Recovery?

In the middle of the night, Harry woke up. He was still in pain, but not nearly as bad as it had been in Potions.

He quickly sat up as he tried to remember what happened. 'Ok, I went to get ingredients and I passed out. Shit. Ok, then Professor Snape carried me to the hospital wing. Double Shit.'

Then he looked over and saw Ron and Hermione on one end of the couch and Ginny on the other. His eyes rested on Ginny's figure. She looked all alone on the other end of the big couch by herself. Her shirt was pulled up just a little bit so part of her midriff was showing. Harry tore his eyes away from her. When had he started to like Ginny? No, he didn't like her; she was just his best friend's sister. He would think about that later.

Ginny started to stir and she shot up when she remembered what happened. She looked over at Harry to see him sitting up and looking at her with an amused grin.

"Harry, you're alright!" she squealed as she ran over and hugged him. This woke Ron and Hermione up.

"Geez Harry, you can't even make it a week without going to the Hospital Wing. That must be an all-time new record!" Hermione elbowed Ron. "It's not his fault he's sick, Ron."

Harry and Ginny just chuckled at the two. Harry had hoped now that they had gotten together, that Ron and Hermione would quit argueing. Well, they hadn't given up their favorite hobby, but it was more "light" argueing instead of argueing where Hermione would end up crying and Ron in a furious state for days.

"Do you guys know what's wrong with me?" Harry asked.

"Well," Ron mockingly said, "you're a little bit on the light side, vertically challenged just a tiny bit, you have glasses, you need a bit more muscle…" but he didn't get to finish as three hands swatted him on the head.

"No, they never said anything. But you had a bunch of potions injected and Professor Dumbledore did some weird spell to help you breath easier." Hermione explained.

Harry nodded and yawned. "Oh, I almost forgot it's the middle of the night! We have classes tomorrow! We need to go back to sleep. And you need your rest Harry to get better!" Hermione exclaimed.

"Here mate, I think it's some Dreamless Sleep Potion." Ron whispered. Harry blushed. Was it that obvious that he wasn't sleeping? He downed the potion and immediately fell asleep.

When he woke up again, no one was in the Hospital Wing but Madam Pomfrey who was giving a third-year Pepper-Up Potion.

"When can I leave here and go to classes?" He asked. "Mr. Potter, you were dangerously sick almost near death less than 24 hours ago and you're asking if you can go about like it never happened?"

"I take that as a no." Harry said with a down look on his face.

"Sorry dear, but you were very sick. We were worried that you weren't going to make it. But you should make a speedy full recovery as always. If you had came as soon as you got to Hogwarts, then you just would've taken a few potions and off you go. But since you waited until the last minute, you're stuck here for a while."

"I didn't think it was anything big," he mumbled. The medi-witch snorted at this comment and bustled off to help a first-year who had just entered with boils all over his face.

"Harry, o god, thank goodness you're alright!" Remus exclaimed when he walked in. "You scared me to death, you looked like you had already died, and you still look like death warmed over."

"Thanks Moony, nice to see you too." Harry said sarcastically. They talked until Moony had to go teach.

Harry was exhausted and it was still morning. He turned over and fell asleep as soon as his head hit the pillow.

"Shhhh, you're going to wake him!"

"Fred and George told me a muggle trick the other day. When someone is sleeping you pour a cold glass of water and put their hand in it and their supposed to pee everywhere."

"Ron, this is not the time and place for that!"

"Well, it was just an idea!"

"Well Ron and I have to go to Potions, so we'll see you later."

"Ok, I'm just going to stay here for a while."

Harry groaned and rolled over. He slowly opened his emerald eyes. Everything was fuzzy. He reached to the table trying to find his glasses.

"Here they are, Harry." Ginny said and handed it to him.

"Thanks, Gin." He said and put them on. "How long have I been asleep?"

"For 3 days." Harry was shocked at this. He knew he had slept for a long time but 3 days?

"What have I missed?" he asked.

"Well, nothing much really. It's been as normal as it gets around here."

Madam Pomfrey came in from her office just then. "Finally, you're awake!" she exclaimed. She handed him a bunch of potions and he drank one after the other.

"Your body has been sleeping to recover. I must say, you look a lot better. How do you feel, Potter?"

"I feel tons better. I promise. Can I go back to classes today?"

Ginny started laughing as soon as he said that. Harry glared at her.

"Sorry, it's just that Ron and Hermione are at the last class of the day. You almost sounded like Hermione there, asking to go back to classes almost as soon as you wake up."

Madam Pomfrey said, "Well, you look normal. But just in case, I want you to stay here tonight." Harry groaned at this but nodded.

The medi-witch went back into her office leaving Harry and Ginny alone.

"You know, a lot of people have stayed here with you while you were asleep, and I don't mean just Ron, Hermione, and I. Professor Dumbledore, McGonagall, and even Snape were here a lot. One of them always stayed with you through the night."

Harry was surprised at this, especially with Snape. Snape hated him and he was staying with him through the night?

"Well, I've got to go. Ron and Hermione are out of Potions by now, and I have to go to dinner." Ginny gave Harry an apologetic look and got up.

"Wait Ginny, I just want to say thanks for staying with me and everything, you didn't have to."

"Your welcome, Harry, it was no problem at all. None of us wanted to leave you here alone. Remember that though, you're never alone."

Harry looked at her as she left. She really wasn't the little girl anymore that he used to remember that blushed and spilled something whenever he saw her, or sent singing poems, or that was in love with the famous Harry Potter.

She had changed a lot. She was the prettiest girl in the school, he thought. She stood up against her brothers like a brick wall. He didn't think of her as Ron's sister anymore, just Ginny.

Then his mind changed to the Prophecy. He could never do that to her, put her in even more danger then she was already in.

Harry sighed and rolled over and went back to sleep.

Professor McGonagall and Snape were the ones who stayed with Harry that night. They both noticed when Harry whimpered and started to turn in his sheets.

"Severus, he's having a nightmare. What should we do?"

"Wake him up!"

Professor McGonagall gently shook him. "It's not working, Severus."

The Potions Master conjured a bucket of water and poured it on the boy.

Harry woke up with a start. His bright green eyes with filled with fear and despair. He frantically looked around.

"Calm down, Potter. It was just a nightmare." Professor McGonagall said. Harry saw Professor Snape and McGonagall looking at him almost concerned like.

"What was it about, Potter?" Snape tried asking him.

"Nothing, it… it was just a normal stupid nightmare." Harry said. He lifted his hand and saw that it was shaking.

Professor McGonagall frowned and felt his forehead. He looked almost feverish sitting there.

"Severus, go fetch a Fever-Reducing Potion." She said. He nodded and came back with a couple of potions.

Harry looked at him warily. "It's just a fever-reducing potion and a calming potion, Potter."

He drank them both and immediately fell asleep.

"Did you put a Dreamless Sleep Potion in there?" Minerva asked.

"No. My only guess was that he was so tired he fell asleep to the calming potion."

They both sighed and continued to watch the now sleeping teen.

A/N: Well hoped ya'll liked it! Just to answer some questions, here are a few things.

1.) You may be wondering why Harry keeps calling Remus Moony. It's because Remus wants Harry to call him by his first name, but Harry doesn't feel comfortable with that. But Remus doesn't want Harry to call him Professor Lupin either. So they both settled on Moony.

2.) You also may be wondering why Ginny isn't in class if Ron and Hermione are. They are both on different schedules, and it just happens that this particular day Ginny had a free slot to do homework (remember, it's the busy OWL year) and she chose to spend it in the Hospital Wing with Harry.

Sorry for the long update, I went to my aunts house (she lives about an hour away) to baby-sit my cousins for about 4 or 5 days. I got back late Christmas Eve. O and I hope that everyone had a good Christmas! Then this chapter just took me awhile to write.

I also won't be able to update for a while because I'm going on my church's Winter Retreat tomorrow so I won't be back until the day before school starts here. So expect the next update in about a week, give or take a couple.

Review Responses

Phoenix2500- I'm glad you liked it! Well if any student passed out during his class, Snape would have to help them in some way. But this is the "Golden Boy" we're talking about. He was just lying there on the dungeon floor looking like he was about to die. So Snape just did the fastest thing he could.

Magicslifer- Ginny and Dean DID go out over the summer, but they got into a big fight and broke up. So for right now, Ginny's up for grabs!

Petroleumjellydotone- thanks glad you liked it! Yeah I have a couple of my favorite stories that the authors take FOREVER to update. It kills me.

Demon-sword- well technically, Harry wasn't throwing up at the time when Ginny thought that. He was just leaning against the stall. The point I was trying to make is Ginny likes him no matter what. Like Harry could have puked on her and she would still like him. And she thinks he's really cute.

Vixen519- yeah those muggles really do need a good prank. I may let the twins send the Dursley's something later on. Who knows?

Luvguurl, Monkeysbrock, and Daniel Radcliffe's Angel 10…- Glad you guys liked it! If I updated as much as ya'll wanted me to, I wouldn't have a real life!