A world Of Magic and Mystery

Chapter Twenty-One - Returning To Hagwarts

The next thing I knew I was rolling. My breath labored. Pain. So much pain. My eyes where switching between conscious and unconscious. Cedric only tightened his grip on me. Screams. Cedric held into me. Scared. Scared that if he let go I'd die. I'd leave him. I shook. He curled in. Holding into me. Shielding me. Before turning and holding me. His hand where warm. He began to shake. Dumbledore appeared. I panted. "He's back. You-know-who is back." Dumbledore grimaced. Then. Cedric was hit with realization. Then he screamed. "She was hit with the killing curse! Twice! Tonight!" He shot up. Still holding me. One arm under my legs. The other still holding my face in his chest. I head Sirius screaming and yelling. Ordering to be brought to me. My ears began to ring.

Cedric talked. Telling who I'm guessing was Moody what happened. He held me close. Never letting go of me. Tightening his grip on me as he talked. He told him everything he saw. I panted. Something was poured down my throat. I coughed. I still hurt. But my vision reappeared. I felt something touch my limp arm. I flinched. I couldn't hear either. I panted. There was a jerk. Cedric stood. His grip tightening on me. He held me in a protective manner. I felt his rage with his breath. He was yelling. Holding onto me tighter. He kept moving. I laid limply. My arms wrapped around Cedric. Tightly.

Cedric head onto me. My ears where ringing. My leg was twitching. Same with my right side. I panted. Pain. Next thing I knew Cedric was moving. Until he stopped. Staring at the man. I didn't know what was happening. The door bursted open. And I felt a hand rubbing from my upper head down to my back. My head turned to the person. My vision blurred. With stars and black. I saw papa. My hand moved. Shaking. Paps grabbed it with a Vice grip. He spoke. I couldn't hear him. My ears ringing louder. And louder. I panted. My breaths again labored as pain shot threw my body. And my eyes rolled back.

My hearing returned first. Along with my feeling. I felt someone holding both my hands. Then there was. My guess was a dog laying on my stomach. My right hand twitched. Tightening around a hand. The person moved. Jumping up and cupping my cheek. The dog jumped up and stood at the side of the bed. Turning back. Another person shot up. Bill, Molly, Charlie, Percy, Arthur, Ginny, Fred, George, Ron, Neville, Colin, Denis, Luna, and Hermione where in the room. Along with Mooney, Papa Padfoot, and Cedric. I could sense there presence. My eyes opened. Then shot closed. Again they opened and I was face to face with a sobbing Cedric. Who instantly engulfed me in a hug. I flinched. My eyes again blinking. And I rested my head on his shoulder. He laid me back down. I was limp. My body still hurt. Papa moved. Stroking my head. Threw ought the next few weeks I was constantly slipping in and out of consciousness.

I stood in the shower. My eyes looking at my five new scars. The one on my shoulder. My right ankle from the spider's fangs. And right arm. From my elbow to my wrist. I stared at it. Wanting to dig my nails into the scar. But I shook my head. Before looking at the golden lightning scar. From my right side. Across my bell button. It spread. Like lightning it reached up to my right upper chest. To my collar bone. And down to my right knee. White. Gold. Then I looked to the last scar. Right in my Achilles hill. Silver lightning snapped scars appeared. Covering my left foot it wrapped all the way around my leg up to my knee. A bright silver.

I sighed. Wrapping my shawl around me. I wore one of my dresses. I didn't want to wear the uniform. A simple white dress with a dark turquoise top coat like dress thing. My black, purple, and blue shawl rested. Pinniped in place. By a lily pin. I grabbed the stag. And stared into space. I moved and placed it in my case. Closing it. I was in the dorms.

I began to walk. Then changing my mind. I just moved. And laid on my bed. The curtains closed. My eyes closed. The I stood up when out of the dorm room and began to walk down the hall. I walked fir a bit. No one was in the halls. I was limping. My left leg still hurt like hell. I walked. Until I ran into Cedric. His eyes drifted to my left leg. Noticing I was avoiding putting any weight on it. He moved and pulled my left arm over his neck. Placing his right hand on my waist. I winced. He flinched in return. "Sorry." He continued on. Until he dropped me off at the Griffindor table. Before. Reluctantly returning to his own table. It was like any normal day. We stood silent as Dumbledore explained what happened.

Cedric again came over to me. Again pulling my left arm over his neck. Not long after we ran into Fred and George. We had decided. That we would give the reward money to Fred and George. We both had enough money. And they wanted to start a shop. They had tried to refuse the offer. I finally spoke up. I hadn't spoke most of the day. "Think of it as an investment. Well co own your shop with you. Help pay for stuff. With time you'll be able to pay us back." They had agreed.

We where already in the train as we talked. Soon after the train stopped. Papa came running. Taking me from Cedric. Muttering a small thank you before continuing on. Headed home. We went home. I still limped. My leg acked with every step. My eyes closing as we finally returned home.