Hello again… I read through this story from the beginning as though I wasn't the one who wrote it and I have to admit that it's sounding a bit rushed… so I'm going to try put some more descriptive language in and slow it down a bit too…
Sorry about the last chapter too… I realise it was quite dark… (Or as jbfritz put it… YUCK…) but it was necessary to the plotline… Hope you enjoy this chapter…
Btw, is there anyone reading this who has finished HBP? Just wondering…
As far as Harry could see, there was darkness. It spanned the large horizon, seemingly stretching on forever. All was quiet until there was a rustling from behind him, in the forest which Harry had only just noticed.
Feeling oddly relaxed, Harry just watched as three large animals crept slowly out from the bushes; One was a large, majestic looking stag, another was a large, brown wolf with honey coloured eyes and the last was an enormous, shaggy black dog.
As all of them slowly crept towards Harry, he noticed another smaller rustling behind them but was alert this time for he felt this one was the intruder. And sure enough, a battered looking rat came bounding out of the bushes. The other three animals attacked. Certain that this was the enemy yet not knowing exactly what the rat had done, Harry only felt an odd sense of confusion as he watched it scurrying away from the other three animals. As Harry stretched out his hand to these familiar looking animals, they started to fade. The closer he got to the animals, the more desperate he became to see them again yet the closer he got, the faster they disappeared.
Slowly, Harry started to hear more voices, all calling his name. As they started getting louder and louder, the noise reverberated in Harry's ears. Opening his eyes, he immediately wished he hadn't; sunlight filtered into the room, causing Harry to shield his eyes. When he looked again there were lots of blurry figures standing over him.
"Who are you?" he asked weakly, not recognising any of them.
Hearing shocked gasps, Harry began to get worried.
"Doesn't he remember us?" he heard someone say, "No… surely a bit of blood loss couldn't cause his amnesia" he heard another familiar voice reply.
"Oh! He doesn't have his glasses!" cried another before Harry felt the familiar cool of his glasses sliding onto his face, the figures immediately becoming clear.
"Oh! Harry! We were so worried! How are you feeling?" asked Lily, her face clearly showing streaks of tears.
Harry looked confused for a minute before he remembered the previous night. As the memories came flooding back to him, he struggled to breathe, looking around wildly to see if they were still there before Lily placed a gentle hand on his chest, guiding him to sit down again.
"Good to see you again Harry," said Mark quietly, surrounded by others from his class and Lily's parents, "We'll go wait outside; give you two some privacy…"
As the majority of the room walked out the door, Harry heard shouts of 'good to see you mate', 'get better soon', and even 'take care Harry!'
Soon all that were left in the room were Lily, her parents and Harry.
"Oh, Harry!" gushed Lily's mother, Sandra, "We rushed over as soon as we heard! How horrible… if there's anything we can do just call!"
"Actually there is something," remembered Harry with a smile, "Drake, could you please look after the motorbike until I get out?" he asked, addressing Lily's father.
The look on Drake's face clearly said he did not mind one tiny bit.
"Alright dear, we'll leave you two alone now. Lily, I understand if you wish to stay the night, just be careful." Said Sandra gently, her and Drake already making their way to the door.
"Alright, bye! Thanks for everything…" called Harry as they left.
As it was now only Lily and Harry in the room, they just looked at each other for a minute before Lily burst out crying, drawing Harry into a large hug.
"Shh… Lils… It's alright," soothed Harry, "I'm fine now… I wouldn't have been if it weren't for you…"
But Lily only cried harder; "But Harry… it was my fault that it happened in the first place!" she mumbled, her face buried in his shoulder.
Surprised, Harry pulled her back. "How do you get that?"
"Well, if I hadn't been so busy celebrating my success, I wouldn't have tripped and Vernon wouldn't have hit me and you wouldn't have beaten him up, thus causing him to get angry and let them do that to you!" she said in one breath, causing Harry to stare at her.
"Lily, you are definitely one of the more crazy people I've ever met but what happened was in no way your fault! Understand?" he said firmly, looking her in the eyes which he had only just noticed were a nice shade of blue.
Reluctantly, Lily nodded though still looking a bit unconvinced; she knew Harry was most likely in some pain and some psychological worry yet here he was comforting her! As she started to feel guilty, Harry seemed to read her thoughts.
"No, Lily! I'm fine… trust me… fine…" he finished though by the end of his sentence he seemed to be convincing himself as the memories of the previous night flooded back.
"Harry," said Lily thickly through her own tears, "I know you can't be fine. I'm here… you can talk to me about it…" she offered though she knew he wouldn't.
But as Harry noticed their close proximity, he slowly brought his face closer before brushing his lips softly over Lily's. Though both of them had wide eyes after that, neither regretted it, Lily even coming closer for another kiss.
As night seemed to have already fallen outside, Lily decided to stay the night with Harry, just in case. Climbing up onto the soft hospital bed, she snuggled close to Harry, neither saying a word, and both soon fell asleep.
A/N: (wags finger) no dirty thoughts! They're only sleeping (and they're 16!)… Anyway, I hope this chapter wasn't as rushed as some of the other ones…
Reviewing would be nice…