Ouch! ((Friends))

[Jack Rendel S5]

Jack lay in the hospital wing his face contorted with pain and rage. The Death Eaters had still attacked him when his father was a Death Eater also! Who knew, maybe the one who had attacked Jack was his father. He sighed, not even making an attempt to rearrange this thought. Madam Promfy had attended to him and his broken leg was mended but she still wouldn't let him wonder about on his own. The Hospital Wing was filling up slowly from all the victims of the attack. Jack looked around for anyone he knew but couldn't really see much. He laid his head back on the comfortable pillow, just trying to relax. It was hard to do when his mind was racing through what had just happened. Why did everything seem to happen to him? Or, maybe he was just imagining that it was all happening to him. A sudden thought struck him horribly: What if Padme had been in Diagon Alley during the attack? He frowned, hoping for the best. He didn't want his little sister hurt. It would probably put Padme in a rage to be taken over for the first thing, but she might even become more mean and sadistic. He really hoped that wasn't the case. Laying down, he closed his head and fell into a restless sleep.

Waking up was not very fun, he thought irritably when he awoke from his slumber. He looked down at his wrist-watch and saw that it was only three in the afternoon. So, he had only gotten a good one hour of sleep. Lucky him. Jack felt like getting up and going home but he knew that Madam Promfy wouldn't approve. Besides, he loved Hogwarts as his home and didn't wish to leave right away. Jack had been wondering if his father would show up to see what had happened to him but he wasn't disappointed when Roger didn't come to check on his only son. Jack sat up in bed, the pillow felt good against the small of his back. Jack looked around and noticed that there were many more people in here then there were when he had fallen asleep. Tearing his gaze away from all these unlucky people, Jack looked down at his leg. He frowned at it and tried to move it and he could, but it felt horribly stiff and bruised still. He sighed and laid his head against the back of the bed, wanting to fall asleep again or at least have a few visitors to brighten his day.

[Padme Rendel S2]

OUCH! Padme felt like screaming at Madam Promfey. She wasn't in real pain, only in her pride. She had let someone get the better of her. She didn't want Madam Promfey to heal her, she wanted to let it heal on it's own to it would be a reminder of what had happened. Padme scoffed at her own thoughts but decided not to scream. Instead, she lay back in her bed and squirmed a bit to get comfortable. Her right hand was broken, fingers and all and her hip bruised. For once in Padme's life she felt weak. A terrible weakness. She was angry at everyone who she could get in eyesight. She was the same as all these people in the Hospital Wing now. Injuries and shock. Padme hated to admit it but she was suffering from what she saw. Why did they have to do that? She felt like a normal person who hadn't been able to protect herself, just like all these people who were injured in some way. Padme took a deep breath and glared at the person nearest her bed, who rolled over. Instead, those honey-brown eyes looked up at the white ceiling. She felt like she wanted to explode, wanted to run after those Death Eaters that had hurt her. She hated having to lay here in bed and wait for the nurse to tend to her. She hated it!

Padme blinked with sudden pain as she felt herself move. Now, she was in a different bed. She sighed angrily and put her head on the uninjured hand. She was still in a rather hateful mood but when she looked over at the bed next to her, she couldn't help but let out a rare squeal of delight. "Jack!" she cried, turning several heads. She smiled, glad that she wasn't the only weak one that deserved to be strong. "What happened to you?" she asked her brother curiously, looking up and down his bed for signs of injury.

[Mackenzie Holden]

Mack was at the studio when she received the owl stating Jack and Padme were harmed. She took her headphones off and read the letter slowly. When Nick asked where she was going, all she could do was grab his arm and pull him with her. She got into Nick's car and told him to drive to her house. Once there she reached into Dix's room and pulled out her firebolt- got on and flew away; Nick behind her.

Half-an-hour later, they arrived at the hospital wing. Mack stormed in, rage and fury on her face...the firebolt flew from her hands and nearly shattered against the wall. Her blue eyes first rested on Padme- who seemed to be in bad shape- but handling it well. Mack then looked at Jack, broken leg. She sighed and walked over to him- undoing her cloak with her fingers; "Hold this..." she said sharply at Nick, and he obeyed, "What the hell did you think you were doing?!" She nearly shrieked at Jack...though she felt hot tears suppressing her eyes.

"Mack, calm do-" Nick started, but she ignored him and collapsed into a near-by chair, "Don't tell me to calm down..." She whispered. But she listened. She breathed and then looked at Jack, "Are you feeling OK? What exactly happened?" She asked; this time blinking away the tears that were threatening to fall. She remembered when Death Eaters had attacked the school- she had been victim of a spell, and all she could think was how lucky she was to be stunned and how unlucky he was to have a broken leg.

[Jack Rendel S5]

Jack turned his head sharply, making his thoughts swim when he heard his little sister's voice. She sounded weaker than Jack had ever heard her and when he looked at her he saw that she looked angry. Deciding not to push it with her, Jack just leaned back. "Hey. Broken leg." he said grimly. He didn't feel much like explaining exactly what had happened to him. It wasn't going to be fun either, remembering all the people who had gotten hurt. He had even heard rumors that some had been killed. His shivered, relieved that he hadn't gotten worse than this. After all, Madam Promfey could fix broken bones within the hour. He smiled reassuringly at Padme. He noticed that she had a small cast on her hand; it looked like she was wearing a white glove. Jack rolled over on his side to look at the door which had just banged open to reveal two people. Mack and some other person Jack didn't know. He sighed, wanting to vanish on the spot when Mack sounded angry at him. He wasn't sure what had happened between the two of them a few weeks ago, but he couldn't help but feel his anger boil. He glared at Mack, took a deep breath and waited for her to calm down.

"What did I think I was doing?" Jack repeated slowly. "What do you think you're doing Mack? This is the Hospital Wing! I'm not the only one who's injured! People need peace and quiet!" he glared pointedly at her, and then Padme, who was looking slightly dazed. He propped his head on his arm and looked at Mack, keeping the anger from his voice when he noticed that she was on the verge of tears. "Look, the Death Eaters attacked Diagon Alley. It's been left in shambles and no one is allowed to step on the premises. Only the Ministry. But it wasn't only Death Eaters, it was Giants too. That's how some of these injuries were sustained." he waved around the room with his free hand. "Yes, I'm feeling fine, Mack. Just...." he struggled to find the right word for how he felt. Was it angry like Padme? Or was it..."Frightened. Very scared. I'm okay but now...no where's safe. The Death Eaters seem to be able to go where they want. That means Hogwarts too as we found out last year." he sighed and let his head rest on the pillow.

"I'm okay, really. I would be up and about if only Madam Promfey would allow it. She says I should stay here a bit though. He gazed pointedly at the person Mack had brought in. He was too exhausted to even look mildly interested but he couldn't keep the question from coming. "Who's your friend?" he asked deliberately keeping his eyes on the person who was now holding Mack's cloak. He sighed and let his bright eyes travel back on to Mack slowly, waiting for her answer.

[Mackenzie Holden]

"Yes! I know there are other hurt people in here, Jack! I'm not blind!" She snapped before sending a slight smile toward Padme. Then she listened to his explanation, but he was wrong. There was a safe place. She just knew he wouldn't like it. "With your father is a safe place, Jack. Death Eaters wouldn't think about attacking him..." Mack told him slowly. She lowered her head as he began talking again. This time asking about Nick. Mack scowled and yanke dher cloak back from him, "He's just Nick. He kind of gave me a ride to my house, then stowed away on Dix's broom."

"I don't know why he was at the studio today, were finished with the song." She glared pointedly at Nick and threw her cloak over the back of the chair. Mack looked at Jack through blond bangs and began speaking again; "Look, I'm sorry I came in here yelling at you like that- it just took me by surprise okay? I mean, I know how it feels to be attacked by Death Eaters, but I walked away without a scratch."

Mack's gaze locked with Padme's, "Dix should be here shortly- once she realises her broom is gone, she'll know something is up. I hate flying. So how hurt are you?" She asked with a small smirk, but it hid a smile that said she was worried about the first year.

[Padme Rendel S2]

Padme nodded making her head throb even worse at Jack's words. "Broken - " she began to say but then the door banged open loudly. Padme went to cover her ears but instead his her broken hand rather painfully against the chair near her table. Trying to keep her face straight from the pain that was pulsing through her hand, Padme attempted to listen to Mack's conversation with her brother. It was all rather slow though, but then she realized that maybe her brain just wasn't working exactly like it should. She sighed loudly causing several heads to turn. She looked up at Mack when she heard her ask how bad she's hurt.

"I'm not hurt!" Padme snapped, trying to keep the grimace from her lips. "I'm just.... shocked, kind of. I'm not hurt. Nope, not at all!" Padme's stubborn side was showing rather clearly now. She would not admit to being in pain. Never in her lifetime would she tell Mack. Anyway, she wasn't in pain. It was just a stupid hand, that's all. She let a smirk fall on her lips casually when Padme heard Mack say that her sister was coming. "Ah, alright then. I was wondering if she would show up or not." Padme blinked a few times when Mack said that she hated flying. Then why would she come here on a broom? Couldn't she just take a car or what not and get her a little later? Padme screwed her face up only to have her head throb ever worse. She laid her head gently on her pillow, still trying to look uninjured. Her bruised hip wasn't helping the situation either. Padme rubbed it under the covers so Mack and Jack wouldn't see. A smile flickered across Padme's lips like a candle but as soon as it was there, it died out.

"So....er....what have you been doing this summer Mack? Hanging out with different guys?" she motioned toward the Nick character that Mack had introduced. Still smirking, she let Mack know through her eyes that she was actually teasing and not playing mean. She wasn't sure if she had enough strength to play it mean. She wrinkled her nose with contempt and sent a glare Nick's way before looking back at her hand which she hastily stuffed under the covers even though Mack had already probably seen it.

[Dixie Holden-Greene]

"MACKENZIE SARA HOLDEN!" Dix shrieked as she entered the hospital wing. Madame POmfrey hushed her and she sent an apologetic smirk her way. She let her heels click on the floor as she spotted her firebolt against the wall. How dare that little mutt steal her broom?! But she stopped suddenly at the sight of Padme in a bed. Dix's brown eyes narrowed and she looked at the eleven year old, "Comfortable, pet? After all- there was no way you were harmed, so you must be lying there for the comfort of it." She sneered as she crossed her arms and stared at Padme at the foot of her bed.

Though Dix knew Padme wasn't lying there for teh comfort, she was harmed. And she would never admit to it. Another thing Dix admired about Padme. For a split second, Dix forgot all about her firebolt, but only for a second. She held up her forefinger; "Hold on a second, I have some business to take care of..." She rounded on Mack again.

"That is my broom! Why in the world did you fly on it?! You hate flying!!! You owe me a new broom!" Dix sent a deathly glare at her sister, then realised Nick was there- "Oh God, you brought him?! Why him?! Julian would've been more welcomed..." Dix knew she was pushing it with Mack, but she didn't really care.

[Padme Rendel S2]

Padme's honey-brown eyes took in the situation with amusement. So, Dix had come and was now yelling at Mack with much anger. Padme smirked sadistically as Dixie saw her and asked her a few questions. "No, Big Sis', not comfort. After all, these beds are rather hard and bumpy." Padme complained with what could be mistaken for malice in her eyes. She continued to smirk as she made to plump up her pillow with her left hand, the uninjured one. "Yes, there is no way I was harmed because I'm am superior to all these people lying here. I just came here to annoy my dear brother, Jack." Padme said, getting back into the groove of things. Although she may be harmed, she could still act like her usual self. Padme stopped when Dix said that she had business to attend to. Padme watched this unfold quietly, sending occasional glares at Mack or Jack, just for fun. She had been wondering the same things Dix was now throwing at Mack. Why flying? Why Nick? Why not someone else? Why come here in a rush? They weren't in mortal danger. Padme sighed and laid back down on the pillow, wanting to stop her swimming thoughts.

((Sorry it's so short. ))

[maddiemalfoy]

((Yeah, I know, I'm kind of late, sorry!))

Maddie sighed as she walked into the Hospital Wing. She really hadn't planned on coming back to school, when it's still nearly the middle of her summer vacation! There had been an attack in Diagon Alley, and Maddie had somehow, gotten out of the inccident without any injuries, however, her friend hadn't exactly been that lucky. She didn't exactly know what had happened to Jack, she just knew that he was hurt, and she felt it right to visit a friend at a time like this.

Maddie was a bit confused by the attack, however. A lot of Slytherins were injured, and she wondered why Death Eaters would attack other Death Eaters' children. She shrugged off the thought after a few minutes of pondering, when she noticed some rather familier faces. Firstly, she noticed Jack, and Padme, lying in the two beds. Maddie didn't know Padme that well, but she had met her when she went on a trip to Rome, so she had reconized her. She also noticed Mack, and Dixe, and some other boy that she didn't know.

She approached the group, and said, "Hello.", while walking over to Jack. "So, how much damage did you two receive?" she asked, gesturing to Jack and Padme.

[Mackenzie Holden]

Mack sent a quick glare at Padme and was about to say something when Dix nearly bombarded into the hospital wing. She rolled her eyes and listened to the two converse- seh sent Jack a glance that said, "gag me" but didn't make any motions. Dix then turned to Mack and started yelling. And again before Mack could respond, someone entered the hospital wing. Maddie walked over to Jack and started talking with him, Mack closed her eyes, gritting her teeth and biting her lip before turning to her sister again, "I'll buy you a new one, don't worry. I wouldn't want to harm your precious broom anyway." She snapped.

Annoyance was clear in her tone as she answered the question about Nick and flying; "I flew because it would take at least two days to get here...we were in London... Nick came because he drove me to our house, he was the nearest person and besides Julian was busy mixing our song." Mack tucked some hair behind her ears and looked at Dix with an upraised eyebrow. Not that it was any of the whench's business, but she told her anyway. Dix hadn't wanted to know anything about Mack until recently and that was only because of the Jack thing...she scowled at that memory before leaning her head in her right hand.