Harry woke up to Draco's light nudge to his shoulder.
"Wake up, you need to eat something."
Harry nodded and made his way to his room to brush his teeth. It was Monday and he should be at training but he couldn't. He needed to be here for Hermione.
When Harry returned Draco had taken a book and was reading near the fire in Hermione's room.
"I already called into the ministry to tell them you and Hermione wont be able to make it in today."
Harry nodded.
"And they said you both wont need to return for a while, they understand that something terrible has happened and they will give you time off to heal from it."
"That might take forever Draco."
"Well, then you'll never go back then will you?"
Harry ate his breakfast while Draco continued to read his book.
After Harry was done he took Hermione's hand once again.
"You know, holding her hand wont make the events go away."
"No, but it makes me feel a whole lot better about everything."
Before anyone could say anything else Sirius entered the room.
"How is she?"
"She hasn't woken up yet. She hasn't moved, nothing."
"Well, it was pretty hard for her, she'll need a lot of rest after what's happened."
Harry nodded. Sirius took a seat near the fire.
"Harry, care to tell me about what's happened since I left? I don't even know how long I've been gone."
Harry got up from Hermione's side and made his way over to the fire and took a seat beside Draco, "Well you left at the end of my 5th year. I just graduated a little over 2 months ago. School would have started already at Hogwarts by now."
"So I've been gone 2 years give or take a few months."
Harry nodded.
"So, what happened within those 2 years?"
"Nothing with Voldemort, he's been quite, well we thought he was, I guess he's been taking people and recruiting them to form his old army again."
"Yes Harry, he's trying to bring back the old days. The days when it was 20 Death Eaters to one member of the Order."
"Yeah, well he found a very good member to recruit. This brings less one member in the Order."
"But we've got Malfoy here with us."
"I would appreciate it if you did not refer to me by my last name seeing as how much I am so ashamed of it." Said Draco from the book he was reading.
Sirius made no notice of Draco talking but he respected Draco for this small but important request.
"Harry, did you notice anything change within Ron?"
"No. Well, I couldn't have, in our last year we were concentrating on our NEWTS and the last 2 months I've been at my Aunt's."
"Oh yes, your aunt's place, well, we're going to have to give them a little surprise now wont we?"
"No, Sirius, leave it. They didn't hit me."
"No, but you looked like hell when I rescued you Harry. They deserve all the shit they get." Said Draco
"Draco, its over. It's been over for a week now. I've learned to look past it, why can't you?"
"Because Harry, it happened to you. Someone I am deeply in love with."
Harry didn't say anything. The truth was, if he found Draco in the state he was in, he would be furious as well, although he didn't think Draco would be as forgiving as he was at the moment.
"Harry, what did they do to you? Draco makes it sound like you might as well have died." Asked Sirius
"That's exactly it." Said Harry
"You should have seen him." interrupted Draco, "His eyes were absolutely empty. It wasn't so much his physical state, and how much he smelled, remember that Harry?" Asked Draco laughing, "You stank so bad, anyway, it was like he had no life to live. He looked so empty."
"Harry, I don't appreciate the way they treated you."
"Well, who does?"
"Harry, you should do something about it."
"Why?"
"Because you need to stand up for yourself Harry."
"No I don't. I just never have to see them again."
"Don't run away from your problems Harry."
"I'm not running away from them."
"No, your turning your back on them, letting them get away with the wrong they did to you."
Harry had nothing to say to this. Why was everyone right all the time?
"Harry, we all love and care about you, if you let them get away with it, don't you think they'll just turn and do the same thing to someone else?"
"No, only to someone with magic powers."
"Well, there's a bloody great amount of us isn't there?"
"Yes but can't we just let it go?"
"No, Harry we're going to do something about it."
"It's not that big a deal Sirius. You should be concentrating on Hermione, not me. Look at her, look at what she's been through."
"Yes Harry but you also need to take care of yourself."
"Okay, we'll do something, after everything else around us is settled. After I believe that Hermione is okay, which she never will be, and after we defeat Voldemort."
Sirius sighed. Harry was just as stubborn as James was. Sirius got up to leave the room but something stopped him. Suddenly Sirius could no longer feel his body.
"Wake up, you need to eat something."
Harry nodded and made his way to his room to brush his teeth. It was Monday and he should be at training but he couldn't. He needed to be here for Hermione.
When Harry returned Draco had taken a book and was reading near the fire in Hermione's room.
"I already called into the ministry to tell them you and Hermione wont be able to make it in today."
Harry nodded.
"And they said you both wont need to return for a while, they understand that something terrible has happened and they will give you time off to heal from it."
"That might take forever Draco."
"Well, then you'll never go back then will you?"
Harry ate his breakfast while Draco continued to read his book.
After Harry was done he took Hermione's hand once again.
"You know, holding her hand wont make the events go away."
"No, but it makes me feel a whole lot better about everything."
Before anyone could say anything else Sirius entered the room.
"How is she?"
"She hasn't woken up yet. She hasn't moved, nothing."
"Well, it was pretty hard for her, she'll need a lot of rest after what's happened."
Harry nodded. Sirius took a seat near the fire.
"Harry, care to tell me about what's happened since I left? I don't even know how long I've been gone."
Harry got up from Hermione's side and made his way over to the fire and took a seat beside Draco, "Well you left at the end of my 5th year. I just graduated a little over 2 months ago. School would have started already at Hogwarts by now."
"So I've been gone 2 years give or take a few months."
Harry nodded.
"So, what happened within those 2 years?"
"Nothing with Voldemort, he's been quite, well we thought he was, I guess he's been taking people and recruiting them to form his old army again."
"Yes Harry, he's trying to bring back the old days. The days when it was 20 Death Eaters to one member of the Order."
"Yeah, well he found a very good member to recruit. This brings less one member in the Order."
"But we've got Malfoy here with us."
"I would appreciate it if you did not refer to me by my last name seeing as how much I am so ashamed of it." Said Draco from the book he was reading.
Sirius made no notice of Draco talking but he respected Draco for this small but important request.
"Harry, did you notice anything change within Ron?"
"No. Well, I couldn't have, in our last year we were concentrating on our NEWTS and the last 2 months I've been at my Aunt's."
"Oh yes, your aunt's place, well, we're going to have to give them a little surprise now wont we?"
"No, Sirius, leave it. They didn't hit me."
"No, but you looked like hell when I rescued you Harry. They deserve all the shit they get." Said Draco
"Draco, its over. It's been over for a week now. I've learned to look past it, why can't you?"
"Because Harry, it happened to you. Someone I am deeply in love with."
Harry didn't say anything. The truth was, if he found Draco in the state he was in, he would be furious as well, although he didn't think Draco would be as forgiving as he was at the moment.
"Harry, what did they do to you? Draco makes it sound like you might as well have died." Asked Sirius
"That's exactly it." Said Harry
"You should have seen him." interrupted Draco, "His eyes were absolutely empty. It wasn't so much his physical state, and how much he smelled, remember that Harry?" Asked Draco laughing, "You stank so bad, anyway, it was like he had no life to live. He looked so empty."
"Harry, I don't appreciate the way they treated you."
"Well, who does?"
"Harry, you should do something about it."
"Why?"
"Because you need to stand up for yourself Harry."
"No I don't. I just never have to see them again."
"Don't run away from your problems Harry."
"I'm not running away from them."
"No, your turning your back on them, letting them get away with the wrong they did to you."
Harry had nothing to say to this. Why was everyone right all the time?
"Harry, we all love and care about you, if you let them get away with it, don't you think they'll just turn and do the same thing to someone else?"
"No, only to someone with magic powers."
"Well, there's a bloody great amount of us isn't there?"
"Yes but can't we just let it go?"
"No, Harry we're going to do something about it."
"It's not that big a deal Sirius. You should be concentrating on Hermione, not me. Look at her, look at what she's been through."
"Yes Harry but you also need to take care of yourself."
"Okay, we'll do something, after everything else around us is settled. After I believe that Hermione is okay, which she never will be, and after we defeat Voldemort."
Sirius sighed. Harry was just as stubborn as James was. Sirius got up to leave the room but something stopped him. Suddenly Sirius could no longer feel his body.