Ch 7
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Lupin felt a warm sensation on the left side of his body. His right side was cold, numb except for one throbbing spot on his side. Grimacing he struggled to open his eyes.
"Shhh..you need to rest. This is going to hurt Remus." The voice! He knew that voice. In five years he had not once forgotten the sound of it. It haunted him.
"Herm...Hermione? What? How did..." he asked, trying to lift his head. When he felt her fingers press against his lips to quiet him, he fell back onto the blankets he was on. A bad idea. Horrible pain flowed through his body. His lungs constricted and he gritted his teeth. Hermione winced as he let loose a cross between a wail and a growl of pain.
"Remus, listen to me. I need you to stay still. You have a wound on the lower right side of your stomach. It looks like you were stabbed by something containing silver. I have to heal it or you could...you could die. It's going to hurt. I have to hurt you to help you Remus." She said, an edge of panic in her voice. Another groan of pain made her bite her lip. Bending forward, Hermione placed a gentle kiss on Lupin's forehead. He was burning with fever. Reaching for a small vial, she placed it against his lips. "Drink it. I need you to drink all of it." He tried to lift his head again but couldn't. The delerious look in his eyes pushed Hermione into an urgent pace. Lifting Remus's head, she tilted the vial and the liquid washed down his throat. He tried to open his eyes again, but the fire light behind him was too harsh. Slowly he sank in to unconciousness.
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Later
Hermione stood, looking down at the limp figure before her. Wiping her hands on a grimy towel, she tried to clean the blood off of her skin. Lupin had been unconcious for 4 hours and still showed no sign of coming around. She had managed to break the fever he suffered from and now all she could do was wait. 'He probably wont wake up for another hour. I have to get more supplies or I'm going to run out. I hope the potion works. What happened to him' Her thoughts were jumbled and unorganized. Picking up a quill out of her bag and a bit of parchment, she wrote a short note.
'Remus, I had to go to Hogsmede for more ingredients. I'll return very soon. Try not to move. If you can, drink what's left in the vial next to you. It will help the pain.
-Hermione'
She set the note on his chest and placed another kiss on his forehead. Walking a few feet away, a sharp crack was heard and she was gone.
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Hogsmede
She apparated in front of an apothecary's shop. Stepping inside quickly she gathered the ingredients she needed. Once she had finished, Hermione walked down the street and entered a small pub. She ordered two meals and several bottles of Butterbeer. Collecting all of her things she stepped outside into the streets of Hogsmede. Another sharp crack and she Disapparated.
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"HERMIONE!!!! HERMIONE WHERE ARE YOU!!! HERMIONE!!" Lupin was yelling for her. The panic evident in his voice as Hermione entered the run down building once more.
"Remus!! I'm here. It's okay, I'm here." She said, running into the room where she had left him unconscious. He had a wild look in his eyes. Fear and pain and panic had combined to terrify Lupin. Seeing Hermione run in, he tried to stand but only managed to get halfway up before she reached him. She fell to her knees next to him and he wrapped her in a tight hug.
"I thought you were dead. Oh Hermione, I thought I lost you." He said, his voice choked by a lump in his throat.
"I told you, you're never going to lose me. Never. I promised you and you promised me. You can't die on me." Tears formed in her eyes and fell before she could hold them back. Lupin felt them on the bare skin of his shoulder and pulled her against him tighter. Hermione tangled her fingertips in the short hair on his neck. Pressing her lips against his warm skin, she sighed in releif. Suddenly, she felt Lupin collapse against her. She laid him back down on the tangled blankets. Pulling a heavy wool blanket up to his chin, she held tightly to his hand. 'What happened to you Remus. Who did this?' His eyes were barely open and they were focused on hers'. Picking up the small vial, she placed it against his lips again and he drank the rest. In moments he was sleeping. Sighing, Hermione turned to the task of mixing up two potions. Lupin slept, bathed in the orange firelight while Hermione worked.
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I hope Im surprising you guys. That is my goal. I want to try and stay away from all the 'usual stuff'...tell me what you think and you may get another chapter tonite.
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Lupin felt a warm sensation on the left side of his body. His right side was cold, numb except for one throbbing spot on his side. Grimacing he struggled to open his eyes.
"Shhh..you need to rest. This is going to hurt Remus." The voice! He knew that voice. In five years he had not once forgotten the sound of it. It haunted him.
"Herm...Hermione? What? How did..." he asked, trying to lift his head. When he felt her fingers press against his lips to quiet him, he fell back onto the blankets he was on. A bad idea. Horrible pain flowed through his body. His lungs constricted and he gritted his teeth. Hermione winced as he let loose a cross between a wail and a growl of pain.
"Remus, listen to me. I need you to stay still. You have a wound on the lower right side of your stomach. It looks like you were stabbed by something containing silver. I have to heal it or you could...you could die. It's going to hurt. I have to hurt you to help you Remus." She said, an edge of panic in her voice. Another groan of pain made her bite her lip. Bending forward, Hermione placed a gentle kiss on Lupin's forehead. He was burning with fever. Reaching for a small vial, she placed it against his lips. "Drink it. I need you to drink all of it." He tried to lift his head again but couldn't. The delerious look in his eyes pushed Hermione into an urgent pace. Lifting Remus's head, she tilted the vial and the liquid washed down his throat. He tried to open his eyes again, but the fire light behind him was too harsh. Slowly he sank in to unconciousness.
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Later
Hermione stood, looking down at the limp figure before her. Wiping her hands on a grimy towel, she tried to clean the blood off of her skin. Lupin had been unconcious for 4 hours and still showed no sign of coming around. She had managed to break the fever he suffered from and now all she could do was wait. 'He probably wont wake up for another hour. I have to get more supplies or I'm going to run out. I hope the potion works. What happened to him' Her thoughts were jumbled and unorganized. Picking up a quill out of her bag and a bit of parchment, she wrote a short note.
'Remus, I had to go to Hogsmede for more ingredients. I'll return very soon. Try not to move. If you can, drink what's left in the vial next to you. It will help the pain.
-Hermione'
She set the note on his chest and placed another kiss on his forehead. Walking a few feet away, a sharp crack was heard and she was gone.
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Hogsmede
She apparated in front of an apothecary's shop. Stepping inside quickly she gathered the ingredients she needed. Once she had finished, Hermione walked down the street and entered a small pub. She ordered two meals and several bottles of Butterbeer. Collecting all of her things she stepped outside into the streets of Hogsmede. Another sharp crack and she Disapparated.
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"HERMIONE!!!! HERMIONE WHERE ARE YOU!!! HERMIONE!!" Lupin was yelling for her. The panic evident in his voice as Hermione entered the run down building once more.
"Remus!! I'm here. It's okay, I'm here." She said, running into the room where she had left him unconscious. He had a wild look in his eyes. Fear and pain and panic had combined to terrify Lupin. Seeing Hermione run in, he tried to stand but only managed to get halfway up before she reached him. She fell to her knees next to him and he wrapped her in a tight hug.
"I thought you were dead. Oh Hermione, I thought I lost you." He said, his voice choked by a lump in his throat.
"I told you, you're never going to lose me. Never. I promised you and you promised me. You can't die on me." Tears formed in her eyes and fell before she could hold them back. Lupin felt them on the bare skin of his shoulder and pulled her against him tighter. Hermione tangled her fingertips in the short hair on his neck. Pressing her lips against his warm skin, she sighed in releif. Suddenly, she felt Lupin collapse against her. She laid him back down on the tangled blankets. Pulling a heavy wool blanket up to his chin, she held tightly to his hand. 'What happened to you Remus. Who did this?' His eyes were barely open and they were focused on hers'. Picking up the small vial, she placed it against his lips again and he drank the rest. In moments he was sleeping. Sighing, Hermione turned to the task of mixing up two potions. Lupin slept, bathed in the orange firelight while Hermione worked.
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I hope Im surprising you guys. That is my goal. I want to try and stay away from all the 'usual stuff'...tell me what you think and you may get another chapter tonite.