The Key to a Riddle's Heart (DISCONTINUED)

Chapter 4 - Coming back from the Hospital Wing

I woke up the next morning in an unfamiliar room. At first, I thought it had been my dorm room but then realized that it looked nothing like my dorm. The room was convered in white whereas my dorm room was covered in maroon and gold.

Footsteps began approaching me and I looked over and saw a nurse holding two goblets. From the smell I could tell they were healing potions.

"Hello, dear. Good to see you awake. Your friends were waiting here all night but I forced them to leave and go sleep. Now, drink the potions and you'll be able to leave," She handed me the potions and warned me that they were not going to be good. I thanked her and chugged the potions quickly.

I was able to stand up and leave the Hospital Wing after I got changed into yesterday's clothes. Once I opened the door to leave, I noticed a boy slumped against the side of the wall, fast asleep. As I walked closer, I realized it was Tom. I squatted down next to him and poked his shoulder. He didn't move so I tried to nudge him a little. Tom still was asleep and so I gave him a good shake and the next thing I knew, I was on my back on the ground with a wand pointed at my neck.

I inhaled shakily and closed my eyes, ready to be cursed but suddenly the wand was moved. I opened my eyes and Tom was just looking at me.

"Sorry about that, I didn't know it was you," Tom said quietly. I gave him a hesitant smile and then noticed the position we were in. Tom was straddling my waist and my hands were pinned over my head to the ground.

He seemed to notice as well and then helped me stand up while I tried hiding the blush that appeared on my face. His face held a ghost of a smile displayed on his lips as he realized the pink tint of my cheeks.

"Are you feeling okay?" He asked while looking me up and down, checking for bruises and scratches.

"Yes, I'm fine, thank you," He nodded and then began walking away. I sighed and walked off to my common room to shower and change into a fresh pair of robes. Once I was done getting ready, I decided to head down to the Great Hall for breakfast. When I walked in, everyone was already seated and were eating.

I kept my head down and made my way to the Gryffindor table to sit beside Dorea. She immediately pulled me into a hug and started rambling on about how nervous she had been.

"We would have been there but Madame Kryser refused to let us," Charlus explained, I gave him a nod and began piling food onto my plate.

"Oh, I was so worried for you! Everyone was just crowded in a circle so we couldn't see anything and then all of the sudden everyone fell silent. Then we saw you being carried out of the room by Tom and I thought you were dead. Dan sort of just stood there, not knowing what to do. He's been really torn up about it. Once you had left the Great Hall, he walked out and disappeared for the rest of the night. When he came back this morning, he looked like he had spent a night in the forest," Dorea said using many hand gestures. I gave a her a small smile before taking a sip of my drink.

"Did any teachers find out?" I asked her and the boys.

"Well they don't know exactly what happened except for the fact that you ended up in the Hospital Wing for getting hit by the Cruciatus Curse," Matthew responded to my question.

"Did it hurt?" Charlus asked, stupidly. Matthew lightly shoved him and laughed.

"Of course it hurt you dimwit," Dorea and I laughed while the boys fake fought. We finished up our breakfast and continued to our first class of the day which happened to be Transfiguration. On the way there, Dorea explained to me what we learned in the classes after lunch. She told me that I shouldn't have to worry about the homework because I had been in the Hospital Wing.