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Chapter 5 Hospital trials
Ryan had been whisked off to the hospital by the medics. His dads followed, Orion and Wallburga came with them, and Sirius. The twins didn't look to be in bad shape, but they were taken to the hospital, to be looked over. They were told how lucky the kids were, the shelves should have killed all three boys, they had no idea how any of them survived it. Regulus was holding to his brother, his husband was in no shape to comfort him right now, and Regulus was barely standing. The only thing keeping him going, was getting to the hospital, to find out how his son was. He needed to know his little boy was going to make it. Ryan was all he and his husband had, and they couldn't lose him, not now.
Lily and James were upset, but they were made to come to the hospital. They were reminded they cared about the Weasleys, but they just wanted to take their son, and get out of there. But Moody was not about to allow them to leave.
Orion turned to Moody. "I expect you to find out what happened to my grandson."
Moody smirked. "Stop telling me how to do my job, and allow me to do it."
Severus had come over to the man. "Hector and Ron were there. They must know something."
Sirius agreed with him. "We know those two are just playing shy."
One of the aurors had come over. "The shelves were tested. Someone used a spell to bring down the shelves."
Severus looked at the kids. "You don't think?"
Moody pointed a wand at the piece of shelf his man brought. "One way to find out."
A wand was torn from an internal pocket of Lily and flew across the room. Sirius looked at it. "You."
Lily turned to look at him. "I was at the front doing a book signing. I have nothing to do with any of this."
Moody performed a spell on the wand. "It seems it is your son's. How does a seven year old have a wand?"
James looked pale when he heard that. "One of the top wand makers in Europe made a gift of it. It is only for practice."
Sirius growled. "For practice? He had it in town, he could have killed three people."
Orion came over. "I demand you do something about this. My heir could have been killed."
James turned to him. "He is a child, and made a mistake. If your grandson had…."
Orion growled. "My grandson would not have a wand at seven. Alastor I expect you to do something."
Lily shook her head. "You can't arrest my son, he is only seven."
Moody agreed. "But I can arrest your husband for purchasing the wand. And Hector can be removed from your care."
Moody went to take the couple, and Hector would be removed by social services. The chances were, Hector would be returned home, in a few weeks time. But James would have to go to trial, for buying the wand, and child endangerment. And his son would likely have to do community service for his actions as well. Right now they had to be removed from there, but James called to his wife as he was led out, to get Albus. They knew the man would do his best, and may get James on bail, but Orion would see the man punished.
They were distracted with the arrest, when a healer came out, looking very grim. Molly and Arthur were still there, George had a concussion, and Fred needed to have a broken arm set with a spell and cast. They would both be home tonight though.
Sirius saw the healer first. "News on my nephew?"
The man sighed. "I need permission from his fathers to take him into surgery."
Regulus was shaking badly from that. "Surgery? What is wrong with my son?"
The healer had little time to explain. "Many of his bones were broken, and he has sustained internal injuries to a few organs."
Severus took the forms from his husband who couldn't sign them. "He will make it?"
Orion snapped. "Of course he will make it."
The healer took the forms. "He will have some weeks to recover, but he should make a full recovery."
Severus took his husband into his arms when the healer was gone. "Our little boy is a fighter, he will be home soon."
Regulus sagged against his husband in desperation. "He has to be. We can't lose him."
Wallburga was not into all this sign of emotion. "We are in a public place, pull it together."
Orion looked at his wife. "We will go and get coffee."
The woman was ready to argue, but something about the look from her husband, made her keep her tongue. If there was anyone she listened to, it was her husband, though even he, had trouble controlling her at times. He could see the men, none of them were in any shape to deal with this. The men waited, for news of how their son and nephew were doing, desperate for some kind of good news, any at all.
The healer returned about an hour later. "Your son has been moved out of surgery."
Regulus stood. "Can we see him now please?"
The man shook his head. "He is being moved into the private room your father arranged. You will have to wait until he is settled in."
Orion had returned with his wife and asked. "Where are the other boys? I have been told one of them saved my grandchild."
The healer motioned through a door. "They are about to leave."
Molly was surprised when the man came in. "I have been told what happened. I apologize for any part our son had in it."
Orion looked at the twins. "Which is George?"
George looked up. "I am."
Arthur was confused. "What do you want with him?"
Orion spoke. "I am told you protected my grandson's head, he could have been killed. I am grateful for the aid."
George shook his head. "I was just saving our little friend."
Orion promised the couple, he would cover the medical bills, for the twins. And if they wished to sue the Potters, for the danger they put the twins in, he would help with that as well. Molly and Arthur were not sure, the couple were their friends, but this left them shaken. They had never thought that Hector would almost cost them two of their sons' lives like this. They knew how lucky their sons had been.
The healer came back as the Weasleys left. "You may go up and see him now."
James had been released after being booked, because his charges were minor enough. He knew he would get nothing more than community service. The problem was his son had been charged too, though a minor, and was not arrested. Until this was seen to, Hector was removed from their custody, and was being put into foster care. They knew they needed to get these charges dropped, and while the Weasleys were one thing, they knew the Blacks would be another. There was definitely bad blood between them.
James and Lily went to the school, trying to get some help from Albus, if anyone could help it was him. He had sent the attorney, which had seen James free, before he had to stand trial. They needed to do more though. Remus was to meet them at the hospital later.
Albus shook his head. "There is nothing more that I can do."
James balked at him. "You always have something you can do."
Lily agreed. "Our son is with strangers. He needs to be home with us."
Albus shook his head. "I tried to have him placed with the Weasleys, but they have refused to have him in their home."
James smirked. "I assume the Blacks likely bought them. I know money drives them."
Lily shook her head. "Molly is just upset about the twins. She is a better woman than that."
Albus suggested. "Have you spoken to Sirius? It seems the victim is his nephew."
James shook his head. "I didn't even know his brother had a child, nor that Severus and his husband were now raising the brat."
Lily agreed. "The man has not spoken to us since the whole episode."
Albus sighed. "It is possible he can be made to see reason. You were once like brothers. And Remus is coming is he not?"
James agreed. "He said he'd meet us there. But he and Sirius haven't seen much of each other either."
Albus went to come with them. "I knew Sirius was upset about the child, but years have passed."
Sirius had always loved their younger son, even when they were sure he would die. He had never forgiven them for what they had done, and he didn't even know of the spell. James had always wondered, what had made Sirius make peace with his family, and this seemed to be the answer. Albus had searched, and found nothing of the mother, or history of the boy. It seems Severus had married a Black cousin, and the two had been raising the Black heir, since the end of the war. The family was big though, and such records weren't public.
Remus was waiting for them when they got to the hospital. He looked a bit white, he had been told what happened, before they had come. They hoped he would speak to Sirius, and help him see reason, and get Hector home.
Sirius wasn't happy when he saw them. "What the hell are you doing here?"
James smirked. "This is a public hospital."
Sirius pointed at the painting on the wall. "This is a private ward, and I ask again, what the hell are you doing here?"
Lily spoke. "We have come to speak to you. You need to see this was an accident, and that our son doesn't deserve to be taken away."
Severus had come out of a room. "You have to be kidding. My son is nearly dead, and you think your son should be home free?"
James tried to calm it down. "He made a mistake, and he won't have a wand again. He needs to be home with his family."
Sirius turned to Remus. "I can't believe you're here for them."
Remus shook his head. "I'm not. I came to find out how you and your nephew are doing."
James turned to look at him. "What do you mean? You said you would come here for us."
Remus looked at him. "You need to have your ears cleaned out. I said I would come with you, to check on the boy, and I have."
Lily looked towards the room. "Perhaps I can speak to his dad. I am sure when we talk parent to parent, he'll understand."
Sirius barred her way. "Neither of his dads want or need you in that room. They have enough to deal with, without you."
Remus had to ask him. "How is he?"
Sirius shook his head. "He hasn't woken up yet. And we can barely see his body, for all the bandages."
Remus put a hand on his arm. "If you need anything."
James sneered. "You know we will get out son back soon. This is a farce."
Orion appeared. "You will leave, or you will be removed, and add charges of trespassing to your list."
James and Lily left, Remus going with them, but because he knew Sirius was in no shape. He had seen little of his friend, and while he had known about Sirius' nephew, this was still a shock to him. He knew James and Lily were hoping he would testify for them, but he had no intention of doing it for them, he knew they were wrong. He had done a lot, and over looked a lot, in favor of the couple. He had very few friends, and work had been hard, and he had been reluctant to lose them. He had thrown away Sirius over much of it.
Sirius returned to his nephew's room, where the little boy was lying unconscious and on oxygen, though only a mask. He had ovdf twenty broken bones, a punctured spleen and lungs at the moment. It had been repaired, but the healer couldn't assure them, when he'd wake up.
He looked down at his nephew. "You'll be home soon, I know you will."
Severus took up his seat again with his husband, as Sirius put down a book. "Not your usual sort of gift."
Sirius shook his head. "From Moony."
Regulus was surprised to hear that. "He came to the hospital? I know it has been a while since the two of you spoke."
Sirius agreed. "He came with James and Lily."
Seeing his brother's confusion, Sirius and Severus explained what had happened. Severus had put a spell on the room, to prevent his husband from hearing, he hadn't needed the stress right now. Neither had slept or had much rest since this happened, and his husband was almost as pale as their son was. Neither would be able to go to the trial tomorrow, they would not leave their son like this. Sirius promised he would go.
Orion had come in the door. "I will be there as well. I can assure you, those three will pay, for putting Orion in this bed."
James and Lily had hoped it would go well. They had character witnesses, well it turns out they had one, in the end. Molly and Arthur had turned, they had joined in on the law suit in the end, instead of supporting them. And Remus had refused to testify on their behalf as well. James was sentenced to 2,000 community service hours, and both he and Lily got parenting classes. And until they were done, it would take at least a month, their son would remain in foster care. He too had been sentenced to 200 community service hours for what he had done. The couple were also made to pay the bills for the medical care of all three of the victims of the accident.
Orion and Sirius were there, they had promised to come, and give a full report to the dads. Ryan had not woken up yet, and they hadn't left his bed side, except when they had to use the washroom. And even that, they had used spells, from time to time.
James looked at Orion. "You got me, I have to do community service, now drop this."
Orion shrugged. "Why would I do that? I think you got off light."
Lily spoke up. "Our son should be home with us."
Sirius pointed out. "And my nephew should be home with his dads. And yet he is lying in a hospital bed, and yet to wake up."
Albus went to lead the couple out. "I am sure in a week or two, we can convince the courts, Hector would be better off home."
James looked to Sirius. "I would find Remus if I were you, I have a feeling he'll be needing a friend."
Sirius had noticed he hadn't been in court. "What the hell have you done to him?"
Lily spoke before they left. "Made him realize, that siding with the Blacks, will never lead to any good."
Orion looked at his son. "Go check. I will inform your brother of what happened."
Sirius was grateful. "I will be back as soon as I can."
Orion went back to the hospital where he was surprised to find his son away from his grandson. "What is happening?"
Regulus was shaken. "They wanted to run some more tests."
Wallburga had returned, she had left the hospital the night before, just before he had. Wallburga was not one to stay at the hospital, even if her health had not been going down the hill, for anyone. The woman did love her husband and sons in her own way, but she would never be a feely person before. And she sure as heck was not about to start with her grandson.
Regulus and his husband heard what happened in the court room. They were relieved to find out that the couple were being made to pay at least. They thought they should get more, and Hector, but he was just a child.
Regulus looked around. "Where is Sirius?"
Orion explained. "He went to visit the wolf of his."
Severus lifted an eyebrow. "It seems an odd time."
Orion was no more sure. "James made a cryptic comment about the man. He will return soon."
Regulus was surprise to learn the man had not testified. "I can only guess what James may have pulled."
Wallburga wanted to move away from such a topic. "Your brother should be here, not dealing with that wolf."
Severus changed topics when he noticed the healer come out of the room. "How is our son?"
The healer was Orion's specialist. "Your son has woken up. He is extremely upset and calling for his dads."
They were not surprised, Ryan had always hated doctors, ever since he was tiny. They had taken him to healers for years, including this man, to see if there was something to be done to help his health. They had poked and prodded, and run both muggle and wizard tests on him, during it. He begged them to stop, he hated needles, and he couldn't take any more of it. They had stopped, knowing their son would live, and he would always be smaller. But he never liked anyone, but Papa or Poppy, to take care of him now.
Wallburga went to stop her son. "We have more to discus."
Regulus shook her off. "I am going to see my son."
Wallburga held. "You will not baby the child again. He can wait, a pureblood child will not act like this in public."
Regulus lost it. "My little boy was almost killed, and broke over twenty bones, so if he needs his daddy to hold him, he will have it. Now move."
Wallburga moved but she looked at her husband in shock. "Are you going to allow your son to speak to me like that?"
Orion just looked at his son. "Go see Orion, your mother and I will wait out here."
The two men headed into the room. Severus had never heard his husband speak to his mother like that, he must have been channeling his older brother Severus thought. But when Regulus was usually better behaved, when it came to his son, there was a lot of Sirius in him. They both just needed to get to their son, who they knew if he was crying for them, was in very bad pain.
Their son's tears reached their ears as they entered the room. "I want my Daddy, I want my daddy please."
