Power Within
Chapter 2: The Weasley's and A Promise
Disclaimer: I own nothing! Well…..the plot, that's about it….and a few characters I invented ;p
Remus stepped out of the fire and into the warm, welcoming kitchen at the Burrow. The only person in the kitchen was Mrs. Weasley, who was surprised to see to see Remus standing in the kitchen.
"Remus! What are you doing here?" Mrs. Weasley exclaimed. She knew that Remus was supposed to be on duty at the Dursleys, and started to worry. As he came into the lighted area of the kitchen, she noticed the blood on his robes and paled. "Remus, what happened?"
"It was Harry. I was on duty when Hedwig flew towards me and nipped on my ear. At first, I didn't know what was going on, until I heard a scream. I recognized it as Harry's and ran into the house," Remus said. "His uncle was beating him and-" his voice started to choke up," He stabbed Harry with a kitchen knife… multiple times. If…if Hedwig hadn't warned me, Harry would probably be..," he left the dreaded word unsaid.
"Oh Merlin," Mrs. Weasley whispered. She started to get tears in her eyes. She knew Harry didn't have the perfect home life, but never knew it had gotten this bad. "Where is he now?" She asked.
"At St. Mungo's. I knew Madam Pomfrey isn't in, and there wasn't anybody to turn to," Remus said. He glanced down at his hand and saw that he was shaking.
"Remus, you're about to go into shock," Mrs. Weasley said, looking at his shaking hand. She opened a cabinet and grabbed a Calming Draught. "Drink this, and I'll get the rest of the family. They need to know this," and she walked out of the kitchen as Remus downed the Draught. Feeling calmness come across him, he muttered a cleaning charm and the blood vanished.
Ginny, Ron, Fred, George, and Mr. Weasley were all in the living room when Mrs. Weasley walked in the room. Mr. Weasley jumped up when he saw his wife's expression. She motioned for them to come into the kitchen, and was surprised to see Remus setting at the table.
"Remus? What are you doing here?" Mr. Weasley asked. He knew he was supposed to be on duty tonight, so something must be wrong.
"I have some bad news on Harry," Remus said sadly.
"Why? What's happened? It isn't You-Know-Who, is it?" Ron asked, worried for his friend.
"I was on duty tonight at Harry's place when Hedwig came out. She gave me a warning, a nip and flew back to the window. At first I was confused, but then I heard a scream. It was Harry so I broke into the house. I found Harry's uncle standing over him with a knife. He had been beaten and stabbed," Remus said, shuddering and tears pouring down his face silently. The family gasped at this news, and new tears started coming from Mrs. Weasley and Ginny.
"Where is he now?" Ginny asked, wiping tears coming down her own face.
"St. Mungo's. I have to get back. They're supposed to be giving me a report on him," Remus said,
"Can we go to see him?" Ron asked hopefully. Remus smiled sadly at Harry's loyal friend.
"I think it would be best if we wait until tomorrow," he said. Ron looked as though he wanted to protest, but his mother put a hand on his shoulder and shook her head.
"Let Harry start healing first," she said softly. Ron nodded and sighed.
"I'll give you an update after I finish talking to his Healer," Remus assured the young redhead. Ron nodded again and Remus Disapparated.
He appeared in front of the fireplace he had come through before. He was about to go searching for Harry when he heard his name.
"Ah, Mr. Lupin, I was just about to call you," said a voice.
"Are you Healer Atkins?" the Healer nodded. "How is Harry?" Remus asked as they walked toward the ICU corridor.
"Well, we finally got him stabilized. He had lost so much bloody, it a wonder he made it. He has multiple broken ribs, a fractured shoulder, a broken leg, and a severe head injury. We've injected some Skele-Grow into his system, so they should be healing. What I'm worried about is his head condition. Apparently, his uncle had kicked him in the head and it's done some severe damage. Right now, he's in a coma." Atkins said.
"Coma?" Remus asked confused.
"Harry's in a condition where he can't hear anything, or do anything. He's practically in a deep sleep that could take him hours, days, weeks, and sometimes even months for him to wake up. His head injury is the cause of it, and the quicker the injury heals, the sooner he will wake up. But there is a possibility of brain damage, which we hope won't happen," Atkins explained.
Remus choked up when the Healer said there may be some brain damage. "Can I see him?" he asked tearfully. The healer nodded, and pointed to the right hallway. "It's room 212, on the right side."
"Thank you," Remus said, and headed towards Harry's room. When he entered the room, Remus saw that his head was heavily bandaged, as was his stomach. He knew that was keeping his stomach from bleeding anymore. He noticed a monitor and a bag of fluid hanging on a long pole. He was about to move towards the boy when a female Healer came in.
"Hi, I'm here to check up on Harry," she said, and she walked over to the monitor and the bag.
"What is that?" Remus asked, looking confused.
"These? Well, they're muggle devices. The bag you see there is what we call and IV. The fluid in it is a blood replenishing potion, and it's helping Harry get some of his blood back," the Healer explained. "The monitor is to show Harry's progress in his coma. See the number?" she pointed to the number in the right hand corner, which said 20. "That's his percentage. If that number goes below 15, then we'll have to go into immediate surgery," she finished.
Remus' eyes got large when she said that. He didn't know that Harry was so close to death. I guess Vernon Dursley did more damage that was met to the eye, Remus thought angrily. Pushing his anger back, he whispered, "Muggle technology does help, huh?"
The Healer smiled sadly at the older man and nodded. She told him that if he needed anything to give her a call, or call for Healer Atkins.
Remus sat down on Harry's left side and took his hand. Never in his life had he ever expected to see Lily and James' son in the hospital injured this bad. It made Remus hate Voldemort a little more, because if Lily and James were still alive, Harry wouldn't be in this predicament in the first place.
"You're never going back to the Dursley's again, Harry," Remus said with a power behind his words. "I'm going to find you a family that will love like Harry. Not the Boy-Who-Lived, not as a slave, but just plain Harry. I promise you that," he said. He dropped Harry's hand, and brushed the hair from the limp boy's face. Standing up, he walked to the Apparation point and went back to the Burrow.
Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were still up, as were Ron and Ginny. Fred and George had gone back to their apartment soon after Remus had shown up the first time, and said they would see Harry in the morning.
"How is he doing, Professor Lupin?" Ginny asked suddenly.
"Ginny, I haven't been your professor for a few years, please call me Remus or Moony," the werewolf said, smiling. "As for Harry, he's not so good. He has several broken bones, bruises, a deep cut, and a very bad head condition. But the Healers said that they injected some Skele-grow into his system and they should be healed by tomorrow. But, the head condition has put him into a coma," he said, remembering what the Healer said.
"What's a coma?" Ron said, in slight shock; he didn't know that his best friend's home life was ever that bad!
"Harry's in a deep sleep, and it could take from a few hours to a few years for him to wake," Remus said.
"But…can't the Healers pull him out of it?" Mrs. Weasley said fearfully.
"I'm afraid not," Remus said sadly. "Listen, a lot's happened tonight, and we're all still in a slight shock. I think we should get a good night's sleep and visit Harry in the morning."
"I suppose so," Mrs. Weasley said. After saying goodnight to the Weasleys, Remus reluctantly Disapparated back to the Grimmauld Place.
The next day Remus and the Weasley's went to St. Mungo's. Remus explained to them about the machines that Harry was attached to, and warned them to be quiet. They caught up with Healer Atkins, who told them Harry was healing nicely, but his head injury had healed very little.
They went up to Harry's room in pairs. Mr. Weasley had to lead his wife out of the room, who broke down when she saw him. The twins went in, and came back out looking very somber, something that did not happen very often. Ron and Remus went in, only to come out five minutes later. Ron couldn't stand to see his friend in this bad of a mess. Instead, he went to inform Hermione on the past night's events, so Ginny was left to go alone.
She walked into the room slowly. She saw that a few of the patients had brought flowers and cards. She sat down beside him and took his hand. She looked up and saw the number said 26 percent.
"Oh Harry, how come your the one that gets into trouble? You can never have a normal summer, can you?" she whispered. "Everybody misses you, you know? Mum, Dad, my brothers, and Hermione, Remus, and many more. But I don't think anybody misses you more than I do. You know why? Because, I love you Harry. I have for a long time, and I was just too scared to tell you. Now, you're lying in bed, so close to death. I just wish you were awake, so you would know that." She pressed her lips to his forehead, next to his scar.
"Please come back to us, Harry. My heart is breaking without you here," Ginny said softly. Sighing, she let his hand go and walked out the door.
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Next update: whenever I find time in my schedule! School starts in 4 weeks, and I'm busy already getting my supplies and such for that. Plus, I'm helping my neighbors pack up, for they're moving, and plus, I'M moving! Between all of that, babysitting my cousins, helping out at the church I go to, AND running 4 websites, it's hard to update! That's why two of my stories are on hold (for which ones, go to my profile.)
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Melt-less Chocolate. There are now starting to create melt-less chocolate. WHAT'S THE POINT OF GETTING MELT-LESS CHOCOLATE WHEN THAT'S THE BEST PART OF CHOCOLATE???
