both of your lives." Hermione reasoned. "Maybe he feels guilty or something." Ron shook his head.
"No, there's something else."
"Harry." Ginny said, walking over to them. "Jasrene's waiting outside, she asked if she could talk to you."
"Thanks Ginny." He said before heading out of the common room. Jas was leaning against the wall outside of the portrait waiting for him.
"You called?" he asked. She smiled at him.
"He woke up." Harry grinned and followed her down to the hospital wing.
"Stop fussing woman!" Malfoy was complaining to Madame Pomfrey when Harry and Jas arrived.
"It is my hospital wing Mr. Malfoy and I shall fuss all I want." She huffed, walking away.
"Now we know he's okay, he's pissing people off already." Harry commented.
"Right you are Potter."
"I'm just gonna' go and talk to Madame Pomfrey for a minute." Jas said, and retraced the medi-witches steps into her office. Harry watched her go before taking a seat on a chair by Draco's bed.
"How you feeling?" he asked.
"Dreadful." He replied. "Pomfrey says my immune system might be adversely affected." He told Harry, who looked at him questioningly. "Meaning I'll catch colds easier, dimwit." He explained.
"Right." Harry nodded. "Look Draco," he took a deep breath, "Thanks."
"Thanks? I save your pathetic little life and all I get is thanks?" he asked in mock outrage.
"Seriously." Harry said.
"Don't analyse it or anything Potter, it was self preservation pure and simple. If you die, there's no-one to kill the Dark Lord, and I'm not exactly on his good side at the moment."
"Aaah. So nothing to do with me personally?"
"Not at all."
"Good to know, I thought you were going soft." Harry teased.
"Never! I'll have you know that the only part of me that's soft is my hair." Malfoy defended. Harry smirked and got up and leant over Draco so they were practically nose to nose.
"I can think of other parts." He whispered. After a brief pause Harry stood up straight again and grinned. "See you around Malfoy." He said before walking happily out of the hospital wing. Draco glared after him.
"Bastard." He muttered.
Remus poured them each a cup of tea before he sat down.
"They've sent Morton to Azkaban, but how long he'll stay there without the Dementors guarding it is anyone's guess." Remus told him.
"What about Hannah?" Harry asked.
"They don't know what to do with her. Certain members of the Wizengot are all for sending her straight to Azkaban. However others, whom I happen to agree with, think she's too young to be sent there." He said.
"Why shouldn't she be punished? She knew exactly what she was doing." Harry said angrily.
"But she didn't hurt anyone directly, and she was coerced by Morton." Remus said placatingly, Harry sighed.
"I s'pose." He muttered.
"How's Draco doing?" Remus asked. Harry shot him a look that clearly said 'Why would I know?' and shrugged.
"Haven't seen him since he woke up, but he was already bugging Madame Pomfrey so I'm sure he'll make a full recovery." He said, Remus smiled.
"I'm sure." He nodded. They fell into a comfortable silence, which was broken rather rudely by a flair of green flame from the fireplace and the entrance of Severus Snape, who sneered at Harry.
"I was going to subject you to a long and pointless rant, but as you have company . . ." he trailed off and turned back to the fire.
"Was it important Severus?" Remus asked, standing up.
"To me yes, to you . . . I wouldn't know." He said.
"Perhaps you'd like to join us for some tea?" Remus asked politely. Snape looked at them contemplatively for a moment before nodding sharply.
"Yes, Potter may be of some use in the matter." He said, taking a seat and the offered cup of tea.
"Really?" Remus asked curiously.
"Yes really." Snape replied tersely.
"And what is the matter up for discussion?" Remus asked. Snape took a deep breath.
"Have you noticed anything odd about Jas' behaviour recently?" he asked.
"Everything always seems to gravitate back to this girl." Remus muttered, Snape glared at him.
"Like what?" Harry asked curiously.
"I'm not sure, I don't have anything specific. She seems very evasive sometimes, and often disappears and gives no explanation. I followed her on one occasion, she went to the hospital wing, claiming she had a headache." He told them.
"She was in the hospital wing when we brought Draco in wasn't she?" Harry mused aloud.
"Yes. Another 'headache'." He sneered. Harry shrugged.
"I've no idea sir, but I'll keep an eye out." Harry said.
"Good." Snape nodded. "I must go and check on Draco's progress. Narcissa heard from one of the other students parents that he was in the hospital wing, she will not leave me alone until I give her some details." He complained.
"Is it wise to give her any information?" Remus asked.
"If it was Lucius no. As it is, I am only providing her with vague information regarding his recovery, and not how he was incapacitated." Remus nodded and got up and opened the door for Snape.
"Lupin, Potter." He acknowledged as he left.
"That was odd." Harry said as Remus returned to his seat.
"How's that?"
"He didn't insult me once."
Okay here it is, chapter 29! Thanks to captian Oz for reviewing the last chapter. Sorry its been a while, my teachers are insisting I do my work instead of writing, what do they know?
Anyways review please!