Dumbledore was sat in his office replying to yet another annoying owl from the Minister of Magic. That incompetent man truly was a colossal pain.

He smiled to himself, chuckling and thinking how nice a little excitement would be. How quickly he would regret those thoughts.

A green flash erupted out of his fireplace. Who could this be? He thought to himself and was surprised to see two very familiar and very frightened faces emerge from the Floo.

Dean and Penny look at the surprised headmaster, Penny yelling before either man could speak:

"Where is he? Where is my Cutie Pie?"

She had a look of terror on her face. Dean attempted to explain their sudden appearance:

"We came as soon as we got my brother's distressed message Albus. Where's my brother? Who attacked him?"

The Headmaster looked at his two former students baffled. The Forbidden Forest incident occurred over a week ago.

"If you're referring to the incident in the forest then-"

Albus was cut off as another flash lit up from the fireplace. Two more men stepped through. They were wearing the same maroon suits and appeared identical under the same Glamour spell, cast to hide their identities.

They were Unspeakables, from the Department of Mysteries. They spoke in unison, no expression visible on their blank faces:

"We have been sent to guard the Prophesied One."

Albus looked at his four intruders puzzled.

"What exactly-"

Before Dumbledore could continue the door to his office was flung open. Minerva and Barnaby rushed through- Albus, Penny and Dean looking at Barnaby's blood soaked body in terror as he spoke, out of breath:

"Headmaster.... We found.... we were attacked. Y/N saved me. Hagrid took him to the hospital wing. Dean I'm sorry..."

Before Barnaby could finish his apology Penny had already bolted out the door in a terrified panic. As Barnaby tried to speak and catch his breath, Minerva stood there pale and stunned.

"It's ok B, it's not your fault. We'll go there now."

Dean answered with a smile and a nod before following his fiancée out of the office. The two Unspeakables were next out, silently disappearing out the door. Albus turned to the Reserve's Ranger who stood there, still in his blood soaked wetsuit.

"What attacked you Barnaby? Do you need medical care? That is a lot of blood you're covered in."

The Headmaster looked at his former student with concern. Barnaby shook his head.

"This is all Y/N's Headmaster. We were attacked, he saved me."

The eyes of both teachers widened at Barnaby's words, before their mouths opened wide in shock at his next words:

"It was a Leviathan!"

-~-

Dean and Penny ran through the halls and corridors of Hogwarts, confused students moving out of their way as they rushed towards the Hospital wing. They made it there and rushed through the doors, seeing Hagrid standing just outside a cubicle and Poppy rushing around a bed.

"Dean, Penny. He's here, quickly" Hagrid yelled in a tear filled panic.

The lovers rushed over to the hospital bed and were horrified by the sight in front of them. Y/N was laying there unconscious, on the bed naked. His chest was torn open and blood was seeping out. He was extremely pale and unconscious.

"Penny, Dean thank Merlin you're here" Madam Pomfrey called out to the pair. She stood with her wand and free hand outstretched, using magic to desperately attempt to keep the boy's vital fluids inside his eviscerated chest.

"Help me quickly. Dean give the boy some modesty, we had to get his wet trunks off, Penny help me get this blood replenishing potion into him quickly, before he bleeds out."

Dean threw a sheet over his brother's exposed lower half and Penny gently poured a dark red potion into the boy's mouth. She gently rubbed his throat, causing a swallowing reflex.

The doors flew open again as Dumbledore and McGonagall entered the hospital wing. They were shocked at what they saw. Poppy looked up as she continued to strain through the effort of attempting to keep Y/N's blood inside his body. She called out:

"Do we know what caused this Headmaster? I can't magically close this wound and he's losing blood faster than we can replace it!"

Dumbledore looked on sadly as he replied:

"It was a Leviathan, Poppy"

Hagrid and the two lovers looked at the Headmaster stunned, Hagrid muttering:

"But 'ow?"

Pomfrey spoke up before the Headmaster could reply:

"Penny keep watch on him, hold his blood in. I have to get a Cherubim Infused Elixir quickly. It's the only thing that can counteract the Leviathan's curse"

Penny nodded and held her wand over her Cutie Pie's chest, desperately trying to magically hold his blood in. Albus turned to the giant Keeper of Keys and smiled kindly:

"Hagrid could you perhaps go see Barnaby down the hall? He was most distraught when we left him."

"Of course sir" Hagrid replied, tears falling onto his cheeks as he looked at Y/N one last time and turned to leave the hospital wing. Before he could a tiny green creature sprung from the top of his head, down his arm and onto the bed, quickly leaping and bouncing up the bed and next to Y/N's unconscious head. The tiny bowtruckle gently stroked Y/N's face with his long fingers, as Penny sobbed at the sight.

"Tha's Newt. 'E's Y/N's companion. He'll be alrigh' Newt. He'll be alrigh'".

Hagrid turned and left the hospital, tears falling from his face.

Poppy returned to the cubicle and stood near Y/N's injured chest with a bottle containing a glowing white liquid. She braced herself as she spoke to the others:

"I have to pour this directly onto the curse site. It will be agonising for him. If the shock wakes him up we need to restrain him. Albus, Dean, can you take hold of his shoulders?"

The two men nodded and took a strong hold of each shoulder, Albus first gently lifting the small Bowtruckle and placing it on the chest of drawers next to the bed.

"You'll be safer there for the moment Newt" Albus said with a sad expression.

The Bowtruckle looked down sadly as Albus took Y/N's shoulder and Penny grunted at the magical effort she was exerting. Poppy braced herself as she muttered:

"I warn you this won't be pleasant"

She poured the liquid along Y/N's injury from top to bottom. The glowing bright liquid covered the lightly green glowing injury site and there was silence until.....

"Ahhh! ahhhh! ahhhhhhh! ahhhhhhhh!" Y/N shot up from his unconscious state, screaming in agony. His brother and headmaster did their best to restrain him.

"Try to lay down Cutie Pie, I know it hurts, you're so brave. Try to lay down"

Penny tried her best to reassure Y/N, fighting through her own heartbroken tears as she did. Y/N writhed in pain as he tried to speak:

"Her...her...Herm..... tell her....I....I.... L-"

He was cut off as Pomfrey poured another bottle of Blood Replenishing Potion down his throat.

"Drink... Please Y/N, you need this quick" Pomfrey begged desperately as Y/N nodded and allowed her to pour the potion into his mouth and swallowed.

He looked around the room muttering:

"Ja-Jacob... where's Jacob?"

No answer came as Poppy spoke to the boy again.

"I have to use one more cherubim elixir. This will hurt Y/N."

He nodded as he braced himself. She poured another bottle onto his wound. This time his agonised screams were even more piercing. Even more blood curdling.

Pomfrey grabbed another bottle, and as she uncorked it she said to the boy regretfully:

"Drink this Potion of Living Death, Y/N. I need you under for what comes next."

Y/N nodded and drank as she poured it into his mouth. The two men were still restraining him, Penny still desperately trying to keep his life fluids inside him. Pomfrey finished pouring the elixir, and Y/N felt it's effect almost instantly. He looked up at his Headmaster, pleading with him:

"Dumble....don't let them kill...leviathan... it...was...bewitch...."

Y/N's voice trailed off as he fell into a magically induced coma. The bright white elixir on his chest faded, signalling the curses had been destroyed.

Pomfrey nodded to Penny as the blonde grunted, pushing the boy's blood back into his chest as Poppy started sealing his wound with her wand.

She got to the end and both women fell into a chair behind them, on either side of Y/N's bed. They were exhausted but they had saved him. He must have been moments from death.

Penny moved closer to Y/N and rubbed his face as she cried and sobbed heavily:

"You're going to be ok now Cutie Pie. You're going to be ok. Rest now darling rest."

Dean squeezed his fiancée's shoulder as she continued to stroke the boy's face. Minerva turned to her old friend:

"Albus, we must address the students. There were in a lot in the courtyard and they saw..."

Minerva trailed off as the words caught in her throat. She cared for the boy, as she did all of her students, but especially Gryffindors. She had felt herself becoming invested in the purity and innocence of Y/N and Hermione's relationship. She felt her heart break seeing the young man in this way. Albus spoke, bringing her back to the present:

"Minerva if you would, please summon all students and staff to the Great Hall for an announcement in ten minutes. I will address them directly."

Minerva nodded and hugged both Dean and Penny before leaving.

"What happens now Albus?" Penny asked as she wiped more tears from her eyes.

"I think, once Y/N has stabilised, we should look at transporting him to St. Mungoes where he can be properly-"

"That's not happening!" A voice called out suddenly.

Albus turned, shocked, to see Jacob storming into the hospital wing.

"About time you got here!" Dean snapped with venom in his voice as Jacob entered the cubicle. Jacob looked with narrowed eyes at his younger brother who was glaring at him before turning to look at his youngest, comatosed, brother.

"Merlin" he said barely louder than a whisper, looking at the scarred and broken body of the boy who was in his care.

"What did those fuckers do to you?"

"You'd known if you'd been here!" Dean snapped, still glaring.

"Are you responsible for the Unspeakables outside Jacob?" Albus asked, in an attempt to keep the peace.

"I am" Jacob answered, his eyes not leaving Y/N's limp body. "I notified 311 as soon as I got Y/N's message".

"Couldn't be bothered coming yourself!" Dean snapped in fury. "He called out for you you know. I could see the pain and the fear in his eyes... We were here, all of us. I was right here holding his arm, like a good brother... and he couldn't even see me because he was looking for you. But you notified 311"

Jacob looked at Dean angrily, attempting to hold back his fury as he spoke through gritted teeth.

"I was on a hunt with Winchester. If I'd have left people would have died-"

"Y/N nearly fucking died!" Dean bellowed.

"You think I don't know that!" Jacob snapped back as Pomfrey entered the cubicle. She glared at the two L/N heirs and spoke furiously:

"I don't care why you are arguing but one more word above sixty decibels and you will both leave!"

The two brothers glared at each other before looking away.

"Why... why don't you want Y/N transported Jacob? We could look after him at St. Mungoes" Penny asked sadly, tears still streaming down her face.

Jacob looked at his sister in law and his harsh glare softened as he sighed.

"This Leviathan that was in the Reserve Albus. It didn't enter on its own volition. 311 went straight to the Reserve after Y/N notified us of the attack. It's bewitched. It was put there on purpose".

"What are you saying?" Dean asked his eldest brother skeptically.

"It was put there and bewitched by someone who knew Y/N would be in the enclosure. Someone-"

"Within Hogwarts" Albus replied in realisation. Jacob nodded, checking no one else was within earshot.

"This was an assassination attempt on the Prophesied One. We don't move him, it would only make him an easier target. He recovers here, we limit who can enter the Hospital ward... those Unspeakables won't let anyone not authorised in, and they will protect those doors with deadly force. Keeping him here is our best bet at protecting him until he recovers and is out of this coma".

Albus nodded his head in sad agreement, before adding:

"I am sorry for this attack on Y/N. Truly I am. If you'll excuse me I must address the student body."

The Headmaster offered a sad smile to the three before turning and leaving the Hospital ward.

-~-

Harry was sat in the Great Hall with the rest of the student body. He was struggling, really struggling, to stay composed following the events earlier in the courtyard.

He'd thought Y/N was dead when Barnaby had approached with him. There was so much blood.

He looked up as he wiped a tear from his eyes. Hermione was further down the table, completely beside herself. Lavender, Maisy and Beatrice were trying to console her.

He looked up to the teachers table, McGonagall was wiping away tears as Professor Sprout rubbed her arm. Snape looked catatonic- Harry hadn't realised he was that good an actor. Harry looked across at the Slytherin table and felt sickened to his stomach. They were smiling, joking, laughing- especially that greasy prick Malfoy. Just wait til Y/N got back on his feet.

Harry's lip curled in anger as the doors to the Great Hall opened, Professor Dumbledore walking in.

Harry immediately noticed how tired the Headmaster looked, how drained, how defeated. Harry prayed he wasn't going to deliver terrible news. The Headmaster reached the front of the Hall and stood behind the plinth at the front.

"I wish to address the rumours circulating from the event that was witnessed by many of you 30 minutes ago. Mr L/N is not dead. He is very much alive. He had spent the last week assisting Mr Barnaby Lee, the game keeper of the Hogwarts Magical Creature Reserve, as there had been strange magical signals in the underwater enclosures. Mr. L/N and Mr. Lee were nearly finished in their investigations when they were attacked. By a Leviathan".

The whole hall gasped almost in unison.

"We are currently unsure how the Leviathan entered the enclosure, and I can assure you it wasn't meant to be there. Mr. L/N heroically and selflessly saved the life of Mr. Lee, but he was unfortunately severely injured in this action".

Harry glanced at Professor McGonagall, who had covered her face with her hand and appeared to be sobbing.

"Mr. L/N is currently in a magically induced coma in the hospital wing. We did wish to transfer him to St. Mungos but his guardian feels that this was a deliberate assassination attempt on Y/N's life and it would make him an easier target moving him. For this reason the Department of Mysteries has seen fit to guard the hospital wing and severely limit the traffic of who enters and exits. Could the following students please go to the annex room to the right of the Great Hall for further instructions?"

Dumbledore paused momentarily before calling out a number of names:

"Hermione Granger, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Beatrice Haywood, Cedric Diggory, Maisy Parkinson, Oliver Wood and Lavender Brown. All remaining students please return to your common rooms until further instructed by your head of houses".

Harry stood, along with the others who were named. Hermione was supported by Beatrice as they all walked towards the annex room. They were all devastated.

Professor Dumbledore walked in the room behind them and shut the door. Hermione instantly spoke up through her sobs:

"Can I see him Headmaster. Please..."

Hermione broke down again and was engulfed in another tight hug by Beatrice.

"Of course Ms. Granger" the Headmaster smiled. "You're first on the list. All of us in this room are aware of how the two of you feel about each other. However, only one other can go at a time while Ms. Granger is with Y/N. I would suggest you Ms. Haywood as your sister and Y/N's brothers have already arrived."

"I think that would be best" Harry said with conviction.

"I agree" Cedric added.

Dumbledore smiled before Oliver spoke up:

"Why am I here sir?"

Wood was immediately aware of the looks he received from the other students in the room and quickly moved to explain himself:

"Uh... I mean I like Y/N don't get me wrong, but I'm not close to him like these guys"

The Headmaster chuckled.

"Ah yes Mr. Wood. I thought it would be nice if one of the Quidditch team visits Y/N. As a team representative so to speak. Is there anyone young Y/N is close to on the team, apart from Harry and the twins of course."

Wood thought momentarily before replying:

"I'd have to say Katie sir. Katie Bell. She is always talking to Y/N during practice and in the change rooms. I've had to tell her to concentrate on training a few times actually."

If looks could indeed kill, Oliver would have been deceased at that moment. Lavender and Beatrice death glared the Quidditch captain in anger. Harry noticed their looks and sat confused as to why they were looking at Oliver that way. The Headmaster smiled:

"Ok I'll add her name to the list. I will take you now, Ms Granger and Ms Haywood. The rest of you return to your common rooms- except you Ms. Parkinson. I think it would be...more prudent all around if you return to the Gryffindor room. Let us depart ladies".

-~-

Hermione and Beatrice were following behind the Headmaster on the short walk to the infirmary. Hermione whispered to herself over and over again:

"He's not dead. He's not dead. He's not dead."

When she had seen Y/N in Barnaby's arms he was so... grey. So frail. So lifeless. There had been so much blood. Hermione knew the image would haunt her for the rest of her life.

Another tear fell from her eye and down her cheek. She had never been so scared. Their last memory of each other would have been Hermione running away and then refusing to talk to him. More tears fell. He would have died thinking she hated him. She was drawn from her thoughts by the reassuring tone of her Headmaster:

"I assure you he is ok, Ms. Granger. Or at least he will be. He will be in a coma for the next 24-48 hours and then will need a few days bed rest but he will be ok. I'm not sure if anyone else could have made it, but young Master L/N is of a remarkable constitution"

Hermione smiled at Dumbledore as Beatrice chuckled and replied:

"You can say that again"

She linked arms with Hermione, the two of them smiling before continuing onwards. The Headmaster spoke again:

"You know, when Y/N briefly regained consciousness he said only a few things, all of which was important. He called out for his brother Jacob. He begged me to protect the Leviathan that attacked him, always thinking of others, young Y/N. But do you know what the very first thing Y/N said when he woke up?"

Hermione shook her head as Dumbledore smiled.

"He said your name, Ms.Granger. He called for you"

The Headmaster turned back around smiling as Hermione lit up like a Christmas tree, smiling to herself. Beatrice chuckled next to her:

"And you were worried he didn't like you anymore"

The three arrived at the hospital wing to see two identical individuals in maroon suits standing at the doorway. They had emotionless expressions on their faces as they stared straight ahead.

"These are Unspeakables, aren't they sir?" Beatrice asked Dumbledore.

"Unspeakables?" Hermione asked confused.

"You are correct Ms.Haywood. Unspeakables, Ms.Granger, are employed by the Department of Mysteries. They may not discuss the nature of their employment or indeed even their real names or identities when they are on a mission. Young Mr.L/N has some... powerful allies"

Hermione assumed this had something to do with Jacob. The Headmaster turned to the Unspeakables:

"This is Ms. Hermione Granger and Ms. Beatrice Haywood. They are both on the list of approved visitors".

The Unspeakables nodded in unison and the doors opened.

"I warn you girls, brace yourselves for what you are about to see"

Hermione nodded and rushed forward, gasping as she reached Y/N's cubicle. He was laying there peacefully, unconscious from the medically induced coma. He had a lot more colour from when Hermione had last seen him, but now the closed wound had left a massive scar running diagonally across almost the whole length of his chest.

Hermione stared at Y/N's body before she was engulfed in an impossibly tight hug. It was Penny.

"He's going to be ok Hermione. He's going to be ok. The scar will be permanent but he will be ok".

Hermione hugged back before releasing the hug and sitting next to Y/N. She gently took hold of his hand and squeezed it as she rubbed his forearm. She smiled as Newt emerged from hiding behind Y/N's pillow.

"Hey Newt. Are you ok buddy?"

Hermione spoke with a gentle tone as Newt looked at her, then at Y/N, then hugged into her hand.

"I'm worried too Newt, but Y/N will be ok. He's strong. Do you want to sit on my shoulder? I know you like to-"

Before Hermione could finish the tiny creature had ran up her arm, hugging into the girls neck.

Beatrice and Penny smiled at the sight as they hugged, before Beatrice walked over and placed a hand on Hermione's other shoulder. She looked at Y/N saddened.

Dean was sat across from the girls and offered them a sad smile:

"He will likely be brought out of the coma tomorrow or the day after"

Penny sat next to Dean and added:

"We had to put him under while we... closed him up. It was dreadful. He was in so much pain"

Tears formed in Penny's eyes as she spoke. Beatrice asked:

"You were here already?"

The pair nodded. Dean answered:

"Y/N sent out a message to Jacob and myself. We both heard his voice, saw an image of the Leviathan. We didn't know what had happened, only that it wasn't good".

"Is Jacob here?" Hermione asked with emotion in her voice.

Dean shook his head:

"He called in briefly, but had to return to a hunt. More important than his close to death little brother apparently"

Dean scowled, venom in his voice as he spoke. Beatrice looked at Dean puzzled:

"A hunt?"

"It's hard to explain" Penny answered quietly.

The group sat in silence for a few minutes before Hermione spoke quietly:

"He talks about you all the time Dean. You too Penny." She smiled as both adults eyes' lit up.

"Really?" Dean asked.

"Yes. He idolises the pair of you. I don't know if you realise how much you both mean to him."

That was too much. They both started to cry.

"Don't you girls dare tell him I cried. I'll never hear the end of it" Dean said with a laugh as he wiped his eyes.

"Not a word" Beatrice smiled while also crying.

They sat with Y/N in a contented silence, Hermione holding his hand and stroking his hair before Madam Pomfrey walked in.

"Oh he looks much better now. A miracle he's alive. I doubt many other people could survive that. Especially a child."

"He's strong" Hermione smiled at the matron.

"That Ms. Granger is an understatement. Just like his father in that respect." Pomfrey replied with a returned smile. She continued:

"We'll let him rest overnight and see how he is in the morning. I'll probably wake him tomorrow evening or the following day. We will have to see how he responds to the anti-curse lotion. Thank Merlin he wasn't bitten, that would have been fatal- but it looks like he was struck by one of its tail barbs. They have nasty magical curses attached, which is why he will be scarred for life".

Madam Pomfrey looked at the boy sadly before adding suddenly:

"Oh I'm sorry dears I'm rambling again aren't I".

She looked at the watch on her hand.

"Alright off you go the lot of you. You can go home Dean and Penny. I'll owl you in the morning".

Penny looked at the matron, then at her partner, saying with desperation in her voice:

"Oh, I was hoping to... I just thought..."

Dean smiled at his fiancée and spoke gently:

"It's better for us to go home, get some rest, let Y/N rest. Poppy will let us know if anything changes"

Penny looked between the two and sighed in acceptance as Dean leant over and kissed her forehead. Poppy chuckled before turning to Hermione:

"I'm assuming you will be staying overnight again Ms. Granger?"

"Again?" Penny asked shocked as Hermione's cheeks reddened.

"Yes, not the first time Y/N has been in here. And Ms. Granger proved impossible to get rid off. One guess who these two remind me of. Dean, Penny, any ideas?"

The two of them chuckled before saying their goodbyes, Penny spending ten minutes talking to Y/N and kissing him on the head.

Once they had left Beatrice hugged Hermione tightly, before leaving to go back to her common room. Harry was waiting patiently outside and was the next to enter the room.

"How is he?" Harry asked Hermione, looking at Y/N's unconscious body.

"He's ok Harry, thankfully. The scar is from a curse, so he will be left with it, but he should be awake tomorrow or the day after hopefully" Hermione smiled.

"That's great. How are you?" Harry asked.

"Holding up? I told you we nearly kissed the night before he went away. But Katie interrupted us. That's why it was awkward the next morning before he went to the reserve. I keep thinking what if that was the last time we spoke to each other..."

Hermione's eyes watered as she spoke. Harry reached across and patted her on the shoulder.

Pat.

Pat.

Pat.

Pat.

"What are you doing Harry?" Hermione asked with watery eyes and a puzzled expression. Harry smiled awkwardly.

"Sorry. Not good with girls crying. Never sure what to say."

Hermione laughed.

"When Y/N wakes up you should ask him for advice."

Harry smiled and replied:

"Yeah. He's definitely a ladies man."

Hermione shot up straight in her seat. Harry began to internally panic at his big mouth.

"What do you mean by that?" Hermione asked in a tone mixed between angered and concerned.

Harry looked like a deer caught in headlights.

"Oh... nothing... Hermione... just that he is very popular with girls. I mean there's you obviously, and Beatrice. Plus he's very good friends with Lav and Maisy."

"Yeah, he's very good at talking to girls" Hermione smiled in relief.

"Then there's Katie."

Hermione snapped to attention again.

"What about Katie?" She asked with narrowing eyes.

Harry gulped.

"Oh..um..just that they are friends, sort of. She's always talking to him at training. She kisses him on the cheek before every training session, even though he asked her not to."

"What?"

Hermione was furious.

"Oh uhh yeah she says it's for luck."

"Anything else?"

Harry panicked as he stuttered a reply of "Oh um...just..uh"

Hermione was losing her patience. It had been too hard a day for this:

"For gods sake, spit it out Harry".

Harry inhaled and nodded:

"Ok. She asked him a few times to shower in the girls shower with her. Y/N always smiles and says no but I can tell he doesn't like it. I've told him to tell Wood but he doesn't want to cause problems in the team so close to winning the Quidditch cup."

Hermione was astonished.

"Why wouldn't he tell me this?"

"I don't know Hermione. Probably because he didn't want to upset you. I don't know if you've noticed but he does everything he can to protect us. I mean the Slytherins, fighting Voldemort, even when it comes to bullies like Malfoy. He probably just didn't want you to worry."

Hermione sighed and nodded.

"Yeah your probably right. Thanks Harry."

Harry smiled as Madam Pomfrey walked into Y/N's cubicle and smiled at the pair:

"Right you two, off to dinner"

Hermione stuttered in shock: "B-B-But you said..."

Pomfrey couldn't help but chuckle at the girl.

"You can return after dinner Ms.Granger. But if you are going to keep vigil over poor Y/N then you need to eat and keep your strength up. Go on now, you'll have a seat when you get back."

Hermione nodded, before looking to her shoulder and asking:

"Newt, would you like to come with me to dinner? We can find you something to eat and then come back to Y/N?"

The tiny creature smiled and nodded, hugging his mother's neck again.

Poppy smiled before she shooed a reluctant Hermione towards the door. Hermione sighed and relented, leaning down and giving Y/N a gentle kiss on the cheek before leaving with Harry.

-~-

Someone stood in the shadows at the far end of the corridor and watched Harry and Hermione leave the medical ward. A sinister smile crossed their face.

They walked up to the doors and told the strange guards their name.

"Katie Bell"

The doors opened.

She walked up to Y/N's bed and smiled at his unconscious form. She pulled the bedsheet down that was lightly covering his abdomen and was surprised at his nakedness before smiling at what she saw.

"Knew you were packing heat" she smirked to herself.

She lifted the sheet and tucked him in just above his groin.

She sat next to the comatose boy, leaning down, kissing him on the corner or his mouth and cheek before taking his hand in one of hers, her other hand running up and down his body as she smiled.

Her mother had always told her to find a good man to marry. Powerful, well to do, rich... Pure Blood!

The L/N's were the richest family in the country. They moved in the highest rungs of society, and unlike the pitiful monarchy that had completely secluded themselves following the war, Y/N's father had only consolidated his families power and position until his untimely murder. It would continue once the eldest brother took his rightful spot as Archduke.

Not to mention Y/N's power. He'd taken down a Mountain Troll, whole gangs of Slytherins- he made his own rules and the teachers were too intimidated to say anything.

Katie shuddered involuntarily. Nothing sexier than a bad boy.

She stroked his abdomen, feeling along the lines of his six pack that were becoming well defined. She had watched him intently at every training session, watched his body develop. She enjoyed what she saw.

All she had to do now was push the wedge between Y/N and the silly Granger girl deeper and then turn her manipulations on Y/N. She could be nice and sweet as well as naughty. He would be putty in her hands. Mum would be so proud.

She repositioned herself to sit closer to his head, still holding his hand as she stroked his hair lovingly.

"Been here long Ms.Bell?"

Katie turned to see the annoyed voice had come from Madam Pomfrey herself. Katie gave the matron her sweetest smile.

"Long enough Madam Pomfrey. I was just telling Y/N here how much the team misses him. We do so love the happiness and warmth he brings to our locker room."

She smiled again. The nurse slightly lessened her scowl but her eyes hardened. She had seen how many gold diggers had thrown themselves at Thomas L/N during his Hogwarts days. She was getting a bad vibe from the Bell girl.

"I was told only very close friends were to visit Mr. L/N, Ms Bell. I didn't realise you two were that close".

"Oh, I'm here as the Gryffindor Quidditch team representative Madam. The Headmaster has approved it. And you would be surprised how close Y/N and I are".

She smiled, trying to stifle a giggle.

"I'd say I have seen more of Y/N's real self than anyone else."

Katie smiled at the matron. It wasn't a friendly smile. It was a predatory one.

Madam Pomfrey had a bad feeling about this girl. She hadn't seen any of Thomas L/N's playboy side in Y/N, but perhaps he was more like his father than she realised. The girl had spoke true- if she hadn't been authorised by Dumbledore there was no way she could have got passed the Unspeakables at the door. Still she couldn't shake this feeling. She sighed and replied grumpily:

"Don't disturb him. He needs to rest."

"Cross my heart madam." The girl smiled again.

Madam Pomfrey walked to the other side of the bed. She began to apply anti-curse Cherubim lotion to the scar on the boy's chest. Even comatose his body tensed up.

"I could rub that in for you, Madam" Katie smiled sweetly. Poppy wasn't buying the act.

"That won't be necessary Ms.Bell. Again I ask you to be quiet." Poppy finished the creams application before she turned and left. Katie smirked at the nurse's retreating form before turning again to Y/N and once again stroking his hair.

"So where were we, my love?"