(Book Three) Innocent {CLP SERIES}

{Chapter 24}

C R Y S T A L ' S P O V

We ran up the path when some bleach blonde hair caught my eye.

"Malfoy." Ron spat his name with venom.

Hermione stormed up to him, her wand drawn.

"You, you foul, loathsome, evil little cockroach!" Hermione pointed her wand at Draco's throat.

He whimpered, and Hermione turned around, tucking her wand back into her belt.

Draco, Crabbe and Goyle started laughing, which made me incredibly mad.

Harry held me back, so I wouldn't do something.

"Hermione, stop. He's not worth it." Ron said.

Hermione turned around and punched Draco straight in the face.

A satisfying crack sounded from it.

"She'll pay for that, the little Mudblood! Not a word to anyone about this!" I heard Draco say as he ran off.

"That felt good." Hermione said, taking a breath.

"Not good, brilliant." Ron laughed.

"You okay Crystal?" Hermione asked, noticing me being restrained by Harry.

"She's fine, I just had to hold her back so she wouldn't hex Malfoy to bits." Harry said.

He let me go now, but kept an eye on me.

The events that were set to happen next all happened so suddenly, I lost track of it all.

I saw the executioner behead Buckbeak.

Birds flew into the air as the unmistakable noise sounded, making shivers go up my spine.

"I can't believe they d-did it." I said, my voice unsteady.

Hermione was crying on Ron's shoulder.

Harry came over to me and placed a hand on my shoulder, and squeezed it.

Hermione's breathing was shallow and uneven.

"I can't believe it. After everything we did. How could they!" She cried.

I only just noticed now that it was getting dark.

"Stay still Scabbers!" Ron was trying to keep Scabbers in his pocket, but was failing miserably.

"OUCH! He bit me!" Ron whined.

Ron went chasing after his rat.

"Caught him!" Ron announced.

But in a few seconds, I could hear the soft pounding of paws.

Before I knew it, I was tackled to the ground and a huge dog was on top of me.

I was unable to get up.

I screamed as the dog showed it's inch long teeth.

Ron ran over and pushed the dog off of me, before the dog then attacked him.

Ron had fallen on top of me.

I felt Ron grab onto me and I was dragged along.

"Ron, I can't breathe." I wheezed.

"I'm sorry." Ron apologised.

Hermione had a cut across her shoulder, Harry had a graze on his cheek. Ron had a broken ankle and I was unharmed because Ron protected me when we were being dragged by that dog.