Ahhh!!! She's here to make me update! Again!!!! Well at least she doesn't have anything to hurt me with. DR looks over at MOK Don't be so sure.
Hey, hey I'm updating!!!
DR Only because I threw you in the computer chair. Now update or face my wrath!
Alright, alright, alright I'm updating. By the way I only own Amber and her owl and that chocolate factory…. Wait no that's not right I only own that two pound chocolate bar.
The next morning I woke up to Hermione sitting on my bed.
"What?" I asked sitting up.
"Nothing it's just the first day of Christmas break!" Hermione said cheerfully.
"You know if you weren't my friend I would hex you right now," I as I fell back into bed not excited about it being morning.
"Come on," she said.
"Why are you so eager? Don't you remember last night? Ginny is going to be spreading rumors about you and Harry, not to remind you also about George and Fred," I said closing my eyes at the thought of the pictures they got.
"Oh come it won't be that bad and besides I'm use to it," she replied.
"Oh yeah? What about Krum?" I asked.
"Man you are a spoil sport. It won't be bad besides I hear that Ron has a nice big black eye," Hermione said smiling.
"Really?" I asked sitting up, she nodded and I finally got out of bed. As Hermione and I entered the common room I had a very bad feeling, Harry, Ron, Ginny, and a few others that I didn't know where there. Ron and Harry were talking to Ginny in one corner. She looked ticked and was about as red as her hair. I noticed that Ron had a nice big bruise right under his left eye. I half felt bad for him. Suddenly Ginny got up and left the common room. No one looked up at us as Hermione and I quickly made our way out of the room.
"I don't think they saw us," I said as the fat lady swung shut. Hermione nodded smiling but that smile disappeared quickly.
"YOU LITTLE HORE!!!!!!!!!!!" Cho screamed stalking up to us.
"Yeah guess so compared to a BIG ONE LIKE YOUR SLEF!" Hermione and I countered.
"Don't mess with my boyfriend," Cho said half growling.
"Don't mess with my best friend!" Hermione replied back glaring at Cho.
"You will get yours," Cho said then walked off, just as Ron and Harry walked out.
"Well there goes your girlfriend," I said without hiding the detest in my voice.
"Yeah, and I bet she is ticked. Oh well I'll deal with that later, come on lets go to breakfast," Harry replied then added. "Besides I feel like I have been neglecting you guys." After Harry said this he linked arms with Hermione and me while Ron linked arms with me. Then the four of us started for the Great Hall.
"Sorry bout last night," Ron said.
"Don't worry. That nice shiner you got there is good enough for me," I said smiling.
Our walk to the Great hall was filled with laughter and talking but it stopped as we entered the hall. Fred and George were leaning over the table talking and handing something out. All four of us dropped arms before we walked in. Viktor was talking to a Sltyherin and I noticed that Cho was glaring at us. Ginny was also but as to why I had no idea. Everything stopped as we walked in. Fred and George just smiled as we walked up to them.
"Alright what's up?" I asked.
"Just these," Fred said as he held up a picture of Ron and me. I made a quick glance at the others to find that they were all of Ron and not Harry.
"What no scandalous pictures of Harry and Hermione?" Ron asked as he also noticed this.
"Couldn't get any," Fred huffed.
"Ahh what a shame," all four of us said. "So Ginny has no proof," I added smiling as I sat at the table. There were several pictures sitting in front of me.
"Yeah but when was the last time that she needed proof?" Hermione asked sitting next to me.
"What are you two talking about?" Harry suddenly asked sitting next to Hermione.
"Nothing," I replied but thought, nothing that Cho disappearing would solve.
"No, something is wrong," Harry said turning to me.
"What makes you say that?" Hermione asked innocently.
"Amber?" Harry questioned me. I just tried to look innocent but it wasn't working.
"You wouldn't believe me Harry," I said looking down and at a picture of Ron and me on the floor of the common room with Ron's hand placed oh so conveniently.
"Try me," Harry said just as Cho came up to us.
"Well, well, it looks like Blondie here is just as bad as bookworm here," she said waving a picture around. Ahh so I must be blondie…gee what a name.
"Cho," Harry started, "What ever you have heard it's not true," he finished. "How dare she call my friends that," I though I heard Harry say. Hermione looked at me with a puzzled look on her face.
"Well after breakfast…" she trailed off whispering in his ear. Harry just nodded as she pulled away. He didn't seem very excited to talk to her.
All through breakfast Ron and I keep getting looks and there were whispers of us all over the Great Hall. Most of the students were going to be leaving that afternoon but I was still surprised that so many had put their names down to stay.
"Amber," I heard someone call and grab my arm as we headed back to the common room after breakfast. I turned to see Malfoy.
"What do you want?" I asked as I watched Hermione and Ron head back to the common room.
"Just to talk," he replied softly.
"About what?" I asked not hiding my anger from him.
"About this," he said holding the picture up. I looked from behind him I could see Viktor talking to Hermione and Ron walking off. No don't Ron! Stay with her! I thought as he walked off. I was about to head towards her but Malfoy stopped me.
"Let go Malfoy," I said as I saw Ron close by. He was far enough away to let Hermione and Viktor talk but close enough to help her.
"No, I want to know," Malfoy started.
"What that picture doesn't say enough," a male voice said from behind me. I turned to see Seamus, one of Harry's roommates. He didn't look very happy. What's his problem? I wondered.
"It says enough, why him?" Malfoy said.
"What's it too you? Besides sometimes what pictures say is wrong," I said as I looked at Hermione and Viktor. Viktor raised his hand when Professor Flitwick walked up. Viktor walked off in a huff and I could see Hermione relax as she talked to Flitwick before heading to the common room. I softly sighed and was glad that Flitwick had shown up.
"What do you mean?" Seamus asked bringing my attention back to them. Malfoy and him were looking directly at me. What is this all about? I mean why this attention all of a sudden?
"I mean that an accident happened," I said.
"Let's just say Chocolate isn't a good thing to steal from her," Ron said all of a sudden from behind me. Both Malfoy and Seamus turned on him.
"Weasel! Ron! You've defiled a innocent young lady and all you can say is don't steal chocolate from her," they said.
"Excuse me! If you both want to share a nice shiner like Ron then I suggest you continue. Nothing happened, just a slip of a hand," I said as I started walking away.
"Oops," I heard Malfoy say as a hand grabbed my butt. The next thing the three of them knew was Malfoy was looking up at me from his back while Seamus and Ron backed off.
"Don't you ever touch me again INBREEDER!" I said then walked off. That lousy pain in the neck, I can't believe that I'm related to him. What makes him think that he could do that! If he ever touches me again I'm going to hex him, even if it gets me kicked out of school. I thought as I stormed off to the common room. As soon as I came in three girls cornered me.
"So are you and Ron?" They started questioning me.
"No! Ron just stole some of my chocolate, and in getting it back we ended up a lump on the floor. It was just a mistake," I finally said still fuming about Malfoy. They still questioned me until McGonagall walked in. "Lanobi, follow me," she said then turned back. The girls that had been questioning me separated letting me through. I looked at Hermione she just had a "Good Luck" look on her face.
I followed Professor McGonagall through the halls of Hogwarts. As we walked I tried to think of what I had done this time.
"Lanobi, I wanted to talk to you about your homework," she started once we had reached her office.
"What about it?" I asked, as I noticed a book sitting on the edge of the desk.
"I wanted to congratulate you. This last assignment was excellent. I think you are giving Miss Hermione Granger a challenge to stay on top in my class. I know it must be difficult being from another country," she said. I just smiled and looked at the book again. It was a leathered bound book that didn't have a title.
"A little but Hermione and the others are helping," Amber said then looked at the book again. "Professor, may I ask what that book is called?" I asked as I pointed to it.
"It is an old history book," McGonagall replied picking it up and looked at with an expression of remembrance. "It has a lot of good information about ancient spells and fighting techniques. Would you like to read it?"
"May I?" I asked not really believing. McGonagall just nodded and handed it to me. I took the book thanked her then headed back to the common room.
"So what did McGonagall want?" Hermione asked me, not looking up from her book as I walked back in and sat next to her by the window.
"She wanted to tell me that I'm doing great. In fact she said that you and I are the best students she has had," I said as I flipped the book open.
"What's that?" she asked as she looked up from her book.
"It's a History book, McGonagall let me borrow it. She said that it contained ancient spells and fighting techniques," I told Hermione.
"Really?" she said as her eyes lit up. "Read some."
I smiled and looked at the page that I had opened it to. I noticed that it was written almost like a story and I had picked the middle. Oh well. I thought then started reading. "The fiery little sorceress, also known as dragon slayer, her protector, the half Chimera, the small princess, and the mysterious priest, continued up the mountain, with the help of a map drawn by a small boy that they had met only moments before. The boy had tried to steal from the sorceress. They traveled onwards not knowing what to expect next," I started then skipped a few paragraphs and started again. "Xelloss won't be showing up any time soon. He is busy in another dimension, so I can take my time in killing you all," the monster Seagram said. As the fiery little sorceress glared at him, she began to mutter a new spell, a powerful spell. (If want to know see apex C)." I said reading. At the last bit Hermione laughed. I looked up and giggled a little too then tried to find the apexes but I couldn't find them. "Bummer."
"Can't find it?" she asked. I just shock my head. "Well at least it looks like it will be a good read, maybe you'll even get Harry and Ron to read that one," Hermione joked. I just nodded and continued to read. "Ragna Blade?" I muttered under my breath as Neville came up to me.
"What are you reading Amber?" he asked.
"It's a history book," I told him and started reading some more of it to him. The next thing I knew I had Ron, Harry, Neville, Hermione, and Dean listening. That was most of us that had stayed for Christmas. For being a history book it didn't sound like one. Hermione was right it was an interesting read. It was about this young red haired sorceress along with her protector, who was an idiot, and a few friends. She was labeled as a danger but many times over she saved the lives of people. Most of the destruction that was caused was not all her fault, but most of the time it was. We spent most of the next few days like that reading and goofing off.
"Hey Harry I thought you were going to talk to Cho today," Ron started as it was only Hermione, Harry and I left in the common room late one night.
"I did," Harry said then turned to Hermione and me, "She wanted to talk to me again about what Ginny said about Hermione and I making out the night those photos were taken. I told her that nothing happened but still there is something that is bugging me."
"What?" Hermione and I asked at the same time.
"I get the feeling that she's hiding something," Harry said looking at the floor.
"She is hiding something," I thought. I looked at Hermione, who was half glaring.
"What was that?" Harry turned to me.
"Nothing, I just don't like Cho," I said.
"Why?"
"She accuses us of trying to taking you away. She doesn't think that we are just friends," I started.
"She hates me for no reason, and lets me know it every time I see her," Hermione huffed. Harry looked at us in the eye before looking back at the fire. I really couldn't meet his gaze, I really wanted to tell him but he wouldn't believe me.
"You two are hiding something too," Harry said after a moment.
"Oh come on Harry you wouldn't believe them if they told you. You know that they don't like her. You will just think that Cho is right about them," Ron pitched in being intelligent for once.
"You'll just think that we are making it up so you'll dumper," I added. Harry looked at us, then to the fire again. "Harry, please I would like to tell you but you won't believe it. You wouldn't believe me," I said trying to help.
"I guess you're right. I'm going to take a walk," Harry said sounding dejected as he stood.
"Harry," Hermione and I called to him as he reached the portrait. He turned to us. We looked at each other then back at him. "She doesn't deserve you," we said together. Harry just looked at us then walked out.
"What are you guys not telling?" Ron asked.
"Cho is cheating. That big slut," I said.
"Yeah and that bas..." Hermione said.
"Hermione!" Ron said wide eyed. Then he added almost deadly, "Who is she cheating with?"
"Viktor," I said. Ron hit the floor.
"What?" I then told him what I had told Hermione. "You are right he won't believe you. I almost don't believe you," he finally said looking at the fire. Suddenly the portrait swung open and a blur of black came flying in and up the stairs.
"That was Harry," Hermione said.
"I'll go check on him," Ron said then went after him.
"I wonder what's wrong with Harry." I asked to no one in particular. Hermione just shook her head.
"Come on we need to get some sleep," I said as Hermione and I were the only ones left in the common room and it was almost midnight. Hermione nodded and we both headed up to our room. Hermione and I didn't talk as we got into bed and fell asleep.
The next morning, Christmas Eve, Hermione and I didn't see Harry or Ron in the morning. Mostly because Hermione and I stayed in the Gryffindor tower, while Ron and Harry were outside playing in the snow that had fallen the night before. It was now a little past lunch time.
"I'm hungry," Hermione said setting her book down. "Do you want anything from the kitchens?"
"Yeah sure," I said as I looked up from the history book.
"Alright see you in a few," she said as she walked out.
Fifteen minutes had past and Hermione hadn't returned.
I know I should have gone with her. I said as I decided to wait five more minutes before I would go look for her. I hope that nothing has happened to her. Three minutes later I felt like I had been slapped and hit a wall. HERMIONE! I thought as I ran out of the common room, only to run into Cho.
"What do you want?" I asked her.
"Have you seen Harry, I wanted to talk to him," she said somewhat sweetly.
"No I haven't, why don't you go visit with some other Seeker," I muttered out as I tried to push her aside.
"Your just jealous that I have a boyfriend," she sneered to me.
"Oh yeah whatever, now get out of my way," I said and this time I was able to push her aside. I was feeling more urgent need to find Hermione. I ran down the hall when suddenly I felt like I had been punched in the stomach. I stumbled right into my worst nightmare, Draco.
"Well I knew it was only time before you would be falling into my arms," he said smiling.
"Don't be so delusional grease ball, now let go of me," I said as I stood and pushed him to the side and hurried off.
"Amber," he called after me. My stomach and face were hurting badly, I looked behind me to see not only Malfoy but Cho behind me.
"AAAHHHHH!!!" we all suddenly heard as more pain ripped through my body especially my leg. Hermione! Hang on I'm coming. I thought as I sped up ignoring the pain, and turned a corner and froze. What I saw was not a pretty sight. Hermione was on the floor with Viktor standing over her. She had several bruises and a cut on her check. Malfoy stopped by my side.
"Go get help!" I told him. he looked at me for a second, "NOW YOU IDIOT!" I yelled as Viktor kicked Hermione in the side hard. Malfoy ran, but I didn't know if it was to get help or just to save his own. "Hey JERK!" I yelled at Viktor, who looked up at me. "Why don't you pick on someone your own size." He just laughed as he turned to face me.
"Vike you?" he questioned as he walked towards me, leaving Hermione.
"Yes," I said gruffly as he came closer. He raised his arm to hit me. I ducked and kidney punched him, he fell to his knees. He glared at me but he was still on his knees. I knelt next to Hermione making sure that she was still breathing. She was breathing and barely awake, but I stayed for to long. Viktor hit me causing me to hit the opposite wall. My head was now pounding and I could feel a bruise forming where he had hit me and where I had hit the wall. Everything now was in slow motion. I stood only for him to hit me, again I hit the wall. He punched me in the stomach causing me to double over. I turned and lifted my head to see him coming at me again I ducked and rolled out behind him, my training finally taking over. I was behind him and kicked him into the wall but to no effect. He whipped around and smacked me across the face. I used the momentum and kicked him in the face but also fell to the floor hard. As I hit I heard something crack. Next I felt a boot connect with my side and again I heard a crack. I was bruised battered and knew if help didn't come soon both Hermione and I were going to be dead.
"GRANGER! HERMIONE! LANOBI! AMBER!" I heard as I heard foot steps. I looked up to see Draco and Professor Snape. I turned my head to also see coming from outside Harry and Ron, all of them looked pissed.
"VIKTOR KRUM!" was yelled from all four. They all had their wands out pointed at him.
"Vhat, I'v done nothing. It vos someone else, they just disapparated," he said. Yeah right, I thought.
"BULL!" I heard Ron.
"You can't apparate or disapparate on Hogwarts grounds," Snape growled. Viktor muttered something and started walking towards us but as he did there were four hexes shouted at once. There was a blinding light as the curses exploded then a thud. He was now on the floor with some really nasty looking curses on his face.
"What happened?" I thought I heard Malfoy say full of concern next to me but when I looked towards the voice I almost went deeper into shock it was Professor Snape.
"Viktor attacked Hermione, tried to stop him," I croaked out. I thought that he looked mad during class but that was nothing compared to how he looked now, he was pissed. I turned to see Harry kneeling next to Hermione.
"Let's get them to the hospital wing," he told Harry and Ron. Harry picked up Hermione as I was picked up. I turn to face Ron, who had picked me up. Ron's eyes were burning, and I could tell he wanted to kill Viktor. Harry had the same look that Snape did. At that moment if 'Morty' had walked in he would have been dead with in two seconds by just looks alone. Malfoy was just dumfounded.
"Malfoy, go get professor Dumbledore," Snape growled. Malfoy jumped and ran off.
Once we reached the hospital wing Madame Pomfrey just about had a heart attack. While she was helping Hermione professor Dumbledore along with McGonagall, Draco and a floating Viktor came in. Viktor was in a full body bind and couldn't move, and still had the nasty curses. Harry and Ron were glued to Hermione's and my sides. After the professors talked with Draco they told him to leave. After a moment Snape and McGonagall left with Viktor. By this time Hermione and I had both been looked at by Madame Pomfrey and were somewhat awake. We both had several bruises scraps and cuts plus cracked and broken ribs, I had a broken wrist while Hermione had a broken leg. Madame Pomfrey had healed us mostly but everything was still sore. Dumbledore walked up to us.
"Tell me how did you know Hermione was in trouble?" he asked softly.
"Do…" Ron and Harry started but Dumbledore stopped them and turned to me. I understood that he wanted me to answer.
"A little while ago Hermione received a letter from Viktor," I started but then Hermione chipped in.
"I told her what happened over the summer, how Viktor attacked me when I went to visit him." At this all eyes turned towards me, they were all shocked. Apparently she hadn't told Ron or Harry about her trip.
"She told me not to tell. I wanted to but couldn't," I said bowing my head.
"We had planed that I would always travel with someone. This morning, I guess we just forgot about it," Hermione said.
"About fifteen minutes past and she wasn't back I began to worry and say that I should have gone with her. I decided to wait just a bit longer but then I felt like I had been slapped and hit a wall. I knew then she was in trouble."
"Was that all?" Professor Dumbledore said with a slight smile.
"No," I told him and told him of how I ran into Draco and then found her. Dumbledore's eyes brightened then dimmed a little as he turned to Harry and Ron.
"How did you know?" he questioned.
"I was about to throw a snowball when I felt someone hit me in the stomach. At first I thought that it was Ron hitting me with a snowball but he was also on his knees." Harry started then Ron continued.
"We looked at each other and realized that something was wrong, but we didn't know that it was Hermione and Amber," he said.
"I have one last question and I might be able to clear this up for you. Did or have any of you hit wands with each other?" Dumbledore asked. We all looked at each other. Ron spoke up and said that he had sword fights with Harry once in a while. Hermione and I looked at each other then I remembered.
"Yes we all have!" I said suddenly as Dumbledore stood.
"What are you talking about Amber?" Ron asked.
"Remember Halloween?" I asked. Harry, Ron, and Hermione thought for a moment before it dawned on all of them.
"I remember that was the weirdest thing!" Ron voiced.
"So you all have hit wands?" Dumbledore asked and this time we all nodded and told him about it. He just smiled and his blue eyes twinkled like he knew a secret. "You all have a connection that nothing will be able to break," he told us. We were in shock as he began to tell us that because of this connection we would be able to, as it grew to hear each others thoughts and emotions and feel each others pain when not in the same room. He told us it would be wise not to tell anyone else about it, even the teachers.
Soon after he told us about that Dumbledore, along with Harry and Ron were shooed out by Madam Pomfrey. I didn't know how long I had been asleep with the help of a potion that Madam Pomfrey had given Hermione and I. It looked like it was dark out though.
"I don't like this!" I heard Madam Pomfrey cry, waking me up completely.
"Neither do I but we must for their safety," I hear a voice replied this time I opened my eyes to see Hagrid, Snape and McGonagall talking with Pomfrey. I looked over to see that Hermione was also awake.
"Well aright I will give you some stuff for them to take in the morning and be careful in moving them," Madam Pomfrey said as she walked off, McGonagall followed her. Snape and Hagrid came up to Hermione and I.
"Sorry," Hagrid told us as he picked up Hermione. I was sitting up and started to stand as I asked. "What's going on?"
"Viktor Krum is missing, we are moving you back to your dorms to keep you safe. We need to move fast come on," Snape said as he helped me to my feet. Half way to Gryffindor tower McGonagall joined us. I had walked most of the way when I was over come with dizziness. Without losing a beat Snape picked me up and carried me the rest of the way.
YEAH!!! VIKTOR IS MISSING!!! DR jumps up and down
That's not a good thing. MOK
DR stops jumping what do you mean?
.... … …. …. …. …. Because he's after Hermione and Amber you!
But's he's not going to hurt them…is he?
MOK hits her forehead No not at all, he just tried to kill them!
Oh that's right!!! I've got the duct tape who's got the torch?
Any way that's all for now, see you next time.
far away DR Shhhh I'm Viktor hunting.