15? - Waiting


Harry sat quietly in a chair in the corner, taking in the curtain, the white walls, the unmistakable scent of hospital.

He had hardly ever been to a muggle hospital – as a child, the Dursley's hadn't cared much about his health, and despite the rough treatment at his relatives' hands, he had never gotten badly hurt. Maybe it was his magic that had protected him, or maybe he was just lucky.

It didn't matter – his time at Hogwarts had more than made up for any lack of time spent in a hospital. He wondered if Madame Pomfrey still considered the bed he had often occupied there his?

A lot of people had gotten hurt in the war as well, but since the Ministry had ended up in Voldemort's control, it had never been safe for him, Undesirable No. 1, to visit any of them.

Somehow he couldn't find it in himself to regret that – because there was something frustrating about sitting passively by someone's side, watching, waiting and being unable to help.

Harry looked at the bed, where Julliette slept peacefully – displaying no signs of dark magics or being under a spell. If there was any time when his magic should be helpful in this world, now would be the time. But Harry was no mediwizard, and the only medical spells he knew were useless in this situation. His 'enervate' had certainly done a whole lot of bloody nothing.

So he sat there, as helplessly as a muggle, because Nick was his friend, and because - although he had only met Julliette a couple of times – he knew she was a nice person who didn't deserve to get caught up in any of this.

But then, when did anyone truly get what they deserved?

With a sigh, the wizard waited.


Word Count: 300


A.N. Uh, yeah, not sure about timelines anymore. xD. Maybe this is supposed to happen before the whole Mauvais Dentes thing...?

I hate doing things out of order... . There is a very real possibility that this chapter will later be shuffled around to elsewhere - probably between chapters 8 and 9 - not sure actually. Especially because otherwise the following chapter will be a really random jump. I considered just leaving this drabble out entirely to perserve some sort of timeline, but since I wrote it... well, might as well post it, right?