Chapter 21

Harry and Ron entered the hospital wing. The sun was starting to come up from behind the mountains.

"She said she will be here as soon as possible" Harry said as they walked in.

Professor Ohhar looked at Ron and Harry "I will be taking my leave now." She said before walking out the doors

Kass sat down on a bed in the corner looking out the window in silence. Harry walked over to her.

"Everything alright?" He asked her.

"I can't believe he actually did it. I never knew Keanu had it in him." She answered looking down.

Harry couldn't think of an answer. He looked down at his shoes.

"I suppose everything is going to change, Volken gone and Keanu a murderer. Our lives will never be the same will they?"

Harry sighed, "No it won't be the same." He said

The doors opened and Lesarea walked into the wing.

"Tell me what happened." She said walking over to Madame Rosey.

"Go ahead girl tell her what you told me." Madame Rosey said speaking to Hermione.

"Well I couldn't sleep so I sat in the common room so I wouldn't bother anyone in the dorm. A little while after I went down Harry came down telling me Keanu wasn't in bed. I woke up Kass and we went out thinking that Keanu might be just walking around the grounds. As looking around the lake we saw a green light coming from the forest. Thinking we'll go see if anyone was hurt we met up with Keanu and he was already badly injured. He said he went to see what that light was also. We walked a bit further and we, we found Volken's corpse on the ground."

Harry looked at Hermione. You could tell that se was thinking on what to say to the teachers ever since Kass came out o the tree with Keanu.

"Volken Malfoy, in Slytherin? Oh I will not want to tell this to his father." Headmistress Lesarea looked at Keanu's cuts. "You have no idea how he was hurt?"

Hermione shook her head "No idea."

"Can you show me where the body is?"

Hermione made tears weld up in her eyes. "I can try to." She looked over at Harry and then back to the professor.

Harry stood up "I'll come also." The headmistress' head jerked towards Harry "In- in case she forgets or breaks down."

"Very well let's go."

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Standing on the end of the forest Hermione looked over at Harry. Both of them standing behind Lesarea. Hermione took a deep breath and the tears started to weld up in the corner of her eyes again.

Professor Lesarea looked over at Hermione "My bear girl you don't have to do it if you do not wish to."

Hermione shook her head as she wiped away the tears with her sleeve. "No I should be fine."

With that Hermione stepped forward and leaded the way through the forest.

12 minutes later they stood in the clearing. In the center of the clearing was the bloody body of Volken.

They weren't alone. Three thestrals stood in the clearing. Their heads raised as the three of them walked towards the body.

The headmistress casted spells on the body making it follow them back to the castle.

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"You all may go." Madame Rosey said "You all need your sleep."

Kass nodded "Thank you again for treating Keanu."

"Oh dear don't worry it is my job, Now off."

The four of them left the hospital wing and started there way to the common room. Kass not saying went up to her dorm leaving Harry, Hermione and Ron.

"I don't know about you but I tired." Hermione said lying down on the couch.

Harry thought that Hermione would work more on the book, she had every other night. But he couldn't blame her. He too was tired

But right before retiring to the night he went into Hermione's bag pulling the book out.

"Harry what are you doing?" Ron asked sitting on the chair.

"I want to see what the book looks like."

He opened the book. Almost on every page was the scribble of purple inked writing of Hermione. It looked as though she had been working on it for years.

Now he couldn't blame her at all for wanting to go to sleep. He folded the book shut again and replaced it in her bag. He sat down on the other couch and fell asleep.

This is the second last chapter of this story. It is amazing it is almost finished. But don't fear! I am having a squeal and a short story following the story.