It's been a week since the incident at the hospital. Katie was doing much better. Her memory has been reappearing quickly, the nurses don't know why. All I know is that she remembers me!
Katie told the nurse and me about the man in the cloak. She didn't remember his name but she knows he has been haunting her dreams, her thoughts, and herself for the past two years. She never told anyone because he threatened her. She didn't know what he wanted from her. She is trying to remember his name but the nurse thinks her brain is withholding the information because of fear.
The day after she told us I went to the Aurors office and told them everything about this man that I knew. They have Katie on guard at the hospital until she is released. I hope she is released soon. She could stay with me, I would protect her. I want this man found soon, if only she could remember his name.
I have been with Katie every day since a week ago. Most of the time she is sleeping or in therapy but when she has the chance we sit in her room and talk. Her parents come by sometimes and that is when I leave to check on the shop or get a bite to eat. I have hired some extra help until Katie is better. I don't want to leave it but I have to be with the ones I love.
Love.
It's a strange word. Something maybe I am not worthy of. Does she love me back is the question. I care about her, I love her and I want to be with her. Fear is another thing that strikes me. I am so glad of the progress she has made, but how much longer will it take? I fear for her health and for her safety.
As I walked back into the room from lunch I noticed something odd. The room was empty. All of the flowers and things were gone. There was no nurse, no Auror, her parent's where gone.
The worst thing I noticed, as my heart stopped beating and fear settled in, was Katie was gone. I tried to calm down, after all she was probably just in therapy or maybe they were having her take some more tests. I knew she was much better, her memory was almost all back besides one key thing, the man's name, so I know they wouldn't have release her. Especially without informing me, I am the one who's is always with her. Her parents come off and on but not too often. When they do come they don't stay long. I wonder why… I will have to ask her about that. If I find her.
With that in mind I raced down the hall to the room she has therapy in, it was empty besides the doctor. I then went to another room which was empty as well. So she wasn't in therapy or taking tests. Her room is completely empty of her and her things. Where could she be? Not in the cafeteria. She wasn't in the bathroom either. I didn't check of course, I asked a nurse too. As I was walking back to her room I saw her nurse go into it.
Well she must know. I sprinted down the hall and reached her room. I walked inside but it was still how it was before. What is going on? I saw the nurse walk in so it can't be this way. I walked back outside the room and stood against the wall. As I slid to the floor in exasperation the nurse walked out. I think I needed to be admitted into the mental area of this place, I was losing it. I quickly stood up.
"Where did you come from? I have been looking everywhere for you and Katie. I just walked into this room and it was empty. What is going on here? She wasn't in therapy, or having tests, or in the cafeteria. She wasn't in the bathroom either although I didn't check, another person did. The person was a girl I swear. I am freaking out, I don't know where – "
"Calm down, sir. Everything is okay. Katie is fine, she is in her room."
"But… I went in there, it's completely empty!"
"There have been some changes in things. The Aurors are busy so they can't guard her room anymore, they have leading suspects as who the man is. They have put some charms on the room so only the nurses can get in and only I can admit people to go in."
"Can I go in to see her then?"
"We have to search you first, no wands!"
"I wouldn't do anything to her, I am here every day."
"It's just a precaution. The room is charmed so no magic can be done inside."
"Oh alright…"
I gave her my wand after she reassured me I would get it back. After being "searched" She cast a spell and I easily walked into the room full of people. Where did all these people come from? She never had many visitors before. Maybe they had just found out what happened? I did notice her parents were not there. I eventually managed to get over to Katie and leaned down to whisper, "Who are these people and why are they here?"
She laughed and replied, "These are my friends! I guess they just found out what happened and came over in a group."
I was then pushed aside by a very short girl with curly blue hair. Blue hair? And she was friends with these people?
I didn't get a chance to talk to her as the afternoon faded into evening. I needed to talk to her about her parents and if she remembered anything else. I also wanted to know what happened after I had left for lunch that afternoon. More and more of her "friends" eventually left in pairs. Soon there was no one in the room except me and her. The only problem was she had fallen asleep, exhausted from the hours of talking. I got up from the chair in the corner I had been sitting on and decided to get some supper and maybe a massage, I sure needed one. I was stiff and sore from sitting for so long. If magic had been permitted I would have turned the hard backed chair into a comfy recliner. I walked over to Katie and gave her a kiss on the forehead.
The nurse walked in as I was leaving and she gave me my wand back. I walked out of the room and just as a test I walked back in, it was empty.
It was around six thirty when I left the hospital; I headed home to check on the shop and how things were going. I didn't know the people I temporarily hired so I expected Verity to keep them in line. When I got back to the shop I noticed quite a line leading out the shop. I managed to get inside as the kids forming the line recognized me. Did Hogwarts let the kids come into town today?
I was shocked as to what I found walking into the doors.
