The Pure-blood Prince

Hospital Wing

Both Harry and Edelweiss were unconscious when Albus, Severus and Minerva arrived, Severus moved towards Edelweiss frantically checking her over and finding the cracked stone in her pocket.

"She got the stone, but it was damaged." Severus said handing it to Albus, who placed it in his pocket.

"I'll sort it out with Nicholas. You and Minerva take the children to Poppy." Albus picked up Edelweiss's wand and with some difficulty spelled it to show the last performed spells. A counter-curse, a stone appears, an injured Ron healed, flames vanished, an image of Edelweiss appeared then disappeared and a fox Patronus appeared. Albus nodded understanding the main events that had taken place. He placed the wand back in the sheath on the unconscious girl's arm, patting her hand which laid on her stomach. Severus carried her through the rest of the chambers while Minerva conjured stretchers for Ron and Harry. Ron was still unconscious but healed, and Edelweiss was spelled invisible by Severus who took a path prepared by the Bloody Baron, who was easily capable of ordering Peeves to clear the halls. Harry woke up in the hospital wing in the bed next to Edelweiss who was still unconscious.

"Good afternoon Harry, ah, tokens from admirers?" Albus said with a smile.

"Admirers?" Harry questioned. Albus explained that the whole school knew what happened.

"What happened between you and Professor Quirrell is a complete secret, so naturally the whole school knows." He explained what happened to the stone and that Nicholas Flamel would pass away with his wife. He also explained how when Harry's mother's sacrifice placed the protection spell in his blood. Harry spared a quick glance at Edelweiss.

"And what about her? She was in the room. Quirrell he used a curse on her, three times." He said quickly looking at Dumbledore.

"Yes, would you mind telling me which curse it was? I can only tell that she blocked the first one." He said and Harry nodded.

"I think it was Curcio." Albus frowned. "What curse is that Professor?" Harry asked.

"The torture curse." He said simply, and Harry looked at her,

"Is she okay?" He asked and Albus nodded.

"She'll be fine, unfortunately she has experienced the curse before. She was a child and Voldemort himself did it. The same night he killed her father." Albus said, and Harry stared at her.

"Isn't she a Slytherin? Why would he killed her dad?" Albus sighed.

"Her father was a Gryffindor and her mother was a Ravenclaw, but came from a long line of Slytherin pure-bloods. He targeted her father and killed him, her mother passed in childbirth so now she lives with her uncle. Her father and her uncle are members of the Order. But that is enough of that for now. You should get some rest before the feast." He said standing up and leaving the wing.