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CHAPTER 4:

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL

"Rose……"

Hermione was shocked to say the least. She hadn't expected his quick response to her touch.

"Si….Sirius you are awake?"

"Rose…Where am I?"

"I am not Rose. I am Hermione."

"Hermione….."

"Yes. I can't believe you are alright. How are you? Do you have any temperature? Do you feel very fragile? You still look quite pale. Oh! I am blabbering. Let me call the Healer." She jumped out of her seat and left the room.

"Hermione….wait…."

But she had already left.

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After informing the Healer, Hermione was pacing outside Sirius's room.

"Oh god, I hope he is alright. I can't believe I was blabbering inside the room. Harry…he will be quite happy to hear this news. Oh no, I can't believe I forgot to inform him."

She was about to go outside the building and apparate to the Burrow when the Head Healer called her.

"Miss Granger, he is alright. This is an absolute miracle. We have been watching him for days and there wasn't much improvement. But you went inside for five minutes and he became conscious."

"Can I go and see him again?"

"We gave him a sedative and he is now asleep. Miss Granger, can you do me a favor?"

"Of course" said Hermione.

"Will you please inform Mr. Potter about Mr. Black's health? He has been raving inside my office for the past one week."

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After hearing the news that Sirius was alright, Harry was so ecstatic that he had almost tried to apparate to St. Mungo's without putting on his clothes. When Hermione pushed him and informed him about his current predicament, he quickly threw on his clothes and apparated with a sleepy Ron on his side after asking Hermione to inform the rest of the Weasley's.

Mrs. Weasley became so emotional after hearing the news that she had hugged every person in the house almost three times.

"Yes, Mrs.Weasley…Sirius is alright" said Hermione for what seemed like the hundredth time.

"But…are you sure?"

"Mrs. Weasley, Please calm down. Sirius is alright but he has been given a sedative so that his body could get a much needed rest "replied Hermione.

"I am glad. Oh! I hope he is not angry with me. We were not in the best terms before he died…."

"No, he won't be mad at you. He always knew that you had his best interests in your heart. Mrs. Weasley, could I please go to St. Mungo's? I promised Harry that I would return with Ginny after informing you all about this news."

"Of course, my dear girl and how many times do I have to ask you to call me Molly and not Mrs. Weasley?"

"Sorry Mrs. Wea……Molly."

"That's my girl. Ah! Ginny is ready. You go with her. We will be coming within a few minutes" said Mrs. Weasley after seeing Ginny coming downstairs.

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"Harry, why are you pacing outside the room? You look tensed. Is everything alright?"Hermione asked as soon as she reached St.Mungo's along with Ginny.

"Nothing is right anymore. That stupid Healer is not allowing me to go inside and see him" Harry replied.

"Oh! Harry, I tried to tell you at the Burrow that Sirius is still very weak and so he has been put under sedation. But you apparated with Ron as soon as you heard the news" said Hermione.

"But still, they could at least let me see him" replied Harry.

"Don't worry. You will be allowed to see him as soon as he wakes up" replied Hermione.

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After three hours:

"Mr. Potter, Mr. Black is now awake. He is asking for you. You can go inside and see him" said the trainee Healer.

Harry jumped up from his seat and opened the door with an excited look on his face.

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Sirius sat on the bed and smiled up at Harry when he saw him open the door.

"Harry, come and sit beside me. Don't you dare look at me as if you have seen a ghost? It's me, you idiot" said Sirius.

"Sirius, are you alright? It feels quite bizarre. You look the same as you did in the forest. The only difference is you look more solid" said Harry as he sat on the chair near Sirius's bed.

"You know what; I think I was comfortable being transparent because even if I fall down, I wouldn't be injured. Being solid again after such a long period of transparency is going to be quite difficult because I have to be more careful when I do something" replied Sirius in a joking manner.

"Aye! Sirius, don't joke about things like that. I really missed you a lot."

"I am sorry and I missed you a lot too. I miss James and Remus but I am really glad that I was able to come back to you. When I saw you in your third year, I felt that I had missed a lot on your life. Seeing you again after two years makes me feel that I have again missed out a lot on your life" said Sirius wistfully.

"Yeah! I wish you never had to leave me in the first place. But still, you are now here and that means a lot to me" replied Harry.

"You know what, you remind me of that muggle author Shakespeare. What did he say? Ah! All's well that end's well"

"Of course! Sirius, can I ask you something?" asked Harry.

"About James and lily…?"

"How did you know….?"

"I am your godfather and i also used to be your father's best friend. Sometimes your mind works quite similar to that of James's."

"Are they all right?" asked Harry.

"They are fine. They miss you a lot. When I first saw them, Lily was quite angry that I was rash enough to follow Pettigrew and fight him. She said that if I had kept a cool head, then you wouldn't have to spend all your life with the Dursley's" said Sirius.

"It's not your fault, Sirius. Dumbledore would still have made me stay there because of the blood protection. But still, the Dursley's would have been nicer if they knew that I had a caring godfather out there" replied Harry.

"I know. So, how is everybody else?" asked Sirius.

"Ron is very anxious to meet you. He said that it was bloody good that you came back here to keep me on my toes. But Hermione told him that it was going to be the other way around. Mrs. Weasley wants to meet you too. She said now that she had her favorite fighter back with her, her life is about to become much more interesting. And you have met Hermione…right?" said Harry.

"Yes, I woke up to see her sitting near me. But we haven't talked much. How is she? Is she mad at me?" asked Sirius.

"Why would she be mad at you? She is really happy that you have returned back to us. So Sir….."

"Mr. Potter, your time is over. The patient needs his rest. He is too fragile to keep up with your long talk sessions" said the Head Healer Mrs. Luther.

"Hey! I am not fragile…"said Sirius.

But the Healer had already pushed Harry out of the room.

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He mused "so she had not yet gone to the past. I haven't betrayed her yet. Maybe there is a chance that i could stop the coming events before it turns out to be worse."

Sirius let out a yawn.

His talk with Harry was quite interesting. But who knew a simple talk could be so tiring.

The Healer was not joking when she said that I was fragile. But still, how dare she say anything like that?

That was his last thought before he closed his eyes.

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To pstibbons :I really appreciate your review. I think i didn't convey the sentence properly. I meant that Harry loved Hermione like a sister and possibly like a mother like figure who always supported him in times of need.But nevertheless I have deleted that sentence to avoid future confusion.

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