Chapter 19
Finally back at Hogwarts things began to return to normal. There was still talk about the battle that had taken place before everyone left for Christmas break, but many of the stories were so far fetched that they became a form of entertainment. Everyone that had participated in the battle had kept most of the night's events to themselves for they had no intentions of ever reliving that night.
"Harry your back, I missed you so much," said Sarah as she ran over and wrapped him in a big hug. "Do you have any pain left at all?"
"No, I'm a little sore at times, but it is nothing to alert the medical team about. Other then seeing them on a friendly bases, I would kind of like to stay away from them," said Harry shuddering as he recalled them taking out the claw from his leg.
"Harry if you are still hurting, you can tell me," said Sarah.
"I'm fine Sarah, you worry to much," said Harry.
"Okay, but if you by any chance get ill or your injuries begin to hurt you can tell me, and I promise I want say anything to anyone if you don't want me to," said Sarah as they sat down on a couch in the Gryffindor Common Room.
"Okay, I will," said Harry as Ron and Hermione walked over to where he and Sarah where sitting.
"Hey Harry, how are you?" Asked Hermione tentivily.
"Don't even bother Hermione he want say anything," said Sarah.
"Come on Harry, Ron won't tell me anything either, all we know is something terrible happened to you over the break, and we just want to help you through it," said Hermione.
"Well you being here is enough," said Harry as he smiled brightly at her.
"Boys, they think if we know that they cried or something then we will tell the whole world," muttered Sarah.
"Won't you," said Ron as he pulled out a magazine on flying techniques and buried his face behind it.
"Ron, of course we wouldn't say anything about what happened to Harry," said Hermione exasperatedly.
"Oh, well I'm sure your right, but there isn't anything to tell really," said Ron with his face concealed behind the magazine.
"Ron, don't lie, it's not fare that you know, and we don't. I'm his best friend to, and Sarah is his girlfriend. We have a right to know," argued Hermione.
"No you don't," said Ron dropping the magazine to stare Hermione down. "If Harry wanted you to know what happened then he would have told you, and I think it is wrong that you are making him feel guilty for not telling you," said Ron angrily.
"Oh, stop acting like that Ron, if it was the other way around then you would want to know to," said Hermione.
"Maybe, but I wouldn't continue to ask if he said no," said Ron.
"Well I'll just write to Tonks then, and find out," said Hermione airily.
"A lot of good it will do you, she was sitting beside me while Harry was bei." started Ron as Harry kicked him hard in the shin. "Ohhh! Sorry Harry, I forgot," mumbled Ron.
"What where they doing to you Harry," said Sarah softly as she gently rubbed his arm.
"I really don't want to talk about it Sarah, I'm here aren't I? Isn't that enough?" Said Harry as he stood up.
"Harry I didn't mean anything by it, I was just concerned," said Hermione.
"I know Hermione, I'm just a bit tired, so I am going to go to bed early. Goodnight everyone," said Harry as he bent down and hugged Sarah before he headed off towards the boys dormitory.
"Do you think he is upset with us?" Asked Sarah as she turned to watch him walk up the stairs leading to his dorm room.
"Nah, but you two could drive a man batty with all of your questions," said Ron lightly.
"Ron, please tell us," said Sarah.
"Fine, but if Harry finds out that you know, he is going to be furious," said Ron.
"Why is it embarrassing?" Asked Hermione.
"No, more like traumatic," said Ron cringing slightly.
"Well what happened?" Asked Sarah.
"Fine, one day Harry stayed behind with my mum, Tonks, and McGongall while the rest of us went to Diagon Alley for some last minute shopping. When I asked why he couldn't go she said she thought he shouldn't be out in the cold after his attack. So we all left, but when we came back and walked into the kitchen my mum, Tonks, and McGonagall were all sitting at the table crying, and Dumbledore and a lot of his order members where there as well. My dad got really worried and started asking where Percy, Bill, and Charley where when my mum managed to tell him that it was Harry. She said something terrible had happened to him and that he had slipped into a coma, and that Mr. Lenoge was preparing to reopen Harry's leg to see what was making it infected.
It was horrible; my mum kept mumbling that she should have taken better care of him and that it was all her fault when Mary runs in and said his awake. The only problem with that was that now they were going to have to reopen his leg while he was awake without any painless potion. Something to do with his heart rate or something.
Anyway, she comes back in a second later and got my dad, Remus, and Dumbledore, and said they needed them to hold him down while Mr. Lenoge started to cut his leg. Well my mum tried to go in there to be with him, but Mary wouldn't let her. So about ten minutes later we heard them start, and well Harry was in a lot of pain.
About thirty minutes later, my dad, Remus, and Dumbledore walk back in with blood on their clothes, but they said he would be fine. Dumbledore then told my mum to really stay be his side for a couple of days, and be there for him. Well you know how my mum is about Harry, I bet she didn't leave his side for a second the entire time. She even put a cot by his bed and stayed with him during the night. I thought she was just being over protective like always, but Harry really got sick that night, and well I'm just glad my mum was with him. She is really good in those types of situations, but it really took a lot out of him.
After that night though Harry seemed to make a miraculous recovery, but what was funny was my mum still wouldn't let anyone in to see him, which really pissed Ginny off. Remus was the only one who had gotten to see him at all since my mum had taken over Harry's care. The only reason for that was because Remus told my mum that it would be best if he handled Harry's bathing and helping him change his clothes. My mum fumed about that for a while, but finally conceded to Remus, and let him take that position of his care.
Tonks got a little fed up with not getting to help Harry to, so she started to complain to my mum as well. Only Tonks got through to her where Ginny couldn't, and that is where the major babying began. My mum and Tonks was beaming the whole time they got to take care of him, and we rarely saw either of those two for about three days, until Harry got where he could start moving around. They're still treating him all tenderly and stuff, but at least they are only doing it now when no one is around," said Ron.
"Oh my gosh," cried Sarah after Ron had finished. "That's what happened to him, and no one told me?"
"So he is okay now?" Asked Hermione.
"Afraid so," said Ron.
"Well at least he seems okay now," said Hermione.
"Yeah, well I am going to bed to, just remember that even though you know now, don't tell him you do. Drop the whole subject matter because the faster he forgets those moments of his life the better," said Ron.
"Yeah you right Ron," said Hermione. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ``````````
The next morning Harry awoke to a splitting headache, and his scar felt like it was on fire. The strangest part was Harry was having funny feelings again throughout his body like the ones he received last year from Voldemort.
"Great something is going right for him," mumbled Harry as Ron began stirring in his sleep.
"Hey mate, it's to bad classes start up again today isn't it?" said Ron.
"Yeah," said Harry. "Hey we do have a order meeting today, so the whole day isn't shot."
"Yeah your right," said Ron.
After a brief breakfast Harry said by to Ron and gave Sarah a peck on the cheek as he and Hermione left to go to their potion's class.
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"So you're telling me Mr. Potter," drawled Snape. "That you do not know what the main ingredient is in the aging potion.
"Sorry professor," said Harry as he stared at his hands.
"It seems that we decided to have a little lay over our Christmas break then did we," sneered Snape with a smirk on his face. "Fine well I see this as grounds to take, oh say twenty points from Gryffindor for you laziness."
"That's not fair professor, you know what happened," said Harry aghast.
"SILENCE!" Do not tell me what is fair and what is not Miss. Granger. That will cost you five points as well for you input in a subject matter that does not concern you," said Snape causing Hermione's face to turn red from embarrassment.
Thirty minutes later Harry and Hermione walked into their Transfigurations class to find Ron and Sarah saving them a seat in the front.
"Hey Harry, how was Potions?" Asked Sarah.
"Snape's a git," said Harry.
"You mean you had to go to class to figure that out?" Asked Ron.
"Mr. Weasley and Mr. Potter, I know how fun it is to joke about another professor, but please call him Professor Snape," said McGonagall as she walked up behind the four and rested her hands on Harry's shoulders.
"Ruff class I presume?" Asked McGonagall.
"He was completely unfair," whined Hermione. "He took twenty points off from Gryffindor because Harry wasn't able to do the homework over the Christmas break, and he started making fun of him by saying that he must have had a lay in over his break."
"I am sorry Harry, I had no idea that is what happened. I will have a little chat with him later today," said McGonagall as she gave a gently squeeze on Harry's shoulders as the rest of the class filed into their seats.
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"Unbelievable, first day back, and I have a twelve inch essay do in three days," complained Ron.
"Ron do you ever think that homework might be good for you," asked Hermione.
"Ron you their mate?" Laughed Harry.
Ron's mouth was now hanging wide open as he stared at Hermione in shock. "Hermione please don't ever say that again. I worry about you enough already with you reading all of those books without you going and saying things like homework maybe good for you," said Ron.
"You said it," said Dean as he and Seamus came over to sit by them.
"So are you guys ready for another meeting tonight?" said Harry.
"Yeah," said Dean slowly. "Will meet you there."
"What's up with those two," said Harry as he watched the two of them go and start talking to Parvati and Lavender.
"Beats me mate, but I'm excited," said Ron giving Harry a half smile.
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Later that night all of Harry's order where sitting around the Room of Requirements as Harry stood to talk.
"I'm sorry I don't have anything planned tonight, but if any of you have any suggestions I would love to hear them," said Harry.
As Harry waited numbly for the group to utter a sound he began feeling a little apprehensive. "So know one has anything they would like to learn or at least discuss," said Harry.
"Tell him," whispered Anthony Goldstein.
"T-tell me what?" Stuttered Harry.
"Dean you agreed," said Seamus.
"I can't," said Dean.
"You can't tell me what," said Harry eyeing them suspiciously.
"Oh, Harry this isn't to hurt you in any way, but we don't want to do this any more," cried Parvati. "It's just that after the last attack, well we thought you were killed, and it just really hit us what we were doing. When we all saw you lying their bleeding after saving Ginny, Sarah, and."
"And me," finished Hermione softly.
"So you all want to stop," said Harry.
"Not stop entirely," said Katie Bell. "Just not go into battle anymore."
"I don't understand," said Harry softly. At first his anger was boiling over, but now it was all he could do to keep his head up.
"Harry, we just began talking the night you were in the infirmary, and we all couldn't believe what all you were put through that night," said Alicia Spinnet.
"But I've had the curse put on me before, and the griffin didn't do to much," said Harry.
"Harry is not that we don't think you can take it. We don't think we can take it," said Ernie Macmillian.
"You all are just as strong as me though," said Harry.
"Your wrong there Harry," said Zacharias Smith. Listen I know we have had our differences in the past, but this is just coming from a friend's standpoint. None of us hear can just put our lives out there like you did for your friends," he continued before Harry cut him off.
"But you all have done in twice now when you all went into battle. You just weren't in the situation I was in, or you would have done the same thing," said Harry.
"You're not listening mate, you go right into things without a fear of dying, and well the rest of just can't do that. Man we are scared to death after seeing what You-Know-Who is capable of," said Zarcharias Smith.
"But if we don't stand up to him now, then it may be to late," said Harry aghast.
"Yeah well what if we die, I don't want to die and never see my parents again, you may not have." started Zacharias.
"SHUT UP!" Yelled Ron.
"Fine, I understand," said Harry as he started to walk towards the door.
"Harry we didn't want to hurt you," said Cho as she silently cried, but Harry didn't listen, he just continued out the door.
"Well that just went swell didn't it," said Ron angrily.
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So what did you think? I bet you didn't see that coming, but then again I think most people at the age would have second thoughts to about going into war after that happened. You don't think Harry is giving up though do you? Nah, but you have to wait till next Saturday to find out what happens. Again thanks for the reviews, and if you are looking for any other good stories to read you should check out my favorite stories page. Just a few good one I like to read. Especially Realization, well until next Saturday have fun reading and stay safe.
Finally back at Hogwarts things began to return to normal. There was still talk about the battle that had taken place before everyone left for Christmas break, but many of the stories were so far fetched that they became a form of entertainment. Everyone that had participated in the battle had kept most of the night's events to themselves for they had no intentions of ever reliving that night.
"Harry your back, I missed you so much," said Sarah as she ran over and wrapped him in a big hug. "Do you have any pain left at all?"
"No, I'm a little sore at times, but it is nothing to alert the medical team about. Other then seeing them on a friendly bases, I would kind of like to stay away from them," said Harry shuddering as he recalled them taking out the claw from his leg.
"Harry if you are still hurting, you can tell me," said Sarah.
"I'm fine Sarah, you worry to much," said Harry.
"Okay, but if you by any chance get ill or your injuries begin to hurt you can tell me, and I promise I want say anything to anyone if you don't want me to," said Sarah as they sat down on a couch in the Gryffindor Common Room.
"Okay, I will," said Harry as Ron and Hermione walked over to where he and Sarah where sitting.
"Hey Harry, how are you?" Asked Hermione tentivily.
"Don't even bother Hermione he want say anything," said Sarah.
"Come on Harry, Ron won't tell me anything either, all we know is something terrible happened to you over the break, and we just want to help you through it," said Hermione.
"Well you being here is enough," said Harry as he smiled brightly at her.
"Boys, they think if we know that they cried or something then we will tell the whole world," muttered Sarah.
"Won't you," said Ron as he pulled out a magazine on flying techniques and buried his face behind it.
"Ron, of course we wouldn't say anything about what happened to Harry," said Hermione exasperatedly.
"Oh, well I'm sure your right, but there isn't anything to tell really," said Ron with his face concealed behind the magazine.
"Ron, don't lie, it's not fare that you know, and we don't. I'm his best friend to, and Sarah is his girlfriend. We have a right to know," argued Hermione.
"No you don't," said Ron dropping the magazine to stare Hermione down. "If Harry wanted you to know what happened then he would have told you, and I think it is wrong that you are making him feel guilty for not telling you," said Ron angrily.
"Oh, stop acting like that Ron, if it was the other way around then you would want to know to," said Hermione.
"Maybe, but I wouldn't continue to ask if he said no," said Ron.
"Well I'll just write to Tonks then, and find out," said Hermione airily.
"A lot of good it will do you, she was sitting beside me while Harry was bei." started Ron as Harry kicked him hard in the shin. "Ohhh! Sorry Harry, I forgot," mumbled Ron.
"What where they doing to you Harry," said Sarah softly as she gently rubbed his arm.
"I really don't want to talk about it Sarah, I'm here aren't I? Isn't that enough?" Said Harry as he stood up.
"Harry I didn't mean anything by it, I was just concerned," said Hermione.
"I know Hermione, I'm just a bit tired, so I am going to go to bed early. Goodnight everyone," said Harry as he bent down and hugged Sarah before he headed off towards the boys dormitory.
"Do you think he is upset with us?" Asked Sarah as she turned to watch him walk up the stairs leading to his dorm room.
"Nah, but you two could drive a man batty with all of your questions," said Ron lightly.
"Ron, please tell us," said Sarah.
"Fine, but if Harry finds out that you know, he is going to be furious," said Ron.
"Why is it embarrassing?" Asked Hermione.
"No, more like traumatic," said Ron cringing slightly.
"Well what happened?" Asked Sarah.
"Fine, one day Harry stayed behind with my mum, Tonks, and McGongall while the rest of us went to Diagon Alley for some last minute shopping. When I asked why he couldn't go she said she thought he shouldn't be out in the cold after his attack. So we all left, but when we came back and walked into the kitchen my mum, Tonks, and McGonagall were all sitting at the table crying, and Dumbledore and a lot of his order members where there as well. My dad got really worried and started asking where Percy, Bill, and Charley where when my mum managed to tell him that it was Harry. She said something terrible had happened to him and that he had slipped into a coma, and that Mr. Lenoge was preparing to reopen Harry's leg to see what was making it infected.
It was horrible; my mum kept mumbling that she should have taken better care of him and that it was all her fault when Mary runs in and said his awake. The only problem with that was that now they were going to have to reopen his leg while he was awake without any painless potion. Something to do with his heart rate or something.
Anyway, she comes back in a second later and got my dad, Remus, and Dumbledore, and said they needed them to hold him down while Mr. Lenoge started to cut his leg. Well my mum tried to go in there to be with him, but Mary wouldn't let her. So about ten minutes later we heard them start, and well Harry was in a lot of pain.
About thirty minutes later, my dad, Remus, and Dumbledore walk back in with blood on their clothes, but they said he would be fine. Dumbledore then told my mum to really stay be his side for a couple of days, and be there for him. Well you know how my mum is about Harry, I bet she didn't leave his side for a second the entire time. She even put a cot by his bed and stayed with him during the night. I thought she was just being over protective like always, but Harry really got sick that night, and well I'm just glad my mum was with him. She is really good in those types of situations, but it really took a lot out of him.
After that night though Harry seemed to make a miraculous recovery, but what was funny was my mum still wouldn't let anyone in to see him, which really pissed Ginny off. Remus was the only one who had gotten to see him at all since my mum had taken over Harry's care. The only reason for that was because Remus told my mum that it would be best if he handled Harry's bathing and helping him change his clothes. My mum fumed about that for a while, but finally conceded to Remus, and let him take that position of his care.
Tonks got a little fed up with not getting to help Harry to, so she started to complain to my mum as well. Only Tonks got through to her where Ginny couldn't, and that is where the major babying began. My mum and Tonks was beaming the whole time they got to take care of him, and we rarely saw either of those two for about three days, until Harry got where he could start moving around. They're still treating him all tenderly and stuff, but at least they are only doing it now when no one is around," said Ron.
"Oh my gosh," cried Sarah after Ron had finished. "That's what happened to him, and no one told me?"
"So he is okay now?" Asked Hermione.
"Afraid so," said Ron.
"Well at least he seems okay now," said Hermione.
"Yeah, well I am going to bed to, just remember that even though you know now, don't tell him you do. Drop the whole subject matter because the faster he forgets those moments of his life the better," said Ron.
"Yeah you right Ron," said Hermione. ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ```````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` ``````````
The next morning Harry awoke to a splitting headache, and his scar felt like it was on fire. The strangest part was Harry was having funny feelings again throughout his body like the ones he received last year from Voldemort.
"Great something is going right for him," mumbled Harry as Ron began stirring in his sleep.
"Hey mate, it's to bad classes start up again today isn't it?" said Ron.
"Yeah," said Harry. "Hey we do have a order meeting today, so the whole day isn't shot."
"Yeah your right," said Ron.
After a brief breakfast Harry said by to Ron and gave Sarah a peck on the cheek as he and Hermione left to go to their potion's class.
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"So you're telling me Mr. Potter," drawled Snape. "That you do not know what the main ingredient is in the aging potion.
"Sorry professor," said Harry as he stared at his hands.
"It seems that we decided to have a little lay over our Christmas break then did we," sneered Snape with a smirk on his face. "Fine well I see this as grounds to take, oh say twenty points from Gryffindor for you laziness."
"That's not fair professor, you know what happened," said Harry aghast.
"SILENCE!" Do not tell me what is fair and what is not Miss. Granger. That will cost you five points as well for you input in a subject matter that does not concern you," said Snape causing Hermione's face to turn red from embarrassment.
Thirty minutes later Harry and Hermione walked into their Transfigurations class to find Ron and Sarah saving them a seat in the front.
"Hey Harry, how was Potions?" Asked Sarah.
"Snape's a git," said Harry.
"You mean you had to go to class to figure that out?" Asked Ron.
"Mr. Weasley and Mr. Potter, I know how fun it is to joke about another professor, but please call him Professor Snape," said McGonagall as she walked up behind the four and rested her hands on Harry's shoulders.
"Ruff class I presume?" Asked McGonagall.
"He was completely unfair," whined Hermione. "He took twenty points off from Gryffindor because Harry wasn't able to do the homework over the Christmas break, and he started making fun of him by saying that he must have had a lay in over his break."
"I am sorry Harry, I had no idea that is what happened. I will have a little chat with him later today," said McGonagall as she gave a gently squeeze on Harry's shoulders as the rest of the class filed into their seats.
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"Unbelievable, first day back, and I have a twelve inch essay do in three days," complained Ron.
"Ron do you ever think that homework might be good for you," asked Hermione.
"Ron you their mate?" Laughed Harry.
Ron's mouth was now hanging wide open as he stared at Hermione in shock. "Hermione please don't ever say that again. I worry about you enough already with you reading all of those books without you going and saying things like homework maybe good for you," said Ron.
"You said it," said Dean as he and Seamus came over to sit by them.
"So are you guys ready for another meeting tonight?" said Harry.
"Yeah," said Dean slowly. "Will meet you there."
"What's up with those two," said Harry as he watched the two of them go and start talking to Parvati and Lavender.
"Beats me mate, but I'm excited," said Ron giving Harry a half smile.
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Later that night all of Harry's order where sitting around the Room of Requirements as Harry stood to talk.
"I'm sorry I don't have anything planned tonight, but if any of you have any suggestions I would love to hear them," said Harry.
As Harry waited numbly for the group to utter a sound he began feeling a little apprehensive. "So know one has anything they would like to learn or at least discuss," said Harry.
"Tell him," whispered Anthony Goldstein.
"T-tell me what?" Stuttered Harry.
"Dean you agreed," said Seamus.
"I can't," said Dean.
"You can't tell me what," said Harry eyeing them suspiciously.
"Oh, Harry this isn't to hurt you in any way, but we don't want to do this any more," cried Parvati. "It's just that after the last attack, well we thought you were killed, and it just really hit us what we were doing. When we all saw you lying their bleeding after saving Ginny, Sarah, and."
"And me," finished Hermione softly.
"So you all want to stop," said Harry.
"Not stop entirely," said Katie Bell. "Just not go into battle anymore."
"I don't understand," said Harry softly. At first his anger was boiling over, but now it was all he could do to keep his head up.
"Harry, we just began talking the night you were in the infirmary, and we all couldn't believe what all you were put through that night," said Alicia Spinnet.
"But I've had the curse put on me before, and the griffin didn't do to much," said Harry.
"Harry is not that we don't think you can take it. We don't think we can take it," said Ernie Macmillian.
"You all are just as strong as me though," said Harry.
"Your wrong there Harry," said Zacharias Smith. Listen I know we have had our differences in the past, but this is just coming from a friend's standpoint. None of us hear can just put our lives out there like you did for your friends," he continued before Harry cut him off.
"But you all have done in twice now when you all went into battle. You just weren't in the situation I was in, or you would have done the same thing," said Harry.
"You're not listening mate, you go right into things without a fear of dying, and well the rest of just can't do that. Man we are scared to death after seeing what You-Know-Who is capable of," said Zarcharias Smith.
"But if we don't stand up to him now, then it may be to late," said Harry aghast.
"Yeah well what if we die, I don't want to die and never see my parents again, you may not have." started Zacharias.
"SHUT UP!" Yelled Ron.
"Fine, I understand," said Harry as he started to walk towards the door.
"Harry we didn't want to hurt you," said Cho as she silently cried, but Harry didn't listen, he just continued out the door.
"Well that just went swell didn't it," said Ron angrily.
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So what did you think? I bet you didn't see that coming, but then again I think most people at the age would have second thoughts to about going into war after that happened. You don't think Harry is giving up though do you? Nah, but you have to wait till next Saturday to find out what happens. Again thanks for the reviews, and if you are looking for any other good stories to read you should check out my favorite stories page. Just a few good one I like to read. Especially Realization, well until next Saturday have fun reading and stay safe.