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Chapter 6: Having a Little Fun
Now, the main causes of the 1612 Goblin Rebellions were, Susanna thought to herself as she tried to answer a question on the History of Magic homework during breakfast on the first Saturday of November. After the boring, two-hour long lecture the class had received, Susanna was too tired and bored to even begin the homework even though it was over fifty questions long. Susanna was rushing to finish as much as she could so she could take her things about to the dormitory before the Gryffindor versus Slytherin Quidditch match.
Once the first week of November came, the anticipation began to grow inside the castle for the beginning of the popular wizarding world sport. The students were chatting in the hallways about their house's chances of winning the Quidditch Cup wherever Susanna walked. She was curious to see how the sport was played since the sport shown in the orphanage was football. She had heard Ron and Harry talking about it a lot in the common room, since it was now official that Harry was the new Gryffindor seeker. Hermione would tend to focus on her homework or reading whenever the boys would start on about the sport. Or offering the occasional tips she had read from a book.
After the Halloween Mountain Troll incident, Hermione became friends with Ron and Harry, having shared a life-threatening experience. Whenever the bushy-haired girl wasn't with Susanna, she was spending time with the two boys. The boys were now appreciating how smart Hermione was when it came to homework and studying. The boys had given up on the search about what was beneath the third floor corridor, but it was still in the back of Hermione's mind.
"Are you working on the History of Magic homework? I finished it yesterday, it was so long. I can help you," Hermione asked Susanna, finishing up her breakfast. Susanna kept on tapping her fingers against the table, trying to think of the answer.
"Oh, no thank you, Hermione, I can do this, it's not due till Monday," Susanna responded, still staring at the work in front of her. "I want to get it finished as soon as I can though." Hermione watched as her best friend continued looking at the paper, tapping her fingers on the table, and now biting her lip. Hermione turned her attention to Harry and Ron beside her, where Harry seemed to be playing with his food and not eating it.
"You need to eat some breakfast," Ron tried to convince Harry, who was busy staring at his food.
"I don't want anything," Harry corrected his friend, growing more nervous as the time passed.
"Just a bit of toast," Hermione suggested to the Gryffindor Seeker. Other Gryffindors walked by, encouraging Harry to gain his strength and eat. A loud smack sounded next to Hermione, and she turned to see Susanna slamming her hands down on the table in frustration. Susanna sat her quill next to the scroll and placed the two items in her lap.
"That's it! I'm doing this later! Hermione, do you mind coming with me to put this up in the dorm?" Susanna turned and asked her friend. Hermione quietly laughed at her friend's antics. Once she mentioned the Quidditch match, Susanna saw Harry tense up again and his expression grow with more worry. "Don't worry, Harry, you will do great." The Boy-Who-Lived gave her an unconfident smile, but was glad people were encouraging him.
"Sure, Susanna, I'll come with you," Hermione agreed as the two girls got up from their seats and walked to the doors. Students were entering and exiting the Great Hall, animatedly discussing Quidditch. As the girls walked up the Grand Staircase, some Slytherins passed by and taunted how Gryffindor would lose. Susanna just rolled her eyes at the House's behavior, knowing they weren't worth the time to put a spell on them. "I'm worried about Harry, he did not eat anything for breakfast."
"He's probably very nervous, but Harry's going to do fine," Susanna assured Hermione. "As you said, Quidditch is in his blood." The two girls quickly walked into the Gryffindor Tower, and Susanna quickly threw her homework on her bed.
As Hermione and Susanna were walking down, they didn't notice Peeves the Poltergeist hovering over the two girls. Peeves was currently holding something muggles called a water balloon and was in a mischievous and pranking mood. He was evilly chuckling as he dropped the three water balloons in front of the two girls, breaking the balloons, and causing water to spill over the steps. Hermione noticed the water and immediately stopped in her tracks. However, Susanna was talking and looking at Hermione, not noticing the slippery steps. Suddenly, Susanna's feet slipped underneath her, sending the eleven-year-old rolling down the stairs.
"Susanna!" Hermione shouted as she watched her friend twisting and turning down the staircase. She could see many parts of her friend's body moving in unnatural ways as Susanna kept shouting in pain the whole way down. To Susanna's horror, once the staircase ended her body did not stop rolling down, but instead it made a slight turn and continued down the next set of stairs. The pain was excruciating, and she could feel parts of her body breaking, popping, straining, and all other types of injuries she could think. Susanna could hear some other shouts from students who could see her, Hermione being the loudest. After going down another set of stairs, her body landed against the wall with her head pounding. She turned to lay on her back, not wanting to move another painful inch.
"Oh my!" an adult voice spoke as feet were rushing toward Susanna. Susanna tilted her head over to see Madame Pomfrey, Professor McGonagall, and Hermione running toward her. The pain was building in her body, especially her head, and she couldn't control the tears falling down her face. Madame Pomfrey bent down and placed the girl's head in her lap, causing the girl to wince in pain and gritting her teeth together. The nurse could see swelling and bruising form on her body, and she could feel many injured muscles and bones. Professor McGonagall watched Susanna send tears down her face, turning to the other Gryffindor girl next to her.
"Ms Granger, what happened here?" the professor asked Hermione. Hermione was still in shock at her friend's pain, wishing she had warned Susanna about the water earlier. She was still wondering where it had come from, since it suddenly appeared on the staircase.
"Well, professor, Susanna and I were leaving the common room after putting her things away. We were walking down, when water suddenly appeared all over the staircase. I was able to stop, but Susanna did not see the water," Hermione explained to the professor. "I have no idea where the water came from, it just appeared out of nowhere." The Transfiguration professor's face scrunched together, puzzled at Hermione's explanation.
Out of nowhere, the group heard some mischievous chuckling and snickering above them. The group looked up to see Peeves holding his side and covering his mouth in laughter. Professor McGonagall and Madame Pomfrey knew immediately who had caused Susanna's injuries. McGonagall's anger was arousing, upset the ghost would think of harming and injuring a student. "Peeves! What were you thinking?"
"Just having a little fun, lady, and it was hilarious!" Peeves exclaimed before hurriedly floating away. Students were walking past the group, seeing the injured girl and feeling some sympathy for her. The pain kept growing in her body, causing more tears to flow down her cheeks.
"We need to get her to the hospital wing immediately!" Madame Pomfrey told the others. The nurse was a little worried how she would get the girl to the wing. "But she can't walk there, it will hurt her more."
Professor McGonagall began looking around to find an older student to carry Susanna, and she was pleased to spot one. "Mr. Weasley, come over here please!" The Weasley twin was at first confused when the professor called him over there but did as he was instructed. When he approached the group, he was shocked to see the girl he had helped earlier in the year lying on the floor in pain. Bruising, swelling, and some bleeding were seen on her body and robes.
"What do you need me for professor?" the twin asked Professor McGonagall, who was looking at the blonde-haired girl with concern. She turned to the Gryffindor Beater and gave him a slight smile, something that seemed rare to the Weasley.
"Oh, are you Fred or George?" the professor quickly asked him.
"Fred," he answered to Professor McGonagall, seeing the injured grimacing in even more pain.
"Oh good, Fred, I know you need to be getting ready for the match, but could you help us get Ms Gates to the Hospital Wing? She's too injured to walk over there," the professor requested. Fred could see Hermione Granger giving him a worried, pleading look saying to do as the professor asked. He sighed before leaning down next to the injured girl. He gently put his arms underneath her back, causing her to wince in pain. Fred slowly got back on his feet, settling the hurting girl in his arms, as Madame Pomfrey, Professor McGonagall, and Hermione stood up and led the way to the hospital wing. Susanna was fading in and out of consciousness from the pain, trying to control the tears sliding out of her eyes.
Within a few minutes of carefully walking down the stairs and maneuvering around students, the group found the Hospital Wing. "Over here," Madame Pomfrey directed the Weasley, pointing to an empty bed. The Weasley walked over to the bed and gently placed Susanna on the sheets. She was biting her lip to keep from screaming at the pain. Fred felt bad for the girl, wondering what had caused her injuries.
"Thank you, Mr. Weasley, you may go down to the Quidditch pitch," Professor McGonagall thanked. Fred sighed and took one more look at the girl before walking out of the wing to go to the pitch. Madame Pomfrey immediately walked over to the storage shelves and grabbed the appropriate medicines for the girl. "I can't believe Peeves would go so far as to hurt a student! I will alert the Bloody Baron at once, he will punish Peeves. I'm sorry, Susanna, but I must go down to the Quidditch match. I will check on you after it ends. Madame Pomfrey will take good care of you." Professor McGonagall smiled at Susanna and Hermione before walking out of the wing.
Susanna tilted her head over, seeing the nearby clock, then turned back to Hermione who was sitting in the chair next to the bed. "Hermione, you need to go down to the match," Susanna told her friend as Madame Pomfrey was mixing some ingredients as fast as she could. Hermione looked at the injured girl with a look of shock on her face.
"I can't just leave you here!" Hermione protested. Susanna tried to lean up against the wall but winced and bit her lip again to keep from screaming from the pain.
"Drink this, dearie, it will help ease the pain," Madame Pomfrey rushed over to Susanna, handing her a cup. Susanna didn't think to look at the contents before gulping it down. It tasted nasty and disgusting on her tongue, but she figured if it was what it took to get better she would have to put up with it. "It will lessen the pain, and I'm working on something for you sprained, fractured, broken, popped, and pulled muscles and bones." Madame Pomfrey refilled Susanna's cup before walking back to her table. Susanna could hear students loudly talking as they were walking down the corridors, and she turned her attention back to Hermione.
"Hermione, you know Harry will need all the support he can get," Susanna tried to reason with her friend, but Hermione seemed determined to stay put. "Please, Hermione, you know you want to watch the match." Susanna could see her friend's defense starting the crumble before Hermione finally sighed in defeat.
"Fine, you win," Hermione gave in, "but I'm coming back here as soon as I can afterward!" Susanna laughed at her antics as Hermione gave a quick wave before heading to the pitch. Hermione felt bad about leaving Susanna in the Hospital Wing, thinking she wasn't being a good friend. This must be how she felt when I told her to go to class, Hermione thought to herself as she joined the Gryffindors on the way to the match.
Susanna felt another shock of pain through her body, grimacing at the pain. She quickly reached for the cup next to her and gulped down some more. It still tasted disgusting, but she had to keep drinking it. Madame Pomfrey kept her chuckling quiet at the girl's puckered face from the potion. "Now, dearie, you should rest," Madame Pomfrey suggested, continuing to make the healing potion.
"I don't think I'll be able to with all this pain," Susanna contradicted, trying to adjust her position to find the position with the least amount of pain. Madame Pomfrey smiled and walked to her bed with two other cups in her hands.
"Take this, it will help heal your injuries while you sleep," Madame Pomfrey explained, handing Susanna one of the glasses. The smell caused Susanna to start gagging, and she had to hold her nose while she drank the foul-tasting liquid. She could feel some of the bones popping back into place, but it still hurt. "Now, take this Sleeping Draught, it will help you go to sleep." Susanna hesitantly took the other glass, and slowly drank it. Once she handed it back to Madame Pomfrey, sleepiness began to set it. Susanna slowly leaned back against the bed and quickly fell into a deep sleep.
(Later)
"She should be waking up soon, once the Sleeping Draught wears off," Susanna heard Madame Pomfrey tell someone as the girl was waking up from a peaceful sleep. Susanna was glad that most of the pain was gone, but she now just felt very sore all over her body. The injured girl forced her eyelids open and saw Hermione sitting on the chair next to the bed facing the nurse. Hermione was still wearing her Gryffindor scarf and had a wide smile on her face, and Susanna could see the wheels turning in her head. Susanna slowly leaned forward and sat up straight to see better.
"Oh Susanna, you're awake!" Hermione exclaimed, her smile growing. "Gryffindor won! Harry caught the Golden Snitch in his mouth, and Gryffindor defeated Slytherin one hundred seventy points to sixty."
"I wish I could have been there," Susanna said out-loud as Madame Pomfrey walked over to Susanna's bed with another glass in her hand.
"How do you feel?" the nurse asked Susanna.
"Better, the hurting pain is gone, but now my body aches and is sore," Susanna answered, rubbing her aching wrist. Madame Pomfrey handed her the glass in her hand, and Susanna quickly drank it.
"This will get rid of the rest of the pain," Madame Pomfrey explained before grabbing a bandage wrap. "Now let me see you left hand." Susanna lifted her left hand as Madame Pomfrey began wrapping it up. "Your wrist still is a little swollen and this wrap will help it." Madame Pomfrey gently placed Susanna's hand back down before walking back to her wrist. "Professor McGonagall has already been up here to check on you, so you don't have to wait. You may leave the Hospital Wing and be careful." The nurse gave the two girls a smile and wave as they exited the wing to go back to the dormitory.
"Something else happened at the match," Hermione spoke in a serious, grave tone. Susanna turned and gave her friend a curious look.
"What are you talking about? What happened?" Susanna asked her friend. Hermione looked around the corridor and saw there were many students around, some she knew shouldn't hear what she was about to tell her friend.
"Let's go somewhere less crowded," Hermione whispered as she led Susanna to an empty classroom, sitting down in an empty desk. "Professor Snape jinxed Harry's broom during the match." Susanna's eyes widen at the statement, not really believing that a professor would try to harm a student.
"Are you sure it was Professor Snape who was jinxing the broom?" Susanna asked, wanting to make sure Hermione was thinking the whole situation through.
"Yes, I saw Snape mouthing something and he wasn't blinking. You have to keep eye contact to keep a jinx," Hermione started explaining. "I had to start a little fire to distract him."
"Hermione, you could have been caught!" Susanna shouted to her friend.
"I know, but at least Harry was safe," Hermione retorted.
"Well, that's good. I just wish I could have been there to see the match," Susanna told, lightening up the mood. "Now, Hermione, can you help me with the History of Magic homework?" Hermione nodded her head in agreement as the girls left the classroom and walked up to the dormitory, both thinking about the events of the day.
Glad you made it down here! Hope it was okay! It probably seems like I'm avoiding every major event in the book, but I don't want the story to just be a repeat of the books, so I change it up a bit by putting Susanna in different situations. Only a few more chapters left in the first year! So, click on the review button and tell me what you thought!
I'm working on the next chapter of The Disney Dream, a oneshot for The Disney Dream Collection, trying to come up with something for The Bells of Notre Dame, and a oneshot for Harry Potter (based on a song I've been listening to lately). So as you can see, my schedule is pretty busy on top of school! So, see you guys on whatever I update next!