The Traitors [HP6] *EDITING*

Chapter 16

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It wasn't much longer before a group of professors came down from the school

and helped everyone out of their horrible situations. They cleaned up the leftover dirt

from the earth monster and banished the water one back to the sea. Madam Pomfrey

brought all fourteen players to the Hospital Wing; all the way Blaise was prancing about

and singing about Hufflepuff's ten point victory. Apparently, he had taken less of a liking

to Gryffindor after Harry told him to shut up. Things only got worse when Professor

McGonagall said she was going to take one hundred points away from each house for

appalling and expulsion-worthy behavior due to their spur of the moment fight.

But, it wasn't all bad. From their work together, Harry's team now had a

magnificent camaraderie and Harry felt as though he was part of a family when around the

six of them, especially when he was all bandaged up like a mummy and sharing a small

hospital bed with one of his teammates. His relations especially improved with Ak, now

reaching the point of almost a Ron, Hermione, or even a Malfoy friendship.

Also, the news of the match spread like wildfire around the school and even

though Harry's team lost, they were still crowned as the winners for beating Hufflepuff in

the duel that took place. Harry's reputation was back to its usual insanely high standard

that it used to be before he lost to Malfoy in the club and Ak in the card game match.

The unusual Quidditch match additionally turned students attention momentarily

away from the cancelled field trip, though not for long. They needed something else to

distract their minds... and they were going to get it. Thanks to the new schedule, another

Dueling Club meeting was scheduled for the end of the week, and everyone in the school,

especially Harry, was looking forward to it. Though... he was also concerned. What if

someone tried to steal Hermione's Bracelet again? What if Voldemort got it?

"Shouldn't you just leave it in your room?" Harry asked her before they left the

common room that day, a few minutes before that meeting was going to start. She rubbed

the Bracelet and glared at him.

"No," she said forcefully.

"Why not?"

"Because..." she said, sounding as if she were trying to make something up on the

top of their head. "Because... if I leave it in my room, it will be even easier to steal!

Someone could just open up my drawer and take it out."

"But, why don't you just put a charm on the drawer, then? Like Harry did?"

suggested Ron, polishing up his wand a bit.

"Oh yeah, you saw what happened when Harry put the supposedly good charm on

it," retorted Hermione. "Neville took it as easily from it as if it was a normal drawer."