Book 3. Clary Fairchild Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban

6. First Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson

When we were finally at the Hospital wing, we let madam Pomfrey take care of Draco. Hagrid left after she told him that Draco was going to be okay. Hagrid looked at me and gave me a confused look. I said "I'll stay a little longer, Hagrid. You can go if you want."

Unfortunately for me, madam Pomfrey wanted me to wait outside the Hospital wing. She said "I'll call you as soon as I'm done." I nodded and looked at Draco with slight worry, who gave me a reasuring look and motioned me to leave.

I was now waiting in the hallway outside the Hospital wing. I was looking outside and watched the people, who were done with their classes, going to the Great Hall. It was almost time for dinner.

After a while, madam Pomfrey called me and said that I could come in again. I asked "How bad is it?" She smiled a little and said "He only has a broken arm. Nothing more." I sighed and chuckled "Thank goodness. He was acting like he was dying." She smiled and said "Yes he does. He always does that when he gets hurt in some way. Acting dramatically, I mean." I sighed and said "I know he does."

I walked towards Draco and saw him laying on a hospital bed with his right arm bandaged and in a sling. He was acting dramatically again. He told people around him that he was attacked by a wild beast and that he was lucky to be alive. I rolled my eyes and sighed.

Draco heard me sigh and turned towards me. He smiled brightly, when he saw me. "I was wondering where you were, Clary." I gave him a smile back and said "I was just waiting outside, until madam Pomfrey told me to come in." He wanted to say something else, but some of his friends came walking in and stopped him from saying anything else to me.

Some of his friends I didn't knew the names of. One of them rushed forward and almost pushed me away. I could just in time step aside and let them all through. I looked at the sight and saw Draco being dramatic again.

I saw that his friends really thought that it was all true what Draco told them about what happened. I didn't wanted to interupt them, so I decided that I would wait in a corner in the Hospital wing, until they were gone.

The other Slytherins hadn't exacty met me, yet. They didn't know that I was his friend too. I mean, many other students knew, except for most of the Slytherins. I wondered if Draco even wanted to let them know we're friends.

I watched Draco's friends carefully. Some of them were angry at what happened. Others wanted revenge and well everyone of his Slytherin friends thought that Draco was right.

So here I was, waiting until Draco's friends left. After some time, they decided to leave. Draco told them that he would see them at dinner. He waved them goodbye and I watched them leave the Hospital wing.

As soon as they were all gone, Draco turned to me. I walked towards him and said while smiling "I thought they would never leave." I was now standing next to his bed. He said "You can sit down if you want. I was too waiting until they would leave."

I sat down on the bed and asked "So, how are you?" He said "Well...I have a broken arm and it hurts terribly. That beast could have killed me!" I shushed him and said sternly "Don't make a scene, Draco. You acted like you were dying and the only thing you have, is a broken arm. So, be happy that it is only your arm and not anything else." He said "I know I may have been acting a little bit extreme about what happened." I gave him a look "You think?"