Insomnia

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any of the characters from the books or the movies. That privilege belongs to the gracious J.K. Rowling. I do not make any money from writing of this story. Again, that privilege belongs to the gracious J.K. Rowling.

A/N: Sorry about not updating. I have been having cases of writers block. I hope that I got rid of that.

More Realizations and Revelations

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It was 7:30 in the morning and Minerva McGonagall found herself walking down the corridors this Saturday morning. Just thirty minutes ago, Albus had appeared in her fireplace. He had informed her of Miss Granger’s situation. Now she was on her way to Gryffindor tower, having to inform the other two members of the Golden Trio about their comrade. When she arrived, the Fat Lady quietly swung open to allow McGonagall into the Gryffindor common room. As she arrived, she immediately saw who she was looking for. Harry Potter was walking and holding hands with Ginny Weasley. In addition, Ronald Weasley and Lavender Brown were entangled on the nearest sofa. As soon as the students saw her, all of them had stopped in their tracks. At the top of her voice, McGonagall yelled, “Mr. Potter and Mr. Weasley, you are to come with me immediately.” Harry and Ron both jumped up and hurried to follow the Transfiguration teacher as she exited the common room.

Harry and Ron both followed McGonagall quietly as they walked to their unknown location. Ron, getting impatient, asked McGonagall, “Why didn’t we wait for Hermione?” McGonagall did not answer immediately. When she did, she simply said, “We’re here.” In fact, they did not realize that McGonagall had stopped. They were at the Hospital Wing. “What are we doing here?” Harry asked. McGonagall, again, did not answer him. She simply opened the door and walked until she spotted Poppy. Harry and Ron were confused. There was at least one occupant here. Dumbledore and Madam Pomfrey were standing around the closed off bed. Dumbledore glanced at them. “Harry. Ronald. I wished that our meeting was under better circumstances.” Dumbledore said. They were still confused. Harry was the first to speak. “Professor, if you don’t mind me asking, why are we here?” McGonagall quietly nudged the pair to the closed curtain. Dumbledore slowly pushed the curtains to reveal the occupant.

“Hermione!” The pair shouted. They ran to her bedside while the others stepped back. In all the commotion, they did not see the figure sitting in the chair. Instead, they focused on their friend. Ron turned to the adults. “What happened to her?” He asked. Dumbledore spoke, “Miss Granger was attacked.” Madam Pomfrey gestured towards the figure in the chair. “Professor Snape brought her in just a few hours ago.” It was then when the pair noticed Snape. He was sitting in the chair peacefully with his legs crossed. His arms were folded across his chest. His head was bent and his chin had touched his chest. His eyes were closed. He was sleeping.

Harry and Ron were still there even after the others had left. The only ones who remained were Madam Pomfrey and Professor Snape. Madam Pomfrey had shooed the pair out when Snape had awoken and Ron began interrogating him. Snape had responded by taking away twenty points for “back talk to a superior.” The pair had left but not before they promised the sleeping Hermione that, they would be back tomorrow. When they were gone, Snape had questioned Madam Pomfrey on the status of her only ward. “She’s well, Severus.” The medi-witch replied. “Her condition was horrible when you brought her in. He had several broken ribs. Some of them had punctured her organs and caused her to bleed internally. Luckily, I mended those and stopped the bleeding. I also bandaged her wrists. Unfortunately, Miss Granger was raped.” She choked back a sob and continued. “There were extensive damage I had to repair but I managed it.” Snape let out a sigh. “When will she wake up?” Snape asked. At that statement, the medi-witch sighed. “Her condition is improving but it’s up to her whether she wakes up.” With that Snape stood up and stared at Hermione before he left the infirmary.

The next two weeks were filled with the rumors started by gossipers. When Hermione Granger didn’t show up to class, people became suspicious. They had come to far fetched conclusions. Some had said she collapsed because she had studied too hard. Others had said she disappeared. It wasn’t until Colby Peckings visited the Hospital Wing, did anybody come up to say that Hermione had been in the infirmary. He had been there to pick up some Calming Draught when he had seen Harry Potter and Ron Weasley enter the infirmary. They had immediately gone to the bed that was covered by a curtain. Colby walked up to the curtain. “…wish you were here to nag us Hermione.” Ron had said. When Colby had left, he immediately sought out his girlfriend. After he had told her, she told her friends which led to the whole school knowing Hermione Granger had been in the Hospital Wing.

Those two weeks were the hardest for Severus Snape. He had become even moodier throughout his potion classes. His thoughts circled around the condition of Hermione Granger. If he had one minute to spare, he’d use it to think about that night. When he thought about what he could, he became angry. He was angry that she had come at such a late hour. He was angry that someone had cast an unforgivable on him. He was mostly angry that he was so easily subdued. He would take his anger out on the dunderheads that messed up in his class. A myriad of points were taken from anybody who made a mistake in his class. That meant Neville Longbottom was an easy target for Snape’s rage. Every day, after Snape had finished his detentions and his patrol, he would find himself walking to the Hospital Wing. He would sit in the chair nearest to her bed, and slept, hoping that she would wake up soon.



A/N: I’ve gotten complaints about how ppl are distracted from the story because they have to keep scrolling to see the rest of the story. I don’t know how to fix this but if anybody has an answer to this problem, Ill gladly appreciate it.