When they were allowed to leave the Hospital Wing the next day, except for Lucifer, as his injuries were much worse and Pomfrey wanted him to continue resting, they found the Castle to be deserted.
Hermione realized that it was a Hogsmeade weekend, and she then had an internal struggle with herself.
She wanted to go, for Lucifer, but at the same time, she didn't really want to go.
Then she had an image of his sleeping figure flash in her mind.
"Harry?" Boy looked at her, "If it's all the same to you, I'm going to go to Hogsmeade, I have to get something there before Summer starts."
"Yeah, that's fine, Hermione," Harry said, not wanting to stop her as this seemed important to her.
"Thank you," Hermione hurried to Gryffindor Tower, up to her dorm room, showered and then got dressed in some fresh clothing, ready for Hogsmeade.
She stopped by the Hospital Wing quickly to see her boyfriend.
She walked over to him and saw him staring at the ceiling.
He looked over at her and saw she was clean and ready to go somewhere, "Lucifer, I'm going to Hogsmeade today. Not because I want to, but because I need to get something there. Something for you..." She felt her cheeks heat up slightly.
"Hermione," Lucifer sat up, grunting and struggling, but he managed, "Hermione, you don't have to do that-"
"I want to. I don't know your birthday, but I am going to make it up to you... so... i-is there anything you want?" She looked down at her feet.
"I-" Lucifer stopped himself, not sure what to really say, "You shouldn't feel obligated to spend your money on me, Hermione..."
"I don't feel obligated! You're my boyfriend, Lucifer, and the best friend that I've ever had... the only I've ever had..." she began to tear up, but not from frustration or anything like that.
Hermione realized how close she came to losing him last night, when she saw the Dementor almost give her past-self the Kiss back at the Lake; she wanted to cherish him and every moment with him.
"Well, I can't stop you... you don't have to get me something big and expensive... just... something sincere," Lucifer smiled at her and laid back down, exhaling slowly from the pain.
"Okay, I'll not be gone the whole day, don't worry," she smiled back, kissed his cheek and left the Hospital Wing.
She stopped at the door and looked back, really wanting to just crawl up on him and straddle him as she snogged him senseless.
She didn't even bother to berate herself, because that was what she wanted to do right then to make it up to him.
But, she knew it would be more for her own satisfaction, that's why Hermione just sighed and walked out to go to Hogsmeade.
She arrived a while later and walked around, looking for a specific shop.
During her search for it, she walked into Honeydukes and bought only a few pieces of candy for him, knowing he wouldn't want a lot of sweets.
Another twenty minutes of walking, founding a rather secretive looking shop, only by a peek Hermione realised what kind of shop it was.
Her cheeks flushed scarlet, used a glamour charm to make her face look slightly different, and hurriedly placed an order of varieties to deliver at her residence, blowing most of the pocket she earned over the holidays.
Almost thirty minutes passed doing so, Hermione didn't even realise it, then she walked again for another ten or so, then finally found it.
"Tomes and Scrolls, there it is!" She hurried inside and began browsing the books and scrolls in there, wondering if any of them would appeal to him.
She didn't figure much out as since he lived at Lux, told about his own Library, he had access to pretty much all the relevant stuff he could want.
"Knowledge is Knowledge, though..." She then carefully scanned each book and scroll, just to be sure she was finding something useful for him.
Hermione ended up finding a Tome on Healing Magic, Sanatio Magia pro Tironibus, and bought it for him.
It was a little on the expensive side, now all her galleons were gone, meaning she had to do a lot of work at home, but Lucifer was worth it.
If for whatever reason he went through his vast wealth and needed Ten Galleons, Hermione would give her boyfriend her last Ten Galleons without a second thought.
She made her way back up to the Castle and to the Hospital Wing to find Harry and Ron there, standing next to Lucifer's bed.
"Hermione, don't suppose you've heard yet?" Ron asked her.
"Heard what?" She asked, setting down the bags next to Lucifer's bed.
"Professor Lupin is resigning," Harry said.
"What!?" Hermione yelled.
"Hagrid told us..." Ron said in a downtrodden voice.
"But - but why?" She asked, not able to comprehend.
"It got out that he is a Werewolf, and there is only one person who would've done that," Lucifer said, and they all knew who it was.
"Snape," Hermione said with vitriol in her voice.
She decided that she'd wait to give him the present, probably tomorrow morning in the Common Room.
Later that night, Hermione was sitting next to the fire, reading through a random book she'd grabbed, unable to really pay attention to the plot.
Madam Pomfrey had said Lucifer would get to leave the Hospital Wing tomorrow morning, but she was unable to sleep with worry for him.
The bag of his presents sat beside her on the floor and Crookshanks was curled up on the chair opposite her.
The portrait swung open and Lucifer staggered in a bit, holding his stomach, "Lucifer!" Hermione immediately stood up and went to him.
She helped him by holding his arm and guiding to a chair, "I thought you were supposed to leave tomorrow morning? I can't believe Madam Pomfrey would let you leave like this?"
"She didn't... I walked myself out. I was tired of lying in that bed, feeling useless..." he sighed and leaned back into the chair.
Hermione noticed and saw that his black hair had gotten noticeably longer and shaggy since the beginning of the Year.
Or maybe it was just because of recent events and that he hadn't bathed since before all of this happened; he normally kept his hair looking at least somewhat nice, or at least under control (Hermione always thought it looked nice, even now), but he hadn't had the chance to go and do so.
"Maybe this will make you feel better?" Hermione said, pulling out some Honeydukes Sweets and the Tome she bought.
Lucifer opened the Bertie Botts Beans box, pulling out one that looked safe to eat.
He tossed it in his mouth and was relieved, "Blueberry Pie." Hermione smiled at his fortune, "What's this book?"
"It's a Tome of Spells, all useful for Healing of all kinds. It's more of a Beginner's Guide, really," Hermione explained, "I know you have incredible healing powers, but still...it would be better to know real spells. And, I wasn't sure if Lux would have the book or not."
"Sanatio Magia pro Tironibus?" Lucifer opened the book and flipped to the first spell in it, "Episkey, Professor McGonagall used this on me last year after I woke up in her office after the Chamber incident was dealt with... then I saw you... in the Great Hall... that's the Happiest moment of Second Year for me..."
Hermione placed her hand gently on his knee and smiled at him, "Seeing you after waking up from Petrification, that was easily my happiest moment from Second Year as well."
Lucifer smiled back at her, "Thank you, Hermione, thank you so much for this," he pulled her into a hug, which because of the awkward angle she would have had to be at for the hug if she stayed on her feet, she twisted and ended up sitting on his lap to hug him.
Her entire face began to redden, but for an entirely different reason.
Lucifer let go of her and she quickly stood up, smoothing out her robes, "You're most welcome. I hope you get a lot of use out of it this summer!"
"I'm sure I will... never know when having to perform...healing magic will be necessary," he laughed and then winced from the pain.
"Lucifer, you should take it easy.....Madam Pomfrey said your curse was very dangerous to recover from...." Hermione began to get serious again.
"I'll be fine, curse is already gone... I just... need to get up to my bed..."
"Do you want me to help you?" Hermione asked.
"Sure... I'll never turn away your help with something like this..." Lucifer said, standing up and Hermione replaced his book and candy in the bag, slinging it over the shoulder and carrying it up with her after she hoisted him out of the chair.
She walked up behind him and quietly crept into the Boy's Dorm room.
She set his stuff down next to his bed while he carefully sat down on the edge of it, "Thank you... Hermione..." he smiled weakly at her.
"Did Madam Pomfrey even help you?" She asked quietly.
"She fixed my ribs, but my stomach..." Lucifer trailed off.
Hermione teared up a little, "Lucifer... you've endured s-so much this year... I don't know how you've done it..."
He smiled again, "I'll see you in the morning, Hermione," he stood up and embraced her.
She cried into his shirt until he released her.
"I-I'll see you i-in the morning," Hermione wiped her eyes, gave him a little wet kiss, and left the dorm room, going to her own after gathering her stuff from the Common Room.
"Diffindo"
"....I was right, you do make me vulnerable."
Lucifer now held a white coloured feather in his fingers, but it was not a quill used to write on.
"At least, you can do the job where Madam Pomfrey wasn't able to do so..."
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