She\'s Like The Wind | By : McGonagall Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female Views: 2879 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0 |
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Ronald Weasley quietly allowed the door to the infirmary to fall shut, then continued on his tip toes, to make sure no one would hear him. After all, Madame Pomfrey's office and personal quarters were directly connected to the often occupied hospital wing in case anyone's condition would change, or they required aid at night. That way, she could immediately interfere if necessary. Ron carefully looked around to make sure he was entirely alone, except for the one person that occupied the hospital wing – more particularly the very last bed on the left. As he drew nearer to it, he could perceive her eyes tightly closed. Professor McGonagall appeared to be in a lot of pain even when asleep. He couldn't truly believe Poppy Pomfrey had forgotten to force a bottle of pain relief potion down her throat. Maybe it had already worn off? Maybe it hadn't been strong enough? Actually, it wasn't very usual that any professors were there in the infirmary, unless to visit others. Usually, professors were treated in their own personal chambers if needed.
He slowly let the Invisibility Cloak slide down his shoulders, throwing it over the chair on the side of the bed. He could easily imagine Dumbledore having occupied it earlier that day. Ron slowly sat down on it, eying his Head of House lying there so defeatedly. He never would have imagined seeing the wonderful, proud Gryffindor like that. He swallowed and allowed his hand to cover hers. He could hear Hermione's evaluation of what had happened in his head again. 'If she hadn't already been weakened from whatever caused her to limp yesterday evening, she never would have gotten hexed. No one hexes Minerva McGonagall at day just like that.' It had run through Ron's head all day, up until now. It had bothered him immensely already, and the feeling just wouldn't go away. Maybe if he hadn't… "Mr. Weasley?" It suddenly sounded through the infirmary.
Ron nearly jumped up in surprise, turning to the woman in the bed on his right side. She weakly withdrew her hand, laying it atop of her other one, which was resting above the sheet at belly height. "What are you doing here?"
He nervously retracted his own hand and muttered, "Visiting you?"
"I'm fairly sure it is after curfew already," she said, nodding at Ron's wand as the only source of light in the otherwise dark hospital wing. "You're supposed to be in your Common Room at this hour. There's a madman running about in this building!"
"I know," he whispered. "Dumbledore's furious. He's having professors guard every little hallway in pairs. It wasn't easy to–" "How have you gotten here without being seen then?" She questioned, intuitively quirking her eyebrow.
"I uhm… I have borrowed Harry's Cloak…" Damn. Was he supposed to share with her that Harry had an Invisibility Cloak that allowed to wander the corridors after curfew without being seen by even the professors? "I uhm… I wanted to come see how you are doing tonight. No one's been telling us anything, so… I was…" The word 'worried' never escaped his lips.
"I have been attacked with a Dark Curse, Weasley!" McGonagall sounded. It didn't sound snappy, but more… matter-of-fact. Impatient. She sighed, then continued on in an uncharacteristically soft tone, "It isn't your fault, Weasley. It doesn't have anything to do with yesterday. I should have paid more attention. If I had, none of this would have happened, I'm sure." A silence fell between both of them, in which a weight fell from Ron's shoulders, even though he didn't fully believe her. Hearing her say this, was a great relief. The silence was broken by Minerva herself. "I have heard that you were the one who took me here." Ron mutely nodded. "Then I very likely owe you my life. Madame Pomfrey told me that it was a very close call, in fact." Ron nodded again, not saying a word at all. Minerva sighed, reaching for the younger man's hand and weakly squeezing it. "You should return to your Common Room."
Ron nodded, jumping up,and reaching to gather Harry's Cloak, when McGonagall suddenly pulled at his hand and uneasily reached up to kiss his cheek. Ron's ears immediately turned red much like his hair, and he hastily took Harry's Cloak, throwing it over himself. McGonagall, kissing him?
Minerva, however, could still see the light of Ron's wand. It momentarily drew nearer, and she could suddenly feel the touch of soft, moist lips near hers, as he left one last kiss on her cheek, quietly wishing her goodnight. Minerva's eyes fluttered. Then he was gone again. She could see the light that came forth from his wand draw away in the direction of the door, then dim. Soon she could hear the sound of the door to the infirmary falling shut after Ronald. Minerva intuitively reached up to touch the spot Ronald Weasley had kissed goodnight. She had had numerous pupils falling for her. One had even once written her a ballad. Never once had any one of them kissed her, though – even on the cheek; even though so fleetingly. She could barely recall it had happened.
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