Chapter 282: Lucius’s Fury
In the afternoon, Fred and George visited Ron in the Hospital Wing with a large bag full of sweets. Kyle went along with them.
Outside the Hospital Wing, two groups stood like guards flanking the doorway. On the left were the towering Gryffindors led by Oliver Wood, and on the right were the Slytherin Quidditch players led by Marcus Flint. Both teams had come to visit, but since they arrived in a noisy, rowdy manner, Madam Pomfrey had refused to let them in. Now they were stuck standing in the corridor, glaring at each other as if they could duel with just their eyes.
The arrival of Kyle and the others immediately drew attention, and under the intense scrutiny of a dozen pairs of eyes, they carefully knocked on the door to the Hospital Wing.
"Why are you still here!" Madam Pomfrey opened the door and, seeing the large crowd outside, glared disapprovingly at Wood and Flint.
Quidditch players were frequent visitors to the Hospital Wing due to injuries from games and training, so both Wood and Flint had a natural respect for Madam Pomfrey. After her scolding, they didn't dare linger any longer and quickly ushered their teammates out of the corridor.
As for Kyle and the Weasley twins, Madam Pomfrey finally allowed them in, citing their status as family.
"Don't speak loudly, and don't disturb the others..." she warned, "if you break any of these rules, you'll never be allowed back in here."
"Of course," Fred chuckled, "we're just here to visit our brother, and we promise to stay quiet."
"You'd better." Pomfrey pointed to a hospital bed against the wall on the left. "Weasley's over there."
"Thanks," they said.
Following her direction, the three lifted the curtain around Ron's bed and found him lying there. There were only two patients in the entire Hospital Wing; the other bed, with its curtain drawn, was presumably Malfoy's. Whether by design or coincidence, Ron and Malfoy had been placed right next to each other. If not for the curtain separating them, it was doubtful things would have been so peaceful.