CHAPTER FOUR
"Harry, we're going to carefully get you out of here." Harry looked up blurry eyed at Jacob and noticed he was no longer pinned to the seat, but the rod was still sticking through him.
"Harry, I'm afraid most of the pain medication and potion you received has gone out of your system by now. This will hurt."
"I know." Harry whispered, relived to be away from Voldemort, and to be getting out of what was left of this car.
"What about the rod?" Harry asked.
"They will have to take it out in surgery." Jacob told him, as a back board and a bunch of pillows appeared in the front of the car. Madam Pomfrey glared at Jacob before bending to whisper in Harry's ear.
"Will take care of it at Hogwarts, don't be worrying about surgery." Harry wished he could just nod, but that stupid collar.
"Okay." Harry tried not to make to much noise as he was laid on the backboard slightly turned so that he was lying partly on his side on pillows.
It took them awhile but Harry finally got to breath in fresh air for the first time since he went insane. Once outside there was a cheer from the large crowed and clapping. Harry hated this, he had been strapped down to the hard board, and couldn't really move anything now. They placed him on to a gurney and began to slowly move toward an ambulance.
From Harry's angle he saw a teddy bear on the ground next to the trash black car the Dursleys had, had a wreak with. Harry could picture a little girl laying in a hospital somewhere screaming for her teddy and wished he could pick it up.
This only brought up thoughts, what happened to the people in the other car? Were they all right, were they alive? How many people had been hurt. From the look of the black car, everyone must have come out uninjured like the Dursleys had appeared.
Harry watched as they lifted him into the waiting ambulance, feeling his eyes close, he reopened them trying to stay awake, but the blue flame was there, once again brighter then normal. Or maybe this was normal and he had been seeing it differently. His eyes shut again, he was just about a sleep with a voice yelled at him.
"Join me!" Harry blacked out.
Eleven AM brought Harry wide awake mumbling about rods and teddy bears, and not needing to join anything, he was already on a side. Lupin looked up from his book.
"Hey, Harry, what are you talking about?"
"What?" Harry asked coming fully aware of his surroundings.
"You were mumbling about teddy bears, rods and joining something." Lupin said putting the book he was reading down. Harry looked at him acting confused. He didn't want the last Marauder to look at him like he was crazy.
"Oh, I think it was a dream. I don't really remember." Harry said, the pain in his stomach and body suddenly intensified, the world began to spin, and the blue flame appeared.
"Wow, that was quick." Harry groaned out between sobs.
"What was quick, Harry? Just breath through it, it's all almost over." Harry looked into Lupin's eyes before his eyes were to heavy to keep open. Screams were heard from the same voice as before, this time he recognized it, Voldemort.
Vomit and Voldemort laughing was the only thing Harry noticed as the red gunk ran down his face, choking him. He felt someone turning him on his side, then he passed out.
Harry gasped as he looked at the vomit all over his bed and hospital gown. A nurse ran in, as Harry groaned in pain, and then began to vomit again. Something was injected in his IV and his stomach calmed down. Harry watched as the nurse helped him clean up, putting on a new gown and giving him new sheets and a blanket.
When he was cleaned up, the nurse smiled and left the room, having never said a word. It didn't matter, he new what was real now, he new for a fact this wasn't it, and he dreaded with all his heart going back to reality. He contemplated life and what he needed to do for nearly and hour before the door opened again and Harry cried out with joy. His parents walked in with a small smile.
"We were called, they say your illness is getting worse." Lily looked like she had been crying. "They're not sure what's wrong."
Both his parent sat down and gave him a hug. Harry felt weird, as if a door had been opened and something was coming through, he was scared. Time with his parents were running out, and he didn't know if what was coming in was good or evil. He could see the blue flame growing stronger, bigger, brighter.
"I love you so much." Harry cried, as the strange sensation grew he could hear his heart monitor start to beep faster.
"Mum, dad I wish I could stay..."
"What do you mean you wish you could stay, where would you be going?" James asked confused.
"I have to go back. I don't belong here." Harry gasped out the pain growing.
"Join me, now, or die!" Voldemort yelled from somewhere in the background, a red door appeared. Harry grabbed his parents in a hug.
"I love you, I always will." Harry's body began to seize, in Harry's mind the red door opened and Harry walked through.
Harry woke seizing, and under the Cruciatus. The Cruciatus was stopped, but the seizing didn't. Harry found he couldn't open his eyes and could not move, he was not in control of his body. Slowly however it stopped, it was all he could do to take a breath. In the background he looked into Snapes eyes, he was going to reveal himself, Harry couldn't let him do that, they would both be killed. Harry waiting until Snape made eye contact before giving a slight shake of his head. Harry wasn't sure if Snape got the message.
"I bet that hurt, didn't it Harry?" Voldemort smiled. "I suppose you won't be joining me then, hmm?"
"Never." Harry whispered before spitting blood onto the floor. If he survived this it would be a long time before he recovered.
"Then there is only one other thing your good for...dying." Voldemort yelled pointing his wand at Harry's head.
"Avada..." He never finished as he was tackled to the ground, by one of his own. Professor Severus Snape had revealed himself. Harry took a ragged breath, he did not expect to be alive now.
Voldemort yelled in fury. Above Voldemort's head the blue flame grew stronger.
