Chapter 31: Miracle

"Come Harry." Harry scuttled after Dumbledore, who began his way up to the front desk.

Harry noticed that several people stared as Dumbledore walked.

"We would like to see Miss Lovegood please." Dumbledore said serenely.

The witch at the counter looked up, her face full of austerity and responsibility

"I am afraid that visitor sessions in her corridor are over." The witch said bleakly. "Have

a amiable day!"

But Dumbledore refused to budge.

"Miss," his voice said. "It is urgent that we see her."

The witch looked up at him.

"Then your importance can wait until tomorrow." The witch snapped. "Good day Mr. –"

"Dumbledore!"

Harry and Dumbledore turned to meet a slightly stout woman speeding their way.

"I am Fiona Mcgungus." The woman said pleasantly. "You know that. I am Luna

Lovegood's Healer."

"Delightful." Dumbledore smiled at the lady. "How is she doing?"

In a flash, Fiona's face eclipsed andher smile grew lifeless.

"I'm afraid not good at all," she said quietly, "Yesterday afternoon she fell into a coma.

Luna has hardly had any food to eat in the past weeks when she had been.......been

taken, and she caught severe cases of bronchitis, aferita, and pneumonia. We are fearful

that it won't be much longer before –"Fiona broke off.

Harry knew what she meant. It wouldn't be much longer until Luna slipped from her

coma to death itself.

Dumbledore understood as well as he then asked, "May we then please say our respects

to her?"

"Absolutely not!" The witch who sat at the counter sprinted over. "How many times

must I tell you that visiting times are over Mr. Dumbledore?! Please leave this hospital at

once!"

"Now Natalie," Fiona said, "He is an important person. If you shall not, then I shall

allow him and Harry Potter, to visit the girl."

Harry watched her eyes flicker over his scar for an instant.

Natalie was enraged, but did not say anything more.

"Come," Fiona said grandly. "Her room is 438 on the second floor, Magical Bugs."

Dumbledore started to follow, but Harry stayed firm with where he was.

"Professor," he whispered, "what is aferita?"

Dumbledore became grim.

"It is one of the most deadliest and serious diseases a wizard or witch can get. In fact, a

cure of dragon blood with greendilol scales was only just unearthed only a few years ago.

Now let us follow Ms. Mcgungus to room 438 on the second floor."

"She has a room all to herself." Fiona said vaguely as she stopped at room 438. "When

people are on the margin of death, they usually get a room to themselves. On you go."

Dumbledore entered the room, Harry following closely like a dog.

The room was slightly dusky. Only two beds rested in here, but one only carried a

person. If Harry were to have accidentally walked in here, he would not have

distinguished the girl.

"Oh my god." Harry breathed. The pain in his torso pounded heavily while his heart

throbbed like wild. "Luna?"

"I shall leave you two alone for now." Harry faintly heard Dumbledore say, as Harry was

too preoccupied with Luna to hear Dumbledore correctly.

If Harry had thought that Luna had been rather skinny before, she was then twice her

thinness. Her hair drooped onto her face like a dirty mop onto a baby's. Her cheekbones

stood out visibly through whatever skin Luna had left and Harry could have sworn that he

could have fit two of Luna's arms into his.

"Luna." But of course, Luna could not hear him. She was in a loss of consciousness and

basically nothing could bring her back. She was like quicksand. The more something

sank into it, the tougher it was to pull it out.

Harry snatched her hand. It was clammy and cold. Harry shivered from the feeling.

"Please," Harry thought frantically. "Please don't die Luna. I need you. I love you."

Luna only reacted with silence.

Harry knew it. She was as good as dead. Nothing, nobody could save her.

And for the first time in many years, Harry started crying.

But Luna was still alive, very much alive on the inside as she fought a battle. A battle

that would clarify her forthcoming. A battle against the most immoral and challenging

thing on Earth. She was fighting a battle with fatality itself.

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"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!" Luna screamed.

She was astray in a world of clouds. Murky, drab clouds that spun around her as some

type of whirlpool.

She was suffocating, critically. Foul laughter roared from above as Luna fell into the

gray clouds.

"Must.............. vanquish..........the........... corrupt!" Luna gasped in her thoughts,

anxiously trying to breath through the smoky haze.

Luna buckled. It was too late, the Evil One had conquered.

"You cannot overwhelm me," the Evil One jeered. "I am the mighty, the indomitable. I

I want!!"

"No!" Luna thought desolately. "You cannot, I will not......."

"Come to me my cherished," the Evil One continued. "Come to me and reside in a time

of opulence and exuberance. Come dearest Luna, come to me!!!"

"No," Luna murmured. "I refuse. I will not."

"Either come to me," the Evil One scorned, "or I will take you by force. It is your choice

Luna."

"She has made her decision. LEAVE!!!!!"

The Evil One screamed. Light cracked through the wall of sinister clouds and Luna felt a

intense burden pull away from her.

"Noooooooooo!!!!!!!!!" The Evil was able to gasp before vanishing.

Luna wheezed. She had made it. She had overcome the Evil One. She had defeated

Death.

"Luna"

Luna raised her head and gasped as a long, blonde-haired woman joined her.

"Luna, look at me." Luna sensed a hand cup her chin and hoisted it up. Luna gasped.

"Mother?" she asked.

Clarissa Lovegood glowed at her daughter.

"I cannot stay long." Clarissa said gently.

"Why not?"

"Because, I must return to the above." Clarissa answered. "And you must return to the

world below."

Luna started crying.

"Oh my dearest." Clarissa collected her daughter into an embrace.

"I don't w-w-want to l-l-leave you." Luna sobbed. "Everybody hates me. Dad hits me,

Cho forces me to do stuff. I loathe my life Mother. I really, really hate it!"

"Shhh, I know my darling. I know." Clarissa held her daughter peacefully. "I have

watched your father misuse you. I have seen you work for Cho Chang. I have watched

you your whole life, but my dearest, it will get better."

Luna raised her head. "How?" she asked, tears flashing on her face. "How will it get

better?"

"You must find that out on your own my darling." Clarissa stood up. "Now, the time has

come for me to depart. Go my daughter, go find your true happiness."

Clarissa fell into the shadows. Luna tried to cling to her, but she faded away.

"Mother," Luna shrieked. "MOTHER!!!!"

Luna started falling, falling to a place with no end, falling........falling..........

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Luna grasped Harry's hand.

Harry jumped. No, it wasn't real, it couldn't be.

"Mother." Luna murmured.

"Oh my......" Harry's face paled as color transferred into Luna's face.

"PROFESSOR!!!" Harry stumbled out of the room. "MS. MCGUNGUS!!!!! COME

QUICK!!!!"

Dumbledore and the Healer appeared into Harry's vision.

"What?" Fiona asked. "What is it?"

Harry couldn't speak. He could only point to room 438.

Fiona trailed into the room.

"Dumbledore!" she screeched, "You need to see this!"

Dumbledore raced into the room.

"I don't believe this." Dumbledore beamed at the awakening Luna. "This is truly

marvelous. This is –"

"a miracle!" Harry finished.

"Dumbledore? Wh-h-here am I?" Luna asked faintly.

"Sh sh. Just relax dear. Everything is going to be alright." Fiona soothed.

"And Harry, what......what are you -? But Luna was cut off.

"It's a miracle. A completely, fantastic miracle!" Harry cried, swooping down on Luna

and planting a very big kiss on her very surprised mouth.

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Yay!!! Luna lives!!!! Hurray!!! Only one more chapter!!! What will happen?? I will update it tomorrow!!!