Chapter 13


Filch looked at Hermione sadly "I don't know anything, I'm sorry." Hermione looked at him in surprise. "I know what your thinking, but it's impossible to know all of Hogwarts secrets or at least I think so. I'm sure there are things even the headmaster himself doesn't know." "That's true" replied Hermione disappointed.

"How is Potter?" Filch asked changing the subject. "He will be fine he just has to spend the night in the hospital wing while the bones in his arm grow back." Filch looked at the time. "You better get going" Hermione nodded and left his office.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione came up with a plan to sneak into the Slytherin common room to see if Malfoy knew anything. Hermione came up with the idea of using Polyjuice potion to disguise themselves as Slytherins. Harry and Ron would be Crab and Goyle, while Hermione would be Pansy Parkinson. The potion took quite a long time to make and they had to get the DNA of the person they were changing into.

The plan would have gone perfectly, except Hermione had accidentally grabbed a hair that belonged to Parkinson's cat instead of the Slytherin herself. This resulted in Hermione growing cat ears, a tail, whiskers, and fur. This landed Hermione in the hospital wing again. She didn't want anyone to see her and everyone obeyed, except Filch.

The very night Hermione was admitted into the hospital wing Filch showed up. He was really only coming to say goodnight to Mrs. Norris. Hermione not knowing anyone had come in was crying. Filch curiously went over to the bed where the crying was coming from, he thought it sounded familiar. "Hermione?" Hermione looked up at him her eyes full of tears, she then quickly tried to hide her face. Filch shook his head "Hermione look at me." She kept her head down and shook it. "What happened?" Filch asked, "potions accident" she replied.

Filch put a finger under her chin "please look at me my sweet." He said gently, she obeyed and slowly met his gaze. "There she is" he said smiling. "I'm hideous!" She cried, Filch shook his head he was now sitting in a chair beside her bed. "Don't talk like that no your not" "How can you say that? Look at me!" "I am Hermione, all I see is you." Filch then reached over and started scratching behind her cat ears. "Hey!" She protested, "sorry" said Filch about to remove his hand but, Hermione caught it. "I didn't say stop. Filch laughed at this and silently went back to scratching her ears.

"I blame the potion" she said "Yea, I'm sure that's all it is he agreed. She then begun to purr, "now I know that's the potion" he said trying not to laugh. Despite her embarrassment Hermione giggled a bit at that. After about ten minutes he noticed Hermione had fallen asleep. Filch stopped scratching and slowly removed his hand. He quietly got up and was about to leave when he saw Poppy in the doorway. "She was so distraught I thought I was gonna have to give her a calming drought, but I can see she doesn't need one as long as she has you." She then turned and walked out, after a few minutes he left as well.


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