Chapter 157 - 156 — Dobby Appears

Chapter 157: Chapter 156 — Dobby Appears

Chapter 156 — Dobby Appears

Madam Pomfrey gave Harry a potion to drink. After watching him fall into a deep sleep, she came over to Vesey.

Vesey looked a little sad. She sighed softly and handed her a bottle of potion.

"My child, I suggest you stay in the hospital wing for one night. Look at yourself. You’ve been losing weight lately. You must be too tired. And your ankles—don’t they hurt?"

Vesey looked down at her feet.

As though she hadn’t even realized she was injured, she let out a soft breath. A trace of pain appeared on her face.

"Eh? When did this become so swollen?"

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Hermione and the others sighed.

Of course Lockhart had pushed her. Did Vesey really think she couldn’t stand up at the time because she simply didn’t want to?

Her leg had already been injured.

No one knew how much pain she had endured before making it all the way to the hospital wing.

"It shouldn’t be anything serious, right?"

Vesey moved her foot slightly.

"It doesn’t seem like much..."

"Doesn’t seem like much? If you end up limping, you’ll have to break the leg and set it again."

Madam Pomfrey sighed.

She forced the potion into Vesey’s hands.

"Go on, drink it, and stay in the hospital wing tonight. You’ll be fine tomorrow. It won’t interfere with your research!"

Vesey pretended to be helpless and could only walk toward the bed beside Harry’s.

But the moment she stood up, she seemed to be struck by a wave of intense pain.

She nearly fell to the ground, but Hermione caught her.

"Slow down! Don’t put any weight on her foot. Honestly, this child is hopeless. She’s seriously injured, and she’s still worrying about Harry!"

Madam Pomfrey and Hermione supported Vesey from either side, half-carrying and half-hugging her to the bed.

Madam Pomfrey removed Vesey’s shoes and socks.

Vesey felt a little relieved that her feet didn’t smell in this life.

If they had smelled like they had in her previous life, she would have been mortified today.

Still, she wiggled her toes awkwardly.

"All right, don’t be shy. You’ve been here for more than a month. Is there anything about you I haven’t already seen?"

Madam Pomfrey said with a smile.

Vesey almost couldn’t hold back her laughter.

Madam, if you keep saying things like that, you’re really going to break my composure!

"All right, all right, I’m only teasing you. We can just use magic to clean you up!"

She waved her wand.

The mud covering Vesey disappeared instantly.

Vesey breathed a sigh of relief, then put on a grateful expression.

"Thank you!"

Madam Pomfrey shook her head and sighed.

She thought Vesey was far too well-behaved.

She reached over and ruffled Vesey’s hair.

"Good girl. Drink the potion! You’ve been working far too hard lately. You really need to rest properly. You’ve lost quite a bit of weight!"

Vesey smiled awkwardly.

She had lost weight because she had finally obtained the Bottomless Pit ability and could eat as much as she wanted without gaining any weight!

Could everyone please stop reminding me that I used to be fat?

Did she even want to be fat?

It grew that way on its own!

But Vesey didn’t say any of that.

She picked up the potion and drank it in one gulp.

A short while later, she became so sleepy that she could barely keep her eyes open.

"Madam... my brother is awake... just... just wake me..."

She couldn’t hold on any longer.

She simply allowed herself to sink into darkness.

Madam Pomfrey lowered her head and gently stroked Vesey’s sleeping face.

"Sleep well, child."

She helped Vesey close the curtains.

Harry was supposed to sleep until morning, but the pain was too intense.

He felt as though he were covered in cold sweat.

He couldn’t help crying out in pain.

But the moment he did, he quickly covered his mouth.

He saw Vesey sleeping on the bed beside him.

Her feet were exposed, and although the swelling had already gone down somewhat, Harry could imagine how badly they must have been swollen earlier.

He thought about Lockhart’s rough shove.

He thought about Vesey enduring the pain and taking him all the way to the hospital wing.

His heart ached.

He had ended up in the hospital wing, and somehow his silly little sister had ended up there too.

He was about to help Vesey pull up the blanket that had slipped aside when he suddenly felt something being wiped across his forehead.

"Go away!"

Harry shouted.

Then he suddenly recognized the creature.

It was the one that had warned him before the start of term.

"Why are you here?"

Harry’s tone was unpleasant.

Dobby’s tears fell heavily.

In the darkness, its large, tennis-ball-like eyes were filled with sadness as it looked at Harry.

"Harry Potter has returned to school again. Dobby warned Harry Potter several times, but it still had no effect.

"Why did Harry Potter not take the train to school, but still come back?"

Harry’s eyes widened immediately.

He sat up.

He glared at Dobby.

"How do you know I didn’t take the train?"

Seeing Dobby trembling, Harry became even angrier.

"You did it! You blocked the passage and wouldn’t let us onto the train!

"Do you know you nearly made Vesey cry? She didn’t even eat that night or the next morning. You have no idea how frightened she was!

"You also caused Ron’s father to be warned by the Ministry of Magic, you broke Ron’s wand, and you made Ron and me spend time in detention!

"Now get out of here, or I swear I’ll kill you!"

Dobby shook its head indifferently.

It stretched out ten fingers that were badly burned and ulcerated.

"Dobby is not afraid of death. Dobby is used to it. Dobby hears death threats every day at home!"

Harry pursed his lips.

He didn’t know why, but seeing Dobby like this gradually extinguished the anger in his heart.

He turned his head.

Vesey was still sleeping soundly.

Harry asked in confusion, "Why didn’t Vesey wake up from all that noise?"

Dobby looked at Vesey and said softly,

"Harry Potter’s sister drank a sleeping potion. She may sleep until tomorrow morning. Dobby opened her curtain when he came to find Harry Potter, but she did not move."

Harry almost became angry again.

"Listen, you’re not allowed to open the curtain around Vesey’s bed again. She’s a girl, and she’s... Anyway, if I catch you doing it again, I’ll strangle you!"

Dobby nodded.

It didn’t seem particularly concerned.

Instead, it looked sadly at Harry and said, "Harry Potter must go home. Dobby originally thought his Bludger..."

Harry almost jumped out of bed and hit him.

"Your Bludger? Do you know you nearly killed me?!"

"No, it did not. Dobby controlled the Bludger. Dobby only wanted the Bludger to smash Harry Potter to pieces so that Harry Potter would go home!"

Harry clenched his fists.

No one could stop him.

He was definitely going to kill this Dobby!

"Who told you I’d be willing to be smashed to pieces?"

Harry asked through gritted teeth.

Dobby didn’t think there was anything wrong with what it had done.

"Dobby thought Harry Potter would rather go home in pieces than stay at school. Harry Potter would die.

"Harry Potter doesn’t know there is something terrifying inside the school that will kill many people, that the Dark Lord will return, and that the Chamber of Secrets will be opened again..."