Disclaimer: The characters and world of Harry Potter don't belong to me because I'm not the ruler of the world, yet.
He couldn't believe what he was seeing, the boy who lived, Harry Potter on the ground and dead, the boy that had defeated Voldemort time after time, dead, from a slash across his wrist. DEAD. What the hell was he doing he might still be alive he prayed to whatever Gods were up there that there was still a chance the boy might survive. He checked the boy's pulse. It was there! (AN: As if I would let poor Harry die, although I should kill someone by the end of my story,*light bulb appears above head* I know I'm going to kill.. you didn't actually think I was going to tell you, did ya?) There was still a chance, he had to get Harry to Poppy immediately, he would deal with the muggles later. With that final thought in mind he picked Harry up gingerly and ran out with Potter in arms headed towards Arabella Figg's house.
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Arabella was working peacefully on her potions, she did always love having the things on hand when she needed them the most and making them soothed her nerves. She had woken up in the middle of the night with the most unsettling feeling in her chest, so to soothe her she began making potions. She was bottling up the last one when the doorbell on her house was ringed urgently and repeatedly, 'Who in Merlin's name would be ringing at this hour' she thought. As she went to open the door the sight before her made her gasp in surprise, Severus Snape looking as if death itself could not warm him over and an unconscious Harry Potter in his arms.
"Arabella please I really need to use your fireplace, do you have floo powder? Arabella snap out of it it's urgent!" Severus snapped, as it seemed his former potions professor had been frozen on the spot.
"Oh, of course Severus come right in I'll get a potion for Harry before you leave but tell me what happened" Arabella rushed out as she looked in her cabinets for the restoring potion.
"I don't know Arabella, I found him like this in that Merlin forsaken place he lives in." he said "I just have to get him to Poppy quickly before he looses anymore magical energy or blood. Here give me that I'll give it to him you go get the fireplace ready" ordered Severus as Arabella went to get the fire started. Severus carefully laid the boy down and with great care managed to get the boy to swallow some of the potion by softly massaging his throat. (AN: I don't know if this is possible but it greatly helps my purpose here) As soon as that was done he got up and picked Potter up along with him it, "Thank you Arabella I shall contact you as soon as he is out of danger" and with that he looked onto the fire shouting out "Hogwarts, Headmaster's office, licorice wand" and within seconds both he and the boy were out of sight leaving behind a very nervous and scared Arabella Figg.
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'Where am I, mum, dad, anyone. Am I even dead yet, great just another thing I can't get right, can't even kill myself properly' said Harry as he wandered around in what he could only assume was a forest, there was after all only one road, and it led to what appeared to be a gate.
'So that's what you're doing here is it, and here I thought it was another special power you had there Harry' said a familiar voice behind him which made Harry spin upon his heels to look directly at the owner of the voice. 'Are things so bad down there that you thought death was the only solution, c'mon your Harry Potter.' Continued the voice that had Harry petrified on the spot.
'Ce…cedr…Cedric. Wait down there so I really did kill myself, is that why you're here?' asked Harry forgetting about his momentary paralysis and managing to speak without his voice wavering too much. 'No Harry you are not dead, YET. There is still a chance you might die, and because of that reason I am here, to convince you that you need to live people out there need you, the world needs a light of hope now…' but Cedric was cut off by the frantic voice of his once young friend and fellow classmate.'Need ME, for what so they can die, like you did, so they can suffer at the fact that because of ME, because I am the FUCKING BOY WHO LIVED the personification of good people die at the hands of the most evil man to have walked the earth. Because of a BLOODY scar on my forehead people treat me as if I was a god of sorts. I don't need that, I need my parents, I need my family. I need to be away from all of that. Why do I need to live when innocent people are dying for that sole reason, I am responsible for all of that and I DON'T want that anymore I don't want to live if it means someone else will die!' he finished his ranting tears pouring form his face and for the first time in his existence Cedric felt sorry for the young Potter but he knew that in order for Harry to realize what he was doing he needed to be told the truth as harshly as he could.
'Would you bloody listen to yourself, you fucking selfish prick. All you're thinking about is yourself. I. I. I. Its not all about you. Have you ever thought that if you do die even more people will die because of that, and then it would really be your fault. If you die Voldemort will easily finish off the Wizarding world and there will be no more hope left in our world and don't you even dare say Dumbledore would finish him off because he doesn't have that kind of power in him anymore. Have you considered your friends , or how about your only living family, and I don't mean the Dursely's. What about Sirius, Remus, Hermione and the Weasley's, they are your family. You are as much of a Weasley as Ron himself. Think of others and the pain you would cause them. I know your hurting inside, but the thing is all things that happen, happen for a reason and one must never question fate and destiny' after a momentary pause in which Cedric let everything sink in he said, 'Come over here Harry' and he motioned to him, and as he got closer Cedric turned around and began to walk. They walked in silence for what appeared an hour or so when they finally reached a cottage on the side of a peaceful looking lake that reminded him of the lake he had to cross his first year at Hogwarts.
'Where are we, Cedric?' asked Harry curiosity making him momentarily forget the pain and embarrassment he had felt when Cedric finished his speech.
'You will find out soon enough Harry' said Cedric as he moved to open the door and led Harry inside. The cottage was nice it had a warm feeling to it and was very cozy and charming. As Harry took in his surroundings he noticed Cedric leave through a side door, but he didn't say a thing instead opting to process what Cedric had told him only an hour ago, when he heard footsteps headed in his direction. They sounded as if someone was running, and he didn't know what to do so he just stood there. When the doors opened however he would have wished he hadn't decided to remain standing because in the doorway was Lily and James Potter, smiling like Cheshire cats.
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Dumbledore was very worried indeed, the alarms weren't suppose to of gone off like that.
The boy was in real danger if they did he mused but was interrupted from further thinking (AN: It seems I do that a lot don't I?) by the arrival of one Severus Snape with a very pale and unconscious Harry Potter in his arms.
"Albus, wake Poppy we need her immediately, I think he might actually survive" said Severus while attempting to open the door with the boy still in arms.
"Of course Severus I shall indeed wake her, but please I expect a full report from you by…" said Albus but was interrupted by the desperate tone and urgency in Severus' voice. "Damn it Albus I'll give you all the bloody reports you need just call Poppy" he screamed over his back as he raced down the stairs with the frail youth in his arms.
Well that's the end for this one, so tell me your opinion, at this point I think I'm even desperate enough to take flames as long as they are constructive. Anyways I still don't have pairing for Harry and Draco but rest assured that if they don't end up best of friends they will be best of lovers. And I'll probably end up with R/Hr. still really unsure of that though, I might make it N/Hr and R/B. So see you nest time bye!