Chapter 2
Awakened
"Hello, Ms. Evans." The school nurse welcomed.
"Hello..." The red head replied. "Is he still here?"
The nurse answered, "Yes. You may visit him but I should inform you, it might take him awhile to recover or even wake up. Just give him time."
"I understand."
"I must see to an errand but I will return shortly." The Nurse then exited the room, leaving Lily in dead silence of the hospital wing.
Lily slowly walked down the rows. Finally, she reached the being she was looking for. She knelt by his bed and looked at the badly wounded male that laid before her.
"Oh, Sirus, I hope you are alright..." She began. "Everyone is so worried. We just all wonder what happened to you. Please wake up." She pleaded gently.
Sirius Black stirred once more in his resting place.
The hospital wing doors flew open but it wasn't the Nurse. Instead, a ruffled black haired boy with glasses, a boy with a book at his side and a smaller boy who waddled behind them had entered.
"Hello Lily." The boys chorused quietly.
"Hello. Potter, Lupin, Pettigrew..." She acknowledged them.
Then they all glanced to their dear friend, Sirius Black.
Minutes passed in silence. No words were spoken.
Finally, the silence was broken when Peter had asked, "You think he's ok? Is he ever going to wake up?"
No one knew what to say. Silence fell upon them once more yet soon broken with Lily's answer.
"I'm sure. He's alright. We just need to give him some rest. We'll know in time, whether or not he has recovered completely. All we have to do is wait."
Hours passed and Sirius' friends waited by his side. The Nurse had returned and sat at her desk. She had arranged for the four to be permitted to miss classes for the rest of the day and stay in the hospital wing as long as they liked.
As time flew by, the sixteen-year-olds sat on chairs or paced around the rows.
"Arg! This is taking forever. Will he ever wake up?!" James shouted.
"Calm down, James. He'll wake up when he is ready." Remus said.
A bigger storm brewed among the castle. It seemed it would never stop. The lightning clashed as the rain now slashed against the windows.
"Sounds fierce out there," Lupin announced.
The rest nodded in agreement. The nightly hours approached. Peter and Remus took separate beds, one on each side of Sirius. Meanwhile, James rested in a chair and Lily sat in another chair, resting her head on Sirius' chest. They soon fell into a deep sleep. The Nurse closed the lights and allowed them to stay the way they were, undisturbed.
Sirius' bed started to wrinkle and the dark haired boy moved. Lily, who was resting her head on his bed felt the motion and awoke.
"Sirius?" She turned on a small lamp and the glow filled the small area around Sirius' bed. "You awake?" Sirius twisted and turned, getting situated onto his back. His face twitched. Lily rose and stood beside him.
Sirius slowly opened his eyes, blinking them open to adjust to the light. He whispered, while looking at Lily, "An Angel . . ." Sirius gave a small smile.
The other boys had woken up from their peaceful sleep and found their friend, Sirius awake too. "Sirius!" The boys cheered.
James went over and messed up Sirius' hair. "Glad to have you back, buddy." He grinned.
The others greeted Sirius as if their dear friend had been on a long journey and had missed him so. There was a long silence. No one spoke until Sirius finally opened his mouth. "Um... I thank-you all for . . . the welcome. But..." He paused, studying their faces.
"But what?" James said cheerfully, "C'mon spit it out Sirius."
"Who are all of you?" He asked.
James, Remus, Peter and Lily had shock expressions on their faces.
Remus spoke, "What do you mean... We're you're friends."
"Don't you remember us, Sirius?" Peter asked almost in a whisper.
Sirius shook his head.
The Nurse approached them. "I believe he has severe case of amnesia."
"Amnesia?" James questioned.
"Yes, I believe so." The nurse said. "All you can do is hope it wears off."
"Is there a chance he might not regain his memory back?" Remus asked.
The Nurse nodded. "I'm afraid so..." She said sadly and then walked away, not wanting to see their disappointed faces.
James sighed. "Well, for now we'll start a new. My name is James Potter." He announced in front of everyone and to Sirius.
"Remus Lupin, at your service." Remus bowed.
"P-P-Peter Pettigrew..." Peter stuttered.
Sirius nodded acknowledging that he was listening and was processing their names as they told him each of their names. Sirius then turned his head to Lily. "You haven't told me your name, dear angel?" He was smiling at her.
Lily smiled back. "My name is Lily. Lily Evans."
Sirius took her right hand into one of his and kissed it. "Nice to meet you, Lily."
Lily stood there in bewilderment and her cheeks started to have a small tint of red in them.
James' mouth was open from pure shock. "What!" He said under his breath.
Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew saw James' anger was rising. They grabbed a hold of him before he did what they had predicted, trying to start a fight with Sirius. They caught him just in time and held him back.
"When I first laid eyes on you," Sirius began, "you reminded me of an angel."
James anger was getting fiercer. Remus and Peter tried their best to calm him down.
Lily was engulfed in Sirius' flattery. Then she finally realised she still had homework to finish. "Um... dreadfully sorry but I must be on my way."
Sirius only continued to smile at her and spoke, "Well, until next time, that I shall lay eyes upon your face of beauty," he kissed her hand, "Fare thee well."
Lily blushed and then regained her hand again and left the hospital wing.
Sirius laid back onto his bed with his hands behind his head.
James was consumed with fury, anger and rage.
Remus and Peter dragged James out of the hospital wing. "C'mon James, Sirius needs his rest."
"But he was flirting with Lily. I can't let him get away with it!" James yelled.
The boys left and closed the door behind them, leaving Sirius in silence. Sirius then laid back and got comfortable. Finally, closing his eyes and falling asleep.
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