Chapter 7- Last Wishes
As happy as Harry was to have his friend's back, things started to go wrong
almost immediately. For one, Draco and Ron were always fighting, not forgetting the
quarrels of the past. Hermione would side with Ron without a doubt, and Harry
would try to defend Draco, so that they didn't have another Slythrine on their hands.
This would make Ron angry at Harry and Hermione angry even more angry at Draco
for make Harry defend him and making Ron get jealous. Ginny tried to comfort her
boyfriend, her best friend, and her brother. What made it even worse was that they
were all living in the castle now, so bumping into each other was common. It was all
very confusing. But then one tragic event took place, on that brought them all back
together. One that changed all their lives forever.
It all started with a cold. No one thought a thing about it. I mean, who gets
worried about a cold? Ron and Draco were still fighting, and the atmosphere in the
castle was still tense. Because of that, they noticed the sickness even less. The only
one who was truly concerned for his health at first was Ginny. But the others
dismissed as a girlfriend thing, being over protective of her boyfriend. Then the cold
became worse, melted into the flu. The kind of flu where you are throwing up every
waking hour of the day. That was when the concern started. Harry was lying in bed,
Ginny bending over his forehead with a wet rag when Ron entered the room.
"Harry you will never believe what that Slytherin said! He is.."
"Don't believe a word he says Harry! It is all his fault, he provoked me!" Draco,
closely followed by Hermione had also come into the room.
"How dare you accuse Ron! You know exactly what happened you..."
"SHUT UP!" Ginny yelled at the bickering trio. Startled, they all tuned their
attention to Ginny and the lump she was attending to on the bed.
"Can't you see he is sick? No you can't, you are to busy fighting over something that is stupid and childish. You should be caring for you friend!"
"But he." Ron started. Ginny gave him a look not unlike his mother's. He
shuddered and quaked under that gaze.
"No buts Ronald Kenneth Weasley. You are to go home and get Mum, Kayla, and
Rhien. Then you will go get Dumbledore, Sirius and Remus. Draco you to go to the
kitchens and tell the house elves to bring up more hot towels and to change the
sheets on this bed everyday. Hermione go to the library and do research on magical
and muggle illnesses. I want to find out what this is and how to fix it. Well what are
you waiting for! Leave at once!"
The others had never seen Ginny act like this and did as she said immediately.
The castle was now in a state of complete chaos. House elves were running here and
there following Ginny's orders and trying their best to make sure everything was
perfect. The whole Weasley family was now there, Molly, Rhien, and Kayla with
Harry all the time; Arthur, Fred and George were helping to organize the elves; Percy
was trying to supervise everyone but failing miserably; and Bill and Charlie were in
the library helping Hermione with her research. Sirius and Remus had come
immediately and had been hovering around Harry's room until they got so annoying
that Molly kicked them out. Dumbledore was sitting in what used to be his office
prodding the pensive he brought with him for possible cures. Draco and Ron had
completely forgotten their argument and were now running back and forth between
Harry's room and the library with new information. Liberty had also been
summoned to the castle and was trying her best to keep a very worried Draco from
biting everyone's heads off, literally.
In Harry's room things were not going well at all. Kayla had hooked Harry up to a
magical equivalent of a heart monitor. He had passed out and was sweating and
shaking badly, his fever up to 106 degrees. (Fahrenheit) No things were not going
well at all. The castle remained in this style of chaos for three days. At the end of
the third day, Molly sighed and left Harry's room for the first time since she had
arrived. Rhien and Kayla had gone ahead to inform the others of the bad news.
They were all congregated in the hall in front of the room. Everyone stood when the
two Weasley girls stepped out. They looked hopeful. Kayla shook her head but
Rhien was the one to speak.
"I have some bad news. Harry doesn't have much longer; it will be a miracle if
he makes it through the night. Each of you may go in only a couple at a time and say
your final goodbyes to him. I'm so sorry everyone; we tried everything there just isn't
a thing we can do." She had tears rolling down her eyes as she watched the
responses of her family and friends. Ron sank to his knees, silent tears down his face.
Hermione looked as though someone had plunged a knife into her heart. Draco
turned his back to the group, looking at Liberty for support that she couldn't provide.
For she was sobbing uncontrollably. Ginny collapsed in a pile on the hard floor.
Fred and George were in a silent huddle with Bill and Charlie, all trying their best not
to cry. Even Percy had some tears in his eyes. Remus had his face in his hands,
completely heartbroken. Sirius slammed his hand against the wall, trying to let out
the pain he felt. Though none of them had known Harry for very long they felt as
though he was the one that brought happiness to their lives. And now he was going
to die.
Sirius and Remus were first to go visit the dying boy. They were quite amazed when
they saw him with his beautiful green eyes open. Lily's eyes, they thought in unison.
The duo went and sat by Harry's bedside. He smiled at them. James' smile. Lily's
eyes. They felt like they were losing Lily and James again. Sirius sat silently, sobbing
to himself. Remus did his best to comfort his friend. Harry spoke.
"I'm going to die, aren't I?" He asked in a quiet voice. Remus nodded. Harry smiled a sad smile.
"Padfoot, Moony, please don't cry. It'll be alright. It is my time. Many would agree
that I have lived too long anyway. After all I have had the death curse hit me twice
now." They simply nodded, unable to even give him a slight smile.
"Don't be so serious Sirius! Life will go on without me. Just remember I love you
both."
Once again the two friends nodded, and left so a somber Dumbledore could come in. Harry smiled at his mentor.
"Hello Professor, I'm sorry I could never give you the one thing I always intended to give you."
"And what is that Harry?"
"A pair of thick woolen socks. You have enough books to last you a life time."
Dumbledore eyes twinkled a little at this. He remembered the conversation that he
and Harry had had so long ago. How young his student had been, how innocent.
"Thank you for everything Professor, you are more of a grandfather than anyone ever was to me."
"No, thank you Harry. Rest in peace my friend."
Dumbledore got up and left the room. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were next to come into the room. Harry grinned at them as a weeping Mrs. Weasley sat down next to his bed.
"Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. Actually, I believe it would be better to call you mum and
dad. Even if you don't remember you two were the first ever adults to treat me truly
as your son, even though I didn't have red hair." He chuckled slightly.
"Please make sure Ginny is all right after I leave. I don't want her heart to turn to
stone, it is such a wonderful heart. Thank you for everything."
They smiled at him with the pride that any parent would look at their child with.
Molly broke down completely in tears. Her husband led her out of the room. Next
came in all the Weasley siblings minus Ron and Ginny. Harry grinned at the red
haired family and thanked them all. He also reminded Fred and George to keep up
their jokes. He once again charged more people to look out for his Ginny. They left
together, silent tears running down their faces.
A very tear-streaked Ginny entered the room soon after her brothers and sisters left
the room. Curse this room, she thought to herself. Harry gave her a heart- melting
smile when she sat down, her face looking at the floor. Harry reached out his hand
and gently lifted her chin to look him in the face.
"Don't ever look down Virginia Weasley. Never let anyone look down at you. Only I am allowed to do that, from heaven."
Ginny grasped Harry's hand tightly, not ever wanting to let go.
"Oh, Harry! I." She sobbed.
Harry interrupted her. "I want you to promise me something Virginia Lynn Weasley.
I want you to promise me you will love someone after me. Meet another man, fill
his heart with joy, as you have filled mine. Have a lot of children. Don't let that
loving heart of yours turn to stone on my account. Promise me Ginny."
"I-I can't. I love you Harry!"
"Promise me!" He said forcefully. She nodded.
"I promise."
"Good, now go get that dragon of a boy, there are a few words I want to have with him."
She obeyed only after giving Harry a kiss on the forehead.
Draco timidly came into the room, holding Liberty's hand tight in his own.
"Draco, I barely recognized you without your normal smirk! What's wrong Malfoy? Cat got your tongue?" Harry teased lightly.
"Harry I.No let me finish. I'm sorry for everything. I made your life a living hell at
school. I was just jealous, honestly. If I could."
"You can't change the past Draco, I learned that long ago. I also forgave you long
ago. There is no need to apologize. Take good care of that girl friend of yours, you
two belong with each other. Never would have imagined it before, a Weasley and a
Malfoy."
Liberty blushed and left the room to go get Ron and Hermione.
As soon as they entered, Harry could tell his friends had been crying.
"Awe, don't look so sad you guys. I have been this close to death before, you would
think that you were used to the fact that I was going to die by now!"
They chuckled briefly and Hermione threw her arms around Harry's neck.
"You can't leave Harry! I can't live without you! Neither can Ron or Draco you are
the peacemaker. We will never get anywhere without you."
"Now Hermione, you are going to make Ron jealous. You three will be just fine
without me, you were before I came. Go easy on each other. I know." Harry
gasped for air.
"Its time. I will miss you my friends. Don't forget I will be watching over you, so
behave yourselves!"
Ron grasped his friend's hand and watched as Harry James Potter, The-Boy- Who-
Lived began to fade away. For some reason Hermione, not even she knew why, took
Draco's other hand, which surprised but he didn't pull away. The Ron used the hand
that was not holding onto Harry's and held onto Hermione. They sat there in a silent
chain of despair. But something miraculous then happened.
....Very tempted to leave you there!
...But that really would be mean....
..Nope I am a better person than that...
The group of friends began to float up into the air, forming a circle around Harry's
body. (Which was also now floating.) A phoenix song began to be sung. It was a
song of despair of sadness, of a pain to big to be expressed in words. The suddenly,
without any warning Harry's body burst into flames that seemed to only burn the area
he was in. The others felt the heat from the flames, and it soothed their worries.
They felt as one, they breathed as one; they were one. With the ashes the circle of
friends floated back to the ground. And from the ashes a bird stuck his head out.
Ever so slowly the bird became taller and taller until it became a human. Not just any
human at that, Harry Potter. But this was not the Harry Potter that his friends
remembered; no he was indeed different. He had grown so that he was now topping
six feet, his shoulders more broad, and his posture was better. His normally jet-black
hair now was red at the tips, making his hair look as though it was on fire. The
emerald eyes that everyone had known seemed deeper, with more emotion, more
passion. Harry was also now wearing blood red robes that were made of a light
material, a material that no one in the room had ever seen before.
When he saw his friends looking at him with wide eyes he grinned.
"Didn't think you could get rid of me that easily did you?"
AN- YAY! Another chapter up! By the way this is my favorite and least favorite chapter in the fic. I hate the sap, and apologize for it deeply. But I love the fire thing.I loved writing it! So yeah review and I will post more soon!
As happy as Harry was to have his friend's back, things started to go wrong
almost immediately. For one, Draco and Ron were always fighting, not forgetting the
quarrels of the past. Hermione would side with Ron without a doubt, and Harry
would try to defend Draco, so that they didn't have another Slythrine on their hands.
This would make Ron angry at Harry and Hermione angry even more angry at Draco
for make Harry defend him and making Ron get jealous. Ginny tried to comfort her
boyfriend, her best friend, and her brother. What made it even worse was that they
were all living in the castle now, so bumping into each other was common. It was all
very confusing. But then one tragic event took place, on that brought them all back
together. One that changed all their lives forever.
It all started with a cold. No one thought a thing about it. I mean, who gets
worried about a cold? Ron and Draco were still fighting, and the atmosphere in the
castle was still tense. Because of that, they noticed the sickness even less. The only
one who was truly concerned for his health at first was Ginny. But the others
dismissed as a girlfriend thing, being over protective of her boyfriend. Then the cold
became worse, melted into the flu. The kind of flu where you are throwing up every
waking hour of the day. That was when the concern started. Harry was lying in bed,
Ginny bending over his forehead with a wet rag when Ron entered the room.
"Harry you will never believe what that Slytherin said! He is.."
"Don't believe a word he says Harry! It is all his fault, he provoked me!" Draco,
closely followed by Hermione had also come into the room.
"How dare you accuse Ron! You know exactly what happened you..."
"SHUT UP!" Ginny yelled at the bickering trio. Startled, they all tuned their
attention to Ginny and the lump she was attending to on the bed.
"Can't you see he is sick? No you can't, you are to busy fighting over something that is stupid and childish. You should be caring for you friend!"
"But he." Ron started. Ginny gave him a look not unlike his mother's. He
shuddered and quaked under that gaze.
"No buts Ronald Kenneth Weasley. You are to go home and get Mum, Kayla, and
Rhien. Then you will go get Dumbledore, Sirius and Remus. Draco you to go to the
kitchens and tell the house elves to bring up more hot towels and to change the
sheets on this bed everyday. Hermione go to the library and do research on magical
and muggle illnesses. I want to find out what this is and how to fix it. Well what are
you waiting for! Leave at once!"
The others had never seen Ginny act like this and did as she said immediately.
The castle was now in a state of complete chaos. House elves were running here and
there following Ginny's orders and trying their best to make sure everything was
perfect. The whole Weasley family was now there, Molly, Rhien, and Kayla with
Harry all the time; Arthur, Fred and George were helping to organize the elves; Percy
was trying to supervise everyone but failing miserably; and Bill and Charlie were in
the library helping Hermione with her research. Sirius and Remus had come
immediately and had been hovering around Harry's room until they got so annoying
that Molly kicked them out. Dumbledore was sitting in what used to be his office
prodding the pensive he brought with him for possible cures. Draco and Ron had
completely forgotten their argument and were now running back and forth between
Harry's room and the library with new information. Liberty had also been
summoned to the castle and was trying her best to keep a very worried Draco from
biting everyone's heads off, literally.
In Harry's room things were not going well at all. Kayla had hooked Harry up to a
magical equivalent of a heart monitor. He had passed out and was sweating and
shaking badly, his fever up to 106 degrees. (Fahrenheit) No things were not going
well at all. The castle remained in this style of chaos for three days. At the end of
the third day, Molly sighed and left Harry's room for the first time since she had
arrived. Rhien and Kayla had gone ahead to inform the others of the bad news.
They were all congregated in the hall in front of the room. Everyone stood when the
two Weasley girls stepped out. They looked hopeful. Kayla shook her head but
Rhien was the one to speak.
"I have some bad news. Harry doesn't have much longer; it will be a miracle if
he makes it through the night. Each of you may go in only a couple at a time and say
your final goodbyes to him. I'm so sorry everyone; we tried everything there just isn't
a thing we can do." She had tears rolling down her eyes as she watched the
responses of her family and friends. Ron sank to his knees, silent tears down his face.
Hermione looked as though someone had plunged a knife into her heart. Draco
turned his back to the group, looking at Liberty for support that she couldn't provide.
For she was sobbing uncontrollably. Ginny collapsed in a pile on the hard floor.
Fred and George were in a silent huddle with Bill and Charlie, all trying their best not
to cry. Even Percy had some tears in his eyes. Remus had his face in his hands,
completely heartbroken. Sirius slammed his hand against the wall, trying to let out
the pain he felt. Though none of them had known Harry for very long they felt as
though he was the one that brought happiness to their lives. And now he was going
to die.
Sirius and Remus were first to go visit the dying boy. They were quite amazed when
they saw him with his beautiful green eyes open. Lily's eyes, they thought in unison.
The duo went and sat by Harry's bedside. He smiled at them. James' smile. Lily's
eyes. They felt like they were losing Lily and James again. Sirius sat silently, sobbing
to himself. Remus did his best to comfort his friend. Harry spoke.
"I'm going to die, aren't I?" He asked in a quiet voice. Remus nodded. Harry smiled a sad smile.
"Padfoot, Moony, please don't cry. It'll be alright. It is my time. Many would agree
that I have lived too long anyway. After all I have had the death curse hit me twice
now." They simply nodded, unable to even give him a slight smile.
"Don't be so serious Sirius! Life will go on without me. Just remember I love you
both."
Once again the two friends nodded, and left so a somber Dumbledore could come in. Harry smiled at his mentor.
"Hello Professor, I'm sorry I could never give you the one thing I always intended to give you."
"And what is that Harry?"
"A pair of thick woolen socks. You have enough books to last you a life time."
Dumbledore eyes twinkled a little at this. He remembered the conversation that he
and Harry had had so long ago. How young his student had been, how innocent.
"Thank you for everything Professor, you are more of a grandfather than anyone ever was to me."
"No, thank you Harry. Rest in peace my friend."
Dumbledore got up and left the room. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were next to come into the room. Harry grinned at them as a weeping Mrs. Weasley sat down next to his bed.
"Mr. and Mrs. Weasley. Actually, I believe it would be better to call you mum and
dad. Even if you don't remember you two were the first ever adults to treat me truly
as your son, even though I didn't have red hair." He chuckled slightly.
"Please make sure Ginny is all right after I leave. I don't want her heart to turn to
stone, it is such a wonderful heart. Thank you for everything."
They smiled at him with the pride that any parent would look at their child with.
Molly broke down completely in tears. Her husband led her out of the room. Next
came in all the Weasley siblings minus Ron and Ginny. Harry grinned at the red
haired family and thanked them all. He also reminded Fred and George to keep up
their jokes. He once again charged more people to look out for his Ginny. They left
together, silent tears running down their faces.
A very tear-streaked Ginny entered the room soon after her brothers and sisters left
the room. Curse this room, she thought to herself. Harry gave her a heart- melting
smile when she sat down, her face looking at the floor. Harry reached out his hand
and gently lifted her chin to look him in the face.
"Don't ever look down Virginia Weasley. Never let anyone look down at you. Only I am allowed to do that, from heaven."
Ginny grasped Harry's hand tightly, not ever wanting to let go.
"Oh, Harry! I." She sobbed.
Harry interrupted her. "I want you to promise me something Virginia Lynn Weasley.
I want you to promise me you will love someone after me. Meet another man, fill
his heart with joy, as you have filled mine. Have a lot of children. Don't let that
loving heart of yours turn to stone on my account. Promise me Ginny."
"I-I can't. I love you Harry!"
"Promise me!" He said forcefully. She nodded.
"I promise."
"Good, now go get that dragon of a boy, there are a few words I want to have with him."
She obeyed only after giving Harry a kiss on the forehead.
Draco timidly came into the room, holding Liberty's hand tight in his own.
"Draco, I barely recognized you without your normal smirk! What's wrong Malfoy? Cat got your tongue?" Harry teased lightly.
"Harry I.No let me finish. I'm sorry for everything. I made your life a living hell at
school. I was just jealous, honestly. If I could."
"You can't change the past Draco, I learned that long ago. I also forgave you long
ago. There is no need to apologize. Take good care of that girl friend of yours, you
two belong with each other. Never would have imagined it before, a Weasley and a
Malfoy."
Liberty blushed and left the room to go get Ron and Hermione.
As soon as they entered, Harry could tell his friends had been crying.
"Awe, don't look so sad you guys. I have been this close to death before, you would
think that you were used to the fact that I was going to die by now!"
They chuckled briefly and Hermione threw her arms around Harry's neck.
"You can't leave Harry! I can't live without you! Neither can Ron or Draco you are
the peacemaker. We will never get anywhere without you."
"Now Hermione, you are going to make Ron jealous. You three will be just fine
without me, you were before I came. Go easy on each other. I know." Harry
gasped for air.
"Its time. I will miss you my friends. Don't forget I will be watching over you, so
behave yourselves!"
Ron grasped his friend's hand and watched as Harry James Potter, The-Boy- Who-
Lived began to fade away. For some reason Hermione, not even she knew why, took
Draco's other hand, which surprised but he didn't pull away. The Ron used the hand
that was not holding onto Harry's and held onto Hermione. They sat there in a silent
chain of despair. But something miraculous then happened.
....Very tempted to leave you there!
...But that really would be mean....
..Nope I am a better person than that...
The group of friends began to float up into the air, forming a circle around Harry's
body. (Which was also now floating.) A phoenix song began to be sung. It was a
song of despair of sadness, of a pain to big to be expressed in words. The suddenly,
without any warning Harry's body burst into flames that seemed to only burn the area
he was in. The others felt the heat from the flames, and it soothed their worries.
They felt as one, they breathed as one; they were one. With the ashes the circle of
friends floated back to the ground. And from the ashes a bird stuck his head out.
Ever so slowly the bird became taller and taller until it became a human. Not just any
human at that, Harry Potter. But this was not the Harry Potter that his friends
remembered; no he was indeed different. He had grown so that he was now topping
six feet, his shoulders more broad, and his posture was better. His normally jet-black
hair now was red at the tips, making his hair look as though it was on fire. The
emerald eyes that everyone had known seemed deeper, with more emotion, more
passion. Harry was also now wearing blood red robes that were made of a light
material, a material that no one in the room had ever seen before.
When he saw his friends looking at him with wide eyes he grinned.
"Didn't think you could get rid of me that easily did you?"
AN- YAY! Another chapter up! By the way this is my favorite and least favorite chapter in the fic. I hate the sap, and apologize for it deeply. But I love the fire thing.I loved writing it! So yeah review and I will post more soon!
