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A/N: Hello all. Well, here is my next chapter. I hope you all enjoy it. I always say that though. Sorry it's taken me so long to update it. Thanks to anyone who offered to kick my roommate's butts. Much appreciated. Anyways, on with the show, or story, or whatever.
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Remus carefully carried the limp form in his arms over to the kitchen table. With a wave of his wand, everything that had formerly been on it was now gone. As gently as he could, he laid Harry onto the table. Grasping Harry's chin in his hands, he began tapping his face. He seemed to have not noticed the other people in the room who were now practically sitting on him.
"Harry can you hear me?" he asked. "This is Remus Lupin, if you can hear me, I need you to wake up." All he got in a response was a slight flicker of eye movement. For a moment Remus thought he had only imagined it, but then, it was there again. Harry's eyelashes began to tremble under the strain of trying to be opened. But nothing else was happening. He continued to lie still.
"What happened? Where did you find him? We've been looking everywhere for him." Mrs. Weasley asked. She was wringing a dish towel around in her hands. "He's so pale."
"I'm not entirely sure about what happened Mrs. Weasley, but I found him out in the woods over yonder, he was unconscious and looked, well, horrible. He still does actually. How long has he been gone?"
"No one knows, Ron said he was out of his bed when he woke up this morning. There's no telling how long he was out there in the cold, in only his pajamas. It gets freezing during the nights." Molly brushed the hair off of Harry's forehead to check for a fever, and found one, burning full force. "Oh, the poor dear is burning up. We have to get him to a doctor at once."
"We can just take him to the school. It'll be better that way, seeing as how he'll end up there eventually. Might as well save him the trouble of traveling from a hospital to Hogwarts." replied Mr. Weasley. 'If he even makes it to Hogwarts.' He thought miserably. The poor boy looked so weak, like he would break if anyone even touched him.
"I don't understand it, what's wrong with him? He was fine yesterday." Inquired Hermione, trying to find a logical explanation for his sudden illness.
"Not entirely." Ron spoke up. "He wasn't feeling well yesterday, before supper." Ron was eyeing his mother worriedly, waiting for the explosion he knew would come, but when it didn't, he continued. "He didn't want to tell you and he got angry when I threatened to do it for him, so I just left it alone, hoping he'd tell you himself. But when he came down for supper, he looked better. He told me later that he felt better, but I guess I should have known, nothing's ever that easy when it comes to him." He was now looking worriedly down at his best friend, who was still lying on the table, motionless.
"Don't worry, he'll be fine." Sirius said, finally finding his voice. He had been in a slight state of shock. He didn't understand how so many bad things could happen to one person. This one person being his godson.
Ron looked at Harry's godfather in sympathy. He knew how much Harry meant to him. Ron was also worried about his best friend. He was constantly having something bad happen to him, he hoped he got better soon. But by the looks of him, he wasn't sure how soon was going to be. At that precise moment, Charlie apparated into the kitchen, followed shortly thereafter by Madame Pomfrey. Ron looked at them with a questioning look.
"I apparated out as soon as I saw Remus come in with him." Replied Charlie to Ron's questioning look.
"Oh." said Ron.
Madame Pomfrey rushed to Harry's side. "I see this kid way too often." she mused. "Have you been able to rouse him?"
"No, I tried as soon as I got him in here, but he wouldn't budge. He fluttered his eyelashes, but that was it." said Remus who was currently holding Harry's hand, while Sirius held the other.
"We need to get him back to Hogwarts. He's very ill. I'm surprised no one noticed it before. This is a much progressed cold, at least I think it's a cold. If we don't get him healthy soon, it's going to turn into pneumonia. My goodness, he's burning up." She gasped. "Let's go, now!" she ordered. She motioned for Sirius to pick Harry up, which he did immediately, he had wanted to hold his godson for a while now. This gave him the perfect opportunity to do so, especially since Harry was unconscious. He couldn't object to it. Sirius leaned down and scooped Harry up into his arms, holding him close.
"He's so light." Sirius couldn't believe how lightweight his godson was. "Has he been eating?"
"He eats periodically. But I think he was hiding it in his napkin sometimes, I saw him do it one night, but just thought he didn't like the taste of it or something." said Hermione. "I should have seen it."
"Don't beat yourself up about it Hermione, we didn't know." said Ron, putting his arm around her shoulders.
Hermione nodded up at him, it was decided that Sirius, Remus, and Mrs. Weasley would all accompany Madame Pomfrey and Harry back to the school, while the others stayed and got things packed for school. They were to follow as soon as they were finished. It didn't take long. Soon they were all sitting in the Hospital Wing waiting for Harry to wake up.
However, it seemed that Harry wasn't getting well anytime soon. While the Weasley's and Hermione attended classes, Harry slept fitfully in the hospital bed. He was steadily growing worse, and Madame Pomfrey was beginning to think that he might not pull through the mysterious illness. It was time to tell his 'family' and friends. She called them all into the Hospital Wing that evening, along with Professors Dumbledore and McGonagall.
"I have no idea why he hasn't woken up. He should have by now, in fact he should be getting better with all the potions I've been giving him. But for some reason, he's not getting better at all. I'm afraid we might have to prepare for the worse. In his condition, he won't hold out for much longer." said Pomfrey, trying to break the news gently.
"You're lying !" screamed Hermione. She lunged herself at the nurse, taking her by surprise.
"Hermione!" Mrs. Weasley grabbed her around the shoulders and pulled her back, but there wasn't much fight left in her now. It had started to sink in. Harry was dying. "You've got to make him better." she moaned. Ron took Hermione from his mother and sat down beside her.
"I'm sorry dear," said Madame Pomfrey "there's nothing I can do anymore. It's up to Harry now. I just hope he has the strength to pull through." She looked down at the boy lying on the bed, thinking it would be the last time she would see him alive. She didn't think he'd make it through the night.
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A/N: I'm sorry to do this guys, I know it's short, but I'm going to have to stop here. I promise to write more on the next chapter. I'm sorry if it doesn't seem like its getting anywhere, but I promise that it will in the next chapter. It might not be out for a while, however, because I've got school that I really need to focus on. But after finals are over, I'll be able to write this because I'm taking a semester off, so I can write almost everyday. Won't that be fun???!!! Anyways, I just felt like I had to get something up so you wouldn't think I'd forgotten or something. By the way, finals are over December 13. So after that, be prepared.
Candeldot: I know its bloody good, and now it will get better. Keep reading! Just wait, it'll get spookier. Potions Master might not make it in this one, sorry. Plus, he's not my most liked character. But he might make an appearance.
Arizosa: You can't possibly hate me that much! : ) Calm down with your hysterical crying, and don't hate me too much for ending this chapter with another evil cliffhanger. Thanks for the kick in the arse to my roomies. Much appreciated!
Japangirlcmw: (Carly) : Hey, my fan, how neat. Glad you love my story so much. Sorry this is so short, but hey, it's an update!
Angel: Cool, my story is cool. I know I'm evil, I just can't help myself. Sorry for my evilness today as well!
Autumn Breeze: Thanks for the wonderful writer comment. I just love those. Oh, and I'm a perfect Harry torturer as well, nifty! Harry torture is my favorite too, we are so mean. Don't worry, he won't be getting well anytime soon, or else it would be too easy to figure out what's wrong with him.
Lei Dumbledore: Sorry, and now you're going to think I'm even more evil for leaving you hanging again. Sorry, sorry, sorry!
They stole your stuff? That is just bull crap. Well, at least mine don't steal, of course they don't pay the rent either. Life blows, anyways, if I could hex them, I'd do it in a heartbeat. Oh, if only! I Promise to make the next one longer!
Psychochic: Hello, where's your update?! I'm waiting patiently, kind of. I can't give away what I'm going to do with Harry, or what is wrong with him, sorry. I like to keep it suspenseful! That Bludger idea is pretty damn good, if I do say so myself. I might just do that when it's time for Vernon to get his. Sorry about your disk, that sounds horrible. Did you ever find it or did you have to rewrite your term papers and stories? That would have to suck.
Lauren: Thanks for loving my story! I didn't realize how many updates I had gotten until I started writing all this out, like you really need to know that. Anyways, everyone seems to love it when Harry is sick, it's great!
Got Harry: Yeah, it's a wonderful read. That's so cool. I hope I get the disc back soon, otherwise I'm gonna get crabby with about the situation. Thanks for saying you love the way I write this, I just love it when people say that!
JaimeyKay: I should
start saving after every paragraph, but thankfully I haven't had that happen to
me, like it did to you. Just my stupid
ass roommates stealing, misplacing, or whatevering my disc! AH! You
are pure evil, I don't know who sent the letter yet, well actually I do, but I
can't tell! I loved the new HP movie,
did you? I saw it twice, once with my sister
and once with my cousin. It was kind of
weird though, because I knew what was going to happen, since I've read the
book, so that kind of took the suspense out of it. But I loved it anyways. I'm wondering who will be the next Dumbledore
as well, I wonder if they'll even complete the whole line of books in movies,
ya know? Since the kids will be getting
older and Richard Harris is dead. I don't
think it would be the same if they got different people to play the roles. Enough with that. My old roomie still has a Gateway, and it
still doesn't work, poor thing. Love ya!
Cerridwen: Ah, new to fanfiction are we? Glad that you liked my stories. Especially since you can rip through them! Hopefully I'll get to update as soon as possible. Keep reading!
Hermione Eveningfall: Yeah, another favorite's list. I'm so excited. I love it when people put me on their favorite's list.
Kim: Yeah, the poor kid can't keep himself out of trouble, danger, etc… I'm thinking you haven't reviewed this before because I would have remembered your name. (Same as my twin sisters)
Gryffindor Girl: We all love it when Harry's sick, it's just bloody wonderful!