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Dangers in the Past.
Harry woke up to the sound of loud screaming. Before he even opened his eyes, he knew he didn't like that voice. It was familiar and brought back many bad memories. Frowning, he cracked an eye open, the voice of his aunt still resounding throughout the room. Looking around, he noticed he was in a cupboard and that the door was slightly ajar. Pushing himself up, he looked through the crack and blinked. Sure enough, his Aunt Petunia was there, but she couldn't have been older that 17. That fact brought his mind back from his memories, remembering he was probably in Lily's mind, not at his relative's house. Frowning and wondering who his aunt was screaming at, Harry pushed the door open. Kneeling in front of his aunt was his mother. Tears were streaking her young face while she petted the slack hair of an older woman that appeared to be dead. While focusing at Petunias words, his gaze moved through the half-destroyed room, taking in the sight of the dead man at his Aunt's feet.
"You freak! This is entirely your fault! It's because of you that Mom and Dad are dead; you killed them. You and those black clothed people. Who were they? Some of your freakish friends that decided to have a party?"
Harry saw his mother flinch and finally understood what was going on. It seemed Death Eaters had attacked the house and killed his grandparents. Petunia, being her usual stupid self, was blaming her sister for everything. Harry tried to calm the fury he was starting to feel, it seemed his aunt hadn't changed much in twenty years. Calmly raising his hand, he did a bit of wandless magic and transfigured the girl into a toad.
Lily, upon hearing the small pop, looked up, fearing more Death Eaters would appear. Instead of the dark robbed men, she was faced with a small, green, toad. Blinking, she looked around a bit. Not sensing any danger, she returned her attention to her sister. A soft voice coming from behind made her release her mother's head and whirl around. "You have no idea how long I have wanted to do that."
Lily strangled a cry and gaped at the figure that had stepped out of the cupboard. "Harry! That's impossible."
The boy smiled softly and slowly walked up to her. "Hello, Lily."
The girl was completely confused and it showed in her bright green eyes. "I don't understand, what's happening?"
Harry smiled; it seemed his mother was much more bright than his father was in times of trouble. "Lily, do you remember what happened? With the Death Eaters?"
The girl frowned. "What does that have to do with anything?"
Harry sighed. "Everything. Do you remember?"
Lily nodded slowly. "They kidnapped us and took us into the Forbidden Forest. James tried to knock the ones that were holding him, out, but they were very strong. They dumped us in a cage, in front of a blond man. They called him the Dark King, or something like that. Then that man started to rant about finally getting his revenge and killing the Boy-Who-Lived or something like that. Then two of the Death Eaters forced me to drink something and everything went black. After that I woke up here and." Lily's frown deepened. "Wait, that doesn't make any sense. Why would they have let me go? Besides, it was Christmas and now it's warm; it can't have been that long. What's going on?"
Harry was relieved, this would be much easier than with James. "You're asleep. The potion they gave you caused you to go into a deep sleep, filled with nightmares. You wouldn't be able to wake up without help."
Lily's eyes brightened. "That makes sense."
Immediately after she said those words, the bodies of her parents and the small toad that was her sister, disappeared. Lily blinked. "What happened?"
Harry went to stand next to her. "You realised everything was a dream and your mind was no longer forced to see things it didn't want to."
Lily nodded. "Ok. But what are you doing here?"
"I came to help you wake up. My friends already helped you as much as they could, but you needed to realise this was all a dream for it to be of any help."
"Your friends?" Here eyes widened. "Ron and Hermione, they knew!"
Harry chuckled softly. "Yes, they did."
"How?"
"It's complicated, Lily. We are playing with time here." Harry sighed, he was starting to feel drained. "I need to get you to wake up."
The girl looked like she was about to protest, but seeing the tired look on his face, she nodded. "How do I wake up?"
Harry started to walk around. "James woke up by jumping into the lake at Hogwarts, it was amber. I'm guessing it was the potion Ron and Hermione gave you that let's you see the exit. Where's the kitchen?"
Lily silently led him to the room at the back of the house. Once there, she swiftly walked over to the sink, as if driven by a strange force. Without hesitating, Lily let the water run. As with the lake, the water was amber. Looking up, she saw Harry was looking towards a shining door that had appeared in front of the table. "What's that, Harry?"
The boy smiled at her. "I think that's my door out of your dreams, Lily. I could hardly stay in your mind while you wake up."
Lily looked a bit disappointed, but nodded anyway. "I guess that this is a goodbye then."
Harry chuckled. "No, it's not. You'll see me as soon as you wake up. At least, I hope you will."
Lily looked confused. "But you're dead!"
Harry smiled mysteriously. "Am I? I did earn the name of the Boy-Who-Lived for a reason, Lily."
Without another word towards the stunned girl, Harry stepped through the door, feeling it close after him.
It wasn't till three hours later that Lily started to regain her senses. James had gone back to sleep after explaining to the adults what had happened. This time it wasn't a sound that alerted them that Lily was waking up, but a soft golden light that started to glow around the bed Harry had been sleeping in. Snape and Lupin immediately hurried towards it and were overjoyed to see the shape of a body start to appear from within the light.
The same time Harry landed on the soft bed, Lily opened her eyes, taking her surroundings in, a confused look in her green eyes.
The younger Dumbledore was immediately at her side, ready to explain what had been going on. At the other bed, Severus was quickly making sure Harry was alive, Madam Pomfrey, who had been alerted to the boy's reappearance by Lupin, soon joined him. Between the both of them, they were able to affirm that Harry was indeed alive, and after that Madam Pomfrey shooed them away so she could asses how the condition of the boy had changed in the few hours he had been without body. Lupin and Snape were watching her work from Sirius's bedside. The other man had not woken up yet, and Dumbledore had assured them it would still take a while. Severus was starting to get nervous when Poppy finally left Harry's side and walked to them.
"Well?"
The woman smiled slightly at the impatient Potion's Master. "He's extremely tired. His bruises and burns have completely faded, probably because of his disappearing and reappearing, but the boy is exhausted, he will need lots of rest."
Both men groaned and leaned against the bed. Lupin covered his eyes with a hand. "Sometimes I'm so happy Sirius is Harry's godfather. He is the one who has to deal with the boy when he's ill."
Snape chuckled. "He's quite a handful when he has to stay in bed, isn't he?"
Remus nodded miserably. "That he is." Turning to the nurse, who was laughing softly, he asked, "Poppy, will we be able to move him? Dumbledore wants us to leave this time as soon as possible."
Poppy Pomfrey looked pensive for a moment and then nodded. "Wait two days or so, just to make sure he's completely stable and has had the chance to recuperate a bit, then you can take him away."
Severus and Remus nodded, then the nurse moved towards Lily, to make sure the girl was alright, Snape walked out of the room to go talk to their own Dumbledore and Remus settled down in a chair next to Harry's bed.
Now, they only had to wait for him to wake up.
To be continued.
A/N: Thanks for all the reviews and thanks to my wonderful beta reader Tanya.
Dangers in the Past.
Harry woke up to the sound of loud screaming. Before he even opened his eyes, he knew he didn't like that voice. It was familiar and brought back many bad memories. Frowning, he cracked an eye open, the voice of his aunt still resounding throughout the room. Looking around, he noticed he was in a cupboard and that the door was slightly ajar. Pushing himself up, he looked through the crack and blinked. Sure enough, his Aunt Petunia was there, but she couldn't have been older that 17. That fact brought his mind back from his memories, remembering he was probably in Lily's mind, not at his relative's house. Frowning and wondering who his aunt was screaming at, Harry pushed the door open. Kneeling in front of his aunt was his mother. Tears were streaking her young face while she petted the slack hair of an older woman that appeared to be dead. While focusing at Petunias words, his gaze moved through the half-destroyed room, taking in the sight of the dead man at his Aunt's feet.
"You freak! This is entirely your fault! It's because of you that Mom and Dad are dead; you killed them. You and those black clothed people. Who were they? Some of your freakish friends that decided to have a party?"
Harry saw his mother flinch and finally understood what was going on. It seemed Death Eaters had attacked the house and killed his grandparents. Petunia, being her usual stupid self, was blaming her sister for everything. Harry tried to calm the fury he was starting to feel, it seemed his aunt hadn't changed much in twenty years. Calmly raising his hand, he did a bit of wandless magic and transfigured the girl into a toad.
Lily, upon hearing the small pop, looked up, fearing more Death Eaters would appear. Instead of the dark robbed men, she was faced with a small, green, toad. Blinking, she looked around a bit. Not sensing any danger, she returned her attention to her sister. A soft voice coming from behind made her release her mother's head and whirl around. "You have no idea how long I have wanted to do that."
Lily strangled a cry and gaped at the figure that had stepped out of the cupboard. "Harry! That's impossible."
The boy smiled softly and slowly walked up to her. "Hello, Lily."
The girl was completely confused and it showed in her bright green eyes. "I don't understand, what's happening?"
Harry smiled; it seemed his mother was much more bright than his father was in times of trouble. "Lily, do you remember what happened? With the Death Eaters?"
The girl frowned. "What does that have to do with anything?"
Harry sighed. "Everything. Do you remember?"
Lily nodded slowly. "They kidnapped us and took us into the Forbidden Forest. James tried to knock the ones that were holding him, out, but they were very strong. They dumped us in a cage, in front of a blond man. They called him the Dark King, or something like that. Then that man started to rant about finally getting his revenge and killing the Boy-Who-Lived or something like that. Then two of the Death Eaters forced me to drink something and everything went black. After that I woke up here and." Lily's frown deepened. "Wait, that doesn't make any sense. Why would they have let me go? Besides, it was Christmas and now it's warm; it can't have been that long. What's going on?"
Harry was relieved, this would be much easier than with James. "You're asleep. The potion they gave you caused you to go into a deep sleep, filled with nightmares. You wouldn't be able to wake up without help."
Lily's eyes brightened. "That makes sense."
Immediately after she said those words, the bodies of her parents and the small toad that was her sister, disappeared. Lily blinked. "What happened?"
Harry went to stand next to her. "You realised everything was a dream and your mind was no longer forced to see things it didn't want to."
Lily nodded. "Ok. But what are you doing here?"
"I came to help you wake up. My friends already helped you as much as they could, but you needed to realise this was all a dream for it to be of any help."
"Your friends?" Here eyes widened. "Ron and Hermione, they knew!"
Harry chuckled softly. "Yes, they did."
"How?"
"It's complicated, Lily. We are playing with time here." Harry sighed, he was starting to feel drained. "I need to get you to wake up."
The girl looked like she was about to protest, but seeing the tired look on his face, she nodded. "How do I wake up?"
Harry started to walk around. "James woke up by jumping into the lake at Hogwarts, it was amber. I'm guessing it was the potion Ron and Hermione gave you that let's you see the exit. Where's the kitchen?"
Lily silently led him to the room at the back of the house. Once there, she swiftly walked over to the sink, as if driven by a strange force. Without hesitating, Lily let the water run. As with the lake, the water was amber. Looking up, she saw Harry was looking towards a shining door that had appeared in front of the table. "What's that, Harry?"
The boy smiled at her. "I think that's my door out of your dreams, Lily. I could hardly stay in your mind while you wake up."
Lily looked a bit disappointed, but nodded anyway. "I guess that this is a goodbye then."
Harry chuckled. "No, it's not. You'll see me as soon as you wake up. At least, I hope you will."
Lily looked confused. "But you're dead!"
Harry smiled mysteriously. "Am I? I did earn the name of the Boy-Who-Lived for a reason, Lily."
Without another word towards the stunned girl, Harry stepped through the door, feeling it close after him.
It wasn't till three hours later that Lily started to regain her senses. James had gone back to sleep after explaining to the adults what had happened. This time it wasn't a sound that alerted them that Lily was waking up, but a soft golden light that started to glow around the bed Harry had been sleeping in. Snape and Lupin immediately hurried towards it and were overjoyed to see the shape of a body start to appear from within the light.
The same time Harry landed on the soft bed, Lily opened her eyes, taking her surroundings in, a confused look in her green eyes.
The younger Dumbledore was immediately at her side, ready to explain what had been going on. At the other bed, Severus was quickly making sure Harry was alive, Madam Pomfrey, who had been alerted to the boy's reappearance by Lupin, soon joined him. Between the both of them, they were able to affirm that Harry was indeed alive, and after that Madam Pomfrey shooed them away so she could asses how the condition of the boy had changed in the few hours he had been without body. Lupin and Snape were watching her work from Sirius's bedside. The other man had not woken up yet, and Dumbledore had assured them it would still take a while. Severus was starting to get nervous when Poppy finally left Harry's side and walked to them.
"Well?"
The woman smiled slightly at the impatient Potion's Master. "He's extremely tired. His bruises and burns have completely faded, probably because of his disappearing and reappearing, but the boy is exhausted, he will need lots of rest."
Both men groaned and leaned against the bed. Lupin covered his eyes with a hand. "Sometimes I'm so happy Sirius is Harry's godfather. He is the one who has to deal with the boy when he's ill."
Snape chuckled. "He's quite a handful when he has to stay in bed, isn't he?"
Remus nodded miserably. "That he is." Turning to the nurse, who was laughing softly, he asked, "Poppy, will we be able to move him? Dumbledore wants us to leave this time as soon as possible."
Poppy Pomfrey looked pensive for a moment and then nodded. "Wait two days or so, just to make sure he's completely stable and has had the chance to recuperate a bit, then you can take him away."
Severus and Remus nodded, then the nurse moved towards Lily, to make sure the girl was alright, Snape walked out of the room to go talk to their own Dumbledore and Remus settled down in a chair next to Harry's bed.
Now, they only had to wait for him to wake up.
To be continued.
A/N: Thanks for all the reviews and thanks to my wonderful beta reader Tanya.