The Hospital Wing
Author's Note: Orginally, Chapter 12 and 13 were going to be one big chapter, but I seperated it into two chapters to make it easier for my readers. I'd love to know what you want to happen next! Please email any ideas to me!
In the Hospital Wing
When Harry awoke, he found several pairs of eyes looking at him, and he also discovered he was sleeping on a bed in the hospital wing.
“Where’s Katrina?” he asked as he jerked up with a start.
Hermione pointed to Harry’s right. Over his shoulder he saw Katrina lying unconscious in a twin bed next to his. Sitting at her waist, was Percy carefully caressing her hand, and Arizona Brown sitting at her feet. Harry could see Percy shooting dirty looks at Arizona, furious at the idea that another guy would be sitting with her in her hospital bed.
“Is she alright?” Harry asked.
“Be quiet.” Percy hissed. “She’s fine, but she’s sleeping.”
“She’s really weak, but she’s gonna be okay, Harry.” added Ron.
Harry sighed. “That’s good news.” he said. “When I saw her like that, I thought something bad might have happened.”
The nurse approached Harry. “Oh, I see your awake. How are you feeling?”
“Good.” he said with a nod.
“Try to stay out of trouble this year, Mr. Potter. It gets a bit bothersome having to mop you up time after time. And you have gone and got the new student hurt too with all your exploits. And the headmaster’s niece, no less!”
“It wasn’t my fault she got hurt! She was attacked!” Harry cried. Madame Pomphey just turned and went into her office. As the door shut behind her, Harry could hear Percy swear.
“Damn it!” he said. Harry jumped. It was totally out of character for Percy to say something like that, and Harry couldn’t believe his ears. “Her first day here and she already got injured! I told you guys not to let her go in the rain, but what did you do? You go and drag her outside! She’ll probably have a cold too!”
Percy shook his head in disgust. “I can see it now. She’ll have a runny red nose, sneezing, itchy bloodshot eyes, the works!”
“Everyone gets colds every now and then, Percy.” said Hermione.
“Well, I didn’t want her to get one!” Percy shouted.
At this Arizona Brown jumped from where he was seated. “What the hell is wrong with you?” he shouted, glaring at Percy. “Do you not care that she was attacked this afternoon by someone who wanted to do her terrible harm? That poor girl at the Cruscacius Curse =used against her! She was tortured with it! Do you know what that feels like?”
“No, I don’t know what that feels like, but I bet you don’t know either.” Percy spat back.
“Of course I don’t know. But that’s not the point. The point is that Katrina was attacked today by someone who wanted to torture her, maybe even kill her! Does that not matter to you?” Arizona exclaimed.
Percy did not reply.
“Obviously, the only reason why you are so worried about Katrina getting a cold is that it would ruin her looks temporarily. And something like that would be horrible for a man that does not love her!” Arizona said.
“What are you talking about?” Percy asked. “I do too love her!”
Arizona just shook his head. He looked absolutely repulsed. “You’re not in love, Percy. You just in lust. She’s a beautiful young woman with great talent, a great personality, brains, and a hell of a lot of other stuff. She also has a powerful family connection. How could you resist a woman like that?”
“I love Katrina.” he said firmly. “What are you doing here, anyway?”
“I’m Katrina’s best friend. A message was sent to Katrina’s family when Dumbledore found out she was attacked. Her family were not able to come, but I was. So I apprated to the country, and then flew on a broomstick to get here. Katrina’s grandmother told me the way. I needed to be here for her, and Katrina needed to have a true friend her, besides Harry ofcourse.”
With all the commotion, it must have awoken Katrina. She stirred, making a soft cooing sound.
She awoke to find Ron, Hermione, Percy, Neville, and Arizona crowding around her. Harry sat up in his bed, letting his feet touch the cold hard floor. Percy leaned in close to her face.
“Good morning, Sleeping Beauty.” he said.
Arizona snorted. “Cliché!” he shouted in a fake cough. Everyone ignored him.
“Is it morning?” Katrina asked in a weak kitten like voice.
“Yes, it’s morning. You were out for a long time and then you slept for so long.” Percy half whispered. “My love.” he added, glaring at Arizona. “Are you feeling alright?”
“Mmmmm. Just sleepy.” she replied.
“I wish you hadn’t gone anywhere that afternoon. You could have come to the office with me and keep me company.” said Percy.
“I’ll be okay. I’m just so sleepy.” she replied. Her eyes were sparkling as she looked up at Percy. Harry felt like someone just punched him in the stomach.
She really does love him! he thought.
“Is my necklace safe?” she asked.
Percy sighed, as he placed his hand upon her neck and touched the delicate chain of that necklace she loved so much.
“It’s safe around your pretty neck.” he said. “They heard you yelling about your necklace when you were being attacked. Why didn’t you just give them the necklace?”
“This necklace belonged to my mother, it was a gift of my father’s. It’s the only thing I have of their’s and it’s one of the few things that I know about my parents.” she said, stroking the pendant on the chain. “They’d have to unclasp it from my cold dead body if they wanted to get it.”
Percy sighed once more. “That’s what I’m afraid might have happened. You get have been killed, Katrina. All over a silly necklace.” He kissed her daintily on her lips. “I’d buy you a thousand necklaces if it meant that you were safe, Katrina. Your life is worth a lot more than a piece of jewelry. Jewelry can be replaced. You can’t.”
“This one can’t.” she murmured.
“Katrina.” said Arizona as he scooted closer to her, despite Percy’s disgust. “If it’s necklaces you want, I’ll buy you all the jewelry in the world. You don’t do anything stupid like that again, okay? If someone tried to take your dumb little necklace, you just throw it one direction and run as fast as you can the other way. I know it’s very very valuable, but no price is worth losing you.”
“I think I’m getting sleepy again, Arizona.” she said. “Thank you for coming to be here with me, it’s so nice having an old friend with me now.”
She closed her eyes and slipped into sleep.
“All this because of Lu Willow.” said Arizona shaking her head.
“I’ve been thinking.” said Hermione. “I don’t know much about this guy but I think he’s trouble. I think he’s the one who attacked Katrina and Harry.”
“Nonsense.” said Arizona. “He ‘s been a good friend of mine for years. And a good friend of Katrina too! He’d never hurt her, he’d never hurt anyone!”
“Katrina told me his parents were Death Eaters.” Harry added. “That doesn’t look good, but I don’t think she saw him.”
“Do you think she’s making that up or seeing things?” asked Ron.
“My idea is that she’s been thinking about him so much and so worried about him that she really wanted to find him, and they may have caused her to think she saw him when she didn’t.” explained Harry.
“That does make sense.” said Hermione. “But who attacked her?”
“Listen, I know that you guys don’t know old Lu, but I do and he’s a real good guy. He helped me out that time I got locked in the bathroom stall.” said Arizona.
“Did you just say that you got locked in a bathroom stall?” asked Neville.
“Yeah, I got locked in one of the old bathroom stalls.” said Arizona.
“How do you get locked in a bathroom stall?” asked Ron.
“How do you not get locked in a bathroom stall?” replied Arizona with a grin. “I was going about my, uh, business and when I went to unlock the door it was stuck.”
“Why didn’t you just crawl under the door?” asked Harry.
“It was too low to the ground, and I couldn’t climb over it because it was too tall.” said Arizona.
“Why didn’t you do a spell?” Hermione suggested.
“Lost my wand.” Arizona answered her. “Anyway, I had to yell and yell for somebody to let me out, and nobody would. They just stood there and laughed at me, except for Lu. He heard he yell and he didn’t a spell on the door, and it opened.”
Everyone laughed.
“You know what I think about your story?” exclaimed Percy. “I think it’s really stupid. And as for you, I don’t think your the nice guy everybody thinks you are. I think you were the one who attacked Katrina! You better stay away from her! She’s my girlfriend, you know!”
With that Percy, stormed from the room, slamming the door behind him.
Neville looked at Arizona and made a funny sound, and then left the room.
“So two people think I am some kind of crazy guy that attacked Katrina and Harry? How about the rest of you?” Arizona yelled, clenching his fist.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione stared at each other without speaking.
“I see how it is.” was Arizona’s reply as headed for the door. “I didn’t do it, and you know it! Katrina saw Lu Willow, but he didn’t attack her! You may not believe me, but I know that it’s true, and I’ll find a way to prove it, somehow!”
As soon as the door slammed, Ron whispered, “I don’t know about you, but I all of Katrina’s friends are a bit mad!”
Hermione just stared at the wall. “Who could possibly be her attacker?” she asked, knowing that nobody in that room had the answer.
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Author’s Note:
WHEW! That was really short, at least for me, it is! I wrote the whole chapter in one sitting! Oh my god! lol! I’d really like to know what you think about Arizona Brown. I really love that character. I imagine him as a handsome Neville Longbottom with attitude! What do you think? I’d really like to know!!!! Please share your thoughts!
Who do you think attacked Katrina and Harry? I’m curious to hear any theories anyone has. Maybe I’ll tell you if your right, but then I may not. It would ruin the story for you! :->
