Chapter Five
Hermione turned just in time to get hit by the wizard cracker as it exploded. The force of the explosion threw her backwards. The sound of the attack caught the attention of the Bloody Baron who was just down the hall. He came out and promptly started dealing with Peeves.
"Honestly, Granger you don't you have any sense" Draco drawled as he walked over to Hermione; he winced when he saw the burns on her face and neck and her clothes were singed. The cracker had knocked her unconscious, but at least it had just been a ridiculous looking hat in it so that didn't make the injury any worse than it already was.
"Cass, go get a Professor!" Draco ordered his little sister "Preferably Snape" he called after her the last thing he needed was McGonagall or someone else coming and jumping to the conclusion that Draco had attacked Hermione on their first day of rounds. Cassandra returned with both McGonagall and Snape close behind her.
"Good heavens!" McGonagall exclaimed as she came up to the group
"What happened here Mister Malfoy?" Snape asked.
"Granger and I where just finishing up our rounds when we heard the first years screaming, we went to see what was going on. She was on her way to make sure that no one was hurt when Peeves threw a wizard cracker had her. It exploded on her."
"We need to get Miss Granger up to Madam Pomfrey." McGonagall said conjuring up a stretcher and levitating Hermione on to it.
"The First years should probably go as well just to be safe." Snape added
"Mister Malfoy, go back to your dormitory Professor Snape and I can take it from here." Professor McGonagall said levitating the stretcher up to the hospital wing.
The group arrived at the Hospital wing and Madam Pomfrey bustled out of her office.
"What happened here?" She asked
"Peeves was tormenting some first years, Miss Granger and Mister Malfoy decided to try to help them and Miss Granger got hit by a Wizard Cracker." Snape summarized. Madam Pomfrey quickly administered a potion to relieve some of the pain Hermione, who had woken up on the way up to the hospital wing, was feeling and turned her attention to the first years.
After some quick diagnostic spells Madam Pomfrey determined that the first years where fine, just a little shaken up after what they had seen. She had Snape give them each a calming draft and send them to bed. She then turned her attention to Hermione. She had second degree burns on her face, neck and hands, her clothes and hair where burned as well, after running a few diagnostic spells she determined that she did not have a concussion or any broken bones due to the impact of the fall.
Professors McGonagall and Snape watched as Madam Pomfrey fetched potions and balms to heal the burns.
"Miss Granger will be fine, she has some pretty bad burns but thankfully that's it. The burns should heal without a problem, and she can probably return to class by tomorrow afternoon at the latest."
The Professors thanked the Medi-witch and left.
(Earlier while Madam Pomfrey was healing Hermione)
Because of their stop to the Hospital Wing it was now after hours as the first year Ravenclaws headed up to their dorm. They were almost there when they came across the Head boy and girl on patrol.
"Esmeralda, Cassara what the hell are you doing out of bed?" Alastair asked when he saw his sister and her best friend roaming the halls
"Alastair! You should watch your mouth, especially around first years!" Alexia scolded, "Don't you know it's after hours and you should be in bed." She continued turning to the first years
"We were on our way to bed when Peeves waylaid us and started throwing Wizard Crackers-" Cassara started
"Are you alright Esme," Alastair started, "I swear if that bastard poltergeist did anything to you I'll make him regret his very existence!"
"I'm fine Al, the only person who got hurt was that nice Gryffindor prefect, Hermione Granger."
"Hermione? Was she taken to the Hospital Wing? Who was on Patrol with her and are they alright?" Alexia said worrying about the new prefects
"It was Draco, he's fine and yes Granger is fine Professor Snape and McGonagall took her up to see Madam Pomfrey." Esme said.
"We went up too we wouldn't have been out of bed if it wasn't for that." Hunter, a first year Ravenclaw boy with dark curly black hair and hazel eyes, added.
"Alright then, but hurry up and get up to your dorms and don't let us catch you up after hours again." Alexia said and continued on to their patrol.
Sorry if the ending seems too abrupt. Please review, and if you can come up with something more than a request for a next chapter it would be appricated.