Hebi walked into the Common Room with Severus and heard several sighs of relief. He knew that they could probably tell that he had broken down again and sobbed on Severus by looking at his red puffy eyes but no one said anything.

Severus gave a lecture then had the first years line up so they could go up to the Hospital Wing. Hebi stayed close to Severus as they walked. Finally, they reached the wing and went in.

"Ah, our new little snakes." Madam Pomfry smiled at all of them "Find a bed and I'll start checking you over at once." her eyes landed on Hebi. "Are you okay, sweetie?" Hebi's eyes got a little big but he nodded. "Are you sure, honey?"

"I am fine." Hebi stated , "I'll be fine."

"Very well, why don't you go first to show all your little finds that it's okay to get scanned. " Hebi frowned at her but went over to a bed and sat down on it. The room went silent. "Okay, lets start with you, Mr. Riddle." she pulled her wand out. "Now I'm going to just run a few scans on you. It wont hurt you at all..."

"You are being condescending!" Hebi stated harshly. "You will stop it at once! You will not speak down to me, Woman!"

Poppy blinked shocked but then chuckled and nodded.

"I apologize, Mr. Riddle." Poppy said, "Lets begin."

She began running all her scans. She frowned when she got a full medical history. She knew of course who the little Prince was and that he'd been kept from his parents and abused and that the boy's healer had fixed him up.

"Severus, dear, I need you to call Mr. Riddle's parents."

"What?" Severus and Hebi asked. "Why?"

"I really need to talk to your parents, Mr. Riddle."

Severus went over to the fire and placed the call. Bella came through first. She grabbed Hebi in her arms and hugged him. He clung as his daddy came over with Severus.

"What is wrong with my baby?" Bella demanded, absently taking her child on her hip and rocking him a bit. " Well, out with it!"

"It would seem that your son has been hit with a Dark Curse ." Poppy said, noting that Severus and Tom looked murderous and Bella was hugging her son to her. "It seems to be coming from his chest." Bella sat Hebi down and began undressing him. Sure enough there was a large gash on Hebi's chest. "Why did you not tell your parents about it?"

"It was not there this morning." Hebi frowned. "and I have not been around anyone who would be stupid enough to attack me in two months."

"It is a slow acting curse." Poppy informed. "But it is feeding off Mr. Riddle's magic and is going to start causing him a lot of pain very soon. I myself have never seen any curse like this before and I am not equipped or skilled enough to handle it. I suggest you take the child to his Healer immanently. "

"But what about my classes?!"

"I'll take really good notes!" Blaise swore up and down. He wanted to get his Princes attention. "i'm in all your same classes."

"I take better notes than you." Theo said. " I'll take Hebi's notes!"

"I'm his cousin!" Draco stated coldly. "I'll do it!"

"I DON"T CARE WHICH ONE OF YOU TAKE HIS NOTES!" Bella yelled, silencing the boys. "TAKE THE NOTES SO I MAY TEND TO MY BABY PRINCE!"


Hebi found himself in St. Mungos being fussed over by his Healer. Scan's kept being taken over and over again. A nice cream had been spread over his wound and it looked to be shrinking but he had no illusions that the curse itself was being healed. The adults were all talking in low voices and trying not to alarm him. He was starting to get antsy . He grabbed his necklace and vanished. He appeared on Severus' bed and began crying. Severus came running out of his bathroom in a towel pulling on boxers underneath them. He tossed the towel back into the bathroom. He instantly got on his bed and pulled Hebi in to his arms. He heard his floo sound but was trying to calm his tiny mate down.