Ethereal Whisper
Disclaimer: I simply don't own Harry Potter. Nonetheless, the only thing I would say I own is my characters added to this fictitious story.
Summary: The wind, the element we always encounter and the eyes before written history. Time has come to reveal their existence to two people with afar perception. Is it also the time to realize what they truly feel for one another?
Chapter 5 – Tragic Events
I scream out loud, hoping somebody would hear me. But there was no response, not even one. I tried to resist the creature in front of me, but it was no use. The creature was far more powerful than I am. "Get away from me!" I shouted. But the creature didn't even bother, it continued what he was doing, putting hand caps in my sore hands. Then, it lifted me up, wanting me to walk and so I did.
"Where are we going?" I tried to ask it but it just shot me a glare. It was not a scary look. It was far different from that. I could feel that behind those eyes was a kind and gentle loving creature. But why is this creature doing this to me? Why?
We are walking in a gloomy place, some place I don't know where. This place was a sort of dungeon or something, no, it was more of a piazza, I think. There are three pathways, to which are we heading? I was answered. We went straight, in between of the two other pathways. This road was seemingly wider than the other two.
We're already here, I know. The creature opened the gate and a burst of light was coming from the other side. I squinted to see what was inside but the light was so shiny I can't see anything. The creature entered the place and so I followed. It's as if that it was the only part of the Wizarding World that has light. Unlike all the other places, all are dark and gloomy, except this place.
I hear other life forms whispering words I don't know, word I can't understand. I couldn't see who was talking, it's as if nobody else was there except for the fact that there are whispers, whispers I clearly heard yet barely comprehend. The creature unlocked my hand caps and he stepped out going to one of the rooms inside the place. As the creature opened the door in front another light let loose this time it wasn't white, it was… green.
The door flew open and I could see the inside. Another creature appeared in my sight, it doesn't look like the other creature I saw. The door closed. The other creature stood right in front of me, smiling.
"Where are we?" I heard myself asked the creature.
Surprisingly, it answered back, "Home." It said plainly.
Then a green light illuminate the creature, the green light shines so brightly that I could not see it, the creature. Another light elucidate from behind of me, this time, it was blue. The place was completely covered with green and blue lights. To where I was standing, was the mediate of the two colors. I could see the line between the lights and I could feel that it wanted to merge together, but there was something in between that made it not to, something that opposes the two lights to unite. My eyes hurt. The two lights above of me try so hard to join in together but it was useless, nothing was happening.
I heard yet again the same voice I heard from the library. It called my name again, all over again.
'Hermione.'
Who is it? I don't know. How did it know my name? I don't know. It was just calling my name, just calling it.
I find myself unable to gasp air. I can't breathe. I could see my eyes blurring out, yet again. But before the light on me darkens out my sight, I heard something. I clearly heard it.
'Itma Neaouvorre ty souiste' it whispered out calmly. Then, everything around me blacked out.
"Madame Pomfrey, she's awake!" A freckled girl called out.
"Ginny." Hermione whispered as she tried to sit on the bed. "What happened to me? Why am I in the Hospital wing?"
"You passed out." Ginny replied.
"Hermione!" Two voices shouted in unison as they made their way to where Hermione was. "I'm so glad you're up now." A boy with glasses said as he hugged Hermione ever so tightly.
"Harry. Ron." Hermione whispered merrily.
"You're awake at last." Ron hugged Hermione as well.
"Alright, I know you're all excited that you're friend here is already awake at last! But she still needs to take her medicine before everything else." said an old stout lady from behind.
"Here you go Miss Granger." Madame Pomfrey handed the medicine to Hermione. "Drink it all up! It would be good for you." The old lady assured Hermione with that and went straight ahead. "Now, you can do the chit-chats." She added.
"Eew! That medicine really tastes bad." Hermione said with a funny face.
The group just laughed with her.
"So, how are you feeling now 'Mione?" Ginny asked as she sits beside Hermione's bed.
"Feeling much better, special thanks for that yummy medicine Madame Pomfrey gave me." Hermione smirked and all just giggled with her silly comment.
"Tell me, why am I here again?" Hermione snapped backed so serious, now wondering why she was ever in the Hospital Wing.
"You passed out when we're having one of those night rounds, the night when we we're… uhm… friends again." Said Ron, looking not so good when he said the part friends because he wanted to be more than that, but time won't permit him to.
"Yes, I remember that part. Then we heard something inside the library that's why we went in to see what's in there…"
"… And we separated to make the rounds faster. You directed me to the shelves near the tables and you head towards the Restricted Area of the library and then I don't know what happened next. I just heard you screaming and so I went there to see. I saw you lying in the Restricted Area, unconscious." Ron continued her.
"I saw a book." Hermione just blabbered out, still thinking about what happened to her.
"A what?" Harry interrupted.
"There was a book, lying on the floor." Hermione repeated.
"There was no book when I saw you unconscious 'Mione. It was just you lying in there." Ron assured himself and the other.
"I was holding it and… there was a voice calling my name all over again." Hermione added.
Ginny, Harry and Ron looked at each other, all carrying a confused appearance. "Hermione, there was really no book at that time. If you are holding it, how come I didn't see it? And I didn't hear any voice that night. And if there was a voice, how come I didn't hear it neither?" interrogated Ron.
"Maybe you're already drowsy then, that's why you hear voices banging in your ear. That's how it is when you're at that state. Even the tiniest noise you could hear because you're head is not upright." interrupted Madame Pomfrey who is getting some medicines from the table in front of Hermione's bed.
"No, I'm serious. It's not just a simple voice, it was calling my name." Hermione insisted.
"You don't believe me do you?" Hermione said.
"It's just… Promise Hermione there wasn't any book in there." said the red haired boy. "Ginny, tell her." He added.
"'Mione, the moment you passed out was the time I was walking pass through the library. I saw Ron running off out the library, so, I questioned him what's the matter. And he told me that you suddenly passed out and needs to be taken here… I told Ron we should call somebody else and so he did. I stayed for a few minutes with you as Ron called out somebody. And…" Ginny released a big sigh, then looking to Ron. "I didn't saw any book in which you told us you were holding. I, also, didn't hear any voice calling out your name that night." She continued.
"Really?" Hermione curiously asked.
"Seriously, Hermione. We won't lie to you 'Mione, you know that." Ron said.
"Enough of those topics, guys. Hermione there will be a Quidditch match next week. Ron and Harry here will play in that game." Ginny announced the up coming Quidditch match.
"Really? Versus who?" Hermione asked Ginny.
"Gryffindor versus Slytherin. Pretty good match eh?" replied Ginny.
"Wait a minute, can you guys tell me how long am I staying her?" Hermione curiously asked her friends as she lowered the blanket covering her.
"2 weeks now, 'Mione." snapped Harry. Then a loud 'What!' was heard after Harry had said his reply.
"Harry, Ron and Ginny enough for today, she needs to rest now. And by the way, you should be going to your next class now." intermittent Madame Pomfrey.
They bid goodbye to Hermione who is now looking so shocked and went straight to their next class, and so, Hermione was left alone in the Hospital Wing. "I can't believe I was staying here for two weeks now…" Hermione sighed as she prepared herself to take a rest.
After a week, Hermione was permitted by Madame Pomfrey to go back to her class or for that day, watch the game. Hermione was already fine at that time. The moment she left the Hospital Wing was also the day of the match, Quidditch match.
"Miss Granger, before you leave we need to have a check up." halted Madame Pomfrey to Hermione. "To see if you're bloody fine." She added.
"But, it's the game's already starting. I would be late if I don't catch up now." Hermione explained.
"Well if you still want to watch the game, you better let me have you checked or else!" blackmailed the lady.
"Alright, alright. Just make it quick!" Hermione demanded as she made her way to the lady's room.
And so, Madame Pomfrey had her final check up with Hermione to see whether she is physically fit or if she still needs to rest in the Hospital Wing for another week. Good for Hermione the check up was fine. The results show that she is physically capable now. Madame Pomfrey still gave Hermione medicines for her to intake for that day, in case.
Hermione ran as fast as she could to watch the match, she was an hour late because Madame Pomfrey had to check up on her if she is really okay.
"Oh God! I'm late for the match." Hermione blurted as she sped down the hallway. As she hurried her way to get to the Quidditch Pitch as fast as she could, she met Ginny along the way.
"'Mione, there you are! What took you so long? Enough of that first, let's just Hurry." Ginny and Hermione make their way to the Quidditch Pitch. They eventually find a suitable place to watch it.
Up in the sky, was Harry and Ron. "Harry, look its Hermione and Ginny, they're here!" Ron delightedly said. "Yes, I can see that." Harry replied with a smile on his face. "She's alright now." Ron whispered but Harry heard what he said. "Yes Ron, She's fine. So don't worry about her. She's a tough girl. What you need to worry about is the bludger behind you!" Harry yelled the last part. Ron flew in the other direction to get away from the bludger.
"Whew! That was close. Thanks Harry. Alright, time to make it serious this time or else that bludger's going to kill me or even you." Ron joked as he head his way towards the goal post to position himself.
"A hundred and fifty by seventy? What's happening to the Gryffindor? We're losing!" Hermione said to Ginny in a surprised tone. "Just a while a go we were ahead of the Slytherin." Ginny said in the same manner as Hermione did.
"There goes Tanisha Grivenns, scoring another ten points for Slytherin!" shouted the announcer. "Looks like the bloody bludger's hitting all the Gryffindor players one by one." observed the announcer. "There goes Ron Weasley with an outstanding defensive outlay. He is now seriously defending their goal post." broadcasted the black guy.
The Slytherin uproar in such excitement as another ball passes through the Gryffindor's goal post. The crowd is getting wild. The Ravenclaw, as well as the Hufflepuff, can't accept the fact that the Gryffindor's losing the game.
"There is still chance for the Gryffindor to win this match, and it all lies in the hand of Mister Harry Potter!" assured the black complexioned announcer.
"Ron, watch your back, that bloody bludger's going crazy!" yelled Harry to Ron.
"You too, Harry!" Ron answered back. "And get that snitch for me, okay?" added Ron.
"Okay Ron!"
"The bludger's hitting anyone in the field." said the anchor.
"Kiana! Behind you!" shouted Draco but it was too late. The bludger hit Kiana right into her broom. Kiana's broom was cut into halves, and left Kiana fell on the high grounds. Lucky for her, she didn't have any serious wounds because of the bludger. There were just a few scratches. For that, another Slytherin player entered the game in replace to Kiana.
Right before the bludger hit Kiana, it was making past through another girl in sight, this time it wasn't a player, the target was Hermione. Hermione didn't even notice that the bludger's going to where she was watching, nobody noticed it, except for one… Malfoy.
"Granger! Get out of the way!" Draco shrieked as he lean on his broom to catch up the bludger. "What did he say?" asked Hermione. "I don't know I didn't hear It." Ginny replied gesturing her shoulders to say she really didn't know.
"Hermione!" Draco yelled out, yet again.
'What is she doing? Why isn't she moving out? The bludger's going in her way, can't she see it?' Draco thought.
Just in time, before it did hit Hermione, Draco stroked the bludger in the other direction, away from Hermione. "Are you alright Hermione?" Draco asked as he tried to catch his breath.
"Ron!" Ginny shouted. The bludger did not hit Hermione but it hit Ron instead.
"What did you do? You -- you git!" Hermione cried. "I didn't mean to…" Draco was cut by the loud 'Shut Up!' by Hermione.
Hermione went down to see Ron, who was unfortunately hit by the bloody bludger, accidentally by Draco. She didn't know that the bludger's target was her and that Draco just saved her from that nasty thing. But all that did not matter to her. She was all focused on Ron being hit.
Ron was held straight to the Hospital Wing. There was a cut in his head caused by the bludger. The game was cancelled because of what happened and everyone was directed to go back to their dormitories.
"Miss Granger, I'm sorry but Mister Weasley here needs no visitor for this moment. He is in grave danger and if you want him alive please leave this all to us." explained Madame Pomfrey in a mild tone.
"Will he be alright?" interrogated Ginny as tears fell down from her cheeks.
"I don't have yet the answer for that question, Miss Weasley." replied the old fat lady.
Harry hugged Ginny who is now bursting into tears. He was hushing her down, saying it would be alright and that Ron's brave enough to face this kind of situation. Hermione on the other side was crying calmly and wishing Draco to be dead. She stepped out of the room and head towards some place.
'That Malfoy's gonna pay for what he did!' Hermione contemplated as she closed her fist, ready to land a punch on Draco's precious face.
She was heading to the Slytherin's common room, searching for Malfoy. It took her already an hour, but Draco was nowhere to be found. Luckily, she saw Crabbe and Goyle walking towards her direction. She headed towards them as well, and faced the two.
"Where's Malfoy?" she said angrily with fuming brown eyes.
"We don't know." replied Goyle in a teasing manner.
"Where is he!" she said yet again in a much louder voice.
"What are you going to do if we won't tell you?" teased Crabbe. They look at each other and gave a big laugh to Hermione.
Hermione pointed her wand right in Goyle's nose tip, then, switching to Crabbe's as well. "Let's just say… This!"
"Okay, okay. We'll – we'll tell you. But first, put down the wand." Goyle answered in a trembling voice.
"He's – He's in the forest." Crabbe stated, shakily.
"Well then, thanks -- you cowards!" Hermione walked away and went to where Crabbe and Goyle tell Draco was.
"MALFOY!" a tangle haired girl shouted in amidst night. Draco turned around to see who was calling him. Surprised he is, it was Hermione. As he saw that it was Hermione he turned his back on her and continued walking as if nothing had happened.
"Don't you turn your back on me!" confronted Hermione who is still catching up Draco's pace. "You git! You're so mean! Can't you play fair, Malfoy?" hollered Hermione as she kept on walking behind Draco. "Face me Malfoy!" she pulled Draco's shoulders and faced him to her.
"What now? Granger!" Draco said, displeased.
"You don't know why I'm here for? Well I'll explain it to you clearly." Draco turned his back to Hermione, ignoring her.
"How dare you hit Ron like that? Is that how you're parents taught you?"
"Well, Yes Granger! That's how my parents taught me since I was a baby!" Draco faced her, looking so mad. Draco walked again ever so hastily.
"Don't walk away from me!" Hermione shouted still in her place.
"Why shouldn't I?" snapped Draco who is still walking away.
Hermione tried to catch up, "Malfoy!" but Draco continued his walking in a much faster pace. Hermione looking so much annoyed ran towards Draco and bit his left arm.
"Let go of me Mudblood!" Draco bawled as he tried to pull Hermione away from him. Hermione let loose but did not stop there, she pulled her wand from her pocket and raised it in to Draco's face.
"Granger, put that down!" Draco demanded furiously. "Put that down, or else!"
"Or else what?" asked Hermione.
Draco jumped onto Hermione, taking the wand. "That's what I mean."
Hermione stomped into Draco's feet and landed a great punch into Draco's face. Draco fell from his knees, "You're mad, Granger!" "Is it not obvious?" she break-out. Hermione was not done yet, she leaped on top of Draco, slapping his face for the nth time. "Stop!" Draco said but Hermione continued on slapping his face. The wand on Draco's hands fell, he did try to get it but he touched something else, it's not the wand, it was something else.
A Bright light shimmered as Draco touched it and there was a silence. Hermione and Draco looked to see what the thing was but before they could even shouted what it was, it sucked them both. The great light enveloped them. What was it? Nobody else knows, except for Draco and Hermione…
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A/N: Here's my fifth chapter! Taa-daa! Pretty misfortune for them isn't it? That's just the beginning of many folds to come, actually just NEAR the beginning of everything. Ahahaha! So how did it go this time? Tell me! Tell me! Tell me! I'm eager to know what you guys think. So please keep on popping out those reviews, please!
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