𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐓𝐀 𝐋𝐔𝐂𝐈𝐀

Chapter 3

Trollsejd och mörkermakt ljus du betvingar

Signe lågornas vakt skydd åt oss bringar

Drömmar med vingesus, under oss sia

Tänd dina vita ljus, Sankta Lucia

. . .

Trollsejd and dark power, light you overpower

Bless the flames guard, who brings us protection

Dreams with wings murmur, under us predict

Ignite your white candles, Santa Lucia

"Sankta Lucia", Sigrid Elmblad

"So, are you gonna tell us what McGonagall said or what?" Ron said later in the common room where Harry, Ron and Hermione sat in front of the fireplace. By the looks of it, Hermione was begging to ask the same question, but her boyfriend had beaten her to it.

"Well..." Harry began, and then told the two of them everything he remembered.

"But, doesn't that mean that you have to be with Malfoy all the time?" Hermione asked as soon as he had finished.

"She can't possibly mean all the time, that would be ridiculous!" Ron said.

"I think she does though..."

"Hermione, McGonagall can't expect me to be by Malfoy's side every waking hour, we can't even stand each other!"

"Do you even know where he is, Harry? You have to take this seriously, he could be in danger."

"Oh, the horror!" Ron gasped dramatically, making Harry laugh a little.

"I think he's with Parkinson and his other friends.I saw him picking up food for her in the Great Hall earlier."

"You think Harry, but you don't know." Hermione proclaimed.

"Come on Hermione, and besides it's just the first of December, the dark powers haven't made a move yet." he grinned and Ron laughed beside him. Hermione rolled her eyes and then attempted to refocus on her Charms essay, just to look up again about ten minutes later.

"But what happened after we left, you know, with Parkinson and all that?" she asked.

Harry felt a stone settle in his stomach uncomfortable as he remembered what Malfoy had said.

"He was mad at me, and said that it was all my fault." Harry said sheepishly.

"What! That's ridiculous!" Ron protested, and Harry didn't doubt for a second that if Malfoy had blamed him while Ron and Hermione were still there, there would have been a fistfight in the matter of seconds.

"But he had a point, you know!" Harry said, making Ron shut up and listen, "Apparently Parkinson is terrified to go anywhere without him because people keep attacking her for what she said, much like you did Ron. And when I think about it, I have always seen her in the company of someone this year."

"She tried to hand you over to Vol- Voldemort, Harry, of course people are mad her!"

"But it's my decision whether to be mad at her, not everybody else! And actually I haven't given the whole thing a second thought before today, so I really don't care."