The Golden Trio
Chapter 2
Until they heard a scream...
Harry woke up with a painful scream. He had a terrible nightmare. The boy winced as he shot up, sweat covering his brow.
His vision was blurry, it was dark. He didn't seem to be in the headmaster's office anymore. He felt smooth blankets and a cold pillow.
Harry knew he was in the Hospital Wing. He knew the place all to well.
"Potter, dear, Are you alright?" A bubbly voice said.
Harry reached for his glasses on the nightstand and put them on his face. He say the concerned eyes of the school nurse at the foot of his bed.
"I'm alright. Bad dream." Harry brushed off. He wasn't alright however. He still felt numb from the past events. He looked past the nurse and out the tall stained glass window. It was dark outside and the castle was silent.
"What time is it?" The boy asked to break the silence.
"It's past midnight. You need to drink these potions and then go back to sleep." The nurse explained, handing him two potions.
"What are they?"
"One is a dreamless sleep potions and the other is strengthening."
Harry nodded and drank both the potions. They tasted rather awful, with a shudder he finished the potions and laid back down in the bed.
He started to feel the sleep potion take it's effects as darkness over came him.
Once, Poppy knew the boy was asleep she walked towards her office. He pinched the bridge of her nose and sighed, "That poor boy." hu
The whole common room went dead silent.
Hermione and Ron looked at each other in worry, they knew that scream all to well. Hermione grabbed Ron's arm and they were about to leave the common room when Seamus interrupted.
"You guy's can't go out now! It's way past curfew!"
Hermione glared at Seamus, "We don't care. Our friend needs us."
Ginny stood up and ran upstairs into the dormitories. Ron raised his eyebrow in confusion. Before the two could walk out, Ginny reappeared with something in her hand. She tossed it to her brother and said,
"It's Harry's cloak. Be careful!"
Ron smiled in response. The two friends put on the cloak and snuck out into the hallway to see their friend.
They made their way down the hall, towards the hospital wing.
"Ouch, Ronald! You stepped on my foot!" Hermione whispered as they rounded a corner.
They finally reached the entrance of the Hospital Wing. They threw off the cloak and saw the sleeping boy in the bed. Hermione ran over to his bed side and Ron followed.
"Harry?" Hermione asked as she sat on the side of his bed.
She brushed his untidy dark hair out of his face. He looked peaceful and sleeping.
"Do you think it was actually him who was screaming?" Ron asked unsure of what to do.
"Yes, I recognize that scream from anywhere. It is the scream he has when his scar burns or when he wakes up from a nightmare."
Ron nodded in agreement and sat at the foot of his bed. Hermione continued to brush Harry's raven hair out of his pale face. He looked so fragile and small in this big hospital bed.
"I'm sure he will be fine, Hermione. He is always fine." Ron comforted his friend as he placed a hand on her shoulder.
Hermione wiped a single tear and gripped her sleeping friends hand.
"I know. It's just hard seeing him like this. I can't believe Seamus and the others actually believe that Harry murdered Cedric!" Hermione whispered.
"I know, I mean...bloody hell! Harry? Killing anyone? Yeah, right."
Ron and Hermione's conversation was interrupted when they felt a small stir from the boy in the bed. They stayed quiet and glanced each other a anxious look. He didn't stir again.
Hermione looked back up at Ron, "We should go. Before, Madam Pompfrey comes back."
Ron nodded in agreement and they hid back under the cloak, leaving the hospital wing and to the common room.
Sorry for chapter shortness, I've been really busy and I thought this was better than nothing! Also, I forgot to mention that English is NOT my first language, so I am sorry for any grammar or spelling mistakes. I tried my best! Please review and thank you for reading!