Jasmine watched the back and forth between Harry and Lockhart in disgust. She hadn't thought much of Lockhart before but now she loathed him. He was a fraud of the worst kind.

She was also seeing Harry from a new side. That steely determination and command was not a side she had ever seen before.

In the time Harry disarmed Lockhart she was still fumbling for her wand and she realised that Harry worked very well under pressure.

She followed them to Myrtle's bathroom keeping her wand trained on Lockhart. She may not be as quick as Harry but she was less trusting. Now that Lockhart had been disarmed Harry seemed to think that he was harmless.

"Jasmine you can't go down there," Harry pleaded after Ron had pushed Lockhart down the chute and they were standing around the hole looking into the gaping blackness.

"Try to stop me," she replied and before he could move she let herself drop down hoping with everything for a soft landing.

She could hear the other two coming after her and when she reached the bottom she leapt to her feet so that they wouldn't land on top of her

She and Harry lit up their wands but that didn't make the dark tunnel any more welcoming. With every step they took Jasmine expected the basilisk to come out at them. Her eyes involuntarily flinched shut at every flicker of a shadow against the wall, she actually jumped when Ron stepped on the rat's skull, her heart hammering so hard in her chest she felt light-headed. They froze when Ron pointed at a dark shape ahead of them in the tunnel, squeezing their eyes tightly shut not making a sound.

"It's only the skin," said Harry and Jasmine opened her eyes just in time to see Lockhart sinking to his knees. Before she could act he had grabbed Ron's wand and was pointing it at them. She was still trying to think of a way to disarm him when he shouted "OBLIVIATE" and the tunnel flared up once, blinding, bright, white light, before going completely dark. Jasmine felt herself move, she flung her hands protectively over her head as she felt the ceiling collapse, blindly running.

A blood curdling scream stopped Jasmine in her tracks and it took a few seconds to realise that it was coming out of her own mouth.

There was a searing pain in her foot which, shot in short bursts up her right leg, it felt like everything she had ever dropped on her feet and every stubbed toe multiplied by a million. She tried to move her foot but her breathing got quicker and more laboured when she couldn't. Trembling she managed to light up her wand and what she saw made bile rise up her throat.

"JASMINE, RON are you alright?" She was distantly aware that Harry was shouting somewhere and that that meant that he was alive.

"I'm fine," called back Ron, he rushed over to Jasmine guided by the light.

"SHIT," he said when he spotted the large boulder crushing Jasmine's right foot.

"What is it?" shouted Harry panicked.

"Jasmine's hurt her foot," Ron called taking the wand out of Jasmine's hand and lifting it up so he could see her properly.

"And her head!"

Jasmine blinked dazedly at Ron, did he say she had hurt her head? She raised her hand and touched her face, hissing in pain when she touched a cut on her forehead. She gingerly felt around the rest of her head and was glad to find no other injuries.

"Is she conscious?" Harry's voice had a panicked edge.

"I'm fine," Jasmine tried to call out but her voice got stuck in her throat.

"She'll be fine Harry, what will we do? It'll take ages to clear away all these rocks," called Ron desperately.

"You stay there and look after Jasmine and I'll find Ginny."

Jasmine wanted to shout at him and tell him to stay with her and to be careful but she knew that he had to go on. Ginny was in trouble and she fiercely believed that if anyone could save her now it was Harry.

"Stay safe," she called and was pleased that this time she managed to get the words out.

"You too, I'll be back soon. But if I'm not back in an hour…" he trailed off and Jasmine's head grew clearer.

"Don't you dare die, Harry," she screamed and heard him laugh on the other side.

"I'll do my best Jaz," he called softly, tears rising to her eyes at his childhood name for her.

She strained her ears to hear if he had walked away but it was impossible to tell.

"Where's Lockhart?" she asked suddenly.

"He's sitting over there...the wand..uhm...well it blasted him so his memory is completely gone," said Ron sheepishly.

"He has no idea who he is or what he does."

"Oh dear," said Jasmine but that was the extent of pity she could feel for her former teacher at the present moment.

"Your head's stopped bleeding, I'll take it as a good sign," said Ron after he had inspected her again. I reckon I can levitate the rock off your foot and then put you sitting on that rock over there where you can lean against the wall. Does that sound alright?"

"Sure," said Jasmine uncertainly but it wasn't like she had a better plan.

He pointed her wand at the rock and said, "wingardium leviosa."

The rock lifted and Jasmine felt the world sink up around her.

"Jasmine, Jasmine," she heard her name being called at first from a great distance and then closer and closer and then she felt someone tapping her cheeks.

"Jasmine wake up, are you alright?"

"Huh?"

"Oh thank Merlin. Harry will actually kill me if anything happens to you," muttered Ron, "alright, c'mon let's get you off the wet ground."

He lifted an arm around her and together they managed to move her, she bit her lip so hard to stem the pain that she tasted blood.

The next hour was endless, Jasmine sat and watched Ron clear away rocks and listened with half an ear to Lockhart's babbling. The pain in her foot had turned into a dull throb and now she could only think about Harry and whether he would get back safe and if Ginny was still alive.

After she had ensured that blood-drenched Harry was very much alive and healthy she hugged him tightly and refused to let go.

"We need to get out of here," Harry whispered in her hair.

"Ok," she said but the events after that took on a dreamlike quality. The next thing she remembered is entering McGonagall's office where Dumbledore, Snape and Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were all staring at them dumbfounded.

"Severus, please take Miss Dursley to the hospital wing, immediately," said Dumbledore.

"Yes Headmaster," said Snape and Jasmine protested feebly that she was fine and she wanted to hear what Harry had to say.

"Absolutely not, you're most likely concussed," snapped Snape.

He conjured a stretcher out of thin air and she collapsed in a heap on it groaning in relief at being off her feet.

Snape was silent as he floated the stretcher alongside him all the way up to the hospital wing which was now empty as all the students had been revived.

"Poppy," he called sharply and the matron bustled over to them.

"Oh Miss Dursley, you poor dear, what did you do this time?" She shook her head as she transferred Jasmine to a hospital bed.

"Rocks," sighed Jasmine tiredly, her eyes felt so heavy.

"Stay awake," she barked and then started to run diagnostic checks on her while Jasmine struggled to follow her orders.

"So what happened?" asked Snape and her eyes snapped to his face. He had moved slightly closer and now lifted an eyebrow.

"We...we went to Lockhart…" she stopped because she was able to hear her slurring words, "to tell him about the basilisk, but he, he was...OUCH," she exclaimed when Madam Pomfrey cleaned her wound.

"He was packing his trunk." Snape scoffed and Madam Pomfrey tutted.

"Anyways, he told us that none of his books are real and that he was going to wipe our memories but Harry disarmed him...with that spell you taught us."

She had to interrupt her story to take a potion and her head felt crystal clear again.

"Wooow, what was that?" she asked distractedly.

"A healing potion specifically for head injuries," said Madam Pomfrey, moving towards the foot of the bed, "continue your story, maybe now you'll be able to speak properly."

"So then we went to Myrtle's bathroom because we had figured out that's where the entrance is, and Harry opened it using parseltongue. One of the sinks opened and there was this black hole. We made Lockhart go down first and then we followed." Jasmine hurried to speak again because Snape was looking thunderous, "there was just a long dark tunnel. At some point Lockhart jumped at Ron and grabbed his wand and tried to wipe our memories again but the wand backfired and there was an explosion and the roof caved in."

Jasmine yawned widely, "Harry was on the other side and went on to find Ginny. Ron helped me move the boulder of my foot and then sat me on a rock and then we waited."

She yawned again and felt her eyes grow heavier.

"Why isn't my foot hurting anymore?" she asked.

"I put a numbing charm on it before I started to work on it," Madam Pomfrey told her with a small smile.

"Hmm, s'nice." Jasmine let her head sink into the pillows and since no one told her otherwise let her eyes slide shut.

"Why m'I so tired?" she slurred again.

"It's a common side effect of the potion," came the silky baritone response.

Huh, Snape was still there for some reason she thought and then slipped into a deep and blissful sleep.

Jasmine slept through Ginny and Mr and Mrs. Weasley coming in, Lockhart and Ron and then finally all the other Weasleys who had rushed in to see Ginny.

There were a lot of tears and hugs and by the end Ginny was laughing through her tears, propped up in a mound of pillows with a mug of hot chocolate clutched to her chest.

"I do hope dear Jasmine is alright," said Mrs. Weasley once they were all seated around the bed.

"Jasmine's here? Is she alright?" Fred and George jumped to their feet looking around wildly.

"She's behind that curtain," replied Mr. Weasley, "boys, I don't think you should…"

It was too late, the boys had already pulled back the curtains and given twin gasps.

"Mr. and Mr. Weasley what are you two doing?"

They spun around to face Madam Pomfrey who was looking murderous at one of her charges being interrupted.

"Is she ok?" asked Fred.

"She will be fine, she needs plenty of rest." She ushered them out and pulled the curtain back into place but the sight of Jasmine didn't leave Fred or George.

Her face pale and her right foot elevated on two pillows.

"What happened to her?" George asked Ginny as they got back to Ginny.

"She crushed her foot under a rock, and got hit on the head as well," said Ginny shakily looking over at the curtains. Ron told Percy and the twins the whole story. When he had finished Madam Pomfrey came over to tell them that they should go down to the feast. They said goodbye to their parents and Ginny and went to join the other students. An hour later the Weasleys bade Ginny goodnight and left as well leaving Ginny lying tucked up feeling impossibly warm and loved.

Jasmine woke up feeling rested and pain free the next morning and she had a nice breakfast chatting across the ward with Ginny.

"Where do you think you're going?" asked Madam Pomfrey as Jasmine swung her legs over the side of the bed.

"I was leaving?"

"You're not leaving until I say you can," said Madam Pomfrey sternly, but there was a smile on her face.

"But I'm all better, see?" Jasmine flexed her foot and Madam Pomfrey pulled the blanket back over her.

"You can leave this evening," she told Jasmine who groaned and dropped back on her pillows with a pout.

Luckily she didn't have a lot of time to sulk because Harry, Ron, Hermione, Fred, George and Lee all came to visit after breakfast and Jasmine heard the whole story for the first time. Then Mr. and Mrs. Weasley came in and she immediately liked them. Mr. Weasley brought Honeydukes sweets for everyone and Mrs. Weasley fussed and plumped up her pillows and pulled the blankets into place.

"You really must come and visit us this Summer with Harry, dear," she said.

"I would love to, thank you Mrs. Weasley," said Jasmine.

The rest of term was spent outside enjoying the sunshine, running around the castle and they went to Hogsmeade again.

Too soon it was the holidays and they all boarded the Hogwarts express. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, the twins, Lee and Jasmine shared a compartment, played exploding snap, practised disarming each other and set off the last of the Filibuster fireworks.

"You definitely have to come and visit this Summer," said George as he hugged Jasmine just in front of the barrier to the Muggle world.

"Don't go on anymore adventures without us," laughed Lee joining in on the hug.

"Yeah take care Jasmine," said Fred also hugging her, "we'll find a way to keep in touch." He winked at her and together they stepped through the barrier.

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A/N: Well this is it guys. Thanks to all of you who came along for the ride. Drop me a comment if you're excited for Part 3 which is currently in the works and I'm hoping to finish it during Nanowrimo next month so hopefully should be able to start posting in December. :)