Unfortunate Circumstances

Day One

All characters belong to JK Rowling 

Draco

Draco Malfoy hated everything almost as much as everything hated him. Many would claim that he was overreacting and that it was just unfortunate circumstances. "The world does not hate you" they said as they rolled their eyes. "You're just overreacting." Draco was not overreacting and the world most certainly did hate him. Or at least Madam Pomfrey did. He had been wondering around the castle when she found him, he had been trying to help with the clean-up. The castle needed a lot of work and they needed all the help they could get.

He had been in the passage way between the stairs and the third-floor corridor, or trying to, the was just a great big hole in the floor. He nearly fell into the hole when Pomfrey came up behind him and demanded to know what he was doing.

"Five days" Draco said, "I have to stay in this place for five days?!"

Madam Pomfrey sighed and rolled her eyes. "Mr Malfoy, we have been over this. The two curses that hit you during the battle may cause some serious side effects and I want to keep you under observation."

Two curses, Draco couldn't even remember being hit. Then again, he couldn't remember a lot from the battle, just the overwhelming sense of fear and sadness. He had been so afraid, he was on Potter's side, he was always on Potter's side but watching them try to kill his family? He thought they were all going to die there and then.

"Well why am I stuck in the hospital wing? Why am I still even at Hogwarts? Surely I can go home" he grumbled. He did not want to be here. He wasn't even welcome really. He had changed sides weeks before the battle, even helping the golden trio with their plans to get into the castle but his family were still death-eaters and there had been so many casualties because of them.

"Mr Malfoy, you are to stay here for five days under observation. You will remain in the hospital wing and that is final. You may be a Malfoy and the dark lord has been vanquished but you are still a student and under my care" Madam Pomfrey crossed her arms and Draco knew he had been defeated. There was no way he was getting out of this but he was still going to fight it.

"My father will hear about this" he sneered but it was empty threat. He didn't even know if his father would ever talk to him again, he had taken it personally when Draco refused to become a death-eater. But he also had absolutely no desire to stay in the hospital wing for five days. He was just about to leave Hogwarts for good when she cornered him. Everybody had been giving him death glares and he knew that he wasn't welcome. He couldn't remember a time when he really was.

Madam Pomfrey looked at him sternly "Mr Malfoy I do believe that your father will find himself unable to plead your case. He will be too busy with his own."

He recoiled as if he had been slapped. His face paling considerably making his already pasty complexion look almost ghost like. He hadn't even thought about what might happen to his family,

Madam Pomfrey softened when she saw his face. "Come along Mr Malfoy. We'll get you set up" she gently touched his arm "It's only for a couple of days and then you can return home." Draco said nothing, he just followed her as she made her way through the ruins of the once great castle.

                                                                                                                              

Hermione

Hermione Granger was reasonably new to magic. Before she got her Hogwarts letter nearly seven years ago she didn't even know that it existed but never once had she ever considered that maybe magic couldn't solve everything. Looking at the crumbling castle she thought that maybe she should have.