After The War
Chapter I
The Aftermath
Harry Potter woke up in the hospital wing of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and completely forgot why he was there. He just remembered a green flash of light, a snake, lots and lots of blood, and a searing pain in his forehead. And then an old man next to him spoke. "I knew you would make it." Harry jumped six feet in the air at this comment, and remembered what had happened. It was over. Lord Voldemort was… gone. He looked to his left and saw the smiling form of Aberforth Dumbldore, and a stone dropped in his gut. He thought it was Albus Dumbledore, and remembered the faithful night in his sixth year at Hogwarts. He quickly shook the memory out and looked again at Aberforth. "Why are you here?" he asked, pensively, but was shocked at the sound of his own voice. He sounded hoarse, sickly almost, as if he had been deprived of water for days. He tried to sit up but his back screamed in agony, so he lay back down again. "Ron! Ron I think he's awake!" A familiar voice came from his right and he saw Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley staring back at him, looking no worse for wear. Cuts and bruises tattooed their faces, and Hermione had scarlet writing on her arm, though he couldn't quite work out what it was. Ron looked gravely at him. "We've been worried sick, mate." He said quietly, his voice full of malice and hatred. Harry could not quite work out why Ron was acting this way, but soon remembered. Horrid images of Fred Weasley's limp, lifeless form lying on the stone floor, Ginny Weasley being held by the throat by Bellatrix Lestrange, and Ron and Hermione's close escape from the Chamber of Secrets appeared in Harry's mind. "Ron, I'm-" He said hoarsely, but he was cut off from Ron who this time was looking right in his eyes. "You weren't there, Harry. You didn't SEE Fred get killed, you didn't SEE Ginny get captured, you didn't SEE me and Hermione almost get drowned in that stupid chamber!" His voice rose with every word, and Harry was starting to get exasperated. "Ron, look I'm sorry. I'm sorry you had to endure those things, but I'm about to pass out, so come off it." Ron sighed with defeat and Harry saw a flood of red-haired people come through the hospital wing doors before he passed out.