Echoe\'s in the Cave

Chapter 1

They were running and they were running fast. Harry was dragging Hermione with him through the Forbidden Forrest. Not once did he turn to see if they were being followed. Hogwarts was under attack and all he could do was flee to safety like everyone one else. Dumbledore rushed Harry out of the castle and as he was making a run for it he found Hermione in the hallway. He grabbed her arm and said “We have to go now.” He didn’t wait for her to reply. And now they weunniunning. He didn’t have time to see if the rest of his friends were okay he could only hope that they found their way to safety. Harry knew were he was going. He was going to Aragog’s cave. Hagrid had brought him, Hermione and Ron there to set up a sanctuary should they ever need it. He wasn’t afraid of the overgrown spiders for they had orders to not harm any of them. They finally reached the cave but Harry and Hermione didn’t stop running till they got to the special cavern set ust ust for them.

“Lumos.” Harry panted after he pulled out his wand. He walked to the fire pit in the middle of the room and lit it putting his wand back in his pocket. It was then when he finally fell to the ground trying to catch his breath. Hermione was still standing at the entrance glaring at Harry.” Why are we here Harry? What happened? Where’s Ron?” She shot questions at him as if they were bullets. Harry looked at her in disbelief. “Where the hell have you been? Stuck on planet Hermione I presume. Or were you busy in the library to notice that Hogwarts was under attack.” Harry fumed with his nostrils flaring. Hermione’s mouth dropped. “Under attack! By who? Oh my god we have to get to Ron.”

“Ron’s fine he’s with the twins in Hogsmeade.” Harry was happy about that. Ron and the twins had gone out the castle to sneak more snacks to celebrate Gryffindor’s defeat over Sltherin in Quidditch early that day. “Besides their here for me. And once they realize I’m not there they’ll leave. Sirius will come for us.” Hermione was still in shock. “But we have exams tomorrow.” Hermione said in a far away voice. Harry was livid. “Exams! Exams! Fuck the exams Hermione. There are people in black robes back there trying to kill me and all you can think of are exams.” Hermione came back to earth and tried to apologize. “Harry I’m sor-. “ Harry cut her off. “Sod off Hermione.” Hermione once Again felt her jaw drop. Harry went to the corner and pulled out a blanket, laid it near the fire and sat down glaring at her.

Hermione knew it was best to leave him alone. Harry has been very temperamental their 6th year at least with her. She was trying to ignore it. He use to be very nice to her and now he’s a complete ass. She knew why. He was pissed because that summer she stayed with Victor Krum instead of going to the burrow. This was very weird seeing how Ron was all excited for her and for the longing time he had it out for Krum. If anything she thought that Harry would be happy for her after all he was dating Cho Chang at the time. Hermione went and got a blanket of her own and lay down on the opposite end of the fire facing away from Harry. She fell asleep mad thinking of how awful he’s been treating her.

Hermione was only asleep for an hour before she woke up again. She couldn’t sleep. There was too much on her mind. She sat up and looked at Harry who was looking right back at her.

For the first time in his life, Harry felt he was about to snap. Intense fury mounted within him. Never before had any girl driven him to anger so deeply and so quickly than Hermione Granger. He forced himself to take a deep breath and let it out slowly. He was tempted to go on her side of the cave and have it out with her once and for all, and tell her exactly how he felt. But he couldn’t do that although she was stripping bare his needs, emotions and control, he still had his pride. He forced himself to accept although he loved her, she was in love with someone else. He had not wanted to fall in love with her: he had fought it to the very end, until he could not do anything else but admit it to himself.