THE NEXT MORNING
Madam Pomfrey hurried to Gryffindor Tower. She entered and saw Harry on the common room couch. She didn't question it but said "Mr. Potter, please follow me." Harry rose and followed her, listening to her. "Your friend, Miss McDade, was injured last night. She was out with Professor Lupin and a drunk man shot at him, missed and hit Kate. The wound is in her shoulder and was bleeding terribly last night, I slowed it down, and she isn't losing as much blood, but she is losing it." Harry interrupted here "Is she going to die?" Madam Pomfrey said, "It's certainly a possibility."
They entered the Hospital Wing and went over to Kate's bed. Her eyes were closed but she wasn't breathing the relaxed way she did when she was sleeping, so Harry said "Hi Kate." She opened her eyes and her brown ones linked with his green and she said "Hey. Guess I'm pretty bad off, huh?"
He said, "Yeah, the worse you've had."
She started to say something, but Remus rushed in, all pale and worried. "Oh, Kate! It's all my fault! I should be-"
"Remus-"
"-the one hurt, not you! You don't deserve this!-"
"Remus!-"
"I'm so sorry Kate-"
"REMUS!"
"What?"
"Chill. It was an accident. No ones fault. Besides, if you keep on like that, Madam Pomfrey won't allow you to see me."
"Yes, you're right. Are you alright?"
"I will be. Go on, get some sleep. You need it."
Remus nodded and left and Harry said, "He's way too overprotective."
Kate said smiling "I know. Listen Harry, remember how I told you I wanted to see the world?"
"Course I do. France, Italy, America, Ireland, everywhere!"
"Yes. Well, I want you to promise me you'll see it for me."
"What?"
"Harry, stop pretending. I know I'm dying. Just promise me and keep that promise."
"Don't talk like that! You're not dying!"
"Harry, promise me. And promise you'll take care of Remus for me."
"Fine, I promise. But I don't need to because you'll be fine soon."
"Harry, when I'm gone, all my things will belong to you. Except my Gringotts account. That's Remus's."
"Shut up! Don't talk like that!"
"I will if I want to. Harry, listen to me. It's coming, I can feel it. I don't have much time left."
Madam Pomfrey hurried to Gryffindor Tower. She entered and saw Harry on the common room couch. She didn't question it but said "Mr. Potter, please follow me." Harry rose and followed her, listening to her. "Your friend, Miss McDade, was injured last night. She was out with Professor Lupin and a drunk man shot at him, missed and hit Kate. The wound is in her shoulder and was bleeding terribly last night, I slowed it down, and she isn't losing as much blood, but she is losing it." Harry interrupted here "Is she going to die?" Madam Pomfrey said, "It's certainly a possibility."
They entered the Hospital Wing and went over to Kate's bed. Her eyes were closed but she wasn't breathing the relaxed way she did when she was sleeping, so Harry said "Hi Kate." She opened her eyes and her brown ones linked with his green and she said "Hey. Guess I'm pretty bad off, huh?"
He said, "Yeah, the worse you've had."
She started to say something, but Remus rushed in, all pale and worried. "Oh, Kate! It's all my fault! I should be-"
"Remus-"
"-the one hurt, not you! You don't deserve this!-"
"Remus!-"
"I'm so sorry Kate-"
"REMUS!"
"What?"
"Chill. It was an accident. No ones fault. Besides, if you keep on like that, Madam Pomfrey won't allow you to see me."
"Yes, you're right. Are you alright?"
"I will be. Go on, get some sleep. You need it."
Remus nodded and left and Harry said, "He's way too overprotective."
Kate said smiling "I know. Listen Harry, remember how I told you I wanted to see the world?"
"Course I do. France, Italy, America, Ireland, everywhere!"
"Yes. Well, I want you to promise me you'll see it for me."
"What?"
"Harry, stop pretending. I know I'm dying. Just promise me and keep that promise."
"Don't talk like that! You're not dying!"
"Harry, promise me. And promise you'll take care of Remus for me."
"Fine, I promise. But I don't need to because you'll be fine soon."
"Harry, when I'm gone, all my things will belong to you. Except my Gringotts account. That's Remus's."
"Shut up! Don't talk like that!"
"I will if I want to. Harry, listen to me. It's coming, I can feel it. I don't have much time left."