Chapter- 22

Someone was beside me, I could feel it. They were running from one side of my bed to another and then jabbing me in my arms with what felt like a really soft stick. Wait, I'm on a bed. Having just realizing this I also realized it was the softest thing I've ever laid on. If I could I would stay in this spot forever, I would. Then the facts of the evening soaked into me and once again, my heart dropped. My eyes fluttered open and I looked around the large room in confusion. Where am I?

"Lisa you're okay!" someone yelled.

"Hermione, where am I?" I asked.

"Your at Hogwarts, in the hospital wing."

Sitting up straight was a bad idea and once I did I laid quickly back down.

"Are you serious?" I asked feeling like I was in some sort of weird dream.

"Yes!"

"Where's Kyara? Is Maddie and Remus okay? Where's everyone else?"

"Kyara is fine, she's roaming the school. Since it's summer no one else will be here and she said she wants to get to know the place before she comes here next year. Maddie will be okay, same with you, as soon as you get some more rest. Everyone else is around here somewhere, they want to know the lastest knews on you guys so they won't go far. That was a pretty strong Crucias Curse that was." Hermione said.

I felt relief wipe over me soon to be erased when I noticed Hermione left out Remus' s well being.

"Hermione, how is Remus?" I asked carefully.

"Madam Pomfrey, the nurse here, said he might be okay."

"Might?" I squeaked. "What charm was he hit with?"

Though, I wasn't sure if I wanted to know the answer to that question.

Hermione took a deep breath and said, "The Killing Curse, but it didn't hit him directly so Madam Pomfrey thinks he could possibly make it."

It was as though the world had fell away sharply below me. Remus, the person who was like a father to me, the person that sent me letters all through the summer since I last saw him, could be dieing? It was too hard to believe.

"Is Madam Pomfrey always right? You said once hit with a Killing Curse you die immediatly." I choked out.

"Yes, she's almost always right. I did say that but maybe there's a possibility that if you only get hit slightly, and no where close to the heart or head, you could live! It sounds probable to me."

Feeling better I sat up again, this time more slowly, and told Hermione I was going to walk around for a bit. I thought I wouldn't get away with all those 'are you sure' and 'do you feel strong enough' but in the end, she let me go.

I first walked toward the Gryffindor Common Room. Hermione had told me so much about this place it was as though she drew a map in my head so I pretty much knew my way around. Kyara looked as though she was looking for the Gryffindor Common Room since she pasted it three times so I decided to help her out.

"You know I bet you walked past the opening to the Gryffindor Common Room eight times." I said as sarcastically as I could muster.

"I bet I have! Is it this one?" she asked, pointing to the completely wrong picture.

"No," I said walking over to the correct one, "this one."

"I knew that! What do you think, I'm stupid?" Kyara asked.

Never am I going to understand how Kyara can manage to be so funny and upbeat during hard times.

"Sometimes I wonder." I said. "Where might Maddie have gone do you know?"

"Yeah, she went to the Slytherin Common Room."

"I don't get it, how can she be in Slytherin? She has the qualities of a Gryffindor."

"Maybe she has qualities of both and that hat thing couldn't decide. The hat sounds pretty smart to me, from what Ron told me, so he probably made the right decision. We can still be friends with her even though she's a Slytherin and we'll probably be Gryffindors, what house or group you're in doesn't matter it's if you can keep the friends you have in the different house or group." Kyara said.

I raised my eyebrows in a mockingly way, "How did you get so smart?"

"Sometimes I have these moments."

We both looked at each other and burst out laughing, just like the first time. Kyara has that talent, she'll always make me feel better when I'm down. After the side-ripping laughter I asked, "How about having a look in our possible new common room?"

"Sounds good!"

We walked into the Gryffindor Common Room and our mouths dropped in surprise. It had a fire place with big marble stair cases leading up to the boy and girl dormitories, a huge window, with velvet drapes, over looking the Hogwarts grounds. There were pictures of famous wizards and witches and unique patterns on the walls and floor. The most surprising thing was how big the room was, and the tint of magic that was in the air.

"I could get used to this place." Kyara said after shock had subsided.

"Me too, can you believe we might actually get to study here?"

"I know, another dream I'll have to remind myself that is actually reality."

I laughed and we walked out of the huge hole behind the portrait of the Fat Lady and back to the hospital wing, hopefully for the last time.

A/N: You guys got to chapters in one weekend, so feel special! Just kidding, I really need more review or I won't have confidence to keep going. I'll think you guys hate it so REVIEW!