Chapter seven

Harry knew he should wake, but he really didn't want to, he felt at peace and safe, he never felt that before. He would try to ignore the voices, all talking to him, all asking for him to wake up. He thought he heard Sirius' voice and wondered if he was at Grimmauld place, since he knew Sirius couldn't come out of hiding, not until Sabastian was able to organise the trial.

It was during one of these times when Harry kept hearing Sirius beg him to wake up, it was time to return to him. Harry realised that his godfather sounded really upset.

'Please pup, I can't lose you, not now, so please, wake up.'

'How can I sleep when you keep talking to me?'

'Harry,' Sirius shouted then stared down at his godson's closed eyes, 'Did you really just speak?'

'Yeah, but don't shout Sirius, my head hurts.'

'Poppy, Poppy, he's awake,' Sirius called.

'Sirius, head, hurt, quiet.'

'I'm sorry, but we've been so worried.'

Harry blinked a few times then slowly focused on his godfather's face, 'I'm fine, but why are you here and not at Grimmauld place?'

'I'm free Harry, the trial went off without a hitch. I even got compensated for the years I spent in Azkaban.'

'How long was I out?'

'Five weeks and two days Mr. Potter.'

'Five weeks,' Harry looked from the matron to Sirius, then he noticed how tired and drawn Sirius looked, 'Really?'

'Yes, we were beginning to believe you may never wake up. Do you remember why you were unconscious?'

'Yeah, the unspeakable and the soul, did she get it out of me?'

'Yes, she told us your mind was intact but couldn't tell us when you would wake.'

'Let me examine him Sirius then you can help him into the bathroom. He will need a thorough cleaning since we've only been using cleaning spells, then he can eat.'

Harry waited until the matron finished before he looked back at his godfather, 'I can see you perfectly, without my glasses. But you haven't slept much, have you?'

'No, I sleep in the bed next to you, but I can't stop watching you. I'll answer all your questions while you visit the bathroom.'

Poppy sent word to Minerva that Harry had finally woken. She would tell Harry's friends, who never missed an opportunity to visit. They even did their homework while sitting on one of the beds. Ever since half the Slytherin's were taken away along with a few students from the other three houses, she had only two patients, those were caused by normal quidditch accidents. Poppy did not mind and it made Harry's friends feel better knowing they were keeping an eye on him.

Minerva hurried from her classroom and straight outside to the greenhouses. She spoke with Pomona before turning to face the students.

'I bring good news, Harry finally woke up and he's fine,' Minerva waited until the students stopped cheering, 'Hermione, Ron, Neville, you three come with me, I sent word for the twins to meet us at the hospital.'

'Tell Harry we're glad his finally awake,' Seamus called out.

'We will,' Hermione grinned, but she hurried after the others. They were halfway up to the hospital when the twins joined them, the six of them hurried straight inside to see Harry's bed empty and no sign of Sirius.

'Where is he?' Ron asked.

'Sirius is helping him in the bathroom, he will be weak for a while.'

'You said he's fine Poppy.'

'He is Minerva, he was talking normally but he was surprised by how long he was unconscious. He also wanted to know why Sirius was here.'

'Harry,' Hermione screamed as she saw Sirius helping Harry moved slowly back down the ward. The friends all waited until he was back on his bed before the rushed to his side, 'Are you okay?'

'I'm fine, Sirius was filling me in while he helped me shower, five weeks, five weeks, why so long?'

'We're not sure Harry, the unspeakable couldn't even tell us if you would wake. But the soul is gone and you're fine,' Minerva said.

'What about the others?'

'They have all been found, destroyed and Voldemort was sent through the veil.'

'He's really gone, for good?'

'Yeah, pup, he's gone and he didn't go quietly. Right before he was sent through the veil the aurors swear they heard him say he was sorry and his voice sounded nervous.'

'He feared death,' Harry whispered.

'He did.'

'Harry, when you first lost his piece of soul your body glowed, your eyes glowed a pure white. It only lasted a few seconds but we can't figure out why. The unspeakable who removed the soul said she needed to speak with you when you woke, it's nothing bad but it's important,' Hermione said.

'I will send word that you're awake, we have to let the aurors know as well. I will return shortly,' Minerva said.

'Aurors?'

'We were worried that some of the students might take you out when you couldn't defend yourself. We took turns staying with you apart from night time, then aurors were here to guard the room, but mainly you. Any person who came in was watched, even if they appeared hurt, no one was taking the chance that one of them could kill you. It's safer now that all the marked students are gone, but there are some who still believe as Voldemort did,' Hermione said.

'So some of the Slytherin's are gone?'

'Nearly half of them, from fifth year up were all marked and wanted to be death eaters. Malfoy was one, but some of those were not just Slytherin's mate,' Ron said.

'Two students from Ravenclaw, three from Hufflepuff,' Fred said.

'And one from Gryffindor, they were all marked,' George said.

'Did they all want to be marked or were some forced?'

'Most volunteered, the ones that were forced by their parent's but did not want to fight for Voldemort, they were all allowed to stay.' Neville said.

'Let's get Mr. Potter some food, I can stop those potions now.'

'Yeah, I am hungry.'

A house elf appeared with a tray of food, enough for all of them. So Sirius, Hermione, Ron, Neville, Fred and George all sat around Harry's bed while they ate, but they still talked. Harry fell asleep as the friends explained more about what was going on, so they headed back to their common room. Sirius decided now Harry was awake he would get some sleep, so he curled up on the bed beside his godson. He still needed to tell Harry about the house he bought for them, so when the holidays arrived they would be living near the beach. It might be colder during the winter months, but Sirius knew that wouldn't worry Harry, he always wanted to be near the water.

Harry slept until the following morning, Sirius again helped him into the bathroom. When they came out the unspeakable was standing beside the bed, along with Madam Pomfrey, Amelia Bones, Minerva McGonagall, the three Weasley boys, Neville and Hermione.

'Thank you,' Harry whispered.

'You are welcome Mr. Potter. How do you feel?'

'Good, just a bit weak, but otherwise fine. And no pain in my head.'

'No, you will no longer suffer that pain. Now you were told I needed to speak with you.'

'Yeah, he is dead, right?'

'Yes, this is not about him. When I first examined you for the extra piece of soul I did find something I was not expecting. It's not dangerous, we're just not sure what it could mean, for you.'

'Did the soul do something to me?'

'No, you are perfectly healthy. I was told you no longer need glasses, what I found is probably the reason. We, the unspeakables have never come across this before, so we don't really have many answers.'

'What's going on ma'am?'

'I removed Voldemort's soul, but there was another soul connected to yours, a pure soul. After my examination and some investigating on your blood, we were able to determine whose soul it was, your mother's. This is the reason you survived the killing curse as a child Mr. Potter, your mother gave you her soul. We do not know how she did it since we do know she never used dark magic.'

'I have my mother's soul.'

'Yes, now as I said to you before I removed the unwanted dark soul, it blocked your power, you now have full use of that. But you also have your mother's power, as our magic is connected to our souls.'

'So you're saying that Harry is twice as powerful as a normal person?' Sirius asked.

'Yes, but Mr potter's magic is one of the most powerful I have ever seen, so add his mothers, it means he would be three to four times more powerful than most adults, maybe more. Mr. Potter's aura was pure gold, no one alive has an aura of pure gold and there has only been one other wizard in history that had a pure gold aura, Merlin.'

'Bloody hell,' Ron shouted.

'So Harry's as powerful as Merlin, the most powerful magical the world has ever seen,' Hermione whispered.

'Yes, he is, but I can give you all a guarantee, Mr Potter's soul is pure, he does not have an evil bone in his body. He has normal human feelings, which means he would act like any typical fifteen year old, he just would never deliberately hurt anyone.'

'I wanted Umbridge to pay for what she did, isn't that more than human feelings?'

'No, she tortured you, you just wanted her to be punished for that. If you were in anyway evil or dark then you would have taken care of her yourself. She used dark artefacts because she was a very weak witch, her mother was a squib, her father a muggle, she barely had magic. Many adults would have trouble not cursing someone that deliberately tortured them. Those feelings Mr Potter, are just proof you are human, like the rest of us. Your soul being pure gold showed me that you are good, you have a good heart and soul. When you finish Hogwarts, I would like for you to come see me, I believe you would do wanders in the department of mysteries.'

She smiled down at Harry then vanished from sight. Hermione's eyes widened, she knew you could not apparate from inside Hogwarts. But the unspeakable did not apparate, she vanished. Ron, Neville and the twins had huge grins, Harry's face showed shock, a lot like Sirius' face did. One thing Harry did know, he would take the lady unspeakable up on her offer. He wanted to help their world, especially after Voldemort and his death eaters nearly destroyed it. He still had a few years before that would happen, maybe now he could be just a normal teenage boy.