Chapter 54
(A/N: Sorry for the short chapter, again! Studying is taking up most of my time now. )
February 15, 1996
"I need to go to Kingsley's flat," Tonks informed Remus after undoing curses on Kingsley's unconscious body for an hour. He said he'd take care of Mittens while I was locked up—I mean, guarding Azkaban."
Grudgingly, Remus agreed to go with Tonks to retrieve the kitten that hated him so very much. He waited outside while Tonks gathered up the kitten's belongings, like food and toys, as well as Mittens, who was mewing pathetically.
"It's alright, your mummy's here to feed you now," Tonks cooed, much to Remus's disgust.
"It can't understand you, Nymphadora," he told her, exasperated. Tonks glared at him. "We can drop that thing off at Grimmauld Place with Sirius, then we'll go back to St. Mungo's and help Kingsley, okay?"
When they arrived at St. Mungo's there were a couple of Healers, as well as Mad-Eye gathered around Kingsley's bed, undoing the enchantments on him. This was much easier than it had been before, because Kingsley was now awake and could tell the healers exactly what was wrong with him.
By suppertime they had removed nearly all of the curses that the enchanted kife had inflicted on Kingsley, but the thing with cursed weapons was the wound had to be healed naturally, not by magic.
"So now all we have to do is wait," Kingsley sighed. "Brilliant."
"You two should go back to Grimmauld Place now," Mad-Eye told them. "Keep Sirius up to date."
Tonks and Remus apparated back to number twelve, where Sirius was waiting impatiently by the front door, as Izzy had left a few hours ago. "Well?" he asked.
"They think he's going to be okay, as long as the wound heals properly," Remus informed him.
"Thank Merlin," Sirius sighed. "He's not going to be able to go to work, though, is he?"
"No," Tonks said. "Which means all the aurors are going to have to work some extra shifts until he gets better. I don't really mind though, just as long as he's okay."
