Chapter
25
Clinging
to This Emotion
A stern-faced
surgeon came out and addressed Hermione. He walked towards her slowly,
clipboard
in hand.
“There’s nothing muggle medicine can do for him.”
“What!? No, he can’t be! Wait, muggle medicine??”
The doctor held up a hand to quieten her, then smiled kindly.
“Now, now,
he’s not dead. And Hermione, whoever said peoplel ike us can’t become
muggle doctors?”
Hermione nodded slightly, biting down on her bottom lip nervously. The doctor continued.
“No, he’s not
dead. But, his situation is very serious. You see, he suffers from a weak
heart condition.”
By now, one
of Hermione’s hands was holding Ron’s, and the other was holding Harry’s.
Ron looked
shocked at what the doctor had just said.
“But he’s er...”
“A Malfoy,
I know.” A ghost of a smile appeared on the doctor’s face. “They’re a proud
lot, I’ll
grant you that. But Lucius Malfoy’s boy has a very weak heart. The situation
is
precarious.
I’ll be very honest with you. I’ve managed to stabalise Draco, but, he
has lapsed
into a coma.
I’m sorry...” Shaking his head sadly, he got up and walked back towards
Draco’s room.
“Can we see him?” Hermione called out hopefully. The doctor paused and turned around.
“Not right
now. But later I’m sure you will be able to...” His voice trailed off.
He hated
giving bad
news to young people, infact, hated giving it to anyone. Shame it was,
when
Draco was
the nicest Malfoy in generations.
Ron winced
in pain as Hermione’s grip tightened. His hand felt like his fingers were
almost
going to drop
off. He looked at Harry, and saw an equally uncomfortable look on his face.
As the doctor
disappeared from view, Hermione once again burst into tears of helplessness,
clinging to
Ron. Harry’s eyebrows raised in question, and Ron looked away.
Ron somehow
felt happy though. Why couldn’t the slimy little drip almost die everyday?
What!? What
was he thinking?? The pain Hermione was going through was terrible, and
it
made Ron’s
heart ache when he saw her like this. He patted her back lightly, and felt
her
arms tighten
around his neck, hugging him closer to her.
“And what’s
going on here?” A familiar cold voice drawled out. It sent a shiver of
unexplained
emotion up Hermione’s spine.
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