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Chapter Twelve: The Hag of Hogwarts

Paige lay sleeping in her dorm. She had been sleeping all day. It was Sunday, and she had a dentition with Umbridge today. It was her last one. She had agreed to do it today instead of yesterday because of the task. She tossed in bed. She was having a bad dream. Harry entered the dorm to see Paige turning and tossing, mumbling in her sleep. Her Yamani Goddess necklace was glowing and Harry touched it. He burst into her dream.

"My child, you are doing well with your gift." said a voice familar to Paige.

"Yes, Goddess. I can control it now." said Paige.

"Come into the light, my daughter." said the voice.

Paige walked into the light, covered by a pure white cloak. She withdrew the cloak and Harry looked shocked at her appearance. Her face was covered in scars and her hair matted with blood. She blinked from one eye, the other one being a bloody mess. She bowed and turned to Harry.

"Harry, you must help me. Prue ... she attacked me. But, I killed her." said Paige, in a scared voice.

Harry blinked and looked at the bloody mess of his girlfriend. "Paige, how can I?" he said.

Paige looked down at a body at her feet. "Penny ... Prue killed her ... again. Harry, please!" she said, her voice raising.

"I don't know how ... Paige." said Harry, as he was slipping away from her.

"Just try, just try ... Harry, please! Just try!" she screamed, racing after him as she faded away.

Harry let go of the necklace and stood looking over Paige. She was screaming. "Harry!" she screamed. Harry came to his senses and shook her awake. She woke, covered in sweat. "Harry ... what ..." she mumbled. Harry sat next to her and she buried her head into his chest. "Oh, Harry. I'm scared ... scared for Penny ... Penny isnt dead. My little sister is not dead like we thought." she said, tears flowing from her eyes.

Harry hugged her as she buried into his chest. "It's ok, Paige. Nothing's going to hurt Penny ... I promise." Paige gripped him, scared that she'd lose him too. Harry hugged her and slowly brought her face to meet his. He looked into her eyes, wet with silver tears. He whiped the tears away and kissed her long and softly. Paige broke the kiss after a few seconds and got up. "I m-might get dressed." she sniffed. Harry went to stand and Paige said. "You can s-stay if you want, Harry." Harry sat back down and rested against the pillow.

Paige stood and went to her trunk, pulling out a soft blue skirt and matching top with a white cloak. She undressed and Harry poiletly looked away. She put on her clothes and attached her cloak with her Yamani charm at the throat. She put on some soft white shoes and brushed her white shining hair. She pinned it back at the sides and sat back down with Harry, who was wearing jeans and a dull red top with a snitch designed on it. The snitch moved around the top and it looked cool. Paige sat down and Harry put his arm around her. "Let's go down near the fire, it might be warmer." Paige sniffed, whiped her nose, checked her bandage on her arm with the scars from the hag and left with Harry, holding his hand.

Hermione and Ron were sitting near the fire. Hermione was resting against Ron's feet and he was playing with her hair. Hermione sat, patting Crookshanks and talking quietly to Ron. Harry sat down on the couch and paige joined him, resting on him. Ron looked over at Harry and Paige who were talking very quietly. So quietly, he couldnt hear them. Ron relaxed and pulled Hermione onto his seat.

Hermione smiled nicely and Ron gave her a little kiss. She blushed bright red and Ron pulled her away out of the common room. Paige looked at Harry. "Harry, I think Ron likes me, and is jealous of you. I mean, he thinks you get all the girls and he only gets the nerds, not that Hermione's a nerd, well she is, but not like other nerds." said Paige, blushing. She cuddled her head onto Harry's chest. "Harry, what if Ron dumps Hermione because he is jealous of you ... and me?" she asked, her voice muffled. Harry sat back in thought.

That night, Paige headed, alone, to Umbridge's office. She entered, unwrapping her bandage and stowing it in her pocket, walked forward into the office. Umbridge wasn't there, but a note in pink was on the desk which lay the quill. It read.

Miss Willows-

If you don't do your dentition, I shall know. I have a spy onto you right now, so start your work NOW!

Professor Dolores Jane Umbridge

Hogwarts Headmistress

Paige crumpled this note and sat down at the desk. She reached for the quill, her scarred, red arm shining in the silvery light. She put the quill to the parchment and wrote. The words were instantly cut into her arm and the bleeding afresh. Paige kept at it, for six hours. She kept cutting her arm open and soon she was weak. She got up, shaking, after eight hours and wrote a note for Umbridge. She then wrapped her arm up and left the office. She was walking back to Gryffindor Tower when she suddenly slumped to the floor, in a dead faint.

Harry was worried when Paige didn't return after five hours. He deceided to look for her. He was walking towards Umbridges office when he saw a dark figure on the floor, in the dark shadowed hall. He ran up and saw it was Paige. She was as white as a ghost and Harry checked for a pulse. He felt one, very faint, and heaved her body onto his shoulders. He ran, Paige's feet hitting the ground and arrived at the hostipal wing.

He ran in and yelled. "Madam Thayet! Help!" He ran to a bed and heaved Paige's limp, cold body onto it. "Thayet!" he yelled. Thayet came running. She ran up to the bed and seeing her neice limp and white she pushed Harry roughly aside and cast a healing spell. "Potter, get her parents. Use my fire. Hurry! She might die." Harry ran off and raced into Thayet's office. He grabbed a handful of Floo powder and scattered it into the grate. Emerald flames rose and he stepped in, shouting. "Moonside." Paige had told her alot about her home, which was called 'Moonside.'

Harry span and span, the spinning making him feel sick. He held out his hands and came to a stop, crashing out of the grate of the Willows Home. He looked up, brushing off his glasses and met the shocked faces of Kel and Cleon Willows. "You ... your Harry Potter ... what's wrong, Potter?" asked Cleon. Harry coughed and said. "Paige might die. She is in the hostipal wing. Hurry, follow me please Mr and Mrs Willows. I'm Paige's friend. I found her almost dead." Kel and Cleon looked at each other and followed Harry into the fire place.

Harry stepped out of the grate, with Cleon and Kel. They ran, out into the hostipal wing and met Thayet. She looked worried and said. "She's asleep, but I need a Blood Replenishing potion. Can any of you make one?" Cleon nodded, he was an excellent potioneer. He stepped aside and went to make the potion. Kel was looking frantic with worry and Thayet lead Harry and Kel towards Paige's sleeping form. Kel uttered a sob and went to look at her daughter. Harry looked at her. "Her arm." said Thayet softly.

Harry looked at his girlfriend's Aunt and said one hateful word. "Umbridge." Thayet looked blank and Harry explained about Paige's dentitions. Thayet looked angry by the end of it and said. "That's like murder. Paige lost so much blood from that. Umbridge almost had her dead. I'm telling my brother about this." Harry looked at her. "Your brother -" he said. Thayet nodded. "My maidian name was Thayet Carmelita Fudge. Cornelius Fudge is my little brother. He said he'd sack Umbridge if she did something like this." Thayet looked at her neice and said. "Let Lady Keladry see her daughter. Later you may visit her. Oh and Harry, you can sleep in the hostipal wing if you like." Harry nodded his thanks and went to go to sleep.

The next few hours, Paige slept. Kel held her hand and hoped she would wake and Cleon made the potion. After a few hours, Paige awoke. She looked around. Her whole body ached and she noticed her sleeping mother holding her scarred hand. She pushed herself up and saw the curtian around her bed ripple. She said softly. "Who's there?" Harry appeared. He took one look at Paige and walked over. He leant over and whispered. "I'm glad your here." He then kissed her softly on her dry, cracked lips and left.

Thayet then entered carrying the potion her father had made. "Aha, Paige, your awake. Good. You need to take this, then your father will come in." Paige nodded, her throat scratching, and took the goblet of potion. She drained it in one gulp and fell back onto the soft pillows. Her father, Cleon then entered. "My baby girl ... your alive ..." he said, his face stained with tears. He walked over and hugged his youngest daughter that he knew. Paige groaned and said. "Daddy, Penny is alive ... she didn't die." Cleon looked at his daughter and said. "Where is she?" Paige thought back and said. "I don't know ... but she's not dead, Daddy." Cleon woke his wife and Kel hugged Paige. "My baby. My good little girl."

"Mummy, your suffocating me." Kel let go and grinned. Paige sat up higher and groaned because her bones ached. "Mummy, Daddy, Umbridge tryed to kill me. She made me cut open my wrist every night with a quill she owns." Kel looked at Cleon who was storming. "That woman! I'll get her for this." said Cleon, looking thunderous. Kel looked at her husband. "Cleon, she's my step-sister. The daughter of my father's second wife. You can't kill her. She's the only one left in my family, even if she isnt related by blood to me. My brother is missing and my father, mother and step-mother are dead. Please." said Kel quietly. Paige looked up at her mother. "Umbridge is your step-sister! That hag tryed to kill your daughter and you don't let Daddy do something about it." Paige looked away at her Aunt Thayet who had entered with Harry walked over and hugged her. He grinned when he let go and Thayet said. "Umbridge is going to get sacked for this."