Stuck in Dreamland

Chapter Two

Hermione's been up in the Hospital Wing for so long! Everyone's talking about it. I can hear them say it. It's in their eyes. I see their heads turn and when they look at me, I'm falling apart. I don't talk. I don't talk to Ron nor Hermione. I don't even think she hears me! I just hopes she gets better soon. If she even can.

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School's no fun no more. New school year and all and it's almost Halloween. Where's the spirit? All the professors are all so gloomy besides Professor Snape. He's such a git. Wish I could give him one more fricken punch, that he would last feel.

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"Oh, wow," I gasped as soon as the room came into view. It hadn't even taken a second to come here.

"Oh hey Hermione. So how do you like it so far?"

"It's great," I said looking around. I could see the room stretching for miles with people around talking and laughing. The ceilings I could not see like the ones at Hogwarts and the walls, well I couldn't see those either. But there's one thing I know, this place is beautiful.

"So, how do we get out of here," I asked.

"Easy enough, just say exit loud and clear."

"Oh, okay." I took a deep breath and said very clearly and loud that some people turned to look," Exit."

Immediately a door came into view and I urged for Craig to follow. He did so, but then I heard someone shout," Wait!" I whirled around and waited as some girl came flying past me. "Watch it," I heard Craig yelled angrily. "Sorry," the girl said not at all in the slightest. Soon the doors flew shut and outside we were, wherever it was. "I'm Paula," the girl said. I turned and faced a girl about Ginny's age. She was dark-haired and spoke with difficulty. "Thanks for waiting, I've been trying to find the exit and no one would help. And it doesn't help for the fact I can't speak clearly."

"Why didn't you speak it in your native language then," said a still angry Craig.

"Well, I don't know that word, okay? Don't blame it on me."

"Who said I-"

"Shush Craig," I interrupted. "I'm Hermione and this is well, Craig."

"Fine. So can I go with you? I'm sort of lost. I've never been here before."

"Yeah, right," muttered Craig.

"Look, would it be okay, if you just shut your mouth. I wouldn't be here if my-never mind." Paula shook her head and her cheeks grew warm.

"No, go on. What were you about to say?" asked a somewhat worried Craig.

"Um...my boyfriend beat me up," she muttered looking at her shoes.

"Oh my," I said," are you okay?"

"Yeah, I am. I just never knew he could be this way, ya know?" She turned to look at me with tears streaming down her face.

"I'm so sorry," I continued and smiled what I thought was a sincere kind of smile.

"Me too. I didn't mean what I said earlier too. Sorry." Craig blushed and looked away.

"Thanks, that's means a lot to me. You know Craig, you are awfully cute."

Craig blushed at that and said," Well, it does no good. Staying at the hospital all the time, nothing matters."

"Oh, so you go to the hospital a lot?"

"Yeah, I got cancer."

"Too bad. With your looks it would win any girl's heart over."

Craig didn't answer, just turned away.

"Uh, so we're we going?" I asked. So far we were at some kind of place with yellow everywhere. A yellow sun, a yellow bike, oh and yellow grass. Kid.

"Yeah, where are we going anyways?" Paula slipped her arm into Craig's. Craig took no notice and said," Beats me."

"We'll, let's walk a bit. Maybe visit some babies while we're at it."

"Great," I said," I love babies!"

"Yeah, join the crowd," she murmured. "So Craig, how about it?"

Craig put on a thinking face and said," Alright, as long as no baby gets a hold of my hair."

"Good, now let's move on." Paula smiled and together she and Craig walked on totally absorbed with each other. Yuck! And all the while I thought, what about me?