Disclaimer: Harry Potter is not mine!! Neither is Trains "Calling All Angels"
Chapter 2
In the hospital wing, 12:45 at night
"Madame Promfrey, tell us the truth. Will Harry make it?" McGonagall pleaded with Mmde Promfrey, after they got him stabilized.
"Harry is very weak. He barely survived the fight with Voldemort. He has passed into coma…I don't want to have to tell you this, but, ……He may not live through this, he may die." Madame Promfrey answered crying softly. She looked grim, but certainly not as grave as Lupin looked when he heard this news, nor was she so white you could use white pencil on McGonagall's face, and it would show as she fainted cold.
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I need you to help build up some kind of hope inside of me.
I'm Calling All Angels
I'm Calling all you Angels
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Dumbledore somehow knew Harry wouldn't make it. He had a lot of faith in the boy, but after Sirius' death, Harry was never the same. He had lost the will to live as the two years passed. He still lived, but was as distant as a far off cloud. Dumbledore knew Harry would die.
Ron and Hermione prayed for Harry with the rest of Gryffindor that night. "It's going to be a long night." Ron said. By now the entire school knew of Harry's win, but they also knew that Harry might not make it out alive. Even a few of the Slytherins were praying or crying. Of course, Malfoy and his cronies still didn't care, even were angry at Harry for defeating the Dark Lord.
Lupin cared so much for Harry. He nearly fainted when he heard that he might not come out of this. He knew he had to be strong for the Headmaster, and for the rest of the teachers. Dumbledore cared more for Harry than even he knew, Remus could tell by the look on Dumbledore's face that he knew something they didn't.
He knew Harry was strong, in fact Lupin always thought he would survive where others had failed, he thought Harry would survive to live through Voldemort's reign of terror. That night he cried for everything, for Sirius, for James. He cried and prayed Harry would make it through. He felt something the others didn't. He loved Harry like a son, to see him die, it would devastate him. He would lose the only thing closest to the having the real Marauders back.
Dumbledore sent for Lupin when he knew of Voldemort's attack on Hogwarts, because he knew Harry, and Harry would want to see him before he died. Now, as Harry was in the state he was in, Dumbledore sent owls to all the Weasley's. They would want to be there for Harry; Harry would want them there for him.
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I see us drowning in a sea spell from a cup
I'm Calling All Angels,
I'm calling all you Angels
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As Harry slept, he fell into a dream. A dream of hope, of …a dream of Sirius. He was waiting for Harry in heaven. But Harry didn't want to die just to see Sirius; he couldn't leave his friends behind. He had to reach one of them, tell them he wanted to be with them. But at the same time, Harry knew his desire to see Sirius, was too overwhelming. His friends just weren't enough to be something larger than Sirius.
All except for Lupin. Harry looked back over his shoulder at the world he was leaving behind. Lupin was right there by his side, willing him to wake up from this nightmare. He saw Dumbledore, the twinkling in his eyes, caring, but never faltering. But inside he knew.
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I need a sign,
To let me know you're here
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Lupin stood by Harry's side night and day. He knew Harry; he knew he wouldn't die just to see an old friend.
Harry saw his parents on the other side, in heaven, they told him it was ok; he had finished what he was there for. Harry tried to get back to the living world, but he was getting pulled in the other direction. He had gone too far. It was too far to go back, he was dead.
Lupin held onto Harry's hands as he wept. He had felt Harry's pulse sort of fade, getting stronger, then just fade again into nothing. Harry was dead; he wasn't going to be able to tell them anything, never again. "Never again", Lupin gasped, "Never again will I let this happen. Not a result from Voldemort or anyone else. Never again!!" Lupin cried as Dumbledore walked in with Mr. And Mrs. Weasley.
"Never again. I can't just let this happen to the people I love! I was helpless to save James, Sirius, and…now even….Harry's lost to that scum bag Voldemort!!" Lupin was still crying over Harry, he hadn't even noticed Hermione, Ron, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, and Dumbledore walk in, just in time to hear this last sentence. "I'm sorry you had to hear this from someone else but me." Dumbledore said as Lupin calmed down.
"I'm sorry I hadn't recognized this sooner, but Harry had no will to live after what happened to Sirius, he did live on, because he knew he had to get rid of Voldemort (the rest of the room still flinched at the name), but he didn't want to live enough to save himself." He continued, "Remus, I'm sorry you've suffered these past three years with Sirius and now Harry, but you need to live on, for them. They would want you to be happy. Harry, James, and Sirius, your best friends may be gone from this world, but they aren't gone from our hearts, nor are their spirits gone." Mrs. Weasley then pulled Harry's body closer to her, and wept along with everyone in the room. Their grievances were great, they could never see their savior. The grievances were much more than the joy Harry's parents, and godfather felt at seeing him in heaven for the first time. This is because grief weighs heavier on the heart, paralyzes and weakens the soul, where as joy makes the heart lighter, but never erases the fear or grief completely.
(AN: I wanted to break off the chapter here, but, I couldn't figure out the mechanics of the Editing Software.)
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Angels, are a symbol of our greatest hope,
And our greatest desires,
Even though Harry is no longer living,
We can still see what he is doing,
Lets go see
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Harry walked through heaven searching for his parents, but most of all for Sirius. He had seen his closest friend and father die right before his eyes and he felt completely alone for two years until now. "Sirius!!" He yelled when he saw his godfather's sleek black hair and huge smile. "Harry, I've waited so long. Of course, your parents have waited for fourteen years." He nodded to James and Lily, his two best friends, and Harry's loving parents. Harry smiled as they ran up to him, he saw tears in their eyes. "Why are you crying? Aren't you happy to see me?" Harry asked. "Oh Harry, James and I died for you live a long and full life. We didn't want you to be grieving for us and Sirius. We didn't want you to die at the hands of Voldemort. But now that you're here, we're so happy to see you." Lily replied.
"I should tell you, I killed Voldemort, I made sure of that before I died. Before I slipped into the coma, I heard Dumbledore telling Remus that old Voldie was dead.