A/N: Well thanks you guys for being nice to me about last chapter and
here's chapter 16, it's going to get a little darker from here, I just
can't help it. Part of it is just a little plot bunny tick that's been
wanting to get out so please don't hate me for what I'm going to do to
'poor wittle harry' but here's the next chapter and I hope it doesn't suck
too much so ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chapter 16
It was nearing 3am and Harry had not moved and not shown any signs of improvement whatsoever. Severus had not moved from his spot next to his son's bed and still held a firm hold onto Harry's hand and watching Harry's shallow and barely steady breathing.
Suddenly an alarm went off and Severus saw that Harry's sat level had dropped down to 85%. Madame Pomfrey came dashing into the ward and said
"Severus come on and pick him up, we have to get him to Saint Andrews right now, his level is too low, he needs help breathing."
Severus numbly nodded and picked up Harry and the two dashed to the nearest fireplace and flooed to Saint Andrews. Madame Pomfrey took Harry into her arms and pointed at a chair that Severus promptly sank into and dashed off with Harry.
After five minutes Poppy came back and sat next to Severus and her hand on his knee and squeezed it and said
"He'll be fine Severus, they just intibated and put him on a ventilator. It also turns out that he has a fever so they're taking care of that but don't worry. As soon as they get him stable and in a room you can go see him. All right?"
Severus nodded, still slightly numb. Poppy spoke up and said
"Do you want me to go and tell Albus?"
The power of speech still escaping Severus, nodded.
Madame Pomfrey stood up and walked over to the fireplace and said,
"I'll go inform the headmaster and don't worry Severus, it won't be much longer before you can see him."
Severus nodded and Poppy left and flooed back to Hogwarts.
Ten minutes later Dumbledore came stumbling out of the fireplace and walked over to Severus and sat down and put his hand on the younger wizard's shoulder and squeezed it and said
"Severus, have they told you anything yet?"
Severus looked up at the Headmaster and shook his head.
Just then a nurse entered the room and said
"Professor Snape you can go see Harry now he's in room 201."
Severus nodded and stood up and walked out of the waiting room towards Harry's with the Headmaster walking next to him.
The two walked in silence and shortly reached Harry's room and walked inside. What Severus saw almost killed him.
If Harry looked weak in the hospital wing earlier, it was nothing compared to how weak he looked now. Severus wasn't sure but he thought that Harry looked paler than he looked earlier but at the same time his cheeks were flushed with fever and a small amount of sweat trickling down the boy's temple. An iv had been set up with 2 drip bags hanging on a stand. The steady beeping of the heart monitor and the ventilator was the only sound in the room.
Severus pulled a chair over next to Harry's bed and took the boy's limp hand with one hand and took to lightly running his finger's over the boy's flushed cheeks and through his hair with the other.
Dumbledore stood a few feet past the foot of the bed and watched the scene in front of him. It broke his heart to see Harry and Severus like this. Everything always seemed to happen to Harry, he reflected. Albus walked over to Severus and put his arm around the younger wizard's shoulders and said
"He'll be fine, don't worry about it. He's here now and they'll take care of and make him better so don't worry. You'll be of no good to Harry when he wakes up if you fall apart."
Severus nodded and said for the first time,
"You're right Albus. I just don't know how to totally deal with this. I'm scared for Harry. Merlin only knows how he's going to be when he comes out of this."
"Severus he will be fine. He has you for a solid support system and he'll bounce back in next to no time at all. You have nothing to worry about."
Severus nodded looked at Dumbledore and said
"You're right Albus, as always. I don't think I need to ask you to post a sign on monday that my classes are cancelled. Harry's going to be here for a couple of days at least and then he'll need to be taken care of for at least a day or two after he is released.
"I don't know what this is going to do to effect the potion wearing off since his system isn't normal to expunge and dissolve it."
"Well Severus, we'll just have to wait and see and deal with the consequences when they arise."
Severus nodded looked back at Harry.
"Do you want me to stay here with you or are you all right?"
"I'm fine Albus, you can head on back to Hogwarts. I only ask you to inform the staff about this and that's only if they ask."
Albus nodded and said
"As you wish Severus and I will check back this evening after dinner."
Severus nodded and Albus took his leave.
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The night dragged on and slowly faded into day. At 8am a nurse came in to check Harry and change the iv bags. The staff knew that Severus was Harry's father so he was permitted to stay with Harry anytime.
Very slowly Harry's sat levels went up. By lunchtime they were at 91%
The afternoon wore on and Harry's doctor came in and told Severus to go get something to eat.
Severus returned 20 minutes later after eating an early dinner. Harry looked a little bit better, his cheeks weren't as flushed and his sat levels had jumped up to 94% After starting to fight the ventilator the intibation tube had been removed and Harry was now on a mask. He was still sweating a little and breathing was still a bit shallow but deeper than before.
At 7 o'clock Dumbledore walked back in and walked over to Severus and said
"Well he's certainly looking better."
Severus looked up at the Headmaster and said
"Yes thankfully. His fever's gone down a couple of degrees and his levels have really improved. They just took him off the vent about an hour and a half ago. He's been at his current level since then. He still hasn't shown any signs of waking up though, but he was on a mild sedative for a while. But it should be wearing off soon."
Albus nodded and went over to the other side of Harry's bed and put his hand on top of Harry's head and rubbed it gently. Taking his hand off of Harry's head he walked over to the other side of the bed where Severus sat and put his hand on his shoulder.
"How have you been holding up Severus?"
Severus shrugged his shoulders and said
"I guess I'm doing all right, I've only left once all day for 20 minutes to eat when the doctor ordered me to. While I was gone they took him off the vent. Since I came back I've been trying to talk to him to get him to wake up. They did say that he could hear me this morning so I've been talking to him."
Albus nodded and said
"Well I'm glad that you ate. Only Minerva and Remus know what happened and I believe that they are going to stop by either later or when Harry comes back to Hogwarts."
Severus nodded and then focused his attention back onto Harry who sighed a little bit and turned his head toward Severus and squeezed his father's hand a little and slept on. Severus smiled and said to Albus
"Shouldn't be long now, the sedative's worn completely off and he's just sleeping at this point."
Albus nodded and the two lapsed into silence with the constant beeping of the heart monitor to fill the room.
By 8 o'clock Harry's level reached 95% and the nurse had come in again to change Harry's iv bag again to fight his fever. As the nurse was leaving Remus walked in and over to Albus and Severus and said
"How's he doing?"
"Better than earlier, he's out of immediate danger, but just barely." Severus responded
Remus nodded and repeated Albus' action muttering a 'poor kid'
At 9 o'clock a nurse came in and said that visiting hours were over and that Remus and Albus would have to go. Both bid Severus a good night and went back to Hogwarts.
Severus settled down again for another long night praying that Voldemort would take the night off and spare Harry.
Severus continued to talk to Harry. Just before 11 o'clock Harry's eyelids started to flutter and Severus' heart lept up into his throat.
"Harry, come on Harry, wake up. It's time to get up. Come on now open your eyes." Severus gently called to the boy.
Very slowly Harry's eyes opened and blearily and vainly tried to focus on Severus'
"Dad?" Harry said weakly
Severus squeezed Harry's hand and stroked the back of it and said
"Yes Harry, I'm right here."
Harry closed his eyes, weakly smiled and sighed in contentment.
"Where am I?"
"You're at Saint Andrews mixed hospital. You had a very bad vision last night and your scar started to bleed, you have a fever, you were having seizures, and then your breathing got very bad and they had to put you on a machine to help you breathe. Do you understand?"
Harry nodded and said
"Dad when can we go back to Hogwarts?"
"When the doctors say you can, it might be a day or two, all right?"
Harry nodded and said in a small voice
"Will you stay here with me?"
Severus squeezed Harry's hand again and said
"Harry I haven't left this building since you were brought here and I'm not going to leave here without you. Professor Dumbledore is putting a note up on my classroom door to cancel my classes until you come back to Hogwarts and for the first day or two after you come back."
Harry weakly nodded and smiled and he fought to keep his eyes open despite his obvious fatigue.
Severus stood up and kissed Harry's forehead and said
"Go back to sleep Harry it's very late and I'm not going anywhere."
Harry nodded and said
"I love you Dad" And fell asleep
"I love you too Harry." Severus said and kissed Harry's forehead again as if to wish away any nightmares or visions for that night.
Severus tucked the blankets around Harry and sat back in his chair and soon fell asleep himself.
Chapter 16
It was nearing 3am and Harry had not moved and not shown any signs of improvement whatsoever. Severus had not moved from his spot next to his son's bed and still held a firm hold onto Harry's hand and watching Harry's shallow and barely steady breathing.
Suddenly an alarm went off and Severus saw that Harry's sat level had dropped down to 85%. Madame Pomfrey came dashing into the ward and said
"Severus come on and pick him up, we have to get him to Saint Andrews right now, his level is too low, he needs help breathing."
Severus numbly nodded and picked up Harry and the two dashed to the nearest fireplace and flooed to Saint Andrews. Madame Pomfrey took Harry into her arms and pointed at a chair that Severus promptly sank into and dashed off with Harry.
After five minutes Poppy came back and sat next to Severus and her hand on his knee and squeezed it and said
"He'll be fine Severus, they just intibated and put him on a ventilator. It also turns out that he has a fever so they're taking care of that but don't worry. As soon as they get him stable and in a room you can go see him. All right?"
Severus nodded, still slightly numb. Poppy spoke up and said
"Do you want me to go and tell Albus?"
The power of speech still escaping Severus, nodded.
Madame Pomfrey stood up and walked over to the fireplace and said,
"I'll go inform the headmaster and don't worry Severus, it won't be much longer before you can see him."
Severus nodded and Poppy left and flooed back to Hogwarts.
Ten minutes later Dumbledore came stumbling out of the fireplace and walked over to Severus and sat down and put his hand on the younger wizard's shoulder and squeezed it and said
"Severus, have they told you anything yet?"
Severus looked up at the Headmaster and shook his head.
Just then a nurse entered the room and said
"Professor Snape you can go see Harry now he's in room 201."
Severus nodded and stood up and walked out of the waiting room towards Harry's with the Headmaster walking next to him.
The two walked in silence and shortly reached Harry's room and walked inside. What Severus saw almost killed him.
If Harry looked weak in the hospital wing earlier, it was nothing compared to how weak he looked now. Severus wasn't sure but he thought that Harry looked paler than he looked earlier but at the same time his cheeks were flushed with fever and a small amount of sweat trickling down the boy's temple. An iv had been set up with 2 drip bags hanging on a stand. The steady beeping of the heart monitor and the ventilator was the only sound in the room.
Severus pulled a chair over next to Harry's bed and took the boy's limp hand with one hand and took to lightly running his finger's over the boy's flushed cheeks and through his hair with the other.
Dumbledore stood a few feet past the foot of the bed and watched the scene in front of him. It broke his heart to see Harry and Severus like this. Everything always seemed to happen to Harry, he reflected. Albus walked over to Severus and put his arm around the younger wizard's shoulders and said
"He'll be fine, don't worry about it. He's here now and they'll take care of and make him better so don't worry. You'll be of no good to Harry when he wakes up if you fall apart."
Severus nodded and said for the first time,
"You're right Albus. I just don't know how to totally deal with this. I'm scared for Harry. Merlin only knows how he's going to be when he comes out of this."
"Severus he will be fine. He has you for a solid support system and he'll bounce back in next to no time at all. You have nothing to worry about."
Severus nodded looked at Dumbledore and said
"You're right Albus, as always. I don't think I need to ask you to post a sign on monday that my classes are cancelled. Harry's going to be here for a couple of days at least and then he'll need to be taken care of for at least a day or two after he is released.
"I don't know what this is going to do to effect the potion wearing off since his system isn't normal to expunge and dissolve it."
"Well Severus, we'll just have to wait and see and deal with the consequences when they arise."
Severus nodded looked back at Harry.
"Do you want me to stay here with you or are you all right?"
"I'm fine Albus, you can head on back to Hogwarts. I only ask you to inform the staff about this and that's only if they ask."
Albus nodded and said
"As you wish Severus and I will check back this evening after dinner."
Severus nodded and Albus took his leave.
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The night dragged on and slowly faded into day. At 8am a nurse came in to check Harry and change the iv bags. The staff knew that Severus was Harry's father so he was permitted to stay with Harry anytime.
Very slowly Harry's sat levels went up. By lunchtime they were at 91%
The afternoon wore on and Harry's doctor came in and told Severus to go get something to eat.
Severus returned 20 minutes later after eating an early dinner. Harry looked a little bit better, his cheeks weren't as flushed and his sat levels had jumped up to 94% After starting to fight the ventilator the intibation tube had been removed and Harry was now on a mask. He was still sweating a little and breathing was still a bit shallow but deeper than before.
At 7 o'clock Dumbledore walked back in and walked over to Severus and said
"Well he's certainly looking better."
Severus looked up at the Headmaster and said
"Yes thankfully. His fever's gone down a couple of degrees and his levels have really improved. They just took him off the vent about an hour and a half ago. He's been at his current level since then. He still hasn't shown any signs of waking up though, but he was on a mild sedative for a while. But it should be wearing off soon."
Albus nodded and went over to the other side of Harry's bed and put his hand on top of Harry's head and rubbed it gently. Taking his hand off of Harry's head he walked over to the other side of the bed where Severus sat and put his hand on his shoulder.
"How have you been holding up Severus?"
Severus shrugged his shoulders and said
"I guess I'm doing all right, I've only left once all day for 20 minutes to eat when the doctor ordered me to. While I was gone they took him off the vent. Since I came back I've been trying to talk to him to get him to wake up. They did say that he could hear me this morning so I've been talking to him."
Albus nodded and said
"Well I'm glad that you ate. Only Minerva and Remus know what happened and I believe that they are going to stop by either later or when Harry comes back to Hogwarts."
Severus nodded and then focused his attention back onto Harry who sighed a little bit and turned his head toward Severus and squeezed his father's hand a little and slept on. Severus smiled and said to Albus
"Shouldn't be long now, the sedative's worn completely off and he's just sleeping at this point."
Albus nodded and the two lapsed into silence with the constant beeping of the heart monitor to fill the room.
By 8 o'clock Harry's level reached 95% and the nurse had come in again to change Harry's iv bag again to fight his fever. As the nurse was leaving Remus walked in and over to Albus and Severus and said
"How's he doing?"
"Better than earlier, he's out of immediate danger, but just barely." Severus responded
Remus nodded and repeated Albus' action muttering a 'poor kid'
At 9 o'clock a nurse came in and said that visiting hours were over and that Remus and Albus would have to go. Both bid Severus a good night and went back to Hogwarts.
Severus settled down again for another long night praying that Voldemort would take the night off and spare Harry.
Severus continued to talk to Harry. Just before 11 o'clock Harry's eyelids started to flutter and Severus' heart lept up into his throat.
"Harry, come on Harry, wake up. It's time to get up. Come on now open your eyes." Severus gently called to the boy.
Very slowly Harry's eyes opened and blearily and vainly tried to focus on Severus'
"Dad?" Harry said weakly
Severus squeezed Harry's hand and stroked the back of it and said
"Yes Harry, I'm right here."
Harry closed his eyes, weakly smiled and sighed in contentment.
"Where am I?"
"You're at Saint Andrews mixed hospital. You had a very bad vision last night and your scar started to bleed, you have a fever, you were having seizures, and then your breathing got very bad and they had to put you on a machine to help you breathe. Do you understand?"
Harry nodded and said
"Dad when can we go back to Hogwarts?"
"When the doctors say you can, it might be a day or two, all right?"
Harry nodded and said in a small voice
"Will you stay here with me?"
Severus squeezed Harry's hand again and said
"Harry I haven't left this building since you were brought here and I'm not going to leave here without you. Professor Dumbledore is putting a note up on my classroom door to cancel my classes until you come back to Hogwarts and for the first day or two after you come back."
Harry weakly nodded and smiled and he fought to keep his eyes open despite his obvious fatigue.
Severus stood up and kissed Harry's forehead and said
"Go back to sleep Harry it's very late and I'm not going anywhere."
Harry nodded and said
"I love you Dad" And fell asleep
"I love you too Harry." Severus said and kissed Harry's forehead again as if to wish away any nightmares or visions for that night.
Severus tucked the blankets around Harry and sat back in his chair and soon fell asleep himself.