(A/N: It wasn't me... HpGrl did this to my poor evil character... ***SOB*** Oh well... It adds to the good parts hehe... read on...)
Chapter 34
Healing (Otherwise Known as Meagan Gets Up Her Courage, Uses Her Powers to a Breaking Point, Faints, And Wakes Up Later to Change the Sobbing to Laughter.)
Meagan chewed her lip. Then, she decided. It may use most of her power... maybe even all... but she was going to do some serious healing... and kick some serious evil butt. She closed her eyes and sensed how much power she had. Amazingly enough, she still had some left over from the orb.
"Harry?" She asked softly. Harry gave a soft moan. "This might sting a little, but it will fix you up." She placed her hands on his mangled leg and he twitched. Meagan closed her eyes and had the power that the orb had left in her seep into Harry's wound. Harry gritted his teeth and strained his muscles. It was almost as painful as the Crucio curse.
Meagan's skin was paling. She now drew her breaths in shuddering gasps. Harry's leg eased as the pain grew less and less and Meagan's face went more and more pale. When the leg had finally healed, Harry opened his eyes and looked at it. It had returned to normal. Meagan, as pale as you could get with a green tinge in her cheeks, fell to the ground.
Everyone, by now, was asleep. Harry scrambled off the bed and leaned beside his wife. "Meagan!" He choked. He put her into his bed. "You'll be okay." She said, with a weak smile as she clutched Harry's arm. Harry laid her down. "I'm okay," He said, his forehead wrinkled in worry, "But don't kill yourself over me."
Meagan only gave him a look. "You're much more important than me..." She said, and then fainted. Harry knew that there nothing could be done but wait, so he sat there, silent tears pouring down his face.
~*~
Bellum stroked Cate's hair. Her heart was pounding at the words her father had said. I'm sorry Catie... I'm sorry Catie... I'm sorry Catie... The words rang through her ears, torturing her. No one... No one... Had ever said sorry to her... not once. Not like Sirius had done just then.
And then... and then... she had cut him... her own father... She sobbed into Bellum's shoulder. Her mascara dripped down her face in a black mess but she didn't seem to care.
She sniffed and sat up. "I think I'll be okay now." She said in a strangled voice. Bellum nodded and left the room to leave Cate to sit and stare at the wall.
~*~
A week had gone by and Harry still paced in the hospital. His eyes were bloodshot and he was pacing back and forth. Meagan was still out of it. Marykate looked a little green, herself. Sirius stroked Lizzie's hair, staring blankly at the wall. Hermione was patting Harry's back and Jeremy and Ron were sitting on the couch, sleeping.
Harry had bags under his eyes. He put his face in his hands. Meagan had never been knocked out for this long before. What if she was... dying?
"What's my time?" Croaked a voice from behind them. Jeremy sat up and hit his head against Ron's. Harry whirled around, knocking Hermione over in the process. Sirius fell off the couch. Lizze hit her head on the wall and Marykate gave an exasperated sigh.
"It's about time you woke up. It's been a week!" Said Marykate, shaking her head. "A record." Meagan replied with a wiry smile. They laughed. "I win. You said that you'd never be out for a week." Chirped Marykate. Meagan laughed. The color was returning to her cheeks, as if laughing was the cure.
Meagan waved her hand and a bag appeared in Marykate's hands. Marykate counted out ten Galleons. "The exact amount, just as you said seventeen years ago." She said, grinning from ear-to-ear. Meagan laughed again, her skin color returning to normal. She jumped out of bed and spread out her arms, stretching her tattered robes.
"How do I look?"
At this, everyone laughed. Just then, Ridere and Ferre walked back into the room after being to the bathroom. Ferre jumped into Ridere's arms with a little squeak. Ridere fell into the trash bin, making everyone laugh harder. He dropped Ferre and stood up, the bin stuck to his behind. Meagan fell onto Harry, who was leaning against the wall for support. Ron had slipped to the floor. Jeremy was now hanging onto the couch's arms. Sirius had put his head on his knees and Lizzie, who was rolling around on the couch, squashed Sirius.
Meagan reached into her pocket and pulled out a sapphire. Almost all heads turned. Meagan closed her eyes and thought.
"Hello!" Michael said, grinning up at them from the sapphire. Meagan grinned back at him. "Hi-lo, Michael." She said, smiling. "Helga says I can return anytime I want, since, you know, I'm Hufflepuff's heir." Michael stated. "I thought I was." Said Jeremy, perplexed. "You're her blood heir. Helga created me." Michael corrected. "I think I'll stay up her for a little while more, so as to see my `deceased' friends." He said, turning to Meagan. "Kay-tay." She said. This was clearly her form of saying, "Okay."
The sapphire went blank. Harry took Meagan in his arms and kissed her. Meagan, grinning against his lips, kissed back.
~*~
"You're getting fat." Bellum said one morning at breakfast. Shocked at what her husband had just said, Cate dropped her wand, making the knives fall with a clatter to the ground. "What?" She snapped, her eyes flashing. Bellum grimaced and said nothing.
Cate looked down at her stomach. She made a face of disgust. It was true, she was getting a little round. She patted her stomach saw that it was pretty big... How could she not of noticed.
"I'll go to a magic nurse's office, there's one in this town." Cate said, making a face. Bellum nodded. "I'll come too." He said.
~*~
Cate waited at the office. She drummed her nails on her knee. "-------, Catherine!" said the secretary. Cate got gracefully to her feet and strode into the office. Bellum waited outside. He put his dirty shoes on the coffee table. The secretary made a disgusted face.
Bellum picked up a magazine and began to read and then, after a few minutes, fell asleep.
Well, he didn't get a good start of the day. Enough said.
"Bellum!" Cate shrieked in a strangled voice, coming out of the office. Bellum gave a snort and woke up. She looked shocked. That's a first... Bellum thought. No... She looked horrified. "Whassamatter?" Bellum asked.
"I'm-I'm-I'm-!"
"You're WHAT?"
"Pregnant!"
Bellum stood shock still. Had he heard correctly?
"I'm ruined!" Wailed Cate, "All that work I did to get to number one.... Gone! I can't do it like-like this!"
The doctor came out of his office. "Abortion is an option." He said, taking off his latex gloves. Cate sniffed. Abortion is an option... She thought.
Chapter 34
Healing (Otherwise Known as Meagan Gets Up Her Courage, Uses Her Powers to a Breaking Point, Faints, And Wakes Up Later to Change the Sobbing to Laughter.)
Meagan chewed her lip. Then, she decided. It may use most of her power... maybe even all... but she was going to do some serious healing... and kick some serious evil butt. She closed her eyes and sensed how much power she had. Amazingly enough, she still had some left over from the orb.
"Harry?" She asked softly. Harry gave a soft moan. "This might sting a little, but it will fix you up." She placed her hands on his mangled leg and he twitched. Meagan closed her eyes and had the power that the orb had left in her seep into Harry's wound. Harry gritted his teeth and strained his muscles. It was almost as painful as the Crucio curse.
Meagan's skin was paling. She now drew her breaths in shuddering gasps. Harry's leg eased as the pain grew less and less and Meagan's face went more and more pale. When the leg had finally healed, Harry opened his eyes and looked at it. It had returned to normal. Meagan, as pale as you could get with a green tinge in her cheeks, fell to the ground.
Everyone, by now, was asleep. Harry scrambled off the bed and leaned beside his wife. "Meagan!" He choked. He put her into his bed. "You'll be okay." She said, with a weak smile as she clutched Harry's arm. Harry laid her down. "I'm okay," He said, his forehead wrinkled in worry, "But don't kill yourself over me."
Meagan only gave him a look. "You're much more important than me..." She said, and then fainted. Harry knew that there nothing could be done but wait, so he sat there, silent tears pouring down his face.
~*~
Bellum stroked Cate's hair. Her heart was pounding at the words her father had said. I'm sorry Catie... I'm sorry Catie... I'm sorry Catie... The words rang through her ears, torturing her. No one... No one... Had ever said sorry to her... not once. Not like Sirius had done just then.
And then... and then... she had cut him... her own father... She sobbed into Bellum's shoulder. Her mascara dripped down her face in a black mess but she didn't seem to care.
She sniffed and sat up. "I think I'll be okay now." She said in a strangled voice. Bellum nodded and left the room to leave Cate to sit and stare at the wall.
~*~
A week had gone by and Harry still paced in the hospital. His eyes were bloodshot and he was pacing back and forth. Meagan was still out of it. Marykate looked a little green, herself. Sirius stroked Lizzie's hair, staring blankly at the wall. Hermione was patting Harry's back and Jeremy and Ron were sitting on the couch, sleeping.
Harry had bags under his eyes. He put his face in his hands. Meagan had never been knocked out for this long before. What if she was... dying?
"What's my time?" Croaked a voice from behind them. Jeremy sat up and hit his head against Ron's. Harry whirled around, knocking Hermione over in the process. Sirius fell off the couch. Lizze hit her head on the wall and Marykate gave an exasperated sigh.
"It's about time you woke up. It's been a week!" Said Marykate, shaking her head. "A record." Meagan replied with a wiry smile. They laughed. "I win. You said that you'd never be out for a week." Chirped Marykate. Meagan laughed. The color was returning to her cheeks, as if laughing was the cure.
Meagan waved her hand and a bag appeared in Marykate's hands. Marykate counted out ten Galleons. "The exact amount, just as you said seventeen years ago." She said, grinning from ear-to-ear. Meagan laughed again, her skin color returning to normal. She jumped out of bed and spread out her arms, stretching her tattered robes.
"How do I look?"
At this, everyone laughed. Just then, Ridere and Ferre walked back into the room after being to the bathroom. Ferre jumped into Ridere's arms with a little squeak. Ridere fell into the trash bin, making everyone laugh harder. He dropped Ferre and stood up, the bin stuck to his behind. Meagan fell onto Harry, who was leaning against the wall for support. Ron had slipped to the floor. Jeremy was now hanging onto the couch's arms. Sirius had put his head on his knees and Lizzie, who was rolling around on the couch, squashed Sirius.
Meagan reached into her pocket and pulled out a sapphire. Almost all heads turned. Meagan closed her eyes and thought.
"Hello!" Michael said, grinning up at them from the sapphire. Meagan grinned back at him. "Hi-lo, Michael." She said, smiling. "Helga says I can return anytime I want, since, you know, I'm Hufflepuff's heir." Michael stated. "I thought I was." Said Jeremy, perplexed. "You're her blood heir. Helga created me." Michael corrected. "I think I'll stay up her for a little while more, so as to see my `deceased' friends." He said, turning to Meagan. "Kay-tay." She said. This was clearly her form of saying, "Okay."
The sapphire went blank. Harry took Meagan in his arms and kissed her. Meagan, grinning against his lips, kissed back.
~*~
"You're getting fat." Bellum said one morning at breakfast. Shocked at what her husband had just said, Cate dropped her wand, making the knives fall with a clatter to the ground. "What?" She snapped, her eyes flashing. Bellum grimaced and said nothing.
Cate looked down at her stomach. She made a face of disgust. It was true, she was getting a little round. She patted her stomach saw that it was pretty big... How could she not of noticed.
"I'll go to a magic nurse's office, there's one in this town." Cate said, making a face. Bellum nodded. "I'll come too." He said.
~*~
Cate waited at the office. She drummed her nails on her knee. "-------, Catherine!" said the secretary. Cate got gracefully to her feet and strode into the office. Bellum waited outside. He put his dirty shoes on the coffee table. The secretary made a disgusted face.
Bellum picked up a magazine and began to read and then, after a few minutes, fell asleep.
Well, he didn't get a good start of the day. Enough said.
"Bellum!" Cate shrieked in a strangled voice, coming out of the office. Bellum gave a snort and woke up. She looked shocked. That's a first... Bellum thought. No... She looked horrified. "Whassamatter?" Bellum asked.
"I'm-I'm-I'm-!"
"You're WHAT?"
"Pregnant!"
Bellum stood shock still. Had he heard correctly?
"I'm ruined!" Wailed Cate, "All that work I did to get to number one.... Gone! I can't do it like-like this!"
The doctor came out of his office. "Abortion is an option." He said, taking off his latex gloves. Cate sniffed. Abortion is an option... She thought.