Ch. 12: Hidden Secrets

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Argus Filch made his way through the crowd. Then he saw Mrs. Norris, clutching his face in horror. "My cat! My cat! What happened to Ms. Norris?!" He shrieked. And his angry eyes fell Harry. "YOU!" He screeched. "YOU! YOU'VE MURDERED MY CAT! YOU'VE KILLED HER! I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL-" "No, it wasn't him!" Everleigh spoke out. "You don't have any proof. We were here together because we were going back to our dorms before the others did! This spell is Dark Magic casted upon Mrs. Norris by the looks of it-" "Hmm? So you know a lot about Dark Magic, do you?!" Argus screamed. "Enough to know that you're wrong." Everleigh said. "Argus." Someone said. It was Professor Dumbledore. "You shouldn't have done that." Ron whimpered. Everleigh raised her wand at him, indicating to be quiet. "Professor Dumbledore, we saw the spell being casted, and it was Dark Magic. I don't think this is anything Harry would be capable of." Everleigh said. "Thank you for your honesty, Ms. Chang." Dumbledore said. "Potter, Weasley, Granger, Chang and Willow, come with me. Malfoy and White will go to the hospital wing. "Are you-?" Harry asked. "You carry her first into the hospital wing." I said. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was bored. I had to sit there and wait for her to wake until Harry came. Suddenly, she opened her eyes. "Hey. Are you okay? You passed out." I asked waving my hand in front of her eyes. "Go away." She mumbled. "No, you have to tell me what's wrong.' I insisted. 'No!" She sat. "You never really cared until now." "Well, you still have to tell me." I was really annoyed by now. Histeria stayed quiet. She didn't want to tell me. "Just tell me when you're ready." I said. I started to walk out/\. "Draco has been bullying me to do his homework." She blurted out. I turned around in shock. "Why didn't you tell me-" "Because you didn't even care. On my birthday you didn't talk to me. On the Express, you didn't. On quidditch, you didn't." She mumbled. I thought of it. I could see it in her perspective. "And I thought you were mad at me for running away, so I ignored you." She said. I thought more about what I had done. "I'm sorry." I replied. "I wasn't mad-wait. Did you read the note anyways?" "Yes." Histeria, curious where this was going. "How many sentences were there?" I asked. "Three." She replied. "There were five!" I said. "Actually, never mind about that-what kind of effect is Draco's-?" "He's asking for my homework every day, so my grades are getting low and I haven't got time to eat." She said sullenly. I stayed quiet. "I-Sorry. I'm sorry for ignoring you." I mumbled. "I forgive you, but I'm sorry too." She said softly. "But if anything like this happens again, you've got to tell me. He's my brother, after all. No matter what, you've got to tell me." I told her. She nodded. "Thanks." I smiled. She smiled back. We were okay...for now.