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Chapter 16. The Hospital Wing
"What are you doing here?" I said hoping my voice sounded stronger then I felt.
"I want my son back. Why else would I bother with a mud blood like you?" Diablo Wood hissed as he and his wife approached me slowly; their bodies moved liked snakes, weaving in and out waiting to strike me with their poisonous venom.
"You'll never get him back. He's too good for you." I said as I forced the words from my throat with a strength I was beginning to recognise as my own.
"We'll see, won't we? We saw you with Cedric in the library, very cosy. Dumas has planted enough in the boy's heads to make them question you. By the end of the school year, I will destroy you mark my words Mud blood."
"I tried to warn you Katie, you had your chance to turn away but now alas you are doomed." Dumas said softly as she twirled her long hair in her fingers.
"Of you go then back to the school. But you only have six months left. Then this shall all be over, one way or another." Dumas said softly as she waved her hands and the pale blue seemed to grow navy and then black. The ocean seemed to again swallow me whole and I slid under the crescent waves. I slowly became aware of noises and voices around me; dull hushed voices I knew were frantic with concern for me.
"How could this happen in the school?" Cedric asked as I kept my eyes shut, still to weak to open them. I could hear Dumbledore take in a lung full of air in a manner I wished but still could not.
"It is unclear; it is unprecedented that a student has been attacked in this fashion in the school." His hushed voice said as I slowly opened my eyes. Three people stood around my bed, Cedric, Dumbledore and Oliver. Oliver stood silently gazing down on me, his skin was pasty white and dark rings were prominent under his eyes. How long had I been out? It only felt like moments. But the dim sunlight told me it must be at least late afternoon. I could see his mouth curl in a smile of relief as my eyes opened slowly.
"Hey." He whispered softly as he took my hand.
"You're starting to frighten me Bell." He whispered as he ran his hand over my hair softly. I looked up into his dark eyes and smiled, I had never been so happy to see him; I wanted to reach up and kiss him, but my body still felt like lead. I smiled up at him and sighed as he leant over and kissed me. Thoughts of his father flashed in my mind. Did they want Oliver back because he was their son and they loved him? Or was it that they wanted him to be unhappy? Cedric came to my bed side and I saw the concern deep in his eyes as well. But I was worried for him; I did not want him to be worrying about me while he waited for his first task.
"Kate, you really scared me." He said his voice trembled as he took a seat on the opposite side of Oliver. Now both men were sitting on my bed, Oliver to my right and Cedric to my left.
"Gentlemen, I feel we must let Miss Bell get some rest, or at least let her get her speech back. I shall call you back when she is ready to see you both." Dumbledore said softly as he clapped his hands together softly. Looking at Dumbledore I knew he was holding onto some fact that he wasn't ready to share with the two men by my side. Both Oliver and Cedric rose and left silently both also casting backward glances at me as they left. I winked at them both and then I was left alone with the head master.
"Miss Bell, are you aware of how long you have been 'asleep'?" he asked taking the chair next to my bed. I thought for a second before I answered.
"A day?" I guessed.
"My dear child you have been asleep over two weeks." He said softly. Two weeks! That wasn't possible, I felt as if I had just left the library. So I had missed the first task. A sudden relief hit me, Cedric had been there by my bedside, and he hadn't gotten hurt.
"Mr Diggory did us proud. Though I feel his mind was more with you then the dragon."
"Dragon?" I said but I didn't expect an answer.
"How did she get me in the school sir?" I asked at last. I had thought I was safe while I was in Hogwarts but it seemed that Dumas would get me no matter where I went; looking down at the bracelet I had the sudden urge to rip it of and throw it deep into the lake.
"We do not know. Maybe it is the diamonds; we have never had such a collection together. You know that bracelet is worth more then half of Scotland, the wizard diamonds are powerful talismans. Even I have never seen such a gathering of stones as this. They may cause her to have powers unrivalled." Dumbledore said softly as if he was admitting defeat. He-who- shan't-be-named was frightened of Dumbledore and now this great wizard was being outdone by a bracelet!
"Sir I am frightened. I want to go back to normal." I said softly as I turned the bracelet in my hands. The head master took a deep breath and looked at me with his twinkling eyes.
"I know child, but don't fret. Abby Wood and your other friend are busy trying to solve this. Abby will no doubt get results she always does in the end." He said trying to sound more cheerful. I tried to smile but couldn't. Abby hadn't proved Sirius innocent. God I wanted to ask Sirius more about Dumas and why and how she had got to him, I doubted it was the bracelet that was the common link. There had to be a link between me and Sirius and I felt that once I found that I would find the way to bring this to some sort of conclusion.
"This will all be over soon." He added as he rose from the chair. I couldn't help but fear the coming year. What would Diablo Wood have in store for me?
Chapter 16. The Hospital Wing
"What are you doing here?" I said hoping my voice sounded stronger then I felt.
"I want my son back. Why else would I bother with a mud blood like you?" Diablo Wood hissed as he and his wife approached me slowly; their bodies moved liked snakes, weaving in and out waiting to strike me with their poisonous venom.
"You'll never get him back. He's too good for you." I said as I forced the words from my throat with a strength I was beginning to recognise as my own.
"We'll see, won't we? We saw you with Cedric in the library, very cosy. Dumas has planted enough in the boy's heads to make them question you. By the end of the school year, I will destroy you mark my words Mud blood."
"I tried to warn you Katie, you had your chance to turn away but now alas you are doomed." Dumas said softly as she twirled her long hair in her fingers.
"Of you go then back to the school. But you only have six months left. Then this shall all be over, one way or another." Dumas said softly as she waved her hands and the pale blue seemed to grow navy and then black. The ocean seemed to again swallow me whole and I slid under the crescent waves. I slowly became aware of noises and voices around me; dull hushed voices I knew were frantic with concern for me.
"How could this happen in the school?" Cedric asked as I kept my eyes shut, still to weak to open them. I could hear Dumbledore take in a lung full of air in a manner I wished but still could not.
"It is unclear; it is unprecedented that a student has been attacked in this fashion in the school." His hushed voice said as I slowly opened my eyes. Three people stood around my bed, Cedric, Dumbledore and Oliver. Oliver stood silently gazing down on me, his skin was pasty white and dark rings were prominent under his eyes. How long had I been out? It only felt like moments. But the dim sunlight told me it must be at least late afternoon. I could see his mouth curl in a smile of relief as my eyes opened slowly.
"Hey." He whispered softly as he took my hand.
"You're starting to frighten me Bell." He whispered as he ran his hand over my hair softly. I looked up into his dark eyes and smiled, I had never been so happy to see him; I wanted to reach up and kiss him, but my body still felt like lead. I smiled up at him and sighed as he leant over and kissed me. Thoughts of his father flashed in my mind. Did they want Oliver back because he was their son and they loved him? Or was it that they wanted him to be unhappy? Cedric came to my bed side and I saw the concern deep in his eyes as well. But I was worried for him; I did not want him to be worrying about me while he waited for his first task.
"Kate, you really scared me." He said his voice trembled as he took a seat on the opposite side of Oliver. Now both men were sitting on my bed, Oliver to my right and Cedric to my left.
"Gentlemen, I feel we must let Miss Bell get some rest, or at least let her get her speech back. I shall call you back when she is ready to see you both." Dumbledore said softly as he clapped his hands together softly. Looking at Dumbledore I knew he was holding onto some fact that he wasn't ready to share with the two men by my side. Both Oliver and Cedric rose and left silently both also casting backward glances at me as they left. I winked at them both and then I was left alone with the head master.
"Miss Bell, are you aware of how long you have been 'asleep'?" he asked taking the chair next to my bed. I thought for a second before I answered.
"A day?" I guessed.
"My dear child you have been asleep over two weeks." He said softly. Two weeks! That wasn't possible, I felt as if I had just left the library. So I had missed the first task. A sudden relief hit me, Cedric had been there by my bedside, and he hadn't gotten hurt.
"Mr Diggory did us proud. Though I feel his mind was more with you then the dragon."
"Dragon?" I said but I didn't expect an answer.
"How did she get me in the school sir?" I asked at last. I had thought I was safe while I was in Hogwarts but it seemed that Dumas would get me no matter where I went; looking down at the bracelet I had the sudden urge to rip it of and throw it deep into the lake.
"We do not know. Maybe it is the diamonds; we have never had such a collection together. You know that bracelet is worth more then half of Scotland, the wizard diamonds are powerful talismans. Even I have never seen such a gathering of stones as this. They may cause her to have powers unrivalled." Dumbledore said softly as if he was admitting defeat. He-who- shan't-be-named was frightened of Dumbledore and now this great wizard was being outdone by a bracelet!
"Sir I am frightened. I want to go back to normal." I said softly as I turned the bracelet in my hands. The head master took a deep breath and looked at me with his twinkling eyes.
"I know child, but don't fret. Abby Wood and your other friend are busy trying to solve this. Abby will no doubt get results she always does in the end." He said trying to sound more cheerful. I tried to smile but couldn't. Abby hadn't proved Sirius innocent. God I wanted to ask Sirius more about Dumas and why and how she had got to him, I doubted it was the bracelet that was the common link. There had to be a link between me and Sirius and I felt that once I found that I would find the way to bring this to some sort of conclusion.
"This will all be over soon." He added as he rose from the chair. I couldn't help but fear the coming year. What would Diablo Wood have in store for me?