My Life At Hogwarts

Surprising News

I awoke to find myself on someone's back. I looked down and saw that it was George. I looked to my left and saw that Fred was carrying a sleeping Lucy on his back. I leaned forward and whispered "Good morning" in George's ear. He turned his head towards me and we were within inches of each other, he smiled at me and pecked my forehead. I smiled and kissed his cheek.

"Do you want to get down?" He asked me. I shook my head at him, enjoying his warmth. He smiled and nodded. I moved my hands so that I was playing with the hair at the back of his head. I saw him clench his jaw so I stopped. He turned to me and whispered "You didn't need to stop, I like it." I frowned at him, if he liked it so much then why did he clench his jaw.

I shrugged to myself and continued to play with his hair. When he clenched his jaw again, I stroked it with my finger. I felt him stiffen underneath me and stopped. I whispered in his ear "I think I should get down now." He turned to me and then nodded. I was very confused about the way he was acting and hoped that if I was walking beside him, he wouldn't be as weird.

He crouched down and I climbed off him, nearly falling over as my head got dizzy. I reached out for the closest thing to me and it was George's hand. I grabbed it and felt him pull me to his chest. He asked me if I was okay but before I could lie and say that I was fine, I fainted.

When I opened my eyes again, I saw that I was back in the hospital wing. I panicked and started trying to climb out of the bed, fat tears falling down my face and blurring my vision. I blinked them away and tried to get out of the bed. I felt arms try to get me back in the bed so I moved away from them and tried to get out of the bed.

I felt someone push down on my chest so that I was lying on my back again. I punched the person and then scrambled out of the bed, falling onto the cold floor. Not caring that I banged my knee, I quickly got to my feet and tried to leave, scratching at my wrist as my anxiety and panic levels got high.

My path ahead was blocked by McGonagall I turned behind me and saw that I was blocked off by Pomfrey, the only other options were back to the bed or out the window. I know what I wanted.

I slowly backed away from everyone and over to the window, trying to get there before anyone else. I vaguely heard Lucy's voice but couldn't work out what she said. All of a sudden I heard her scream as though she was in pain. I stopped trying to escape via the window and ran over to where she was sitting, ignoring my panic and dizziness.

When I got to her, I sat on the floor before pulling her onto my lap and checking her over for any marks. I couldn't see anything and so I felt her forehead if she had a temperature. She didn't. I hugged her and told her not to scare me like that again.

"Stop screaming at Penny and scaring her, she doesn't like hospitals. Ever since I remember she won't go near them. I asked Cathy about it once and she said that Pen was just being a little B word. Even when I broke my arm, Pen wouldn't go to hospital with me, she made me a splint and fixed my arm herself. So don't make her cry again or I will never forgive any of you!" Lucy said with tears streaming down her face. I hugged her and she took a deep breath before talking again.

"She always puts others first before worrying about herself, so that's what you need to do. Treat her when she isn't in hospital and it will work better for everyone." I hugged Lucy and cried at how well she knows me and how much she has on her shoulders at her age. I tried my best to shelter her and do everything so that she wouldn't end up like me but it seems that somewhere along the line I failed.

George walked over to me and picked up Lucy. Fred then walked over to me and picked me up, hugging me. I shivered, realising how cold I was and clutched at him. He rubbed my back comforting me. I buried my head in his chest and breathed in deeply, calming myself down. I walked away from him and walked over to Pomfrey and McGonagall, scratching at my wrist until it bled.