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Chapter Two: Waking

The first thing Harry noticed, when he woke up from an incredibly long sleep, was that he wasn't in the Dursley's house any more. The next thing Harry noticed was that he was warm but famished. When Harry decided to move out of his very comfortable position in the nice warm bed, he noticed that he was in an old rotting room. He scanned the room until his eyes fell onto two familiar faces.

Professor Lupin was staring happily back at Harry, standing next to Lupin, to Harry's surprise, was Hermione Granger. Hermione and Lupin were talking in hushed voices but once Hermione spotted Harry's open eyes she shrieked.

"HARRY!" Hermione yelled while rushing forward to hug Harry. "Oh Harry, your finally awake! We have been waiting for about ten hours for you to come about." Before Harry could speak Hermione had jumped onto the bed and smothered him while hugging him so incredibly hard that Lupin had to pry her off.

"Good to have you awake Harry." Lupin agreed as a huge smile spread across his face. Lupin came over to shake Harry's hand. Within a minute they were in deep discussion about Harry's awful week with the Dursley's. After Harry was finished telling Hermione and Lupin about not having any food, he noticed that we was on the verge of starving to death.

"Im so starving I could eat a cow, do you think I could get some food?" Harry asked Lupin.

"Of course." Lupin said, and with a swish of his wand, a platter of the most delicious looking food was sitting on the bed next to Harry. While Harry ate, Hermione and Lupin talked. When Harry was finished with his food he fell right back to sleep.