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Chapter 4





Harry felt like he was floating. The pain his uncle had put him through was behind him. He heard voices around him but was surrounded by fog so he couldn't see anything.
"James…James, it's him! Oh god, it's Harry!" he heard a woman whisper.
"Lily calm down dear. It can't be, you know…oh Merlin, it is Harry!" a man's voice yelled.
The fog started to lift from around Harry and he found himself standing in a field with a man and woman in front of him.
"Mom? Dad?" he whispered and ran towards them.
"Oh my baby," Lily cried, embracing Harry.
"Hey kiddo," James said, emotions evident in his voice, as he put his hands on Harry's shoulders.
"What am I doing here? …Where is here?" Harry asked, whipping his head back and forth.
"This is a wizarding world that is between life and death. You are unconscious right now and close to dying…which is why you are here," James answered. As soon as Lily let go of Harry, he took his turn in hugging him.
"What?! Why are you here then?"
"We've decided to stay here to watch over you. After we died, we were given a choice to stay here if we wished. We've been here ever since, watching you whenever we are able to," Lily answered softly, her tears drying up some.
"You need to go back though son. You shouldn't be here…you need to wake up. I know things are painful for you, but the people need you down there (were the alive people are)," James said, pulling Harry in for another hug.
"I want to stay with you though! I can't stay with the Dursley's anymore…I can't stand it!" Harry cried as he buried his face into his father's chest.
"But you need to wake up son. Sirius and Remus have brought you to Hogwarts; Hedwig alerted them of you being in trouble. Go to them Harry," Lily whispered as the fog once again surrounded Harry.
"No!" he screamed. He was being pulled away from his parents and back to the pain. 'Remus and Sirius saved me?' was his last thought before he knew no more.




When Dumbledore and Remus arrived at the infirmary, Sirius was seated by Harry's bed, holding his hand. Madame Pomfrey was moving around, checking different things on Harry while glaring at Sirius.
"I'm not leaving Poppy. This is my godson and I am staying with him," he said curtly, not looking up once.
"Good to see Mr. Potter has a devoted godfather," Dumbledore smiled, walking up to Harry's bed.
"How is he doing?" Remus asked quietly as he walked behind Sirius and placed a hand on his shoulder.
"Mr. Potter is in very bad condition. He is severely malnourished, several of his ribs are broken, there are bruises over almost all of his body, and cuts down both his arms," Pomfrey answered briskly. "And how did all of this happen?"
"We will have to wait for Mr. Potter to wake up to know for sure," Dumbledore said. "I have some things to attend to but please let me know when he has woken up." With that, Dumbledore disappeared out the doors.
"How long before he wakes, Poppy?" Sirius asked quietly.
"To be honest, I have absolutely no idea. His body has been through so much that he needs this sleep. The potions I have gave him will help, but we'll just have to wait."






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So what ya think? Thanks to my wonderful reviewers, and my friend Maria who is now my great beta-reader. Oh and sorry for the different formatting (somewhat) between the first two chapters and how the rest will be. Hope you enjoyed this chapter of nice Harry pain