Black and Potter | H. Potter

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song: my blood by ellie goulding.

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"SHOCKING BUSINESS . . . shocking. . . miracle none of them died. . . never heard the like. . . by thunder, it was lucky you were there, Snape. . ."

"Thank you, Minister."

"Order of Merlin, Second Class, I'd say. First Class, if I can wangle it!"

"Thank you very much indeed, Minister."

"Nasty cut you've got there. . . Black's work, I suppose?"

"As a matter of fact, it was Potter, Weasley, Granger, and the other Black Minister. . ."

"No!"

"Black had bewitched them, I saw it immediately. A Confundus Charm, to judge by their behaviour. They seemed to think there was a possibility he was innocent. They weren't responsible for their actions. On the other hand, their interference might have permitted Black to escape. . . They obviously thought they were going to catch Black single-handed. They've gotten away with a great deal before now. . . I'm afraid it's given them a rather high opinion of themselves. . . and of course, Potter and Black have always been allowed an extraordinary amount of licence by the headmaster —"

"Ah, well, Snape. . . Harry Potter, you know. . . we've all got a bit of a blind spot where he's concerned."

"And yet — is it good for him to be given so much special treatment? Personally, I try and treat him like any other student. And any other student would be suspended — at the very least — for leading his friends into such danger. Consider, Minister — against all school rules — after all the precautions put in place for his protection — out-of-bounds, at night, consorting with a werewolf and a murderer — and I have reason to believe he, along with Ara Black, have been visiting Hogsmeade illegally too —"

"Well, well. . . we shall see, Snape, we shall see. . . The boy has undoubtedly been foolish. . .and we shall conduct a small investigation to see if Miss Black aided her father in any matter, but I doubt a young girl has that capacity. . ."

Ara lay listening with her eyes tight shut. The words she was hearing seemed to be travelling very slowly from her ears to her brain so that it was difficult to understand. . . Her limbs felt like lead, she felt a stinging pain on the left side of her torso; her eyelids were too heavy to lift. . . she wanted to lie here, on this comfortable bed, forever. . .

"What amazes me most is the behaviour of the Dementors. . . you've really no idea what made them retreat, Snape?"

"No, Minister. . . by the time I had come 'round they were heading back to their positions at the entrances. . ."

"Extraordinary. And yet Black, and Harry, Black's daughter, and the girl —"

"All unconscious by the time I reached them. I bound and gagged Black, naturally, conjured stretchers, and brought them all straight back to the castle."

There was a pause. Ara's brain seemed to be moving a little faster, and as it did, a gnawing sensation grew in the pit of her stomach. . .

She opened her eyes.

Everything was slightly blurred. She was lying in the dark hospital wing. At the very end of the ward, she could make out Madam Pomfrey with her back to her, bending over a bed, Ron's red hair was visible beneath Madam Pomfrey's arm.. She looked to the side where Harry was, he also had his eyes opened.