Crimson Ink

Body Care

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All those present watched as Tom unleashed a powerful fire spell on the dome. The horcruxes actually screamed as the fire consumed them and destroyed them ...

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Harry winced as he watched Hermione sit on the floor as the goblins finished trying to heal her, "Hermione, are you ok?" He asked as he stepped over to her. No one else wanted to talk to her since anything, even their presence, might make her more scared. She already made it clear that she didn't trust a;most everyone there.

When Hermione stayed silent Goresnare scanned her with a quick spell and put a privacy spell around her and the goblin team healing her, "She's deep in shock. I think it might be best if you all return to the Malfoy manor. I don't believe it'd be wise to move her right away."

"I agree most of us should leave, but perhaps Harry and I could stay. As far as she's concerned Harry is a friend and I was kind of against Dumbledore just now." Quirinus pointed out.

Goresnare nodded sharply, "Very well. Vesta can stay too."

The fox, after all, was most likely the only reason that spell didn't straight up kill her. If Hermione really was that close she'd be dead and the wound suddenly looked much less severe. At some point Vesta must've sensed the danger and covered Hermione with an illusion that made her seem closer than what she really was. Vesta must've gone a step further and made the wound look fatal just for Dumbledore's benefit.

"Yeah, you two should rest up anyway." Harry said as he patted Draco and Vincent on their shoulders. Remus and Sirius looked reluctant to leave, but when the privacy bubble was removed they heard Hermione start gasping for air and they knew they'd get in the way if they stayed. "Hermione, calm down." Harry said as he rushed over with Quirinus.

"He ... he tried ... after ..... I did ... why?" Hermione gasped through choked breaths as she attempted to clutch her chest, which the goblins tried to stop. If she touched her chest then she'd block the very wound they needed to heal. Unfortunately, when they tried to hold her back she began struggling violently. "He ... tried to ... kill me! I vow this shit is his! All of it! Take it! Do you hear me, you bastard?! They have your shit!" She screamed while breaking away from the goblins and randomly throwing every shrunken item in her pockets.

Harry and Quirinus immediately tried to dodge a few shrunken items to get to Hermione. As the witch raged the goblins calmly caught each item in levitation spells and summoned a much needed calming potion. That potion turned out to be greatly needed since Hermione only became more agitated when the professor and Harry got close.

When she thrashed around everyone, save the rampaging witch, saw Harry flinch. No doubt this chaos wasn't good for his shoulder wound. Quirinus had to step in and hold her still so the goblins could put a body binding spell on her. The spell hit her at the exact moment when her mouth was slightly open. The sight of that calming potion floating into the room was a massive relief for all those involved.

"He's g-going to p-pay for his c-crimes, Ms. Granger." Quirinus said, trying to maintain his stuttering professor persona as Hermione was made to take the calming potion while still frozen in place.

Goresnare nodded, "If you let us heal you and give us more information ... calmly this time ... we'll consider not being as severe when asking how you were involved with Dumbledore." He said and was pleased to see a vindictive glint in the calmer witch's eyes.

Quirinus smiled as the bindings were removed, "You should g-go, H-Harry. I'll m-make sure M-Ms. Granger gets back t-to school s-safely."

Harry hesitantly turned away,but after a couple steps he turned to her again, "When I was in the infirmary Ron visited me. He still looked sick and he actually thought he was sneaky ... if I knew ... if either of us knew what'd happen to him we might've been hurt if we tried to stop it. There's nothing we could've done. Now we just need to not let Dumbledore drag us down any further or give us any more regrets." He said before finally leaving with the fox in his arms.