The Love Story of Peter & Hermione (The Chronicles of Narnia)

Chapter Five

-Hermione Granger-

"Hurry!" Peter grabbed Lucy's hand and helped her up the hill.

We reached the top of the hill and saw Edmund going through the Witch's castle gates.

"Edmund!" Lucy shouted but Mr. Beaver stopped her.

"Shh! They'll hear ya!" He yelled.

Peter started to run after Edmund but I grabbed him.

"Peter, no!" Mary ordered.

"Mary, I have to get him back," Peter argued.

"I know, but this isn't the right decision to do it," I say.

"You're playing into her hands!" Mr. Beaver added.

"She's nothing like Glinda the Good Witch!" I continued.

"We can't just let him go!" Susan argued.

"He's our brother!" Lucy added.

"He's the bait! The Witch wants all five of you!" Mr. Beaver explained.

"Why?" Peter asked.

"To stop the prophecy from coming!" Mr. Beaver replied. "To kill you!"

"This is all your fault!" Susan yelled at me, Mary and Aurora.

"We fault?" Aurora yelled back.

"None of this would have happened if you had just listened to me in the first place!" Susan yelled.

"Oh, so you knew this would happen?" Mary retorted. "That Edmund would do this? That the Witch wants to kill all of us?"

"I didn't know what would happen," Susan argued. "Which is why we should've left while we still could!"

"Stop it! This isn't going to help Edmund!" Lucy shouted at us.

"She's right. Only Aslan can help your brother now," Mr. Beaver agreed.

"Then take us to him," Mary said to him.

"I hope Edmund will be okay." Aurora say to me as I nod.

"Hurry, Mother! They're after us!" Mr. Beaver shouted as we entered the house.

"Oh, right then...,"Mrs. Beaver started to pack.

"What is she doing?" Peter asked as he looked outside.

"Don't worry, you'll thank you me later. It's a long journey and Beaver gets pretty cranky when he's hungry," Mrs. Beaver explained.

"I'm cranky now!" Her husband yelled.

Somehow, I was able to hear everything from outside. A deep sense of warmth filled me and I involuntarily smiled a little.

"Take them," Maugrim ordered as the wolves started attacking the house outside.

"They're here!" Mary exclaimed.

"Do you think we should bring jam?" Susan asked.

"Only if the Witch serves toast!" I retorted. as I helped open a secret underground cave.

As we entered the cave, the wolves broke in. I knew they found the house empty.

"Badger and me dug this. It comes up right near his place," Beaver explained as he led the way.

"You told me it lead to your mums!" Mrs. Beaver asked him.

When Lucy fell, I caught her and we heard howling.