Midnight & Destiny | Harry Potter FanFiction

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That night at the Gryffindor Tower had certainly been a tense one. Fred and George were testing their products on first year students, something Hermione didn't approve of. She even went as far as to threaten sending word to Mrs. Weasley, something neither twin could believe. Mrs. Weasley would certainly send them a Howler at the first possible convenience. Hermione was definitely taking her Prefect position seriously while Ron seemed a little reluctant to get involved in situations that didn't involve him or Harry.

Since Harry had spent the previous night in the hospital wing, this was the first chance everyone in Gryffindor had to talk to Harry freely. It didn't last long because Ron declared that anyone that bothered Harry would be given detention with Snape. That did the trick. Ron wasn't really popular after that but Harry was left alone. Hermione, still furious with Fred and George, retreated to bed early with Ron giving up on his homework a short time later. Despite his own exhaustion, Harry knew that if he put off his homework he would regret it.

He tackled his Potions assignment first, finishing it an hour and a half later. By then there were only a few people in the Common Room. Rubbing his tired eyes, Harry started on his History of Magic assignment determined to finish it. Almost two hours later it was finished. Unable to keep his eyes open any longer, Harry called it a night. He set his alarm to go off early so he could go to the hospital wing and be back before anyone would notice. Harry also cast a few silencing charms around his four poster bed so in the chance he had a nightmare he didn't wake anyone up.

The next morning came too fast for Harry's liking. Pulling himself out of bed, Harry dressed as quietly as possible before leaving his dorm room to hurry to the hospital wing. To say that Madam Pomfrey was displeased about Harry's state was a severe understatement. She recognized his exhaustion immediately and gave him a variety of potions that wouldn't conflict with his prescribed one. By the time Harry left the hospital wing he was feeling better than he had in a long time. The pain from his still healing muscles had decreased and he was certainly more awake now.

Just like the day before, Harry settled at the Gryffindor table in the Great Hall, waiting for everyone else to wake up. He pulled out his dream journal and wrote down whatever he could remember from his dreams last night. There had been a few strange ones but at least he hadn't seen the graveyard again. It wasn't a nightly occurrence but it was still something Harry feared every night. He hated watching Cedric's murder over and over again. He hated waking up screaming. He hated waking people up with his screaming.

It wasn't long before people started entering for breakfast. Putting away his dream journal Harry pulled out his Charms book and gazing through it. Before Harry knew it someone sat down with a thump to his right followed by someone else sitting down gentler to his left. Harry had to bite back a smile as Hermione started to pour herself a cup of coffee while Ron started pilling food on his plate.

"Why didn't you wake me up, Harry?" Ron asked as he covered his mouth to prevent a yawn from escaping. "I would have come with you."

Harry closed his Charms book and looked at Ron with a raised eyebrow. Ron looked like he was about to fall back asleep as it was. "No, you wouldn't have," Harry said honestly. "I've been up for a while. Madam Pomfrey wanted to see me to make sure everything was all right."

Hermione instantly touched Harry's arm. "Is everything all right, Harry?" she asked. "You said that you were tired—"

"—which is to be expected considering that I had been taking naps at home," Harry interrupted calmly. "Everything's fine. Madam Pomfrey just wants to keep an eye on me for the rest of the week. She wants to be absolutely certain what happened on the train won't postpone my recovery." It was basically the truth. Besides, his right side was feeling a lot better today so why mention it and worry them?