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| Chapter 16,(continued) Moody took Christina off the ground.He ran over to a broom shed and pulled out a random broom.He climbed onto it and put Christina on his lap and they flew off into the night.Lupin took Harry to the Burrow.He was welcomed with open arms and everyone was so happy to see him but he wasn't the same for weeks.He hardly spoke or ate.He spent most of the time by himself in Ron's room.He just kept thinking about Christina,how rashly he acted,how he could've done more.Voldemort had won and Harry could feel in his scar that he knew it. Weeks passed.Harry,Hermione,and Ron recieved their O.W.L's.Of course,Hermione was top in the class.Harry got 10 O.W.L's and Ron got 7.Mrs.Weasley was so overjoyed about their good grades that she threw them a party.Harry wasn't really interested but he was polite and sat in the corner and watched and ate cake but he was never really there during the whole thing.He was always some place else in his mind. Even after the excitement about the O.W.L's had subsided,Harry still had no word about Christina.The summer slipped into August.Harry was never seen anymore.He always sent back his meals.Sometimes nibbled on,sometimes not.The only word Harry got was from Dumbledore. "She's in intensive care at St.Mungos Harry." Harry's jaw dropped,"Intensive care?" Dumbledore nodded,"She's very injured." Harry sat down and stared at the floor.Then he went back upstairs and thought about something totally new.Something he hadn't thought about before.What if Christina died.... One day during the beginning of August,Lupin and Dumbledore came to the Burrow again.Dumbledore came up to Ron's room.He crept in slowly while Harry stared up at the ceiling like he did everyday. "Harry,Christina is well enough to be seen.I thought you should be the first to know.",said Dumbledore. He slowly crept out of the room again. Harry bounded down the stairs and shouted to everyone he saw,"Christina's alive!!!" When he got all the way downstairs all the Weasley's were there and Hermione was too.Everyone wanted to go and see the poor girl.Once again they traveled by Floo Powder but this time Harry went with Lupin and he didn't speak a word till they got to St.Mungos. Harry raced up to the receptionist,"Christina Black's room!" She looked up at him and sighed,"Forth floor,room 216" "Thank you" Harry ran up the stairs 2 at a time with the Weasleys,Hermione,Lupin,and Dumbledore behind him.He reached door 216.There was a nurse standing in front of it. She looked at him and smiled,"Are you it?" Harry wasn't exactly sure what she meant but he said,"No,a large group is coming behind me to see Christina." The nurse smiled and said,"Well,one at a time please,she is very weak and we've done everything we can for her but.......it's up to her now." Harry didn't like the sound of that.When the rest came she said the same thing. "I think Harry should go first.",said Hermione. Everyone agreed so Harry opened the door and walked into the room and looked at Christina and ran to her bedside. |
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