Chapter 3
Waking Up
Hagrid carried Harry to the Hospital Wing with Professor McGonagoll and Professor Dumbledore following, closely. Professor Lupin went back to his office for he didn't want to freak out any of the Prefects by following the headmaster, deputy headmistress and gamekeeper. Dumbledore knocked on the door to the Hospital Wing and Madame Pomfrey opened it with an annoyed expression on her face, but when she saw Harry in Hagrids' arms, she started gaping at his limp body.
"What's he done this time?" Madame Pomfrey asked, still irritated though shocked at the same time.
She looked at Professor McGonagolls' expression of worry and Hagrids of fear for his friend, while Dumbledore didn't have a twinkle in his bright blue eyes; they were filled with dread. Madame Pomfrey let them in and led them to free bed near the end of the Hospital Wing. Hagrid settled Harry on the bed as Madame Pomfrey examined him.
"What did he do?" Madame Pomfrey asked. "The only injury I see is a scratch and it doesn't look too bad."
"Pull up his right pant legs, Poppy" McGonagoll told Madame Pomfrey.
Madame Pomfrey pulled up Harrys' right pant legs and saw the toilet paper around it. She started to unwrap the toilet paper and soon saw all the blood that had drenched it.
"He has lost quite a bit of blood, but it's not a lot" she said.
"That's not the worst of our worries, Poppy" McGonagoll said, quietly.
Madame Pomfrey threw the toilet paper onto the bedside table and examined his bite mark more closely.
"He's been bitten by something, but it doesn't look too bad" Madame Pomfrey declared.
"Not Bad!" Hagrid roared. "He's been bit'en by a...!"
"Easy, Hagrid" Dumbledore said. "As long as Harry will alright, that all that matters."
Hagrid calmed himself down and looked at Harry in even more worry. His breathing was normal, he didn't look like he had just been bitten or attacked by a werewolf.
"What has he been bitten by, Albus?" Madame Pomfrey asked, quite curious about her patients' injury.
"A werewolf" Dumbledore answered.
Madame Pomfrey gasped at his answer and stared at Harrys' bite mark.
"Then, there is nothing I can do except bandage his leg and arm and keep him here until he wakes up" Madame Pomfrey explained.
Professor Dumbledore nodded as Madame Pomfrey conjured into her hand a bandage using the spell "Ferula". She used the spell "Aguamenti" to wash his wounds and then bandaged both his arm and leg. Once she finished bandaging his leg and arm, Madame Pomfrey turned to Professor Dumbledore and McGonagoll with worry in her eyes.
"What do we do now, Albus?" Madame Pomfrey asked.
"We will tell him once he wakes up and we will also warn the other staff" Dumbledore explained to his colleagues, "But, we shall not treat him any differently than we already do."
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Three days passed since a werewolf had bitten Harry, but he still lay unconscious in the Hospital Wing. Harry heard a voice through the darkness he was forced to stare at. Harrys' eyes twitched as he tried to open them to see who was talking.
"Do you think he's finally waking up or just having a nightmare?"
"His eyes looked like they were about to open, so that's a good sign."
"Harry?"
Harry opened his eyes and saw blurry shapes of Professors: Lupin, Dumbledore, McGonagoll, Madame Pomfrey and Hagrid. Harry blinked and tried to find his glasses, so he could see better. Dumbledore picked up Harrys' glasses and gave them to him. Harry gratefully accepted them into his hands and slipped them onto his nose. He looked around and saw he was in the Hospital Wing and was lying on a bed, but he didn't see Ron or Hermione.
"How'd I get here?" Harry asked. "And where's Ron and Hermione?"
"Mr. Weasley and Miss. Granger have been informed of your whereabouts, but we did not allow them to come" McGonagoll answered.
"But, how did I get here?" Harry asked once more.
"Ah' carried yeh up 'ere" Hagrid said.
Harry nodded at Hagrids' answer and stared at the bed covers.
"How long have I been here?" Harry asked.
"Three days" Lupin answered.
Harrys' mouth fell open as he stared at the bed covers, but immediately closed it. Professor Lupin bent down beside Harrys' bed and put his hand on Harrys' shoulder.
"Harry, do you remember anything?" Lupin asked.
"Not that much" Harry answered, rubbing his head.
"Do you mind if we ask you some questions, Harry?" Lupin asked as he stood back up.
"Sure, but why?" Harry asked.
Professor McGonagoll furrowed her brow into a scowl as he asked this question.
"What were you doing outside so late, Mr. Potter?" McGonagoll asked, seriously.
"Er..." Harry thought about what he was going to say, but nothing came to his mind.
I guess I have to tell them the truth, Harry thought.
Harry sighed and looked up from staring at the bed covers.
"I heard something and went to check it out" Harry said, feeling guilty about not telling anyone.
Professor Lupin looked at Harry in shock and anger. Anger for not telling him or any other teacher and shock that Harry would sneak out to the Forbidden Forest all along on a full moon.
"What did you hear?" Dumbledore asked.
"A howl" Harry said, plainly.
"A Howl!" Lupin repeated, outraged.
Harry flinched at Professor Lupins' sudden burst of rage and it was his entire fault. There was no one else to blame, except him.
"I thought that the howler was Professor Lupin in trouble, so I went to go help" Harry explained.
Harry braced himself for a bunch of yelling to be thrown at him by Professor McGonagoll and Madame Pomfrey, but no one yelled at him, they just stared at Harry.
"You knew?" McGonagoll asked, surprised.
"Yes, I did" Harry said.
"When did you find out?" McGonagoll was getting even more serious now.
"A month ago" Lupin answered.
Everyone turned to face Professor Lupin as he continued.
"I had forgotten to take my potion on that night and Harry, Ron and Hermione found out" Lupin explained. "Although Hermione had already figured it out."
Professor McGonagoll turned back to Harry, as he wanted to say something.
"I don't think it's bad knowing that you're a werewolf," Harry said. "We won't tell anyone else and we actually all agree that you're our best Defence Against The Dark Arts Professor we've had."
"Thank you, Harry, but you must know what happened to you two nights ago" Lupin told Harry.
"I think I already know" Harry said. "The werewolf that pretended to be you, scratched me."
"No, Harry, It didn't just scratch you" Lupin said, fear and worry both starting to appear in his voice. "It's much worse."
"Then how come I felt a really bad pain in my leg?" Harry asked. "So, I thought.…"
Professor McGonagoll cut in before Harry could finish.
"Well, you thought wrong, Potter!" McGonagoll shouted, her voice quaking with what was in Lupins' voice as well.
"What do you mean, Professor?" Harry asked, confused.
"It didn't just scratch you" Lupin said. "It bit you."
Chapter 3! Hooray! Enjoy! This is when they take Harry to the Hospital Wing and Harry finds out. COOL OR WHAT! Tell me what you think of it in the reviews, it would be much appreciated. If you have any questions I will answer them in the next chapters, but not ones that will spoil surprises. I will tell you I can't do them in the chapters' notes. Anyway hope you like it so far. VFMH OUT!
