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The betrayal:
When Harry and Ron had left the room, Madam Pomfrey began to examine Lily, still wondering how it was possible that she was alive. Hermione sat down on her bed and watched carefully what the nurse was doing, also keeping an eye for the door in case more unwanted guests came in. James finally was shoed out of the bed and he went to sit on Harry's. He looked at the girl and asked.
"Your name's Hermione, right?" The girl nodded and looked at him with a tired smile. "Could you tell me what day's today?"
"Christmas." James looked slightly surprised.
"Oh, right." He stayed silent for a while before asking. "Shouldn't you be at home? I thought all Hogwart's students spent their holidays at home." Hermione tensed and a cold voice answered from behind them.
"We are not Hogwart's students, nor Phoenix nor Dragon nor me go to this school anymore." Ron had come into the room and went to sit next to Hermione. James looked confused, he could sense there was something very wrong but the two teenagers in front of him didn't seem willing to talk. Hermione and Ron were relieved when Madam Pomfrey called James over to be checked out. Lily stayed next to him and Hermione took her chance and went to change her clothes in the bathroom.
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Harry walked silently to the hospital wing. When he came in he immediately saw his godfather was no longer in the bed. Looking around he saw him sitting in a chair in front of a window looking sadly outside. With a few steps he went to stand behind him. Neither said anything for a while till finally Sirius talked.
"Madam Pomfrey told me you brought me here yesterday night." Harry nodded.
"Yes, I did."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome." They stayed in silence for a while longer, Harry was getting nervous and began to wonder if it wouldn't be better if he left. Sirius's voice pulled him out of his thoughts.
"I'm sorry about yesterday, Harry. It seems I can't do a good job about being a godfather."
"It's ok, you're doing a great job." Sirius let out a dry laugh.
"You know that's not true. It's the third time I have had to ask for forgiveness in two days. You would probably be better off without me, I'm just ruining your life."
"Forget it." Sirius was startled at the anger in the boy's voice, he turned around and saw Harry looking at him with a half angry half disappointed look. "I wont allow you to leave me now Sirius, you're my godfather and I love you no matter what. Why the bloody hell do you think I'm here? It was certainly not to see Dumbledore again. Besides most of this isn't even your fault and I'm disappointed you want to chicken out of this now things are a little strained between us." Sirius looked down ashamed, the boy was right of course.
"I'm sor..." A soft yet firm hand clamped around his mouth.
"It's ok Sirius, lets stop this, it's only bringing us pain. I want to be able to spent Christmas with you. Please." Sirius took the hand away, stood up and took Harry in his arms, letting the young boy rest his head against his chest. For the first time he got a good look at Harry and saw his ashen face and the dark rings under his eyes. He took the boy's face in his hand and lifted it so he could look him in the eye.
"Harry, what's wrong? Are you feeling ill? You look awful." Harry laughed softly and shook his head slightly.
"I'm fine, just tired, I didn't get much sleep last night." Sirius narrowed his eyes and dragged Harry over to one of the beds.
"You're going to sleep now."
"Sirius! It's alright, really. Besides, it's Christmas, I'm not going to waste it sleeping." Sirius looked at him seriously.
"I promise I'll wake you for breakfast Harry, I just want you to rest for a while, you really don't look that good." Finally Harry gave in and laid down. He fell asleep a few moments later under Sirius's watchful eye.
When Madam Pomfrey finished she looked at Ron and Hermione who were talking quietly at one side of the room. They looked up when they sensed her stare.
"Yes? Are they alright?"
"They are fine Miss Granger. I have no idea how you did it but they are as well as they were fourteen years ago. Does the headmaster know?"
"He will know as soon as everyone else, so if you please could held your mouth shut it will be greatly appreciated." Madam Pomfrey narrowed her eyes at the boy's tone of voice but didn't say anything much to James and Lily's surprise.
"I wont tell anyone for now, but don't take to long in telling the headmaster." She turned to the Potters and smiled. "I'm very glad to see you alive, my dears, I need to go now, I'll see you later." She turned once again to Ron and Hermione. "I'll see you later too, Miss Granger, Mr Weasley." They nodded to her and she left the room.
"Do you think she will keep shut Phoenix?"
"Probably. I don't think she wants to cross us for now." Ron nodded and looked at the Potters who were looking at them slightly surprised.
"Don't you think you were a little rude? I don't understand why she accepted it, she usually had a very bad temper."
"Oh, she still has it. Don't worry about it Mrs Potter, we are not on very good terms with most of the Hogwarts staff."
"Most? Phoenix, that's and understatement."
"Oh, shut it Griffin."
"Do you want to talk about it?" The two teenagers shook their heads at James and Ron took two robes from one of the trunks.
"Don't worry about it Mr Potter. For now we need to go to breakfast and hope not to many people faint." He tossed the robes to the pair and took Phoenix hand, leading her out of the room. "We'll be waiting for you outside to escort you down." And they left the room.
To be continued...
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The betrayal:
When Harry and Ron had left the room, Madam Pomfrey began to examine Lily, still wondering how it was possible that she was alive. Hermione sat down on her bed and watched carefully what the nurse was doing, also keeping an eye for the door in case more unwanted guests came in. James finally was shoed out of the bed and he went to sit on Harry's. He looked at the girl and asked.
"Your name's Hermione, right?" The girl nodded and looked at him with a tired smile. "Could you tell me what day's today?"
"Christmas." James looked slightly surprised.
"Oh, right." He stayed silent for a while before asking. "Shouldn't you be at home? I thought all Hogwart's students spent their holidays at home." Hermione tensed and a cold voice answered from behind them.
"We are not Hogwart's students, nor Phoenix nor Dragon nor me go to this school anymore." Ron had come into the room and went to sit next to Hermione. James looked confused, he could sense there was something very wrong but the two teenagers in front of him didn't seem willing to talk. Hermione and Ron were relieved when Madam Pomfrey called James over to be checked out. Lily stayed next to him and Hermione took her chance and went to change her clothes in the bathroom.
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Harry walked silently to the hospital wing. When he came in he immediately saw his godfather was no longer in the bed. Looking around he saw him sitting in a chair in front of a window looking sadly outside. With a few steps he went to stand behind him. Neither said anything for a while till finally Sirius talked.
"Madam Pomfrey told me you brought me here yesterday night." Harry nodded.
"Yes, I did."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome." They stayed in silence for a while longer, Harry was getting nervous and began to wonder if it wouldn't be better if he left. Sirius's voice pulled him out of his thoughts.
"I'm sorry about yesterday, Harry. It seems I can't do a good job about being a godfather."
"It's ok, you're doing a great job." Sirius let out a dry laugh.
"You know that's not true. It's the third time I have had to ask for forgiveness in two days. You would probably be better off without me, I'm just ruining your life."
"Forget it." Sirius was startled at the anger in the boy's voice, he turned around and saw Harry looking at him with a half angry half disappointed look. "I wont allow you to leave me now Sirius, you're my godfather and I love you no matter what. Why the bloody hell do you think I'm here? It was certainly not to see Dumbledore again. Besides most of this isn't even your fault and I'm disappointed you want to chicken out of this now things are a little strained between us." Sirius looked down ashamed, the boy was right of course.
"I'm sor..." A soft yet firm hand clamped around his mouth.
"It's ok Sirius, lets stop this, it's only bringing us pain. I want to be able to spent Christmas with you. Please." Sirius took the hand away, stood up and took Harry in his arms, letting the young boy rest his head against his chest. For the first time he got a good look at Harry and saw his ashen face and the dark rings under his eyes. He took the boy's face in his hand and lifted it so he could look him in the eye.
"Harry, what's wrong? Are you feeling ill? You look awful." Harry laughed softly and shook his head slightly.
"I'm fine, just tired, I didn't get much sleep last night." Sirius narrowed his eyes and dragged Harry over to one of the beds.
"You're going to sleep now."
"Sirius! It's alright, really. Besides, it's Christmas, I'm not going to waste it sleeping." Sirius looked at him seriously.
"I promise I'll wake you for breakfast Harry, I just want you to rest for a while, you really don't look that good." Finally Harry gave in and laid down. He fell asleep a few moments later under Sirius's watchful eye.
When Madam Pomfrey finished she looked at Ron and Hermione who were talking quietly at one side of the room. They looked up when they sensed her stare.
"Yes? Are they alright?"
"They are fine Miss Granger. I have no idea how you did it but they are as well as they were fourteen years ago. Does the headmaster know?"
"He will know as soon as everyone else, so if you please could held your mouth shut it will be greatly appreciated." Madam Pomfrey narrowed her eyes at the boy's tone of voice but didn't say anything much to James and Lily's surprise.
"I wont tell anyone for now, but don't take to long in telling the headmaster." She turned to the Potters and smiled. "I'm very glad to see you alive, my dears, I need to go now, I'll see you later." She turned once again to Ron and Hermione. "I'll see you later too, Miss Granger, Mr Weasley." They nodded to her and she left the room.
"Do you think she will keep shut Phoenix?"
"Probably. I don't think she wants to cross us for now." Ron nodded and looked at the Potters who were looking at them slightly surprised.
"Don't you think you were a little rude? I don't understand why she accepted it, she usually had a very bad temper."
"Oh, she still has it. Don't worry about it Mrs Potter, we are not on very good terms with most of the Hogwarts staff."
"Most? Phoenix, that's and understatement."
"Oh, shut it Griffin."
"Do you want to talk about it?" The two teenagers shook their heads at James and Ron took two robes from one of the trunks.
"Don't worry about it Mr Potter. For now we need to go to breakfast and hope not to many people faint." He tossed the robes to the pair and took Phoenix hand, leading her out of the room. "We'll be waiting for you outside to escort you down." And they left the room.
To be continued...
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