Human

Yes! I have finally updated! Hurrah!

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"Angel? Human?" Hermione said again, it was now two nights since the hollower took the demon out of Angel and she still couldn't believe it.

"Hermione, you know that no matter how many times you say it is doesn't make it less real." Harry was looking at which chess piece to move.

"Yes but still, it's amazing!" she sat next to Ron who was also staring at the chess pieces. "I mean, how old is he? Really? He can't be 250 can he?"

"Yeah! If that's how long he's lived for" Ron seemed smug as he moved a piece.

"But he wasn't living technically." Harry said seeming smugger then Ron. "Check mate"

Ginny had just arrived in the common room, after seeing Angel in the hospital wing.

"How is he?" Hermione walked up to her. "Still doesn't now anything," she took out a tissue, "It's just so sad, he doesn't remember anything from him being a vampire."

"What can he remember happened to him last?"

"He remembers being thrown out the local inn, and seeing this girl who attacked him."

"Darla, she sired him" Hermione informed them. "If he can't remember anything that means he can't remember Buffy."

"Or Harris, or anyone else." Harry added to Hermione's list.

"What should we do?" Ron whispered, "I mean, is he able to stay here? Or does he have to leave? What about the summer?"

"I think Prof Thomas has had a talk to Dumbledore about Angel staying, but I'm not sure about anything else."

They all went to see Angel the next day, he seemed to recognise them but still they seemed hazy to him.

"How are you Liam?" Ginny asked, "Do you feel different?"

"I think I –"he hesitated, "no nothing "

"Well that's why we're here, we're gonna help you" Ron added.

Angel sat up in the bed and stared at them. Harry shuffled round in his bag and produced a group photo. "Do you remember these people?"

He strained and could sense some sense of belonging, "I feel like they are friends, but I can not put a name to a face."

Hermione grabbed the picture and looked, "Wesley," She said pointing to one of them, "Do you remember Wesley?"

"Hermione he's not an invalid" Prof Thomas said as he walked in the Hospital wing.

"Don't you have lessons to teach?" She snapped.

"No, I've got Snape covering," He placed a large bag on the table next to Angel's bed.

"What's that?" Ginny asked

"It's something that's going to help Angel remember who he is" He opened the bag and took out a large book. "It's going to restore his memory, Hopefully"

They stood back as Prof Thomas read the spell. They waited in anticipation looking at Angel. He said in his Irish Accent "What ya lookin' at me for?"

"Great Idea Christian" Hermione said, "You need to research this more" "Do you think he'll ever be back to normal?" Ron asked Prof Thomas.

"I hope so, because he can't stay here"

"Why not!" Ginny shrieked.

"He doesn't want to, he wants to go back to Ireland, not that anything would be as he remembers it."

"So he's leaving?" Harry asked.

"Yes, and I think we should let him go,"

"But he's useful to us! He can't leave!" Hermione shouted

"What use is he? He can't remember a bloody thing!" Prof Thomas walked up to angel. "Do you want to stay here?" He asked.

"No I want to go home," He said

"You have no home!" Hermione screamed.

"Well I'll find one, I don't need you!" He got up out of the bed and packed his bag, he already had his clothes on.

"You were going to leave without telling anyone!" Harry said pointing out the clothes.

He stormed out and the others followed him down to the entrance hall, "I don't need you! I don't know you, this 'Angel' guy has gone and he ain't comin back!" With that he opened the door and left, leaving the others stunned.