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Moony's Place, 21 July
Hadrian groaned and opened his eyes. He took a moment to focus and looked around him. He was in his room at Moony's Place and the clock said it was just after 7:00 in the morning.
He groaned again and struggled to remember what happened. As soon as it came back to him, he sat up with a jolt. He searched mentally for his brother's link and started to panic when he couldn't find it.
Gabe? Gabe! he shouted mentally. When he got no answer he started to breathe erratically. his eyes darted around his room and he stood up. The teen's movements were jerky and he stumbled several times before he made it to his bedroom door.
"Gabriel?" Hadrian asked loudly after he opened the door. When silence greeted him, he pushed off his door frame and walked to his brother's room across from his own. In his panic he didn't notice Sirius hurrying towards him from down the hall.
Gabriel's door was open a crack. Hadri pushed it open completely and wandlessly lit the room. He ignored his godfather behind him and stumbled over to his twin's bed. It was empty and unused.
Hadrian stifled a sob and sank onto his knees beside his brother's bed.
"Gabriel!"
Sirius slowly forced himself awake when he heard the panicked yell. he heard a thump and shot up and out of bed when he realized Hadrian was awake. Sirius left his room and walked towards the stumbling figure.
He watched Hadrian stumble into the bedroom and sped up. By the time he reached the broken teen, Hadrian was on his knees and crying silently.
"Oh Hadrian." Sirius said sadly, for once using the boy's full name. He kneeled next to the crying wizard and pulled him into a hug.
Hadrian gripped the front of his Godfather's shirt like a lifeline as he cried into the older man's shoulder. The two of them stayed there until Hadrian finally calmed down enough.
Sirius gently pushed Hadrian back and held his shoulders. "What's wrong Prongslet?" he asked quietly.
Hadrian wiped his eyes and sat back on his knees. "Gabe." he whispered brokenly. His breath started to come out in gasps. "Gabe." he said a little louder and a bit more frantic.
Sirius eyes widened in understanding and he shook Hadrian gently. "Hadri!" he said loudly, using Gabriel's nickname for the teen. Hadrian looked into the older man's grey eyes and blinked. "He's okay."
Hadrian took a deep breath and pulled himself up to sit on the bed beside him. He clasped his hands in his lap and looked down. "I can't find him." he whispered brokenly. "I can't..."
Sirius sighed and sat down next to him. "He's with Madam Pomfrey." Sirius explained. "Something's wrong with his magic."
Hadrian looked up at Sirius and the older man was struck with how vulnerable and lost his godson looked at that moment.
"Lets go see him." Sirius said. He pulled his order pendant out from under his shirt and grabbed Hadrian's shoulder before whispering the password. Hadrian closed his eyes as he felt the familiar jerk behind his navel.
Hadrian opened his eyes when he felt himself hit solid ground. He looked around and noticed he had landed in the middle of the hospital wing.
Madam Pomfrey bustled out from behind a curtained off bed. Her hair was falling out from its bun and she looked completely frazzled. "You shouldn't be here." she snapped angrily. "Go find Mr. Lupin and Professor Snape."
Sirius turned and left to as asked but Hadrian just stood still as a statue and stared at the white curtains.
"Mr. Potter." The mediwitch snapped harshly.
Hadrian ignored her and slowly walked over to the bed. He took a deep breath and pushed the curtain aside with a shaking hand.
Gabriel was laying unconscious in the hospital bed. His skin was a pale as the white sheets and his lips had a blue tinge to them. His jet black hair stood out starkly against his skin and his thick eyelashes rested lightly against his cheeks. His arms were above the sheets and folded onto his chest. Hadrian would have thought him dead if it weren't for the very slight rise and fall of Gabriel's chest.
"Mr. Potter!" Madam Pomfrey all but yelled.
Sirius stepped out of the Hogwarts infirmary and saw Snape and Remus standing off the side of the doors and conversing quietly. He stepped over to them and they both looked at him at the same time. Snape had an impassive look on his face while Remus' practically oozed concern.
"Where's Harry?" Remus asked quietly when Sirius joined them.
"I left him inside." Sirius answered. "He threw a fit when he couldn't find his brother."
Remus nodded. "Siri hasn't woken yet. Poppy was upset when she couldn't find out what was wrong and banned everyone from the infirmary."
Sirius chuckled quietly. "Fig-"
"Mr. Potter!" a voice yelled from the hospital wing. The three men shared a look before hurrying inside.
Hadrian was standing next to his twin and holding his hand, completely ignoring the irate mediwitch that was verbally tearing into him.
"Let him be." Snape told Poppy when the three men reached the bed.
Poppy sighed in annoyance and seemed to deflate. "I'll be in my office." she said moodily before leaving.
Hadrian lifted his eyes from his brother and looked at each of the adults in turn. "I'm sorry." he whispered brokenly. He looked down at his and Gabriel's joined hands. "I'm sorry Little Brother." He closed his eyes and mumbled something under his breath. Silver and red light appeared at the twins joined hands and suddenly flew up into the air before falling into Gabriel's chest and disappearing.
Snape watched in fascination and Sirius and Remus rushed forward to catch Hadrian before he collapsed. Hadrian looked at his brother and sighed in relief at he the colour that had returned to Gabriel's skin before fainting.Moony's Place, 30 July
"Time to wake up little Brother."
Gabriel slowly stirred and opened his eyes. Hadrian was sitting beside him calling his name
"How are you?" Hadrian asked. His voice and face were both laced with concern.
Gabriel smiled lightly. "Fine."
Hadrian nodded and handed him a potion. "You've been out for 11 days. Tomorrow is our birthday."
"Joy." Gabriel said sardonically. He downed the potion and gently grabbed his brother's hand. "It's not your fault. I underestimated the backlash." he said. "You're still here." Gabe tapped his temple. "Give it time and it'll be as strong as ever."
Hadrian smiled in relief. "Thank Merlin."
A/N: This is just a filler chapter, nothing really significant. Please read the bottom of my profile before reviewing. And please please please review, even if its to criticize.
