Chapter Fifty-Two

Harry was found not five minutes later, thanks to Draco's prophetic dream. The blonde healed the Gryffindor's wrists, but he had to take him to Poppy for the head injury.

Poppy was able to heal the gash, but she found to hers and Draco's amazement, that she couldn't restore the lost blood to his body.

As Draco had run off to find his brother, he'd ordered George to find Sirius, Remus, and/or Severus. Sirius and Severus arrived as Draco did with a bloody Harry in his arms and Remus got there five minutes later.

A week later and Harry still hadn't woken up. Draco had become quiet again and not even his fiancés could get him to talk. Remus, irrational with grief, had blamed Sirius for showing Harry the article. Severus immersed himself, and never came out of the dungeons. And Sirius agreed with Remus.

Since the article, the public apology, and the lawsuit against Rita Skeeter, everyone seemed to know the going-ons about the Lupin-Black family. Everyone knew that Harry was in the Hospital Wing, but no one knew about the attempted suicide.

Though the school buzzed with the revelation that the Golden Boy of Hogwarts had been abused, the talking stopped immediately when his new family, Ron, or Hermione went by. And though no one could understand it, they stopped talking about Harry when Severus walked by as well, though it was not often that he did.

***

Bill kicked and tried to hold himself still, but Cody dragged him forcefully to the Infirmary. After the battle, when Mme Pomfrey had healed Bill's arm, she told him to come back to see her if anything became wrong with it. Unfortunately, for Bill, Cody had heard that, and had heard his gasp of pain when he'd been washing it earlier.

So, Cody had apparated the to Fred and George's shop and then dragged Bill all the way to Hogwart's. And Bill had protested. Though Bill was strong, his fiancé was stronger, and after only a few minutes, they reached the Hospital Wing.

"I despise you, William Cody Long," Bill glared as he plopped down on one of the Hospital beds.

"Love you too, sweetheart," Cody grinned slightly and started to go off to find the mediwitch.

"Stupid bloody prat. It's a good thing you're so handsome, or I wouldn't put up with this," the Weasley scowled. Cody laughed angering the temperamental wizard.

"It's a good thing I'm handsome? If you're a Gryffindor then you have to be bloody gorgeous to date a Slytherin," the brown haired man scoffed.

Bill glared for a moment before realizing what Cody meant, and then he blushed.

Cody shook his head and lovingly muttered, "Moron," before going back to finding the mediwitch. He returned a moment later and sat next to his fiancé, "She'll be out in a minute."

"What is she doing? Do you know?" Bill asked as his flat mate pushed a piece of hair out of his eyes.

"Taking care of Harry, I imagine." Cody shrugged.

"I'd forgotten," Bill nodded, remembering what had been in the papers, and his mother's daily owls. "Poor Harry."

"D'you think he'll be alright?" Cody asked as he rolled up Bill's sleeve, showing the angry red wound on his lover's arms. He kissed the skin above it when the red head hissed in pain.

"He's the Boy-Who-Lived. Isn't he always okay? Frankly, I'm more worried about Draco. He loves Harry as much as Fred and George. He's stopped talking to anyone again. He won't speak a word, even to the twins."

"Draco's really bad at handling things like this, isn't he?" Cody asked and Bill nodded.

"He doesn't take getting in trouble or bad situations well. I told you what happened this summer between Ron and Drac, didn't I?" Cody nodded and Bill continued. "Mum scolded him and he just clammed up and kept wincing. I think it had something to do with Lucius."

"I don't think he'd appreciate us talking about him," the Slytherin motioned to the doors as the blonde slipped through and into the Hospital Wing.

"Hullo, Draco," Bill greeted. The younger man gave a feeble wave and started to the private room next to Mme Pomfrey's office.

"Madame Pomfrey is in there," Cody told him. The other Slytherin came to sit on a bed near the two lovers.

"How're you?" the Weasley asked, and the seventeen year old shrugged. "Aw, well that's not an answer."

Draco shrugged again. Bill gave him a slight smile and stuck out his left hand for Draco to see his engagement ring. Harry's brother gave a silent 'wow.'

"Better than yours?" Cody asked, trying to coax a word from the boy. Draco shook his head making his bangs fly back and forth.

"Draco, why aren't you talking to anyone?" Bill started softly. The blonde Slytherin stood, and made to leave, but Bill continued. "You're upsetting the twins, Draco. They're beside themselves with worry that you're going to hurt yourself."

"I wouldn't do that!" Draco shouted suddenly, not realizing he had spoken.

"Draco, you know that I've seen your arms." Bill told him. "You didn't alleviate much fear with that statement, because I've seen them."

"I wouldn't hurt myself. I promised Harry I wouldn't and I definitely wouldn't because that's almost how we lost him. He was fine after we got him here from Diagon Alley, and he was well enough to leave the Hospital Wing, but then he tried to kill himself," Draco said vehemently.

"Tell Fred and George that. You're only hurting them and yourself by not talking to anyone," Cody told him.

"I can't, though. How can I talk to anyone when my own brother and best friend couldn't talk to me?" Teary grey-blue eyes asked.

"Draco, do you think that George told anyone, even Fred, when he tried to kill himself?" Bill asked, shocking Draco. "He didn't. No one knew, not even Fred, when George tried to commit suicide in his sixth year."

"George tried to...?" the younger man asked, his eyes wide.

Bill nodded. "Why do you think he always wears long sleeves?"

"Merlin," Draco whispered. He hugged Bill and Cody and kissed them both on the cheek, before leaving the Hospital Wing.

"You could be a therapist," Cody grinned slightly.

"I'm not becoming a therapist to act out your fantasy of shagging on one of the couches in the office," Bill told him, and Cody glared at him. Bill placed a quick kiss on his lips, as the mediwitch came out.

***

Draco slipped through the passage behind the humped witch and ran to the exit, under the twins' store, getting there five minutes later. He quickly climbed the stairs, and ran into the front of the shop. Out of breath, he ran into George. Literally, he ran into the red headed man, and he pulled the taller man's mouth to his own. Fred stood beside his twin, and was a little confused at the blonde's behaviour. Draco pulled out of the kiss soon being out of breath and all. He wrapped his arms around George's neck and buried his head in his chest.

"I'm sorry if I've scared you," he mumbled, but the other two heard him. George kissed the top of his head and Fred embraced him from behind.

***

Severus made his way from the dungeons, heading for the Hospital Wing for his daily visit to Harry.

When he reached the Infirmary, Mme Pomfrey was cleaning the eldest Weasley's arm with a smoking potion. Bill, as Severus remembered his name, was wincing in pain and Cody Long, one of Severus's favourite former students was holding his hand and kissing his cheek.

Severus imagined himself and Harry in their places for a moment, but his imagination placed Harry lying on the bed, giving birth. The Potion's Master shook his head to clear away the thought and continued to Harry's private room.

The Boy-Who-Lived still lay, stark white against the crisp, glaring white of the bed covers. His paleness was unnatural being even paler than his new brother was, but Poppy attributed it to blood loss. Severus took his usual spot next to the bed as he continued to sleep. The Slytherin Head of House, squeezed Harry's hand and bean to speak, like he always did when he was alone with the unconscious boy.

"Harry, I love you. I know I don't say it enough, but I do. I don't know why I can't say it to you when you can hear me, but for some reason, I can't say the words often enough. I'm not making excuses, just trying to explain that even though I don't say it enough, I truly do love you. Maybe if I said it more, you wouldn't be lying here right now. If you do leave, I'll follow you. That month without, you almost killed me. I need you, Harry, and I hope you can forgive me for not making you feel loved, as I should have.

"You deserve someone who can make you feel secure and safe. You need to be loved by someone the same age as you, with the same interests. That's why I've got to give you up now, while I can. While I'm set in my heart that I can give you up. I just hope you take it better than you have some things lately," Severus touched Harry's left forearm, tracing the new, angry red marks there. He placed a kiss on the arm and, and then stood, turning to leave. He didn't look surprised when he saw Remus Lupin-Black standing in the door. Without saying a word, Severus brushed past him.

End of Chapter Fifty-Two

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