What Blind Men See
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Summary: When Remus loses his sight, will he finally see what his friends already do? Or will he give in to the hate and depression?
Chapter 2How Long Will This Last?
"Madam Pomfrey!!" yelled both Sirius and James right as the stepped into the Medical Wing. They had quickened their pace even since they were at the lighted hall and saw the damage done to their friend. Neither cared to admit it at this point, they were scared and worried. Remus didn't even notice the candle Sirius placed right in front of his eyes. They were very worried.
"What are you boys doing yelling—O my tell me everything that happened." She immeadely took Remus to his own bed in the Medical Wing. Even his best friends could see how he was gritting his teeth to keep the pain in. He had become pale with the effort and the pain. The boys went over every detail of what happened, and it made them worry even more when Madam Pomfrey muttered something like "uh oh". Both could tell this was a very bad sign.
"Mr. Lupin, I want you to drink this. It will put you into a painless sleep is a matter of seconds. Be sure to drink it all." She then turned to James and Sirius and said, "Now, I know you are both worried about Mr. Lupin, but I must insist that you return to classes. You may return at lunch break and I will tell you what I wish you to know. Now out."
The two boys glanced at Remus as they were shooed out of the Medical Wing.
"Don't worry 'bout him, Prongs. He will be just fine, always is. It takes a lot more than some potion to take him down." James could hear Sirius saying this as if he was trying to convince himself more than James.
"Right. Well let's get back to class and we will visit him at lunch. With or without Pomfrey's permission.
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Remus slowly opened his eyes, but shut them so quickly it made him dizzy. "It's just a dark. It's just dark…." He said this to himself to try and make him believe this is just another nightmare. As he tried again, nothing changed and he knew that this was the worst kind of nightmare, the kind that did not end when you woke up, but just begun, All Remus saw was black, nothing more, nothing less. It seemed to him as if he never even opened his eyes at all. 'Another reason for people to feel sorry for me or hate me. Just another way in which I am a freak.' Remus was so lost in his thoughts that he soon fell asleep, not even knowing what time of day it was, or that his friends had just left.
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"Madam Pomfrey said she might not be able to repair the damage done to his eyes." James said. He and Sirius had run up to the Medical Wing as soon as they could, only to hear bad news. They then returned to the Common Room to tell Lily.
"You mean he may never see again? How could this happen? Why do all the bad things happen to Remus?" said Lily, tears were in her eyes, but she would not let them fall. James walked over and sat next to her, put his arms around her, and they both held each other out of fear for their friend.
Sirius just sat and stared at the fire, blaming himself as usual. 'Lily's right. Why do all the bad things happen to Remus? He's nice to everyone, even the Slytherins, but he never see's why they like him, or how many still will if his secret ever came out. Even if you never see again, nothing will change. Were still friends, you know that don't you?' It was easy to tell Sirius was worried. Everything always happened to Remus, but he always overcame every obstacle life threw at him, and did it without complaint. Sirius wanted his friend back, not depressed, not troubled, and not blind.
Little did Sirius know that Remus was just finding out what little a possibility that would be.
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"I am sorry Remus, but if your eye sight comes back, it will do so slowly or never at all. It may be months before you can even tell if a light is on or not, or you may never be able to. This stuff just takes time." Madam Pomfrey had the job of telling Remus of his injuries.
"So your saying, I may never see again, or I may only be able to see the difference in brightness, or I may get my sight back completely? Is that what you saying?" Remus was a little mad, disappointed, and depressed. He didn't want another reason for people to feel sorry for him or make him feel pitiful. He wanted to be normal, or as close to it as he could get.
"That is it. Your friends will help you through this and you know it. I know you like being dependent on yourself only, but you must learn to trust the people who care about you the most. Let them help, because if you push them away, you may get your sight back, but are you sure you want to see the look on their faces as you pushed them away like you didn't care about them? Your friends don't care about if you can see or not, or what you become once a month, they care about YOU. Try and see that." Madam Pomfrey told Remus this then walked out of the room. She had seen all of them to many times, especially Remus. That boy was lucky for the friends he had, he just didn't see it, just like he didn't see himself for what he really was.
Remus was thinking about what Madam Pomfrey had told him as she left. He would be let out of the Medical Wing the day after tomorrow. This would mean he would have to depend on his friends for everything. That was kinda scary with two practical jokesters as friends, although Lily would not let them do anything, even if they tried. 'Its true, I don't deserve my friends. But what else am I gonna do?' Remus soon went to sleep, letting his dreams claim him and take him to a place where he could see the world through his not useless eyes.
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A/N: Ok people, what do you think? Please Please Please review or e-mail me at Crusher9@aol.com. I am not going to post the next chapter until I get 5 reviews for this one. Well, maybe I will anyways, but it may be about a week before I get to even finish writing the next chapter. So thank you for reading and I will shut up now.