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Chapter 5
Harry became aware of voices once again. He strained to hear what was being said this time...maybe he was back with his parents!
"You cannot be serious! You will do something that will land you in Azkaban for real this time!"
"Moony, I have to. What they did is wrong and they need to be taught that!"
"We don't even know for sure that they did it. If you go out now, somebody will see you...and think of the trouble that will cause! Harry needs you; especially once he wakes up."
The voices became clearer to Harry as well as the pain...he couldn't hold back a moan. Immediately he felt someone grab his hand and he flinched back.
"Harry, Harry are you awake?" someone asked. He tried to answer but all that came out was another moan.
Suddenly a thought hit him. 'Oh merlin! It's my uncle...I gotta get up before he punishes me!' Panic-filled, Harry's eyes shot open and he sat straight up. He decided that was not a good idea as he fell back down and tears of pain clouded his vision. Now there was a hand pushing his hair away from his forhead.
"It's okay Harry...don't try to move for now. You're at Hogwarts right now. Remus and I brought you here...Remus, go get Dumbledore."
"Sirius?" Harry whispered weakly.
"That's right kiddo. Can you open your eyes, slowly this time?"
Harry had to use lots of energy but he finally got his eyes to reopen. He squinted up at Sirius, who took that as his cue to put Harry's glasses on for him.
"What happened?" Harry rasped.
"That's what we were hoping you could tell us, Mr. Potter," Dumbledore said as he came through the door with Remus. "Glad to see you're awake my boy. How are you feeling?"
Harry winced as he tried to sit up again. "Not too well I suppose, sir," he croaked before giving up on trying to sit up.
"With your injuries, it's to be expected," Madame Pomfrey said, bustling around this bed.
"Can you tell us what happened, Harry? Those are some very serious injuries you have sustained," Dumbledore enquired.
Harry froze at his question. 'Oh merlin...what do I say?! I can't tell them what happened...Sirius might do something bad or they will laugh at me for not being able to stand up to a muggle.' "I can't really remember," he answered out loud, though quietly. Remus and Dumbledore shared a look while Sirius stared intently at Harry.
"We found you strewn across your bed, bloody and looking dead! How do you not know what happened?" Sirius exclaimed.
Harry flinched at his words. That tone of voice in his uncle was usually followed by a beating, so he tensed up and readied himself for the pain to come.
"You may question the boy all you want later, but right now he needs sleep. So go on, leave now," Pomfrey said as she shooed everyone out of the infirmary.
"And here you go Mr. Potter," she said, bringing a bottle over to him. It's a pain reliever potion with some sleeping draught added. Drink it all now," she said firmly helping Harry sit up some. He made a face but gulped it down. Just drinking the potion used up most of the little energy he had left.
"Go to sleep now; you're safe here." Pomfrey pulled his blankets up to him and then went to her office. As Harry drifted off to sleep he wondered what he was going to do about the questions sure to come. Not even two minutes later, he was completely asleep.
Dumbledore left the infirmary first with Remus dragging Sirius behind him. He knew he had to; otherwise he would stay in there.
"Remus! I can't leave Harry!" Sirius exclaimed, trying to pull out of the werewolf's grasp.
"No you do not. He needs his rest and you need to calm down," he replied as he dragged Sirius into an empty classroom and made him sit in a chair. "Harry has been through enough without his godfather yelling at him."
"But he was lying! He was protecting those bastards who did that to him. He knows what happened to him but he doesn't trust us with it!" With that, Sirius was out of the chair and pacing around, extremely agitated.
"I don't think it's a matter of trust, Padfoot" Remus said quietly.
"Well then why didn't he owl us, telling us about this? We could've gotten him out before he was beaten so badly!" Sirius choked out as a few stray tears fell down his face. "Why didn't he tell us Moony?" he asked, falling back into his chair.
"Only Harry can tell us when he's ready," Remus replied as he sat down next to Sirius. They both stared off into space with sad looks on their faces.
Dumbledore sat behind his desk with an intense look of worry on his face. Although it was not certain exactly what happened to Harry, everyone had a pretty good idea. If it was true, then he was at fault for all this...he's the one who left Harry at the Dursley's.
He shook his head and buried himself in his work to try and forget it. If this would work, then hopefully it would make things up to young Mr. Potter. With a sigh, he dipped his quill into a bottle of ink and started writing furiously on the piece of parchment in front of him. If only it will work...it had to work.
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Dun dun dun...can anyone guess what Dumbledore is up to? ;) Again, thanks to my wonderful reviewers and my beta, Maria ^_^
Chapter 5
Harry became aware of voices once again. He strained to hear what was being said this time...maybe he was back with his parents!
"You cannot be serious! You will do something that will land you in Azkaban for real this time!"
"Moony, I have to. What they did is wrong and they need to be taught that!"
"We don't even know for sure that they did it. If you go out now, somebody will see you...and think of the trouble that will cause! Harry needs you; especially once he wakes up."
The voices became clearer to Harry as well as the pain...he couldn't hold back a moan. Immediately he felt someone grab his hand and he flinched back.
"Harry, Harry are you awake?" someone asked. He tried to answer but all that came out was another moan.
Suddenly a thought hit him. 'Oh merlin! It's my uncle...I gotta get up before he punishes me!' Panic-filled, Harry's eyes shot open and he sat straight up. He decided that was not a good idea as he fell back down and tears of pain clouded his vision. Now there was a hand pushing his hair away from his forhead.
"It's okay Harry...don't try to move for now. You're at Hogwarts right now. Remus and I brought you here...Remus, go get Dumbledore."
"Sirius?" Harry whispered weakly.
"That's right kiddo. Can you open your eyes, slowly this time?"
Harry had to use lots of energy but he finally got his eyes to reopen. He squinted up at Sirius, who took that as his cue to put Harry's glasses on for him.
"What happened?" Harry rasped.
"That's what we were hoping you could tell us, Mr. Potter," Dumbledore said as he came through the door with Remus. "Glad to see you're awake my boy. How are you feeling?"
Harry winced as he tried to sit up again. "Not too well I suppose, sir," he croaked before giving up on trying to sit up.
"With your injuries, it's to be expected," Madame Pomfrey said, bustling around this bed.
"Can you tell us what happened, Harry? Those are some very serious injuries you have sustained," Dumbledore enquired.
Harry froze at his question. 'Oh merlin...what do I say?! I can't tell them what happened...Sirius might do something bad or they will laugh at me for not being able to stand up to a muggle.' "I can't really remember," he answered out loud, though quietly. Remus and Dumbledore shared a look while Sirius stared intently at Harry.
"We found you strewn across your bed, bloody and looking dead! How do you not know what happened?" Sirius exclaimed.
Harry flinched at his words. That tone of voice in his uncle was usually followed by a beating, so he tensed up and readied himself for the pain to come.
"You may question the boy all you want later, but right now he needs sleep. So go on, leave now," Pomfrey said as she shooed everyone out of the infirmary.
"And here you go Mr. Potter," she said, bringing a bottle over to him. It's a pain reliever potion with some sleeping draught added. Drink it all now," she said firmly helping Harry sit up some. He made a face but gulped it down. Just drinking the potion used up most of the little energy he had left.
"Go to sleep now; you're safe here." Pomfrey pulled his blankets up to him and then went to her office. As Harry drifted off to sleep he wondered what he was going to do about the questions sure to come. Not even two minutes later, he was completely asleep.
Dumbledore left the infirmary first with Remus dragging Sirius behind him. He knew he had to; otherwise he would stay in there.
"Remus! I can't leave Harry!" Sirius exclaimed, trying to pull out of the werewolf's grasp.
"No you do not. He needs his rest and you need to calm down," he replied as he dragged Sirius into an empty classroom and made him sit in a chair. "Harry has been through enough without his godfather yelling at him."
"But he was lying! He was protecting those bastards who did that to him. He knows what happened to him but he doesn't trust us with it!" With that, Sirius was out of the chair and pacing around, extremely agitated.
"I don't think it's a matter of trust, Padfoot" Remus said quietly.
"Well then why didn't he owl us, telling us about this? We could've gotten him out before he was beaten so badly!" Sirius choked out as a few stray tears fell down his face. "Why didn't he tell us Moony?" he asked, falling back into his chair.
"Only Harry can tell us when he's ready," Remus replied as he sat down next to Sirius. They both stared off into space with sad looks on their faces.
Dumbledore sat behind his desk with an intense look of worry on his face. Although it was not certain exactly what happened to Harry, everyone had a pretty good idea. If it was true, then he was at fault for all this...he's the one who left Harry at the Dursley's.
He shook his head and buried himself in his work to try and forget it. If this would work, then hopefully it would make things up to young Mr. Potter. With a sigh, he dipped his quill into a bottle of ink and started writing furiously on the piece of parchment in front of him. If only it will work...it had to work.
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Dun dun dun...can anyone guess what Dumbledore is up to? ;) Again, thanks to my wonderful reviewers and my beta, Maria ^_^