20: End of Term

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Cassia didn't know how they got out of the trap door and past Fluffy.

Dumbledore was in the Entrance Hall when she, Hermione, and Ron, who they managed to bring round.

Cassia started saying, "Dumbledore, Harry's—"

"Gone after him, didn't he?" Dumbledore interrupted.

Cassia started, "Yes, but—"

"Take Mr Weasley to the infirmary," Dumbledore told them before going up the stairs with a speed that left Cassia speechless.

"Take Mr Weasley to the infirmary," Dumbledore told them before going up the stairs with a speed that left Cassia speechless

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Dumbledore had levitated Harry's body all the way into the infirmary. Madam Pomfrey finished tending to Ron, who didn't have a serious head injury, thankfully, went to tend to Harry.

Cassia went to Dumbledore, "Is he—"

"He will be okay," Dumbledore interrupted her. "I suspect that he will be asleep for a few days at the most."

"Do you plan on giving the Philosopher's Stone back to Nicolas Flamel and Perenell?" Cassia said, "It is theirs after all."

"I think you're getting a little ahead of yourself there. Nicolas, Perenell, and I need to discuss what will happen to it," Dumbledore told her.

Cassia looked at Harry, "What about You-Know-Who? I-I have a feeling that he's going to find a way to come back." A white bandage was currently wrapping itself around Harry's head. "Is he still out there?"

"He is. Perhaps he's looking for another body to share...not being truly alive, he cannot be killed. He shows just as little mercy to his followers as his enemies. Nevertheless, Cassia, you and Harry may have only delayed his return to power. It will merely take someone else who is prepared to fight what seems like a losing battle next time – and if he is delayed again, and again, why, he may never return to power," Dumbledore explained to her.

Cassia nodded and looked at the bracelet that she had received on Christmas. That wasn't reassuring. "What happens if You-Know-Who finds us?"

"You can say the name, Cassia. After all, fear of the name increases the fear of thing itself," Dumbledore told her.

"You – Voldemort—" Cassia cringed on the name, "is still out. What if he finds us?"

"When I left you on your aunt and uncle's doorstep, I placed a protection charm on the house, so he will be unable to find you and harm you," Dumbledore explained.

Cassia asked, "Do you know who sent me this charm bracelet on Christmas? The note said that it was my mother's."

"Ah – I found it the rubble of your house. She had charmed it so it didn't break or rust. I have a feeling that she would've passed it on to you once you came to Hogwarts," Dumbledore said, smiling.

Cassia was indisbelief, "And you kept it all this time?"

"Yes, I figured you would want something of your mother's," Dumbledore told her.

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