messy love •harrypotterxoc•

• chapter thirty seven (3)

"He sent me this," Hermione said, holding out the letter.

"god here we go again" addy muttered looking over harrys shoulder breathing on his neck making him shiver

The parchment was damp, and enormous teardrops had smudged the ink so badly in places that it was very difficult to read.

Dear Hermione,
We lost.
I'm allowed to bring him back to Hogwarts. Execution date to be fixed.
Beaky has enjoyed London.
I won't forget all the help you gave us.
Hagrid

"They can't do this," said Harry. "They can't. Buckbeak isn't dangerous."

"Malfoy's dad's frightened the Committee into it," said Hermione, wiping her eyes. "You know what he's like. They're a bunch of doddery old fools, and they were scared. There'll be an appeal, though, there always is. Only I can't see any hope...Nothing will have changed."

"draco and me went to the owlery the other day to get a letter for him and i snook a peak over and i remember it said some shit like" she paused clearing her thoat into a deep voice "draco i'm utterly disgusted that you show yourself up like that infront of your entire class, how disgraceful, about that bird i'm going to see what i can do so you don't completely shame the malfoy name. i need them to think i still have power and not just a bratty, soft son" she cleared her voice back "it was quite bad actually, cried to me about it for ages saying he hated him" addy reaveled

"sly git desurves it" ron said

addy slapped him across the face for that

"you what- deserves it. you really are a prat ronald. Do you know what, you can say anything about him deserving it because he doesn't. I get it he's a dick sometimes but him and me are kind of going through the same thing right now. both our parents think of us as disgraces it's just he hides it with anger and being a bully, which isn't right anyway, whereas i hide mine by being a bitch and being sarcastic. don't you understand, of course you don't, compared to Draco and me you have it easy so don't, don't for one second think you get to judge him because you've never stood in his shoes okay" she paused wiping some frustrated and sad tears streaming down her face "you don't understand it"

"i'm sorry adds, truely" ron muttered but addy ignored him grabbing the letter of harry as he slipped his hand into hers

"Ron, I'm really, really sorry about Scabbers..." hermione sobbed "i just thought since were apologising i'd want to aswell"

"Oh -- well -- he was old," said Ron, looking thoroughly relieved that they weren't argueing "And he was a bit useless. You never know, Mum and Dad might get me an owl now." hermione had jumped into his arms and practically tackled him into a awkward hug as he patted her head looking more relaxed when she let go

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The safety measures imposed on the students since Black's second break-in made it impossible for Harry, Ron, addy and Hermione to go and visit Hagrid in the evenings. Their only chance of talking to him was during Care of Magical Creatures lessons.

He seemed numb with shock at the verdict.

"S'all my fault. Got all tongue-tied. They was all sittin' there in black robes an' I kep' droppin' me notes and forgettin' all them dates yeh looked up fer me, Hermione. An' then Lucius Malfoy stood up an' said his bit, and the Committee jus' did exac'ly what he told 'em..."

"There's still the appeal!" said Ron fiercely. "Don't give up yet, we're working on it!"

"yeah i even lettered pansys mum about it said she'll dig me up some information about cases like this" addy smiled ignoring the confused scowls on the other 3 faces only concentrated on hagrid happy one. pansys mum was caring and kind and was a ravenclaw at school but pansys father was a slytherin hence why pansy was put in their, but pansys dad died when she was 8 so he he didn't get to see pansy go into his house or have the feeling of pride fill him of her being this kind, witty young woman