Well, here's chapter 5!

I have an update, but I'll leave that until the end.

Until then, enjoy the chapter!

I do not own Harry Potter. That honor goes to JKR!

Nellie had managed to fall asleep. In the morning, she was able to move a little more, and so she pulled herself up, moaning over her sore back. Without a moment to walk, the stall's door was flung open, and Hermione burst in.

"Oh, Nellie! I'm so sorry!" Nellie found herself in a painfully tight hug from Hermione. Immediately she let go and looked at Nellie.

"You're hurt! Here, let's go to Madame Pomfrey." Hermione pulled Nellie's arm and placed it over her shoulder, helping her to walk.

"Hermione, what happened?"

"After you were hit, the Troll went after me, but then Harry and Ron came! They somehow took the Troll down, and Professor McGonagall came in with your dad. They got really mad at us, and they deducted 50 points from each of us. That's 150 points! In the fuss I went with them all to Professor McGonagall's office. But I knew I was forgetting something! Oh, it's all my fault Nellie, I was the only one who knew you were there. I am so sorry."

"It's fine. I would understand, you must have been so scared and freaked out. Besides," Nellie said with a slight grin, "If they had known I was there it would've taken 50 more points from Gryffindor, right?"

"Oh Nellie, you're so selfless. I really wish my mind hadn't been so full, you didn't deserve that. Are you okay?"

"Better than I was last night."

"Well, that's better than nothing. Look, there's Madame Pomfrey. Let's go call her!"

After showing Nellie to Madame Pomfrey, she was forced into a hospital bed and Hermione was shooed out of the Hospital wing. But before she left, she promised to visit Nellie in between classes.

Nellie sighed, looking at the ceiling. Madame Pomfrey had been looking at other students for quite a while. Finally she came over to take a look at Nellie.

"You're bones are not broken, thank goodness. But your forehead has been cut up pretty bad. I'll fix it and you'll be in your classes again tomorrow, alright?" Nellie nodded. Both heard then the sound of a door opening. In came Professor Snape in a rush.

"If I may, Madame Pomfrey, speak to my child in private." He said, gasping. Madame Pomfrey nodded. Once she had left, Nellie noticed her father leaning on one leg.

"What's wrong with your leg?"

"Nothing, nothing. I heard from Miss Granger that you were in the Hospital Wing. Good Heavens, are you alright? That cut on your forehead looks pretty nasty."

"I'm fine."

"I don't believe you, Nellie. And besides, I didn't see you at the Halloween feast. You're hiding something. Speak." Nellie sighed, before relaying to him the whole episode from the night before.

"You were there? But, I didn't see you!"

"The stall's door closed, I guess. And last night, I couldn't speak, so I couldn't call for help."

"I'm so sorry, Nellie. It's my fault." Nellie looked at him confusedly.

"How is it your fault?" Her father put his hands on his knees, and flinched.

"A-are you alright?" Her father looked in pain, even if he wouldn't admit it.

"I'm fine Nellie. I told you that already." And with that, he limped off.

After a couple of ours, Nellie's forehead looked as though it had never been injured. The following day she resumed classes, and in a week she joined everyone else to watch the Slytherin vs. Gryffindor Quidditch match, which Gryffindor won. Afterwards, she was met by her father, who asked her to call for Hagrid.

"Hagrid? Why?"

"I need his assistance with something Nellie," he responded, wiping dust off his robes. Nellie noticed the burn marks.

"What happened?" Nellie asked, pointing to his robes.

"I don't know. I was watching the match, and then I noticed that my robes had caught fire. But that doesn't matter. Go get Hagrid!"

"Okay," Nellie said, running off.

Nellie had never been acquainted with Hagrid personally, but from Hermione she had heard of him. She found his cottage at the end of a hill, and ran towards it. Right before knocking on the door however, she heard voices, and she peered through the window to look.

"-but Snape's trying to steal it." Nellie heard Harry's voice. Her mouth opened into the shape of an "o". Harry was accusing her father of stealing something?

"Rubbish," a new voice replied. Nellie assumed it was Hagrid's. "Snape's a Hogwarts teacher, he'd do nothin' of the sort. "

Well, at least someone doesn't think wrongly of my father, Nellie thought. Then a girl's voice began to speak.

"So why did he just try and kill Harry?"

Nellie could tell this was Hermione's voice. She looked in shock. Her only friend at Hogwarts was betraying her? With tears in her eyes, Nellie ran off.

When night had befallen Hogwarts, Nellie sat in bed, still upset over what she had heard. She turned at the sound of a door opening to see Hermione come in.

"Nellie, you look upset. Something wrong?"

"Like you would care," Nellie muttered, looking down at her blanket.

"Nellie, please tell me what's wrong." Nellie lifted her gaze towards Hemione, and took a deep breath.

"My father asked me to call for Hagrid at the end of the Quidditch match."

"But that's just a favor! There's nothing-oh," Hermione said, realization hitting her.

"Hermione, I thought you were my friend. How could you accuse my father of something that big?"

"Nellie…" Hermione frowned. "Nellie, I honestly thought he was trying to jinx Harry's broom."

"No, it wasn't him! My dad would never commit murder. I'm sure he was just trying to stop someone else from jinxing the broom."

"Like who? I didn't see anyone else with their wands out."

"Professor Quirrel did."

"the Defense against the Dark Arts teacher? I didn't see his wand out."

"Because you didn't think to consider anyone else. You pointed your finger at my dad."

"Oh, Nellie, I'm so sorry. I haven't been kind to you at all. I understand how this must have been making you feel. I shouldn't have accused him without proof that it was him. Forgive me?" Hermione stuck out her hand. Nellie thought about it before shaking her hand.

"I forgive you. I guess I shouldn't have listened in on your conversation."

Hermione pulled Nellie into a hug, which Nellie accepted, and they sat like that until they were told to go to sleep.

So, yeah. I might have mentioned it before, but I'm trying to follow the book, and they mentioned Snape so I tried to stick defensive Nellie in.

-UPDATE-

Chapters 1-5 I had prewritten. So I was able to post daily. But I am still writing chapter 6 and onwards, and they are not ready to post.

So if I don't post everyday, don't grab your pitchforks and start chasing me. I'll try to post as often as I can.

Other than that, thanks to AsphodelRose87 for reviewing! And all those people from before too!

Myraah out.