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Chapter Nine: Uncertainty
The first year Gryffindors spent the next five days worried to death about their friend. No one fully knew what had happened. Kira knew the most, followed by James, everyone else fell way behind knowing only that something terrible had happened and Lily wasn't waking up from it. Even Madame Pomfrey didn't understand.
The day after Lily and Kira had been brought in, Kira had almost had a break down as she let everything spill to the nurse, knowing that she had to tell for Lily's safety, but at the same time feeling like a terrible friend. She told Madame Pomfrey about how Lily hadn't slept in three weeks and how she had suspicions that her friend wasn't really eating either. She said that as far as she knew Lily was having some terrible nightmares. She even told the nurse how badly she felt for getting into a fight with her best friend when things were so obviously wrong for her.
"It's all right, dear. You didn't know better. Don't worry, now. We're going to do everything we can to make sure that she is okay. You hear me?" The nurse had said to the frightened girl. Kira had nodded and wiped her face. She had then spent the remainder of the next five days fretting about Lily with their friends.
They would all go visit her at every possible chance. Sometimes only one or two of them would be able to go.
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In the fourth week of Lily's unconsciousness, during the lunch hour, Kira and James had gone down to visit their friend. James was grasping Lily's hand and Kira was sobbing into her own hands, remember the conversation that had happen just moments before:
"Madame Pomfrey! How is she? Is she any better?"
"I'm sorry, dear, there has been no change at all."
"Well, can we at least visit her?"
"You were all in here this morning! The poor child needs some space!"
"Yes, b-b-but you don't really think she'll get better if she doesn't have the proper support from her friends do you?
"All right, Mr. Potter. You two may have fifteen minutes. But that's it!
"Thank you, Madame Pomfrey!" James had then run into to see Lily. Kira was a bit more hesitant.
"Excuse me, Madame Pomfrey, but I was just wondering.....how long do you think it will be before she wakes up?"
At the question Madame Pomfrey had stared off into space and reluctantly said, "I don't know, I just don't know."
"Madame Pomfrey. What's wrong with her?"
The matron looked at Kira and then pushed her in without answering her last question. "Go on now, I'm only allowing you fifteen minutes to visit you friend." Madame Pomfrey had walked off but Kira heard what she had muttered to herself, "I wish I knew..."
"Bloody hell! Lily! Lily can you hear me?"
"What? James, what is it? Is she..."
"I dunno. I dunno but she squeezed back!"
"What?"
"Lily. I squeezed her hand again and this time she actually squeezed back!"
Kira ignored the fact that James had been squeezing Lily's hand. It wasn't something that needed to be dealt with right now. Instead she jumped up and ran to the nurse's office. "Madame Pomfrey, Madame Pomfrey come quick!"
When the matron had reached Lily's bed, James was leaning over the girl, stroking her hair out of her face and holding desperately onto her hand. "Well?" she inquired hastily, "what's wrong?"
"Lily she," James took a deep breath, "she squeezed my hand!
The nurse tried to hold her glee. "Out! Out! I have a patient to tend to! And thank you, for letting me know," she said the last part in an undertone as they walked out the door, but they both heard her. Neither had been so happy to be kicked out of the Hospital wing before.
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Over the next two weeks or so Lily made more and more improvements, very slowly but at least she was improving. She would squeeze people's hands or twitch a finger once her eyes even fluttered-they didn't open but Madame Pomfrey said that was a very, very good sign.
Lily's eyes fluttered. They opened and then shut right away from the blinding light. After a few seconds they opened again, a little more timidly. As her eyes adjusted to the brightness, she took a look around the room. ÔThe Hospital wing. I should have guessed. One of the girls probably heard me having the nightmare and couldn't wake me up or something. They must have really freaked to have taken me down here...' Lily sat up a little more, wincing at the dull pain throughout her body, ÔWhat happened to me?'
Lily slumped back down on the bed. She was alone. She lay there for the next few minutes wondering how long she had been out and what had happened. How had she gotten there. Her eyes grew wide with horror as one last thought filled her mind before her tired body forced her back into sleep ÔDid Nik know?
Lily was shaken awake about twenty minutes later. Once again she was covered in a cold sweat. As she looked around, scared out of her mind, she realized she was squeezing someone's hand a little too tightly. Finally everything registered. She was surrounded by all her friends and Kira had been the one shaking her. Poor James had a look of agony on his face as he tried to pry his hand away with hurting her physically or emotionally. Lily loosened her grip and dropped his hand.
"What happened last night?" she asked her gaze directed at Kira.
"Last night?" scoffed Sirius, throwing emphasis on the Ôlast'.
Lily looked from one friend's face to the next her eyes growing wider.
"Lily, y-y-you-," Hannah tried to explain.
"What day is it?"
"Monday," Cece said quietly.
Lily again looked at Sirius and then said, "Yeah, what happened last night?"
"Lily," Jill explained solemnly, "you've been out of it for weeks."
Lily tried to sit up but was overcome with a bout of dizziness and nausea. She slumped back on the pillows, swallowing hard. "H-how many weeks?" Lily asked drawing the question out in her confusion and terror.
"Six," Remus said quietly, almost inaudibly, but Lily, and everyone else, still heard him.
Lily began to cry very softly. Kira leaned over her and gave her a great big hug. Soon all the girls had piled on top of Lily's bed and were smothering her in embraces. Lily finally gave a weak smile, that grew ever so slightly when she noticed how uncomfortable the guys were feeling.
It wasn't more than a minute later that Pomfrey came in and kicked everyone out yelling at them for not telling her that her patient was awake.
"Oh, I'm on to you, Poppy," Sirius said slyly. "I know that you're just as happy as all of us. In fact, the only reason that you are really kicking us out is so that you can have Lily all to yourself. Shame on you! Keeping the gem away from her friends!
"OUT NOW, BLACK!" she screamed in retaliation.
The eleven first years couldn't help but smile as it dawned on them that their friend was okay. Too hastily did they make this realization.
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All right well the sooner you review the sooner I'll post more...I'm evil :-D
Chapter Nine: Uncertainty
The first year Gryffindors spent the next five days worried to death about their friend. No one fully knew what had happened. Kira knew the most, followed by James, everyone else fell way behind knowing only that something terrible had happened and Lily wasn't waking up from it. Even Madame Pomfrey didn't understand.
The day after Lily and Kira had been brought in, Kira had almost had a break down as she let everything spill to the nurse, knowing that she had to tell for Lily's safety, but at the same time feeling like a terrible friend. She told Madame Pomfrey about how Lily hadn't slept in three weeks and how she had suspicions that her friend wasn't really eating either. She said that as far as she knew Lily was having some terrible nightmares. She even told the nurse how badly she felt for getting into a fight with her best friend when things were so obviously wrong for her.
"It's all right, dear. You didn't know better. Don't worry, now. We're going to do everything we can to make sure that she is okay. You hear me?" The nurse had said to the frightened girl. Kira had nodded and wiped her face. She had then spent the remainder of the next five days fretting about Lily with their friends.
They would all go visit her at every possible chance. Sometimes only one or two of them would be able to go.
!#$%&&%$#!!#$%&&%$#!!#$%&&%$#!!#$%&
In the fourth week of Lily's unconsciousness, during the lunch hour, Kira and James had gone down to visit their friend. James was grasping Lily's hand and Kira was sobbing into her own hands, remember the conversation that had happen just moments before:
"Madame Pomfrey! How is she? Is she any better?"
"I'm sorry, dear, there has been no change at all."
"Well, can we at least visit her?"
"You were all in here this morning! The poor child needs some space!"
"Yes, b-b-but you don't really think she'll get better if she doesn't have the proper support from her friends do you?
"All right, Mr. Potter. You two may have fifteen minutes. But that's it!
"Thank you, Madame Pomfrey!" James had then run into to see Lily. Kira was a bit more hesitant.
"Excuse me, Madame Pomfrey, but I was just wondering.....how long do you think it will be before she wakes up?"
At the question Madame Pomfrey had stared off into space and reluctantly said, "I don't know, I just don't know."
"Madame Pomfrey. What's wrong with her?"
The matron looked at Kira and then pushed her in without answering her last question. "Go on now, I'm only allowing you fifteen minutes to visit you friend." Madame Pomfrey had walked off but Kira heard what she had muttered to herself, "I wish I knew..."
"Bloody hell! Lily! Lily can you hear me?"
"What? James, what is it? Is she..."
"I dunno. I dunno but she squeezed back!"
"What?"
"Lily. I squeezed her hand again and this time she actually squeezed back!"
Kira ignored the fact that James had been squeezing Lily's hand. It wasn't something that needed to be dealt with right now. Instead she jumped up and ran to the nurse's office. "Madame Pomfrey, Madame Pomfrey come quick!"
When the matron had reached Lily's bed, James was leaning over the girl, stroking her hair out of her face and holding desperately onto her hand. "Well?" she inquired hastily, "what's wrong?"
"Lily she," James took a deep breath, "she squeezed my hand!
The nurse tried to hold her glee. "Out! Out! I have a patient to tend to! And thank you, for letting me know," she said the last part in an undertone as they walked out the door, but they both heard her. Neither had been so happy to be kicked out of the Hospital wing before.
!#$%&&%$#!!#$%&&%$#!!#$%&&%$#!!#$%%&
Over the next two weeks or so Lily made more and more improvements, very slowly but at least she was improving. She would squeeze people's hands or twitch a finger once her eyes even fluttered-they didn't open but Madame Pomfrey said that was a very, very good sign.
Lily's eyes fluttered. They opened and then shut right away from the blinding light. After a few seconds they opened again, a little more timidly. As her eyes adjusted to the brightness, she took a look around the room. ÔThe Hospital wing. I should have guessed. One of the girls probably heard me having the nightmare and couldn't wake me up or something. They must have really freaked to have taken me down here...' Lily sat up a little more, wincing at the dull pain throughout her body, ÔWhat happened to me?'
Lily slumped back down on the bed. She was alone. She lay there for the next few minutes wondering how long she had been out and what had happened. How had she gotten there. Her eyes grew wide with horror as one last thought filled her mind before her tired body forced her back into sleep ÔDid Nik know?
Lily was shaken awake about twenty minutes later. Once again she was covered in a cold sweat. As she looked around, scared out of her mind, she realized she was squeezing someone's hand a little too tightly. Finally everything registered. She was surrounded by all her friends and Kira had been the one shaking her. Poor James had a look of agony on his face as he tried to pry his hand away with hurting her physically or emotionally. Lily loosened her grip and dropped his hand.
"What happened last night?" she asked her gaze directed at Kira.
"Last night?" scoffed Sirius, throwing emphasis on the Ôlast'.
Lily looked from one friend's face to the next her eyes growing wider.
"Lily, y-y-you-," Hannah tried to explain.
"What day is it?"
"Monday," Cece said quietly.
Lily again looked at Sirius and then said, "Yeah, what happened last night?"
"Lily," Jill explained solemnly, "you've been out of it for weeks."
Lily tried to sit up but was overcome with a bout of dizziness and nausea. She slumped back on the pillows, swallowing hard. "H-how many weeks?" Lily asked drawing the question out in her confusion and terror.
"Six," Remus said quietly, almost inaudibly, but Lily, and everyone else, still heard him.
Lily began to cry very softly. Kira leaned over her and gave her a great big hug. Soon all the girls had piled on top of Lily's bed and were smothering her in embraces. Lily finally gave a weak smile, that grew ever so slightly when she noticed how uncomfortable the guys were feeling.
It wasn't more than a minute later that Pomfrey came in and kicked everyone out yelling at them for not telling her that her patient was awake.
"Oh, I'm on to you, Poppy," Sirius said slyly. "I know that you're just as happy as all of us. In fact, the only reason that you are really kicking us out is so that you can have Lily all to yourself. Shame on you! Keeping the gem away from her friends!
"OUT NOW, BLACK!" she screamed in retaliation.
The eleven first years couldn't help but smile as it dawned on them that their friend was okay. Too hastily did they make this realization.
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All right well the sooner you review the sooner I'll post more...I'm evil :-D