Chapter 32

Izzy's POV

I woke up with one thought: food. A gnawing pain in my stomach, the need to nourish. But when I tried to sit up an even more intense pain conquered the hunger which was then made weak in comparison. A sudden, whit burst of pain, all over. With all that pain, the still worse memories came flooding in. And they took the place of the pain. But-I wasn't in that hated basement room anymore, was I? I was on a soft bed...in my room? How had I gotten here? I could remember nothing.

Light shown softly threw my windows and I could hear the bustle outside my closed door. I really was home. I tried once again, and this time I sat up on and got out of bed with little to no difficulty, although my knees did buckle a little as I tried to take my first step. I walked unsteadily to the door on my weak legs, but I continued on my hunt for food. I followed the noise-and my nose-out the door and down the stairs to the kitchen. I paused outside the door, drinking in the foreign smells of bacon, eggs, and waffles which were streaming through the house before opening the door.

I looked into the noisy kitchen: my dad reading the paper, James and Sirius scarfing down food faster than I'd previously have thought humanly possible. And mum, getting a plate of food for my dad-until she saw me.

The plate clattered to the floor, bits of shattered glass flying as her hands went to cover her mouth.

She stared at me as if I were a ghost, her eyes filling with tears. "What's wrong, my dea-" My dad was also stopped in his tracks as he saw me standing still in the doorway.

I bit my lip as James and Sirius turned towards me, eyes wide.

"Hey," I managed to whisper in a raspy, unused voice.

For a moment silence ruled, but suddenly my mum rushed towards me and enveloped me in a hug. "My baby!" she cried. I swallowed as my eyes, too, filled with tears and I hugged her back.

Finally she pulled back and inspected me. "My!" She exclaimed. "You need a good meal in you. And lots of water. Did you hear your voice?"

I tried to grin, but the muscle movement seemed foreign to me. So instead I grimaced as my mum led me to a chair and started piling a plate with food, which, after draining a glass of water, I gulped down. James squeezed my hand tightly as he, my mum, and my dad tried to contain their joyful conversation to make me comfortable. I glanced curiously at Sirius as he glared into space.

"So..." I started awkwardly when I finished, "Why are you all in such a hurry?"

"Oh, you didn't know!" My mum exclaimed. "Well, my dear, it's September first."

"Oh." September 1st. And I wasn't going to Hogwarts. What was happening to me 7th year? "Can I go?" I asked hopefully.

"Your body is fully healed except for your scars," My mum choked out. "But you aren't ready to go! Can you seriously tell me you want to?"

"I am physically ready, I guess. But not in any other way. I probably wouldn't survive the first day," I sighed. "DO I have to miss the whole year?"

"You're not allowed to miss the whole year," My mom snapped.

"Dear, we know you need your rest time for recovery," my dad spoke, "But all the doctors say you should start trying to move on with life within a week. You need to return to the routine of school life."

"Alright." Why didn't I feel as glad about this as I should have?

"You boys need to hurry up. It's almost time to go," My mum turned to the boys.

"Do we have to go?" My brother whined. "They won't miss me for a week."

"James, you have to go. The Head Boy can't arrive late."

"You're head boy?" I glanced at his shirt to where he was already wearing his bad. "Oh." What had happened while I was gone?

"Boys, you need to be on your way now. It's already 11:30! Hurry along with Mr. Potter. I'll take care of Isabelle. Shoo! GO on. I'll see you boys during the holidays."

As soon as they were gone Mum rushed me back up to bed, and despite my protests I was asleep in seconds.

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