The three appeared in the magical hospital. They could hear yelling down the hall. Lupin was the first down there. Sirius was fighting with someone, trying to get past. Lupin hurried forward and grabbed Sirius under the arms and pulled him back. Sirius had tears pouring down his face and he was covered with blood.

"Sirius, what's going on?" Lupin asked quickly.

"Harry...we found Harry! But...they won't let me see him!" Sirius croaked. He was shaking with tears. He slowly slid down the wall and onto the floor. He rested his head on his knees, shaking with sobs. Dumbledore and Snape appeared a minute later. Snape couldn't believe Sirius. He had never known a Sirius Black with feelings, just the prankster. Dumbledore hurried forwards and opened the door to the room where they were working on Harry. There were several doctors there, mending the cuts on Harry. Dumbledore stepped into the room. One of the doctors hurried over.

"How is he?" Dumbledore asked. The doctor removed the mask that was covering his mouth.

"Right now it doesn't look good. I need to talk with his parents." The doctor said calmly. Dumbledore nodded. They left the room and went out into the hall. The front of the doctor's uniform was drenched in blood.

"Sirius...the doctor needs to talk to you." Dumbledore said quietly. Sirius lifted his head and when he saw the doctor, scrambled to his feet. He wiped away the tears.

"H-how is he?" He stuttered. The doctor sighed.

"Harry has suffered many injuries. We repaired most of them. The biggest problem is that Harry lost a lot of blood and we can't put any into him because he has a very rare blood type. He won't be waking up for a while. We don't know how long. It could be a day, a week or a year. We have no idea. We'll be done with him soon though.." He explained. Dumbledore thanked him and the doctor went back into the room. Sirius's hands were shaking.

"S-so he'll live?" He asked. Dumbledore sighed.

"There's a chance." He said quietly.

Sirius had just calmed down when Harry emerged from the room. He was lying on a stretcher with a tube down his throat. He was tucked tightly under the blankets as he was taken into his room. Sirius followed, still covered in Harry's blood. He watched as Harry was transferred onto a bed. The nurses left after hooking Harry up to a heart monitor. Lupin waved his wand and a pair of sweat pants and a t-shirt appeared. He handed them to Sirius. Dumbledore and Snape had disappeared, so Sirius hastily got changed. He stripped down to his boxers and pulled on the sweat pants. He was just pulling on the t-shirt and ran a hand through his hair. He quickly sat down beside Harry. Lupin watched sadly. Sirius was absolutely mesmerized by this boy. There was a knock on the door and Sirius hastily wiped the tears away. A young woman entered the room. She was about thirty five. She had blonde hair that was pulled back into a ponytail.

"Hi Jesse..." Lupin said quietly. The young woman crossed the room and rested a hand on Sirius's shoulder.

"Did you see?" She asked. Sirius knew what she was talking about. He said nothing.

"Sirius, we need you." She said firmly. Lupin glanced at her.

"Is it...?" He asked. Jesse nodded. She lifted up her shirt to just above her belly button. She had a tattoo of a phoenix, except it was glowing gold. She lowered her shirt.

"Sirius..." She said quietly. Sirius shook his head. He wiped away some more tears.

"I'm not leaving him Jess. I'm not going." He said firmly. Jesse sighed. She ran a hand through Sirius's black mane, then left. Lupin sighed and plopped down in the armchair.

"Sirius, you rejoined the Order, you should go." He said firmly. Sirius wiped away some more tears.

"I am not leaving his side until he is up, walking around." He said shakily. Lupin sighed and nodded. He understood Sirius's pain. But, his mind was on something else. What would Harry be like after he woke up?

TWO DAYS LATER

Lupin had somehow convinced Sirius to leave Harry's room and go to the cafeteria for a cup of coffee. Sirius was waiting in line, looking very tired, clutching a cup of coffee. Lupin was behind him, holding the same thing.

"That'll be one knut and three sickles." She said in a very nasal voice. Sirius rummaged in his pocket and dropped the money into the lady's hand. He headed for a table when a voice came across the loud speaker.

"DOCTOR SHANE TO ROOM 15...CODE BLUE. DOCTOR SHANE TO ROOM 15...CODE BLUE." The voice boomed. Sirius dropped his cup of coffee. It spilled all over the floor. Harry was in room 15. He ran out of the cafeteria, slipping a little on his coffee. Lupin saw Sirius tearing towards Harry's room, and chased after him. Some doctors tore out in front of Sirius and into the room. As Sirius entered the room, there was a loud, single tone. He glanced at the heart monitor. There was a single line going across the screen. There was no heartbeat. Sirius watched in horror as Harry's shirt was ripped open and two paddles were pressed to his chest.

"NO!" Sirius screamed. He tried to run forward, but Lupin grabbed him around the middle.

"HARRY!" Sirius yelled. Tears were pouring down his face as he watched the doctors continually shock the teenager. Sirius was fighting with Lupin.

"NO! You can't die!" Sirius sobbed. Lupin dragged him out of the room. Sirius was hysterical. After a few minutes, the doctors started filtering out of the room.

The last doctor stopped on his way out. He looked at the crumpled heap that was Sirius.

"We got him back. His heartbeat is stronger now." He said quietly, before leaving. Sirius scrambled to his feet and hurried into the room, trying to wipe the tears away, to no avail. It was obvious Harry's heartbeat was stronger. You could tell by the loud beeps coming from the monitor. Sirius collapsed into a chair and took Harry's hand. He squeezed it tightly. Lupin watched from the doorway as Sirius did this, and wiped away tears. He was shaking with silent sobs. Lupin knew that if Harry didn't make it, Sirius would be in trouble. Serious, emotional trouble. He sighed and left the room, left Sirius to be with Harry. Sirius brushed some stray tears from Harry's face and started talking to him softly. He talked to him about quidditch, about school...about everything. Harry just laid there, motionless. He was getting better, but very slowly.

SIX DAYS LATER

Sirius was asleep in the chair beside Harry's bed, his head resting on the bed. The room was pitch black except for a small light that was hanging over the bed. The heart monitor was beating steadily. Sirius wasn't awake, so he didn't see Harry's hand twitch. There was a minute, then his hand twitched again. A few minutes later. Harry lifted his hand and rested it over his eyes. He wanted to groan, but couldn't. There was a tube down his throat. Harry squinted, but could see nothing. He lowered his hand onto the bed, brushing against something. Harry hesitated, then moved his hand. He brushed against something soft. Harry lifted his hand and rested it on top of Sirius's head. Only, he didn't know it was a head...or Sirius's for that matter. Harry quickly pulled his hand away, but he had already woken Sirius.

"Wazza matter?" He murmured, rubbing his eyes. Sirius looked around. There was no one there. His eyes fell on Harry. He didn't notice his eyes were open. Sirius grasped Harry's hand and squeezed it tightly. It was a reflex for Harry...he couldn't help it. He squeezed Sirius's hand. Sirius froze. He was staring at his own hand and Harry's. Slowly, his eyes wandered up to Harry's face and he saw that his eyes were open.

"You're awake!" He gasped. Sirius grabbed Harry's glasses and slipped them on his nose. Harry had fear in his eyes. He didn't know what was going on. The last thing he remembered was passing out on the gravel. Sirius reached out his hand and rested it on Harry's head.

"How do you feel kiddo?" He asked gently. Harry just stared at Sirius, his eyes wide. Sirius pressed down on a little button that was laying on the bed. After a minute, a nurse bustled in. She smiled when she saw Harry's eyes open.

"Bout time!" She laughed. The young woman made her way to Harry's bedside. She checked his blood pressure and temperature. The woman injected something into Harry's arm and smiled.

"The doctor will be along in a bit for his usual check." She said to Sirius. Sirius nodded and watched until she left the room. He turned back to Harry, who was looking really worried.

"Hey...don't worry kiddo. You're gonna be fine." Sirius said softly. Harry nodded. He was holding back tears. He had no idea where he was or what was going on. He wished he knew...

Sirius gripped his hand again and they just sat there. Soon, lights were turned on out in the main hall and the door opened. A man in a white coat came in. He was looking down at a clipboard. He glanced up, then back at his chart. He stopped and looked up again. He stared at Harry, then smiled.

"Welcome back..." He said happily. Harry's hands were shaking. What was going on?

The doctor checked Harry over and told Sirius that he was improving greatly. After the doctor left, Harry was just laying there, his eyes glazed over with tears. He didn't know what was going on. Sirius gripped his hand.

"You okay kiddo?" He asked shakily. Harry nodded, but one of the tears shook loose and rolled down the side of his face. Sirius sighed.

"Of course you're not...stupid question." He murmured. Harry raised his hand and wiped the tear away. He blinked his eyes a couple of times and collected himself. Sirius stared at Harry for a second, then thought of something.

"Harry, do you know where you are? Or, what happened to you?" Sirius asked shakily. Harry looked at Sirius, then shook his head. Sirius sighed.

"No reason you look so scared." He said quietly. He squeezed Harry's hand and began to explain what had happened. How they had found him on the cliff...how they had taken him to the hospital. Everything that followed Harry's incident with Voldemort. Harry absorbed all of this and when Sirius was done, Harry understood. He nodded slowly as Sirius asked if he was okay. Harry was and he would be physically okay in a few days...

FOUR DAYS LATER

Harry pulled on the slacks Sirius had brought him from the house, as well as his red weathered shirt. He glanced at himself in the mirror. He didn't look too bad. Not as sick as he had looked a week earlier. Harry ran his fingers through his hair. He was taking shallow breaths...he was still having trouble with that. Harry slipped his sandles on and grabbed his jacket. He shuffled out of the hospital room and opened the door. Sirius was waiting for him in the hall. He smiled.

"You look better in your own clothes." He smiled. Harry forced a grin and he and Sirius started down the hallway. When they were near the waiting room, Sirius stopped Harry.

"Here..." He said, dropped something into Harry's hand. Harry looked down. It was his lightning bolt chain.

"Thanks...I was a little worried when they cut that off." Harry croaked. His throat was still sore. He put the chain around his neck. Sirius slapped him on the back and they made their way into the waiting room. Lupin was waiting there, with the blonde woman.

"Harry, this is Jesse." Sirius said awkwardly, introducing the woman. Harry shook her hand. His grip wasn't very tight. Lupin ruffled Harry's already messy hair.

"Ready?" He asked. Harry nodded. Sirius draped his arm over Harry's shoulder and they disapparated. Lupin and Jesse followed.

Sirius and Harry appeared in the living room of their house.

"We'll go get your school stuff." Sirius said as Lupin and Jesse arrived. Harry nodded and he climbed the stairs, Sirius right behind him. Harry hesitated as he stopped in front of his closed bedroom door. He turned the knob and opened the door. The minute Harry saw the room, everything came flooding back. The strangulation, beating..everything. He backed up, into Sirius. Harry was shaking violently. He quickly turned around and his eyes were wide as they locked with Sirius's. Sirius saw how hard Harry was shaking and quickly closed the door. He wrapped his arms around Harry.

"It's okay...calm down. We'll move you into another room. It's okay..." Sirius said gently as Harry continued to shake. Lupin and Jesse were watching this from half way up the stairs. Sirius waved his wand and everything from Harry's room was moved into the one down the hall a little. It took a few minutes to calm Harry down.

"S-sorry.." He said hoarsely. Sirius shook his head.

"Don't worry about it. Do you want to take another week off of school?" He asked. Harry shook his head.

"N-no...I'll be okay." He croaked. Sirius nodded and rested a hand on Harry's shoulder.