Chapter 12: The Welcome Feast

Once the train arrived at Hogwarts, Chastity and Severus quickly got Mat onto a stretcher and leviatated him off of the train before the rest of the school. Dragon stayed behind to get Mat's stuff, before exiting the train and getting into one of the carriages by himself. He quickly dropped their stuff in the hallway before going into the Great Hall and right up to the teachers table. "Dragon slow down, what's wrong?" Harry asked, meeting him half way.

"Mat's in...infirmary...posioned...must tell Dumbledore." Dragon said out of breath.

"Ok, I know you want to go. I'll have dinner sent up to you, and I'll inform Dumbledore for you also. Do you know who did it?"

"Melissa. Thank you daddy." Dragon hugged Harry before racing out of the Great Hall and towards the Infirmary.

"Mr. Malfoy, slow down! There isn't a fire and no reason for you to run, you're setting a bad example for the first years." McGonagall said, guestering to the group of frightened first years behind her.

"Sorry proffessor, problem on the train very serious. I had to inform my dad and Headmaster Dumbledore, off to the infirmary now. Welcome to Hogwarts first years, I hope you enjoy it here. Don't forget about the trolls." Dragon whispered before running down the hall.

"Mr. Malfoy! Stop trying to scare them...I assure you there are no trolls." She said, glaring after Dragon. Dragon burst through the infirmary doors and right over to Chastity and Severus.

"What can I do? I want to help."

"Dragon, you can't do anything else tonight. All Mat is going to do is sleep, you can stay as long as you'd like to keep him company though."

"Thank you."

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"Mr. and Mrs. Mcguire, thanking for coming on such short notice. I fear I have some upsetting news to tell you, it's not bad, just upsetting. While on the Hogwarts Express, Mat was injected with a deadly poison, he's not dead though. Luckily the person who did this used a muggle needle, which gave Mat and the rest of us some time to rescue him. He's fine for a person in his situation, he's going to be recuperating for a few months. Dragon's with him right now, and Professor Snape is in the dungeons working on a few potions for him. The matter in which I called you in here also has to do with you pressing charges or not. Melissa Black is locked up in the Headmasters office right now, so don't worry about Mat, but I am to inform you that she is pregnant and after giving birth will die. I couldn't tell you how far along she is, because she won't tell anyone. Right now, she's in the custody of Harry and Draco, so sueing money wise will involve sueing Harry as he has inherited Melissa's inheritance until she is of age. Obviously that isn't going to happen. I'll take you to see Mat first if you would like before going to Dumbledore's office." Chastity said, getting up from her chair.

"What's wrong with him? I mean he didn't die, so there must have been side effects."

"He's really weak, he can barely walk right now and his breathing is quite shallow still. Before I take you, I guess I should inform you that Mat is hooked up to a few IV's, his stomach was the first to stop working and dry up, a respirator, and a heart monitor. He's also in and out of sleep." Mrs. Mcguire gasped, shocked that her son was that bad off. They both got up to follow Chastity into the Infirmary.

"Dragon, is Mat up? He has guests." Chastity called from the door.

"Yeah, he's up. He's having a hard time talking though." Dragon said, coming out from behind the curtain. "Hello again, I'm so sorry about what happened, it's all my fault. Please believe that I wouldn't have left Mat for a moment if I knew what was going to happen to him."

"It's okay Dragon, it's not your fault." Mr. Mcguire said, hugging Dragon. "Thank you for helping save him."

"You're welcome. I'll leave you three alone for a couple of minutes." Dragon went with Chastity to get a potion so Mat could speak to his parents, after giving him the potion and some water, before leaving the room all together.

"Oh Mat, we were so scared when Chastity told us about what happened. How are you? Are you okay? Everything alright?" Mrs. Mcguire asked, hugging Mat but being careful of the wires and needles.

"I'm fine mum, Chast and Dragon are taking good care of me. Don't blame Dragon, it's not his fault."

"We aren't, Chastity told us everything. You get somerest alright? Do everything you're told, and be good." Mrs. Mcguire kissed Mat's forehead, his dad squeezing his hand before he fell back to sleep. They then went outside to Chastity and up to Professor Dumbledore's office.

"It's nice to finally meet the parents of such a great student. You'd be very proud of your son's school work." Professor Dumbledore said, standing up and drawing up chairs for them. "Ah, Harry, Oliver welcome back to the new school year." Dumbledore sat down behind his desk and steepled his fingers.

"Liza, Luis I am so sorry for what happened to Mat. If there is anything Oliver and I could do please name it." Harry sat down a seat away from Melissa. "I am in charge of Melissa's money right now, and if you would like to press charges against her go ahead. Don't worry about anything. We'll lend you the Malfoy lawyers, and obviously Melissa has her own."

"I don't think I could live with myself knowing that I took money from a dieing person. I don't want her in the same school as my son, as my son's friends, I don't want there to be another attack like this. Once is more than enough."

"You're right Liza, you're right. I'm sorry Melissa, but for the safety of the school and it's students I hereby expel you from Hogwarts School of Witchcrafy and Wizardry. If you will willlingly hand over your wand." Albus held his hand out for the wand, but Melissa wouldn't give it up.

"This is ridiculous just because Mat has an accident that I had nothing to do with I get expelled and my wand snapped. How fair is that?"

"Melissa, the needle was muggle."

"So, how many muggle born children go to this school, any of them could have access to muggle needles."

"Yes, that's true. Then how do you explain the potion? The one in which the label was in Severus' handwriting? "

"Stealing from Severus, posioning a fellow student, almost killing said fellow student. I'd say Miss Black that you are not just a threat to this school, but a threat to the wizarding world. There's a school called Hallowsgate, it's a reform school run by Azkaban for their juvenile prisoners, I suggest that Melissa go there until the birth of her child. The custody of the child will be decided by Harry, Chastity, and Severus since it's clear that Miss Black is not just irresponsible with her own life, but also of those around her. However, I am still going to need your wand, miss Black." Albus plucked the wand out of Melissa's hands, snapping it in two before setting it on fire.

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"I am so sorry Mat, I really am, if I had never got you invovled in all of this you wouldn't be here right now. You wouldn't have almost died, and you'd be living a normal life. I don't know how to make it up to you, I don't know what I can do to make it all up to you. I'll never leave your side through this, that's all I can promise right now." Dragon whispered, holding Mat's hand and kissing the back of it.

"You could promise to love him forever. That keeping him safe is the most important thing in the world, and if you lost him it would tear your heart. Or you could at least wait to make those promises when he's awake so he can hear them. Dragon, Melissa was sent to a reform school, her wand has been snapped. The only thing that is of concern to us adults right now, and the only reason I'm telling you this is so you stay out of trouble and try to keep your siblings from fighting, is finding a place for Melissa's child. Right now everyone's leaning towards adoption, but it will be the first child in all of our families that won't be put with a family member or friend. So we're all a little stressed right now."

"I understand. Chast, did dad mention any resortings at dinner? I just don't want my stuff to end up in Gryffindor and me go into Ravenclaw, or everything goes into Ravenclaw and they get all defensive. Either way, it cause total confusion."

"It's fine, your dad didn't make an announcment nor did Dumbledore, but Oliver did talk to Ravenclaw. Why don't you go to sleep, we can push the two beds together that way if Mat wakes in the night, you'll be there."

"You are such a cool school nurse! Pomfrey would have been all strict and mean." Dragon said, helping Chastity wtih the bed.

"It's only because I know what it's like being in your position. Go on, go to sleep, we all have a hard and long day ahead of us. Your dad excused you from classes for tomorrow." With that Chastity left the room, and Dragon fell asleep.

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The next morning, Mat woke up feeling very sore, very tired, and extremely weak, more then he had the day before. "What, what happened?" Mat asked grogily.

"You nearly died on us yesterday. Mat, do you know where you are?" Chastity asked, chagining one of the IV bags.

"Hogwarts, Infirmary. Sorry, I was just a little disoriented when I woke up."

"How are you feeling?" Chastity asked, checking him over.

"My body aches right where all the joints come together, I feel like sleeping for a few more hours, and I don't think I can raise my arm off of this bed. Other then that I feel just peachy, I mean as well as someone who was ran over a hippogriff can feel like. How's my parents doing? I remember them stopping by, but I can't remember much, I was pretty out of it."

"You'll be pretty out of it for a few days, but think day one of three of not eating solid food is over. You're parents are fine, they decided not to press charges, but Harry's gone ahead and pressed them for your parents and us. Melissa has been expelled, her wand's snapped. Don't worry about that though, it's not anything for you to worry about anymore, you just have to get better. When Dragon wakes up, we'll start trying to help you move a little. That way it gives you time to rest a little longer."

"How long has he been here?"

"Do you even have to ask that question?" Chastity asked smiling, picking up her stethoscope and chart, before going to leave the room.

"Chastity..."

"Yes Mat?"

"Thank you...for everything." Chastity had to smile at that.

"You're more then welcome, now get some rest you'll need it. " Mat sunk lower into the bed, resting his head on Dragon's shoulder before falling asleep. A few hours later, he was awoken in an extreme bit of pain, screaming.

"Mat calm down, I know it hurts I know, but you have to calm down." Chastity soothed, putting the empty needle on the table.

"What is it...It hurts so bad." Mat said crying, he didn't notice that Dragon was holding him he was so upset.

"This is the only time you have to go through this okay? It was a potion that stopped your heart for a minute, it quickly went through your bloodstream to freeze any remains of the poison until you're ready for the flush, so you don't go back into shock. The pain will pass in a few minute okay. Dragon's right there, he doesn't mind how hard you squeeze his hand or how much you cry, he knows your in pain okay, just take it out on him and we'll fix him up later." Chastity knew exactly how Mat felt having watched Draco go through the same thing when he was in the hospital to get out of his engagement to Pansy. According to Draco it felt like your skin was tearing from the inside out while on fire.

"Mat, come on babe, hurt me if you need to. It's okay, I wish there was something I could do, I promise you'll be okay and you'll feel a little stronger after it, not much but a little." Mat clung to Dragon all he could do was cry. Dragon took Mat's hand and regretted it immeditely as Mat squeezed the life out of it and broke a few bones in the process. "See, it's okay, it'll be all over soon." About two minutes later, Mat started to calm down as the pain passed. Chastity quickly fixed up Dragon's hand so Mat didn't see how bad it was. "How are you feeling?"

"Tired, but other then that I don't feel as helpless as I did."

"Want to try standing up?" Chastity asked, moving some of the stuff out of Mat's way. Dragon helped Mat onto his feet then backed out of the way.

"Hey! I can stand! Yesterday I couldn't do it and today I can!" Mat said shocked, but happy.

"That's good, but let's not try walking yet, we don't want you to get out of breath. You don't feel hungry do you? I've been giving you one IV, but that might not be working because you're a growing boy."

"I'm fine, don't worry, I'll start complaining when I'm hungry. So anymore potions?" Mat asked, getting back on the bed, and bending his knees, another thing that took him a lot of energy the other day.

"Yep, see all those potions sitting on the bedside table there? You are to take the first six now, and the last six tonight, I'm pretty sure you can tell which ones are morning and which are night by the sun and the moon on the vials. By the way, if you're both up to it, I have your homework right in that drawer. We don't want you to fall behind in classes at the beginning of term." With that both boys groaned.

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D/N: This would have been updated yesterday, but the website was having problems. We promise that the next chapter will have a lot more interesting stuff. Like the birth of someone's baby, decisions that have to be decicded, and AND (insert evil laugh) Michael knows a secret! A twisted, messed up, life changing, story changing, Harry wheeling, secret. Mwahahahahahahaha! Gets crazy look...Unfortunately you will all have to wait TWO days! Since Kime has work tonight and tomorrow morning, however you must ALL review for this chapter! OR you will have to wait even longer, since no one except Bitcakereviewed on the last chapter, unless they did review and we never recieved it, if that is sowe are sorry. .

Bitcake: It's okay :). I know you didn't know, but it's fine don't worry about it. Mat: All of you reviewers are messed up, everytime someone gets hurt or something bad happens you all cheer, what's up with that? It's ok, cause good things happen while I'm hurt :). James: I can't remember what I said, so neither do I. Whistles innocently, what a lie. You are no more innocent then Ol-Draco. Harry: Looks at James Ol-Draco? Is that like Old Draco? He's not old though! Ok then lol. Oliver: takes boopop Thanks.