Chapter 84 – Helping to see Thestrals
When I woke up, I felt... nothing. I mean, nothing hurt. I was expecting to wake up to a world of pain, but no... I felt... fine. As far as my body was concerned. Watching the ceiling of the infirmary, I could tell it was still dark outside... or it was the clouds and the falling rain that made me think that. Not that it mattered...
"..."
There was not much to say, especially because my mind was in a really calm state right now. The previous frustration and anger that controlled me were gone, and in my head, I was going through all that had happened in the past 24 hours. For one, I could no longer trust the Headmaster. I thought he was going to help me... I wasted precious time waiting for him for what? For nothing. If I can't trust him, I can't trust anyone from our side... Death Eater... I should make them eat a killing curse. He didn't even come out to help me or back me up against their leader! What kind of helper is he, then?
"Trash." With a soft sigh, I sat up, looking around and finding my cleaned clothes, starting to change while letting my thoughts roll onwards.
I was sure that I saw the Beauxbatons champions' expression change, especially the one named Fleur. She has to know something; I am confident of what I saw in that split-second. Now I just have to get her... Even though I failed to push Severus to help me, all is not lost. Even if they will be more cautious now, I have an idea... and I will find Quincy, competition be damned. Walking out of the infirmary, I bumped into two Hufflepuff students... So it was already morning, only the weather was abysmal, and it remained dark as night.
"Conrad! You are up!" They said simultaneously, surprising me as I didn't recognize them at all.
"Ah... y-yes, I feel good already..."
"That will be great news! Nobody was telling us anything about what happened yesterday! We only heard rumors... is it true? Did something happen with Quincy?"
"Yes..." I replied, feeling my expression darkening.
"Bastards...!" They snorted as if they were a pair of twins in a perfect synch. I wanted to add something else, but then my stomach rumbled, and even though I wasn't hungry, I realized I really needed to eat something, or I would have no strength remaining within me.
Hearing it, they didn't laugh, simply accompanied me to the Great Hall, which was very soon filled with other students, all coming up to me wanting to ask how I was, what happened the previous night, and if the rumors were true or not.