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Awake Again

Julia was looking better her face was pinker. The blue wasn't totally gone though. Of that Draco was fairly sure.

He had been watching over Julia for the past hour, he'd sent Severus off to one of the nearby cots to rest; the poor man hadn't slept in over thirty-six hours if Draco guessed correctly. Draco had been told to wake Severus up if Julia showed any change.

Looking down at Julia, Draco was shocked that she was even alive. Severus had told him what happened to her. Draco had never heard of anyone surviving a Dementors kiss. Well...never with their soul intact...still with them. Severus had told Draco to his utmost shame that his father and aunt had been the ringleaders of this whole affair. It was their fault that Julia was like this.

From what he understood the Dementor had sucked Julia's soul from her body, but a spell had been cast that destroyed the Dementor as soon as the soul was taken. Julia had her soul back but she also had some of the Dementors essence as well. That's why she was in a 'coma'. As far as Draco could tell she had been like this since the attack. That had been twenty-four hours ago. Draco hoped that she woke up soon.

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The voices had stopped, well the real ones had at least. Julia had decided that the spherical voices weren't real. 'They must be a dream'. They had to be. The spherical voices wanted Julia to join them, but join them where? The other voices, the ones julia didn't know, but knew that she must indeed know, they weren't urging her to wake up, all they wanted was for Julia to feel better. Well Julia wanted that too.

The voices had stopped and now Julia was lost. She didn't know her way back without a guide. She just needed someone to guide her back...anyone.

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Julia moaned in her sleep.

That was a first; Draco decided to go wake Severus up. This was a big development. As Draco started to get up however Julia let out a whimper and started tossing her head back and forth like she was in a dream...a bad dream.

"Severus, come quickly," Draco, yelled.

He moved to go wake Severus up, by shaking if necessary, but as he was getting out of his chair Julia's hand shot up and grabbed his arm. Draco looked down in shock.

"Julia, julia are you awake?" Draco said hoarsely.

Julia screamed in pain.

"Draco, what happened?"

Draco looked up, it was Severus and he looked worried and suspicious. Draco decided not to hold it against him, he must look very odd indeed crouched over julia Potter, who he had never really gotten along with; while julia was screaming bloody murder.

"I don't know, she just started screaming, I think she's having a nightmare."

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They were back, both of them, the real voices and the spherical ones. She didn't know where to go, both voices were calling her, pulling her in two different directions...it hurt.

"Julia, we love you. Come back to us."

They were calling her, beckoning.

The other, drawling voice seemed worried and surprised.

"Julia, julia are you awake?

The voice was coming in clearer than it had in a while.

Julia struggled to separate herself from the spherical voice and wake up.

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"What happened Draco?" Severus repeated as he tried to stop Julia from thrashing about.

"I thought she was having a bad dream...I mean that's what it looked like. She was tossing her head back and forth and making a crying sound so I called you. I was about to go and get you but she started screaming and she grabbed my arm." Draco pointed to his arm, which Julia still was grasping.

"What's wrong with her Severus?" Draco was scared but for once it wasn't himself he was scared for... he was worried about Julia... he was worried about a Potter.

Severus seemed to hesitate before answering. "I think she's trying to wake up."

Draco looked up at his godfather. "What do you mean trying? Why can't she just wake up?"

"Draco, I don't know. A Dementor attacked her. Dark magic was used along with that; and not any dark magic 'selubrious' is one of the oldest, darkest, and most dangerous spells ever used. She is the second person, in recent times, I know of who has actually survived this long." As he was saying this, Draco noticed that his godfathers face grew sadder and sadder. Draco wondered who else had experience 'selubrious' and what had happened to them.

Meanwhile Julia was still holding onto his arm.

Draco looked back down at her and started talking directly to her... he had no idea what he was doing or why.

"Potter, listen to me. You need to wake up. NOW!"

Julia gripped his arm more tightly as if she could hear him.

Maybe she could...

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Harry Potter constantly paced the kitchen of Number Twelve Grimmauld Place. He had been pacing that kitchen ever since they had brought him to his late godfathers house, now his house, late the previous night. He paced for the worry that he felt for Julia's safety, her well-being. He paced for the guilt coursing though his body as he remembered how he had left Julia. How he had yelled at her. Mainly he paced because he didn't understand.

He didn't understand how people could hurt Julia. How someone could hurt his sister?

"Harry dear, you need to eat." Molly Weasley said quietly from the door. Harry looked at her in mild surprise when had she arrived?

When Harry didn't answer right away, Mrs. Weasley came farther into the room. "Harry, they told me that you haven't left the room since they brought you here. You must be tired and hungry, please eat."

Harry continued to ignore her. He continued to pace the kitchen wracked with guilt. He didn't know what else to do. His grief and his guilt prevented him from doing anything else.

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"Potter, listen to me. You need to wake up NOW!"

Julia heard the voice and she went toward it. She was almost there.

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Draco continued to talk directly to Julia as his godfather went to fetch Madam Pomfrey.

"Julia please, you need to wake up. Wake up please. I'll do anything if you would just wake up."

Draco could feel the grip, which had been loose when she had first grab her arm tighten.

"What do we do Severus"

Draco looked up as he recognized, not the Matron's voice, but that of Remus Lupin's. He looked even grayer and shabbier than he had three years ago when he had taught at Hogwarts during Draco's third year

" I don't know Lupin, we just have to wait."

Draco soon dismissed the other two men from his mind as he concentrated on Julia and Julia alone.

"Potter wake up. Please, Just wake up."

Draco put his head down in despair as Julia screamed again. He couldn't stand to hear anyone in pain. Then he heard a gasp from above.

"It can't be!" the voice sounded almost happy. Draco couldn't think of why anyone would be happy at a time like this...unless.

Julia's hand tightened around his once again.

Draco looked up into Julia's face. She was awake.

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Julia was awake finally. The voice had led her back. She was safe.

Julia opened her eyes and could but barely see, it was all so blurry. All she could see was two dark blobs that she assumed were people and a lighter blob nearer her. Julia looked toward that lighter blob, it was familiar but so foreign. She looked up to see someone with white hair... it was so familiar.

Then she remembered...

" Hello Potter, so nice of you to join us."

Julia shivered and tried to pull away from Lucius Malfoys' powerful grip.

... Julia screamed as she looked at the blonde blur that was Lucius Malfoy...Or so she thought.

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One of my weaker chapters i think but all in all im not terribly dissapointed.

To anyone who takes the time to read this: Thank you.

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