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Chapter 58
Madam Pomfrey would not allow Sirius to have any visitors, so James and Remus had to settle for getting their information in their own ways: Via James' invisibility cloak. They quickly discovered that there were wards on all possible entrances to the Hospital Wing to keep out unwanted visitors, so they paid frequent visits to the staff room, hoping that the teachers might let something slip about Sirius' condition.
They huddled under the cloak in a corner or the staff room, far enough from the teachers that they wouldn't risk being bumped into, but near enough that they could hear anything that was said by the teachers.
"Hi Poppy." McGonagall said tiredly as she sat down beside Madam Pomfrey.
"Hello Minerva."
"Any news on young Mr Black's condition?"
Pomfrey sighed. "He still hasn't woken. I don't know what could be wrong with him, and nothing that I can do is helping. It looks like some sort of virus, and he's running a fever, but other than that..." she trailed off.
"Surely there is something you can do!" McGonagall all but cried. "You're one of the most powerful healers I know of!"
"If he Is still unconscious by this time tomorrow, I will be sending him to St Mungo's." Madam Pomfrey said.
James and Remus, having heard enough, made their way out of the staff room and back to their dorm.
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Sirius groaned as he woke up and found himself in complete darkness. He knew that it was dark in the hospital wing at night time, where he assumed he'd been taken after he'd passed out, but he didn't recall anywhere ever being this dark.
He lay there for a few minutes with only the aching in his head to keep him company before he heard voices nearby.
"Madam Pomfrey, please! We just want to see him before you send him away!" James' voice said, sounding strained and tired.
"There is really no point, boys." came Madam Pomfrey's voice, also sounding tired. "But I suppose you may see him."
Sirius heard footsteps coming towards him and figured when they stopped that Madam Pomfrey was somewhere close by.
"Madam Pomfrey, would you turn on the lights? Why are they off?"
He hear a gasp and footsteps came towards him.
"The lights are already on, Mr Black." Madam Pomfrey said, sounding slightly worried. "You had better not be joking."
Sirius frowned. "I'm not joking. Everything's dark – I can't see! You're the one who'd better not be joking!"
He felt Madam Pomfrey's fingers touching his eyelids and figured she must be trying to find out what was wrong.
"Well?" he heard James demand impatiently.
"This must have been somehow caused by the fever." Pomfrey said, mostly to herself. "Mr Black, what can you see?"
"Nothing at all, like I said!" Sirius replied, now slightly panicked.
"What's wrong with him?" Remus asked.
"I will have to run some tests to find out whether or not this is permanent, and -"
She was cut off by Sirius. "PERMANENT? Don't even think it! This is not permanent!"
"You two will need to leave while I take a look at Mr Black here." Madam Pomfrey continued as though Sirius had not spoken. "You will be notified of when you may return."
James and Remus shot worried looks at Sirius, said goodbye to him, and left quickly.
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"How is he going?" were the first words James and Remus heard as they entered the common room.
Lily and Yvonne were looking at them with equally concerned expressions. The boys didn't answer, but just walked over to the couches.
"No virus could have done this." James thought aloud.
"Done what?" Lily asked, sounding as though she wasn't sure if she wanted the answer.
"Blinded him. He's bloody blind!" James sprang out of his chair and stormed up to the boys dorm.
"Blind?" Yvonne repeated shakily.
"Completely blind." Remus confirmed. "He can't see a thing."
With that, he turned and followed James up the stairs.
A/N Howzat?
Chapter 58
Madam Pomfrey would not allow Sirius to have any visitors, so James and Remus had to settle for getting their information in their own ways: Via James' invisibility cloak. They quickly discovered that there were wards on all possible entrances to the Hospital Wing to keep out unwanted visitors, so they paid frequent visits to the staff room, hoping that the teachers might let something slip about Sirius' condition.
They huddled under the cloak in a corner or the staff room, far enough from the teachers that they wouldn't risk being bumped into, but near enough that they could hear anything that was said by the teachers.
"Hi Poppy." McGonagall said tiredly as she sat down beside Madam Pomfrey.
"Hello Minerva."
"Any news on young Mr Black's condition?"
Pomfrey sighed. "He still hasn't woken. I don't know what could be wrong with him, and nothing that I can do is helping. It looks like some sort of virus, and he's running a fever, but other than that..." she trailed off.
"Surely there is something you can do!" McGonagall all but cried. "You're one of the most powerful healers I know of!"
"If he Is still unconscious by this time tomorrow, I will be sending him to St Mungo's." Madam Pomfrey said.
James and Remus, having heard enough, made their way out of the staff room and back to their dorm.
-----
Sirius groaned as he woke up and found himself in complete darkness. He knew that it was dark in the hospital wing at night time, where he assumed he'd been taken after he'd passed out, but he didn't recall anywhere ever being this dark.
He lay there for a few minutes with only the aching in his head to keep him company before he heard voices nearby.
"Madam Pomfrey, please! We just want to see him before you send him away!" James' voice said, sounding strained and tired.
"There is really no point, boys." came Madam Pomfrey's voice, also sounding tired. "But I suppose you may see him."
Sirius heard footsteps coming towards him and figured when they stopped that Madam Pomfrey was somewhere close by.
"Madam Pomfrey, would you turn on the lights? Why are they off?"
He hear a gasp and footsteps came towards him.
"The lights are already on, Mr Black." Madam Pomfrey said, sounding slightly worried. "You had better not be joking."
Sirius frowned. "I'm not joking. Everything's dark – I can't see! You're the one who'd better not be joking!"
He felt Madam Pomfrey's fingers touching his eyelids and figured she must be trying to find out what was wrong.
"Well?" he heard James demand impatiently.
"This must have been somehow caused by the fever." Pomfrey said, mostly to herself. "Mr Black, what can you see?"
"Nothing at all, like I said!" Sirius replied, now slightly panicked.
"What's wrong with him?" Remus asked.
"I will have to run some tests to find out whether or not this is permanent, and -"
She was cut off by Sirius. "PERMANENT? Don't even think it! This is not permanent!"
"You two will need to leave while I take a look at Mr Black here." Madam Pomfrey continued as though Sirius had not spoken. "You will be notified of when you may return."
James and Remus shot worried looks at Sirius, said goodbye to him, and left quickly.
-----
"How is he going?" were the first words James and Remus heard as they entered the common room.
Lily and Yvonne were looking at them with equally concerned expressions. The boys didn't answer, but just walked over to the couches.
"No virus could have done this." James thought aloud.
"Done what?" Lily asked, sounding as though she wasn't sure if she wanted the answer.
"Blinded him. He's bloody blind!" James sprang out of his chair and stormed up to the boys dorm.
"Blind?" Yvonne repeated shakily.
"Completely blind." Remus confirmed. "He can't see a thing."
With that, he turned and followed James up the stairs.
A/N Howzat?