(A/N: This looks to be the last chapter and so I must dish out thanks. Thanks to Becki and AgiVega and Lisienna for putting this as one of their favorite stories and their reviews. Firestarter13, IstalkSiriusonweekends, and Pendragon, Lucianna for their reviews. That's about it. Thanks for following the story.)
Chapter 10
Harry moved swiftly to his place. The place he should be. The place he was allowed to go to now.
Ron was pacing the waiting room thinking about what he'd told the dragon. It was looking more and more like the best man was gonna miss his and Hermione's wedding. Ron bit his lip nervously as he kept pacing. And Harry didn't even know he was the best man yet. He sure can be thick. Who else could it be? Fred and George? Yeah if a disaster was a good wedding. Percy is an insufferable git and Charlie and Bill were gone all the time. So Harry was the only choice. And Ron hoped he'd get to be there.
Ginny was remembering all the things she and Harry had done together. And when they started dating… and all of her happy memories with Harry. And now nothing would ever become of it. They had won against Voldemort but he was getting the last laugh. Damn him.
Hermione is crying but trying to act like she isn't. Poor Harry. He's gotta make it.
Serena walked up on Sirius who looked up quickly then back down. "You did all you could. If he makes it that's great but if he doesn't at least he'll finally meet his parents."
"Yeah. That's an upside." Sirius said but he didn't look like he really cared. "They're gonna hate it more. I was here and got spend time with him and they were off on a mission that looks like it failed."
"Shh." Serena said and rubbed Sirius' back.
Rosalyn knew that somehow if this was a loss it was going to turn her husband back into the mumbling mess he had been after he'd killed his brother. And they were going to be parents soon so that couldn't happen again. Never again.
Remus arrived at the Hospital and instantly knew something was horribly wrong. Everybody was out in the waiting room. Even Sirius and so something not good at all had happen. Remus walked in and sat in a chair waiting.
"One, two, three go. One, two, three go." The healer doing the chest compressions said as they worked on Harry.
"I'm sorry but nothing is working. He's even beginning to feel cold." Alexander said deflatedly. "We did all we could." Alexander pulled the sheet up over Harry's head. "Time to break the news. I'll do it."
Everyone walked out keeping a neutral stance incase they gave anything away. Alexander walked out to the waiting room.
Oh no. He isn't elated. He should at least be trying to hide a grin the way he was obsessing over Harry. Sirius was panicking. His godson was dead.
"I'm afraid that Harry's heart failed and we couldn't revive him. We did all we could but he didn't make it." Alexander looked awful about it as he told them he knew. And he slipped away as Ginny broke down sobbing and Ron and Hermione went over to comfort her.
"I knew we should have.." Ginny started as she let out another sob.
"I told you no 'what if's we did what we had to do. Even though he didn't make it.." Ron stopped to compose himself and started crying too. He, Hermione, and Ginny group hugged and were soon joined by Serena, Sirius, and Remus. They split apart shortly after and all just sat down from their exhaustion.
Harry suddenly shot back into the land of the living taking in a huge shuddering breath. He couldn't see anything but white and cried out wondering what had happened.
Alexander heard the noise from Harry's room and raced into to see what was going on. The cover he'd pulled over Harry was moving. He tossed it back and Harry just stared up at him shaking, his chest was clearly moving up and down taking in air! "Yes!" Alexander started to laugh. "YES! Oh just a minute Harry. I'm going to have to find some more blankets apparently. And I have to tell everyone that you aren't dead." Alexander was practically walking on air as he ran out to the waiting room.
Remus heard him coming and looked up as Alexander slid into the waiting room with a huge smile on his face. "HE'S ALIVE!"
This caused an eruption from all the people in the waiting room with questions like how and can we see him prominently heard.
"Everybody calm down. He was dead for nearly 15 minutes so there is no explanation for this and I can only allow a couple of you in there right now." Alexander said and everybody moved back from Sirius and Ginny that earned a glare from them. "Ok come on then I've got to get some stuff to help him with his recovery."
Harry smiled when he saw Ginny walk in with Sirius. He tried to talk but it came out a croaking noise.
"Shh. You don't have to talk." Ginny said. "You haven't used your voice in a while. So don't try just yet." Harry nodded.
Ginny sat down beside Harry where she'd seen Sirius sitting and Sirius sat on the other side.
"You had us all worried Harry. We had heard you were dead." Sirius said and Harry bit his lip and looked like he felt bad about that. "But not to worry cause you're alive now and we'll make sure nothing like this ever happens to you again." Sirius said with a wide smile and Harry followed suit but started shivering again.
"Oh my just in time with these blankets it looks like." Alexander said getting a grin from Harry as he placed the blankets over Harry and Harry stopped shivering. "Ok going to have to give you an IV with some medicinal potions in it to help your recovery. You lost a lot of weight and were clinically dead for about 15 minutes." Harry looked shocked at that news. "Yes these will help you gain back some weight and help your circulation and stuff like that."
Harry nodded and yawned as Alexander injected the last of the stuff into the IV. Harry nodded off a couple minutes later.
"You…" Ginny said. "You put him to sleep again."
"Nope. That was just him. It's exhausting to survive what he has much less to wake up after having been dead for as long as he was." Alexander said with a grin and exited the room.
Harry awoke to a swarm of people around him. He stared around recognizing that Ginny and Sirius were still sitting beside him but now Remus, Serena, Ron, Hermione, and the rest of the Weasley clan had come into his room. Well who was left of the Weasley clan.
Bill and his wife Fleur stood near the door, Mr. And Mrs. Weasley were at the foot of his bed, and George was over in a corner not paying much attention to anything.
Conspicuous by their absences were Charlie, Percy, and Fred. Percy was currently rotting in New Azkaban for feeding information to Voldemort from the Ministry. Charlie had been killed when Voldemort and the Death Eaters had attempted to steal dragons from the preserve he worked at and a couple of months before Harry had gotten so bad Fred had been captured by a band of rogue Death Eaters and was sent back a month later not so sane anymore.
Harry had paid for a room for him at St. Mungo's and funded research to help Fred be Fred again. And any other's who were in a condition similar to his benefited from the fund as well. Arthur and Molly had protested since Arthur had a lot more money now (being head of Magical Law Enforcement and all) but Harry insisted since he drew in more money than he needed or wanted with the contract with the Cannons.
"Glad to hear you're better Harry." George said somehow being the first to realize he was awake.
"Thanks, George." Harry said. "Me too."
"Harry!" Almost everyone exclaimed at once.
Harry winced. "Hello all."
"You had us all worried buddy." Ron said.
"Yeah but you came through fine like always." Hermione said.
"Yeah." George said more than a little bitterly.
"George…" Mr. Weasley warned.
"It's ok Mr. Weasley." Harry said. "I do seem to pull off too many miraculous recoveries and his other half is sitting in St. Mungo's and may never rightly know who he is or who George is anymore."
"Harry…" The warning came from Ginny.
"No Ginny. Let George be bitter and get it out of his system. I was dead for 15 minutes and had a half chance at meeting my parents but I was more drawn to this life it seems. Yes time and time again I have to fight Voldemort and narrowly escape with my life. Then I beat him and he was still about to get the last laugh when the Famous Harry Potter, The Boy Who Lived, beat death again." Harry started to laugh like a maniac, which worried Sirius because he knew that laugh. "So go on and be bitter George… who wouldn't be? Their twin is all but dead in a room in St. Mungo's and The Boy Who Lived cheated heart failure for fifteen minutes to hang on for the life you have. The family that loves you that I never knew about until I met you all. The brothers and sister… I always wondered if I'd have any brothers or sisters if my mom and dad hadn't died."
"Harry stop it." Sirius growled.
"No. Go on be bitter, hate me like I'm Voldemort, and resent me all you want, get past it, and see what the other side is like. I could be bitter till I die. I've got every damned right to be… but I'm not going to be like that because it's not about what I don't have anymore it's about what's right here in this room, family, friends, love, and nothing but that will pull you through George." The grin on Harry's face looked odd with how gaunt it was. George was staring at Harry like he was mad and so Harry smiled wider and George started laughing.
"Mission accomplished it looks like, Potter." Remus said smiling as well.
"Yeah. Apparently I'm a good, if reluctant, speech maker." Harry said.
"And that's the first we've heard George laugh in a while even though he runs Weasley's Wizard Wheezes." Ron said.
"Thanks Harry." George said and left.
"You're welcome!" Harry yelled and started coughing. "Still have to break in my new lung I guess."
"Yes. You do so you'll sleep or at least not do much now or else." Ginny said threateningly.
"Ok. Ok." Harry said.
It was a month afterwards and Harry was finally back at his flat. There were no traces of the cancer left in Harry and while he still had to keep the mask around, if for no reason than to be prepared for an unlikely relapse, he was finally free and back to normal but looking as thin as when he had with the Dursleys.
"It's good to be back." Harry said.
Ron smirked at him as they went in. "Now we'll have to find you a new roommate cause I'm getting hitched."
"Yeah." Harry said.
"You're the best man if you haven't realized this yet." Ron said. "You'd better get a speech ready."
"Oh." Harry said. "Yeah I sorta guessed it. You all talk loud while I'm trying to sleep."
"Yeah, yeah." Ron waved him off.
"Well I'll be getting ready if you need me." Harry said.
Harry walked into his room and looked at the dress robes he'd picked out for today and the event of the marriage of Ron and Hermione.
The End
(A/N2: Thanks for reading. Sequel should come soon.)
