Chapter 5
She passed Harry in the hall. He didn't look well at all. He was sitting against the wall and looked a little pale." Harry are you ok," Rilie asked him. She didn't want to sound scared but her fear showed through her voice. He didn't answer her he just looked up. His eyes were out of focus and there was a slight tinge of green in his face. He recognized her voice but couldn't respond. She became more scared at his lack of responce. "Father," Rilie screamed and tears began to coarse down her cheeks," Father help."
Remus not knowing what was going on ran from the room. He did not have to go far to find Rilie. She had Harry's head in her lap and tears were still streaming down her face. He could tell that she was whispering to him. She rocked back and forth. "Rilie, what's wrong," Remus asked concern in his voice.
"I-I-I d-d-on't k-know. I c-came around-d t-the c-corner a-and f- found h-him l-l-like t-this," Rilie said sobbing.
Harry had no control over his body. He could hear Remus and Rilie's voices but could not tell what they were saying. Somebody had his head propped up and he felt tears splashing onto his face. He heard laughing in his head it grew louder and louder and louder until finally he screamed out. He knew that laugh, it was Voldemort. Harry had no clue why Voldemort was laughing so but he wasn't sure that he wanted to know. He scar seared with pain. As soon as it had begun it was over. He began to shake and couldn't stop.
Rilie was scared she had no idea what would happen next and when he started to shake she just ran her hands through his hair whispering to him the whole time. Lupin did not know what to do. He sat and watched Rilie. He could tell that something was not right but did not know how to help Harry. , but during the shaking he had began to sweat. After the sweat he came down with a fever. Remus was scared that if didn't get Harry to a St. Mungo's soon he wouldn't make it. Up until now he wasn't sure it was safe to move him but now he felt he must.
The only time you could travel by Floo Powder to St. Mungo's was if it was an emergency. Remus concluded that this was definitely an emergency.
"Rilie we need to get him to St. Mungo's. I need you to go and make sure that all of the doors are locked before we leave," Lupin told her. He lifted Harry from her lap and then Rilie dashed off to check the doors. Lupin picked Harry up and took him into the living room. Rilie came in about a minute later. "Rilie I'm going to go first. Then you need to follow me," Remus said," are we clear?" "Yes," Rilie said still crying. "What would happen now? Would Harry be all right? Would she ever see him healthy again? Would she ever get the chance to truly be in love with him?" Those were just a few of the questions racing through Rilie's head. She paid no attention to anything. Her father had just disappeared from the fireplace and now it was her turn. She took a pinch of Floo Powder stepped into the fire place threw the powder down and at the same time said clearly St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. A few seconds later she landed with a thud in the fireplace. She coughed as a cloud of soot surrounded her. She got up and dusted of her clothes.
Rilie looked around her and spotted her father with Harry. She ran towards them through the crowd of sick, disfigured or just plain messed up people. By doing this she had many people comment about her or shout something for hitting them but it didn't matter all that mattered was that she got back to Harry. She caught up to her father and walked to the emergency window. Remus said nothing to the nurse as he walked up but he saw the boy he held saw the sweat on the boy's brow and automatically put them in touch with a doctor.
The doctor lead them into a private room, but whether it was because something was seriously wrong with Harry or he just wanted privacy for them neither Rilie nor Remus knew. "Put him here in the bed," The doctor called. Lupin put Harry down as Rilie sat in the corner crying. She was so scared and had no one that she could talk to. Harry was the only one she ever truly talked to. Sure she talked to her dad but that wasn't about anything important and since she never talked to her brother anymore well it was obvious that he knew hardly anything. She watched as the doctor bent over Harry trying to figure out what was wrong with him. Remus turned back to look at his daughter and made a gesture as to come over but Rilie turned away from him and he didn't move. Finally after about an hour the doctor turned to Rilie and Remus.
"I have no idea what has come over him. All I can say is that we will monitor him and make sure that he receives careful watch, The doctor proclaimed," Oh and I was wondering if one or maybe both of you would like to stay with him tonight. It might help him if he knows that someone he knows is there for him." Rilie looked at her father. The look made Remus so uncomfortable that he turned away from his daughter. "I'll stay with him," Rilie said in a defiant voice. "Rilie I will not permit you to stay here alone," Lupin replied, and Rilie glared at him. Remus then turned to the doctor," Can you give us a moment?" "Sure," The doctor replied. He exited the room and as soon as he left Rilie turned on her father. "I don't care what you say I'm staying," Rilie told him. "I never said you couldn't stay but I'm not leaving you alone," Lupin said.
"I'm sixteen. I am not a child anymore," Rilie exclaimed raising her voice slightly.
"Rilie you are my child and I will not leave you here. Not alone with Harry," Lupin shouted.
"What you don't trust me is that it? Or you don't trust Harry?" Rilie asked now yelling herself," You should be able to trust me and Harry is extremely sick right now and I honestly think that he would rather have me there for him than you." "What are you talking about why would he want to see you?" Remus exclaimed.
"I mean that I know more about him than you could ever hope to know and he knows things that you don't know about me. While you never tried to help me with any of my grief over Sirius he did. He was always there for me even when you weren't and he cares about me. I appreciate that especially when I came out here to see you, my father, and I have spent hardly any time with you. You just don't care anymore and you know what if I stay don't think for one second it's for you," Rilie shouted at her father. "You think I don't care about you and if you're are thinking about dating Harry I forbid it," Lupin said exasperatedly.
"Yes I think that you don't care and it's the truth. Frankly I don't care if it isn't but that's how I feel and I really don't want you here," Rilie said her voice lowering. Remus stormed out of the room and from there he told the doctor Rilie was staying and left.
Rilie crossed the room and sat down next to Harry's bed. She brought her knees to her chest in the seat and then let her head drop down to rest between her knees. She started to shiver and remembered her cloak, which she had taken off when they had entered the room. She went back to the cloak rack and collected her cloak rapping it around her. This room had a window on the far wall, so she crossed to it and looked out at the moon. After a few minutes she bowed her head.
"God, I don't know if you're listening or if you care but I just ask that you would watch over Harry. I-I'm really-y scare-ed and I don't k-know what's going t-to h-h-appen but if you could give me courage to get through this situation that would help me greatly. I love you and it's in your son's name I pray, Amen," Rilie whispered the short prayer. She found her cheeks wet with tears and wiped them away. It was true that she was scared and didn't know what would happen but being able to be here with Harry made things a little better. Harry let out a grown from his bed and began to toss and turn in his bed. Rilie went to his bed and grabbed his hand. She squeezed his hand tightly as she sat next to him." Harry I'm here. It's me Rilie it's OK Harry," Whether it was her voice, her touch, her presence or all of those things Rilie didn't know but whatever it was it calmed Harry down greatly.
This was the routine for the next two days. Rilie there with no one but Harry who was hardly ever conscious and when he was he never understood anything that was going on. Harry wasn't getting much better and this worried Rilie to no end. Remus hadn't come back since the first night. Rilie had tried to think of positive things but it was just impossible when Harry was the way he was. Rilie used her cell phone to get a hold of people. She had performed a few simple spells on the phone and she could use it in all magical places. On the third day at St. Mungo's Dumbledore came by to check on Harry, though how he knew Harry was at St. Mungo's was a mystery to Rilie.
"How is he doing?" Dumbledore asked Rilie. "Better than when we came but the doctors still don't know what is wrong with him," Rilie told him.
"Well I cannot stay long but I know that you will look after him for me. Oh and if he gets worse contact me immediatley," Dumbledore told her," By the way where is your father? I would have thought he would want to keep watch over Harry." Rilie didn't answer but looked away in shame remembering how she had treated her father." OK don't tell me. Rilie if there is something between you and your father or maybe something you are hiding from him, like a relationship, talk to him about it he deserves to know what is going on.
She passed Harry in the hall. He didn't look well at all. He was sitting against the wall and looked a little pale." Harry are you ok," Rilie asked him. She didn't want to sound scared but her fear showed through her voice. He didn't answer her he just looked up. His eyes were out of focus and there was a slight tinge of green in his face. He recognized her voice but couldn't respond. She became more scared at his lack of responce. "Father," Rilie screamed and tears began to coarse down her cheeks," Father help."
Remus not knowing what was going on ran from the room. He did not have to go far to find Rilie. She had Harry's head in her lap and tears were still streaming down her face. He could tell that she was whispering to him. She rocked back and forth. "Rilie, what's wrong," Remus asked concern in his voice.
"I-I-I d-d-on't k-know. I c-came around-d t-the c-corner a-and f- found h-him l-l-like t-this," Rilie said sobbing.
Harry had no control over his body. He could hear Remus and Rilie's voices but could not tell what they were saying. Somebody had his head propped up and he felt tears splashing onto his face. He heard laughing in his head it grew louder and louder and louder until finally he screamed out. He knew that laugh, it was Voldemort. Harry had no clue why Voldemort was laughing so but he wasn't sure that he wanted to know. He scar seared with pain. As soon as it had begun it was over. He began to shake and couldn't stop.
Rilie was scared she had no idea what would happen next and when he started to shake she just ran her hands through his hair whispering to him the whole time. Lupin did not know what to do. He sat and watched Rilie. He could tell that something was not right but did not know how to help Harry. , but during the shaking he had began to sweat. After the sweat he came down with a fever. Remus was scared that if didn't get Harry to a St. Mungo's soon he wouldn't make it. Up until now he wasn't sure it was safe to move him but now he felt he must.
The only time you could travel by Floo Powder to St. Mungo's was if it was an emergency. Remus concluded that this was definitely an emergency.
"Rilie we need to get him to St. Mungo's. I need you to go and make sure that all of the doors are locked before we leave," Lupin told her. He lifted Harry from her lap and then Rilie dashed off to check the doors. Lupin picked Harry up and took him into the living room. Rilie came in about a minute later. "Rilie I'm going to go first. Then you need to follow me," Remus said," are we clear?" "Yes," Rilie said still crying. "What would happen now? Would Harry be all right? Would she ever see him healthy again? Would she ever get the chance to truly be in love with him?" Those were just a few of the questions racing through Rilie's head. She paid no attention to anything. Her father had just disappeared from the fireplace and now it was her turn. She took a pinch of Floo Powder stepped into the fire place threw the powder down and at the same time said clearly St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. A few seconds later she landed with a thud in the fireplace. She coughed as a cloud of soot surrounded her. She got up and dusted of her clothes.
Rilie looked around her and spotted her father with Harry. She ran towards them through the crowd of sick, disfigured or just plain messed up people. By doing this she had many people comment about her or shout something for hitting them but it didn't matter all that mattered was that she got back to Harry. She caught up to her father and walked to the emergency window. Remus said nothing to the nurse as he walked up but he saw the boy he held saw the sweat on the boy's brow and automatically put them in touch with a doctor.
The doctor lead them into a private room, but whether it was because something was seriously wrong with Harry or he just wanted privacy for them neither Rilie nor Remus knew. "Put him here in the bed," The doctor called. Lupin put Harry down as Rilie sat in the corner crying. She was so scared and had no one that she could talk to. Harry was the only one she ever truly talked to. Sure she talked to her dad but that wasn't about anything important and since she never talked to her brother anymore well it was obvious that he knew hardly anything. She watched as the doctor bent over Harry trying to figure out what was wrong with him. Remus turned back to look at his daughter and made a gesture as to come over but Rilie turned away from him and he didn't move. Finally after about an hour the doctor turned to Rilie and Remus.
"I have no idea what has come over him. All I can say is that we will monitor him and make sure that he receives careful watch, The doctor proclaimed," Oh and I was wondering if one or maybe both of you would like to stay with him tonight. It might help him if he knows that someone he knows is there for him." Rilie looked at her father. The look made Remus so uncomfortable that he turned away from his daughter. "I'll stay with him," Rilie said in a defiant voice. "Rilie I will not permit you to stay here alone," Lupin replied, and Rilie glared at him. Remus then turned to the doctor," Can you give us a moment?" "Sure," The doctor replied. He exited the room and as soon as he left Rilie turned on her father. "I don't care what you say I'm staying," Rilie told him. "I never said you couldn't stay but I'm not leaving you alone," Lupin said.
"I'm sixteen. I am not a child anymore," Rilie exclaimed raising her voice slightly.
"Rilie you are my child and I will not leave you here. Not alone with Harry," Lupin shouted.
"What you don't trust me is that it? Or you don't trust Harry?" Rilie asked now yelling herself," You should be able to trust me and Harry is extremely sick right now and I honestly think that he would rather have me there for him than you." "What are you talking about why would he want to see you?" Remus exclaimed.
"I mean that I know more about him than you could ever hope to know and he knows things that you don't know about me. While you never tried to help me with any of my grief over Sirius he did. He was always there for me even when you weren't and he cares about me. I appreciate that especially when I came out here to see you, my father, and I have spent hardly any time with you. You just don't care anymore and you know what if I stay don't think for one second it's for you," Rilie shouted at her father. "You think I don't care about you and if you're are thinking about dating Harry I forbid it," Lupin said exasperatedly.
"Yes I think that you don't care and it's the truth. Frankly I don't care if it isn't but that's how I feel and I really don't want you here," Rilie said her voice lowering. Remus stormed out of the room and from there he told the doctor Rilie was staying and left.
Rilie crossed the room and sat down next to Harry's bed. She brought her knees to her chest in the seat and then let her head drop down to rest between her knees. She started to shiver and remembered her cloak, which she had taken off when they had entered the room. She went back to the cloak rack and collected her cloak rapping it around her. This room had a window on the far wall, so she crossed to it and looked out at the moon. After a few minutes she bowed her head.
"God, I don't know if you're listening or if you care but I just ask that you would watch over Harry. I-I'm really-y scare-ed and I don't k-know what's going t-to h-h-appen but if you could give me courage to get through this situation that would help me greatly. I love you and it's in your son's name I pray, Amen," Rilie whispered the short prayer. She found her cheeks wet with tears and wiped them away. It was true that she was scared and didn't know what would happen but being able to be here with Harry made things a little better. Harry let out a grown from his bed and began to toss and turn in his bed. Rilie went to his bed and grabbed his hand. She squeezed his hand tightly as she sat next to him." Harry I'm here. It's me Rilie it's OK Harry," Whether it was her voice, her touch, her presence or all of those things Rilie didn't know but whatever it was it calmed Harry down greatly.
This was the routine for the next two days. Rilie there with no one but Harry who was hardly ever conscious and when he was he never understood anything that was going on. Harry wasn't getting much better and this worried Rilie to no end. Remus hadn't come back since the first night. Rilie had tried to think of positive things but it was just impossible when Harry was the way he was. Rilie used her cell phone to get a hold of people. She had performed a few simple spells on the phone and she could use it in all magical places. On the third day at St. Mungo's Dumbledore came by to check on Harry, though how he knew Harry was at St. Mungo's was a mystery to Rilie.
"How is he doing?" Dumbledore asked Rilie. "Better than when we came but the doctors still don't know what is wrong with him," Rilie told him.
"Well I cannot stay long but I know that you will look after him for me. Oh and if he gets worse contact me immediatley," Dumbledore told her," By the way where is your father? I would have thought he would want to keep watch over Harry." Rilie didn't answer but looked away in shame remembering how she had treated her father." OK don't tell me. Rilie if there is something between you and your father or maybe something you are hiding from him, like a relationship, talk to him about it he deserves to know what is going on.