To Help A Friend

Chapter 1

I guess you can say it's been a long year for harry. From having been attacked by dementors before school,  to almost getting expelled. Now he has to deal with Umbridge and Dumbledore won't even talk to him and it's only October. He had just finished DADA and once again he has another detention. He just decided to go up to the common room so he could start his work since he obviously gonna have no time later on.

Harry got to the common room and spotted Ron and Hermione working at a table in the corner by the fire. "Hey guys" he said as he sat in one of the empty chairs pulling out his work to start on.

"Hello Harry" Hermione said as she looked up from her work, while Ron just gave a grunt in acknowledgement.  "So when is your detention?" she asked as she went back to her work.

"Tonight at six" he said while trying to start his essay for charms.

Finally Ron spoke up "'Mione can you check my answers for this?" he said while holding out the parchment. Hermione just sighed while Harry chuckled and held out the paper. "sure Ronald". While Hermione was doing that Harry heard footsteps coming towards the table. He looked up and saw his quidditch captain Angelina Johnson walking towards him.

"Harry we have quidditch practice tomorrow so please for the love of Merlin do not get a detention." she said while looking at him. Harry looked at him and could see what looked like desperation and tiredness in her eyes.

"Don't worry Angelina I already have a detention for tonight, so unless my work doesn't meet her standards I'll make practice tomorrow." as he said this they heard Hermione squeeze the parchment. Harry gave her a look of understanding while Angelina gave a her a look of confusion and Ron one of horror and shock. "Hermione I worked hard on that!" It was that, that broke Hermione out of her trance and released that paper.

"Don't worry Hermione you know I can handle umbridge" Harry said as he gave her shoulder a squeeze to which she relaxed and nodded back. Angelina just looked more confused as that statement. Harry then turned to her "Don't worry Angelina I'll be there I promise." she just nodded and left. The trio then worked for a couple more hours which consisted of Hermione finishing her homework and the boys asking for help on theirs. Soon it was time for Harry to leave but he was able to finish all of his work. "I got to go but i'll see you guys later" he packed up all of his things and left.

When he got to the classroom he saw umbridge sitting behind her desk doing work. Or well what she considered work. He stepped into the room and she looked up and smiled at him. Well to Harry it really wasn't a smile. "Ah Mr. Potter sit you'll be writing lines tonight." she said while she handed him the parchment and quill and he went to go sit down. He didn't even need to be told what to write and he just started to write. He could feel the pain in his hand and the quill started to carve the words in it while using his blood. 

He honestly didn't know how long he had been there for. Or how many times he had written that same sentence over and over. One hour had turned into three and next thing he knew it was midnight. "Alright Mr. Potter that is enough let me see your hand" Harry stopped writing and walked up to umbridge to show her his hand. She grabbed his hand and saw the left over blood. "well it seems that the words have sunken in enough tonight Mr. Potter you may go now". Harry grabbed his stuff and left, feeling a bit light headed . He made his way up to the Room of Requirements hoping to get some help from Dobby with his hand. He finally made it to the seventh floor and started pacing back and forth hoping for somewhere to sit down. Finally a door appeared and he walked inside, well more like stumbled inside. He saw a couch on the side of the room facing a fire just like in the gryffindor common room. He went and sat down for a minute before he did anything. "Dobby" was the only thing said before he heard a small pop was heard behind him.