Chapter Thirteen
Ron sat next to the fire quill and parchment in hand... he had so much he needed to say in this letter he wasn't exactly sure were to start...
'Dear Hermione,' yeah that was always a good place to begin he thought... he dipped his quill in a pot of ink and moved it over to his parchment just then...
BANG! The portrait hole swung open with great force as if someone had kicked it... Ron jumped and blotted his parchment...
Ron scowled and looked round to see who had made him ruin his letter...
Standing in the common room fuming was Dean; he was once more clutching his jaw.
He turned and scowled at Ron before heading over to the staircase that lead up to the dorms...
Ron was confused. What had he done to anger Dean? And why was he clutching his jaw? Ron shook his head... he didn't have time to sit here and worry about what was wrong with Dean, he really needed to write to Hermione...
So letting all other thoughts leave his mind, he dipped his quill in the pot of ink once more and began the letter...
Dear Hermione...
Hermione was ecstatic to receive a letter from Ron... it had been quite a while since she had heard from any of her friends at Hogwarts...
She smiled as she started the letter, by the end of the letter Hermione didn't now what to think...
The letter had so many emotions in it, joy, sorrow, mourning, love...
She couldn't help but shed a tear as she looked up at the ceiling of the Durmstrang great hall, there was no stars etc as there was at Hogwarts... she missed it and the letter Ron had sent just made her feel even more homesick, no matter what awful things was happening to her friends there, she just wished she could be a part of it...
Remus lay on Sam's old hospital bed staring at the ceiling in despair...
What have we done?
He started crying again.
Sirius lay face down on the bed beside him and was screaming into the pillow...
"Fhmullybyefckther!!! Whuppyvantalluppol!!! Grrrrr..." Remus propped himself up on one arm and looked over at his friend.
"What did you just say Padfoot?" Sirius gave another overdramatic yell into the pillow and rolled over to face Remus. He sighed his face all tear streaked and red.
"Why does this have to feel so bloody bad Remus? I thought love was supposed to make you feel happy not like your heart has been ripped out of your chest and thrown to a pack of wolves!" Remus nodded that was exactly how he felt.
"Sorry about the wolves comment," said Sirius in a barely audible tone. Remus looked back up at the ceiling.
"What are we going to do? I mean we can't stay here, there can't be two versions of us walking around..."
"And we can't take her back with us she doesn't belong back there even if it is with us..." both boys sighed; tears filled their eyes once more. Sirius gave a half hearted smile.
"James is going to kill us,"
"Right now death doesn't seem so bad..."
"Moony don't even say that!"
"I know..." Remus sat up and reached for his book bag that he had brought with him.
"...There just has to be some other way Sirius..." he began rummaging through his bag and he brought out numerous books and began searching frantically through them...
"...Mate I don't think you will find the answers we need in there..."
"I have to try Sirius! I have to!!" Remus gave a tormented yell and put his head in his hands once more, crying in despair... Sirius sat there looking at the distraught Remus...
"That's it! I can't take it anymore!"
"What are you doing?"
"Going to her what does it look like?" Sirius strode out the door past a dazed Madame Pomfrey.
Remus leapt off the bed and ran full sprint to catch up with Sirius. Dumbledore was not going to like this but for once Remus didn't care...
Maz and Fred walked slowly back to the common room hand in hand...
Maz felt silly for having Fred have to save her from Dean, but yet part of her didn't care... he must really like me if he'd punch dean for me... this thought made Maz smile...
They stopped when they reached the portrait hole... they stood hand in hand outside the common room...
"Thanks for everything" Maz said leaning up to kiss Fred she and Fred were coming closer and closer when...
"Oi you, purple haired girl with the Weasley boy!" Maz and Fred both spun around... standing before them were young Sirius and Remus... Remus hit Sirius.
"It's Maz you idiot and the boy is Fred," he said.
"Whatever" muttered Sirius...
"Oi you two can you tell us the password, we wanna get in to see Sam!" Maz scowled at him...
"Why? So you can break her heart more! So you can make her cry the few tears she has left! Why should we let you see her when all you do is make her miserable!" she shouted...
Her hair turning a flaming red from all her anger...
Sirius looked down at his feet... he resembled one of the first years who were getting detention for the first time... Remus however stepped forward...
"Please Maz... Let Sam decide if she wants to see us... If she doesn't want to well leave, we promise... Please." Maz looked at Remus his eyes looked so sad she couldn't help but fell sorry for him...
"Ok" Maz said quietly...
She turned to Fred and nodded... He said the password and they all entered Gryffindor Tower...
As Harry stepped through the mirror and back into the girl's dorm he found Ginny still on the bed with Sam, and George barricading the door.
"Sorry what was that Lavender? I can't hear you Parvati!" he burst into laughter, you could tell that he was enjoying himself immensely despite the somberness of the room.
Ginny looked up as Harry walked over to them and sat on the bed.
"How's she doing?" he whispered.
"There's no need to whisper Harry she's asleep and I put a soundproofing spell on her so that stupid over there," she nodded at George "won't wake her up,"
"Smart..."
Harry willed that Maz would come back soon and relieve Ginny he hated the awkward tension between them.
Harry looked across to George for solace but he was still throwing charms at the door and yelling gleefully at the girls on the other side.
"So um..."
"Yeah um...well...," They turned away from each other not wanting to meet each other's gaze.
"Hey guys..." it was Fred.
"Hey..."
"You can go down to dinner now Ginny, Maz will be here shortly,"
"Okay thanks Fred," Ginny hopped off the bed and raced through the mirror startling Seamus, Dean and Neville.
Ginny was glad to be out of that room and away from Harry. She noticed as she breezed through the room that Dean was cradling his jaw and Seamus was bandaging his foot.
What happened to him? She thought. Then she remembered Fred's smug expression when he had entered through the mirror.
Dean must have said something the stupid git...She raced down the stairs into the common room she saw two familiar looking boys sitting on the couch with Ron glaring at them. Is that? It can't be...they must just be some seniors or something thought Ginny as she raced out the Portrait hole and down to the Great Hall...
Maz fought her way to the door that lead to her dorm, she didn't want to go through the mirror incase she ran into Dean.
"Go somewhere else you guys we'll let you in later okay?" she said to the girls flocking angrily around the doorway.
"Stand back George!"
"What? Um okay," George went back a few metres form the door on the other side after recognizing Maz's voice.
"Hey Fred I think you're girlfriend is going to blast the door down!" Fred blushed at the girlfriend remark.
Everyone shielded themselves.
On the other side of the door Maz drew her wand and aimed it at the oak door.
"Bombarda!" the door blasted out of her way in a big explosion. She stepped through the debris and cleaned herself off.
"Those must have been strong charms you put on that door George,"
"Only the best," he grinned.
"Nice entrance Maz," said Fred as he moved over to embrace her. Maz kissed him on the cheek.
"Well it's good to see you too," he kissed the top of her head. Maz looked over at Sam, seeing that she was asleep she looked over at Harry.
"We need to wake her up Harry,"
"Why?"
"There's something she has to decide," Harry's small smile immediately dropped from his face and he turned quickly to face Maz...
What was she thinking! She couldn't do this to Sam! He opened his mouth to speak but Maz had already rushed over to Sam, she broke the silence charm and began to whisper to her quietly, trying to wake her...
Harry rushed over to Maz and Sam...He grabbed Maz by the wrist and Fred immediately took a step towards them, Maz threw her hand out of Harry's grasp...
"Harry what are you doing!" she said staring at him angrily...
"You can't do this to her Maz you just can't... you can't make her choose between them and us..." Harry yelled angrily. Maz's face softened
"Harry I wouldn't..."
"Don't you even start Maz! I can't believe you! She's your best friend and you just want to throw her away like that! Well she's my friend to Maz! She's more than my friend she's my family... she my only family I've got! Not that I expect you to understand! You have a family!" Harry yelled...
Immediately after he regretted he did...
Maz hardly told anyone about her family...
Her mum, who was currently in St Mungo's, had been tortured by her father when he had been under the imperious curse... He had been killed by the death eaters... She was now living with her older cousin... Maz's eyes filled up with tears...
She wouldn't cry, she couldn't cry she told herself... She stood and stared at Harry and slowly began to speak...
"I can't believe for one minute that you think I want to send her back with them Harry... You know she's my best friend, you know she's the sister I never had... I can't believe you would think I would want that..." With that she turned and shook Sam to wake her up... Sam stirred and Harry stared dumbfounded... what had he done! Maz leaned down to Sam...
"Sammy? Sirius and Remus are here... They want to speak to you Sam, but... But if you don't want to you don't have to... If you want we can just send them away..." Maz said the tears still in her eyes as she looked down at Sam... Sam looked at Maz for a second; trying to take it all inthen he nodded her head...
"Please Maz... can I talk to them..." she glanced up at the boys... "…alone," she added in a small voice... Maz smiled softly at her...
"Of course... I'll get them for you," she said and followed by Fred and George she left the room... Harry stayed standing there for a second... he looked at Sam.
"You don't have to you know Sam I could..." But Sam cut in.
"Please Harry I just wantto talk to them alone... Harry nodded and slowly and sadly left the room...